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Opera in English - J. Baker sings Scenes from Julius Caesar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Booth-Jones, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Davies, Noel; James, David; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"This is an intense, compelling, moving hero who sings with style, beauty, and musicianship of a high order. If you prefer highlights to complete sets,...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 9 / Andrew Shore

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-07-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Banks, Barry; Dawson, Lynne; Holland, Ashley; Howard, Jason; Jones, Della; Kilpatrick, Charles; Plazas, Mary; Shore, Andrew
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: ; English National Opera Orchestra

Opera in English - Verdi: Falstaff / Daniel, Gritton, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-05-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Coote, Alice; Gritton, Susan; Holland, Ashley; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; Shore, Andrew
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"The success of a performance of 'Falstaff' depends on the singer of the title role. Fortunately, Andrew Shore is completely convincing asthe fat knight, his...continue...

Opera in English - Baroque Celebration

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-03-26

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Don Quixote, Z 578; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Rinaldo
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Parry, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English National Opera Orchestra

Opera in English - Janet Baker sings scenes from Mary Stuart

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-01-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostock, Angela; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Plowright, Rosalind; Rendall, David; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra

"This was the role which suited her vocal timbre and personality admirably, and that warm unique voice was in superb condition. How fortunate we are...continue...

Opera in English - Wagner: Twilight of the Gods / Goodall

5 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Collins, Anne; Curphey, Margaret; Evans, Anne; Hammond-Stroud, Derek; Haugland, Aage; Hunter, Rita; Knight, Gillian; Masterson, Valerie; Pring, Katherine; Remedios, Alberto; Squires, Shilagh; Welsby,...
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"The merits of Goodall's 'Ring' have been well rehearsed. Nowhere is his grasp of the musical architecture surer than in the vast spans of '...continue...

Opera in English - Wagner: The Ring Cycle / Goodall, et al

16 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Attfield, Helen; Bailey, Norman; Belcourt, Emile; Clarke, Katie; Collins, Anne; Connell, Elizabeth; Conoley, Anne; Curphey, Margaret; Dempsey, Gregory; Evans, Anne; Ferguson, Robert; Grant, Clifford;...
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: English National Opera Movement Group; English National Opera Orchestra; Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

The Nibelung's Ring can be enjoyed on many levels: as a fairy story, political allegory or philosophical tract, for example. In essence, it deals with...continue...

Opera in English - Wagner: The Valkyrie / Goodall, et al

4 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-11-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Attfield, Helen; Bailey, Norman; Clarke, Katie; Connell, Elizabeth; Conoley, Anne; Curphey, Margaret; Evans, Anne; Grant, Clifford; Howard, Ann; Hunter, Rita; Remedios, Alberto; Squires, Shilagh; Wal...
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"...Goodall's conducting [was] weighty, sonorous, slow-moving but surely paced and deeply supportive of the voices. And what a cast he had, led by Remedios's ardent...continue...

Opera in English - Donizetti: Mary Stuart / Mackerras, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostock, Angela; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Plowright, Rosalind; Rendall, David; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"A smashingly good show. Baker and Plowright are not names that come to mind when many people think of 19th C. bel canto scores, yet...continue...

Opera in English - Handel: Julius Caesar / Mackerras, et al

4 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Booth-Jones, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Davies, Noel; James, David; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"Seemingly stuffy 'opera seria' format was no hindrance to Handel in creating works rich in human drama and musical invention...A highly intelligent, singable English translation...continue...