RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Complete Opera recorded in 1989) Bayreuther Festspiele / Richard Versalle, Cheryl Studer, Rutland Engert-Ely, Hans Sotin / Giuseppe Sinopoli (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 21/Feb/2020 ] "Thundering applause", wrote the prestigious "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", and Rome's "La Republica" noted the "triumphal success and storm of applause" that greeted Giuseppe Sinopoli and the ensemble at Tannhäuser's 1989 Bayreuth Festival... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Die Zauberflote [The Magic Flute] (Complete opera recorded in 1990 with libretto) Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer, Kiri te Kanawa, Olaf Bar / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Philips / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/1990 ] "This is a strong, clear, forthright account of Die Zaubeilleite, beautifully played and on the whole finely sung, which I think will win many friends." (Gramophone) |
FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] Barbara Bonney, Bo Skovhus, Bryn Terfel, Cheryl Studer / Monteverdi Choir / Vienna Philharmonic, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "A great reasonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics...Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable." Review |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Lohengrin (complete opera filmed in 1993) Bayreuther Festspiele / Paul Frey, Cheryl Studer, Gabriele Schnau / Peter Schneider(cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 DVD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] G - "Film director Herzog (Fitzcarraldo) creates an atmospheric staging amid glaciers and stone circles. Schneider conducts effectively; Studer, Schnaut and Wlaschiha impress." BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Four Last Songs / Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder / Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Cheryl Studer (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/May/2000 ] The magic of Strauss's four last songs |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: I vespri Siciliani (complete opera recorded in 1990) La Scala Opera / Giorgio Zancanaro, Enzo Capuano, Chris Merritt, Cheryl Studer / Riccardo Muti (cond) [ Opus Arte / Rai Trade / La Scala Collection DVD / DVD - released 25/Dec/2015 ] Verdi's 1855 Paris opera which followed Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La Traviata is treated to a performance of blazing energy and intimate refinement with a superb cast which includes Cheryl Studer and Chris Merritt. |
W. A. MOZART
50 Best Mozart Classics [3 CDs special price] Thomas Allen, Cheryl Studer, Daniel Barenboim, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Sabine Meyer, Neville Marriner, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2019 ] All the greatest works of Amadeus Mozart performed by teh world's top soloists and performers. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, with Maurizio Pollini (piano) Cheryl Studer (soprano) Ilya Gringolts (violin), etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 10 CD Box Set - released 17/Jul/2015 ] "One could say, briefly but not inaccurately, that this is the antithesis of Karajan. Where he was smooth, this is rugged. Where he went in for broad tempos in slow movements, Abbado moves things along." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
WAGNER
The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Hollender) (Complete Opera) Bernd Weikl - Cheryl Studer - Placido Domingo / Berlin Opera, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 17/May/2000 ] The complete Dutchman at a special price |
VERDI / PUCCINI / RICHARD STRAUSS / MASCAGNI
Persuasion and Seduction (Opera Duets) Cheryl Baker (soprano) Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone) / Tasmanian Symphony / Andre [ ABC / CD - released 25/Feb/2002 ] Opera superstars |
Cheryl Lynn
Best Of:-Got To Be Real [ CD - released 26/Jun/2008 ] |
DONIZETTI
Lucia di Lammermoor (Complete Opera) Cheryl Studer, Placido Domingo / London Symphony Orchestra / Ion Martin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Sep/2001 ] The complete opera at a special price |
RICHARD WAGNER
Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman) Hans Sotin Cheryl Studer Placido Domingo Uta Priew / Chor und orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 31/Mar/2009 ] |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Complete at a budget price) Hildegard Behrens, Cheryl Studer, Matti Salminen, Metropolitan Opera, James Levine [ Deutsche Gramophon Collector's Edition / 14 CD Box Set - released 15/Jun/2002 ] "Hildegard Behrens is a marvellously engaging Brunnhilde, unusually fresh-voiced, feminine and vulnerable." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Jose van Dam - Autograph José van Dam (bass-baritone) with Roberto Alagna, Karita Mattila, Richard Leech, Cheryl Studer, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2015 ] As one of the great singers of his era, and an artist favoured by such conductors as Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti, José van Dam recorded for all the major labels, including Warner labels Erato and Teldec, but he enjoyed an especially close... |
RICHARD WAGNER
50 Best Wagner (3 CD set) Hildegard Behrens, Jessye Norman, Helga Dernesch, Cheryl Studer, Birgit Nilsson, Marjana Lipovsek, Christa Ludwig, etc [ Warner Classics 50 Best / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2019 ] The best-loved and most popular works by Richard Wagner, performed by the world's leading artists, in an accessible format at budget price. |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Operas Victoria de los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Cheryl Studer, Beverly Sills, Renee Doria, Teresa Berganza, Jose van Dam, Sherrill Milnes, etc [ Erato / 16 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2018 ] "This is as good a performance as we are likely to get of this persuasive work. Victoria de los Angeles as Charlotte is adorable, both in character and in the sheer beauty of sound." (Gramophone on Werther) |
GIOCOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) Amsterdam Muziekther / Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, etc. / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] G :- "A superb DVD that now becomes my top recommendation for this opera on DVD. The production is top-notch, and the orchestral contribution the strongest I have yet to hear" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
Cheryl
A Million Lights [ Polydor Records U.K. / CD - released 21/Jun/2012 ] Cheryl's third album features collaborations with Alex Da Kid, will.i.am, Lana Del Rey, Jim Beanz and newcomers Pantha and HyGrade. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI / DVORAK / COATES / OFFENBACH / etc
Pure Diva : - tribute to Joan Hammond Cheryl Barker 9soprano) /The Queensland Orchestra, Guillaume Tourniaire [ Melba Recordings SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] The ravishing Australian soprano Cheryl Barker has an important career in many major opera houses - English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera and The Royal Opera Covent Garden among them - and concert halls. She is widely... |