Friday, 24 July 2009

Verbier Don Giovanni with Quasthoff, Terfel, Pape

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A better casting for the male leads of Don Giovanni is hard to imagine. Unfortunately the ladies did not quite live up to their male counte...
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Salzburg 2009: Claus Guth with Cosí fan tutte

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Cosi Fan Tutte. Salzburg Festival 2009. Production: Claus Guth. Conductor: Adam Fischer with the Vienna Philharmonics. Cast: Miah Per...
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Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Jonas Kaufmann liederabend: Unforgettable

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Jonas Kaufmann , tenor. Helmut Deutsch , piano. Glyptoteket, Copenhagen. May 8th 2008. This liederabend in the context of the series of Hel...
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Thursday, 7 May 2009

Anna Russell: The Nibelungen Ring

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Classical comedian Anna Russell ´s analysis of the Nibelungen Ring has become almost legendary. Here from her (first) farewell tour in 1984...

The Nibelungen Ring in 45 seconds

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Thursday, 16 April 2009

Waltraud Meier as Carmen

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Waltraud Meier´s performance of Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera 1997 is by many, perhaps also by herself, considered one of the low point...
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009

So zieht das Unheil in dies Haus (or: The Berlin Barenboim Herheim Lohengrin)

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Lohengrin , Berlin State Opera, April 12 th 2009. Production: Stefan Herheim . Cast: Klaus Florian Vogt (Lohengrin), Dorothea Röschmann ...
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Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Munich: Eva-Maria Westbroek shines in Jenufa

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Jenufa. Bavarian State Opera, April 11th 2009. Production: Barbara Frey. Cast: Eva-Maria Westbroek (Jenufa), Deborah Polaski (Kostelnicka),...
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Monday, 13 April 2009

Zurich Tosca: Magee, Kaufmann and Hampson in (too) stylish Carsen production

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Tosca. Zurich Opera, April 9th 2009. Production: Robert Carsen. Cast: Emily Magee (Tosca), Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi), Thomas Hampson (Sc...
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Saturday, 11 April 2009

Berlin Verdi Requiem: Smashing La Scala chorus with René Pape back in top-shape

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Verdi Requiem. Berlin Philharmonie, April 9th 2009. Soloists: Anja Harteros, Luciana D´Intino, Guiseppe Filianoti, René Pape. Conductor: Da...
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