Sunday, 31 March 2013

Natalie Dessay and Laurent Pelly disappoints in Pelleas and Melisande

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Pélleas and Mélisande. DVD, 2009. Theater an der Wien. Production: Laurent Pelly. Conductor: Bertrand de Billy.Cast: Natalie Dessay (Mel...
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Friday, 29 March 2013

malena ernman and christopher maltman shine in superb dido and aeneas

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Dido and Aeneas, DVD, Opéra Comique 2008. Production: Deborah Warner. Conductor: William Christie with Les Arts Florissants. Cast: Male...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013

poppea: surrealistic, bizarre, magnificent

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L´Incoronazione di Poppea. DVD. 2009. Barcelona Liceu. Production: David Alden. Conductor: Harry Bicket with Baroque Orchestra of the Gra...
Monday, 25 March 2013

DVD: Glyndebourne Hänsel und Gretel

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Hänsel und Gretel. DVD, Glyndebourne 2009. Production: Laurent Pelly. Conductor: Kazushi Ono with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Cas...
Sunday, 24 March 2013

Robert Carsen

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ROBERT CARSEN Born 1954 in Toronto, Canada. Education: Old Vic Theatre School (Bristol). Biographical details here: Very detai...
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Thursday, 21 March 2013

julia lezhneva with decca solo cd - next superstar or forgotten next year?

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Julia Lezhneva. Alleluia. CD. 2013. Motets by Vivaldi, Händel, Porpora and Mozart. Giovanni Antonini conduct Il Giardino Armonico. ...
Monday, 18 March 2013

la scala: superb peter mattei, disappointing netrebko in elegant barenboim don giovanni

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Don Giovanni, La Scala, December 2011. Production: Robert Carsen. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Cast: Peter Mattei (Don G), Bryn Terf...
Friday, 15 March 2013

classic production of rakes progress

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Rake´s Progress. DVD. Glyndebourne Festival 2010. Director: John Cox, designs: David Hockney. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski with London Ph...
Thursday, 14 March 2013

Krassimira Stoyanova: Reluctant diva excels in Slavic Arias

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Krassimira Stoyanova: Slavic Opera Arias, 2011. Bulgarian soprano Krassimira Stoyanova had a rather late start to her career; born in...
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Monday, 11 March 2013

the darkest hoffmann

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Les Contes d´Hoffmann. DVD. Grand Théâtre de Genève. 2008. Production: Olivier Py. Conductor: Patrick Davin. Cast: Marc Laho (Hoffmann), ...