Glyndebourne
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Britten: Billy Budd
Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd), John Mark Ainsley (Captain Vere), Phillip Ens (Claggart), Matthew Rose (Mr Flint), Ben Johnson (Novice), Colin Judson (Squeak), Iain Paterson (Mr Redburn), Darren Jeffery (Mr Ratcliffe)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
The recording sounds intimate, reflecting the claustrophobic setting. Mark Elder and the LPO's bleakly atmospheric reading isn't diminished; but it does highlight the voices to good effect...one... —
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Michel Roux (Golaud), Denise Duval (Mélisande), Anna Reynolds (Geneviève), Guus Hoekman (Arkel), Hans Wilbrink (Pelléas), Rosine Brédy (Yniold) & John Shirley-Quirk (A Doctor)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vittorio Gui
…Denise Duval's Mélisande… is a commanding performance. That she falls for the charms of Hans Wilbrinks good-natured Pelléas is understandable, and Golaud's fluctuating moods are captured wonderfully... —
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