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Verdi: Falstaff / Gale, Luxon, Gramm, Griffel. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pritchard [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Pritchard, JohnEnsemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra This legendary Glyndebourne-production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle from 1976 stars the outstanding baritone Donald Gramm, who had few equals among bass-baritones and who perfectly embodies the...continue... Run Time: 118 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / Benjamin Luxon, Stafford Dean, Horiana Branisteanu, Rachel Yakar, Leo Goeke. Bernard Haitink [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don GiovanniPerformers: Branisteanu, Horiana; Dean, Stafford; Gale, Elisabeth; Goeke, Leo; Luxon, Benjamin; Rawnsley, John; Thau, Pierre; Yakar, Rachel Conductors: Haitink, Bernard Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Run Time: 174 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Skram, Cotrubas, Te Kanawa, Luxon, von Stade. John Pritchard, London PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: Condo, Nucci; Cotrubas, Ileana; Luxon, Benjamin; Rintzler, Marius; Skram, Knut; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Von Stade, Frederica Conductors: Pritchard, John Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Le nozz di Figaro is one of the greatest of all operatic masterpieces. Based on Beaumarchais' comedy Le Mariage de Figaro, it tells the tale...continue... Run Time: 185 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Cosi fan tutte / Does, Lindenstrand, Perriers, Allen, Austin. Pritchard, London LP [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588Performers: Allen, Thomas; Austin, Anson; Doee, Helena; Lindenstrand, Sylvia; Perriers, Daniele Conductors: Pritchard, John Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra This engaging and witty production from the Glyndebourne Festival in 1975 is conducted by John Pritchard and has been singled out by Mozart connoisseurs for...continue... Run Time: 158 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() Britten: The Turn of the Screw / Miah Persson, Toby Spence, Susan Bickley, Giselle Allen. London PO, Jakub Hrusa [DVD]1 DVD Video / FRA Musica / 2013-01-08 Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54Performers: Allen, Giselle; Bickley, Susan; Parfitt, Thomas; Persson, Miah; Songi, Joanna; Spence, Toby Conductors: Hrusa, Jakub Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra It is indeed 'a curious story,' as the prologue for The Turn of the Screw explains. The opera features a remote English country house, an...continue... ![]() The Wagner Edition - Flying Dutchman, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde [25 DVD]25 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-11-13 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Der Ring des Nibelungen; Die Mestersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; LohengrinPerformers: Asato, Cristian; Finley, Gerald; Flores, Perla; Gabler, Anna; Halfvarson, Eric; Jentzsch, Marco; Judson, Colin; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lloyd, Robert; Marin, Aureliano; Martin, Johannes; Miles, Alastair; Pol... Conductors: Haenchen, Harmut; Billy, Bertrand de; Jurowski, Vladimir; Nagano, Kent; Belohlavek, Jiri Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; EuropaChorAkademie Mainz; Glyndebourne Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon National Opera Chorus; Netherlands O... Presented here are all of Wagner's mature operas from seven leading European opera houses recorded during the last decade. Featuring many acclaimed Wagner singers of...continue... Run Time: 2450 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Marco Jentzsch, Anna Gabler, Michaela Selinger, Topi Lehtipuu; Alastair Milnes. Vladimir Jurowski, London PO [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30 Conductors: Jurowski, VladimirEnsemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra David McVicar's production of Die Meistersinger is updated to the early-19th century of Wagner's childhood. At the center of the cast is Gerald Finley, an...continue... Run Time: 300 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Love, Passion & Deceit - Glyndebourne Festival - Rossini: Cenerentola; Mozart: Cosi fan tutte; J. Strauss II: Fledermaus [6 DVD]6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-06-26 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Johann Strauss II: Die FledermausConductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Fischer, Iván Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra 3 COMPLETE OPERAS (6 DVDs) for the price of one DVD - The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed...continue... Run Time: 593 min. Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's ProgressPerformers: Bayley, Clive; Lehtipuu, Topi; Manistina, Elena; Persson, Miah; Rose, Matthew Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra In this celebrated Glyndebourne Festival production, David Hockney's designs for director John Cox reinterpret the Hogarth etchings that inspired the opera's libretto, written for Stravinsky...continue... Run Time: 150 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky Ballet Masterpieces / Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Nutcracker, Op. 71Performers: Fonteyn, Margot; Somes, Michael Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Irving, Robert; Rignold, Hugo Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Philharmonic Orchesta Tchaikovsky's 3 ballet masterpieces are all rare studio performances from the 1950's, featuring the legendary Fonteyn. Innately musical and technically perfect, Fonteyn was also a...continue... ![]() Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8; Job / Adrian Boult, London PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: JobConductors: Boult, Adrian, Sir Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Renowned for his interpretations of English works, Sir Adrian Boult was a master of the baton and one of Britain's leading conductors. In this first...continue... Run Time: 73 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, B&W ...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Tennstedt, London Philharmonic [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minorConductors: Tennstedt, Klaus Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Klaus Tennstedt, a renowned Mahlerian, conducted this live performance at the Royal Festival Hall a year after stepping down as the LPO's Principal Conductor. Issued...continue... Run Time: 76 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W ...continue... ![]() Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,... Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue... Run Time: 750 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Britten: Billy Budd / Elder/LPO, Ainsley, Imbrailo, Ens [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-06-28 Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Elliott, Alasdair; Ens, Phillip; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffery, Darren; Johnson, Ben; Judson, Colin; Moore, John; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Paterson, Iain; Rose, Matthew; White, Jeremy Conductors: Elder, Mark Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Set on a British man-'o-war ship with an all-male cast, Billy Budd tells the story of pure good versus blind evil. The Herman Melville novel...continue... Run Time: 200 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Elgar: Symphony No. 2, Enigma Variations / Solti/London PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22 Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Enigma VariationsConductors: Solti, Sir Georg Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Solti recorded Elgar's Symphony No.2 (along with the Cockaigne Overture) on audio around the same time as the Royal Festival Hall performance, to great acclaim....continue... Run Time: 84 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3 Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, ...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Haitink/LPO, Mclaughlin, Macneil, Ellis [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-08-31 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Ellis, Brent; Macneil, Walter; McLaughlin, Marie Conductors: Haitink, Bernard Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Vivacious, young soprano Marie McLaughlin is magnificent as the ill-fated courtesan Violetta in this passionate production of Giuseppe Verdi's timeless classic, directed by the internationally...continue... Run Time: 133 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Siurina, Auty, London PO, Benini [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-05-25 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, operaPerformers: Auty, Peter; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Pretorian, Eliana; Siurina, Ekaterina Conductors: Benini, Maurizio Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Acclaimed Italian conductor Maurizio Benini makes his Glyndebourne debut in Donizetti's intoxicating and deeply touching opera, whose fast-moving comic story unfolds the romantic rivalry between...continue... Run Time: 126 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Verdi: Falstaff / Jurowski, Purves, Christoyannis, Kuznetsova [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: FalstaffPerformers: Battaglia, Paolo; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Elliott, Alasdair; Hoare, Peter; Holloway, Jennifer; Kucerova, Adriana; Kuznetsova, Dina; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Purves, Christopher Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi's last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role...continue... Run Time: 136 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German...continue... ![]() Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Andrew Davis/LPO, Langridge, Putnam [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-03-30 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de TitoPerformers: Langridge, Philip; Mahe, Martine; Montague, Diana; Putnam, Ashley; Rose, Peter [bass voice]; Szmytka, Elzbieta Conductors: Davis, Andrew Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Nicholas Hytner's elegant staging, performed in the original Italian language, was premiered during the Mozart Bicentenary season at Glyndebourne on 28 June 1991. An impressive...continue... Run Time: 143 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Bartok: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Fischer/LPO, Lloyd, Laurence [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17 Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48Performers: Laurence, Elizabeth; Lloyd, Robert Conductors: Fischer, Adám Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra This highly acclaimed film version of Bela Bartok's searing psychological opera, performed by Robert Lloyd and Elizabeth Laurence, won the 1989 Prix Italia Music Prize....continue... Run Time: 64 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, German ...continue... ![]() Prokofiev: The Love of Three Oranges / Haitink/LPO, Maurice Sendak [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-06-30 Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33Performers: Bryson, Roger; Hammond-Stroud, Derek; Hetherington, Hugh; Kimm, Fiona; Lea, Yvonne; Moore, Susan Conductors: Haitink, Bernard Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Glyndebourne's production of 'The Love of Three Oranges' is nothing short of a sizzling visual extravaganza. The combination of Frank Corsaro's innovative direction and the...continue... Run Time: 115 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM, Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortileges & L'Heure Espagnole / Rattle/LPO/Edwards [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-06-30 Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges; L'heure espagnolePerformers: Buchan, Cynthia; Corazza, Remy; Dran, Thierry; Kimm, Fiona; Le Roux, Francois; Loup, Francois; Nicholls, Hyacinth; Steiger, Anna; Walker, Malcolm Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Rattle, Simon Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra The stage production of 'L'Enfant et Les Sorileges' has been brilliantly reflected in this television recording. Simon Rattle's conducting is "beautifully paced, totally in command...continue... Run Time: 101 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM, Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Rossini: La Cenerentola / Vladimir Jurowski, Sir Peter Hall [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-01-27 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La CenerentolaPerformers: Alberghini, Simone; Berg, Nathan; Cirillo, Lucia; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Donose, Ruxandra; Mironov, Maxim; Sheeran, Raquela Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski and Sir Peter Hall are reunited for a fresh and vibrant but timelessly elegant production of Rossini's much-loved setting of the Cinderella, story...continue... Run Time: 187 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, Germ...continue... ![]() Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfell at Glyndebourne / Chung/Lodon PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-07-29 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Don Giovanni, K 527; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini...Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Terfel, Bryn Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra The celebrated Cecilia Bartoli joins Bryn Terfel for a recital of arias and duets recorded at the beautifully refurbished Glyndebourne Opera House. The programme features...continue... Run Time: 87 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0 Subtitles: English, French, German Count...continue... ![]() Strauss: Intermezzo / Kuhn/Glydebourne Festival / Lott, Pringle, Caley [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24 Works: Richard Strauss: Intermezzo, Op. 72Performers: Caley, Ian; Lott, Felicity; Pringle, John Conductors: Kuhn, Gustav Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Strauss' 'Intermezzo' is an autobiographical piece; a domestic comedy of marital strife. Set in the 1920s, John Cox's stylish production stars Felicity Lott as...continue... Run Time: 154 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Subtitles: English Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Solti/London PO, Sylvia Sass, Kolos Kovats [DVD]1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-05-13 Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48Performers: Kovats, Kolos; Sass, Sylvia Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra A visually stunning all-Hungarian production of Bartok's only opera, memorably led by Sir Georg Solti, one of the composer's greatest interpreters....continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Vladimir Jurowski/London Philharmonic / Wagner, Berg, Mahler [DVD]2 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2008-02-26 Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for Orchestra, Op. 6; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende LiedPerformers: Fassbender, Hedwig; Hendrick, Michael; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Montalvo, Marisol; Ragusa, David Christopher Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra "It's chemistry - you cannot force it or fake it" says Vladimir Jurowski of his critically acclaimed relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra - "you...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Jiri Belohlavek/London PO, Glyndebourne Chorus, Nina Stemme, Robert Gambill [DVD]3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-02-26 Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und IsoldePerformers: Gadd, Stephen; Gambill, Robert; Karneus, Katarina; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Pape, Rene; Robinson, Timothy; Skovhus, Bo; Stemme, Nina Conductors: Belohlávek, Jiri Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra "Heading the cast as an ideal Isolde is Swedish soprano Nina Stemme. A more completely satisfying performance of the role could not be imagined. She...continue... Run Time: 358 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() A Mahler Documentary "The Little Drummer Boy" Leonard Bernstein [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11 Works: Gustav Mahler: Work(s); Das Knaben WunderhornPerformers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Gronroos, Walton; Ludwig, Christa; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. The essay features Bernstein talking, playing...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Orchestral Highlights / Tennstedt [DVD]1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-07-17 Works: Richard Wagner: Orchestral HighlightsConductors: Tennstedt, Klaus Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra The Wagner pieces filmed here constitute a regular Tennstedt program. The excerpts on this DVD are among the only Ring pieces Tennstedt ever conducted....continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() 5 Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 / Fidelio, Macbeth, Falstaff, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse [5 DVD]5 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Falstaff; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's ProgressPerformers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Baker, Janet, Dame; Barstow, Josephine; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Condo, Nucci; Cosotti, Max Rene; De Ridder, Anton; Dickerson, Bernard; Elias, Rosalind; Erwen, Kei... Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Glyndebourne Diamonds is a choice of five highly acclaimed opera productions from the famous Glyndebourne Festival. Everything about these specially selected productions is unique, with...continue... Run Time: 681 min. Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Gardiner, Glyndebourne Festival / Palombi, Denniston, Nitescu [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-04-24 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon LescautPerformers: Connolly, Sarah; De Candia, Roberto; Denniston, Patrick; Montarsolo, Paolo; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Nitescu, Anita; Palombi, Antonello; Sharp, Kevin [tenor] Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Manon Lescaut, Puccini's first major success, is a work of impassioned emotions based on the 18th-century novel by Abbe Prevost, depicting the doomed infatuation of...continue... Run Time: 126 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8 / Klaus Tennstedt [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 8 in E flat major "Symphony of A Thousand"Performers: Bullock, Susan; Eaglen, Jane; Rappe, Jadwiga; Riegel, Kenneth; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Sotin, Hans; Varady, Julia Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra "Tennstedt’s 1986 Mahler 8 is one of the high points of his cycle. This 1991 concert with different soloists is even better. Partly it’s the...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Dvorak, Saint-SaëNs: Cello Concertos / Rostropovich, Giulini [DVD]1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2006-06-06 Works: Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra In this live performance on DVD, Rostropovich is joined by the London Philharmonic, under the baton of Carlo Maria Guilini, in a stunning reading of...continue... Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Ludwig Van Beethoven: Fidelio / Elisabeth Soderstrom, Curt Appelgren, Elizabeth Gale, Robert Allman1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; De Ridder, Anton; Gale, Elisabeth; Söderström, Elisabeth Conductors: Haitink, Bernard Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra "Soderstrom's tour de force of suffering and deliverance, Hall's realistic intimate yet intellectually driven production, and Haitink's vivid conducting makes this the best version on...continue... Run Time: 120 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria / Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Anne Howells [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaPerformers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Greig, Patricia; Howells, Anne; Hunt, Annabel; Luxon, Benjamin Conductors: Haitink, Bernard Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra "Janet Baker's searing Penelope and Luxon's noble wanderer, in keen rapport with Howells' delightful Minerva, head a magnificent cast. The recording has aged, but acceptably."...continue... Run Time: 176 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Mozart-Glyndebourne-Collection / Kiri Te Kanawa, Felicity Lott, Frederica Von Stade [6 DVD]6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni, K 527; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Idomeneo, K 366; Le nozze di Figaro (The...Performers: Allan, Thomas; Barstow, Josephine; Branisteanu, Horiana; Lott, Felicity; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Von Stade, Frederica; Yakar, Rachel Conductors: Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra This 6 DVD set from the Glyndebourne Opera Festival features Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, The Abduction from the Seralio, Idomeneo, The Marriage di Figaro,...continue... Run Time: 900 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Diethe Abduction From The Sera / The London Philharmonic Orchestra [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-08-16 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384Performers: Bissmeier, Joachim; Davies, Ryland; Hoback, James; Masterson, Valerie; Watson, Lillian; White, Willard Conductors: Kuhn, Gustav Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra "One of Glyndebourne's most elegant 1980s productions finally reaches DVD, with a superb ensemble cast and Gustav Kuhn's crisply stylish conducting... Valerie Masterson's Constanze is...continue... Run Time: 140 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish Country ...continue... ![]() Puccini: Gianni Schicchi / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-07-19 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, operaPerformers: Corbelli, Alessandro; Giordano, Massimo; Matthews, Sally; McLaughlin, Marie; Palmer, Felicity Conductors: Jurowski, Wladimir Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra "...A notably stellar cast depicts the ghastly gaggle of Donati releations, brilliantly dominated by Felicity Palmer's terrifying Zita, pink-rinsed and stiletto-voiced... But the show like...continue... Run Time: 74 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): DTS Stereo Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / The London Philarmonic Orchestra [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-06-21 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527Performers: Branisteanu, Horiana; Dean, Stafford; Goeke, Leo; Luxon, Benjamin; Yakar, Rachel Conductors: Haitink, Bernard Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Peter Hall's production of Mozart's 'opera of all operas', as E.T.A. Hoffman once called it, for the 1977 Glyndebourne season has received universal praise...continue... Run Time: 168 min. 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