5 Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 / Fidelio, Macbeth, Falstaff, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse [5 DVD]

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Album Summary

Performers

• Ugo Trama (Bass)
• Reni Penkova
• Benjamin Luxon (Baritone)
• Kay Griffel (Mezzo Soprano)
• Donald Gramm (Bass)
• John Fryatt (Tenor)
• Bernard Dickerson (Tenor)
• Nucci Condo (Mezzo Soprano)
• Samuel Ramey (Baritone)
• Richard Van Allan (Baritone)
• Felicity Lott (Soprano)
• Leo Goeke (Tenor)
• Rosalind Elias (Mezzo Soprano)
• Virginia Popova
• Benjamin Luxon (Bass)
• Robert Lloyd (Bass)
• Annabel Hunt
• Anne Howells (Mezzo Soprano)
• Ian Caley (Tenor)
• Brian Burrows (Tenor)
• Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano)
• Elisabeth Gale (Soprano)
• Curt Appelgren
• Robert Allman
• Anton De Ridder (Tenor)
• Josephine Barstow (Soprano)
• Rae Woodland (Soprano)
• Kostas Paskalis (Bass)
• James Morris (Baritone)
• Keith Erwen (Tenor)
• Max Cosotti (Tenor)
• Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)

Conductors

• Haitink, Bernard
• Leppard, Raymond
• Pritchard, John

Ensemble

• London Philharmonic Orchestra

Composers

• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Notes & Reviews:

Glyndebourne Diamonds is a choice of five highly acclaimed opera productions from the famous Glyndebourne Festival. Everything about these specially selected productions is unique, with a particularly exclusive touch: the casts, the stage directors, the conductors and the atmosphere of Glyndebourne itself. All of these productions are jewels of the classical opera tradition. Now all of these true diamonds of opera history are collected and available in this box set.

Notes & Reviews:

Run Time: 681 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA

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Works Details

Monteverdi, Claudio : Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

• Performers: Virginia Popova; Benjamin Luxon (Bass); Robert Lloyd (Bass); Annabel Hunt; Anne Howells (Mezzo Soprano); Ian Caley (Tenor); Brian Burrows (Tenor); Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Raymond Leppard
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1640
• Studio/Live: Live

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72

• Performers: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano); Elisabeth Gale (Soprano); Curt Appelgren; Robert Allman; Anton De Ridder (Tenor)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1805/1814
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth

• Performers: Josephine Barstow (Soprano); Rae Woodland (Soprano); Kostas Paskalis (Bass); James Morris (Baritone); Keith Erwen (Tenor); Ian Caley (Tenor)
• Conductor: John Pritchard
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1847/1865
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Falstaff

• Performers: Ugo Trama (Bass); Reni Penkova; Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Kay Griffel (Mezzo Soprano); Donald Gramm (Bass); Elisabeth Gale (Soprano); John Fryatt (Tenor); Bernard Dickerson (Tenor); Max Cosotti (Tenor); Nucci Condo (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: John Pritchard
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893
• Studio/Live: Live

Stravinsky, Igor : Rake's Progress

• Performers: Samuel Ramey (Baritone); Richard Van Allan (Baritone); Felicity Lott (Soprano); Leo Goeke (Tenor); Rosalind Elias (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1948-1951
• Studio/Live: Live