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Brett Dean: Hamlet
RecommendedAllan Clayton (Hamlet), Sarah Connolly (Gertrude), Barbara Hannigan (Ophelia), Rod Gilfry (Claudius), Kim Begley (Polonius), John Tomlinson (Ghost/Grave-Digger/Player-King), Jacques Imbrailo (Horatio)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski
Dean’s score succeeds through rampant imagination and simple wisdom…[Clayton’s] portrayal of Hamlet’s decline would be noteworthy even without singing that is full of expressive meaning and always... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Winner - Contemporary
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Hans Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen
Barbara Hannigan (Gerda), Rachael Wilson (Kay, Katarina Dalayman (Grandmother / Old Lady / Finn Woman), Peter Rose (Snow Queen / Reindeer / Clock)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Cornelius Meister, Andreas Kriegenburg
Kriegenburg’s production, cleanly shot by Christoph Engel, suggests it was all in the mind anyway. His is not a show for kids, even if Abrahamsen’s opera might be – getting close to Andersen’s... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Video: Opera
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Benjamin, G: Written on Skin RecommendedChristopher Purves (Protector), Barbara Hannigan (Agnès), Bejun Mehta (First Angel/Boy), Victoria Simmonds (Second Angel/Marie) & Allan Clayton (Third Angel/John)
Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, George Benjamin (conductor) & Katie Mitchell (director)
This is an outstanding release in every way...Benjamin's extraordinary music is breathtaking in its lightly worn compositional virtuosity...The cast is sensational...Hannigan deserves all the... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Winner - Contemporary
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2014, Winner - Musique contemporaine
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George Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence RecommendedStéphane Degout (King), Barbara Hannigan (Isabel), Gyula Orendt (Gaveston/Stranger), Peter Hoare (Mortimer), Samuel Boden (Boy/Young King)
Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, George Benjamin, Katie Mitchell
His orchestral imagination is prodigious, and both as a composer and conductor he conjures up memorable soundscapes full of jittery tension…the entire cast seems convinced it is creating something... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th December 2018
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Diapason d’Or, May 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Birtwistle: The Minotaur John Tomlinson (The Minotaur), Johan Reuter (Theseus), Christine Rice (Ariadne), Andrew Watts (Snake Priestess), Philip Langridge (Hiereus), Amanda Echalaz (Ker), Rebecca Bottone, Pumeza Matshikiza, Wendy Dawn Thompson, Christopher Ainslie, Tim Mead (Innocents)
The Royal Opera Chorus & The...
This opera, premiered at the Royal Opera last April, seems to me to be a masterpiece, of the kind that one feels the greatness of before one has a complete understanding of it. …the Minotaur... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - DVD
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, DVD of the Month
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Opera, September 2009, Recording of the Month
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Benet Casablancas: l'Enigma Di Lea
Allison Cook (Lea), Jose Antonio Lopez (Ram), Sara Blanch (Primera dama), Anais Masllorens (Segunda dama), Marta Infante (Tercera dama), Sonia De Munck (Millebocche), Felipe Bou (Milleocchi), Xavier Sabata (Dr Schicksal), David Alegret (Michele), Antonio Lozano (Lorenzo), Juan Noval-Moro (Augusta),...
Cook rises superbly to the challenges of the title-role, singing with tremendous dramatic fire, admirably secure over the often immense spans of Casablancas’s vocal lines. — More…
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Saariaho: Only the Sound Remains
Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Davóne Tines (baritone)
Dutch National Opera, André De Ridder (conductor) & Peter Sellars (stage director)
The work holds some rich material, but never quite gets off the ground. — More…
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Heggie: Great Scott
Joyce DiDonato (Arden Scott), Ailyn Pérez (Tatyana Bakst), Frederica von Stade (Winnie Flato), Nathan Gunn (Sid Taylor), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Roane Heckle), Orchestra and Chorus of The Dallas Opera, Patrick Summers
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You cannot but admire the commitment that Joseph Colaneri and the musicians of the Orchestra de l’Opéra Royal bring to a score that looks as much backwards as forwards. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Escaich: Claude Jean-Sebastian Bou (Claude), Jean-Philippe Lafont, Roberto Ferreira, Laurent Alvaro, Remi Mathieu, Philip Sheffield
Maïtrise, Chorus & Orchestra. Opéra de Lyon, Jeremie Rhorer (conductor) & Olivier Py (director)
Rhorer conducts the orchestra and chorus (capable of terrifying murmurs and haunting background colour) in a performance that builds to a truly striking denouement. This is Escaich's first opera... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice
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