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.
-
Special offer. Busoni: Arlecchino
Kurt Gester (Arlecchino), Elaine Malbin (Colombina), Ian Wallace (Ser Matteo), Geraint Evans (Abbate Cospicuo), Fritz Ollendorf (Dr Bombasto), Murray Dickie (Leandro)
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard
this Glyndebourne performance has more sheer spark and dramatic life than either of its rivals. If you can survive without texts or translations, and just want a recording of Arlecchino without... —
-
Special offer. Busoni: Doktor Faust
Dietrich Henschel (Doktor Faust), Daniel Brenna (Mephistopheles), Wilhelm Schwinghammer (Wagner/Master of Ceremonies), Joseph Dahdahv (Duke of Parma), Olga Bezsmertna (Duchess of Parma)
Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Cornelius Meister, Davide Livermore
Meister [acquits himself well], conducting by turns with sensitivity and vigour, and capturing effectively the haunting, mysterious sound world of the piece. The orchestral playing could be... —
Awards:
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Opera
-
-
Special offer. Busoni: Doktor Faust
Dietrich Henschel (Doktor Faust), Daniel Brenna (Mephistopheles), Wilhelm Schwinghammer (Wagner/Master of Ceremonies), Joseph Dahdahv (Duke of Parma), Olga Bezsmertna (Duchess of Parma)
Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Cornelius Meister, Davide Livermore
Meister [acquits himself well], conducting by turns with sensitivity and vigour, and capturing effectively the haunting, mysterious sound world of the piece. The orchestral playing could be... —
Awards:
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Opera
-
-
Special offer. Busoni: Doktor Faust
Wolfgang Koch, Steven Humes, John Daszak, Raymond Very & Catherine Naglestad
Bavarian State Orchestra & Choir and Additional Choir of the Bavarian State Opera, Tomas Netopil
This 'live' 2008 Bavarian State Opera performance is strongly cast. Koch gives a compelling account of the title role, and Catherine Nagtelstad as the Duchess of Parma is notably superior to... —
