Intriguing Juxtaposition of Tchaikovsky and Bartók Operas at The Met

United StatesUnited States Tchaikovsky, Iolanta; Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 14.2.2015. (JPr)

Piotr Beczala (Vaudémont) & Anna Netrebko (Iolanta) (c) Marty Sohl/The Met

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Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide: Professional Performance in Student Production

United StatesUnited States Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide,  Soloists and Singers from The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and Juilliard Opera, Juilliard415, Janet Glover (conductor), Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, New York, 10.2.2015 (SSM)

Iphigenie en Aulide
Iphigenie en Aulide

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Tristan Almost Semi-Staged, but Vocally Fully Sung

 Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Orchestre national du Capitole, Claus Peter Flor (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 11.2.2015 (JMI)     Cast: Tristan: Robert Dean Smith Isolde: Elisabete Matos Brangaene: Daniela Sindram King Marke: Hans-Peter König Kurwenal: Stefan Heidemann Melot: Thomas Dolié Sailor/Shepherd: Paul Kaufmann Production: Théâtre du Capitole Direction: Nicolas Joel (original) Stephane Roche (revival) … Read more