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By Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 Holten, Kasper, 1973- ShilovskiÚ, K. (Konstantin), 1849-1893 Keenlyside, Simon Stoyanova, Krassimira Rackett, Thom Olsen, Vigdis Hentze BrÅlÃÚk, Pavol Maximova, Elena Montague, Diana Wilkinson, Kathleen Rose, Peter, 1961- Mortagne, Christophe Kim, Jihoon Ticciati, Robin, 1983- Stensgaard, Mia Lindsay, Katrina GÃœbbel, Wolfgang[2013]., Opus Arte Call No: DVD Opera Tchaikovsky-Eugene Onegin-2013 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Rovi Media Collection.Summary Note: Kasper Holten's inaugural production as director of opera for The Royal Opera returns to Pushkin's verse novella to reveal the shadows of memory which haunt Tchaikovsky's lyric tragedy. Using doubles to suggest the paths taken, or not taken, by its two impulsive protagonists, Holten gives eloquent voice to the loss and regret that lies at the heart of Eugene Onegin. Simon Keenlyside and Krassimira Stoyanova bring both experience and dynamic energy to the pair of protagonists, while the youthful, 'heartrending' tenor of Pavol Breslik and the idiomatic sweep of Robin Ticciati's 'inspired' conducting (The Independent) were enthusiastically received at the premiere of this visually opulent staging.
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By Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901 Carré, Michel, 1819-1872 Judd, Sue McVicar, David Gheorghiu, Angela Alagna, Roberto Terfel, Bryn Keenlyside, Simon Jones, Della Rose, Matthew Pappano, Antonio, 1959- Keegan-Dolan, Michael Edwards, Terry, 1939- Kaufmann, Jonas Poplavskaia, Marina, 1977- Pape, René McAnuff, Des Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus Royal Opera Housp2010., General, EMI Classics Call No: DVD Opera Gounod-Faust-2010 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Double Tony Award winning stage director Desmond McAnuff s production, hailed by the New York Times as rich with ideas and theatrically daring , presents Faust as an atomic scientist inhabiting a dark world shot through with Cold War resonances.Alongside Kaufmann, a typically gold-standard Met cast includes the phenomenal René Pape as Méphistophélès and the ideally-suited Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite.Star conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin draws an elegant, darkly textured performance from the Metropolitan Opera orchestra.