Blu-Ray Video, Thomas Allen (baritone)
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Laura Claycomb (Zerbinetta), Sergey Skorokhodov (Bacchus), Thomas Allen (Music Master), Kate Lindsey (Composer)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Katharina Thoma
Ariadne and Bacchus have rarely been so 'absolutely human'. Soile Isokoski's suicidal patient rings truer than any heroine I've ever seen - and perhaps this is the role's most luminously sung... — More…
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, Opera Choice
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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Maria Bengtsson (Fiordiligi), Jurgita Adamonyte (Dorabella), Pavol Breslik (Ferrando), Stéphane Degout (Guglielmo), Rebecca Evans (Despina), Thomas Allen (Don Alfonso)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Thomas Hengelbrock, Jonathan Miller
It’s a wry take on the opera, Miller emphasising that the plot is not so much about testing the fiancées’ faithfulness, but an adventure in self-discovery. — More…
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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Thomas Allen (The Forester), Eva Jenis (The Vixen), Hannah Minutillo (The Fox), Libuše Márová (The Forester’s Wife/The Owl) & Ivan Kusnjer (Harašta, the Poacher)
Choeur du Chatelet & Orchestre de Paris, Charles Mackerras (conductor) & Nicholas Hytner (stage director)