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Messiaen: Saint Francois d'Assise / Metzmacher, Tilling, Gilfry, Delamboye [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
Performers: Arapian, Armand; Baljet, Jan Willem; Delamboye, Hubert; Gilfry, Rodney; Kaasch, Donald; Morsch, Andre; Neven, Henk; Randle, Thomas; Tilling, Camilla
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: Hague Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus

"This work never will be a repertory staple; it's an event. Messiaen fans will know that this DVD is more a necessity than a luxury;...continue...
Run Time: 275 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

20/21 Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise / Nagano, Van Dam

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-08-10

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise, opera in 3 acts, I/52
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Banlaky, Akos; d'Ase, Dirk; Krause, Tom; Malmberg, Urban; Renard, Guy; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]; Van Dam, Jose; Vocal], Chris Merritt [Tenor
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

"...[St. Francois's] 1998 revival at Salzburg was captured by DG in this thrilling live recording which ranks among the label's most valuable projects. Jose van...continue...

Messiaen: Saint Françoise d'Assise / Zagrosek, et al

2 CD / Orfeo / 1998-05-27

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise, opera in 3 acts, I/52
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hartmann-Claverie, Valerie; Loriod, Jeanne; Riegel, Kenneth; Tear, Robert; Vittucci, Sebastian; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano
Conductors: Zagrosek, Lothar
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Chorus

Highlights, 1956 - 1985

1 CD / Orfeo / 1993-07-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Olivier Messiaen: Saint Franç...
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Casa, Lisa della; Edelmann, Otto; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kunz, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schreier, Peter; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Zagrosek, Lothar