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Sinking into Parsifal: Jonas Kaufmann

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Mark Pullinger

Interview: Jonas Kaufmann Another month, another Gramophone cover story! (still pinching myself…) “As you can imagine, it was far from normal!” Jonas Kaufmann is no stranger to the role of Parsifal, but the tenor can have had few stranger experiences … Continue reading →

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Heart’s desire: a gallery of new roles from Aleksandra Kurzak

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Desire: Aleksandra Kurzak Morphing Chamber Orchestra, Vienna/ Frédéric Chaslin (Sony) The last operatic performance I saw before lockdown was La traviata at Covent Garden, the first time Aleksandra Kurzak sang Violetta in Richard Eyre’s celebrated London production. And, as it … Continue reading →

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Sonya Yoncheva: A ravishing portrait of Paris

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Sonya Yoncheva: Paris, mon amour (Sony) “A last minute sensation!” screamed The New York Times about Sonya Yoncheva, stepping in at short notice as Mimì in The Metropolitan Opera’s La bohème last autumn. “She is the real deal.” London and … Continue reading →

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New wine in old vodka bottles? Così fan tutte from Perm

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Così fan tutte (Sony) This is the second issue in the Mozart/ Da Ponte opera cycle from Perm, home to Europe’s easternmost opera house, and once again, Sony gives it the red carpet treatment.  A hardback case, with glossy cobalt jacket, … Continue reading →

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