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Wagner from Jonas Kaufmann and others
11th Feb 2013by Katherine Cooper
Gergiev conducts an electrifying Walküre starring René Pape as Wotan, Nina Stemme as his rebel daughter, and Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Kampe as the Walsung Twins; Kaufmann’s solo album of opera scenes and the Wesendock-Lieder, meanwhile, is the best thing he’s ever done.
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Beethoven’s Fidelio from Abbado and Kaufmann
20th Jun 2011by Katherine Cooper
The German tenor is mesmerising from his very first note, whilst Nina Stemme is scarcely less compelling as his heroic wife Leonore in this exhilarating live concert recording from last year’s Lucerne Festival.
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan), Nina Stemme (Leonore), Falk Struckmann (Pizarro), Christof Fischesser (Rocco), Rachel Harnisch (Marzelline), Christoph Strehl (Jaquino), Peter Mattei (Don Fernando) Lucerne Festival Orchestra & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Claudio Abbado
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Strauss's Four Last Songs
19th Mar 2007by Chris O'Reilly
A new recording of Strauss’s late reflections on mortality from EMI’s new signing, Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme, stands comparison with the very best.