Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Glyndebourne)
Gerald Finley (Hans Sachs); Marco Jentzsch (Walther von Stolzing); Johannes Martin Kränzle (Sixtus Beckmesser); Anna Gabler (Eva); Alastair Miles (Veit Pogner); Topi Lehtipuu (David);
"McVicar has put on a great show with style, intelligence and insight." (The Daily Telegraph)
Wagner: The Wagner Edition (De Nederlandse Opera; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Glyndebourne Fest
"...must give utmost praise to conductor Hartmut Haenchen, who offers a whip-smart account of the score..." (International Record Review - Der Fliegende Holländer)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Glyndebourne)
Nina Stemme (Isolde); Robert Gambill (Tristan); Katarina Karnéus (Brangäne); Bo Skovhus (Kurwenal); René Pape (King Marke); Stephen Gadd (Melot);
"I dont think that I have ever witnessed a more perfect realisation of a Wagner opera than this superb Tristanund Isolde...[Ji?í B?lohlávek] is scrupulous with the score, and takes his time over it: the pauses and silences are immense and there is no factitious attempt to whip up excitement by speeding...a great and unforgettableoccasion." (The Daily Telegraph)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Glyndebourne)
Nina Stemme (Isolde); Robert Gambill (Tristan); Katarina Karnéus (Brangäne); Bo Skovhus (Kurwenal); René Papa (King Marke); Stephen Gadd (Melot);
"I dont think that I have ever witnessed a more perfectrealisation of a Wagner opera than this superb Tristanund Isolde...[Ji?í B?lohlávek] is scrupulous with the score, and takes his time over it: the pauses and silences are immense and there is no factitious attempt to whip up excitement by speeding...a great and unforgettableoccasion." (The Daily Telegraph)