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Susan Bullock (soprano), Sally Burgess (mezzo), John Graham Hall (tenor) & John Wegner (baritone) Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras Sir Charles Mackerras’s recordings are well-established collectors’ items. His consistently brilliant reviews confirm that his music-making belies his years, and his new opera recordings have become benchmarks for the Chandos Opera in English series. Chandos’s disc of the month sees Sir Charles pick up his baton to conduct leading dramatic soprano, Susan Bullock and the Philharmonia Orchestra in his first ever recording of Richard Strauss’s Salome. This is also the premiere recording in English and follows the Grammy win for Hansel and Gretel earlier this year. Richard Strauss is a composer for whom Sir Charles holds in deep affection. He explains “I’m just amazed that he could have written it [Salome]. Every page has something that hadn’t been done before, not even by Wagner. Bitonality, whole tone scales, everything! Endlessly varying the leitmotifs so that they take on different meaning… remarkable, and such a lesson in the use of the orchestra… it’s just superb… even if you have not heard a note of Strauss before you will be swept along by the power of the music.” Susan Bullock has previously performed Salome in the concert format and her performances in the role of Strauss’s Elektra have brought her international acclaim. MusicWeb International wrote of her Salome “we were treated to a show-stealing dramatic performance in which her character’s complicated and confused emotions were plainly visible.” She performs the role of Elektra at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in November 2008 | 
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Nadja Michael, Michaela Schuster, Thomas Moser, Joseph Kaiser & Michael Volle The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Philippe Jordan (conductor) & David McVicar (stage director) David McVicar’s powerful 2008 production of Oscar Wilde’s bible-based drama takes the controversially disturbing film 120 Days of Sodom as its visual reference, setting it in a debauched palace in Nazi Germany. Strauss’s ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy conjured by an international cast led by Nadja Michael in the title role. Filmed for the big screen with high definition cameras and recorded in true surround sound. Warning: Contains nudity and scenes of violence. |
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| |  | Clemens Krauss conducts StraussThis historic recording of Salome makes its first international appearance on CD - fifty years after it was recorded (15-21 March 1954)
Christel Goltz, Julius Patzak, Margareta Kenney, Hans Braun, Anton Dermota, Else Schürhoff, Rudolf Christ, Hugo Meyer-Welfing, Kurt Preger, Murray Dickie, Franz Bierbach, Ludwig Weber, Harald Pröglhöf, Walter Berry, Herbert Alsen, Ljubomir Pantscheff, Hermann Gallos Wiener Philharmoniker | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Riegel, Anja Silja Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Christoph von Dohnányi | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bryn Terfel, Cheryl Studer, Leonie Rysanek Berlin Opera Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Nadja Michael, Falk Struckmann, Peter Bronder, Iris Vermillion & Matthias Klink Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Daniel Harding (conductor) & Luc Bondy (director) Set Design by Erich Wonder Costumes by Susanne Raschig Lighting by Alexander Koppelmann In the person of Nadja Michael, a singer was available for the title role who, with her effortlessly appealing depth and great volume, not only satisfi ed all requirements for the diabolic soprano part in terms of her voice, but also left nothing to be desired in terms of her acting and dancing. The magnifi cent stage presence of Nadja Michael is shown by every emotional turn that is put to music, even if it is announced by merely a breath of wind, captured with a nearly wraithlike precision and a mastery of singing. Neverending applause! The audience highly acclaimed Nadja Michael’s outstanding performance! Since its fi rst performance hundred years ago Salome is a well-established part of the operatic repertoire of the most important opera companies throughout the world. “Nadja Michael, a former professional swimmer, is not only an artist in possession of a great voice with a radiant timbre and fl awless intonation (…) but also an admirable actress and excellent dancer.” CORRIERE DELLA SERA, 8 March 2007 |
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Sofia Soloviy (Salome), Costantino Finucci (Iokanaan), Leonardo Gramegna (Herod Antipas), Francesca Scaini (Herodias), Vincenzo Maria Sarinelli (Narraboth), Francesca De Giorgi (The Page of Herodias), Michele Aurelio Bruno (A Cappadocian), Giuseppe Ranoia (First Soldier), Marcello Rosiello (Second Soldier), Nicola Amodio, Massimiliano Silvestri, Domingo Stasi, Giovanni Coletta, Michele Aurelio Bruno (Five Jews), Emanuele Genovese, Giuseppe Ranoia (Two Nazarenes) & Nicola Amodio (A slave) Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Massimiliano Caldi and Directed by Alexander Edtbauer Thanks to Salomé (1905) and Elektra (1909) Richard Strauss was soon hailed as the legitimate heir to Wagner. His use of advanced harmonic language blended with a solid, practical knowledge of theatrical “specifics” touched the borders of modernity. The text was set by Oscar Wilde and Strauss was very determined to reach a perfect harmony between the music and the words. To recreate the atmosphere of the libretto and respect French aesthetics, Strauss drew inspiration first and foremost from Pelléas et Mélisande by Debussy, whose influence is quite clear in the writing of Salomé. The original French version of the opera had fallen into oblivion and music publishers no longer knew of its existence. It was thanks to the Munich Richard Strauss Institute that the original manuscript was finally rediscovered. Dynamic are pleased to be able to present the original French version of the opera. It was recorded in 2007 at the Valle d’Itria Summer Festival on the 100th anniversary of the first staging. |
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Teresa Stratas, Bernd Weikl, Astrid Varnay & Hans Beirer Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm Subtitles: German/English/French/Spanish/Chinese “The Unitel production of Richard Strauss’ Salome is the most extraordinary instance of televised opera I’ve ever encountered” (The Washington Post) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ljuba Welitsch (Salome), Hans Hotter (Jochanaan), Set Svanholm (Herodes), Elisabeth Höngen (Herodias) & Brian Sullivan (Narraboth) Metropolitan Opera, Fritz Reiner 19/01/1952 live recording | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Birgit Nilsson, Gerhard Stolze & Grace Hoffman Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti "... [Solti's] overwhelming account of Strauss's Salome ... Nilsson 's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing."
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