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The Best of Operetta / Offenbach, Lehar, Strauss [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène, operetta in 3 acts; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Beuron, Yann; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gfrerer, Ute; Gilfry, Rodney; Gruberova, Edita; Lott, Felicity; Naouri, Laurent; Popp, Lucia; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Senechal, Michel; Weikl, Ber...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre; Musiciens du Louvre Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Live Recordings from the Theatre Musical de Paris - Chatelet, Zurich Opera House & Wiener Staatsoper...continue...
Run Time: 447 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Verdi: Macbeth / Welser-Most/Zurich Opera, Hampson, Marrocu [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-01-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Lima, Luis; Marrocu, Paoletta; Scandiuzzi, Roberto
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Live Recording from the Zurich Opera House, 2001 + With this opera, Verdi composed a true music drama. For this great early opera, he demanded...continue...
Run Time: 141 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, English, Fre...continue...

Rossini: 3 Operas / Muti, Möst, DiDonato, Bartoli, Raimondi [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2010-11-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Il turco in Italia; Moïse et Pharaon (rev. of Mosè in Egitto), opera
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Bartoli, Cecilia; Ceron, Antonello; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Filianoti, Giuseppe; Fischer, Jeannette; Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Garrett, Nicholas; Giuseppini, Gi...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; Welser-Möst, Franz; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This Rossini box set combines a number of opera highlights: his well-known operas II barbiere di Siviglia, II Turco in Italia and MoÏse et Pharaon....continue...
Run Time: 473 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Welser-Most, Hartelius, Bonitatibus, Jankova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-05-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Camarena, Javier; Drole, Ruben; Hartelius, Malin; Jankova, Martina; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Jealous men and unreliable women: Mozart's "Opera buffa" 'Cosi fan tutte' is a masterpiece of its genre. This operatic gem which is part comedy, part...continue...
Run Time: 200 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Italian, Ge...continue...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Welser-Most, Hartelius, Bonitatibus, Jankova [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-05-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Camarena, Javier; Drole, Ruben; Hartelius, Malin; Jankova, Martina; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
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 AHM 101495. Jealous men...continue...
Run Time: 200 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish
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Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Welser-Most, Gilfry, Rey, Volle [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / TDK / 2010-02-23

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; Polgar, Laszlo; Rey, Isabel; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 161 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Welser-Most/Zurich Opera, Jankova, Hartelius, Schrott [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Hartelius, Malin; Jankova, Martina; Schrott, Erwin; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This production of Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro' caused a sensation when it first came out, stunning critics and audiences alike with its perfect balance...continue...

D'Albert: Tiefland / Welser-Most/Zurich Opera, Matthias Goerne, Laszlo Polgar [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Eugen D'albert: Tiefland
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Polgar, Laszlo; Schnitzer, Petra Maria
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

One of the most successful European operas of the first half of the 20th century, D'Albert's 'Tiefland' has had a long history and this minimalist...continue...

R. Strauss: Arabella / Welser-Most/Zurich Opera House, Fleming [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella, Op. 79
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Kleiter, Julia; Larsen, Morten Frank; Weigel, Johan
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming, the most sought-after Strauss singer, is now on DVD in one of her greatest roles for the first time. "With her silken tones,...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Britten: Peter Grimes / Welser-Most/Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Performers: Magee, Emily; Muff, Alfred; Ventris, Christopher
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Premiered in 1945, Benjamin Britten's 'Peter Grimes' stands high amongst the outstanding operatic achievements of the 20th century. The tragic story of a poor, demented...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Schubert: Fierrabra / Welser-Most/Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Fierrabras, D 796
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Strehl, Christoph
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Though known primarily for his instrumental works and lieder, Franz Schubert completed no less than four one-act Singspiel and two operas both in three acts....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Welser-Most/Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Hartelius, Malin; Jankova, Martina; Keenlyside, Simon; Mayr, Reinhard; Mei, Eva; Muff, Alfred; Scharinger, Anton
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte's first collaboration, 'Le Nozze di Figaro,' was a great musical success - not only does the music show...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Puccini: La Boheme / Franz Welser-Most/Zurich Opera, Marcello Giordani, Elena Mosuc, Vichael Volle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Giordani, Marcello; Mosuc, Elena; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Puccini's immortal opera La Boheme is captured on this DVD release of the 2005 Opernhaus Zurich production. Wesler-Most leads a superb cast in a performance...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Franz Welser-Most/Zurich Opera, Jonas Kaufmann, Vesselina Kasarova, Eva Mei [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Kasarova, Vesselina; Kaufmann, Jonas; Mei, Eva
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Most productions of this opera rightly focus on the musical body of the opera that was definitely composed by Mozart. For this new production of...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata / Eva Mei, Thomas Hampson, Piotr Beczala [DVD]

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Hampson, Thomas; Mei, Eva
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This performance comes live from the 2005 Zurich Opera House featuring Eva Mei, Piotr Beezala, and Thomas Hampson. Franz Welser-Most conducts the Chorus and Orchestra...continue...
Run Time: 128 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, Frenc...continue...

Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe - The Merry Widow / Chorus And Orchestra Of The Zurich Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-07-19

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Gfrerer, Ute; Gilfry, Rodney; Hartmann, Rudolf; Prikopa, Herbert; Schellenberger, Dagmar
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Helmut Lohner excels in presenting this amusing love story on stage. The gorgeous set, the elegant costumes, and the presentation of the characters add up...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
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Rossini: Il Turco In Italia / Cecilia Bartoli Ruggero Raimondi Zurich Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-03-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Macias, Reinaldo; Raimondi, Ruggero; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'It turco in Italia' is one of Rossini's wittiest but most neglected works. It is full of ingenious and freshly composed inventions. Cecilia Bartoli has...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
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Welser-Most, Franz: Wagner: Tannhauser [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2004-11-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Kabatu, Isabelle; Kringelborn, Solveig; Seiffert, Peter; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Intially produced in Dresden in 1845, 'Tannhauser' provoked a storm of newspaper criticism, but was warmly received by a few ardent friends and admirers, among...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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