DVD Video, Monteverdi (composer)
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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea
Elsa Benoit (Poppea), Jake Arditti (Nerone), Ambroisine Bré (Ottavia), Iestyn Davies (Ottone), Alex Rosen (Seneca), Stuart Jackson (Arnalta), Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón
Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea are experts at this repertoire and play with skill, commitment, energy and some innovative continuo devices to reflect, emphasise and punctuate the singers...I... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
Hana Blažíková (Minerva/Fortuna), Furio Zanasi (Ulisse), Lucile Richardot (Penelope), Michał Czerniawski (Pisandro), Gareth Treseder (Anfinomo), Gianluca Buratto (Tempo/Nettuno/Antinoo), English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner and Rooke’s conception for Ulisse is simple, direct and subtle. Richardot captures Penelope’s loneliness and constrained emotions...Furio Zanasi is a world-weary yet dignified Ulisse. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea
RecommendedPhilippe Jaroussky (Nerone), Danielle de Niese (Poppea), Anna Bonitatibus (Ottavia), Max Emanuel Cencic (Ottone)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Danielle de Niese brings this production to life…camerawork and sound are very good indeed - the former is not too ‘busy’ and the latter is especially effective when heard on a decent audio... —
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Building a Library, January 2014, DVD Choice
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Special offer. Caravaggio
Live from the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, December 2008
Staatsballett Berlin & Staatskapelle Berlin, Paul Connelly
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Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Ulisse), Graciela Araya (Penelope), Toby Spence (Telemaco), Jaco Huijpen (Antinoo), Christopher Gillett (Pisandro), Diana Montague (Minerva), Brian Asawa (Anfinomo)
Baroque Ensemble Orchestra, Glen Wilson, stage direction by Pierre Audi
a masterpiece of controlled timing and patience —
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Les 3 Contre-Tenors: Le Concours de Virtuosite Des Castrats
Samuel Mariño, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Filippo Mineccia, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stefan Plewniak
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Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
RecommendedKobie van Rensburg (Ulisse), Christine Rice (Penelope), Cyril Auvity (Telemaco) & Joseph Cornwell (Eumete)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) & Pierluigi Pizzi (director)
The staging, direction and costumes are elegant, always adding a layer of explanation; the lighting is atmospheric but never murky; and the sound is clear and resonant. Above all, this production... —
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Building a Library, June 2015, DVD Recommendation
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Claudio Monteverdi: l'Orfeo
Luciana Mancini (La Musica/Euridice), Marianne Beate Kielland (Speranza/Prosperina), Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera), Salvo Vitale (Caronte/Plutone), Marc Mauillon (Orfeo), Furio Zanasi (Apollo), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (early music ensemble), Le Concert des Nations (early music ensemble), Pauline...
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
RecommendedFurio Zanasi (Orfeo), Arianna Savall (Euridice), Montserrat Figueras (La Musica), Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
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Building a Library, May 2017, DVD Choice
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Vesselina Kasarova (Pénélope), Dietrich Henschel (L’humanita Fragilita/ Ulisse), Malin Hartelius (Melanto), Jonas Kaufmann (Telemaco), Rudolf Schasching (Iro), Isabel Rey (Minerva/ Amorei) & Martina Jankovà (Fortuna/ Giunone); Zurich Opera House, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Klaus-Michael Grüber (dir.)
