Opus Arte
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Shakespeare: Richard II
Recorded live at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, November 2013.
David Tennant (Richard), Nigel Lindsay (Bolingbroke), Oliver Ford Davies (Duke of York), Michael Pennington (John of Gaunt), Emma Hamilton (The Queen), Jane Lapotaire (Duchess of Gloucester), Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Groom), Antony Byrne (Mowbray), Sean Chapman (Northumberland), Marty Cruickshank (Duchess...
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Special offer. Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Alessandro Corbelli (Don Pasquale), Danielle de Niese (Norina), Nikolay Borchev (Malatesta), Alek Shrader (Ernesto), James Platt (A Notary), Anna-Marie Sullivan (Servant)
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Mazzola (conductor) & Mariame Clément (director)
a straightforward production that eschews visual gags and focuses on the characters...Any recording with Alessandro Corbelli in the title-role has to be worth investigating and his playing of... —
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Special offer. Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Samuel Youn (Der Holländer), Franz-Josef Selig (Daland), Ricarda Merbeth (Senta), Tomislav Muzek (Erik), Christa Mayer (Mary), Benjamin Bruns (Der Steuermann)
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Christian Thielemann (conductor) & Jan Philipp Gloger (director)
Musically, this performance is on such a high level that, if released in an audio-only format, it wuold be among the best live recordings out there. Youn is a particular revelation, with bass... —
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Napoli
Recorded live at the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen February 2014
Alban Lendorf (Gennaro), Alexandra Lo Sardo (Teresina), Benjamin Buza (Golfo), Lis Jeppesen (Veronica), Alba Nadal (Giovanina), Mette Bodtcher (Flora), Jean-Lucien Massot (Peppo), Fernando Mora (Giacomo), Poul Erik Hesselkilde (Pascarillo), Josephine Berggreen (A Pilgrim)
Royal Danish Ballet...
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Roland Petit’s Notre Dame de Paris
Natalia Osipova (Esmeralda), Roberto Bolle (Quasimodo), Eris Nezha (Phoebus), Mick Zeni (Frollo)
Ballet Company & Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Paul Connelly
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Bizet: Carmen
Christine Rice (Carmen), Bryan Hymel (Don José), Aris Argiris (Escamillo) & Maija Kovalevska (Micaëla)
Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Constantinos Carydis (conductor) & Francesca Zambello (stage director)
The picture quality is unusually high, and this particular revival has been scrupulously rehearsed; the broadly traditional, picturesque and well-crafted period staging may add in irrelevant... —
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Shakespeare: Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
Recorded live at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, May 2014
Antony Sher (Falstaff), Alex Hassell (Prince Hal), Jasper Britton (King Henry)
Royal Shakespeare Company, Gregory Doran (director)
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Special offer. Donizetti: Classic Comedies Box Set
Alessandro Corbelli (Don Pasquale), Danielle de Niese (Norina), Nikolay Borchev (Malatesta), Alek Shrader (Ernesto), Ekaterina Siurina (Adina), Peter Auty (Nemorino), Alfredo Daza (Belcore), Luciano di Pasquale (Dulcamara), Eliana Pretorian (Giannetta)
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
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Shakespeare: The Tempest
Simon Russell Beale (Prospero), Joe Dixon (Caliban), Mark Quartley (Ariel), Jenny Rainsford (Miranda), Simon Trinder (Trinculo), Tony Jayawardena (Stephano) & Oscar Pearce (Antonio)
Gregory Doran (director)
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William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
Jonathan Pryce (Shylock), Rachel Pickup (Portia), Daniel Lapaine (Bassanio), Dominic Mafham (Antonio), Phoebe Pryce (Jessica), David Sturzaker (Gratiano), Brian Martin (Salarino), Christopher Logan (Prince of Arragon), Ben Lamb (Lorenzo), Scott Karim (Prince of Morocco), Philip Cox (Balthasar), Stefan...
