DVD Video, Monteverdi (composer)
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Special offer. 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... — More…
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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. — More…
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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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Special offer. 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 — More…
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Special offer. 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... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2014, DVD Choice
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Special offer. 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... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2015, DVD Recommendation
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Special offer. 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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Special offer. 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: L'Orfeo
Dietrich Henschel (Orfeo), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Euridice), Sonia Prina (Messenger), Luigi De Donato (Caronte), Antonio Abete (Plutone), Hanna Bayodi (Ninfa)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
The subtlety of Henschel's acting matches the complexity of his vocal characterisation so that, by the end, you not only feel you've been taken on a vast journey from joy to grief and back again,... — More…
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Special offer. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Kobie Van Rensburg, Cyrille Gerstenhaber, Philippe Jaroussky, Bernard Deletré
La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, Jean Claude Malgoire
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Special offer. The Full Monteverdi
A Film by John La Bouchardière
Anna Crooks (soprano), Pano Masti (actor), Carys Lane (soprano), Alan Mooney (actor), Clare Wilkinson (mezzo), Mark Denham (actor), Katharine Peachey (actress), Anna Skye (actress), Gina Peach (actress), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (baritone) & Giles Underwood (bass)
I Fagiolini,...
John La Bouchardière who has taken these generalised, non-narrative musical expressions of love and tried to match them to a plot of his own devising. The whole thing is set mostly in a restaurant... — More…
