Recordings
Pinned posts
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WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen
WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen
A Thinking Person's Ring.
Stefan Herheim’s provocative production is intellectually elaborate and emotionally complex.
Recording posts
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MOZART: Requiem
SALIERI: Requiem
MOZART: Requiem
SALIERI: Requiem“The voices and instrumentalists of Le Concert Spirituel bring these works into fascinating dialogue.”
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NONO: Intolleranza 1960
NONO: Intolleranza 1960
“This smacks of champagne socialism: an opera-going elite, in €330 seats, watching the plights of poor migrants set to an ultra-avant-garde score.”
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BOWLES: A Picnic Cantata
BOWLES: A Picnic Cantata
“It feels like a lark: the creators clearly enjoyed their collaboration and were not interested in making a major statement. Ephemerality is coded in its DNA.”
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POULENC: La Voix Humaine
POULENC: La Voix Humaine
“Véronique Gens is impressive, and her instrument remains in remarkably good shape. She finds the brittleness and pathos in the role without recourse to any cheap effects.”
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MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito
MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito
“A labor of love and a testament to artistic determination. It’s a young, enthusiastic performance, enjoyable on its own merits.”
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VERDI: Rigoletto
VERDI: Rigoletto
“A large elevated frame serves symbolically as a window into the Duke’s libido and his transgressions. It’s a neat directorial concept.”
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Christmas Eve
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Christmas Eve
“It features a lush, spirited score and a charming libretto, and Christof Loy’s production enlivens it with sparkling modernity and a light hand.”
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DESSAU: Lanzelot
DESSAU: Lanzelot
“This political satire is a daring outcry against totalitarianism from within East Germany. Over the past fifty years, it’s retained its bite.”
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CHERUBINI: Les Abencérages
CHERUBINI: Les Abencérages
“This is a truly rewarding opera, and this recording makes the best possible case for it.”