DVD Video, VAI (label)
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Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe
Anne Jeffreys (Madame Sonia - The Widow), Brian Sutherland (Danilo), Edward Everett Horton (Baron Zetta), Helena Bliss (Valencienne), John Conte (Georges)
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Phyllis Curtin (soprano), Nicholas Di Virgilio (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Although visually showing its age, the stereo sound on this broadcast of the American premiere of the War Requiem sounds remarkably fresh and vivid, and Leinsdorf is authoritative. — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, DVD of the Month
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Shostakovich: The Nose
Eduard Akimov (Platon Kuzmich Kovalyov), Alexander Lomonosov (The Nose), Valery Belykh (Ivan Yakovlevich, a barber), Nina Sasulova (Praskovia Osipovna, the barber's wife), Boris Tarkhov (Local Policeman), Boris Druzhinin (Ivan, Kovalyov's footman), Ashot Sarkisov (Doctor)
Soloists, Chorus and...
Rozhdestvensky leads a production in which the irreverent, slapstick-esque elements of the score are brought to the fore. — More…
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David Oistrakh in Recital
David Oistrakh (violin), Vsevolod Petrushansky (piano), Pavel Kogan, Leonid Kogan, Igor Oistrakh, David Oistrakh (violins)
Chamber Orchestra of Moscow Conservatory, Mikhail Terian
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos (original 1912 version)
Claire Watson (Ariadne), Beverly Sills (Zerbinetta), Robert Nagy (Bacchus), John Reardon (Harlekin), Benita Valente (Naiad), Eunice Alberts (Dryad), Carole Bogard (Echo), Malcolm Smith (Truffaldin), John Ferrante (Brighella), James Billings (Scaramuccio)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
The first (concert) performance in the USA of the original Ariadne, minus the play that precedes the opera. There is some dazzling singing from Beverly Sills as Zerbinetta. — More…
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Gounod: Mireille (abridged)
Pierrette Alarie (Mireille), Léopold Simoneau (Vincent), Robert Savoie (Ourrias), Fernande Chiocchio (Taven), Yolande Dulude (Vincenette), Denis Harbour (Ramon), Joseph Rouleau (Ambroise), Suzanne Danco (Mélisande), Jean-Paul Jeannotte (Pelléas), Robert Savoie (Golaud)
Orchestre de Radio-Canada,...
