Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off
We're delighted to offer a more affordable way to begin or continue your opera journey, with up to 40% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray, until 14th August 2024.
Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off, Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano)
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Mozart: The Magic Flute Barry Banks (Tamino), Rebecca Evans (Pamina), Elizabeth Vidal (Queen of the Night), Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), John Tomlinson (Sarastro), Lesley Garrett (Papagena), John Graham-Hall (Monostatos)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Of all repertoire operas, none gains more than The Magic Flute from performance in the language of the audience. Musically, the performance is hard to fault. Articulation is light and buoyant,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2005, Editor's Choice
2 CDs
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride RecommendedSusan Gritton (Ma¡renka), Yvette Bonner (Esmeralda), Yvonne Howard (Ludmila), Diana Montague (Háta), Paul Charles Clarke (Jeník), Robin Leggate (Ringmaster), Timothy Robinson (Va¡sek), Neal Davies (Kru¡sina), Geoffrey Moses (Mícha), Peter Rose (Kecal) & Kit Hesketh-Harvey (Indian)
Philharmonia...
By almost any reckoning, this is the most popular of Czech operas, in the repertory of almost every opera house, so it is astonishing how few recordings have appeared in recent years; Košler's... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2023, English Choice
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Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel RecommendedRebecca Evans (Gretel), Jennifer Larmore (Hansel), Jane Henschel (The Witch), Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude), Robert Hayward (Peter), Sarah Tynan (Dew Fairy), Diana Montague (Sandman), Sarah Coppen (Cuckoo)
Philharmonia Orchestra & New London Children’s Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras
What distinguishes this version is primarily the vigorous and large-scale conducting of Sir Charles Mackerras. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2007, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 50th Awards (2007), Best Opera Recording
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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 Janice Watson (Fiordiligi), Diana Montague (Dorabella), Lesley Garrett (Despina), Toby Spence (Ferrando), Christopher Maltman (Guglielmo), Sir Thomas Allen (Don Alfonso); Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras
This is an account of Così which seems to put momentum first. The opening chord, more ferocious than one would expect, gives way to a rattling overture, and tension and pace never let up. — More…
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Britten: The Turn of the Screw Mark Padmore (Prologue/Quint), Lisa Milne (Governess), Catrin Wyn Davies (Miss Jessel), Diana Montague (Mrs Grose), Nicholas Kirby Johnson (Miles), Caroline Wise (Flora)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
Katie Mitchell directs very much in the BBC classic manner… Bly's grand but bleak interiors and iron-grey woodlands splendidly atmospheric. Hickox and his exceptional cast capture beautifully... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, DVD Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, DVD of the Month
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Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Ulisse), Graciela Araya (Penelope), Toby Spence (Telemaco), Jaco Huijpen (Antinoo), Christopher Gillett (Pisandro), Diana Montague (Minerva), Brian Asawa (Anfinomo)
Baroque Ensemble Orchestra, Glen Wilson, stage direction by Pierre Audi
a masterpiece of controlled timing and patience — More…
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Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Sung in English (translation by Jeremy Sams)
Christopher Purves (Figaro), Rebecca Evans (Susanna), Yvonne Kenny (Countess), William Dazeley (Count), Diana Montague (Cherubino)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
a useful, straightforward reading — More…
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier (highlights) Yvonne Kenny (Marschallin), Diana Montague (Octavian), Rosemary Joshua (Sophie), John Tomlinson (Baron Ochs), Andrew Shore (Faninal)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Peter Kay Children's Choir, David Parry
Parry paces the score most persuasively, and the orchestral sound is aptly sumptuous...Diana Montague is a winningly expressive Octavian, and Rosemary Joshua a sweet-toned Sophie. — More…
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Meyerbeer: Il crociato in Egitto Ian Platt (Aladino), Yvonne Kenny (Palmide), Diana Montague (Armando d'Orville), Della Jones (Felicia), Bruce Ford (Adriano di Monfort), Linda Kitchen (Alma), Ugo Benelli (Osmino)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
4 CDs
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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen Lillian Watson (Vixen Sharp-Ears), Thomas Allen (Forester), Nicholas Folwell (Harašta), Diana Montague (Fox), Robert Tear (Mosquito/Schoolmaster), Gillian Knight (Forester's Wife/Owl), Gwynne Howell (Priest/Badger); Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Simon Rattle
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