DVD Video, C Major (label)
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Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Misha Didyk (Alexei), Kristine Opolais (Polina), Vladimir Ognovenko (General), Stefania Toczyska (Babulenka), Stephan Rügamer (The Marquis), Sylvia de la Muela (Blanche), Viktor Rud (Mr Astley)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage director)
Barenboim's crystal-clear pacing of the score is hard-hitting rather than quicksilvery, but the payoff in the last Act is terrific, and the blue-lit look of it all - Tcherniakov designed it,... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - DVD Performance
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, DVD of the Month
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Opera, July 2010, Recording of the Month
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Misha Didyk, Alexey Markov, Vladimir Stoyanov, Svetlana Aksenova, Larissa Diadkova
Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
It’s certainly wacky. But it’s followed through with rigorous brilliance…musically all is superb; this is the equal of Mariss Jansons’s first-rate Bavarian CD recording, with some of the same... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, Opera Choice
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2018, Winner - Jahrespreis
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Dvořák: Rusalka
Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka), Eric Cutler (The Prince), Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev (Vodník), Katarina Dalayman (Ježibaba), Karita Mattila (The Foreign Princess), Teatro Real, Ivor Bolton, Christof Loy
Loy’s concept works well and the stylish production values make this one of the most successful Rusalkas on film…Central to the success of Loy’s production is Asmik Grigorian’s outstanding,... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Puccini: Tosca
Anna Netrebko (Tosca), Francesco Meli (Cavaradossi), Luca Salsi (Scarpia), Alfonso Antoniozzi (Sagrestano), Teatro Alla Scala, Riccardo Chailly, Davide Livermore
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New,
Puccini: Manon Lescaut Liudmyla Monastyrska (Manon Lescaut), David Bizic (Lescaut), Gregory Kunde (Des Grieux), Carlos Chausson (Geronte), Mikeldi Atxalandabaso (Edmondo), Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Davide Livermore, Emmanuel Villaume
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Verdi: Falstaff
Michael Volle (Falstaff), Alfredo Daza (Ford), Barbara Frittoli (Alice Ford), Nadine Sierra (Nannetta), Daniela Barcellona (Mistress Quickly), Francesco Demuro (Fenton)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Mario Martone
Purists should look away now, but I found this production by Mario Martone tremendous fun...Volle inhabits the title role with absolute conviction: he is laugh-out-loud funny, his vocal delivery... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Juan Diego Flórez (Almaviva), Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Rosina), Étienne Dupuis (Figaro), Paolo Bordogna (Bartolo), Ildar Abdrazakov (Basilio)
Wiener Staatsoper, Michele Mariotti, Herbert Fritsch
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Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114
Kristine Opolais (Rusalka), Klaus Florian Vogt (The Prince), Gunther Groissbock (Vodnik), Janina Baechle (Jezibaba), Nadia Krasteva (The Foreign Princess)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Tomáš Hanus (conductor) & Martin Kušej (stage director)
Whatever reservations one might have about the production, the performance as a whole is remarkable. The cast has clearly bought into the producer's concept and they deliver a devastating ensemble... — More…
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Falla: La vida breve
Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (Salud), Jorge de León Paco (Paco), María Luisa Corbacho (Grandmother), Sandra Ferrández (Carmela), Felipe Bou (Uncle Sarvaor), Isaac Galan (Manuel), Juan Carlos Gómez Pastor (Guitarrista), Antonio Lozano (Forge's Voice)
Orchestra de la Comunitat Valenciana & Cor...
Gallardo-Domâs is vocally dominating and give a remarkable study in physicality and sexual frustration...Jorge de Leon as the faithless Paco and Maria Luisa Corbacho as the Grandmother are also... — More…
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Janáček: The Makropulos Case
Angela Denoke (Emilia Marty), Raymond Very (Albert Gregor), Peter Hoare (Vitek), Jurgita Adamonyte (Krista), Johan Reuter (Jaroslav Prus), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Dr. Kolenaty), Ales Briscein (Janek)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Esa-Pekka Salonen
The vocal performances are nearly all compelling. The men - Janacek's usual weak and neurotic bunch - are entirely believable...Both the lead and female roles are remarkably complete. Jurgita... — More…
