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Paisiello: Nina / Galstian, Kaufmann, Veccia, Bartoli, Polgar [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31

Works: Giovanni Paisiello: Nina, o sia La pazza per amore
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Galstian, Juliette; Kaufmann, Jonas; Polgar, Laszlo; Veccia, Angelo
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

The eponymous heroine of Paisiello's 'Nina' had a far-reaching influence on the operatic taste of the Romantic era. The mad haroines of Bellini and Donizetti...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, French, English, Japa...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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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
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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...

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...

Weber: Der Freischutz / Harnoncourt/Zurich Opera House, Davidson, Groschel, Nielsen [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-01-27

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Clamer, Raphael; Davidson, Cheyne; Groschel, Werner; Hartelius, Malin; Nielsen, Inga; Polgar, Laszlo; Salminen, Matti; Seiffert, Peter; Vogel, Volker
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

A DVD release of Weber's masterpiece Der Freischütz in a production by the legendary director Ruth Berghaus. Chorus and orchestra of the Zurich Opera are...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

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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Artist Portrait - Matti Salminen

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbi...
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Segerstam, Leif; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Monteverdi-Ensemble Des Opernhauses Zürich; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Mozart Orchestra

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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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte; Don Giovanni; Cecilia Bartoli, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus And Orch. Of The

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-10-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bartoli, Cecilia; Chausson, Carlos; Gilfrey, Rodney; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Polgar, Laszlo; Rey, Isabel; Sacca, Roberto; Salminen, Matti; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Two lovely Da Ponte operas, Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni, with two of the most accomplished top stars of classical music, Cecilia Bartoli and...continue...
Run Time: 486 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, Frenc...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2002-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Gilfry, Rodney; Polgar, Laszlo; Rey, Isabel; Sacca, Roberto; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Zurich Opera House was staged by the highly creative team of conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, dirctor Jurgen Flimm and...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: Italian, French, Eng...continue...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2001-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bartoli, Cecilia; Chausson, Carlos; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 275 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, English, Japanese
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Highlights / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1996-09-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Gruberova, Edita; Keller, Peter; Salminen, Matti; Scharinger, Anton; Schmid, Edith
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra