Blu-Ray Video, EuroArts (label)
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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann), Olga Peretyatko (Antonia/Giulietta/Olympia/Stella), Luca Pisaroni (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr Miracle/Dapertutto), Angela Brower (Muse/Nicklausse)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper, Kent Nagano, Daniele Finzi Pasca
Nagano sweeps it all along with sensuality and verve; the Hamburg orchestra is on colourful form and for a staging that is (essentially) a piece of glorious escapism, it leaves you with a surprising... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Gounod: Faust
Piotr Beczała (Faust), Ildar Abdrazakov (Méphistophélès), Maria Agresta (Marguerite), Alexey Markov (Valentin), Tara Erraught (Siébel), Paolo Rumetz (Wagner) & Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Marthe)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Philharmonia Chor Vienna, Alejo Pérez, Reinhard von der Thannen
The Vienna Philharmonic treats Gounod’s smooth lines and rich harmonies with the love and respect they deserve. — More…
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Silvesterkonzert: New Year's Eve Concert 2008
Pauline Malefane (soprano), Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
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Europakonzert 1991 from Prague
From the Smetana Hall, Prague
Cheryl Studer (soprano), Bruno Canino (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
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In Rehearsal & Performance
Standard Definition Video on Blu-ray Disc
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Symphony Orchestra of the Südwestfunk Baden-Baden, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Erich Leinsdorf, Carlos Kleiber, Sergiu Celibidache, Vaclav Neumann, Ferenc Fricsay, Carlo Maria Giulini, Karl Böhm
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Christopher Maltman (Don Giovanni), Erwin Schrott (Leporello), Annette Dasch (Donna Anna), Matthew Polenzani (Don Ottavio), Dorothea Röschmann (Donna Elvira), Ekaterina Siurina (Zerlina), Anatoly Kocherga (Il Commendatore), Alex Esposito (Masetto)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Bertrand de Billy
Christian Schmidt designs a crepuscular forest for Claus Guth's dark contemporary take on the opera...It's very much the women who have got a grip here. The rhythmic rigour of Dorothea Roschmann's... — More…
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Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
Adrian Eröd (Peter), Janina Baechle (Gertrud), Daniela Sindram (Hänsel), Ileana Tonca (Gretel), Michaela Schuster (Witch), Annika Gerhards (Sandman, Dew Fairy)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Bühnenorchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann, Adrian Noble
A notable success – clear-eyed and lovingly conducted…a fine production that will be especially enjoyed by those who recoil from kitsch — More…
