Special offer. Wagner By Arrangement, Vol. 3: Operatic Highlights
Catharine Woodward (Brunnhilde/Isolde), Keel Watson (Wotan), Philip Modinos (Siegfried), Holden Madagame (Mime), Edwin Kaye (Hagen), Regents Opera Ensemble, Ben Woodward
Ben Woodward has skilfully reworked the score for an orchestra of 18 players… The singing is solid, with on standout, the soprano Catharine Woodward, who tackles Brünhilde and Isolde with aplomb....
Special offer. Wagner By Arrangement, Vol. 3: Operatic Highlights
Catharine Woodward (Brunnhilde/Isolde), Keel Watson (Wotan), Philip Modinos (Siegfried), Holden Madagame (Mime), Edwin Kaye (Hagen), Regents Opera Ensemble, Ben Woodward
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Ben Woodward has skilfully reworked the score for an orchestra of 18 players… The singing is solid, with on standout, the soprano Catharine Woodward, who tackles Brünhilde and Isolde with aplomb....
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Necessity being the mother of invention, the English conductor Ben Woodward has arranged the full-symphonic textures of some of Wagner’s operas for eighteen-part chamber orchestra to bring them within range of the forces available to Regents Opera in London – arrangements which should, indeed, put them with the reach of smaller companies everywhere. This new 'room-sized Wagner' enhances the sense of scale of the originals with a striking degree of clarity.
Contents and tracklist
- Catharine Woodward (soprano), Philip Modinos (tenor), Holden Madagame (tenor), Keel Watson
- Regents Opera Ensemble
- Ben Woodward
- Catharine Woodward (soprano), Philip Modinos (tenor)
- Regents Opera Ensemble
- Ben Woodward
- Catharine Woodward (soprano), Edwin Kaye (bass)
- Regents Opera Ensemble
- Ben Woodward
- Catharine Woodward (soprano)
- Regents Opera Ensemble
- Ben Woodward
Awards and reviews
Opera Now January 2023
Ben Woodward has skilfully reworked the score for an orchestra of 18 players… The singing is solid, with on standout, the soprano Catharine Woodward, who tackles Brünhilde and Isolde with aplomb. Her tone is pleasingly even, her top thrilling and she surmounts every trill and interva
