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Strauss, R: Elektra
RecommendedEvelyn Herlitzius (Elektra), Waltraud Meier (Klytämnestra), Adrianne Pieczonka (Chrysothemis), Mikhail Petrenko (Orest), Tom Randle (Aegisth), Franz Mazura (Der Pfleger des Orest)
Coro Gulbenkian & Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Herlitzius as the vengeful daughter is vocally tireless...Chereau exacts similarity intense, realistic performance from Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis...Other crucial elements in a total... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2014, DVD/Blu-ray Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Opera
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2014, Winner - Opéra
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Laura Claycomb (Zerbinetta), Sergey Skorokhodov (Bacchus), Thomas Allen (Music Master), Kate Lindsey (Composer)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Katharina Thoma
Ariadne and Bacchus have rarely been so 'absolutely human'. Soile Isokoski's suicidal patient rings truer than any heroine I've ever seen - and perhaps this is the role's most luminously sung... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, Opera Choice
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Strauss: Salome
Asmik Grigorian (Salome), John Daszak (Herod), Anna Maria Chiuri (Herodias), Gábor Bretz (Jokanaan), Julian Prégardien (Narraboth)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst
Grigorian’s voice is on the lighter side of dramatic soprano, but it gleams from the mid-range to the top with a bright timbre that doesn’t grow shrill as it ascends. She uses her voice fearlessly—as... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2019, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Video Performance
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Opera
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Strauss, R: Arabella
Renée Fleming (Arabella), Thomas Hampson (Mandryka), Gabriela Beňačková (Adelaide), Albert Dohmen (Waldner), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (Zdenka), Daniel Behle (Matteo), Derek Welton (Dominik), Benjamin Bruns (Elemer), Daniela Fally (Fiakermilli)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann
Fleming's is a nuanced characterisation, with the right Straussian bloom save for the Act II duet. I just don't believe that this is a young girl grown up fast in the face of feckless parents...Show-stealers... — More…
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier
RecommendedRenée Fleming (Marschallin), Elīna Garanča (Octavian), Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs), Erin Morley (Sophie), Markus Brück (Herr von Faninal), Matthew Polenzani (An Italian singer)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Sebastian Weigle
Carsen reminds us that this is Vienna waltzing on the edge of a volcano…There’s no denying the care with which [Fleming] sings the role, even if she never quite manages to act from within…[Garanča]... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Opera Recording
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In War & Peace - Harmony Through Music
Live from Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, June 2017
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato sings with poise and elegance, a few pitchy notes above the stave notwithstanding; her sorrow and passion are clear to see and appreciate – it is an incredibly giving performance. Conductor... — More…
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Strauss: Capriccio
Camilla Nylund (Countess), Christoph Pohl (Count), Daniel Behle (Flamand), Nikolay Borchev (Olivier), Georg Zeppenfeld (La Roche)
Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann, Jens-Daniel Herzog
[Behle] is simply perfect both vocally and dramatically...Nylund’s opulent soprano as a handsome Countess Madeleine is best when she can billow, and the final scene rises to something remarkable...Thielemann... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023, Blu-ray of the Month
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Strauss: Elektra
Aušrinė Stundytė (Elektra), Asmik Grigorian (Chrysothemis), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Klytemnaestra), Michael Laurenz (Aegisth), Derek Welton (Orest)
Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst, Krzysztof Warlikowski
The playing, as one might expect, is matchless. Despite its eccentricities, I found the whole thing utterly compelling. Highly recommended. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Krassimira Stoyanova (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Sophie Koch (Komponist), Jessica Pratt (Zerbinetta), AJ Glueckert (Bacchus), Markus Werba (Ein Musiklehrer), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Daniele Gatti, Matthias Hartmann
Gatti conducts the score with evident affection, his account unrushed and expansive, moving in the Opera’s overture and achieving a noble sense of grandeur in the final minutes. — More…
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Sommernachtskonzert 2020 / Summer Night Concert 2020
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Wiener Philharmoniker, Valéry Gergiev
