Friday, 28th January 2022

Contemporary British Operas from the Royal Opera

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George Benjamin: Written on Skin
Details: The universally acclaimed opera with text by Martin Crimp. Winner of Gramophone Award 2014.
Starring: Christopher Purves (Protector), Barbara Hannigan (Agnès), Bejun Mehta, etc
Label: Opus Arte (OA1125D) - 1 DVD

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George Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence (2018)
Details: His orchestral imagination is prodigious, and both as a composer and conductor he conjures up memorable soundscapes full of jittery tension...
Starring: Stéphane Degout (King), Barbara Hannigan (Isabel), Gyula Orendt (Gaveston/Stranger), Peter Hoare (Mortimer), Samuel Boden (Boy/Young King)
Label: Opus Arte (OA1221D) - 1 DVD

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Turnage: Anna Nicole [DVD] [2011]
Details: Anna Nicole is an English opera in 2 acts with music by Mark-Anthony Turnage.
Starring: Westbroek, Oke, Finley, Bickley
Label: Opus Arte (OA1054D) - 1 DVD

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Thomas Ades: The Tempest [DVD] (2013)
Details: The Tempest, with composer Thomas Ades conducting. 2013 Lyric DVD Award, 2014 Grammy award
Starring: Simon Keenlyside (Prospero), Audrey Luna (Ariel), Isabel Leonard (Miranda), Davies, Spence, etc
Label: DG (0734932) - 1 DVD

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Maw: Sophie’s Choice (2002)
Details: Angelika Kirchschlager’s mobile-featured Sophie wins our deepest sympathy. Rattle gets all the line and bite the work needs.
Starring: Angelika Kirchschlager (Sophie), Dale Duesing (Narrator), Rod Gilfry (Nathan), Gordon Gietz (Stingo), Adrian Clarke (Librarian), Frances McCafferty (Yetta Zimmerman), Stafford Dean (Zbigniew Bieganski), etc
Label: Opus Arte (OA1024D) - 2 DVDs

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Szymanowski: Krol Roger (2015)
Details: Kasper Holten’s memorable Royal Opera production of Szymanowski’s Krol Roger released on DVD.
Starring: Mariusz Kwiecien (King Roger II of Sicily), Georgia Jarman (Roxana), Saimir Pirgu (Shepherd), Kim Begley (Edrisi), Alan Ewing (Archbishop), Agnes Zwierko (Deaconess), etc
Label: Opus Arte (OA1161 D) - 1 DVD

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3 Contemporary British Operas Box-Set (2015)
Includes:
1. Minotaur - Birtwistle
2. Written on Skin - Benjamin:
3. Anna Nicole - Turnage
Label: Opus Arte (OA1189BD) - 4DVDs