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Handel: Deidamia / Sally Matthews, Veronica Cangemi, Olga Pasichnyk, Silvia Tro Santaté. Ivor Bolton [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Deidamia, opera
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Chiummo, Umberto; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Matthews, Sally; Pasichnyk, Olga; Santate, Silvia Tro; Schaafsma, Jan-Willem
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Concerto Koln

In Händel's last Italian opera, Deidamia, set at the time of the Trojan War, Achilles disguises himself as a woman and takes refuge at the...continue...
Run Time: 208 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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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 Didone
Performers: 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...

Handel: Rinaldo / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, Varduhi Abrahamyan. Ottavio Dantone, Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Fritsch, Anett; Mead, Tim; Pisaroni, Luca; Prina, Sonia; Rae, Brenda
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French
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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 Didone
Performers: 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...

Handel: Rinaldo / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, Varduhi Abrahamyan. Ottavio Dantone, Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Fritsch, Anett; Mead, Tim; Pisaroni, Luca; Prina, Sonia; Rae, Brenda
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, German, French
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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 308
Performers: 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...

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 308
Performers: 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...

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 Siria
Performers: 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
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Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...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 Siria
Performers: 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...

Rameau: Operas / Christie, Rousset, Bonney, Gens, De Niese [11 DVD]

11 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boréades; Castor et Pollux; In convertendo; Les Indes galantes; Les Paladins; Zoroastre

This collection of five operas, and a rarely performed grand motet, offers a glimpse into the magnificent output of one of the leading French composers...continue...
Run Time: 1145 min.
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Subtitles: English, French, German, Span...continue...

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Alessandrini, Nigl, Invernizzi, Mingardo [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-03-29

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Performers: 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.
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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'Orfeo
Performers: 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...

Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Christie, Sampson, Crowe [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-06-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: 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.
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Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Christie, Sampson, Crowe [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-06-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: 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

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1031. Jonathan Kent's...continue...
Run Time: 221 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea / de Niese, Workman, ROH, Hogwood [DVD]

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Performers: Agnew, Paul; De Niese, Danielle; Park, Ji-Min; Rose, Matthew; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a distinguished cast including Danielle de Niese and Charles Workman in Wayne McGregor's new...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English (bonus features only) / F...continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea / de Niese, Workman, ROH, Hogwood [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Performers: Agnew, Paul; De Niese, Danielle; Park, Ji-Min; Rose, Matthew; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1028D. Christopher Hogwood...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English (bonus features...continue...

Francisco Cavalli: Ercole Amante / Bolton/Concerto Koln, Netherlands Opera Chorus [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-02-23

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Cangemi, Veronica; Miller, Marlin; Ovenden, Jeremy; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Pisaroni, Luca
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Concerto Koln; Netherlands Opera Chorus

Commissioned to celebrate the marriage of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and Marie Therese of Spain, the original production of Cavalli's 'Ercole Amante' took two...continue...
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Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
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Francisco Cavalli: Ercole Amante / Bolton/Concerto Koln, Netherlands Opera Chorus [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-02-23

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Cangemi, Veronica; Miller, Marlin; Ovenden, Jeremy; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Pisaroni, Luca
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Concerto Koln; Netherlands Opera Chorus

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1020D. Commissioned to...continue...
Run Time: 182 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Hogwood / ROH Covent Garden / Connolly, Meachem [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-11-17

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Connolly, Sarah; Crowe, Lucy; Fulgoni, Sara; Meachem, Lucas
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1018D. The Royal...continue...
Run Time: 72 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, ...continue...

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Hogwood / ROH Covent Garden / Connolly, Meachem [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-11-17

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Connolly, Sarah; Crowe, Lucy; Fulgoni, Sara; Meachem, Lucas
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera join forces for Wayne McGregor's acclaimed fusion of music and movement, whose richly layered designs perfectly complement Purcell's...continue...
Run Time: 72 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Handel: Tamerlano / McCreesh/Teatro Real, Domingo, Bacelli, Bohlin [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: George Frideric Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Bohlin, Ingela; de Donato, Luigi; Domingo, Placido; Holloway, Jennifer; Mingardo, Sara
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Teatro Real Orchestra

Teatro Real's majestic production of Handel's vivid tragedy, 'Tamerlano', stars a Lear-like Placido Domingo as the Turkish Sultan Bajazet, caught between pride, love and loyalty....continue...
Run Time: 241 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Handel: Tamerlano / McCreesh/Teatro Real, Domingo, Bacelli, Bohlin [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: George Frideric Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Bohlin, Ingela; de Donato, Luigi; Domingo, Placido; Holloway, Jennifer; Mingardo, Sara
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Teatro Real Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc that will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1006 Teatro Real's majestic...continue...
Run Time: 241 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Christie/Glyndebourne, Connolly, Kirchschlager [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Ben Abdeslam, Rachid; Connolly, Sarah; De Niese, Danielle; Dumaux, Christophe; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

This is a BLU-RAY disc that will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0950. "William Christie conducting...continue...
Run Time: 306 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...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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Rameau: Zoroastre / Dupont; Gillot; Letestu; Rousset/Drottningholm Theatre [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-10-28

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zoroastre
Performers: Alexiev, Evgueniy; Andersen, Ditte; Arvidson, Lars; Bundgaard, Sine; Dahlin, Anders; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Schwartz, Marcus; Theruel, Gerard
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Drottningholm Court Theatre Chorus; Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra

Making full use of Drottningholm Theatre's unique 17th century Baroque theatre machinery, as well as his deep creative understanding of the profound drama of the...continue...
Run Time: 227 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, It...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...

Service of Prayer and Dedications for the Marriage of HRH The Prince of Wales [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-07-31

Works: Sir William Walton: Excerpt from Suite from Henry V; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Edvard Grieg: 'Last Spring' from Two Elegiac Melodies; Tomaso Albinoni: 'Adagio' from Oboe Concerto n...
Performers: Judd, Roger
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy; Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: Choir of St. George's Chapel; Philharmonia Orchestra

Service of Prayer and Dedication following the Marriage of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and H.R.H. The Duchess of Cornwall in St. George's Chapel, Windsor...continue...
Run Time: 55 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Rameau: Zoroastre / Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques [2 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-06-26

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zoroastre
Performers: Alexiev, Evgueniy; Andersen, Ditte; Arvidsson, Lars; Bundgaard, Sine; Dahlin, Anders; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Schwartz, Marcus; Theruel, Gerard
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

Making full use of Drottningholm Theatre's unique 17th century Baroque theatre machinery, as well as his deep creative understanding of the profound drama of the...continue...
Run Time: 227 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Monteverdi Cycle: L'Orfeo; Il Ritorno d'Ulisse; L'Incononazione di Poppea; Il Combattimento [7 DVD]

7 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-03-27

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea; L'Orfeo; Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda; Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Araya, Graciela; Asawa, Brian; Balleys, Brigitte; Chance, Michael; Cordier, David; Gillet, Christopher; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Haymon, Cynthia; Huijpen, Jaco; Johns...
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe; Stubbs, Stephen; Porcelijn, David; Wilson, Glen
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; Baroque Ensemble; Concerto Palatino; Les Talens Lyriques; Tragicomedia

"For any opera to be fully effective, the singing must be superb, and the consistently transcendent vocal quality and idiomatically appropriate period practice are the...continue...
Run Time: 570 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Jean-Philippe Rameau In Convertendo / William Christie/Orchestra and Chorus of Les Arts Florisants [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-08-29

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo
Performers: Daneman, Sophie; Pitarch Mampel, Olga; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Jean-Phillipe Rameau was still a young musician when he moved to Lyon, where he probably composed his few surviving motets, including the Grand Motet 'In...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Various / La Scala Box Set / Various [12 DVD]

12 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-07-25

Works: Gio Battista Pergolesi: Lo frate 'nnamorato; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; La donna del lago; Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June; Araiza, Francisco; Berti, Marco; Bertocchi, Sergio; Blake, Rockwell; Bottion, Aldo; Bramante, Aldo; Bruson, Renato; Capuano, Enzo; Cassis, Alessandro; Cazzaniga, Renato...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin; Ranzani, Stefano; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Corale Polifonica di Sommariva Bosco; La Scala Philharmonic; La Scala Philharmonic Chorus

With 11 operas and over 30 hours of performances, Opus Arte presents outstanding RAI television recordings of performances from the Teatro alla Scala, beautifully packaged...continue...
Run Time: 1832 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: USA
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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle De Niese, Christophe [3 DVD

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-05-16

Works: George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Ben Abdeslam, Rachid; Connolly, Sarah; De Niese, Danielle; Dumaux, Christophe; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"William Christie conducting and David McVicar directing, created one of the great Giulio Cesare productions of our time, reinstating Handel as an entertainer supreme. This...continue...
Run Time: 295 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Rameau: Les Paladins / Topi Lehtipuu, Stephanie Dæoustrac, Laurent Naouri, Sandrine Piau [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-01-17

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins
Performers: D'Oustrac, Stephanie; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Piau, Sandrine; Piolino, Francois
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Run Time: 204 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria / Wilson, Johnson, Araya, Spence [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-10-18

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Performers: Araya, Graciela; Huijpen, Jaco; Johnson, Anthony Rolfe; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Wilson, Glen
Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 176 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, ...continue...

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes / Valerie Gabail; Nicolas Rivenq; Paul Agnew & Others [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-08-16

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Azzaretti, Jael; Cavallier, Nicolas; Gabail, Valerie; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Petitbon, Particia
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant prouction of jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents...continue...
Run Time: 244 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Pergolesi: Lo Frte 'Nnamorato [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2004-08-01

Works: Gio Battista Pergolesi: Lo frate 'nnamorato
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; Curiel, Nicoletta; D'Intino, Luciana; De Simone, Bruno; Di Cesare, Ezio; Felle, Amelia; Focile, Nuccia; Manca di Nissa, Bernadette; Norberg-Schulz, Elisabeth
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Pergolesi's 'Lo Frate 'nnamorato' is a jewel of an opera, rediscovered and mounted in 1989 by Riccardo Muti and the forces of La Scala to...continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: English
Country of Origi...continue...