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Vileta Urmana (soprano), Olga Borodina (alto), Ramon Vargas (tenor) & Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass) WDR Sinfonieorchester & WDR Rundfunkchor, Semyon Bychkov Profil are delighted to be able to present another new CD featuring Semyon Bychkov. Verdi’s Requiem was written after the big success of Aida. With his requiem, Verdi ventured into unfamiliar territory, having little previous experience with sacred music. “Bychkov's idiomatic interpretation flows well, never freezing up, as some do, in the slowest passages. He also avoids false theatrics, finding instead an inner vitality that motivates the Sanctus with energy.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 **** | 
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| The Opera Gala - Live from Baden-Baden (CD)
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Ramón Vargas (Idomeneo), Magdalena Kozená (Idamante), Ekaterina Siurina (Ilia), Anja Harteros (Elettra), Jeffrey Francis (Arbace), Robin Leggate (Gran Sacerdote), Günther Groissböck (La Voce) & Andreas Schlager (Neptune) Camerata Salzburg & Salzburger Bachchor, Sir Roger Norrington 'A vocal ensemble of the highest quality...this was scintillating as well as moving Mozart' Salzburger Volkzeitung | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Ramón Vargas, Giuseppe Taddei, Cecilia Bartoli & Dwayne Croft Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Cecilia Bartoli, Alessandro Corbelli, Michele Pertusi, Ramón Vargas La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sergej Aleksashkin (bass), Renee Fleming (soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Ramon Vargas (tenor) & Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano) Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Valery Gergiev Set & Costume Design - Michael Levine Lighting - Jean Kalman Choreographer - Serge Bennatham This is a star-led performance of one of the most popular romantic operas with the unrivalled pairing of Fleming and Hvorostovsky as the doomed lovers. Their onstage chemistry, emotional singing and outstanding acting make this a truly special and unique production. Thousands of movie-goers watched this production live in cinemas across Europe and the US in February 2007, when the production and the singing of the central characters met with great critical acclaim. Valery Gergiev, Russia's greatest living conductor, leads Russia's classic opera, with a thrilling account of Tchaikovsky's most intense and passionate score. Robert Carsen, described in the International Herald Tribune as 'one of the most sought-after stage directors on the operatic scene' creates an evocative and striking staging. Anne Midgette, reviewing this production in the New York Times, wrote, 'this remains one of the most extraordinarily beautiful stagings I've seen.' |
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Ludovic Tézier, Ramón Vargas, Oren Gradus, Quinn Kelsey, Paul Plishka, Angela Gheorghiu, Meredith Derr, Ainhoa Arteta, Robert Maher & Richard Pearson The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Nicola Luisotti Angela Gheorghiu leads a magnificent cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production of Puccini’s La Bohème – filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in Hi-Definition. This grand, sumptuous production of Puccini’s timeless masterpiece is brought to you on DVD by EMI Classics, continuing its collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera and its hugely successful Metropolitan Opera : Live in High-Definition series. La bohème, set in Paris around 1830, depicts a society fraught with conflict. Amid the turmoil, it is the love that blossoms between two young artists in a time that appears both bleak and turbulent that makes this story so very special. Mimì and Rodolfo, sung by Angela Gheorghiu and Ramón Vargas respectively, charm as the young couple that fall in love while Marcello and Musetta are sung by Ludovic Tezier and Ainhoa Arteta. Gheorghiu, the leading Puccini soprano of our time, reprises the role of Mimì at the MET for the first time in twelve years. She sings the role with the beauty and perfection that is expected by an artist of her great stature and experience. Following its debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1981, Franco Zeffirelli’s stunning production is as loved and as magnificent today as the day it was first staged over 27 years ago. This live broadcast is therefore the 347th time Zeffirelli’s Bohème has been performed making this, the most performed production in the MET’s history. Conducting, Nicola Luisotti is described as “a man who knows what he is doing in this repertoire: the way he can control the orchestra to move with the singers' expressive tempo fluctuations is breathtaking, a quality which helps to show Puccini at his best.” - musicalcriticism.com Only the hardest of hearts will remain untouched by this passionate and unforgettable story depicting the joys and sorrows of love and loss |
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Angela Gheorghiu, Ramón Vargas & Roberto Frontali Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel (conductor) & Liliana Cavani (director) Praised by Bloomberg for having “mastered the role” and “acting her socks off,” Angela Gheorghiu leads an all-star cast which includes Ramón Vargas and Roberto Frontali, with the brilliant conductor Lorin Maazel on the podium. Angela Gheorghiu is the definitive Violetta of her generation, the standard-setter against whom all other exponents of this role must be judged for the foreseeable future. Her affinity for Verdi‘s fragile, gentle-hearted courtesan is rooted in a fine balance of acting and singing skills. Giuseppe Verdi´s immortal opera in a sumptuous production by Liliana Cavani, with world famous singers – a treat for viewers everywhere! “Talented, glamorous and every bit the diva, Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu is a star.“ Billboard Set Design By Dante Ferretti Costumes Gabriella Pescucci Choreography Micha Van Hoecke |
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Angela Gheorghiu, Ramón Vargas & Roberto Frontali Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel (conductor) & Liliana Cavani (director) Praised by Bloomberg for having “mastered the role” and “acting her socks off,” Angela Gheorghiu leads an all-star cast which includes Ramón Vargas and Roberto Frontali, with the brilliant conductor Lorin Maazel on the podium. Angela Gheorghiu is the definitive Violetta of her generation, the standard-setter against whom all other exponents of this role must be judged for the foreseeable future. Her affinity for Verdi‘s fragile, gentle-hearted courtesan is rooted in a fine balance of acting and singing skills. Giuseppe Verdi´s immortal opera in a sumptuous production by Liliana Cavani, with world famous singers – a treat for viewers everywhere! “Talented, glamorous and every bit the diva, Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu is a star.“ Billboard Set Design By Dante Ferretti Costumes Gabriella Pescucci Choreography Micha Van Hoecke |
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