GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera recorded in 2005) Zurich Opera / Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Elena Mosuc, Marcello Giordani, Cheyne Davidson / Franz Welser-Most (cond) [ EMI Classics / DVD - released 26/Mar/2007 ] The Belgian director of this production, Philippe Sireuil, was heavily inspired by Aki Kaurismäki's film version of Henri Murger's novel "Scènes de la vie de Bohème". |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love (Complete Opera) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Susan Gritton (soprano) / Northern Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] "Not a weaklink in the largely British cast. Donald Maxwell is a sympathetic Falstaff. And the Northern Sinfonia and Sinfonia chorus perform with exquisitely articulated verve. An absolute delight." ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) - BBC Music... |