Videos

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Adès: The Dante Project (Opus Arte)

A triumphantly achieved Royal Ballet production can now be watched at home [RMay]

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Tchaikovsky: Iolanta/Stravinky: Mavra (Bayerische Staatsoper)

A marriage made in hell does no favours to either partner – perhaps we might hope for a divorce? [PCG]

John Cranko (choreography): The Taming of the Shrew (Unitel Editions)

Stuttgart Ballet’s survey of choreographer John Cranko’s work continues triumphantly [RMay]

Camilla Nylund (soprano) The Great American Songbook (Naxos)

Fine selections from The Great American Songbook [BMC]

Verdi: Rigoletto (Opus Arte)

An imaginative and involving production, but flawed by some intrusive and insensitive vulgarities [PCG]

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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Naxos)

An innovative and at times challenging production, with high calibre singing and playing [RWe]

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Verdi: Rigoletto (Opus Arte)

A striking new Rigoletto from the Royal Opera House, strongly cast and very well conducted [RWe]

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (Naxos)

A superlative cast in a crisply modern, but relatively faithful production of a rarely performed opera [MP]

Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Dynamic)

Another impressive release by the Donizetti Opera festival, uncut and on original instruments [RWe]

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Fuoco Sacro (Naxos)

Very interesting content, marred by some sound issues and a jumpy narrative flow [DJB]

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (Naxos)

Captivating performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s enchanting Christmas opera [CRo]

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The Secret Theatre (Opus Arte)

A novel and inventive seasonal treat from Scottish Ballet [RMay]

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The Art of Vadim Muntagirov (Opus Arte)

You will seldom find better, more compelling or beautiful performances than the ones recorded here [MMB]