L’isola disabitata by Haydn, Wien 2009 – Christiane Karg/Sopran – Silvia, Elisabeth von Magnus/Mezzosopran – Costanza, Rainer Trost/Tenor – Gernando, Luca Pisaroni/Bariton – Enrico. Leitung: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (2CDs).
Death in Venice by Britten, Lyon 2009 – Alan Oke : Gustav von Aschenbach – Peter Sidhom : voyageur, vieux dandy, vieux gondelier, directeur de l’hôtel, chef des musiciens – Christopher Ainslie : voix d’Apollon – Damian Thantrey : agent de voyage. Direction : Martyn Brabbins (2CDs).
Gotterdammerung by Wagner, Halle 2009 – Brunnhilde, Katarina Dalayman – Hagen, Attila Jun – Gunther, Peter Coleman-Wright – Waltraute, Susan Bickley – Woglinde, Katherine Broderick – Flosshilde, Leah-Marian Jones – Siegfried, Lars Cleveman. Mark Elder, conductor (4CDs).
Aus einem Totenhaus by Janacek, Düsseldorf 2009 – Morosow: Alfons Eberz – Der große Sträfling: Andrej Lantsov – Der kleine Sträfling: Andrzej Saciuk – Der Platzkommandant: Peter Nikolaus Kante – Der ganz alte Sträfling: Wilhelm Richter. John Fior, conductor(2CDs).
Svata Ludmila by Dvorak, Utrecht 2009 – Soile Isokoski, sopraan – Maria Haan, sopraan – Jana Sykorová, mezzosopraan – Benjamin Bruns, mezzosopraan – Michal Lehotsky, tenor. Gerd Albrecht, conductor (2CDs).
Aida by Verdi, Munich 2009 – Amneris Ekaterina Gubanova, Aida Kristin Lewis, Radamès Salvatore Licitra, Ramphis Giacomo Prestia. Daniele Gatti, conductor (2CDs).
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Britten, Milan 2009 – Oberon, David Daniels – Tytania, Rosemary Joshua – Puck, Emil Wolk – Theseus, Daniel Okulitch – Hippolyta, Natascha Petrinsky – Lysander, Gordon Gietz. Conductor, Andrew Davis (3CDs).
Nabucco by Verdi, Enschede 2009 – Nabucco – Anooshah Golesorkhi, bariton / Ismaele – Philip O’Brien, tenor / Zaccaria – Harry Peeters, bas /Abigaille – Elena Pankratova, sopraa. William Lacey, conductor (2CDs).
Der Wildschütz by Lortzing, Koln 2009 – Graf von Eberbach: Miljenko Turk, Bariton – Die Gräfin: Viola Zimmermann, Mezzo-Sopran – Baron Kronthal: Hauke Möller, Tenor – Baronin Freimann: Katharina Leyhe, Sopra. Enrico Dovico, conductor (2CDs).
L’Incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi, Bordeaux 2009 – Karine Deshayes (soprano) : Poppea, Roberta Invernizzi (mezzo) : Ottavia, Daphne Touchais (mezzo) : Valetto, Khatouna Gadelia (soprano) : Amore. Conductor : Rinaldo Alessandrini (3CDs).
Admeto by Handel, Gottingen 2009 – Admeto: Tim Mead, Alceste: Marie Arnet, Antigona: Kirsten Blaise, Orindo: Andrew Radley, Trasimede: David Bates. Nicholas McGegan (3CDs).
Die tote Stadt by Korngold, ROH 2009 – Paul, Stephen Gould – Marie/Marietta, Nadja Michael – Frank/Fritz, Gerald Finley – Brigitta, Kathleen Wilkinson – Gastone/Victorin, Bernard Richter. Ingo Metzmacher, conductor (2CDs).
Ezio by Handel, Schwetzingen 2009 – Ezio: Yosemeh Adjei, Fulvia: Netta Or, Valentiniano: Rosa Bove, Onoria: Hilke Andersen, Massimo: Donát Havár. Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi (2CDs).
Don Giovanni by Mozart, Wien 2009 – Don Giovanni: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Komtur: Eric Halfvarson / Alexandru Moisiuc, Donna Anna: Ricarda Merbeth, Don Ottavio: Michael Schade, Donna Elvira: Soile Isokoski, Leporello: René Pape. Constantinos Carydis, conductor (3CDs).
Idomeneo by Mozart, Hannover 2009 – Brigitte Hahn (Elettra), Barbara Senator (Idamante), Ania Wegrzyn (Ilia), Shavlek Armasi (La Voce). Martin Haselböck (3CDs).
La dama di picche by Tchaikovsky, Turin 2009 – Svetla Vassileva, Lisa – Maxim Aksyonov, Hermann, Anja Silja, Countess – Vladimir Vaneev, Count Tomsky – Dalibor Jenis, Prince Yeletsky. Gianandrea Noseda, conductor (3CDs).
Assassinio nella Cattedrale by Pizzetti, Milan 2009 – L’arcivescovo Tommaso Becket, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Un araldo, Antonello Ceron, Primo sacerdote della cattedrale, Gianluca Sorrentino, Secondo sacerdote della cattedrale, Davide Pelissero, Terzo sacerdote della cattedrale, Armando Gabba, Donato Renzetti, conductor (2CDs).
Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns, Amsterdam 2009 – Samson – Torsten Kerl, Dalila – Marianna Tarasova, Le grand-Pretre de dagon – Nikola Mijailovic, Abimélech – Milcho Borovino. Tomáš Netopil, conductor (2CDs).
Fra’ Diavolo by Auber, Wien 2009 – Philippe Do, Fra Diavolo – Marco Di Sapia, Lord Cookburn – Alexandra Kloose, Lady Pamela – Ladislav Elgr, Lorenzo. Roberto Paternostro, conductor (2CDs).
King Arthur by Purcell, London 2009 – Philadell/Nereide/She, Susan Gritton – Comus, James Gilchrist, Grimbald/Genius/Aeolus/Pan/He, Andrew Foster-Williams. Herve Niquet, conductor (2CDs).
Fidelio by Beethoven, Barcelona 2009 – Don Fernando :Anders Larsson, Don Pizarro: Terje Stensvold, Florestan: Clifton Forbi, Leonore: Karita Mattila. Sebastian Weigle, conductor (2CDs).
Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart, Paris 2009 – Pietro Spagnoli : Le Conte d’Almaviva, Vito Priante : Figaro, Olga Peretyatko : Susanna, Maija Kovalevska : La Contesse d’Almaviva. Marc Minkowski, conductor (3CDs).
Iphigenie en Tauride by Gluck, Hamburg 2009 – Iphigénie: Krassimira Stoyanova, Oreste: Christopher Maltman, Pylade: Toby Spence, Thoas: Thomas J. Mayer, Première Prêtresse: Trine W. Lund. Alessandro De Marchi, Conductor (2CDs).
Teseo by Handel, Stuttgart 2009 – Teseo – Franco Fagioli, Agilea – Jutta Böhnert, Medea – Helene Schneiderman, Egeo – Kai Wessel. Konrad Junghänel, conductor (2CDs).
The Tempest by Adès, Amsterdam 2009 – Cyndia Sieden, Ariel – Patricia Risley, Miranda – David Hansen, Trinculo – Philip Sheffield, Alonso. Markus Stenz, conductor (2CDs).
Marie Victoire by Respighi, Berlin 2009 – Marie de Lanjallay – Takesha Meshé Kizart, Maurice de Lanjallay – Markus Brück, Clorivière – Germán Villar, Simon – Simon Pauly. Michail Jurowski, conductor (3CDs).
Pique Dame by Tchaikovsky, Stockholm 2009 – Hermann – Stefan Dahlberg, Greve Tomskij – Marcus Jupither, Furst Jeletzkij – Jesper Taube, Tjekalinskij – Ulrik Qval. Christian Badea, conductor (3CDs).
Don Giovanni by Mozart, Dublin 2009 – Leporello: Paul Armin Edelmann – Don Giovanni: Peter Edelmann – Donna Anna: Cara O’Sullivan – Donna Elvira: Daria Masiero. David Brophy, Conductor (3CDs).
Fra Diavolo by Auber, Liege 2009 – Zerlina, Sumi Jo – Lady Pamela, Doris Lamprecht – Fra Diavolo, Kenneth Tarver – Lord Cockburn, Marc Molomot. Dirigent: Jean-Claude Malgoire (2CDs).
Der fliegende Holländer by Wagner, ROH 2009 – Der Holländer: Bryn Terfel – Senta : Anja Kampe – Daland : Hans-Peter König – Erik : Torsten Kerl – Mary : Clare Shearer. Conductor : Marc Albrecht (2CDs).
Don Pasquale by Donizetti, Turin 2009 – Norina, Serena Gamberoni – Don Pasquale, Roberto Scandiuzzi – Ernesto, Francesco Meli – Dottor Malatesta, Gabriele Viviani. Conductor, Michele Mariotti (2CDs).
La Damnation de Faust by Berlioz, Wien 2009 – Olga Borodina, Marguerite – Ramón Vargas, Faust – Ildar Abdrazakov, Mephistophele. Dirigent: Bertrand de Billy (2CDs).
Martha by von Flotow, Schwerin 2009 – Ulrike Maria Maier – Lady Harriet, Frauke Willimczik – Nancy, Andreas Lettowsky – Lord Tristan Mickleford, Stefan Heibach – Lyone. Leitung: Matthias Foremny (2CDs).
Gotterdammerung by Wagner, Florence 2009 – Siegfried, Lance Ryan – Gunther, Stefan Stoll – Brünnhilde, Jennifer Wilson – Hagen, Hans Peter König – Alberich, Franz-Joseph Kapellmann. Direttore, Zubin Mehta (4CDs).
Radamisto by Händel, Karlsruhe 2009 – Radamisto: Tamara Gura, Zenobia: Delphine Galou, Farasmane: Mika Kares, Tridate: Patrick Henckens. Conductor: Peter Van Heyghen (3CDs).
Lohengrin by Wagner, Palermo 2009 – Heinrich der Vogler, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson – Lohengrin, Zoran Todorovich – Elsa von Brabant, Martina Serafin – Friedrich von Telramund, Sergei Leiferkus. direttore, Günther Neuhold (4CDs).
Das Rheingold by Wagner, Wien 2009 – Wotan: Juha Uusitalo, Fricka: Janina Baechle, Erda: Anna Larsson, Donner: Markus Eiche, Wellgunde: Michaela Selinger. Dirigent: Franz Welser-Möst (2CDs).
La Traviata by Verdi, Amsterdam 2009 – Violetta Valéry: Marina Poplavskaya, Flora Bervoix: Fredrika Brillembourg, Annina : Diane Pilcher, Alfredo Germont: Ismael Jord. Dirigent: Paolo Carignani (2CDs).
Macbeth by Verdi, Paris 2009 – Dimitris Tiliakos : Macbeth, général, Ferruccio Furlanetto : Banquo, général, Violeta Urmana : Lady Macbeth, Letitia Singleton : Dame d’honneur de Lady Macbet. Direction : Teodor Currentzis (2CDs).
Peter Grimes by Britten, Genève 2009 – Peter Grimes, Stephen Gould – Ellen Orford, Gabriele Fontana – Balstrode, Peter Sidhom – Auntie, Carole Wilson. Donald Runnicles, conductor (3CDs).
Siegfried by Wagner, MET 2009 – Siegfried, Christian Franz – Brünnhilde, Iréne Theorin – Wanderer, James Morris – Erda, Wendy White – Mime, Robert Brubaker. Conductor, James Levine (4CDs).
Orlando Paladino by Haydn, Giessen 2009 – Angelica, Petra van der Mieden – Rodomonte, Matthias Ludwig – Orlando, Ralf Simon – Medoro, John Carlo Pierce – Licone, Thomas Stückemann. Conductor: Carlos Spierer (2CDs).
Die Walkure by Wagner, MET 2009 – Brünnhilde, Iréne Theorin – Siegmund, Gary Lehman -Sieglinde, Waltraud Meier – Wotan, James Morris – Fricka, Yvonne Naef – Hunding, John Tomlinson. Conductor, James Levine (3CDs).
Il viaggio a Reims by Rossini, Milan 2009 – Corinna, Patrizia Ciofi -La machesa Melibea, Daniela Barcellona – La contessa di Folleville, Annick Massis – Madama Cortese, Carmela Remigio – Il cavalier Belfiore, Juan Francisco Gatell – Il conte di Libenskof, Dmitry Korchak. Ottavio Dantone, conductor (2CDs).
Das Rheingold by Wagner, MET 2009 – Wotan, James Morris – Fricka, Yvonne Naef – Alberich, Richard Paul Fink – Loge, Kim Begley – Erda, Jill Grove – Fasolt, Franz-Josef Selig – Fafner, John Tomlinson. James Levine, conductor (2CDs).
Cosi fan tutte by Mozart, Amsterdam 2009 – Fiordiligi – Virginia Tola, Dorabella – Marina Comparato, Guglielmo – Luca Pisaroni, Ferrando – Norman Shankle. Gérard Korsten, conductor (3CDs).
Il signor Bruschino by Rossini, Graz 2009 – David Park – Gaudenzio, Olga Peretyatko – Sofia, Vladimir Chernov – Bruschino, Vater, Matthias Paar – Bruschino, Sohn. Michi Gaigg, conductor (1CD).
Salome by R. Strauss, Lisbon 2009 – Salome: Nancy Gustafson – Herodes: Carlos Guilherme – Herodias: Graciela Araya – Jochanaan: Jason Howard. Julia Jones, conductor (2CDs).
Julietta by Martinu, London 2009 – Rosalind Plowright (soprano) – Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) – Jean Rigby mezzo (soprano) – Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano) – William Burden (tenor). Jiri Belohlavek, conductor (2CDs).
Werther by Massenet, Paris 2009 – Werther, poète: Rolando Villazón – Albert, jeune homme: Ludovic Tézier – Le Bailli: Alain Vernhes – Schmidt: Christian Jean – Johann: Christian Tréguier. Kent Nagano, conductor (2CDs).
Elisir d’amore by Donizetti, MET 2009 – Nemorino, Massimo Giordano – Adina, Angela Gheorghiu – Belcore, Franco Vassallo – Giannetta, Ying Huang – Dulcamara, Simone Alaimo. Maurizio Benin, conductor (2CDs).
Fra Diavolo by Auber, Paris 2009 – Kenneth Tarver : Fra Diavolo, chef de bande – Vincent Pavesi : Mathéo, aubergiste – Sumi Jo : Zerlina, sa fille – Marc Molomot : Lord Cockburn, touriste anglais – Doris Lamprecht : Lady Pamela, son épouse. Conductor: Jérémie Rhorer (2CDs).
Mazeppa by Tchaikovsky, Anverse 2009 – Mazeppa, Nikolai Putilin – Kochubej, Mikhail Kit – Liubov, Leandra Overmann – Maria, Tatiana Pavlovskaya – Andrej, Viktor Lutsiuk. Dmitri Jurowskij, conductor (3CDs).
La Rondine by Puccini, Leipzig 2009 – Elaine Alvarez, Magda – Tuomas Pursio, Rambaldo – Edgaras Montvidas, Ruggero – Susanna Andersson, Lisette. Leitung: Roger Epple (2CDs).
From the house of the Dead by Janacek, Hannover 2009 – Aljeja: Janos Ocsovai – Filka Morozov: Robert Künzli – Der große Sträfling: Vojtech Filip – Der junge Sträfling: Stefan Zenkl. Wolfgang Bozic, conductor (2CDs).
Iphigenie en Aulide by Gluck, Rome 2009 – Diane, Beatriz Diaz – Agamemnon, Alexey Tikhomirov – Clytemnestre, Ekaterina Gubanova – Iphigénie, Krassimira Stoyanova – Achille, Avi Klemberg – Patrocle, Mario Cassi. Riccardo Muti, conductor (2CDs).
Ruslan und Ludmila by Glinka, Bielefeld 2009 – Swetosar Monte Jaffe – Ludmila Victoria Granlund – Ruslan Michael Bachtadze – Ratmir Dshamilja Kaiser. Leo Siberski, conductor (2CDs).
Rusalka by Dvoràk, MET 2009 – Rusalka, Renée Fleming – Prince, Aleksandrs Antonenko – Princess, Christine Goerke – Jezibaba, Stephanie Blythe – Gnome, Kristinn Sigmundsson. Conductor, Jirí Belohlávek (3CDs).
Don Quixote by Massenet, San Diego February 14, 2009 – Don Quichotte, Ferruccio Furlanetto – Dulcinée, Denyce Graves – Sancho Panza, Eduardo Chama – Pedro, Laura Portune – Juan, Bryan Register – Garcias, Rebecca Skaar. Karen Keltner, conductor (2CDs).
Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, Staatsoper Wien, March 7, 2009 – Larina: Aura Twarowska – Tatjana: Tamar Iveri – Olga: Nadia Krasteva – Filipjewna: Margareta Hintermeier – Eugen Onegin: Simon Keenlyside – Lenski: Ramón Vargas. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa (2CDs).
Madama Butterfly by Puccini, MET March 7, 2009 – Cio-Cio-San, Patricia Racette – Pinkerton, Marcello Giordani – Suzuki, Maria Zifchak – Sharpless, Dwayne Croft – Goro, Greg Fedderly. Conductor, Patrick Summers (2CDs).
Aida by Verdi, Rome Opera Theater January 20, 2009 – Aida, Hui He – Amneris, Giovanna Casolla – Radames, Salvatore Licitra – Amonasro, Ambrogio Maestri – Ramfis, Carlo Colombara – Il Re, Carlo Striuli – Un messaggero, Angelo Casertano – Una sacerdotessa, Nicoletta Curiel. Daniel Oren, conductor (3CDs).
L’infedeltà delusa by Haydn, Köln January 17, 2009 – Vespina: Simone Kermes, Sandrina: Chen Reiss, Nencio: Jürgen Sacher, Filippo: Andreas Scheidegger, Nanni: Iván Paley. Conductor: Markus Poschner (2CDs).
Carmen by Bizet, Wiener Staatsoper February 28, 2009 – Carmen: Vesselina Kasarova – Don José: José Cura – Escamillo: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo – Micaela: Genia Kühmeier – Frasquita: Ileana Tonca – Mercédès: Sophie Marilley – Zuniga: Janusz Monarcha – Moralès: Marcus Pelz – Remendado: Benedikt Kobel – Dancairo: Clemens Unterreiner. Dirigent: Asher Fisch (3CDs).
I Puritani by Bellini, Muziektheater Amsterdam February 17, 2009 – Lord Gualtiero Valton: Daniel Borowski – Sir Giorgio: Riccardo Zanellato – Lord Arturo Talbo: John Osborn – Sir Riccardo Forth: Scott Hendricks – Sir Bruno Roberton: Gregorio Gonzalez – Enrichetta di Francia: Fredrika Brillembourg – Elvira: Mariola Cantarero. Dirigent: Giuliano Carella (3CDs).
Il Trovatore by Verdi, MET February 28, 2009 – Count di Luna, Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) – Leonora, Sondra Radvanovsky (soprano) – Azucena, Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano) – Manrico, Marcelo Alvarez (tenor) – Ferrando, Kwangchul Youn (bass) – Ines, Maria Zifchak (soprano) – Ruiz, Eduardo Valdes (tenor). Gianandrea Noseda, conductor (3CDs – includes all commentary).
Pagliacci by Leoncavallo, Firenze February 14, 2009 – Canio/Pagliaccio, Salvatore Licitra – Nedda/Colombina, Amarilli Nizza – Tonio/Taddeo,Silvio Zanon – Beppe/Arlecchino, Mark Milhofer – Silvio, Luca Salsi. Extras: Intermezzi from L’amico Fritz, Guglielmo Ratcliff, Cavalleria rusticana, Manon Lescaut. Conductor, Patrick Fournillier (2CDs).
Adriana Lecouvreur by Cilea, MET February 17, 2009 – Adriana Lecouvreur, Maria Guleghina – Maurizio, Plácido Domingo – Princess di Bouillon, Olga Borodina – Michonnet, Roberto Frontali – Bouillon, John Del Carlo – Abbé, Bernard Fitch – Jouvenot, Jennifer Black. Conductor, Marco Armiliato (2CDs).
Lucrezia Borgia by Donizetti, Bayerischen Staatsoper, February 24, 2009 – Don Alfonso – Franco Vassallo, Donna Lucrezia Borgia – Edita Gruberova, Gennaro – Pavol Breslik, Maffio Orsini – Alice Coote, Jeppo Liverotto – Bruno Ribeiro, Don Aposto Gazella – Christian Rieger, Ascanio Petrucci – Christopher Magiera. Bertrand de Billy, conductor (2CDs).
Roméo et Juliette by Gounod, Teatro La Fenice Venezia, February 19, 2009 – Juliette Nino Machaidze – Stéphano Ketevan Kemoklidze – Gertrude Anne Salvan – Roméo Eric Cutler – Tybalt Juan Francisco Gatell. Carlo Montanaro, conductor (2CDs).
Ariadne auf Naxos by R. Strauss, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, february 17, 2009 – La primadonna /Arianna, Oksana Dyka – Il compositore, Elena Belfiore – Il tenore /Bacco, Warren Mok – Zerbinetta, Elena Mosuc. Juanjo Mena, conductor (2CDs).
La Boheme by Puccini, English National Opera, February 4, 2009 – Mimì – Melody Moore, Rodolfo – Alfie Boe, Marcello – Roland Wood, Musetta – Hanan Alattar, Colline – Pauls Putnins, Schaunard – David Stout, Benoit – Simon Butteriss, Alcindoro – Richard Angas. Conductor, Miguel Harth-Bedoya (2CDs).
Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, MET February 14, 2009 – Eugene Onegin, Thomas Hampson – Tatiana, Karita Mattila – Lensky, Piotr Beczala – Olga, Ekaterina Semenchuk – Prince Gremin, James Morris – Larina, Wendy White. Juri Belohlávek (2CDs).
Fedra by Pizzetti, Montpellier Festival 2008 – Fedra, Hasmik Papian (soprano) – Teseo, her husband, Gustavo Porta (tenor) – Ippolito, his son, Chang-Han Lim (baritone) – Etra, Christine Knorren (contralto). Enrique Mazzola, conductor (3CDs).
L’incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, February 10, 2009 – Fortuna: Marisa Martins – Virtù: Judith van Wanroij – Venere: Marisa Martins – Amore: Olatz Saitua – Ottone: Jordi Domènech – Primo soldato: Guy De Mey – Secondo soldato: Francisco Vas – Poppea: Miah Persson – Nerone: Sarah Connolly – Arnalta: [...]
Beatrice et Benedict by Berlioz, Paris, Theatre du Chatelet, 7. Februar 2009 – Beatrice: Joyce DiDonato – Benedict: Charles Workman – Hero: Nathalie Manfrino – Ursule: Elodie Machain – Claudio: Jean-Francois Lapointe – Somarone: Jean-Philippe Lafont – Don Pedro: Nicolas Cavallie. Orchestre National de France. Colin Davis, conductor (2CDs).
Die Meistersinger by Wagner, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam February 7, 2009 – Hans Sachs – Robert Holl, basm, Veit Pogner – Ain Anger, bas, Kunz Vogelgesang – Marcel Reijans, tenor, Sixtus Beckmesser – Eike Wilm Schulte, bariton, Fritz Kothner – Werner van Mechelen, bas-bariton, Balthasar Zorn – Valentin Jar, tenor. Jaap van Zweden, dirigent (4CDs).
Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, February 3, 2009 – Lord Enrico Asthon , Alberto Gazale – Lucia, di lui sorella, Eglise Gutiérrez – Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood, Stefano Secco – Lord Arturo Bucklaw, Saverio Fiore – Raimondo Bidebent, Giovanni Battista Parodi – Alisa, Antonella Trevisan – Normanno, Enrico Cossutta. direttore, Stefano Ranzani [...]
Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach, Teatro Regio of Turin 2009 – Hoffmann, Arturo Chacon-Cruz – Olympia, Desiree Rancatore – Antonia, Raffaella Angeletti – Giulietta, Monica Bacelli – Niklausse, Nino Surguladze. Emmanuel Villaume, conductor (3CD).
Die tote Stadt by Korngold, Teatro la Fenice Venezia January 23, 2009 – Paul, Stefan Vinke – Marietta / L’apparizione di Marie, Solveig Kringelborn – Frank / Fritz, Stephan Genz – Brigitta, Christa Mayer – Juliette, Eleonore Marguerre – Lucienne, Julia Oesch – Gaston, Gino Potente – Victorin, Shi Yijie – Il conte Albert, Mathias [...]
Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck, MET January 24, 2009 – Orfeo, Stephanie Blythe – Euridice, Danielle de Niese – Amore, Heidi Grant Murphy. Conductor, James Levine (2CD).
L’Ercole amante by Cavalli, Amsterdam Muziktheater, January 24, 2009 – Ercole, Luca Pisaroni – Iole, Veronica Cangemi – Giunone, Anna Bonitatibus – Hillo, Jeremy Ovenden – Deianira, Anna Maria Panzarella – Liccio, Marlin Miller – Nettuno, Umberto Chiummo. Conductor, Ivor Bolton (3CD).
Koenigskinder by Humperdinck, Philharmonie Berlin, December 17, 2008 – Klaus Florian Vogt – Königsohn, Juliane Banse – Gänsemagd, Christian Gerhaher – Spielmann, Gabriele Schnaut – Hexe, Andreas Hörl – Holzhacker, Stephan Rügamer – Besenbinder, Wilfried Staufenbiel – Ratsältester. Conductor, Ingo Metzmacher (3CDs).
Peter Grimes by Britten, Naples 2009 Teatro San Carlo of Naples, January 25, 2009 – Peter Grimes, Brandon Jovanovich – Ellen Orford, Janice Watson – Captain Balstrode, Pavlo Hunka – la Zietta, Anne Marie Owens – primo nipote, Sophie Graf – secondo nipote, Gillian Ramm – Bob Boles, Ian Caley. Conductor, Jeffrey Tate (2CD).
Ercole sul Termodonte by Vivaldi, Wien Konzerthaus, January 25, 2009 – Ercole: Carlo Allemano, Antiope: Vivica Genaux, Hipólita: Roberta Invernizzi, Orizia: Emanuela Galli, Martesia: Stefanie Irányi, Alceste: Philippe Jaroussky, Teseo: Romina Basso, Telamone: Filippo Adami. Ensemble Europa Galante. Fabio Biondi, conductor (2CD).
Donna Fiorilla, Myrtó Papatanasiu – Don Geronio, Bruno De Simone – Don Narciso, Antonino Siragusa – Prosdocimo, Vincenzo Taormina – Zaida, Antonella Nappa – Albazar, Federico Lepre. Conductor, Jonathan Webb (3CD).
The Rake’s Progress by Stravinsky, Madrid, Teatro Real, January 15, 2009 – Anne Trulove: María Bayo – Tom Rakewell: Toby Spence – Nick Shadow: Johan Reuter -Mother Goose: Julianne Young -Baba la turca: Daniela Barcellona – Trulove: Darren Jeffery – Sellem: Eduardo Santamaría – El loquero: Josep Ribot. Christopher Hogwood, conductor (2CD).
La Boheme by Puccini, MET January 3, 2009 – Rodolfo, a poet, Ramon Vargas (tenor) – Mimi, a seamstress, Maija Kovalevska (soprano) – Marcello, a painter, Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone) – Schaunard, a musician, Tommi Hakala (baritone) – Colline, a philosopher, Oren Gradus (bass) – Musetta, a singer, Susanna Phillips (soprano). Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan [...]
I Puritani by Bellini, Teatro Comunale of Bologna, January 8, 2009 – Lord Gualtiero, Valton Ugo Guagliardo – Sir Giorgio Valton, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo – Lord Arturo Talbo, Juan Diego Florez – Sir Riccardo Forth, Gabriele Viviani – Sir Bruno Robertson, Gianluca Floris – Enrichetta di Francia, Nadia Pirazzini. Direttore Michele Mariotti (3CD).
La Rondine by Puccini, MET January 10, 2009 – Magda, Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) – Ruggero, Roberto Alagna (tenor) – Lisette, Lisette Oropesa (soprano) – Prunier, Marius Brenciu (tenor) – Rambaldo, Samuel Ramey (baritone). Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Marco Armiliato, conductor (2CD).
Die Walkure by Wagner, Royal Opera House of Stockholm, January 10, 2009 – Siegmund – Michael Weinius, Hunding – Lennart Forsun, Wotan – Terje Stensvold, Sieglinde – Emma Vetter, Brunnhilde – Rachel Tovey, Fricka – Martina Dike. Conductor, Leif Segerstam (3CD).
La Fanciulla del West, Royal Opera House September 2008 – Minnie, Eva-Maria Westbroek – Dick Johnson, Jose Cura – Jack Rance, Silvano Carroli – Nick, Bonaventura Bottone – Ashby, Eric Halfvarson – Jake Wallace, Vuyani Mline. Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Royal Opera House. Antonio Pappano, conductor (2CD).
Simon Boccanegra by Verdi, Gran Teatre del Liceu Bercelona December 30, 2008 – Amelia Boccanegra: Krassimira Stoyanova – Gabriele d’Adorno: Neil Shicoff – Simon Boccanegra Anthony Michaels-Moore – Jacopo Fiesco: Giacomo Prestia – Paolo Albiani: Marco Vratogna. Paolo Carignani, conductor (2CD).
La Belle Hélène by Offenbach, L’Opera de Lausanne 2008 – Hélène : Maryline Fallot – Pâris : Sébastien Droy – Ménélas : Rémy Corazza – Agamemnon : Jean-Marie Frémeau – Calchas : Patrick Rocca – Oreste : Max Emanuel Cencic. Christian Zacharias, conductor (2CD).
L’Italiana in Algeri by Rossini, Orchestra and Chorus of San Carlo Theatre September 27, 2008 – Mustafà, Bey d’Algeri: Simone Alberghini, Elvira, moglie di Mustafà: Jeannette Fischer, Zulma, schiava confidente d’Elvira: Barbara Di Castri, Haly, capitano de’ Corsari Algerini: Salvatore Grigoli, Lindoro, giovine Italiano, amante d’Isabella. Bruno Campanella, conductor (2CD).
Falstaff by Verdi, Vlaamse Opera, Antwerpen December 18, 2008 – Bruno Caproni – Falstaff, Werner Van Mechelen – Ford, Ana Ibarra – Alice, Angélique Noldus – Meg Page, Elzbieta Ardam – Mrs Quickly, Barbara Bargnesi – Nanetta, Jeroen de Vaal – Fenton. Koor en Orkest van de Vlaamse Opera. Enrique Mazzola, conductor (2CD).
Hansel und Gretel by Humperdinck, Covent Garden December 16, 2008 – Hansel, Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) – Gretel, Diana Damrau (soprano) – Gertrud, Elizabeth Connell (soprano) – Peter, Thomas Allen (baritone) – Witch, Anja Silja (soprano). Tiffin Boys’ Choir. Tiffin Children’s Chorus. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Colin Davis, conductor (2CD).
Thais by Massenet-Gallet, MET December 20, 2008 – Thaïs, Renée Fleming – Athanaël, Thomas Hampson – Nicias, Michael Schade – Palémon, Alain Vernhes – Crobyle, Alyson Cambridge – Myrtale, Ginger Costa-Jackson – Charmeuse, Leah Partridge – Albine, Maria Zifchak – Guard, Trevor Scheunemann. Conductor, Jesus López-Cobos (2CD).
The Maid of Pskov by Rimskij-Korsakov, Mariinsky Theatre 2008 – Tsar Ivan Vasilievich (“The Terrible”) – Alexei Tanovitski, Prince Yuri Ivanovich Tokmakov – Gennady Bezzubenkov, Boyar Nikita Matuta – Nikolai Gassiev, Mikhail Andreyevich Tucha – Mikhail Vishniak, Princess Olga Yurievna Tokmakova – Irina Mataeva. Conductor: Valery Gergiev (3CD).
Idomeneo by Mozart, Salle Pleyel Paris November 29, 2008 – Richard Croft: Idomeneo – Alexandrina Pendatchanska: Elettra – Bernarda Fink: Idamante – Sunhae Im: Ilia – Kenneth Tarver: Arbace – Nicolas Rivenq: Gran Sacerdote Luca Tittoto: La Voce. Rias Kammerchor. Freiburger Barockorchester. René Jacobs (3CD).
L’elisir d’amore by Donizetti, Firenze December 16, 2008 – Adina: Eva Mei – Nemorino: Francesco Meli – Belcore: Fabio Maria Capitanucci – Dulcamara: Bruno Praticò – Giannetta: Eleonora Contucci. Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Bruno Campanella, conductor (2CD).
La Damnation de Faust by Berlioz, MET November 29, 2008 – Faust, Marcello Giordani – Marguerite, Susan Graham – Méphistophélès, John Relyea – Brander, Patrick Carfizzi. Metropolitan Opera House. James Levine, conductor (2CD).
Queen of Spades by Tchaikovski, MET December 13, 2008 – Ben Heppner (tenor) : Gherman Maria Guleghina (soprano) : Lisa – Felicity Palmer (soprano) : The Countess – Mark Delavan (barytone) : Tomsky / Plutus – Vladimir Stoyanov (tenor) : Yeletsky – Alan Oke (tenor) : Chekalinsky – Paul Plishka (bass) : Surin. The Metropolitan [...]
Roméo et Juliette by Berlioz, Munchen November 7, 2008 – Olga Borodina, Mezzosopran – Pavol Breslik, Tenor – Ildar Abdrazakov, Bass. Symphonieorchesters und des Chors des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Conductor: Riccardo Muti (2CD).
Saint Francois d’Assise by Messiaen, Paris Salle Pleyel 31 October, 2008 – Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano) : L’Ange – Vincent Le Texier (bass-barytone) : Saint François – Hubert Delamboye (tenor) : Le Lepreux – Nicolas Courjal (barytone) : Frere Leon – Tom Randle (tenor) : Frere Massee – Olivier Dumait (tenor) : Frer Elie – [...]
Dornroschen (Sleeping Beauty) by Humperdinck, Prinzregententheater München December 14, 2008 – Brigitte Fassbaender, Rezitation (Dämonia, die böse Fee) – Christina Landshamer, Sopran (Rosa, Königin der Feen) – Kristiane Kaiser, Sopran (Röschen, Tochter von Ringold und Armgart) – Stephanie Hampl, Alt (Morphina, Fee des Schlafes) – Tobias Haaks, Tenor (Reinhold, Sohn des Königs der Strahleninseln). Münchner [...]
I Vespri siciliani by Verdi, Teatro Carlo Felice of Genova 2007 – Guido di Manforte, Franco Vassallo – Arrigo, Francisco Casanova – Giovanni da Procida, Orlin Anastassov – La Duchessa Elena, Sondra Radvanovsky. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova. Direttore, Renato Palumbo (3CD).
Turandot by Puccini, Teatro La Fenice of Venezia December 9, 2007 – Turandot, Giovanna Casolla – Calaf, Walter Fraccaro – Liù, Raffaella Angeletti – Timur, Federico Sacchi – L’imperatore Altoum, Enrico Cossutta. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia. Direttore, Yu Long (2CD).
Anna Bolena by Donizetti, Paris Theatre des Champs-Elysees 23 novembre 2008 – Ermonela Jaho : Anna Bolena – Marco Vinco : Enrico VIII – Sonia Ganassi : Giovanna Seymour – Dario Schmunck : Lord Riccardo Percy – Manuela Custer : Smeton – Shadi Torbey : Lord Rochefort – Stefano Ferrari : Signor Hervey. Choeur et [...]
Don Carlo by Verdi, Teatro alla Scala 7 Dicembre 2008 – Filippo II, Ferruccio Furlanetto – Don Carlo, Stuart Neill – Rodrigo, Dalibor Jenis – Il grande inquisitore, TBA – Elisabetta di Valois, Fiorenza Cedolins – La Principessa Eboli, Dolora Zajick. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano. Direttore, Daniele Gatti (4CD).
Otello by Verdi, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, 6 Dicembre 2008 – Otello, Aleksandrs Antonenko – Desdemona, Marina Poplavskaya – Jago, Giovanni Meoni – Lodovico, Giovanni Battista Parodi – Emilia, Barbara Di Castri – Cassio, Roberto Di Biasio. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Direttore, Riccardo Muti (2CD).
Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, MET December 6, 2008 – Stephen Gaertner : Tristan, Katarina Dalayman: Isolde, Michelle DeYoung: Brangaene, Kwangchul Youn : Koenig Marke, Gerd Grochowski: Kurwenal, Matthew Plenk : Seeman, Mark Schowalter: Ein Hirt, James Courtney : Steuermann. The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim (3CD).
Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, November 18, 2008 – Conde Almaviva : Ludovic Tézier – Condesa Almaviva : Emma Bell – Susanna : Ofelia Sala – Figaro : Kyle Ketelsen – Cherubino : Sophie Koch – Marcellina : Marie McLaughlin. Conductor: Antoni Ros Marbà (3CD).
Turandot by Puccini, Teatro San Carlo of Napoli, June 24, 2008 – Princess Turandot, Giovanna Casolla (soprano) – Timur, Marco Spotti (bass) – Calaf, Antonello Palombi (tenor) – Emperor Altoum, Aldo Bottion (tenor) – Liu, Norah Amsellem (soprano). San Carlo Theatre Chorus and orchestra. Pinchas Steinberg, Conductor (2CD).
La Boheme by Puccini, Teatro San Carlo Felice of Genova, November 22, 2008 – Mimì, Elaine Alvares – Musetta, Beatrix Diaz – Rodolfo, poeta, Massimiliano Pisapia – Marcello, pittore, Luca Salsi – Schaunard, musicista, José Fardilha – Colline, filosofo, Arutjun Kotchinian – Parpignol, Angelo Casertano. Orchestra and Coro del Teatro Carlo Felice of Genova. Conductor, [...]
Cosi fan tutte by Mozart, Paris Theatre des Champs-Elysees, November 22, 2008 – Veronica Cangemi (soprano) : Fiordiligi – Rinat Shaham (mezzo-soprano) : Dorabella – Paolo Fanale (tenor) : Ferrando Luca Pisaroni (bass barytone) : Guglielmo – Pietro Spagnoli (bass barytone) : Don Alfonso – Jael Azzaretti (soprano) : Despina. Choeur du Theatre des Champs-Elysees. [...]
Matilde di Shabran by Rossini, Royal Opera House, November 22, 2008 – Matilde di Shabran, Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano) – Corradino, Juan Diego Florez (tenor) – Ginardo, Carlo Lepore (bass) – Aliprando, Marco Vinco (bass) – Isidoro, Alfonso Antoniozzi (baritone) – Edoardo, Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano). Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Royal Opera Chorus. Carlo Rizzi, [...]
Siegfried by Wagner, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, November 20, 2008 – Siegfried, Leonid Zakhozhaev – Brünnhilde, Jennifer Wilson – Der Wanderer (Wotan), Juha Uusitalo – Erda, Catherine Wyn-Rogers – Mime, Ulrich Ress – Alberich, Franz-Josef Kapellmann – Fafner, Stephen Milling – Der Waldvogel, Chen Reiss. Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Conductor, Zubin Mehta (4CD).
Porgy And Bess by Gershwin, Lyric Opera fo Chicago November 18, 2008 – Porgy – Gordon Hawkins, Bess – Morenike Fadayomi, Crown – Lester Lynch, Serena – Jonita Lattimore, Clara – Laquita Mitchell, Maria – Marietta Simpson, Sportin’ Life – Jermaine Smith. John DeMain, conductor (3CD).
La Cenerentola by Rossini, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, January 8, 2008 – Don Ramiro: Juan Diego Flórez, Dandini: David Menéndez, Don Magnifico: Bruno De Simone, Tisbe: Itxaro Mentxaca, Clorinda: Cristina Obregón, Angelina: Joyce DiDonato, Alidoro: Joan Martín-Royo. Director Musical: Patrick Summers (2CD).
Der Vampyr by Marschner, Teatro Comunale di Bologna November 15, 2008 – Sir Humphrey Davenaut, Harry Peeters – Malwina Davenaut, Carmela Remigio – Edgar Aubry, John Osborn – Lord Ruthven, Detlef Roth – Sir Berkley, Roberto Tagliavini. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Conductor, Roberto Abbado (2CD).
Boris Godunov by Mussorgsky, ENO November 15, 2008 – Boris Godunov , Peter Rose (bass) – Prince Vasily Shuisky, John Graham-Hall (tenor) – Andrey Shchelkalov, David Stephenson (baritone) – Pimen, Brindley Sherratt (bass) – Grigory, later Dmitri the Pretender, Gregory Turay (tenor) – Innkeeper, Yvonne Howard (mezzo-soprano) – Varlaam, Jonathan Veira (bass-baritone). Orchestra and Chorus [...]
Elektra by Strauss, Stockholm Berwaldhallen, August 29, 2008 – Larisa Gogolevskaya, sopraan – Elektra / Elena Vitman, mezzosopraan – Clytaemnestra / Elena Nebera, sopraan – Chrysothemis / Vasily Gorshkov, tenor – Aegisthus / Eduard Tsanga, bas – Orestes / Pavel Shmulevich, bas – Orestes’ leraar. Leden van het Mikaeli Kamerkoor. Orkest van het Mariinski Theater. [...]
Madama Butterfly by Puccini, The Gaiety Theatre, South King Street 15 November 2008 – Cio-Cio San – Yunah Lee, Suzuki – Qiu Lin Zhang, Pinkerton – Keith Olsen, Sharpless – Marcel Vanaud, Goro – Roberto Covatta, Prince Yamadori – Brendan Collins, The Bonze – Eric Martin-Bonnet, Kate Pinkerton – Mary Flaherty. Conductor – Bruno Dal [...]
Wozzeck by Berg, Munchen November 10, 2008 – Wozzeck, Michael Volle – Tambourmajor, Jürgen Müller – Andres, Kevin Conners – Hauptmann, Wolfgang Schmidt. The Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor, Kent Nagano (2CD).
Lulu by Berg, Lyric Opera Chicago November 7, 2008 – Lulu, Marlis Petersen – Countess Geschwitz, Jill Grove – Dr. Schön / Jack the Ripper, Wolfgang Schöne – Alwa, William Burden – Painter, Scott Ramsay. Sir Andrew Davis , Conductor (3CD).
Romeo et Juliette by Gounod, Groot Omroepkoor Amsterdam November 8, 2008 – Roméo – Sébastien Guèze, tenor / Juliette – Nino Machaïdze, sopraan / Stéphano – Cora Burggraaf, mezzosopraan / Gertrude – Elizabeth Sikora, mezzosopraan / Tybalt – Joel Prieto, tenor; / Mercutio – Henk Neven, bariton. Radio Kamer Filharmonie. Conductor, Giuliano Carella (2CD).
Parsifal by Wagner, Parco della Musica in Roma January 23, 2008 – Parsifal, Simon O’Neill – Kundry, Evelyn Herlitzius – Amfortas, Detlef Roth – Titurel, Jaco Huijpen – Gurnemanz, Georg Zeppenfeld – Klingsor, Lucio Gallo. Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Conductor, Daniele Gatti (4CD).
Turandot by Puccini, Teatro La Fenice di Venezia December 9, 2007 – Turandot, Giovanna Casolla – Calaf, Walter Fraccaro – Liù, Raffaella Angeletti – Timur, Federico Sacchi – L’imperatore Altoum, Enrico Cossutta. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia. Conductor, Yu Long. Versione incompiuta. (2CD)
Un ballo in maschera by Verdi, New York January 5, 2008 – Amelia, Michèle Crider – Riccardo, Salvatore Licitra – Renato, Dmitri Hvorostovsky – Ulrica, Stephanie Blythe – Oscar, Ofelia Sala. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor, Gianandrea Noseda (3CD).
Macbeth by Verdi, New York, January 12, 2008 – Macbeth, Zeljko Lucic – Lady Macbeth, Maria Guleghina – Banquo, John Relyea – Macduff, Dimitri Pittas – Malcolm, Russell Thomas. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor, James Levine (2CD).
Maria Stuarda by Donizetti, Teato alla Scala Milano, January 15, 2008 – Elisabetta, Anna Caterina Antonacci – Maria Stuarda, Mariella Devia – Anna, Paola Gardina – Leicester , Francesco Meli – Talbot , Carlo Cigni – Cecil, Piero Terranova. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano. Conductor, Antonino Fogliani (2CD).
Tosca by Puccini, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma January 16, 2008 – Floria Tosca, Myrto Papatanasiu – Mario Cavaradossi, Giuseppe Gipali – Il barone Scarpia, Giorgio Surian – Cesare Angelotti, Alessandro Guerzoni. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell’Opera. Conductor, Gianluigi Gelmetti (2CD).
Il barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini, MET January 26, 2008 – Rosina: Elina Garanca – Almaviva: José Manuel Zapata – Figaro: Franco Vassallo – Bartolo: Bruno Praticò – Don Basilio: Peter Rose. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Frédéric Chaslin, conductor (2CD).
Lohengrin by Wagner, Groot Omroepkoor February 2, 2008 – Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor – Anne Schwanewilms, sopraan – Eike Wilm Schulte, bas – Marianne Cornetti, mezzosopraan – Ronnie Johansen, bas – Geert Smits, bariton – Stefan Heibach, tenor – Amand Hekkers, tenor. Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. Jaap van Zweden, dirigent (4CD).
Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova February 9, 2008 – la Marescialla, Solveig Kringelborn – il Barone Ochs, Günther Missenhardt – Octavian, Kristine Jepson – Faninal, Enrico Marrucci – Sophie, Patrizia Ciofi – Marianne Leitnezerin, Ornella Vecchierelli – Valzacchi, Oliver Ringelhan – Annina, Annette Jahns. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Carlo Felice [...]
La Traviata by Verdi, Covent Garden January 26, 2008 – Violetta Valery, Anna Netrebko (soprano) – Alfredo Germont, Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Flora Bervoix, Monika-Evelin Liiv (mezzo-soprano) – Marquis d’Obigny, Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone) – Baron Douphol, Eddie Wade (baritone) – Doctor Grenvil, Mark Beesley (bass). Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Maurizio Benini, conductor [...]
Salome by Strauss, BBC February 9, 2008 – Herod , Peter Bronder (tenor) – Herodias, Dagmar Peckova (mezzo-soprano) – Salome, Nicola Beller Carbone (soprano) – Jokanaan, Peteris Eglitis (bass-baritone) Narraboth, Jorg Durmuller (tenor). BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Gianandrea Noseda, conductor (2CD).
La Calisto by Cavalli, Covent Garden September 23, 2008 – Giove (Umberto Chiummo), Mercurio (Markus Werba), Calisto (Sally Matthews), Diana/Destinio/First Fury (Monica Bacelli), Endimione. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Ivan Bolton, Conductor (2CD).
Bluebeard’s Castle by Bartok, Severance Hall Cleveland February 16, 2008 – Michelle DeYoung – Judith, John Relyea – Bluebeard, Eörs Kisfaluda – Narrator. Cleveland Orchestra. Pierre Boulez, conductor (1CD).
Così fan tutte by Mozart, Wiener Staatsoper February 6, 2008 – Barbara Frittoli- Fiordiligi, Angelika Kirchschlager – Dorabella, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo – Guglielmo, Francesco Meli – Ferrando, Laura Tatulescu – Despina, Natale De Carolis – Don Alfonso. Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper. Conductor: Riccardo Muti (3CD).
Carmen by Bizet, MET February 23, 2008 – Carmen Olga Borodina (mezzosopraan), Don José Marcelo Álvarez (tenor), Escamillo Lucio Gallo (bas/bariton), Micaëla Krassimira Stoyanova (sopraan), Zuniga Jeffrey Wells (bas). Chor und Orchester der Metropolitan Opera. Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume (3CD).
Elektra by Strauss, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino February 24, 2008 – Klytämnestra, Agnes Baltsa – Elektra, Susan Bullock – Chrysothemis, Christine Goerke – Ägisth, Stanford Olsen – Orest, Matthias Goerne. Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Conductor, Seiji Ozawa (2CD).
Ciro in Babilonia by Rossini, Theatre des Champs-Elysees Paris, January 12, 2008 – Nora Gubisch (alt) : Ciro – Cyril Auvity (tenor) : Baldassare – Daniel Auchincloss (tenor) : Arbace – Elena de la Merced (soprano) : Amira – Sophie Daneman (soprano) : Argene. Choeur de Chambre de Namur. La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre [...]
Lucrezia Borgia by Donizetti, Barcelona February 26, 2008 – Don Alfonso, Duca di Ferrara – Ildebrando D’Arcangelo / Donna Lucrezia Borgia, Duchessa di Ferrara – Edita Gruberova / Gennaro, giovane soldato – Josep Bros / Maffio Orsini, nobile da Roma – Ewa Podlés. Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. Conductor: [...]
La Rondine by Puccini, La Fenice January 1, 2008 – Magda, Fiorenza Cedolins – Ruggero, Arturo Chacón-Cruz – Lisette, Sandra Pastrana – Prunier, Mark Milhofer – Rambaldo, Stefano Antonucci. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice. Conductor, Carlo Rizzi (2CD).
Otello by Verdi, MET March 1, 2008 – Otello, Johan Botha – Desdemona, Renée Fleming – Iago, Carlo Guelfi – Emilia, Wendy White – Cassio, Garrett Sorenson. Orchestra e Coro della Metropolitan Opera House. Conductor, Semyon Bychkov (2CD).
IL TABARRO by Puccini, Teatro Alla Scala March 6, 2008 – Michele, Juan Pons – Giorgetta, Paoletta – Marrocu Luigi, Miroslav Dvorsky – Il Tinca, Carlo Bosi – Il Talpa, Mario Luperi – La Frugola, Anna Maria Chiuri. SUOR ANGELICA by Puccini, Teatro Alla Scala March 6, 2008 – Suor Angelica, Barbara Frittoli – La [...]
Tosca by Puccini, Seattle March 1, 2008 – Floria Tosca: Lisa Daltrius, Mario Cavaradossi: Frank Poretta, Baron Scarpia: Greer Grimsley, Cesare Angelotti: Jason Grant, Spoletta: Steven Cole. Seattle Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej (2CD).
Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, MET March 22, 2008 – Tristan, Robert Dean Smith [Debut] – Isolde, Deborah Voigt – Kurwenal, Eike Wilm Schulte – Brangäne, Michelle DeYoung – King Marke, Matti Salminen – Melot, Stephen Gaertner. Chor und Orchester der Metropolitan Opera. Conductor: James Levine (3CD).