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Humperdinck: Konigskinder / Jonas Kaufmann; Isabel Rey; Oliver Widmer; Liliana Nikiteanu. Ingo Metzmacher - Zurich Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-10-30

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder, opera
Performers: Kaufmann, Jonas; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Rey, Isabel; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Tenor superstar Jonas Kaufmann leads the cast in the first-ever DVD release of the beautiful fairytale opera from the composer of Hansel und Gretel.

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Strauss: Elektra / Dohnanyi, Johansson, Lipovsek, Diener [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Johansson, Eva; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mayr, Reinhard; Muff, Alfred; Schasching, Rudolf
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Martin Kuej's production at the Zurich opera house brings this bloody, ancient story into the present day: In the courtyard of her father who was...continue...
Run Time: 102 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Dohnanyi, Johansson, Lipovsek, Diener [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Johansson, Eva; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mayr, Reinhard; Muff, Alfred; Schasching, Rudolf
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Martin Kuej's production at the Zurich opera house brings this bloody, ancient story into the present day: In the courtyard of her father who was...continue...
Run Time: 102 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...

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...

Puccini: Tosca / Carignani, Magee, Kaufmann, Hampson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-04-19

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Kaufmann, Jonas; Magee, Emily
Conductors: Carignani, Paolo
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Superstar opera tenor Jonas Kaufmann is featured in this DVD, the next in a series of critically acclaimed opera DVDs from the artist. The DVD...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Zurich, Ranzani [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-04-27

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Bermúdez, Gabriel; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Cura, Jose; Davidson, Cheyne; Friedli, Irene; Guelfi, Carlo; Marrocu, Paoletta; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Zvetanov, Boiko
Conductors: Ranzani, Stefano
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" speak to one's heart and soul. They are regarded as the most absorbing tragedies of Italian music...continue...
Run Time: 151 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Span...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Zurich, Ranzani [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-04-27

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Bermúdez, Gabriel; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Cura, Jose; Davidson, Cheyne; Friedli, Irene; Guelfi, Carlo; Marrocu, Paoletta; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Zvetanov, Boiko
Conductors: Ranzani, Stefano
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" speak to one's heart and soul. They are regarded as the most absorbing tragedies of Italian music...continue...
Run Time: 151 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...

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...

Strauss: Elektra / Dohnanyi / Zurich Opera Orch. & Chorus / Lipovsek, Johansson, Diener [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / TDK / 2009-10-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58
Performers: Chalker, Margaret; Diener, Melanie; Johansson, Eva; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mayr, Reinhard; McConnell, Cassandra; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Schasching, Rudolf; Winkler, Andreas; Zoller, Christine
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 102 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...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Dohnanyi/Zurich Opera, Pereira, Volle, Breedt [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / TDK / 2009-06-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Magee, Emily; Mosuc, Elena; Sacca, Roberto; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as TDK OPAAN. This version of...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...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...

Busoni: Doktor Faust / Hampson, Jordan/Zurich Opera [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-01-27

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Doktor Faust, K 303
Performers: Groissbock, Gunther; Hampson, Thomas; Kunde, Gregory; Macias, Reinaldo; Trattnigg, Sandra; Zysset, Martin
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'Doktor Faust' remained a fragment at the time of the composer's death. Busoni died in 1924, unable to complete what he himself described as his...continue...
Run Time: 215 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...

Prokofiev: Cinderella / Zurich Ballet/Fedoseyev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-11-01

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87
Performers: Jermakov, Stanislav; Seneca, Karine
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

Heinz Spoerli’s Zurich Ballet Cinderella production, filmed as a musical from Hollywood, turned out to be a huge success at its premiere and must rank...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
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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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R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / MaGee, Mosuc, Sacca, Volle, Breedt [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Magee, Emily; Mosuc, Elena; Sacca, Roberto; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

This version of Strauss's masterpiece was much acclaimed when it was first staged in Vienna on 4 October 1916 and is now the one that...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Busoni: Doktor Faust / Jordan/Zurich Opera, Thomas Hampson, Gregory Kunde [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-01-29

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Doktor Faust, K 303
Performers: Groissbock, Gunther; Hampson, Thomas; Kunde, Gregory; Macias, Reinaldo; Trattnigg, Sandra; Zysset, Martin
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

While Berlioz based his 'La Damnation de Faust' (1846) on the seminal work of Goethe, Ferrucio Busoni went back to the earlier German puppet plays...continue...
Run Time: 274 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: Switzerland
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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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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
Subtitl...continue...