MICHAEL HOFSTETTER Michael Hofstetter began his career as a conductor in Wiesbaden and as general music director in Giessen. He was professor at the University of Mainz and from 2005 principal conductor of the Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele, the profile of which he brought to wider notice through recordings, including works by Salieri, Gluck and Hasse. He has undertaken engagements at the Salzburg Festival, the Handel Festival at Karlsruhe, and at the Munich, Berlin, Stuttgart and Hamburg State Operas, Welsh National Opera and Houston Grand Opera. His recordings have appeared on Orfeo, Oehms Classics, Sony and Deutsche Grammophon. His 2011 performance of Hasse’s Didone abbandonata won him the title Conductor of the Year from Opernwelt.
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CIMAROSA, D.: Orazi ed i Curiazi (Gli) [Opera] (Mock, Karasiak, Blaise, Bonitatibus, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele Orchestra, Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC910 |
Opera
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GLUCK, W.: Ezio (Complete) |
Oehms Classics OC918 |
Opera
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HANDEL, G.F.: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 1, 6, 10, 12 / Concerto Grosso, "Alexander's Feast" (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Hofstetter) |
Orfeo C831151A |
Concerto
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HANDEL, G.F.: Giulio Cesare (Liceu, 2004) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 107279 |
Opera DVD
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HANDEL, G.F.: Giulio Cesare (Liceu, 2004) (NTSC) |
TDKDVD DVWW-OPGCES |
Opera DVD
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HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah (Barock Vokal Mainz, Neumeyer Consort, Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC884 |
Vocal Ensemble
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HASSE, J.A.: Didone abbandonata (excerpts) / La gelosia (excerpts) / Or la nube procellosa from Artaserse (Reloaded) (Barna-Sabadus) |
Oehms Classics OC830 |
Opera, Vocal, Opera
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HASSE, J.A.: Didone abbandonata [Opera] (Holzhauser, Ferri-Benedetti, Barna-Sabadus, Hinterdobler, Celeng, Burkhart, Hofkapelle Munchen, Hofstetter) |
Naxos 8.660323-25 |
Opera
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HASSE, J.A.: Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena (Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC950 |
Choral - Sacred
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MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Sinfonias (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, M. Hofstetter) |
Orfeo C763093D |
Orchestral
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MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Violin and Piano Music (Sitkovetsky, Varsi, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Hofstetter) |
Orfeo C761092A |
Concerto
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MOZART, W.A.: Opera Arias (Castrato Arias) (Sabadus, Recreation - Graz Grosses Orchester, Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC1814 |
Opera
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PERGOLESI, G.B.: Stabat Mater (excerpts) / Laudate pueri (Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC831 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Cello Concerto No. 1 / LALO, E.: Cello Concerto / MARTIN, F.: Ballade (Wen-Sinn Yang, Giessen State Theatre Philharmonic, Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC1838 |
Concerto, Orchestral
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SALIERI: Danaides (Les) |
Oehms Classics OC909 |
Opera
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VERDI, G.: Oberto [Opera] (A. Gans, Lombardi Mazzulli, Custer, Reinhardt, Intxausti, Giessen State Theatre, Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC959 |
Opera
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VERDI, G.: Trovatore (Il) (Kermes, Lippert, Turk, Naef, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele Chorus and Orchestra, Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC951 |
Opera
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Vocal Recital: Iranyi, Stefanie - HASSE, J.A. / HAYDN, J. / HANDEL, G.F. (Lamenti) |
Oehms Classics OC811 |
Vocal |
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