Metropolitan Opera Orchestra > Mezzo Soprano

Twilight Of The Gods - Wagner Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen / Blythe, Kaufmann, Morris, Terfel, Voigt et al. / MET, Levine

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Die Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ammann, Lindsay; Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Cano, Jennifer Johnson; Croft, Dwayne; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Diegel, Adam; Dix, Marjorie Elinor; Erdmann, Mojca; Fillmore, Molly; Gigliot...
Conductors: Levine, James; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history

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Bizet: Carmen / Garanca, Alagna, Nezet-Seguin/Met [Blu Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Frittoli, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Miller, Keith; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English/German/French/Spanish/Chinese
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Rossini: Le Comte Ory / Benini, Florez, Damrau, DiDonato [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Le Comte Ory
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Degout, Stephane; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Pertusi, Michele; Resmark, Susanne; Yunus, Monica
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Le Comte tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order...continue...
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Strauss: Capriccio / Davis/Met, Renee Fleming [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2011-12-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Braun, Russell; Connolly, Sarah; Fleming, Renee; Kaiser, Joseph; Larsen, Morten Frank; Rose, Peter [bass voice]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"The role suits her ideally at this stage of her career, and she sang splendidly. The performance over all, sensitively conducted by Andrew Davis and...continue...
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Strauss: Capriccio / Renee Fleming, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-11-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Braun, Russell; Connolly, Sarah; Fleming, Renee; Kaiser, Joseph; Larsen, Morten Frank; Rose, Peter [bass voice]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Following the success of Fleming’s Der Rosenkavalier DVD, comes Fleming’s interpretation of Strauss’s chamber-opera, Capriccio....continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Levine/Met, Polenzani, Huang, Gunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-08-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Lindsey, Kate; Mumford, Tamara; Polenzani, Matthew
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 112 min.
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Verdi: Aida / Daniele Gatti. Urmana, Botha, Zajick [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-07-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Botha, Johan; Guelfi, Carlo; Urmana, Violeta; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Verdi's epic drama of ancient Egypt comes to life in the Met's monumental production, captured here in a breathtaking Live in HD presentation. Violeta Urmana...continue...
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Summers/Met, Racette, Zifchak [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Giordani, Marcello; Racette, Patricia; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Minghella has minimized the singers' actions...there is no over-emoting. The sad story is allowed to speak for itself...Racette's Butterfly is magnificent. Her full-bodied voice is...continue...
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Strauss: Salome / Summers/Met, Mattila, Uusitalo, Begley [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
Performers: Begley, Kim; Kaiser, Joseph; Komlosi, Ildiko; Mattila, Karita; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"As astoundingly lithe mover, [Mattila] plays the rapacious princess with a teenager's impetuosity and energy...No-one can surpass her when crazed anticipation is needed, which means...continue...
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Adams: Doctor Atomic / Gilbert/Met, Finley, Cooke, Owens [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: John Adams: Doctor Atomic
Performers: Arwady, Meredith; Clark, Graham; Cooke, Sasha; Fink, Richard Paul; Finley, Gerald; Glenn, Thomas; Owens, Eric
Conductors: Gilbert, Alan
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Gilbert brings sparkle to Adams's tart woodwind counterpoint and great refinement to the strings, imbuing the scenes with Kitty Oppenheimer (Sasha Cooke) with unhurried lyricism....continue...
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Levine/The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus / James Levine - Celebrating 40 Years At The Met / [21 DVD]

21 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu; Wozzeck, Op. 7; John Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Bedrich...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Blegen, Judith; Cassilly, Richard; Clark, Graham; Creech, Philip; Dalayman, Katarina; Devlin, Michael; Fassbaender, Brigitte; F...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"An extraordinary career deserves an extraordinary tribute - which is exactly what the Metropolitan Opera has accomplished to mark the fortieth anniversary of James Levine's...continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine/Met, Dessay, Voigt [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Gunn, Nathan; Margison, Richard; Mentzer, Susanne; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Two of today's reigning sopranos - Deborah Voigt and Natalie Dessay - embody the contrasting philosophies at the heart of this 2003 Metropolitan Opera production...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Garanca, Alagna, Nézet-Séguin/Met [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-21

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Frittoli, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Miller, Keith; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

After her triumphant success as Carmen in Riga, London, and Munich, Elina Garanca, "the Carmen of our day" (News, Austria), took the Metropolitan Opera by...continue...

Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991: 25th Anniversary at Lincoln Center / Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-06-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Otello; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Daniels, Barbara; Diaz, Justino; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Heilmann, Uwe; Hornik, Gottfried; Kilduff, Barbara; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Prey, Hermann;...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera celebrates 25 years at Lincoln Center with "one of the most exquisitely refined and extravagant assemblages of vocal artistry the Met stage...continue...
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Humperdinck: Hansel And Gretel / Blegen, von Stade, Fulton, MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-05-11

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Blegen, Judith; Devlin, Michael; Elias, Rosalind; Kesling, Diane; Kraft, Jean; Norden, Betsy; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Fulton, Thomas
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This DVD presents the Met's classic storybook staging as performed on Christmas Day, 1982 - in English. "No singers today play Hansel and Gretel more...continue...
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Rossini: La Cenerentola / Benini/MET, Garanca, Brownlee, Alberghini [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-01-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Brownlee, Lawrence; Corbelli, Alessandro; Garanca, Elina; Ralyea, John
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Rossini's classic take on the "Cinderella" story is a comic opera full of thrilling arias, beautiful melodies and lots of laughs. The Metropolitan's charming production...continue...
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Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Verdi: Falstaff / Levine/Met, Freni, Bonney, Horne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-06-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; de Palma, Piero; Freni, Mirella; Graham, Susan; Horne, Marilyn; Lopardo, Frank; Plishka, Paul; Pola, Bruno
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is the acclaimed 'Falstaff' from the Metropolitan Opera's 1992 extraordinary Zeffirelli production. Conducted under the famous baton of Maestro James Levine, this release includes...continue...

Puccini: Madame Butterfly / Max Rudolf

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2009-05-18

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Baker, John; Cehanovsky, George; Luise, Melchiorre; Madeira, Jean; Paolis, Alessio de; Steber, Eleanor; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Valdengo, Giuseppe; Votipka, Thelma
Conductors: Rudolf, Max
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Bellini: I Puritani / Metropolitan Opera, Netrebko, Cutler, Summers [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-18

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Cutler, Eric; Netrebko, Anna; Relyea, John; Ruminski, Valerian; Valdes, Eduardo; Vassallo, Franco; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Live from The Metropolitan Opera, international sensation Anna Netrebko sings Elvira Walton (and her famous mad scene) in 'I Puritani', a spectacular production revived especially...continue...
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Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Jurowski/MET, Schafer, Coote [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Coote, Alice; Langridge, Philip; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

A striking new English-language production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, starring Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer, with tenor Philip Langridge in the role of the...continue...

Tan Dun: The First Emperor / Dun/MET, Domingo, Futral, DeYoung [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Tan Dun: The First Emperor
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Domingo, Placido; Futral, Elizabeth; Groves, Paul; Hsing-Kao, Wu; Tian, Hao Jiang
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Ballet; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"The First Emperor" is one of those spectacular MET stagings, bursting with colorful costumes and striking sets in noted film director Zhang Yimou’s production. It’s...continue...

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Pavarotti, Blegen, Bruscantini/Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Ellis, Brent; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wohlafka, Louise
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Decca is proud to present Luciano Pavarotti in one of his most famous roles, a traditional MET production of Donizetti’s much-loved comic classic, 'L’elisir d’amore'....continue...
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Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera / Patane/Metropolitan Opera, Pavarotti, Ricciarelli, Blegen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Berini, Bianca; Blegen, Judith; Pavarotti, Luciano; Quilico, Louis; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This DVD features Luciano Pavarotti in one of his most celebrated roles in a classic, all-star performance of one of the great Verdi operas, 'Un...continue...
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In My Element / Anne Sofie van Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito...
Performers: Augustsson, Mikael; Bjorkman, David; Blair, Michael; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Dohmen, Albert; Forsberg, Bengt; Henryson, Svante; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Roland; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindberg, Magnus; Linds...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Gardiner, John Eliot; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Boulez, Pierre; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; North German ...

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Bellini: I Puritani / Netrebko, Cutler, Summers / Metropolitan Opera Orch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-12-18

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Cutler, Eric; Netrebko, Anna; Relyea, John; Ruminski, Valerian; Valdes, Eduardo; Vassallo, Franco; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Live from The Metropolitan Opera, international sensation Anna Netrebko sings Elvira Walton (and her famous mad scene) in 'I Puritani', a spectacular production revived especially...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Berlioz: Les Troyens / Norman / Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Monk, Allan; Norman, Jessye; Plishka, Paul; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Filmed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1983, Berlioz's masterpiece Les Troyens is a tragic tale of love and fate based on Virgil's Aeneid. Under the...continue...
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Rossini: L'Italiana In Algeri / Horne, Levine/MET [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
Performers: Ahlstedt, Douglas; Horne, Marilyn; Kesling, Diane; Malas, Spiro; Merritt, Myra; Monk, Allan; Montarsolo, Paolo
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The great Marilyn Horne heads the cast of the Met's 1986 version of Rossini's L' italiana in Algeri. DVD comes with bonus features-including a discussion...continue...
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Strauss: Elektra / Levine/Met, Nilsson, Rysanek, Dunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; McIntyre, Donald; Nagy, Robert; Nilsson, Birgit; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"With Nilsson's intense, overwhelming singing...it was a triumph for her...Leonie Rysanek is one of the few sopranos who can almost match Miss Nilsson note for...continue...
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Verdi: Luisa Miller / Scotto, Domingo, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Kraft, Jean; Milnes, Sherrill; Morris, James; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Domingo had one of his best nights yet...pouring out tones of gleaming, manly strength and suavity. Milnes was likewise in top form while Bonaldo Giaiotti...continue...
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Wagner: Tannhäuser / Marton, Troyanos, Cassiliy, Levine/MET [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Cassilly, Richard; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Troyanos, Tatiana; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This classic Otto Schenk production of Tannhauser is conducted by James Levine and filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in 1982. Celebrated helden-tenor Richard Cassilly...continue...
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Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Idomeneo / Pavarotti, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Behrens, Hildegard; Clark, Richard [bass]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Jenkins, Timothy; Pavarotti, Luciano; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Considered the greatest "opera seria," 'Idomeneo' was composed when Mozart was just twenty-five and is a tour de force for all singers. This is a...continue...
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Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Verdi: Don Carlo / Levine/Met, Domingo, Freni, Bumbry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Quilico, Louis
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Verdi: La Forza Del Destino / Price, Giacomini, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Courtney, James; Darrenkamp, John; Fissore, Enrico; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Jones, Isola; Kesling, Diane; Laciura, Anthony; Nucci, Leo; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Fedora Barbieri

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Jules Massenet: Werther; Antonio Vivald...
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Marzollo, Dick
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Cleva, Fausto; Morelli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano

Saint Saens: Samson et Dalila / Domingo, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Performers: Anthony, Charles; Borodina, Olga; Domingo, Placido; Fink, Richard Paul; Fitch, Bernard; Leiferkus, Sergei; Pape, Rene; Walker, Alfred
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Placido Domingo in another of his signature roles tries heroically to resist Olga Borodina's seductive Delilah. This performance from the opening of the 1998 season...continue...
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Jennie Tourel

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-04-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Semiramide; Jacques Offenbach: La Périchole, operetta in 2 acts; Gaîté Parisienne; La belle Hélène; Georg...
Performers: Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Cimara, Pietro; Abravanel, Maurice; Morel, Jean Paul
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Haggander, Marianne; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Wagner: Siegfried / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Morris, James; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Upshaw, Dawn; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Levine/Met, Behrens, Salminen, Ludwig [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lisowska, Hanna; Ludwig, Christina; Raffell, Anthony; Salminen, Matti; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [7 DVD Set]

7 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Götterdämmerung; Siegfried; Die Walküre; Das Rheingold
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lakes, Gary; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Raffell, Anthony; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"DVD's second 'Ring' cycle deserves a warm welcome, however qualified. None of the video-recorded versions can be called ideal; but the Met cycle has plenty...continue...
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Wagner: Die Walkure / Levine/Met, Behrens, Norman, Ludwig [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Lakes, Gary; Ludwig, Christa; Moll, Kurt; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Thipgen, Martha
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Baker, Mark; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Engert, Ruthild; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruber, Andrea; Haggander, Marianne; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kelm, Lind...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is an economical way to own one of the most celebrated Ring Cycles in recorded history. "The glory of the cycle is the conclusion,...continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine/Met, Norman, Battle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Dickson, Stephen; King, James; Nentwig, Franz Ferdinand; Norman, Jessye; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"This performance represents an above-average night at the Metropolitan Opera." -The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Opera on Video...continue...

Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera / Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Blackwell, Harolyn; Millo, Aprile; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Quivar, Florence
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"James Levine imbues the score with an elastic pulse, and the Met Orchestra handles exquisitely... Deutsche Grammophon comes through with superb visual and sonic production...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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Bizet: Carmen / Baltsa, Carreras, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-12-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, José; Mitchell, Leona; Ramey, Samuel
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 172 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Aida / Domingo, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-12-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Burchuladze, Paata; Domingo, Placido; Kavrakos, Dimitri; Millo, Aprile; Milnes, Sherrill; Zajic, Dolora
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 158 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Il Trovatore / Marton, Pavarotti, Milnes, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-12-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Performers: Baker, Mark [Classical]; Marton, Eva; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wells, Jeffrey; Zajic, Dolora
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 133 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Rigoletto / Levine, Chernov, Studer, Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-10-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Croft, Dwayne; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Graves, Denyce; Groves, Paul; Lindner, Elyssa; Maher, Robert; Murphy, Heidi Grant; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Shaulis, Jane; s...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Following the MET's highly acclaimed "La Traviata" on DG with Cheryl Studer and Luciano Pavarotti (DGG 435 797) comes this long awaited release of "Rigoletto"...continue...