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R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 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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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 24
Performers: 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
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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. 50
Performers: 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...

Britten: Billy Budd / Elder/LPO, Ainsley, Imbrailo, Ens [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-06-28

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: 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: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue...

Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Haenchen, Lloyd, Naglestad [DVD]

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

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Jentzsch, Marco; Lloyd, Robert; Naglestad, Catherine; Prudenskaja, Marina; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Austrian director Martin Kuej's pioneering vision brings a challenging and provoking insight to Wagner's opera of love and redemption, with his singular ability to connect...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...

Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Haenchen, Lloyd, Naglestad [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Jentzsch, Marco; Lloyd, Robert; Naglestad, Catherine; Prudenskaja, Marina; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Austrian director Martin Kuej's pioneering vision brings a challenging and provoking insight to Wagner's opera of love and redemption, with his singular ability to connect...continue...
Run Time: 167 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Weigle/Bayreuth, Hawlata, Korn [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Ernst, Norbert; Guber, Carola; Hawlata, Franz; Kaune, Michaela; Korn, Artur; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

"Ostensibly Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg tells a humorous tale about artistically inclined craftsmen. Goldsmith Veit Pogner promises his daughter Eva's hand in...continue...
Run Time: 306 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: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Weigle/Bayreuth, Hawlata, Korn [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Ernst, Norbert; Guber, Carola; Hawlata, Franz; Kaune, Michaela; Korn, Artur; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

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Director Katharina Wagner, the composer's great grand-daughter, turns "Die Meistersinger von Nnrnberg" (Opus Arte Blu-ray DVD) on its head at the 2008 Bayreuth Festival. Beckmesser's...continue...
Run Time: 306 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'Translucence, transparency - warmth' are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of Beethoven's only opera, and all are...continue...
Run Time: 149 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...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Diener, Saccà, Zurich Opera, Haitink [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bidzinski, Boguslaw; Diener, Melanie; Gallo, Lucio; Moody, Morgan; Muff, Alfred; Sacca, Roberto; Stražanac, KreUimir; Strehl, Christoph; Trattnigg, Sandra
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1023D. 'Translucence, transparency...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

The Blu-Ray Experience: Opera & Ballet Highlights [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-11-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi,...
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berg, Nathan; Cirillo, Lucia; Dahlin, Anders; Damrau, Diana; di Pasquale, Luciano; Donose, Ruxandra; Machado, Aquiles; Matthews, Sally; Mironov, Maxim; Papian, H...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pahn, Vello; Davis, Colin, Sir; Lopez-Cobos, Jesus; Jordan, Philippe; Kershaw, Stewart; Jurowski, Vladimir; Rousset, Christophe; Reynolds, Julian; Connelly, Paul; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra; Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra; Les Talens Lyriques; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchest...

'Opera & Ballet: The Blu-ray Experience' includes opera and ballet highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience the stunning...continue...
Run Time: 50 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby True HD
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Bizet: Carmen / Jordan/Glyndebourne Opera, von Otter, Haddock [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-11-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Best, Jonathan; Haddock, Marcus; Hayes, Quentin; Hegarty, Mary; Judson, Colin; Lopez, Franck; Milne, Lisa; Naouri, Laurent; Rice, Christine; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Voschezang, Hans; Wise, Anthony
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

David McVicar's exhilarating production, with Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role, restores the Opera Comique to Bizet's masterpiece. Philippe Jordan, in his Glyndebourne...continue...
Run Time: 229 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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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
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