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Kaija Saariaho: L'Amour de loin

Libretto by Amin Maalouf

 

Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen

Stage & Movie Director: Peter Sellars

Gerald Finley, Dawn Upshaw, Monica Groop

Orchestra & Choir of the Finnish National Opera

Presentation of L’Amour de loin on Chester’s website

Livret en français/Libretto in english

on Amazon

Warner Classics/Erato DVD & Blu-ray

Kaija Saariaho: Only the Sound Remains

Libretto based on two Noh plays adapted by Ezra Pound

Conductor: André de Ridder

Stage & Movie Director: Peter Sellars

Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor & Davone Tines, baritone

Eija Kankaanranta, Kantele

Camilla Hoitenga, Flutes

Nora Kimball-Mentzos, Dancer

Choir  & musicians from Dutch National Opera

on Amazon

Ondine ODV 4004

Karita Mattila sings Duparc, Saariaho, Rachmaninov & Dvorak

Martin Katz, piano

Saariaho: Quatre instants

Royal Opera House/Opus Arte

Wayne Mc Gregor choreographies for the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden:

Chroma, Infra, Limen (music from Saariaho: Notes on Light )

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Barry Wordsworth, conductor, Anssi Karttunen, cello

Cyprès CD & Blu-ray CYP 2624

Works by Saariaho: (Nocturne, NoaNoa, Lonh) & Barrière (Crossing, Violance, Ekstasis)

with 6 films by Jean-Baptiste Barrière

Aliisa Neige Barrière, violin, Camilla Hoitenga, flutes, Raphaële Kennedy, soprano