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| Composer | Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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ViennaDas Paradies und die Peri
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Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Petr Popelka; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien; Julia Kleiter; Marie Smolka; Wiebke Lehmkuhl
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Paradise Deferred: Shelley takes on Schumann’s Paradies und die Peri
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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.
Winging its way to heaven: Schumann's muse soars aloft at the Proms
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A Schumann premiere at the BBC Proms, revived with loving care by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO.
Das Paradies und die Peri: scintillating Schumann in Prague
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Daniel Harding made a memorable debut with the Czech Philharmonic, aided by a superb chorus and cast of singers.
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Boulogne-BillancourtLe Paradis et la Péri
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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
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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.