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Work: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri)

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ComposerSchumann, Robert (1810-1856)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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LondonDas Paradies und die Peri

© Gisela Schenker
Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Christiane Karg; Samantha Clarke; Beth Taylor; Robert Murray

MadridSinfónico 19: Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España

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Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri)
Orquesta Nacional de España; David Afkham; Coro Nacional de España; Christiane Karg; Erika Baikoff; Wiebke Lehmkuhl
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Paradise Deferred: Shelley takes on Schumann’s Paradies und die Peri

Nardus Williams and Alexander Shelley © Mark Stedman
Alexander Shelley tackles Schumann’s sprawling Das Paradies und die Peri with conviction, shaping real momentum and drama, even if balance issues and Thomas Moore’s cloying libretto sometimes distract.
***11
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Winging its way to heaven: Schumann's muse soars aloft at the Proms

Lucy Crowe, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
A Schumann premiere at the BBC Proms, revived with loving care by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO. 
****1
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Das Paradies und die Peri: scintillating Schumann in Prague

Christiane Karg, Daniel Harding and Andrew Staples © Petr Kadlec
Daniel Harding made a memorable debut with the Czech Philharmonic, aided by a superb chorus and cast of singers.
****1
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Boulogne-BillancourtLe Paradis et la Péri

Le Paradis et la Péri à La Seine Musicale © Julien Benhamou
Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri)
Laurence Equilbey; Daniela Kerck; Andrea Schmidt-Futterer; Insula orchestra; accentus; Astrid Steiner
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Gaining entry to Schumann’s Paradise and the Peri

Paradise and the Peri: conceptual illustration © Federico Buzzoni
Simon Rattle called Robert Schumann’s strange, Orientalist oratorio “the greatest masterpiece you’ve never heard of”. We discover this enigmatic piece ahead of Insula orchestra’s production at La Seine Musicale.