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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet / Bonelli, Cuthbertson, Campbell, Gartside, Trzensimiech, Rihristov. Barry Wordsworth [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-04-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Performers: Bonelli, Federico; Campbell, Alexander; Cuthbertson, Laura; Gartside, Bennet; Hristov, Valeri; Trzensimiech, Dawid
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra

MacMillan's first full-evening ballet has become one of the Royal Ballet's signature works. Although the company has performed Romeo and Juliet over 400 times each...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet / Bonelli, Cuthbertson, Campbell, Gartside, Trzensimiech, Rihristov. Barry Wordsworth [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-04-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Performers: Bonelli, Federico; Campbell, Alexander; Cuthbertson, Laura; Gartside, Bennet; Hristov, Valeri; Trzensimiech, Dawid
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra

MacMillan's first full-evening ballet has become one of the Royal Ballet's signature works. Although the company has performed Romeo and Juliet over 400 times each...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italia...continue...

Paul Dukas: Ariane de Barbe-bleue / van Dam, Charbonnet, Bardon, Coma-Alabert, Jimenez, Haller. Deneve [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-02-26

Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michele; Coma-Alabert, Gemma; Copons, Elena; Haller, Salome; Jimenez, Beatriz; Valldaura, Alba; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Deneve, Stephane
Ensemble: Gran Teatre de Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre de Liceu Orchestra

Ariane et Barbe-bleue makes its premiere on DVD. Dukas's opera sees free spirit Ariane become the 6th wife of the infamous Barbe-bleue, who gives his...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Paul Dukas: Ariane de Barbe-bleue / van Dam, Charbonnet, Bardon, Coma-Alabert, Jimenez, Haller. Deneve [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-02-26

Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-bleue
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michele; Coma-Alabert, Gemma; Copons, Elena; Darlev, Dimitar; Jimenez,Beatriz; Martinez, Xavier; Palloni, Pierpaolo; Valldaura, Alba; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Deneve, Stephane
Ensemble: Gran Teatre de Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre de Liceu Orchestra

Ariane et Barbe-blue makes its premiere on Blue Ray. Dukas's opera sees free spirit Ariane become the 6th wife of the infamous Barbe-bleue, who gives...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Itali...continue...

A Christmas Celebration - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Damrau, Kirchschlager, Connell, Allen. Royal Opera & Royal Ballet [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra

Enjoy Christmas fantasy for all the family with these two classics from the Royal Opera House. The Nutcracker comes to life in this captivating production...continue...
Run Time: 265 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

La Stupenda: The Glory of Joan Sutherland. Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La Fille du Regiment; Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur; Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots; plus a gala concert with Lucian Pavarotti. Australian Opera, Richard Bonynge [6 DVDs]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La fille du régiment, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Performers: Allman, Robert; Austin, Anson; Begg, Heather; Elkins, Margreta; Grant, Clifford; Johnston, Suzanne; Pringle, John; Shaw, John; Stevens, Ronald; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Thane, Amanda; Wegner, John; Yu...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera Chorus; Elizabethen Sydney Orchestra

This unique 5 DVD collection brings together, for the first time, the legendary Australian soprano Joan Sutherland in four key dramatic coloratura roles that were...continue...
Run Time: 725 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTXC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English
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Puccini: Il Trittico - Il Tabarro; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi / Gallo, Westbroek, Antonenko, Jaho, Larsson, Royal Opera House - Pappano [DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Antonenko, Aleksandrs; Demuro, Francesco; Gallo, Lucio; Jaho, Ermonela; Larsson, Anna; Siurina, Ekaterina; Westbroek, Eva-Maria

This is The Royal Opera's first complete presentation of Puccini's Il trittico since 1965. Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of...continue...
Run Time: 200 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS Surround
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Puccini: Il Trittico - Il Tabarro; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi / Gallo, Westbroek, Antonenko, Jaho, Larsson, Royal Opera House - Pappano [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Antonenko, Aleksandrs; Demuro, Francesco; Gallo, Lucio; Jaho, Ermonela; Larsson, Anna; Siurina, Ekaterina; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

This is The Royal Opera's first complete presentation of Puccini's Il trittico since 1965. Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of...continue...
Run Time: 200 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, Ge...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
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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...

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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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...

Ballet: Opera National de Paris / Balanchine, Neumeier & Nureyev [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Igor Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Swan Lake, Op. 20;...
Performers: Bullion, Stephane; Denard, Michael; Dupont, Aurelie; Gilbert, Dorothee; Gillot, Marie-Agnes; Letestu, Agnes; Martinez, Jose; Osta, Clairemarie; Phavorin, Stephane; Pujol, Laetitia; Romoli, Wilfried
Conductors: Connelly, Paul; Schmidtsdorff, Michael; Kessels, Koen; Pahn, Vello
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Ballet; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Paris Opera Ballet; Paris Opera Orchestra

Bringing together four seminal works, this attractive collection offers a perfect introduction to the world's oldest national ballet company. Jewels, an alluring, abstract ballet, a...continue...
Run Time: 673 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
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The Gilbert & Sullivan Collection / Opera Australia [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-11-15

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; HMS Pinafore; Trial by Jury; Patience; The Gondoliers
Performers: Alexander, Richard; Begg, Heather; Bolton Wood, John; Cousens, Peter; Douglas, Christine; Ewer, Graeme; Gard, Robert; Hislop, Roxane; Hobson, David; Johnston, Suzanne; Jone, Andrew; Lemke, Roger; Man...
Conductors: Greene, Andrew; Stanhope, David; Franks, Dobbs
Ensemble: Australian Opera Chorus; Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra; Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra; Opera Australia Chorus; Opera Australia Melbourne Chorus; Orchestra Victoria

The Mikado made fun of English bureaucracy, thinly disguised by its Japanese setting. Enjoying over 650 performances at the Savoy Theatre, this work remains Gilbert...continue...
Run Time: 563 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Murphy, Royal Ballet Sinfonia [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Performers: Edmonds, Charlotte; Kemp, Will; Polunin, Sergei; Smith, Kilian
Conductors: Murphy, Paul
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Peter & the Wolf, Prokofiev's musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart...continue...
Run Time: 30 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanis...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Murphy, Royal Ballet Sinfonia [DVD]

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

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Performers: Edmonds, Charlotte; Kemp, Will; Polunin, Sergei; Smith, Kilian
Conductors: Murphy, Paul
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Peter & the Wolf, Prokofiev's musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart...continue...
Run Time: 30 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...

Janacek: Jenufa / Roocroft, Polaski, Dvorsky, Schukoff [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: 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...

Janacek: Jenufa / Roocroft, Polaski, Dvorsky, Schukoff [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: 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...

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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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...

Minkus: La Bayadere / Ovsyanikov, Rojo, Acosta, Nunez [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray 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: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [DVD]

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: 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...

Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: 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...

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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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

3 CD / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Conductors: Davis, Andrew

Recording information: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (03/03/1995)....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 West
Performers: 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 West
Performers: 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...

Strauss: Salome / Mcvicar/Royal Opera, Michael, Moser, Volle [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-07-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
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: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...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 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; 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...

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...

Lehar: The Merry Widow / Kunzel/SF Opera, Kenny, Kirchschlager [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Amaral, Bob; Boyd, Jonathan; Breckenridge, Marnie; Chester, Elijah; Hartmann, Carlo; Kenny, Yvonne; Kirchschlager, Angelika; McGrath, Colleen; Saetre, William; Skovhus, Bo; Strummer, Peter; Sullivan,...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: San Francisco Ballet; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Lotfi Mansouri's spectacular last production as General Director of San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 4.0
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish...continue...

My First Ballet Collection: Tchaikovsky, Adam, Mendelssohn [DVD]

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

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Nutcracker, Op. 71; Louis Joseph F. Hérold: La fille mal gardée; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Ad...

Featuring some of the world's most exciting and talented dancers, this sparkling collection brings together some of the best scenes from your favorite ballets -...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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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...

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Davis, Kirchschlager, Damrau, Allen [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray 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

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1011. Diana Damrau...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Torroba: Luisa Fernanda / Lopez Cobos/Madrid SO, Domingo, Herrera, Bros [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Torroba, Federico Moreno: Luisa Fernanda
Performers: Bros, Jose; Cantarero, Mariola; Domingo, Placido; Ferrer, Javier; Ferrer, Jose Antonio; Gallar, Federico; Herrera, Nancy Fabiola; Pierotti, Raquel; Puertolas, Sabina; Rubiera, David
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Teatro Real Chorus; Teatro Real Orchestra

Placido Domingo heads an internationally renowned cast in Emilio Sagi's stylish production for Madrid's Teatro Real of Moreno Torroba's enduring Zarzuela, whose story itself is...continue...
Run Time: 132 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Jesus Lopez Cobos [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-02-24

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Di Felice, Marco; Galouzine, Vladimir; Gandia, Antonio; Guelfi, Carlo; Jugovic, Dragana; La Scola, Vincenzo; Odena, Angel; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Chorus of the Teatro Real; Chorus of the Teatro Real, Madrid; Orchestra of the Teatro Real; Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

This releases is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0983. Giancarlo del...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Prokofiev: The Love For Three Oranges / Deneve, Vernhes, Defontaine [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-01-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a
Performers: Defontaine, Martial; Khomov, Serghei; Le Roux, Francois; Piau, Sandrine; Shafajinskaja, Anna; Vernhes, Alain; White, Willard
Conductors: Deneve, Stephane
Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev's enchantingly surreal commedia dell'arte masterwork is turned into a spectacular triumph of total theatre in this vital production from the Amsterdam Muziektheater. De Nederlandse...continue...
Run Time: 144 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, 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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Prokofiev: Cinderella / Koen Kessels/Paris Opera, Letestu, Martinez [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-11-25

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87
Performers: Letestu, Agnes; Martinez, Jose; Phavorin, Stephane; Pujol, Laetitia; Romoli, Wilfried
Conductors: Kessels, Koen
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Ballet; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Rudolf Nureyev's colourful, "movie-star" version of Prokofiev's 'Cinderella' retains the classic Perrault story but sets it in America during the difficult years of the Great...continue...
Run Time: 185 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, Fr...continue...

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...

George Balanchine: Jewels - Faurel; Stravinsky; Tchaikovsky [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Igor Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"
Conductors: Connelly, Paul
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra

In 2000, seventeen years after George Balanchine's death, a rare and precious ballet arrived at the Paris Opera: 'Jewels', a work first performed by the...continue...
Run Time: 152 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...

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi / Jurowski/London PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-09-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; Giordano, Massimo; Matthews, Sally; McLaughlin, Marie; Palmer, Felicity
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Alessandro Corbelli takes the title role in Annabel Arden's whirlwind production of Puccini's compact opera, in which the scheming Gianni Schicchi retrieves for himself the...continue...
Run Time: 162 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Lopez-Cobos/Madrid Teatro Real [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-08-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Bou, Felipe; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; de Teran, Gonzalo Fernandez; Gallar, Frederico; Giordano, Laura; Mariotti, Alfredo; Martinez, Juan Tomas; Menendez, David; Muchado, Aquiles; Mula, Inva; Pardo, ...
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Madrid Symphony Chorus; Madrid Symphony Orchestra

Giancarlo del Monaco's cinematic production of Puccini's popular masterpiece takes its place among the great interpretations of modern times. Jesus Lopez Cobos directs an outstanding...continue...
Run Time: 149 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...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Cobos/Teatro Real, Madrid [2DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-11-20

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Di Felice, Marco; Galouzine, Vladimir; Gandia, Antonio; Guelfi, Carlo; Jugovic, Dragana; La Scola, Vincenzo; Odena, Angel; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Chorus of the Teatro Real; Chorus of the Teatro Real, Madrid; Orchestra of the Teatro Real; Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

Giancarlo del Monaco’s acclaimed new production elegantly intertwines Mascagni’s and Leoncavallo’s well-loved operas, masterpieces which brought new levels of realism into opera thro...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Prokofiev: Symphony 5 / R. Strauss: Death & Transfiguration / Celibidache/RAI Torino [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-08-28

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

The conductor Sergiu Celibidache was a legend in his own lifetime, mesmerising orchestras with his intensity and brilliance, both in rehearsals and in performances -...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Country of Origin: USA
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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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Torroba: Luisa Fernanda / Lopez Cobos, Domingo, Herrera, Bros, Cantarero [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-04-24

Works: Torroba, Federico Moreno: Luisa Fernanda
Performers: Bros, Jose; Cantarero, Mariola; Domingo, Placido; Ferrer, Javier; Ferrer, Jose Antonio; Gallar, Frederico; Herrera, Nancy Fabiola; Pierotti, Raquel; Puertolas, Sabina; Rubiera, David
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Madrid Symphony Chorus; Madrid Symphony Orchestra

"There are tenors as natural phenomena, and then there are tenors as modern architecture. Mr. Domingo's upper range is as beautifully managed as ever, and...continue...
Run Time: 134 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Mula, Machado, Lopez Cobos [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-11-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Giordano, Laura; Machado, Aquiles; Mariotti, Alfredo; Mula-Tchako, Inva
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Madrid Teatro Real Chorus; Madrid Teatro Real Orchestra

"...remarkable and solid set designing by Michael Scott, applicable only to a stage such as the Teatro Real's. The soprano Inva Mula succeeded in showing...continue...
Run Time: 149 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, opera / Deneve/Rotterdam PO, Vernhes, Defontaine, Le Roux [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-09-26

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
Performers: Defontaine, Martial; Komov, Sergei; Piau, Sandrine; Vernhes, Alain; White, Willard
Conductors: Deneve, Stephane
Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev's enchantingly surreal commedia dell'arte masterwork is turned into a spectacular triumph of total theatre in this vital production from the Amsterdam Muziktheater. De Nederlandse...continue...
Run Time: 145 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...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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