Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris: Brandenburgs; Beloved Renegade - Bach, Poulenc / Paul Taylor1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-05-28 Paul Taylor, among the last living members of the second generation of America's modern dance artists, is widely considered to be one of the foremost...continue... Run Time: 66 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, French ...continue... ![]() Charpentier: David & Jonathas / Pascal Charbonneau, Ana Quintans, Neal Davis, Frédéric Caton, Kresimir Spicer. William Christie [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30 Works: Gustave Charpentier: David and JonathasPerformers: Caton, Frederic; Charbonneau, Pascal; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Quintans, Ana; Spicer, Kresimer; Visse, Dominique Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants The deepest of male friendships must contend with jealousy, a witch's premonition, and, ultimately war in the biblical tale of the King Saul's banishment of...continue... Run Time: 130 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30 Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...Performers: Freire, Nelson Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue... Run Time: 95 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() J.S. Bach: Magnificat - A balletic adaptation by Heinz Spoerli / Zurich Ballet; Marc Minkowski [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Minkowski, MardEnsemble: Orchestra La Scintilla The starting point and the destination of Heinz Spoerli's new ballet is the "Magnificat" by J.S. Bach. Dancers spin through Bach's works, both sacred and...continue... Run Time: 73 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() The 70 Dancers of the Igor Moiseyev Ballet - live in Paris: Highlights from 14 Ballets [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-03-26 The 70 dancers of the Igor Moiseyev Ballet take us on a journey through the regions of the former Soviet Union, revealing an incredible multitude...continue... Run Time: 107 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Luigi Cherubini: Médée / Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit, Christianne Stotjin, Vincent Le Texier. Christophe Rousset [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-01-29 Works: Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 actsPerformers: Michael, Nadja; Stotijn, Christianne; Streit, Kurt; Texier, Vincent le Cherubini's faithful version of Euripides' ancient tragedy is one of the most savage and powerful works of the opera repertoire. As a continuation of Gluck's...continue... Run Time: 138 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch...continue... ![]() Alban Berg: Wozzeck. Georg Nigl, Mardi Byers, Paster; Migunov; Tcherniako. Bolshoi Theatre Orch. & Chorus, Teodor Currentzis [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-10-30 Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7Performers: Byers, Mardi; Nigl, Georg Conductors: Currentzis, Teodor Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra In 2010, for the first time in its history, the Bolshoi Opera presented Alban Berg's masterpiece Wozzeck. This bold, sensitive, and truly historic production by...continue... Run Time: 135 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Ludovic Tézier, Barbara Frittoli, Ekaterina Siurina, Luca Pisaroni, Philippe Jordan. Paris Nat'l Opera Orch. & Chorus - Giorgio Strehler [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-10-30 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: Deshayes, Karine; Frittoli, Barbara; Jordan, Philippe; Pisaroni, Luca; Siurina, Ekaterina; Strehler, Giorgio; Tezier, Ludovic Conductors: Strehler, Giorgio Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra Filmed at the Paris Opera with a cast including the great Mozart figures of our time, Giorgio Strehler's legendary production is made available for the...continue... Run Time: 138 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty / Bolshoi Ballet - Svetlana Zakharova, David Hallberg, Maria Allash, Nina Kaptsova [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-10-30 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66Performers: Allash, Maria; Grigorovich, Yuri; Hallberg, David; Kaptsova, Nina; Ovcharenko, Artem; Zakharova, Svetlana Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassily Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Run Time: 138 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Gounod: Romeo et Juliette / Nino Machaidze, Stefano Secco, Jean-Francois Borras, Artur Rucinski. Orch. Dell'Arena di Verona, Mastrangelo [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-08-28 Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et JuliettePerformers: Borras, Jean-Francois; Machaidze, Nino; Rucinski, Artur; Secco, Stefano Conductors: Mastrangelo, Fabio Ensemble: Chorus dell' Arena di Verona; Orchestra dell' Arena di Verona Here the iconic Verona opera - and Charles Gounod's masterpiece - makes a superb comeback in the majestic setting of the Arena di Verona. 'Roméo...continue... Run Time: 177 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue... ![]() Bolshoi: A Renaissance - The history rescue and revival of Moscow's legendary Bolshoi Theatre [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-07-31 In this remarkable film, Denis Sneguirev invites us to witness the rescue and revival of Moscow's legendary Bolshoi Theatre. In a mix of images, animation,...continue... ![]() Adolphe Adam: Giselle / The Bolshoi Ballet - Klinichev, Lunkina, Gudanov, Allash [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-06-26 Works: Adolphe Adam: GiselleConductors: Klinichev, Pavel Ensemble: Bolshoi Ballet; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra The Bolshoi Ballet troupe in Yuri Grigorovich's version of the romantic masterpiece Giselle, at last available in High-Definition. First performed in 1841, Giselle was an...continue... Run Time: 109 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 5.1, LPCM Stereo ...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Klinichev, Kaptsova, Ovcharenko [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-04-24 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71Performers: Kaptsova, Nina; Ovcharenko, Artem; Savin, Denis Conductors: Klinichev, Pavel Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra This masterpiece of classical dance was filmed at the Bolshoi Theatre. Choreographer Yuri Grigorovich immerses himself in Hoffmann's fantastic imagery, and takes his cues from...continue... Run Time: 103 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color ...continue... ![]() Tribute to Jerome Robbins / Kessels/Paris Opera Ballet, Gilbert, Gillot [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-02-28 Works: Various: Work(s)Performers: Gilbert, Dorothee; Gillot, Marie-Agnes; Le Riche, Nicolas; Letestu, Agnes Conductors: Kessels, Koen Ensemble: Paris Opera Orchestra Ten years after his death, the Paris Opera Ballet paid homage to the American choreographer who considered the Paris Opera as his second home after...continue... Run Time: 111 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() Puccini: Turandot / Carella, Gulehina, Licitra, Iveri [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-11-15 Works: Giacomo Puccini: TurandotPerformers: Bosi, Carlo; Faria, Luiz-Ottavio; Guleghina, Maria; Iveri, Tamar; Licitra, Salvatore; Linares, Leonardo Lopez Conductors: Carella, Giuliano Ensemble: Verona Teatro Arena Chorus; Verona Teatro Arena Orchestra ''Turandot'' from the Verone Arena : Franco Zeffirelli's legendary production of a Puccini Masterpiece. Internationally acclaimed Italian stage director Franco Zeffirelli delivers an opulent staging...continue... Run Time: 128 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Weill: Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny / Brueggergosman, Henschel [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-11-15 Works: Kurt Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), operaPerformers: Brueggergosman, Measha; Henschel, Jane; Konig, Michael; White, Willard Conductors: Heras-Casado, Pablo Ensemble: La Fura dels Baus A hard-hitting new production by the Catalan collective La Fura dels Baus at the Teatro Real. Composed in the '30s by Weill and Brecht, this...continue... Run Time: 138 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Span...continue... ![]() Verdi: Macbeth / Currentzis, Tiliakos, Urmana, Furlanetto [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-06-28 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: MacbethPerformers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Secco, Stefano; Tiliakos, Dimitris; Urmana, Violeta Conductors: Currentzis, Teodor Ensemble: Paris Opéra Chorus ; Paris Opera Orchestra Straight from the stage of the Paris Opera House and into your home is Macbeth like you've never seen before. Coproduced with Siberia's Novosibirsk Opera,...continue... Run Time: 194 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Itali...continue... ![]() Baroque Academie / William Christie, Les Arts Florrisant [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-06-28 Works: Various: Work(s)Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants Embark on a journey with Le Jardin des Voix founder, William Christie, as he searches for and later reveals to the world the previously unknown...continue... Run Time: 93 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German ...continue... ![]() Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites / Nagano, Griotton, Brunet, Isokoski [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-06-28 Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélitesPerformers: Brunet, Sylvie; Gritton, Susan; Guilmette, Hélène; Isokoski, Soile; Resmark, Susanne; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Vernhes, Alain Conductors: Nagano, Kent Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester On stage for the first time at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich comes the opera which solidified Poulenc's reputation as a composer of fine vocal...continue... Run Time: 152 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish ...continue... ![]() The Flames of Paris / Bolshoi Ballet, Osipova, Vasiliev [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-01-25 Works: Boris Vladimirovich Asafiev: The Flames of ParisPerformers: Osipova, Natalia; Vasiliev, Ivan Conductors: Sorokin, Pavel Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Boris Asafiev's 'The Flames of Paris', which is set in the midst of the French Revolution, appropriately premiered in 1932 on the eve of the...continue... Run Time: 124 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German ...continue... ![]() Donizetti: Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali / Pratt, Baily [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-01-25 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, operaPerformers: Bailey, Simon; Cortellazzi, Leonardo; Karayavuz, Asude; Pratt, Jessica; Senn, Christian; Taormina, Vincenzo; Tirotta, Aurora Conductors: Guidarini, Marco Ensemble: Chorus dell'Accademia del Teatro alla Scala; Orchestra dell'Accademia del Teatro alla Scala Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Viva la mamma !) was inspired by two comedies written by Antonio Simone Sografi between 1794 and 1816. It follows...continue... Run Time: 113 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue... ![]() The Paris Opera Ballet / Le Parc, Signes, Proust [3 DVD]3 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-01-25 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto(s) for Piano; Aubry, Rene: Signes; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131; Claude Debussy: La mer; SyrinxPerformers: Belarbi, Kader; Bullion, Stephane; Ganio, Mathieu; Gillot, Marie-Agnes Conductors: Denève, Stéphane; Kessels, Koen Ensemble: Paris Opera Orchestra One of the most famous dance companies in the world, the Paris Opera Ballet has always danced both classical ballets from the ''repertoire", as well...continue... Run Time: 318 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Fedoseyev, Zurich Ballet, Semionova, Jermakov [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-06-29 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20Performers: Jermakov, Stanislav; Mehrabyan, Arsen; Pellmont, Karin; Semionova, Polina Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra Run Time: 130 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Les Ballets Trockadero, Volumes 1 & 2 [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-01-26 Works: Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: Paquita; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20Conductors: Durand, Pierre-Michel Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Run Time: 204 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0 ...continue... ![]() Gluck: Orpheus und Eurydike / Hengelbrock, Wesseling, Kleiter [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-01-26 Works: Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed EuridicePerformers: Bridard, Yann; Gillot, Marie-Agnes; Im, Sunghae; Kleiter, Julia; Kudo, Miteki; Wesseling, Maria Riccarda Conductors: Hengelbrock, Thomas Ensemble: Balthasar-Neumann Choir; Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble Run Time: 104 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: French, English, German, Span...continue... ![]() Les Ephemeres / Jean-Jacques Lemetre, Theatre du Soleil [4 DVD]4 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-01-26 Run Time: 347 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Gluck: Orphee & Eurydice / Bisanti, Alagna, Gamberoni, Barrard [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-01-26 Works: Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed EuridicePerformers: Alagna, Roberto; Barrard, Marc; Gamberoni, Serena Conductors: Bisanti, Giampaolo Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra Run Time: 123 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: French, English, German, Ital...continue... ![]() You Cannot Start Without Me / Valery Gergiev - Maestro [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-01-26 Works: Various: Work(s)Performers: Bronfman, Yefim; Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Kavakos, Leonidas; Netrebko, Anna Conductors: Gergiev, Valery Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 'You Cannot Start Without Me', directed by Academy Award winner Allan Miller, offers viewers an intimate look into the demanding life of Valery Gergiev, widely...continue... Run Time: 156 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Japa...continue... ![]() The Bolshoi Ballet / The Pharaoh's Daughter, Pique Dame, Bolt [3 DVD]3 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-01-26 Works: Cesare Pugni: La Fille du Pharaon; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades); Dmitri Shostakovich: Bolt, Op. 27Conductors: Sotnikov, Alexander; Andropov, Vladimir; Sorokin, Pavel Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Run Time: 408 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Stravinsky And The Ballets Russes / Mariinsky Ballet, Gergiev [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2009-10-27 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printempsConductors: Gergiev, Valery Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Today it is difficult to imagine the impact on audiences at the beginning of the 20th century of Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929) and his Ballets Russes....continue... Run Time: 123 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Les Ballets Trockadero Vol. 1: Minkus, Etc. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2009-10-27 Works: Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: PaquitaConductors: Durand, Pierre-Michel Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form...continue... Run Time: 104 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0 ...continue... ![]() Les Ballets Trockadero Vol. 2: Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2009-10-27 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20Conductors: Durand, Pierre-Michel Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form...continue... Run Time: 100 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: French, German ...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Kwiecien, Monogarova, Vedernikov [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2009-10-27 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Gilmanov, Valery; Kasrashvili, Makvala; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Kwiecien, Mariusz; Mamsirova, Margarita; Monogarova, Tatiana; Sarkisyan, Emma Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Chorus; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, recognised as one of the leading baritones before the public today, opened the 2008-2009 season in Paris with his Bolshoi Theatre...continue... Run Time: 150 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: French, English, Ger...continue... ![]() Offenbach: Les Contes D'hoffmann / Laho, Petibon, Wesseling [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2009-10-27 Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'HoffmannPerformers: Beaulieu, Delphine; Braun, Romaric; Cachemaille, Gilles; Cavallier, Nicolas; Deletre, Bernard; Denize, Nadine; Doufexis, Stella; Harnisch, Rachel; Huchet, Eric; Laho, Marc; Petibon, Patricia; Riccard... Conductors: Davin, Patrick Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra Offenbach's masterpiece, based on three stories by the German author E.T.A. Hoffmann, is both a three-act opera and a trilogy of taut, individual dramas, all...continue... Run Time: 171 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: French, English, German,...continue... ![]() Grieg / Turnage / Dean: Peer Gynt / Zurich Ballet, Jensen [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2009-10-27 Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23Performers: Adamczak, Agnieszka; Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Kohl, Christiane; Voje, Angelica; Zhu, Huiling Conductors: Jensen, Eivind Gullberg Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra In Peer Gynt Zurich choreographer Heinz Spoerli has attempted a daring combination of Grieg's score and modern sounds for a dance translation of the interior...continue... Run Time: 110 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: French, English ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Die Walkure / Rattle/Berlin PO, White, Paasikivi, Gambill, Westbroek [DVD]2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-11-01 Works: Richard Wagner: Die WalkürePerformers: Gambill, Robert; Johansson, Eva; Paasikivi, Lilli; Petrenko, Mikhail; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Willard Conductors: Rattle, Simon Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra "Despite its massive four-hour length, I found myself surfing back and forth revisiting many of the highlights that are just too numerous to list. I...continue... Run Time: 240 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround ...continue... ![]() Prokofiev: Cinderella / Zurich Ballet/Fedoseyev [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-11-01 Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87Performers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky Gala / Dance highlights from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty & The Nutcracker / Teatro Alla Scala [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-10-01 Bel Air's 'Tchaikovsky Gala' is a showcase of virtuosity that is not to be missed. Led by Roberto Bolle, resident star of La Scala, the...continue... ![]() Bill T Jones - Solos. Kent/Dumais [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-10-01 A major figure on the contemporary choreography scene, Bill T. Jones is also a remarkable dancer and a performer with an electrifying stage presence. Here,...continue... ![]() Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Gardner/Paris Opera, Heidi Grant Murphy, Ambrogio Maestri [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-09-01 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, operaPerformers: Grant Murphy, Heidi; Groves, Paul; Maestri, Ambrogio; Naouri, Laurent; Zamojska, Aleksandra Conductors: Gardner, Edward Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra Director Laurent Pelly has entertained Parisians with a string of successful comic opera productions. This new 'L'Elisir d'amore' from Bel Air is delightfully fresh and...continue... Run Time: 133 min. Region: All Picture Format: Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Minkus: Don Quixote / Ballet Nacional de Cuba/Duarte [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-06-01 Works: Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: Don QuixoteConductors: Duarte, Giovanni Ensemble: Symphonic Orchestra of the Great Theater of Havana If there is one country in the world where classical ballet is still an art form for the people and by the people, it is...continue... ![]() The Children of Beijing Opera - A film by Kent & Dumais-Lvowski [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-05-01 In granting us the rare privilege of entry, the Beijing Opera School offers access to the age-old art form of traditional Chinese opera. Based on...continue... ![]() Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri / Frizza/Mahler CO, Stotijn, Mironov, Vinco [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-04-01 Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in AlgeriPerformers: Caoduro, Giorgio; Mironov, Maxim; Stotijn, Christianne; Vinco, Marco Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Mahler Chamber Orchestra On this delightful DVD, Rossini's hilarious romp 'L’Italiana in Algeri' (1813) gets a colorful staging by the Italian actor/director Toni Servillo. For this tale of...continue... Run Time: 135 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Donizetti: Don Pasquale. Pido/Suisse Romande / Ciofi, Alaimo [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-02-01 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don PasqualePerformers: Alaimo, Simone; Braun, Romaric; Ciofi, Patrizia; Giossi, Marzio; Shankle, Norman Conductors: Pidò, Evelino Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra Bel Air presents 'Don Pasquale', a comic masterpiece from the pen of Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). One of the most riotous operas ever composed, it also...continue... Run Time: 127 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Le Parc - A ballet by Angelin Preljocaj / Dneve/Paris Nat'l Opera Orch.[DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-02-01 Praised for his "precise, physical and daring" choreography and "the gleaming beauty of his productions," Angelin Preljocaj (b. 1957) stands out as one of the...continue... Run Time: 92 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Roland Petit: "Proust - The Remembrance of Things Past", ballet / Paris Opera Ballet [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-01-01 In 1974, Roland Petit was the first to choreograph a ballet version of Marcel Proust's 1922 novel, "The Remembrance of Things Past" - ahead even...continue... Run Time: 102 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() New Year's Eve in St. Petersburg / Gergiev/Mariinsky Theatre Orch. / Sleeping Beauty [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2007-11-01 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gioachino Rossini: Il viaggio a ReimsConductors: Gergiev, Valery Ensemble: Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinksy Theatre; Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Here is a vivid record of a truly remarkable New Year’s Eve, captured at St. Petersburg’s fabled Mariinsky Theatre, with Valery Gergiev and the star-studded...continue... Run Time: 70 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Sound Format(s): Stereo, Digitally Processed Country of Origin: Russia ...continue... ![]() New Years Concert At The Mariinsky Theater / Gergiev [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2007-11-01 Works: Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla; Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Pi...Performers: Bashmet, Yuri; Bronfman, Yefim Conductors: Gergiev, Valery Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg For the 2007 New Year’s Concert in St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev led the orchestra and chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre in a riveting program captured...continue... Run Time: 158 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Britten: Turn of the Screw / Harding/Mahler CO, Delunsch [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2007-10-01 Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, Op. 54Performers: Delunsch, Mireille; McLaughlin, Marie; Miller, Marlin; Schaer, Hanna Conductors: Harding, Daniel Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra "BelAir Classiques' DVD of a performance staged at the 2001 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence may not have (Petr Weigl's) consistent dramatic punch, but musically it's one of...continue... Run Time: 108 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed Country of Origin: France ...continue... ![]() Prokofiev: Love for 3 Oranges / Sokhiev/Mahler CO, Europa Choir, Akademie soloists [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2007-09-01 Bel Air Classiques presents the first DVD release of the Russianlanguage version of 'The Love for Three Oranges', Sergei Prokofiev's brilliant reworking of the Italian...continue... Run Time: 112 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Sound Format(s): Stereo, Digitally Processed Country of Origin: France ...continue... |
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