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Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen

'... tender expression and all requisite vim.'
Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen. © 2010 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA 1031 D
Reviewed 04/07/2010 by
Robert Anderson
 
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

'... the playing is stylish and alert throughout.'
Dido and Aeneas. © 2009 FRA Musica
FRA Musica   FRA001
Reviewed 16/05/2010 by
Robert Anderson
 
Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda

'... the cast was in fine voice ...'
Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda. Teatro alla Scala. © 2008 Arthaus Musik GmbH
Arthaus Musik   101 361
Reviewed 06/02/2010 by
Gregory Moomjy
 
Handel: Tamerlano

'The simplicity of the production is welcome ...'
Handel: 'Tamerlano'. © 2009 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA 1006 D
Reviewed 28/01/2010 by
Robert Anderson
 
Jonathan Dove: The Adventures of Pinocchio

'... considerable merits on display ...'
Jonathan Dove: 'The Adventures of Pinocchio'. © 2009 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA 1005 D
Reviewed 25/01/2010 by
Howard Smith
 
Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

'The video reveals Solti's benign authority ...'
Sir Georg Solti and Murray Perahia - Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. © 2009 Digital Classics
Digital Classics   DC10043
Reviewed 13/01/2010 by
Patric Standford
 
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda

'... wonderfully alert ...'
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda. © 2009 Naxos Rights International Ltd
Naxos   2.110268
Reviewed 04/01/2010 by
Robert Anderson
 
Puccini: La rondine

'... exciting acrobatics ...'
Puccini: La rondine. © 2009 Naxos Rights International Ltd
Naxos   2.110266
Reviewed 01/01/2010 by
Robert Anderson
 
Hansel and Gretel

'... a first class cast ...'
Hansel and Gretel. © 2009 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA 1011 D
Reviewed 21/12/2009 by
Patric Standford
 
Richard Strauss Concert

'... beautifully and confidently performed ...'
Richard Strauss Concert. Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur. © 2009 Digital Classics
Digital Classics   1008DC
Reviewed 22/10/2009 by
Kelly Ferjutz
 
Madame Butterfly - The Trace of the Butterfly

'... riveting stuff ...'
Madame Butterfly - The Trace of the Butterfly. The Story of the Opera. © 2009 Digital Classics
Digital Classics   1011DC
Reviewed 30/09/2009 by
Gerald Fenech
 
Discovering Delius

'... a commendable breadth.'
Discovering Delius. © 2009 Digital Classics
Digital Classics   1009DC
Reviewed 01/09/2009 by
Paul Sarcich
 
Celibidache: You don't do anything - You let it evolve

'There are no compromises.'
Celibidache - You don't do anything - you let it evolve. A Jan Schmitt-Garre film. © 1992 PARS MEDIA, 2009 Arthaus Musik GmbH
Arthaus Musik   101 365
Reviewed 28/06/2009 by
Ioana Osoianu
 
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia

'Dimitra Theodossiou's Lucrezia rivals that of many of her illustrious predecessors ...'
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia. © 2009 Naxos Rights International Ltd
Naxos   2.110264
Reviewed 15/06/2009 by
Gerald Fenech
 
Mozart: Don Giovanni

'... the flames are formidable ...'
Mozart: Don Giovanni. © 2008, 2009 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA 1009 D
Reviewed 31/05/2009 by
Robert Anderson
 
L'Elisir d'amore

'... beguiling candour.'
Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore. © 2008 Bel Air Classiques
BelAir classiques   BAC040
Reviewed 27/01/2009 by
Robert Anderson
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Die Walküre

'The cast is excellent.'
Richard Wagner: Die Walküre. © 2008 Bel Air Classiques
BelAir classiques   BAC034
Reviewed 19/01/2009 by
Maria Nockin
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The Sleeping Beauty

'... utterly enchanting ...'
The Sleeping Beauty. © 2008 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA 0995 D
Reviewed 01/01/2009 by
Howard Smith
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War Requiem - A Film by Derek Jarman

'... cutting room virtuosity.'
War Requiem - A film by Derek Jarman
Kino International   1132
Reviewed 09/11/2008 by
Howard Smith
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Peter Warlock - Some Little Joy

'... a triumphant success ...'
Peter Warlock - Some Little Joy. © 2008 Signum Records
Signum Vision   SIGDVD002
Reviewed 30/10/2008 by
Robert Anderson
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Falstaff

'Shame on him ...'
Falstaff. © 2008 Signum Records
Signum Vision   SIGDVD001
Reviewed 29/10/2008 by
Robert Anderson
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Mozart's Magic Flute Diaries

'... a "rag-bag" of special effects and Mozartian absurdities ...'
'The Magic Flute Diaries' by Kevin Sullivan. © 2008 Sullivan Entertainment Inc
Sullivan Entertainment   24222
Reviewed 03/09/2008 by
Howard Smith
 
Frederic Ashton's La fille mal gardée

'... Covent Garden at its best.'
Frederick Ashton's 'La fille mal gardée'. © 2008 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA 0992 D
Reviewed 29/07/2008 by
Robert Anderson
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Wolf-Ferrari: La vedova scaltra

'... a captivating performance.'
Wolf-Ferrari: La Vedova Scaltra. © 2008 Naxos Rights International Ltd
Naxos   2.110234-35
Reviewed 20/07/2008 by
Robert Anderson
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Mitridate, Re di Ponto

'... marvellous singing throughout ...'
Mozart: Mitridate. © 2008 Opus Arte
Opus Arte   OA R3105 D
Reviewed 13/07/2008 by
Robert Anderson
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