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Londres‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ from GlyndebourneVersion semi-scénique

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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Robin Ticciati; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Rachel Willis-Sørensen; David Butt Philip; Samantha Hankey

LondresSakari Oramo conducts Bray and Liszt

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bray, Liszt
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Leila Josefowicz; David Butt Philip; BBC Symphony Chorus

BarcelonaFidelio de BeethovenVersion de concert

© Javier Salas
Beethoven: Fidelio
Pablo Heras-Casado; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; Monteverdi Choir; David Butt Philip; Julia Kleiter

GlyndebourneAriadne auf NaxosNouvelle production

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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Robin Ticciati; Laurent Pelly; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; London Philharmonic Orchestra

BerlinLa VestaleNouvelle production

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Spontini: La Vestale
Carlo Rizzi; Lydia Steier; Staatsoper Berlin; Giuseppe Mentuccia; Étienne Pluss; Katharina Schlipf; Valerio Tiberi

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Beethoven: Fidelio
Cornelius Meister; Nikolaus Habjan; Wiener Staatsoper; Julius Semmelmann; Denise Heschl; Franz Tscheck; Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
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A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

David Butt Philip and Sir Antonio Pappano © LSO | Mark Allan
Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons. 

A rite of spring turned inward: Strauss’ Daphne at Seattle Opera

Heidi Stober © Sunny Martini

Presented without staging, Seattle Opera’s concert Daphne places Strauss’ extreme vocal demands and saturated orchestral writing in sharp relief, offering a high-risk encounter with a rarely heard late opera.

Fidelio-Neuinszenierung an der Wiener Staatsoper: Welser-Möst rockt

David Butt Philip (Florestan) und Malin Byström (Leonore) © Werner Kmetitsch
Musikalisch begeistert vor allem Franz Welser-Möst im Orchestergraben; Nikolaus Habjan bringt seine Puppen.

Bychkov’s Mahler 8 makes a heavenly finale for Prague Spring

Mahler 8 closes the Prague Spring festival © Pražské jaro | Václav Hodina
Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic and a sprawling supporting cast lead listeners up a stairway to heaven. 

Lise Davidsen thrills in Metropolitan Opera’s Fidelio revival

Lise Davidsen (Leonore) and David Butt Philip (Florestan) © Karen Almond
Exceptional singing enlivens a flawed production, which takes liberties with the tone and tenor of Beethoven's sole opera.

Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, more alive than ever in Boston

Andris Nelsons, Christine Goerke and David Butt Philip © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
The composer's magnum opus, unjustly neglected in English-speaking countries, receives magnificent treatment from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, anchored by David Butt Philip and Christine Goerke.
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VienneFidelio

David Butt Philip (Florestan) und Malin Byström (Leonore) © Werner Kmetitsch
Beethoven: Fidelio
Franz Welser-Möst; Nikolaus Habjan; Wiener Staatsoper; Julius Semmelmann; Denise Heschl; Franz Tscheck; Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
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David Butt Philip: “It is a funny business”

David Butt Philip © Andrew Staples
The British tenor reflects on his time as a Jette Parker Young Artist and the swerve in direction his career has taken since.