Videos
Adès: The Dante Project (Opus Arte)
A triumphantly achieved Royal Ballet production can now be watched at home [RMay]
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]
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Naxos)
An innovative and at times challenging production, with high calibre singing and playing [RWe]
Verdi: Rigoletto (Opus Arte)
A striking new Rigoletto from the Royal Opera House, strongly cast and very well conducted [RWe]
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]
Fuoco Sacro (Naxos)
Very interesting content, marred by some sound issues and a jumpy narrative flow [DJB]
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (Naxos)
Captivating performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s enchanting Christmas opera [CRo]
The Secret Theatre (Opus Arte)
A novel and inventive seasonal treat from Scottish Ballet [RMay]
The Art of Vadim Muntagirov (Opus Arte)
You will seldom find better, more compelling or beautiful performances than the ones recorded here [MMB]