Stuart Skelton reviews
Verklärte Nacht
Christine Rice (soprano), et al; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Britten - Peter Grimes
Stuart Skelton (tenor), Erin Wall (soprano), et al; Bergen Philharmonic/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Wagner: Die Walküre (ROH/Pappano)
Nina Stemme, John Lundgren, et al; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano (Opus Arte / DVD)
An iconic staging of Wagner’s Die Walküre
The cast in this 2018 staging would have been the envy of every world class opera company. The result is just short of perfection
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
WASO Chorus; St George’s Cathedral Consort; West Australian Symphony Orchestra/Asher Fisch, et al (ABC Classic)