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Heuberger: Der Opernball (Opera Ball) / Helen Mane, Maria Tiboldi, Tatjana Iwanow, Christiane Schroder [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball, Operetta Film
Performers: Erhardt, Heinz; Iwanow, Tatjana; Mane, Helen; Serafin, Harald; Tiboldi, Maria
Conductors: Mattes, Willy
Ensemble: Symphony Orchestra Kurt Graunke, Munich

In this work, Richard Heuberger (1850-1914) tried to create a new operetta style, the "comedy operetta". He eschewed spectacular costumes and choruses, sentimentality and drama...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
Country of Origin: G...continue...

Graun: Montezuma / Alexandra Papadjiakou, Sophie Boulin, Gudrun Sieber, Catherine Gayer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Carl Heinrich Graun: Montezuma
Performers: Boulin, Sophie; Gayer, Catherine; Gronroos, Walton; McCutcheon, Kevin; Mercker, Karl-Ernst; Papadjiakou, Alexandra; Siber, Gudrun; Vogel, Barbara
Conductors: Hilsdorf, Hans
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING ON DVD! Montezuma tells the tragic story of the last ruler of the Aztecs, who lost his power and ultimately his life...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Lehar: Gypsy Love / Perry, Buzea, Dallapozza, Lorand [DVD]

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

Works: Franz Lehár: Zigeunerliebe
Performers: Buzea, Ion; Dallapozza, Adolf; Friedrich, Heinz; Grosskurth, Kurt; Lorand, Colette; Perry, Janet
Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Orchestra

"Gypsy Love" is considered to be one of Franz Lehár's most successful operettas. After its triumphant Vienna premiere in 1910, it was performed all over...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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Leo Fall: The Dollar Princess / Iwanow, Niendorf, Jacoby, Lippert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: Leo Fall: Die Dollarprinzessin, operetta
Performers: Behrens, Stefan; Iwanow, Tatjana; Jacoby, Gabriele; Lemnitz, Regina; Lippert, Gerhart; Niendorf, Horst; van Bergen, Ingrid
Conductors: Grund, Bert
Ensemble: Graunke Symphony Orchestra

Leo Fall's works are among the best of the second generation of the Vienna operetta. "Dollar Princess", written in 1908, is one of his most...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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Kalman: The Circus Princess / Hallstein, Schock, Oren, Karner, Tilden [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-02-28

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Die Zirkusprinzessin
Performers: Frankenfeld, Peter; Hallstein, Ingeborg; Karner, Peter; Oren, Isy; Schock, Rudolf; Tilden, Jane
Conductors: Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner
Ensemble: Graunke Symphony Orchestra

Emmerich Kßlman (1882-1953) ranks next to Franz Lehßr as one of the leading representatives of the "Silver Era" of the operetta. The roots of his...continue...
Run Time: 111 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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Elisabeth Naske: Zora The Red / Larsen-Maguire, Vermeulen, Strooper, Schroter [DVD]

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

Works: Elisabeth Naske: Die rote Zora
Performers: Schroter, Christoph; Strooper, Adrian; Vermeulen, Olivia; Williams, David [Classical]
Conductors: Larsen-Maguire, Catherine
Ensemble: Komische Opera Chorus; Komische Opera Orchestra

Elisabeth Naske's family opera is based on Kurt Held's classic book, following the adventures of gang of orphans in Croatia in the 1930s. Led by...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, English
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Franz Lehar: Paganini / Theba, Stratas, Heesters, Koller [DVD]

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

Works: Franz Lehár: Paganini
Performers: Heesters, Johannes; Koller, Dagmar; Kraus, Peter; Stratas, Teresa; Theba, Antonio
Conductors: Ebert, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Graunke Symphony Orchestra

Franz Lehár's operetta "Paganini" (Vienna, 1925) marked the start of a new period in the composer’s work that was strongly influenced by the tenor Richard...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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Schumann: Manfred / Boreyko, Dusseldorfer SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-08-30

Works: Robert Schumann: Manfred, Op. 115
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Bach, Mechthild; Berndt, Tobias; Bittner, Manfred; Flaig, Markus; Mammel, Hans Jorg; Popien, Elisabeth; von Bülow, Johann
Conductors: Boreyko, Andrey
Ensemble: Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

This musical adaptation of Lord Byron's famous Romantic closet drama, Manfred, has been described as "truly spectacular" (Das Opernglas) In this Düsseldorf production, the audience...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French
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Mozart's Casanova: The Giacomo Variations / Malkovich, Dapkunaite [DVD]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Work(s)
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Dapkunaite, Ingeborga; Klussman, Sophie; Malkovich, John
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: Vienna Academy Orchestra

Giacomo Casanova received a doctorate as jurist, scratched along as violinist in a theatre, dabbled in the role of a lieutenant and was cofounder of...continue...
Run Time: 173 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Span...continue...

Janacek: Jenufa / Schneider, Stemme, Marton, Silvasti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-01-25

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: alberdi, begona; Haunstein, Rolf; Lindskog, Par; Marton, Eva; Serra, Enric; Silvasti, Jorma; Stemme, Nina
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus; Teatro del Liceu Symphony Orchestra

Arthaus presents a staging of Jenufa sung in the original Czech language. The production was directed by French-Austrian opera director Olivier Tambosi. For Janácek, opera...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Menotti: The Old Maid And The Thief / Rennert, Hongne, Moorefield, Konetzni [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-09-28

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief, opera; Das Medium
Performers: Albanese, Nino; de Vine, Maria Jose; Draksler, Sonja; Foster, Norman; Hongen, Elisabeth; Konetzni, Hilde; Moorefield, Olive; Waechter, Eberhard [Vocals]
Conductors: Rennert, Wolfgang; Aliberti, Armando
Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Gian Carlo Menotti was one of the most important 20th-century composers of opera working in the United States. 'The Old Maid and the Thief' and...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Popp, Gruberova, Fassbaender, Weikl, Berry [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Berry, Walter; Caslavsky, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gottling, Karin; Gruberova, Edita; Hopferwieser, Josef; Kunz, Erich; Lohner, Helmut; Popp, Lucia; Weikl, Bernd; Wendler, Anton
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arthaus presents the quintessence of operetta 'Die Fledermaus' in a lavish staging from the theatre where it is most at home: the Vienna State Opera....continue...
Run Time: 169 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Cata...continue...

Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment / Renzetti / La Scala / Devia, Podles, Kelly, Pratico [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Bergna, Umberto; Borioli, Edoardo; Bramante, Aldo; Devia, Mariella; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Kelly, Austin; Podles, Ewa; Pratico, Bruno; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]
Conductors: Renzetti, Donato
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

After the Second World War, La Fille du Regiment gradually fell into oblivion. Small wonder, as it had become difficult to treat the anything but...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Aida's Brothers and Sisters - Black Voices in Opera and Concert [DVD]

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

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Allen, Betty; Anderson, Marian; Bumbry, Grace; Estes, Simon; Friedrich, Gotz; Grist, Reri; Hendricks, Barbara; McFerrin, Bobby; Price, Leontyne; Robeson, Paul; Said, Edward; Verrett, Shirley

This film tells the story of classic black singing against the background of black emancipation in politics and society. The story stretches from the first...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, Spanish, Italian
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John Gay: The Beggar's Opera / Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists, Daltrey [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-06-30

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Ashe, Rosemary; Baryliss, Peter; Daltrey, Roger; Hall, Carol; Hoskins, Bob; Johns, Stratford; Routledge, Patricia
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Created specially for television, this 'Beggar's Opera' captures the quality and satiric edge of the Hogarth engravings which influenced Gay's original version. The characters of...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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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...

Cult Operas of the 1970s: Mozart; Beethoven; Weber; etc. / Hamburg State Opera [10 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der F...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Ahlin, Cvetka; Blankenburg, Heinz; Blankenburg, Heinz Horst; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Cassilly, Richard; Deutekom, Christina; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fliether, Herbert; Flores...
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Stein, Horst; Ludwig, Leopold; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Janowski, Marek; Maderna, Bruno; Kuntzsch, Matthias
Ensemble: Hamburg State Opera Chorus; Hamburg State Opera Orchestra; NDR Children's Chorus

This DVD box set contains ten historical studio productions from the Hamburg State Opera....continue...
Run Time: 1320 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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