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Jon Vickers (Grimes), Heather Harper (Ellen), Jonathan Summers (Balstrode), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Auntie), Teresa Cahill (First Niece), Anne Pashley (Second Niece), John Dobson (Bob Boles), Forbes Robinson (Swallow), Patricia Payne (Mrs Sedley), John Lanigan (Horace Adams), Thomas Allen (Ned Keene), Richard Van Allan (Hobson) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis “the cast is fine and the tension cumulative” BBC Music Magazine, July 2011 *** “Sir Colin Davis takes a fundamentally darker, tougher view of Peter Grimes than the composer himself. Jon Vickers's powerful, heroic interpretation sheds keen new light on what arguably remains the greatest of Britten's operas...A genuine bargain.” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** “Convincingly dark reading from Covent Garden” The Times, 10th May 2013 | 
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“the pacing of each tableau vivant is handled so superbly by Sir Colin that there is not a single moment of longueur...The casting polarizes this Werther and this Charlotte. Jose Carreras is very much a Werther of action rather than of dream, of impetuous self-destruction rather than of brooding lyricism...von Stade's performance can hardly be faulted. Her voice is the very incarnation of Charlotte's essential simplicity of character” Gramophone Magazine, February 1987 | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Carmina burana is fun: Carmina burana has emotions that are real. Those are the two distinctive points that come out very clearly in this vividly characterised performance, which should win many new listeners and enjoyers.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana & Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (highlights)
Cavalleria Rusticana 1. O Lola ch’hai di latti la cammisa (Turiddu) 2. II cavallo scalpita (Alfio / Chorus) 3. Regina Coeli…lnneggiamo, iI Signor non è morto (Chorus / Santuzza / Mamma Lucia) 4. Voi lo sapete, o mamma (Santuzza / Mamma Lucia) 5. No, no, Turiddu (Turiddu / Santuzza) 6. Intermezzo (Orchestra) 7. Viva il vino spumeggiante (Chorus / Turiddu / Lola) 8. Mamma, quel vino è generoso (Turiddu / Mamma Lucia / Santuzza) Pagliacci PROLOGUE 9. Si può? Si può? (Tonio) ACT I 10. Qual fiamma avea nel guardo! (Nedda) 11. E allor perché, di’, tu m’hai stregato? (Silvio / Nedda) 12. Recitar!…Vesti la giubba (Canio) ACT II 13. No, Pagliaccio non son…Suvvia, così terribile (Canio / Chorus / Silvio / Nedda / Beppe / Tonio)
“Caballé and Scotto have some lovely moments and both are strong in dramatic commitment … Carreras gives generously of voice and emotion in both of his roles – they are among his best achievements on records.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Includes a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Jon Vickers (Grimes), Heather Harper (Ellen), Jonathan Summers (Balstrode), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Auntie), Teresa Cahill (First Niece), Anne Pashley (Second Niece), John Dobson (Bob Boles), Forbes Robinson (Swallow), Patricia Payne (Mrs Sedley), John Lanigan (Horace Adams), Thomas Allen (Ned Keene), Richard Van Allan (Hobson) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis Beautifully packaged, and at budget price. Full track-lists and synopses in English, German and French. “the cast is fine and the tension cumulative” BBC Music Magazine, July 2011 *** “Sir Colin Davis takes a fundamentally darker, tougher view of Peter Grimes than the composer himself. Jon Vickers's powerful, heroic interpretation sheds keen new light on what arguably remains the greatest of Britten's operas...A genuine bargain.” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Amor: Opera scenes & lieder
Strauss, says Natalie Dessay, is the key to her career, and this recital of Lieder, arias and scenes features two contrasting characters central to her stage repertoire: the innocent young Sophie from Der Rosenkavalier and the coquettish Zerbinetta, a role Natalie has made her own in Paris and at the Met, and whose dizzyingly stratospheric set piece opens this programme. Available for the first time in jewel case format. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Musicand other works
Vaughan Williams: | Serenade to Music Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Anne Dawson (soprano), Linda Kitchen (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzosoprano) & John Connell (bass) Five Mystical Songs Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Fantasia on Christmas Carols Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Flos Campi Nobuko Imai (viola) |
“Performances like these don’t come along very often; each one is an absolute winner, and with rich, atmospheric recording quality the satisfaction is of a very special quality” CD Review “Strongly recommended!” Fanfare “Profoundly moving” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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