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Massenet: Cendrillon / de Billy, DiDonato, Gutierrez, Coote, Podles [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Jules Massenet: Cendrillon
Performers: Coote, Alice; DiDonato, Joyce; Gutierrez, Eglis; Lafont, Jean-Philippe; Podles, Ewa
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

With Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella capturing all hearts – not just Prince Charming’s – Massenet’s enchanting, sophisticated retelling of the classic fairytale makes its debut...continue...
Run Time: 165 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: English
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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. 71
Performers: 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...

The Lady & The Fool and Pineapple Poll / Charles Mackerras [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Charles Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool, romantic ballet suite (after Verdi); Arthur Sullivan: Pineapple Poll
Performers: Beriosova, Svetlana; Blair, David; Holden, Stanley; Hynd, Ronald; Larsen, Gerd; Park, Merle; Powell, Ray; Taylor, Brenda
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Released for the first time on DVD are rare studio performances of John Cranko's choreography in The Lady and The Fool and Pineapple Roll. Featuring...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Subtitles: French, German
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Joby Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Wordsworth, Royal Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25

Works: Joby Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Performers: Cuthbertson, Laura; McRae, Steven; Polunin, Sergei; Watson, Edward; Yanowsky, Zenaida
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Lewis Carroll's ever-popular story provides the basis for Christopher Wheeldon's spectacular new work, starring Royal Ballet Principal Lauren Cuthbertson. Captivating designs by Bob Crowley, an...continue...
Run Time: 208 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...

Wagner, Strauss & Beethoven / Solti, BBC SO, Royal Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman); Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Sir Georg Solti achieved great success with the first complete recording of Das Rheigold in 1958, after which his reputation for recording Wagner increased steadily....continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Verdi: La Traviata / Pappano/Royal Opera, Fleming, Calleja, Hampson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Fleming, Renee; Hampson, Thomas; Wade, Eddie; Wiegold, Richard
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

Verdi's best-loved work, is performed here by a star cast in a revival of Richard Eyre's highly acclaimed 1994 production. Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Minkus: La Bayadere / Lanchbery, Royal Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-05-31

Works: Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: La Bayadere
Performers: Asylmuratova, Altynai; Bussell, Darcey; Dowell, Anthony; Mukhamedov, Irek
Conductors: Lanchbery, John
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

La Bayadère was originally choreographed in 1877 by the great master of Russian classical ballet, Marius Petipa and later adapted by the Kirov Ballet. The...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles, Vol. 4 [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-04-26

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Manuel Penella Morena: El gato montés; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Villarroel, Veronica
Conductors: Rudel, Julius; Roa, Miguel; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: Los Angeles Music Center Opera Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Washington National Opera Orchestra

The fourth volume of Placido Domingo’s greatest full-length opera performances box set includes Andrea Chenier, El Gato Montes, Pagliacci and bonus interviews....continue...
Run Time: 338 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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Minkus: La Bayadere / Ovsyanikov, Rojo, Acosta, Nunez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-02-22

Works: Léon Minkus: La Bayadere, ballet
Performers: Acosta, Carlos; Nunez, Marianela; Rojo, Tamara
Conductors: Ovsyanikov, Valeriy
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Ballet

Natalia Makarova's sumptuous recreation of Petipa's choreography, with atmospheric sets by Pier Luigi Samaritini and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend, stars Tamara Rojo as the...continue...
Run Time: 167 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Pappano/Royal Opera, Domingo, Poplavskaya [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Jakobski, Lukas; Poplavskaya, Marina; Summers, Jonathan
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

Plácido Domingo’s triumphant “return” to his baritone roots is captured in this stunning 2-DVD set of the Royal Opera House’s 2010 production of Verdi’s Simon...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki - The Tsarina's Slippers / Polianichko [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-11-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Slippers (Oxana's Caprices), comic-fantasy opera, Op. 14 (revised version of "Vakula the Smith")
Performers: Avis, Gary; Diadkova, Larissa; Galeazzi, Mara; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Guryakova, Olga; Leiferkus, Sergei; Matorin, Vladimir; Mikhailov, Maxim; Upperton, John; Vassiliev, Alexander; Voynarovskiy, Viachesl...
Conductors: Polianichko, Alexander
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

Based on Gogol's fantastical and comic story of the Devil's antics on Christmas Eve, this magical blend of opera and ballet is brought to vivid...continue...
Run Time: 155 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Three Macmillan Ballets / The Royal Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-11-16

Works: Scott Joplin: Work(s); Brian Elias: Work(s); Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102
Performers: Acosta, Carlos; Benjamin, Leanne; Chloe, Yuhudi; Crawford, Helen; Galeazzi, Mara; Gartside, Bennet; Hristov, Valeri; Lamb, Sarah; McRae, Steven; Nunez, Marianela; Pennefather, Rupert; Watson, Edward
Conductors: Clark, Robert; Wordsworth, Barry; Grier, Dominic
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

MacMillan's vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet's style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Kessels/Royal Opera, Yoshida, McRae [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-10-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Performers: Avis, Gary; Cervera, Ricardo; Loots, Iohna; McRae, Steven; Yoshida, Miyako
Conductors: Kessels, Koen
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Nelsons/Royal Opera, Gerzmava, Ilincai [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-07-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Dukah, Inna; Gerzmava, Hibla; Ilincai, Teodor; Imbrailo, Jacques; Maxwell, Donald; Smoriginas, Kostas; Viviani, Gabriele; White, Jeremy
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

John Copley's enduring production of one of the most famously melodious and popular of all operas is a classic of the Royal Opera repertory. With...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Berg: Lulu / Pappano/Royal Opera, Eichenholz, Volle, Vogt, Larmore [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-07-27

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu
Performers: Eichenholz, Agneta; Hartmann, Will; Howell, Gwynne; Langridge, Philip; Larmore, Jennifer; Rose, Peter [bass voice]; Shipp, Heather; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Volle, Michael; White, Jeremy
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Berg's masterful and thought-provoking opera tells the gripping story of the rise and fall of an alluring, destructive but vulnerable woman, culminating in her death...continue...
Run Time: 205 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Maw: Sophie's Choice / Rattle/Royal Opera, Kirchschlager, Gietz, Gilfry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: John Nicholas Maw: Sophie's Choice
Performers: Duesing, Dale; Gietz, Gordon; Gilfry, Rodney; Kirchschlager, Angelika
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

In 2002, Nicholas Maw's opera Sophie's Choice, based on the novel by William Styron, was given its premiere at the Royal Opera House. The subject...continue...
Run Time: 223 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: Swan Lake / Ovsyanikov, Royal Ballet, Orchestra Of The ROH [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Ovsyanikov, Valeriy
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Yolanda Sonnabend's Faberge-inspired designs evoke a world of Imperial Russia in Anthony Dowell's acclaimed production for The Royal Ballet of Swan Lake, one of the...continue...
Run Time: 179 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: In Extras - French, German, Spanis...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Davis, Kirchschlager, Damrau, Allen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-07-28

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Matshikiza, Pumeza; Silja, Anja; Watson, Anita
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Tiffin School Boys Chorus

"Set (by Christian Fenouillat) and costumed (by Agostino Cavalca) in the recent past (the 1970s or '80s), Covent Garden's new production of this opera contains...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Dohnanyi/Royal Opera, Benackova, Protschka [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-07-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Archer, Neill; Atkinson, Lynton; Beesley, Mark; Benackova, Gabriela; Ischammer, Hans; Lloyd, Robert; McLaughlin, Marie; Pederson, Monte; Protschka, Josef
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"Those in search of a thoroughly teutonic Fidelio should speed to Covent Garden. The new production, comes via the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels....continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Spanis...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa in Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Turandot; La Rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Traditional: Pokarekare Ana; Home Sweet...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Hopkins, John; Barlow, Stephen
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Early in 1990, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa made a triumphant return to her native New Zealand to give three concerts, the last of which –...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Adam: Giselle / Cojocaru; Kobborg; Nunez; Harvey Gruzin/Royal Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-10-28

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle
Conductors: Gruzin, Boris
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Perhaps the most celebrated ballet of the Romantic era, Adolphe Adam's intoxicating ballet 'Giselle' is the dramatic story of a peasant girl whose betrayal by...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
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Strauss: Salome / Kaiser; Volle; Schuster; Jordan/Royal Opera House Orchestra [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-10-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Kaiser, Joseph; Michael, Nadja; Moser, Thomas; Schuster, Michaela; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

David McVicar's powerful 2008 production of Oscar Wilde's bible-based drama takes the controversially disturbing film 'Salo' as its visual reference, setting it in a debauched...continue...
Run Time: 169 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty / Ovsyanikov/Royal Opera House & Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-08-26

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Conductors: Ovsyanikov, Valeriy
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Tchaikovsky's 'The Sleeping Beauty' is one of the best loved of classical ballets, combining in a single work all the enchantment and virtuosity that ballet...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS Surround
Subtitles: N/A
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Ferdinand: La Fille mal Gardée / Royal Ballet, Acosta, Nunez, Tuckett, Ashton [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-07-29

Works: Ferdinand Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee
Conductors: Twiner, Anthony
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Ever since it's triumphant premiere in January 1960, Frederick Ashton's 'La fille mal gardee' has been esteemed as one of his happiest creations. This is...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Delibes: Sylvia / Graham Bond / The Royal Ballet Dancers and Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-01-29

Works: Léo Delibes: Sylvia
Performers: Bolle, Roberto; Bussell, Darcey; Galeazzi, Mara; Harvey, Martin; Soares, Thiago
Conductors: ; Bond, Graham
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; The Royal Ballet

Darcey Bussell and Roberto Bolle star in Frederick Ashton's Sylvia, restored to the splendour of its elegant and opulent three-act form for the 75th anniversary...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: England
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