Glyndebourne

Englebert Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel / Alice Coote, Lydia Teuscher, Irmgard Vilsmaier

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2012-06-26

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Conductors: Ticciati, Robin
Ensemble: Glyndebournes Opera

This recording of Hänsel und Gretel boasts a fine cast, with Alice Coote a seasoned Hänsel having also performed in the role at the Metropolitan...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (07/2010/08/2010)....continue...

Handel: Theodora / Lorraine Hunt; David Daniels, Dawn Upshaw, Richard Croft / Glyndebourne 1996

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2012-05-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Hinden, Jonathan; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Here for the first time on CD is Glyndebourne's acclaimed 1996 production of Handel's oratorio Theodora. Although Theodora is a story of a virtuous woman...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (05/1996/06/1996)....continue...

Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Bejun Mehta, Kate Royal, Iride Martinez, Matthew Rose

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2011-11-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten operas have an association with Glyndebourne that stems back to the 1940's. In 1946 Glyndebourne staged the premiere of The Rape of Lucretia with...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (07/2006/08/2006)....continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Evans, Ligabue, Rota, Dominguez / Glyndebourne (1960)

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2011-10-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Cuenod, Hugues; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Stefanoni, Marco
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording comes from Glyndebourne Festivals' 1960 season, conducted by Gui, in what was Geraint Evan's 3rd outing as Falstaff. Evans is joined by Bruscantini...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (06/1960)....continue...

Benjamin Britten: The Turn of the Screw

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2011-06-28

Britten's operas have an interesting history at Glyndebourne beginning with the premieres of The Rape of Lucretia(1946) and Albert Herring (1947). In 2007, fifty years...continue...

Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Caballe; Edelmann; Zylis-Gara; Mathis - Pritchard

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Conductors: Pritchard, John

"In short, the Glyndebourne miracle - produced by the intimacy of the house, sensitive casting, dedicated loving rehearsal, and brilliant direction in every department." -...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (05/30/1965)....continue...

Bellini: I Puritani

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2010-10-26

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio

"This bounty from the archive would be welcome at any time but never more so than at the present. Glyndebourne's production of I puritani in...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (06/05/1960)....continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Griffey, Tierney, Page, Gorton and Tillinig / Wigglesworth

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2010-10-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Dean, Stafford; Druiett, Michael; Griffey, Anthony Dean
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark

Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (2000-06-??&2000-07-??&2000-)....continue...

Dvorák: Rusalka / Belohlávek

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2010-08-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

"This is not just a souvenir of last year's Glyndebourne premiere, but a competitive recording in its own right, with a first-rate conductor and fine,...continue...
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Mozart: Idomeneo / Pritchard

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2010-04-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Pritchard, John
Conductors: Pritchard, John

Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (08/14/1964)....continue...

Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2010-01-26

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Conductors: Cillario, Carlo Felice

Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (06/1962)....continue...

Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / Denise Duval; Michel Roux

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2009-03-31

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Bredy, Rosine; Duval, Denise; Hoekman, Guus; Reynolds, Anna; Roux, Michel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Wilbrink, Hans
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

"Vittorio Gui does not bring a particularly Gallic sensibility to this performance of Pelleas et Melisande recorded at the 1963 Glyndebourne Festival, but he creates...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio Op. 72 / Elder, Kennedy, Milne, Sherratt, Kampe, et al

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2009-03-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Cleverton, Anthony; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Kampe, Anja; Kerl, Torsten; Milne, Lisa; Sherratt, Brindley; Vale, Nathan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor; Waddington, Henry
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

With 'Fidelio', Beethoven found the perfect vehicle to express his lifelong commitment to liberty. The work exposes the reality that at any moment in the...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492 / Varviso, Blankenburg, Freni, Bacquier, Royal PO & Chorus, et al

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2008-07-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Blankenburg, Heinz; Cava, Carlo; Cuénod, Hugues; Davies, Derick; Freni, Mirella; Gencer, Leyla; Kentish, John; Mathis, Edith; Peters, Johanna; Zeri, Maria Luisa
Conductors: Varviso, Silvio
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery Op. 86 / Jurowski, Voynarovskiy, Breus, Petrova, London PO, et al

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2008-07-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery ("The Duenna"), opera, Op. 86
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Baransky, Pavel; Breus, Andrey; Durseneva, Alexandra; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Hoare, Peter [; Mikhailov, Maxim; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Ormshaw, Claire; Petrova, Lyubov; Surgul...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir

"This recording is taken from a 2006 Glyndebourne production directed by Daniel Slater and Robert Innes Hopkins that must have been a blast, based on...continue...