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Ji í Kylián - Forgotten Memories (2011)
Jiří Kylián is a living legend. He is the creator of more than a hundred works, several of which form part of the repertories of some of the greatest dance centres in the world. Due to the choreographer’s extreme reluctance to engage in a documentary, this film is exceptional. For the first time ...
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George London - Zwischen Göttern und Dämonen (2011)
George London was one of the most impressive bass-baritones of the postwar era. He sang on the side of Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi and Nicolai Gedda, to name only a few, and captured the audience’s hearts with his distinctive voice and his charismatic stage presence. Way too early he had to stop...
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Médée (2011)
Médée by L. Cherubini, from La Monnaie, 2011. Director Krzysztof Warlikowski, conductor Christophe Rousset, starring Nadja Michael, Christianne Stotijn, Vincent Le Texier, Kurt Streit, Hendricke Van Kerckhova,Gaëlle Arquez and Anne-Fleur Inizan. Performed in French and Subtitled in English and Fr...
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Romeo et Juliette (2011)
Romeo et Juliette by C. Gounod, from Arena di Verona, 2011. Directed by Francesco Micheli, conductor Fabio Mastrangelo, starring Nino Machaidze, Artur Rucinski, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Stefano Secco, Cristina Melis, Deyan Vatchkov, Jean-françois Borras, Giorgio Giuseppini, Manrico Signorini, Paolo A...
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Ruslan and Lyudmilla (2011)
Ruslan and Lyudmilla by M. Glinka, from Bolshoi Theatre, 2011. Directed by Dimitri Tcherniakov, conductor Vladimir Jurowski, starring Charles Workman, Albina Shagimuratova, Mikhail Petrenko, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Elena Zaremba, Vladimir Ognovenko, Almas Svilpa, Alexander Polkovnikov and Yur...
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L'inimico delle donne (2011)
L'inimico delle donne by B.Galuppi, from Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 2011. Directed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini, starring Alberto Rinaldi, Liesbeth Devos, Anna Maria Panzarella, Daniele Zanfardino, Federica Carnevale, Filippo Adami, Juri Gorodezki and Priscille L...
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Semiramide (2011)
Semiramide by G.Rossini, from Vlamsee Opera, 2011. Directed by Nigel Lower, conductor Alberto Zedda, starring Eduardo Santamaria, Ann Hallenberg, Josef Wagner, Robert Mcpherson, Myrtò Papatanasiu, Charles Dekeyser, Igor Bakan and Julianne Gearhart. Performed in Italian and subtitled in English, G...
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George Frideric Handel: Alcina (2011)
Alcina by George Frideric Handel, from Live recording from the Wiener Staatsoper 2010, 2011. Directed by Matthias Leutzendorff, conductor Marc Minkowski. Starring Wiener Staatsopernchor; Anja Harteros, Alcina; Veronica Cangemi, Morgana; Vesselina Kasarova, Ruggiero; Kristina Hammarström, Bradaman...
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Luci Mie Traditrici (2011)
Luci Mie Traditrici by Salvatore Sciarrino, from “35° Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte di Montepulciano” in Tuscany, 2011. Directed by Giancarlo Matcovich, conductor Marco Angius. Starring Nina Tarandek (La Malaspina); Roland Schneider (Guest); Simon Bode (Servant); Christian Miedl (Il Malaspina)....
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La Traviata (2011)
La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi, from Oper Graz, 2011. Directed by Myriam Hoyer, conductor Tecwyn Evans. Starring Chor des Opernhauses Graz, Marlis Petersen (Violetta Valery), Giuseppe Varano (Alfredo Germont), James Rutherford (Giorgio Germont).
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Il barbiere di Siviglia (2011)
In Parma, where audiences are considered the most discerning in all Italy, the benchmark for vocal artists is set traditionally high. Operagoers here are intimately familiar with the works of their favourites, from Rossini to Puccini, and know every tricky corner by heart. God forbid any singer w...
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Aida (2011)
Zubin Mehta conducts Aida, Verdi’s most spectacular and over-the-top opera, in a new production from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Starring Marco Berti, Luciana D’Intino and Hui He. Verdi’s Aida is one of the most popular operas of all time. It premiered at the Cairo Opera House on C...
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Alcina (2011)
Handel’s operas are now so thoroughly a part of modern musical life that you might think every major opera house welcomes them. But until November 2010, when it introduced an absorbing new production of Alcina, the Vienna Staatsoper resisted them, not having done a Baroque opera since Monteverdi’...
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Alonzo King - The Poet of Dance - Festival Version (2011)
The choreographer Alonzo King, acclaimed as “one of the few, true Ballet Masters of our times” by world-famous William Forsythe, works with his company The Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco. Before founding LINES Ballet in 1982 King has been working for companies around the world, includi...
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Alonzo King Ballet - Dust and Light (2011)
The choreographer Alonzo King, acclaimed as “one of the few, true Ballet Masters of our times” by world-famous William Forsythe, works with his company The Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco. Before founding LINES Ballet in 1982 King has been working for companies around the world, includi...
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Rinaldo (2011)
Rinaldo by G.F. Händel from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2011. Directed by Robert Carsen, conductor Ottavio Dantone. Starring Sonia Prina (Rinaldo), Anett Fritsch (Almirena), Brenda Rae (Armida), Luca Pisaroni (Argante), Varduhi Abrahamyan...
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La Partenope (2011)
La Partenope by L. Vinci from I Turchini di Antonio Florio, performed at Auditorio V. Villegas, 2011. Directed by Gustavo Tambascio, conductor Antonio Florio. Starring Sonia Prina (Partenope), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Rosmira), Maria Ercolano (Arsace), Eufemia Tufano (Emilio), Stefano Ferrari (Armin...
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2011)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by R. Wagner from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2011. Directed by David McVicar, conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Starring Gerald Finley (Hans Sachs), Marco Jentzsch (Walther von Stolzing), Johannes Martin Kränzle...
