Summer Opera - up to 40% off selected titles
We're delighted to offer a more affordable way to begin or continue your opera journey, with up to 40% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray, until 12th August. Please note, downloads are not included in this offer.
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Special offer. Hans Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen
Barbara Hannigan (Gerda), Rachael Wilson (Kay, Katarina Dalayman (Grandmother / Old Lady / Finn Woman), Peter Rose (Snow Queen / Reindeer / Clock)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Cornelius Meister, Andreas Kriegenburg
Kriegenburg’s production, cleanly shot by Christoph Engel, suggests it was all in the mind anyway. His is not a show for kids, even if Abrahamsen’s opera might be – getting close to Andersen’s... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Video: Opera
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Special offer. Hans Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen
Barbara Hannigan (Gerda), Rachael Wilson (Kay, Katarina Dalayman (Grandmother / Old Lady / Finn Woman), Peter Rose (Snow Queen / Reindeer / Clock)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Cornelius Meister, Andreas Kriegenburg
Kriegenburg’s production, cleanly shot by Christoph Engel, suggests it was all in the mind anyway. His is not a show for kids, even if Abrahamsen’s opera might be – getting close to Andersen’s... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Video: Opera
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Special offer. Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 (original 3-act version, 1805)
Camilla Nylund (Leonore), Kurt Streit (Florestan), Peter Rose (Rocco), Gerd Grochowski (Pizarro), Brigitte Geller (Marzelline), Dietmar Kerschbaum (Jaquino), Martin Schwab (narrator)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Bertrand de Billy
from the first notes of the Leonore No. 2 Overture, Bertrand de Billy creates lively dramatic tension...Brigitte Geller is a bright-eyed Marzelline, Peter Rose a sympathetic and nicely characterised... —
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Special offer. Wagner: Das Rheingold
Michael Volle (Wotan), Rolando Villazón (Loge), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Claudia Mahnke (Fricka), Vida Miknevičiūtė (Freia), Mika Kares (Fasolt), Peter Rose (Fafner)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Christian Thielemann, Dmitri Tcherniakov
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Special offer. Donizetti: Lucia of Lammermoor
Elizabeth Futral (Lucia), Alan Opie (Enrico Ashton), Paul Charles Clarke (Edgardo), Peter Wedd (Lord Arturo Bucklaw), Peter Rose (Raimondo Bidebent), Christine Rice (Alisa), Stephen Chaundy (Normanno)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
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Special offer. Verdi: Ernani
Julian Gavin (Ernani), Susan Patterson (Elvira), Alan Opie (Don Carlo), Peter Wedd (Don Riccardo), Peter Rose (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), Helen Williams (Giovanna), Paul Hodges (Jago)
English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, David Parry
In a lively, vibrant performance like this...it is in some ways even more vital than a performance in Italian. The principals are first rate, with Susan Patterson a formidable Elvira...Julian... —
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Special offer. Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Alan Opie (Figaro), Della Jones (Rosina), Bruce Ford (Count Almaviva), Andrew Shore (Bartolo), Peter Rose (Don Basilio), Peter Snipp (Fiorello), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Berta)
English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Gabriele Bellini
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Special offer. Jane Eaglen Sings Tosca
Jane Eaglen (Tosca), Dennis O'Neill (Cavaradossi), Gregory Yurisich (Scarpia), Andrew Shore (Sacristan), John Daszak (Spoletta)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Peter Kay Children`s Choir, David Parry
…one of the most formidable, vocally satisfying portrayals of the role of Tosca in years. The thrilling security with which she [Jane Eaglen] attacks one top note after another is a delight… —
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Special offer. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Michael Volle (Wotan), Anja Kampe (Brünnhilde), Andreas Schager (Siegfried), Mika Kares (Fasolt/Hunding/Hagen), Robert Watson (Siegmund), Vida Miknevičiūtė (Sieglinde), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Rolando Villazón (Loge)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Dmitri Tcherniakov, Christian Thielemann
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Special offer. Wagner: Das Rheingold
Michael Volle (Wotan), Rolando Villazón (Loge), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Claudia Mahnke (Fricka), Vida Miknevičiūtė (Freia), Mika Kares (Fasolt), Peter Rose (Fafner)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Christian Thielemann, Dmitri Tcherniakov