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Elgar: Elgar's Enigma Variations
Various Artists
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis
"Sir Andrew Davis's fine performance of the Enigma Variations...was recorded in the atmospheric surroundings of Worcester Cathedral, where Elgar said everyone should hear his music." (The Penguin Guide)
"Andrew Davis presents the documentary in an engaging style...there's a lot of information presented in an unassuming way..." (BBC Music Magazine ★★★)

Bellini: Norma
Dutch National Opera
Hasmik Papian; Hugh Smith; Irini Tsirakidis; Giorgio Giuseppini; Anna Steiger; Carlo Bosi
"Norma. Diva. Callas. Three keywords that are at the core of Joosten’s staging...The story starts as an opera in an opera, but gradually the boundaries between theatre and reality become more and more ambivalent… great class!" (Trouw)
"Conductor Julian Reynolds...extensively studied Bellini’s score in manuscript and introduces lots of surprising details." (De Telegraaf)

Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Various Artists
Mark Padmore; Lisa Milne; Catrin Wyn Davies; Diana Montague; Nicholas Kirkby Johnson; Caroline Wise
"Mark Padmore is among the best of Quints, vocally and histrionically. Catryn Wyn-Davies is a properly wild and scary Miss Jessel. All in all, this is the version to have." (Gramophone)

Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne - Arias & Duets
Glyndebourne
Bryn Terfel; Cecilia Bartoli; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Myung-Whun Chung
"... pinpoint vocal interplay and assured comic acting ... a formidable display of coloratura technique and laser-sharp intonation." (The Guardian)
"... the two well-matched singers get exactly right the tricky question of just how much ‘acting’ to do in concert performance ... unflawed and un-ostentatious professionalism [from the orchestra]." (Gramophone)

Lesley Garrett Live at Christmas
Various Artists
Lesley Garrett; José Cura; Guy Barker; Sibongile Khumalo; Northern Spirit Singers; Northern Sinfonia Orchestra

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
The Royal Opera House
Simon Keenlyside; Dorothea Röschmann; Will Hartmann; Diana Damrau; Franz-Josef Selig; Ailish Tynan
"This production’s slow journey from darkness into the light…works well on the small screen..." (Classic fM)
"...Simon Keenlyside...a triumph as quite the most engaging Papageno I have ever encountered ... With an exceptional Queen of the Night, Diana Damrau, this is an evening no Mozart lover should miss..." (The Mail on Sunday)

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Patricia Barker; Paul Gibson; Seth Belliston; Lisa Apple; Julie Tobiason; Ross Yearsley
"It is a fine company with an enviable reputation and some altogether excellent principal dancers...The fairy scenes are imaginatively handled and staged." (The Penguin Guide)
"Skirting the stage with razor sharp jetés, Seth Belliston (as Puck)
made a terrific impact." (The Stage)
"... lavish ... full of colour and brilliant images..." (Morning Star (USA)
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Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito
Opéra national de Paris
Susan Graham; Hannah Esther Minutillo; Catherine Naglestad; Ekaterina Siurina; Roland Bracht; Christoph Prégardien
"An evening of overwhelming beauty." (Le Monde )
"Everybody was taken by the warmth and the emotion in Susan Graham’s voice as well as her breathtaking acting." (Le Figaro)

Rameau: Zoroastre
Drottningholm Theatre
Anders J. Dahlin; Sine Bundgaard; Anna Maria Panzarella; Ditte Andersen; Evgueniy Alexiev; Gerard Théruel
"After so many opera productions updated to modern dress, it is refreshing to have a thoroughly traditional production, set in the beautifully restored Drottingholm Court Theatre... A first-class set in every way." (The Penguin Guide)
"…an extraordinary opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau … one felt oneself trapped in a beam of harmonious vibrations." (Le Monde)

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Bayreuth Festival
Robert Dean Smith; Iréne Theorin; Robert Holl; Jukka Rasilainen; Ralf Lukas; Michelle Breedt
"Peter Schneider conducted with real feeling for the score and the prelude to the first act stole upon the ear with the magic of Bayreuth’s amazing acoustics." (The Stage)
"Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner’s long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do." (The Financial Times)

Ballet for Children
The Royal Opera House
Miyako Yoshida; Steven McRae; Victoria Hewitt; Ricardo Cervera; Lauren Cuthbertson; Sergei Polunin
"One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike." (Sunday Express - The Nutcracker)
"What a treat this is...Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography is very imaginative and fitting for every character." (Musicweb International - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

Adam Walker - Vocalise
Various Artists
Adam Walker; James Baillieu
"... the programme could not be more enticing." (Gramophone)
"Flautist Adam Walker is a stunning talent ... he plays with the artistry of a performer of maturer years." (The Guardian)
"Both performers delivered an intelligently programmed recital with considerable style and flair, beginning with a substantial work by Schubert." (Classical Source)