Francesco Cavalli: La Didone / Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata. William Christie, Les Arts Florissants [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25 Works: Pier Fancesco Cavalli: La DidonePerformers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Sabata, Xavier; Sanchez, Ana Maria Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants One of the first operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the...continue... ![]() Francesco Cavalli: La Didone / Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata. William Christie, Les Arts Florissants [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25 Works: Pier Fancesco Cavalli: La DidonePerformers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Sabata, Xavier; Sanchez, Ana Maria Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants One of the first operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the...continue... Run Time: 176 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Salzburg Festival - Strauss: Lieder; Alpensinfonie - Fleming, Vienna PO - Thielemann [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-06-26 Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 39; Winterliebe ("Der Sonne entgeten in Liebesgluten"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 48/5; Traum durch die Dämmerung ("Weite Wiesen im Dämmerg...Performers: Fleming, Renee Gloriously affirming the Salzburg Festival's long-standing reputation as a supreme musical event, this concert honors one of its founding fathers, Richard Strauss. Renée Fleming, Christian...continue... Run Time: 84 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES Country of Origin: ...continue... ![]() Salzburg Festival - Strauss: Lieder; Alpensinfonie - Fleming, Vienna PO - Thielemann [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-06-26 Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 39; Winterliebe ("Der Sonne entgeten in Liebesgluten"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 48/5; Traum durch die Dämmerung ("Weite Wiesen im Dämmerg...Performers: Fleming, Renee Gloriously affirming the Salzburg Festival's long-standing reputation as a supreme musical event, this concert honors one of its founding fathers, Richard Strauss. Renée Fleming, Christian...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bicket, Persson, Connolly, Domenech [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Connolly, Sarah; Domenech, Jordi; Persson, Miah; Rosique, Ruth; Selig, Franz-Josef Conductors: Bicket, Harry Ensemble: Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistibly - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union. At Barcelona's Gran Teatre...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German...continue... ![]() 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. 65Performers: 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... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bicket, Persson, Connolly, Domenech [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Connolly, Sarah; Domenech, Jordi; Persson, Miah; Rosique, Ruth; Selig, Franz-Josef Conductors: Bicket, Harry Ensemble: Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistibly - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union. At Barcelona's Gran Teatre...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, S...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. 65Performers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Jansons, Skovhus, Stoyanova, Dunaev, Petrenko [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-04-24 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Maximova, Elena; Petrenko, Mikhail; Romanova, Nina; Savova, Olga; Skovhus, Bo; Stoyanova, Krassimira Conductors: Jansons, Mariss Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Described by Tchaikovsky as 'lyric scenes', Eugene Onegin receives a spectacular reinterpretation from the Norwegian director Stefan Herheim. His productions create controversy and excitement around...continue... Run Time: 181 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Itali...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Jansons, Skovhus, Stoyanova, Dunaev, Petrenko [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-04-24 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Maximova, Elena; Petrenko, Mikhail; Romanova, Nina; Savova, Olga; Skovhus, Bo; Stoyanova, Krassimira Conductors: Jansons, Mariss Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Described by Tchaikovsky as 'lyric scenes', Eugene Onegin receives a spectacular reinterpretation from the Norwegian director Stefan Herheim. His productions create controversy and excitement around...continue... Run Time: 181 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... ![]() Verdi: Macbeth / Pappano, Keenlyside, Monastyrska, Aceto [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-03-27 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: MacbethPerformers: Aceto, Raymond; Cliffe, Nigel; Ebel, Steven; Keenlyside, Simon; Meister, Elisabeth; Monastryrska, Liudmyla Conductors: Pappano, Antonio Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra Black, red, cream and gold are the colours that define Phyllida Lloyd's Royal Opera House staging of Verdi's robust, yet penetrating setting of Shakespeare's Scottish...continue... Run Time: 170 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish...continue... ![]() Verdi: Macbeth / Pappano, Keenlyside, Monastyrska, Aceto [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-03-27 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: MacbethPerformers: Aceto, Raymond; Cliffe, Nigel; Ebel, Steven; Keenlyside, Simon; Meister, Elisabeth; Monastryrska, Liudmyla Conductors: Pappano, Anthony; Pappano, Antonio Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra Black, red, cream and gold are the colours that define Phyllida Lloyd's Royal Opera House staging of Verdi's robust, yet penetrating setting of Shakespeare's Scottish...continue... Run Time: 170 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Magic Flute / Boer, Pirgu, Kuhmeier, Esposito, Tynan [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-02-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620Performers: Bronder, Peter; Esposito, Alex; Groissbock, Gunther; Kuhmeier, Genia; PIrgu, Saimir; Shagimuratova, Albina; Tynan, Ailish Conductors: Boer, Ronald Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra From the Queen of the Night's vocal pyrotechnics to Papageno's chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart's most charming and engaging operas. However,...continue... Run Time: 172 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Magic Flute / Boer, Pirgu, Kuhmeier, Esposito, Tynan [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-02-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620Performers: Bronder, Peter; Esposito, Alex; Groissbock, Gunther; Kuhmeier, Genia; PIrgu, Saimir; Shagimuratova, Albina; Tynan, Ailish Conductors: Boer, Ronald Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra From the Queen of the Night's vocal pyrotechnics to Papageno's chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart's most charming and engaging operas. However,...continue... Run Time: 172 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...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... ![]() Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria / Dantone, Comparato, Cirillo, dell'Oste, Heaston [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Adriano in SiriaPerformers: Cirillo, Lucia; Comparato, Marina; Dell'Oste, Annamaria; Ferrari, Stefano; Heaston, Nicole; Lombardi, Francesca Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina For the festivities marking the Pergolesi's tercentenary in his native Jesi, Ignacio García created a new staging of the imperial drama Adriano in Siria. His...continue... Run Time: 188 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray 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: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria / Dantone, Comparato, Cirillo, dell'Oste, Heaston [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Adriano in SiriaPerformers: Cirillo, Lucia; Comparato, Marina; Dell'Oste, Annamaria; Ferrari, Stefano; Heaston, Nicole; Lombardi, Francesca Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina For the festivities marking the Pergolesi's tercentenary in his native Jesi, Ignacio García created a new staging of the imperial drama Adriano in Siria. His...continue... Run Time: 188 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... ![]() Carmen in 3D / Carydis, Rice, Hymel, Agiris, Kovalevska [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-11-15 Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, operaPerformers: Argiris, Aris; Hymel, Bryan; Kovalevska, Maija; Rice, Christine Conductors: Carydis, Constantinos Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus The First Complete Opera on 3D Blu-Ray! Passion, jealousy and betrayal take center stage at London's Royal Opera House in a spectacular production of the...continue... Run Time: 175 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0 Subtitles: English, Castellano,...continue... ![]() Verdi: Les Vêpres Siciliennes / Carignani, Haveman, Fritz, Szabo [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri sicilianiPerformers: Ághová, Livia; Fritz, Burkhard; Haveman, Barbara; Marco-Buhrmester, Alejandro; Szabo, Balint Conductors: Carignani, Paolo Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Les vêpres siciliennes, like the similarly epic Don Carlos, was conceived as a grand opéra for Paris & is driven by tensions between private passions...continue... Run Time: 233 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... ![]() Verdi: Les Vêpres Siciliennes / Carignani, Haveman, Fritz, Szabo [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri sicilianiPerformers: Ághová, Livia; Fritz, Burkhard; Haveman, Barbara; Marco-Buhrmester, Alejandro; Szabo, Balint Conductors: Carignani, Paolo Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Les vêpres siciliennes, like the similarly epic Don Carlos, was conceived as a grand opéra for Paris & is driven by tensions between private passions...continue... Run Time: 233 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... ![]() Turnage: Anna Nicole / Pappano, Westbroek, Bickley, White [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Anna NicolePerformers: Bickley, Susan; De Pont Davies, Rebecca; Doyle, Grant; Finley, Gerald; Hoare, Peter; Lixenberg, Lore; Oke, Alan; Rees, Andrew; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Jeremy Conductors: Pappano, Anthony Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra A young Playboy model, an octogenarian billionaire husband, intrusive media fascination and a tragically early death. This is a roller-coaster of a real contemporary life...continue... Run Time: 120 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... ![]() Janacek: Jenufa / Roocroft, Polaski, Dvorsky, Schukoff [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Leos Janácek: JenufaPerformers: Dvorsky, Miroslav; Ejsing, Mette; Ferrandez, Sandra; Polaski, Deborah; Roocroft, Amanda; Schukoff, Nikolai Andrej; Sola, Miguel; Szemeredy, Karoly Conductors: Bolton, Ivor Ensemble: Teatro Real Chorus; Teatro Real Orchestra The vulnerable young woman at the heart of Janacek's breakthrough opera is a signature role for the English soprano Amanda Roocroft. Here, in Stéphane Braunschweig's...continue... Run Time: 136 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... ![]() Turnage: Anna Nicole / Pappano, Westbroek, Bickley, White [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Anna NicolePerformers: Bickley, Susan; De Pont Davies, Rebecca; Doyle, Grant; Finley, Gerald; Hoare, Peter; Lixenberg, Lore; Oke, Alan; Rees, Andrew; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Jeremy Conductors: Pappano, Anthony Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra A young Playboy model, an octogenarian billionaire husband, intrusive media fascination and a tragically early death. This is a roller-coaster of a real contemporary life...continue... Run Time: 120 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Janacek: Jenufa / Roocroft, Polaski, Dvorsky, Schukoff [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Leos Janácek: JenufaPerformers: Dvorsky, Miroslav; Ejsing, Mette; Ferrandez, Sandra; Polaski, Deborah; Roocroft, Amanda; Schukoff, Nikolai Andrej; Sola, Miguel; Szemeredy, Karoly Conductors: Bolton, Ivor Ensemble: Teatro Real Chorus; Teatro Real Orchestra The vulnerable young woman at the heart of Janacek's breakthrough opera is a signature role for the English soprano Amanda Roocroft. Here, in Stéphane Braunschweig's...continue... Run Time: 136 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Noseda, Anastassov [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-08-30 Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris GodunovPerformers: Anastassov, Orlin; Bronder, Peter; Ladjuk, Vasily; Marianelli, Alessandra; Matorin, Vladimir; Storey, Ian; Vaneev, Vladimir; Zubov, Pavel Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea Ensemble: Teatro Regio Chorus; Teatro Regio Orchestra Boris Godunov is the story not only of a troubled leader but of an entire nation, and its history is as eventful as that of...continue... Run Time: 164 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Noseda, Anastassov [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-08-30 Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris GodunovPerformers: Anastassov, Orlin; Bronder, Peter; Ladjuk, Vasily; Marianelli, Alessandra; Matorin, Vladimir; Storey, Ian; Vaneev, Vladimir; Zubov, Pavel Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea Ensemble: Teatro Regio Chorus; Teatro Regio Orchestra Boris Godunov is the story not only of a troubled leader but of an entire nation, and its history is as eventful as that of...continue... Run Time: 164 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... ![]() Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades / Boder, Didyk, Magee, Ataneli, Tezier [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)Performers: Ataneli, Lado; Didyk, Misha; Magee, Emily; Podles, Ewa; Schneider, Claudia; Tezier, Ludovic; Vas, Francisco; Vekua, Mikhail; Zaremba, Elena Conductors: Boder, Michael Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra Obsessive in gambling and in love, the soldier Hermann is the protagonist of Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame, based on a story by Pushkin. He is smitten...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Catal...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... ![]() Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades / Boder, Didyk, Magee, Ataneli, Tezier [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)Performers: Ataneli, Lado; Didyk, Misha; Magee, Emily; Podles, Ewa; Schneider, Claudia; Tezier, Ludovic; Vas, Francisco; Vekua, Mikhail; Zaremba, Elena Conductors: Boder, Michael Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra Obsessive in gambling and in love, the soldier Hermann is the protagonist of Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame, based on a story by Pushkin. He is smitten...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Catal...continue... ![]() Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Haenchen, Lloyd, Naglestad [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying DutchmanPerformers: 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... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Pappano/Royal Opera, Fleming, Calleja, Hampson [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: 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: 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 [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying DutchmanPerformers: 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... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Pappano/Royal Opera, Fleming, Calleja, Hampson [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: 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... ![]() Wagner: Die Walkure / Thielemann/Bayreuth, Botha, Dohmen, Haller [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26 Works: Richard Wagner: Die WalkürePerformers: Botha, Johan; Dohmen, Albert; Haller, Edith; Watson, Linda Conductors: Thielemann, Christian Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann, "by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time" (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed...continue... Run Time: 259 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: Die Walkure / Thielemann/Bayreuth, Botha, Dohmen, Haller [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26 Works: Richard Wagner: Die WalkürePerformers: Botha, Johan; Dohmen, Albert; Haller, Edith; Watson, Linda Conductors: Thielemann, Christian Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann, "by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time" (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed...continue... Run Time: 259 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... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Alessandrini, Nigl, Invernizzi, Mingardo [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-03-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'OrfeoPerformers: de Donato, Luigi; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mingardo, Sara; Nigl, Georg Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Monteverdi's seminal first opera tells the dramatic story from Ovid's Metamorphoses of the descent of Orfeo (Georg Nigl) into the underworld to recover his beloved...continue... Run Time: 114 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Alessandrini, Nigl, Invernizzi, Mingardo [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-03-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'OrfeoPerformers: de Donato, Luigi; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mingardo, Sara; Nigl, Georg Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Monteverdi's seminal first opera tells the dramatic story from Ovid's Metamorphoses of the descent of Orfeo (Georg Nigl) into the underworld to recover his beloved...continue... Run Time: 114 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25 Works: Richard Strauss: ElektraPerformers: Dohmen, Albert; Henschel, Jane; Horl, Andreas; Kollo, Rene; Sabrowski, Carsten; Schneider, Jorg; Uhl, Manuela; Vilsmaier, Irmgard; Watson, Linda Conductors: Thielemann, Christian Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense,...continue... Run Time: 126 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... ![]() 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 NürnbergPerformers: 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... ![]() Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25 Works: Richard Strauss: ElektraPerformers: Dohmen, Albert; Henschel, Jane; Horl, Andreas; Kollo, Rene; Sabrowski, Carsten; Schneider, Jorg; Uhl, Manuela; Vilsmaier, Irmgard; Watson, Linda Conductors: Thielemann, Christian Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense,...continue... Run Time: 126 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 NürnbergPerformers: 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 Pulse 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... ![]() 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 ...continue... ![]() Puccini: La Fanciulla Del West / Rizzi/Netherlands PO, Westbroek, Gallo [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-11-16 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del WestPerformers: Gallo, Lucio; Todorovich, Zoran; Westbroek, Eva-Maria Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Hollywood-style production updates this Wild West story to the capitalist culture of Wall Street, perfectly reflecting Puccini's innovatory spirit. In a new angle...continue... Run Time: 159 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian,...continue... ![]() Puccini: La Fanciulla Del West / Rizzi/Netherlands PO, Westbroek, Gallo [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-11-16 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del WestPerformers: Gallo, Lucio; Todorovich, Zoran; Westbroek, Eva-Maria Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Hollywood-style production updates this Wild West story to the capitalist culture of Wall Street, perfectly reflecting Puccini's innovatory spirit. In a new angle...continue... Run Time: 159 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0 Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue... ![]() Puccini: La Boheme / Nelsons/Royal Opera, Gerzmava, Ilincai [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-07-27 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohèmePerformers: 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; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus "[Ilincai] gave a thoroughly assured and engaging performance... Sumptuously sung, Gerzmava's portrayal was sensitive and well-rounded - timid yet warm and attractive in her first...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: LuluPerformers: 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... ![]() Berg: Lulu / Pappano/Royal Opera, Eichenholz, Volle, Vogt, Larmore [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-07-27 Works: Alban Berg: LuluPerformers: 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: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German...continue... ![]() Puccini: La Boheme / Nelsons/Royal Opera, Gerzmava, Ilincai [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-07-27 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohèmePerformers: 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... ![]() Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Christie, Sampson, Crowe [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-06-29 Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629Performers: Barrit, Desmond; Crowe, Lucy; Dexter, Sally; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Lyon, Edward; Millson, Joseph; Sampson, Carolyn Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Jonathan Kent's spectacular production of Purcell's huge semi-opera is joyous, imaginative and witty. Glyndebourne, with its intimate auditorium, provides the perfect setting for a drama,...continue... Run Time: 221 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... |
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