Beethoven, Ludwig van > Fidelio

Deutsche Oper Berlin: 100 Years, 1912-2012 / Live recordings from the 1960s, treasures in black & white / Ludwig, Tebaldi, Grummer, Fischer-Dieskau et al. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Don Carlos; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Dooley, James; Dooley, William; Ferr, Mario; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Grobe, Donald; Grummer, Elisabeth; Johnson, Patricia; King, James; Koth, Erika; Lo...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Patané, Giuseppe; Rother, Artur; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

For its 100th anniversary the Deutsche Oper Berlin presents a special edition of live recordings. This special edition box contains the live recordings from the...continue...
Run Time: 729 min.
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Sound Format(s): PCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian
Country of Orig...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Rother, Ludwig, King, Berry, Greindl [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dooley, William; Greindl, Josef; King, James; Ludwig, Christa; Otto, Lisa
Conductors: Rother, Arthur
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

it was Beethoven's Fidelio that featured at the opening of the Deutsches Opernhaus in 1912 - and it was also chosen for the anniversary concert...continue...
Run Time: 124 min.
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Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean...continue...

Herbert von Karajan / The Beethoven Collection [13 CDs]

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Cole, Vinson; Cuberli, Lella; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Janowitz, Gundula; Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Spierer, Leon; Van Dam, Jose; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

A legend in his lifetime for his interpretations of Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan recorded a large swathe of the composer’s oeuvre. On this specially priced...continue...

Magic Moments of Opera / Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss [11 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, ...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Beczala, Piotr; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gambill, Robert; Garanca, Elina; Kaufmann, Jonas; Marton, Eva; Nylund, C...
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Fischer, Iván; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Maazel, Lorin; Jordan, Philippe; Campanella, Bruno; Oren, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Orchestra

For the first time, gathered together in one box set are all of your favorite operas. Feel the love and passion; wrath and wit; revenge...continue...
Run Time: 1500 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish + Italian (except Aida) + Dutch (Aida only)
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Abbado, Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann

2 CD / Decca / 2011-08-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The central tenor role of Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio is knows as one of the most demanding and difficult in all opera. For his first...continue...
Recording information: KKL, Lucerne, Switzerland (08/12/2010/08/15/2010)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Caldwell, Vickers, Kubiak, et al

2 CD / Video Artists International / 2011-06-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Evans, Joseph; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gramm, Donald; Kubiak, Teresa; Morgan, Mac; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Caldwell, Sarah
Ensemble: Opera Company of Boston

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm, MET 1960

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Recording information: The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY (02/13/1960)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio (1805 Version) / De Billy

2 CD / Oehms / 2010-11-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

"All of the soloists are well above average in quality. Conductor Bertrand de Billy gives a flawless performance that is well recorded...The notes are good....continue...
Recording information: Theater an der Wien (08/2005)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-10-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Recording information: Wiener Staatsoper (11/05/1955)....continue...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Beethoven: Fidelio / Dohnányi, Schnaut, Protschka

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von

This 1991 recording was produced by Christopher Raeburn. "This is a tough, unvarnished reading... Dohnanyi has certainly observed anew everything there is in the score......continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus, Vienna (1991)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'Translucence, transparency - warmth' are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven's only opera, and all are...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
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Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1023D. 'Translucence, transparency...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio; Massenet / Melik-Pashayev, et al

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Ivanov, Alexei; Lemeshev, Sergei; Masliennikova, Irina; Nechipailo, Viktor; Nelepp, Georgei; Schhegolkov, Nikolai; Tchevin, Pawel; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Melik-Pashaev, Alexander; Khaikin, Boris

Beethoven: Fidelio

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2010-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

In the evening of December 2nd of the year 1960, Herbert Von Karajan presented an unforgettable interpretation of Beethoven's Fidelio to the audience of Teatro...continue...
Recording information: Milano (12/20/1960)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Otto Klemperer, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Unspecified: [Fidelio] Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto

"The cast of this 1962 recording of Beethoven's Fidelio is yet to be improved upon. It would be hard to imagine a more heartrending Leonore...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (02/06/1962-02/19/1962); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (02/06/1962-02/19/1962); Kingsway Hall, London (03/07/1962); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (03...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-11-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Recording information: Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig (1980-01-07_1980-01-23&1981-)....continue...

Beethoven: Essental Beethoven / Barenboim, Juilliard String Quartet, Maazel [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Quartet for...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Denoke, Angela; Fritz, Burkhard; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; ; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Juilliard String Quartet; Staatskapelle Berlin; Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra; West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Overture, symphony, concerto, chamber music, opera: this unique set of DVDs offers a representative overview of the works of one of the greatest of all...continue...
Run Time: 437 min.
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Subtitles: English, Germa...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio (Felsenstein Ed) / Lehmann, Gross, Pöll, Vienna Symphony[2 DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berger, Fritz; Holm, Richard; Laszlo, Magda; Poll, Alfred; Rehfuss, Heinz; Schoner, Sonja; Wieter, Georg
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

When Walter Felsenstein is offered to shoot at adaptation of the story about Fidelio / Leonore in the early fifties, he accepts. Together with Hanns...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Dohnanyi/Royal Opera, Benackova, Protschka [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-07-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Archer, Neill; Atkinson, Lynton; Beesley, Mark; Benackova, Gabriela; Ischammer, Hans; Lloyd, Robert; McLaughlin, Marie; Pederson, Monte; Protschka, Josef
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"Those in search of a thoroughly teutonic Fidelio should speed to Covent Garden. The new production, comes via the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels....continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Spanis...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Birgit Nilsson; Lorin Maazel

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-06-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Grobe, Donald; Krause, Tom; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (03/1964)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Mehta/Orch. da la Generalitat Valenciana, Stabell, Seiffert, Meier, Trost [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-03-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Meier, Waltraud; Raimondi, Ildiko; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Stabell, Carsten; Trost, Rainer; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Valencia Regional Government Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra

Thunderous applause and loud cries of "bravo" greeted the premiere of Beethoven's 'Fidelio' at the inaugural performance of the first opera season in Valencia's new...continue...
Run Time: 148 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio Op. 72 / Elder, Kennedy, Milne, Sherratt, Kampe, et al

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2009-03-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Cleverton, Anthony; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Kampe, Anja; Kerl, Torsten; Milne, Lisa; Sherratt, Brindley; Vale, Nathan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor; Waddington, Henry
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

With 'Fidelio', Beethoven found the perfect vehicle to express his lifelong commitment to liberty. The work exposes the reality that at any moment in the...continue...

Walter Felsenstein Edition: 7 Operas, Extensive Interviews & Documentaries [11 DVD]

12 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-11-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe ...

Walter Felsenstein (1901 – 1975), founder and general director of the Komische Oper in Berlin, was one of the twentieth century’s greatest creative theatre directors,...continue...
Run Time: 1100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
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Gemini - Beethoven: Fidelio / Rattle, Denoke, Berlin PO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Denoke, Angela; Ebenstein, Thomas; Held, Alan; Polgar, Laszlo; Quasthoff, Thomas; Tibrea, Ion; Trost, Rainer; Villars, Jon
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Cult Operas of the 1970s: Mozart; Beethoven; Weber; etc. / Hamburg State Opera [10 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der F...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Ahlin, Cvetka; Blankenburg, Heinz; Blankenburg, Heinz Horst; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Cassilly, Richard; Deutekom, Christina; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fliether, Herbert; Flores...
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Stein, Horst; Ludwig, Leopold; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Janowski, Marek; Maderna, Bruno; Kuntzsch, Matthias
Ensemble: Hamburg State Opera Chorus; Hamburg State Opera Orchestra; NDR Children's Chorus

This DVD box set contains ten historical studio productions from the Hamburg State Opera....continue...
Run Time: 1320 min.
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm/Deutsche Opera Berlin, Jones, King, Neidlinger [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; King, James [Classical]; Miljakovic, Olivera; Neidlinger, Gustav; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 1970, German television took Fidelio into the studio and filmed the Deutsche Oper Berlin’s production of...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
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Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berry, Walter; Edelmann, Otto; Jurinac, Sena; Kmentt, Waldemar; Majkut, Erich; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zampieri, Giuseppe
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Beethoven: Fidelio, Arranged for Piano 4 Hands By Zemlinsky / Davies, Namekawa, Meier, Moll

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Davies, Dennis Russell [Piano/Conductor]; Namekawa, Maki

Beethoven: Fidelio / Karajan, Ludwig, Janowitz, Vickers, Berry, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-06-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Ludwig, Christa; Pantscheff, Ljubomir; Paskalis, Kostas; Vickers, Jon; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The first official release of a legendary performance that marked Christa Ludwig's debut in a signature role. "An intense, exciting night at the opera." -Hermes...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Jochum, Braun, Frantz, Hopf, Rysanek, Weber, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-05-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Braun, Hans; Dickie, Murray; Frantz, Ferdinand; Hopf, Hans; Lindermeier, Elisabeth; Lopatto, Dimitri; Rysanek, Leonie; Spataro, Tomaso; Weber, Ludwig
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen;
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Walter Felsenstein Edition / Limited Edition: 7 Operas & Extensive Interviews and Documentaries [12 DVD]

12 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe ...

Walter Felsenstein (1901 – 1975), founder and general director of the Komische Oper in Berlin, was one of the twentieth century’s greatest creative theatre directors,...continue...
Run Time: 1092 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, B&W and Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart, Beethoven, Humperdinck: Operas / Schwarzkopf, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan t...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alsen, Herbert; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Braun, Hans; Calabrese, Franco; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Gobbi, Tito; Greindl, Josef; Jurinac, Sena; Klein, Peter...
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Cantelli, Guido

Six complete operas starring the great Elisabeth Schwarzkopf at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic...continue...

The World's Most Romantic Operas / Gavazzeni, Ozawa, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La bohè...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Crass, Franz; Farina, Ida; Filici, Mari...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Böhm, Karl; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Verchi, Nino; Maag, Peter; Schippers, Thomas; Matacic, Lovro von

Seven complete operas from the romantic repertoire—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1967–1973 of the greatest...continue...

German Opera Masterworks - Bethoven: Fidelio, etc

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; ...
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Brendel, Wolfgang; Carral, Dora; Chiappi, Mario; Cotrubas, Ileana; Crass, Franz; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Dunn, Mignon; ...
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Böhm, Karl; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Prêtre, Georges

Exciting live recordings taped 1945–1972 featuring the greatest operas from Mozart to Strauss. It was Mozart who first established a viable, lasting school of German...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Kleiber, Nilsson, Schoffler, Paul, Hopf

2 CD / Capriccio / 2007-07-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72

Beethoven: Fidelio / Gui, Brouwenstijn, et al

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2007-07-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72

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

5 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Falstaff; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Baker, Janet, Dame; Barstow, Josephine; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Condo, Nucci; Cosotti, Max Rene; De Ridder, Anton; Dickerson, Bernard; Elias, Rosalind; Erwen, Kei...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

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...continue...
Run Time: 681 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Ludwig/Hamburg Phil. State Orch., Popp, Wiemann, Adam, Cassilly, Silja [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Adam, Theo; Cassilly, Richard; Popp, Lucia; Silja, Anja; Sotin, Hans; Wiemann, Ernst; Wohlfahrt, Erwin
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra; Hamburg State Opera Chorus

The latest in this series of vintage Hamburg Opera films focuses on Beethoven's only opera in another staging by Rolf Liebermann, regarded as "one of...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Countr...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Davis, Brewer, Mac Master, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Borowski, Daniel; Brewer, Christine; Jeffrey, Darren; MacMaster, John; Matthews, Sally; Sigmundsson, Kristinn; Tortise, Andrew; Uusitalo, Juha; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This new entry into the Fidelio sweepstakes is played and sung just about perfectly... we meet the lovely-voiced, innocent-but-not-soubrette Sally Matthews as Marzelline and the...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Janowitz, Bernstein/Vienna SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-01-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Bernstein's Viennese 'Fidelio' has enjoyed a special status ever since its release on CD. DG presents here the original stage production, featuring some of the...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Bamberger, Karajan, Wenk, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2006-05-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Edelmann, Otto; Goltz, Christel; Jurinac, Sena; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kretschmar, Helmut; Patzak, Julius; Rehfuss, Heinz; Schoffler, Paul; Wenk, Erich; Zampieri, Giuseppe
Conductors: ; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: North German Radio Chorus Hamburg; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Hamburg; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Beethoven: Fidelio

2 CD / Gall Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Blais, Robert; Edelmann, Otto; Jurinac, Sena; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kretschmar, Helmut; Kuchta, Gladys; Kummel, Karl; Muszely, Melitta; Patzak, Julius; Rehfuss, Heinz; Sellentin, Horst; Vocals], Christel...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bamberger, Carl

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Fidelio / Elisabeth Soderstrom, Curt Appelgren, Elizabeth Gale, Robert Allman

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; De Ridder, Anton; Gale, Elisabeth; Söderström, Elisabeth
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Soderstrom's tour de force of suffering and deliverance, Hall's realistic intimate yet intellectually driven production, and Haitink's vivid conducting makes this the best version on...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Bernstein, Janowitz, Popp, Kollo, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Dallapozza, Adolf; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Janowitz, Gundula; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Grand Tier - Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm, Ludwig, King, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Crass, Franz; Grobe, Donald; Hirte, Klaus; Hotter, Hans; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Malm, Curt; Mathis, Edith; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"[This is] a terrific bargain and a sparkling representation of Beethoven's great masterwork." - ClassicsToday...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio Op 72 / Böhm, Jones, King, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-07-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Crass, Franz; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Leib, Günther; Mathis, Edith; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

"Bohm's conducting is masterful, combining dramatic tension with lyric warmth in ideal proportions... The sound of this recording is excellent." - Met Guide to Recorded...continue...

Opera in English - Beethoven: Fidelio / Parry, Brewer, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Catling, Ashley; Evans, Rebecca; Hunka, Pavlo; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Margison, Richard; Purves, Christopher; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"Christine Brewer is so much in command, and in such splendid voice, that there is no doubt that it is Vanessa's story." - Gramophone "The...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Furtwängler, Kirsten, Flagstad, et al

2 CD / Opus KURA / 2005-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Braun, Hans; Dermota, Anton; Flagstad, Kirsten; Greindl, Josef; Patzak, Julius; Schoeffler, Paul; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm, Furtwängler, et al

4 CD / Andante / 2005-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Klein, Peter; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Neralic, Tomislav; Schöffler, Paul; Seefried, Irmgard; Vocals], Torsten Ralf [Tenor
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

This Andante set is a unique coupling which includes recordings of two great German conductors performing Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio', with the famed Vienna State Opera....continue...