Monday, 12 January 2009

Peter Grimes: Peter Pears or Jon Vickers?

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For anyone wishing to engage in a serious discussion of Peter Grimes , these are the two cornerstone interpreters you will need to familiari...
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Sunday, 11 January 2009

DVD: Tan Dun The first emperor

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Tan Dun: The First Emperor . Metropolitan Opera 2007. Production: Zhang Yimou . Cast: Plácido Domingo (The first emperor), Elizabeth Futr...

DVD: Peter Grimes from the Met

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Peter Grimes. Metropolitan Opera 2008. Production: John Doyle. Cast: Anthony Dean Griffey (Peter Grimes), Patricia Racette (Ellen Orford), ...
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Wednesday, 7 January 2009

Zurich: Tristan and Isolde with Nina Stemme and Ian Storey

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Tristan and Isolde. Zurich Opera, December 18th 2008. Production: Claus Guth. Cast: Nina Stemme (Isolde), Ian Storey (Tristan), Michelle Br...
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Tuesday, 6 January 2009

DVD: Hansel and Gretel in Richard Jones Met production

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Hansel and Gretel. Metropolitan Opera 2007. Production: Richard Jones. Cast: Christine Schäfer (Gretel), Alice Coote (Hänsel), Philip Langr...
Monday, 5 January 2009

René Pape: King Marke

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René Pape : King Marke´s monologue (Tristan and Isolde, Act 2). Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, 2004: Posted by anc...
Sunday, 4 January 2009

Christine Schäfer: Winterreise

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Christine Schäfer: Winterreise . With Eric Schneider (piano). Released 2006. Further information here . Being a high, lyric soprano, Christi...
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Lady Macbeth from Mtsensk on DVD: Smashing Westbroek and Jansons in superb Kusej production

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Lady Macbeth from Mtsensk . Amsterdam 2006. Production: Martin Kusej . Cast: Eva-Maria Westbroek (Katerina), Christopher Ventris (Sergei...
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Saturday, 3 January 2009

Copenhagen: Anna Larsson shines in Das lied von der Erde

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Photo from a concert in New York with Boulez and the Lucerne Orchestra Das lied von der Erde. Copenhagen, November 28th, 2008. Soloists: An...
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Friday, 2 January 2009

DVD: 1972 Götz Friedrich Tannhäuser with Gwyneth Jones doubling as Venus/Elisabeth

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Tannhäuser. Bayreuth Festival 1978. Production: Götz Friedrich. Cast: Spas Wenkoff (Tannhäuser), Gwyneth Jones (Venus/Elisabeth), Bernd Wei...