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

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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.

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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: Brian Burrows (Tenor); Virginia Popova; Benjamin Luxon (Bass); Robert Lloyd (Bass); Annabel Hunt; Ian Caley (Tenor); Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano); Anne Howells (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: Anton De Ridder (Tenor); Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano); Curt Appelgren; Robert Allman; Elisabeth Gale (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Bernard Haitink
  • Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Period Time: Classical
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1805/1814
  • Studio/Live: Live

>Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth
  • Performers: Rae Woodland (Soprano); James Morris (Baritone); Kostas Paskalis (Bass); Keith Erwen (Tenor); Josephine Barstow (Soprano); 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: Nucci Condo (Mezzo Soprano); Max Cosotti (Tenor); Elisabeth Gale (Soprano); Bernard Dickerson (Tenor); John Fryatt (Tenor); Donald Gramm (Bass); Kay Griffel (Mezzo Soprano); Ugo Trama (Bass); Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Reni Penkova
  • Conductor: John Pritchard
  • Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1893
  • Studio/Live: Live

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