Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Boris Godunov
Version by Rimsky-Korsakov
Libretto by Mussorgsky, after Pushkin & Karamzin
Boris Godunov.... Boris Christoff
Fyodor.... Ana Alexieva
Shuysky.... John Lanigan
Pimen.... Boris Christoff
Grigory(Dimitri).... Dimitr Ouzounov
Marina Mnishek.... Evelyn Lear
Varlaam.... Boris Christoff
Police Officer.... Nicolai Christov
Peasant 1.... Bojan Katzarsky
Pesant 2..... Vasil Benchev
Pesant Woman 1.... Christina Hadjikoleva
Pesant Woman 2.... Kina Kosseva
Chorus of the National Opera Sofia
Chorus master: Luben Kondov
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
André Cluytens
2012/Apr
30
Monday
21:40
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Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
L'Orfeo
Libretto by Alessandro Striggio
Orfeo.... Nigel Rogers
Euridice.... Patrizia Kwella
La Musica.... Emma Kirkby
Proserpina.... Jennifer Smith
Speranza.... Catherine Denley
Messaggiera.... Guillemette Laurens
Apollo/Pastore I.... Mario Bolognesi
Pastore III.... John Potter
Plutone.... Stephen Varcoe
Spirits.... Terry Edwards, Geoffrey Shaw
Chiaroscuro director Nigel Rogers
London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble director Theresa Caudle
London Baroque / Charles Medlam
directed by Nigel Rogers
2012/Apr
23
Monday
22:45
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Jules Emile Frédéric Massenet (1842-1912)
Werther
Libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann based on the German epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Werther.... Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte.... Tatiana Troyanos
Sophie.... Christine Barbaux
Albert.... Matteo Manuguerra
Le Bailli.... Jules Bastin
Children.... Nark Forkgen, François Evans, Iva Martinez, Carol-Lynn Hartridge, Sophia Martinez
Chorus master: Jean Povey
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Michel Plasson
Alfredo Krauss appears by kind permission of Carillon Records
2012/Apr
14
Saturday
22:00
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Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Manon
Libretto by Henri Meilhac & Philippe Gille, after Prévost
Manon.... Ileana Cotrubas
Des Grieux.... Alfredo Kraus
Lescaut.... Gino Quilico
Poussette.... Ghyslaine Raphanel
Javotte.... Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Rosette.... Martine Mahe
Count des Grieux.... José van Dam
Chœurs du Capitole du Toulouse
Chorus master: Guy Lhomme
Orchestre du Capitole Toulouse
Michel Plasson
2012/Apr
07
Saturday
22:45
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Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Alcina
Anonymous libretto, after Ariosto
Alcina.... Arleen Augér
Morgana.... Eiddwen Harrhy
Ruggiero.... Della Jones
Bradamante.... Kathleen Kuhlmann
Opera Stage Chorus
City of London Baroque Sinfonia
Richard Hickox
2012/Mar
28
Wednesday
23:00
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Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Roméo et Juliette
Libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré, after Shakespeare
Roméo.... Roberto Alagna
Juliette.... Angela Gheorghiu
Fère Laurent.... José van Dam
Stèphano.... Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Mercutio.... Simon Keenlyside
Capulet.... Alain Fondary
Gertrude.... Claire Larcher
Benvolio.... Guy Fechter
The Duke.... Alain Vernes
Chœurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus master: Pierre Iodice
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson
2012/Mar
20
Tuesday
22:00
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Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Orfeo ed Eudridice
Libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Chorus master: John McCarthy
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccard Muti
2012/Mar
10
Saturday
00:15
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