Laurent Pelly
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New. Opéra Comique Collection, Vol. 2
Carmen - Hamlet - Fortunio - La nonne sanglante -Lakmé
Opéra Comique, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Louis Langrée, Laurence Equilbey, Raphaël Pichon
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Massenet: Cendrillon
RecommendedJoyce DiDonato (Cendrillon), Alice Coote (Prince Charming), Eglise Gutiérrez (Fairy Godmother), Ewa Podles (Madame de la Haltère), Jean-Philippe Lafont (Pandolfe), Madeleine Pierard (Noémie), Kai Rüütel (Dorothée), Jeremy White (Le Roi)
The Royal Opera House, Bertrand de Billy, Laurent Pelly
Pelly's production has a style all of its own...DiDonato is winning in Cinderella's smiles and tears, though vocally a little edgy. But she's well ballasted by...Alice Coote, who is intense... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th April 2012
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Special offer. Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict
RecommendedStéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice), Paul Appleby (Bénédict), Philippe Sly (Claudio), Sophie Karthäuser (Hero), Lionel Lhote (Somarone), Frédéric Caton (Don Pedro) & Katarina Bradić (Ursule)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Antonello Manacorda, Laurent Pelly (director)
This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today...The LPO rise magnificently to the... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, Opera Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict
RecommendedStéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice), Paul Appleby (Bénédict), Philippe Sly (Claudio), Sophie Karthäuser (Hero), Lionel Lhote (Somarone), Frédéric Caton (Don Pedro) & Katarina Bradić (Ursule)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Antonello Manacorda, Laurent Pelly (director)
This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today...The LPO rise magnificently to the... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, Opera Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Verdi: Falstaff
Roberto De Candia (Falstaff), Simone Piazzola (Ford), Rebecca Evans (Alice), Daniela Barcellona (Mistress Quickly), Ruth Iniesta (Nannetta), Joel Prieto (Fenton), Maite Beaumont (Meg Page)
Daniele Rustioni, Teatro Real, Laurent Pelly
None of Pelly’s characters is especially appealing...Fortunately, the musical performances are stronger than the production. Daniele Rustioni has proved his worth in Verdi, particularly with... —
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Special offer. Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Isabel Bayrakdarian (Bystrouška, the vixen), Lauren Curnow (Fox), Quinn Kelsey (Gamekeeper), Judith Christin (Gamekeeper´s wife, Owl)
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Seiji Ozawa (conductor) & Laurent Pelly (director)
Pelly's staging has plenty of charm but precious little of the dramatic depth that makes the opera such an extraordinary experience in a great production...Bayrakadrian is an affecting Vixen... —
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New. Opéra Comique Collection, Vol. 2
Carmen - Hamlet - Fortunio - La nonne sanglante - Lakmé
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Louis Langrée, Laurence Equilbey, Raphaël Pichon
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Special offer. Chabrier: L’Étoile
Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Lazuli), Christophe Mortagne (King Ouf), Hélène Guilmette (Princess Laoula), Jérôme Varnier (Siroco), Julie Boulianne (Aloès), François Piolino (Tapioca), Elliot Madore (Prince Hérisson de Porc-Epic)
Residentie Orkest The Hague, Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Patrick Fournillier,...
The music is marvellous in its deft wit, lightness of touch and refined yet exquisite sensuality…d’Oustrac makes a terrific Lazuli, impulsive and witty, wonderfully seductive throughout the... —
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019, Vidéo
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Stéphane Degout (Onegin), Sally Matthews (Tatyana), Lilly Jørstad (Olga), Bogdan Volkov (Lensky), Nicolas Courjal, (Gremin)
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Laurent Pelly, Alain Altinoglu
Degout is wonderfully aloof as the buttoned-up Onegin, his rich baritone rolling out phrase after phrase smoothly, his Russian diction superb...The star turn comes from Bogdan Volkov as a fresh-faced... —
Awards:
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Stéphane Degout (Onegin), Sally Matthews (Tatyana), Lilly Jørstad (Olga), Bogdan Volkov (Lensky), Nicolas Courjal, (Gremin)
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Laurent Pelly, Alain Altinoglu
Degout is wonderfully aloof as the buttoned-up Onegin, his rich baritone rolling out phrase after phrase smoothly, his Russian diction superb...The star turn comes from Bogdan Volkov as a fresh-faced... —
Awards:
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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