Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
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New. Inexorable amour. Haendel: Cantates virtuoses
Marie Lys (soprano), Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Gaétan Jarry
Lys gives a superb account of all four cantatas. She brings freshness, clarity and luminous high notes to the virtuosic sections, and intensity and sensitivity to the reflective passages. —
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New. Chevalier de Saint-George - Portrait
Lauranne Oliva, Victor Sicard, Bastien Rimondi, Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Roxana Rastegar, Anna Sypniewski (viola), Hanna Salzenstein (cello), Justin Taylor, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
This is overdue...Langlois de Swarte appropriately combines duties as spritely violin soloist with conducting the Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal. He brings plenty of vim and vigour to the concertos,... —
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Special offer. Mozart: Don Giovanni
Robert Gleadow (Don Giovanni), Riccardo Novaro (Leporello), Florie Valiquette (Donna Anna), Arianna Vendittelli (Donna Elvira), Enguerrand de Hys (Don Ottavio), Éléonore Pancrazi (Zerlina), Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin (Masetto), Nicolas Certenais (Commendatore)
Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Gaétan...
In general the cast is made up of fine voices, though with no stars. Robert Gleadow’s fast-thinking Giovanni summons up boundless vocal and physical energy...Musically, the period instrumentalists... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2024, DVD of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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Special offer. Bizet: Carmen
Adèle Charvet (Carmen), Julien Behr (Don José), Florie Valiquette (Micaëla), Alexandre Duhamel (Escamillo), Gwendoline Blondeel (Frasquita), Ambroisine Bré (Mercédès), Matthieu Walendzik (Le Dancaïre), Attila Varga-Toth (Le Remendado), Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Hervé Niquet
it's good to hear this score played on 'original instruments'. And if Hervé Niquet's tempi are sometimes a little wayward after an overture that never really stops for breath, there's some... —
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Special offer. Haendel: Sosarme
Rémy Brès-Feuillet (Sosarme), Sarah Charles (Elmira), Éléonore Pancrazi (Erenice), Logan Lopez Gonzalez (Argone), Nicolò Balducci (Melo), Giacomo Nanni (Altomaro); Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Marco Angioloni (Haliate/conductor)
the show is almost stolen by the villain Altomaro, whose rather cheerful arias (one adapted from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo) are dispatched by Giacomo Nanni with real flair.…You could wish for... —
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Special offer. John Corigliano: the Ghosts of Versailles
RecommendedChœur et danseurs du Festival de Glimmerglass, Peter Morgan, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Ben Schaefer, Kayla Siembieda, Brian Wallin, Christian Sanders (soloist), Emily Misch, Joanna Latini, Spencer Britten, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Joseph Colaneri
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. —
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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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2 CDs + DVD Video + Blu-ray Audio
Original price ($39.25) Reduced price $29.43Downloads
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Gloria e Imeneo
Logan Lopez Gonzalez (countertenor), Nicolò Balducci (countertenor)
Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stefan Plewniak
Assertive harpsichord and shaded quick strings are engaging in Imeneo's "Tenero fanciulletto ardere', and Nicolò Balducci's singing has contoured fluency in a promise that little cupids will... —
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Special offer. Dis-Moi Venus... l'Amour Sous Louis Xv
Marie Perbost (soprano), Chœur & Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Gaétan Jarry
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Special offer. Pergolesi & Vivaldi: Stabat Mater pour deux castrats
Samuel Mariño, Filippo Mineccia, Marie Van Rhijn, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
This entire disc is held together by the capable direction of Marie van Rijn, who offers an accompaniment in which the string orchestra is an equal partner with the voices. The phrasing is precise,... —
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Special offer. The Last Castrato. Arias for Velluti
Franco Fagioli (countertenor), Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Stefan Plewniak
