Berry, Walter > Opera/Operetta

Deutsche Oper Berlin: 100 Years, 1912-2012 / Live recordings from the 1960s, treasures in black & white / Ludwig, Tebaldi, Grummer, Fischer-Dieskau et al. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Don Carlos; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto
Performers: Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Dooley, James; Dooley, William; Ferr, Mario; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Grobe, Donald; Grummer, Elisabeth; Johnson, Patricia; King, James; Koth, Erika; Lo...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Patané, Giuseppe; Rother, Artur; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

For its 100th anniversary the Deutsche Oper Berlin presents a special edition of live recordings. This special edition box contains the live recordings from the...continue...
Run Time: 729 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): PCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian
Country of Orig...continue...

Mozart at Salzburg Festival - 3 complete operas: Marriage of Figaro; Magic Flute & Clemenza di Tito [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bonney, Barbara; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Grist, Reri; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Mathis, Edith; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schade, Michael; Schreier,...

Spanning 1966 to 2003, these three performances offer up a stunning retrospective not only of the Salzburg Festival, but of changing winds in the presentation...continue...
Run Time: 529 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby, Mono, Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Italia...continue...

Hermann Scherchen: Enregistrements "Live" Inedits

2 CD / Tahra / 2012-03-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Rondo for Violin and Strings in A major, D 438; Maurice Ravel: Ma mere l'Oye; Arnold Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46; George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Danco, Suzanne; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hellmann, Claudia; Koth, Erica; Lins, Heniz Maria; Lippmann, Ursula; Rialland, Louis; Schech, Marianne; Spoerri, Lore; Traxel, Josef
Conductors: Scherchen, Hermann

To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of the great German conductor Hermann Scherchen, Tahra assembled this collection, which includes only previously unissued recordings...continue...

Mozart for my Baby

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony (Cassation), for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings in G major (formerly K. 63); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A, K. 331; Wiegenlied (...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Berry, Walter; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Miljakovic, Olivera; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Faerber, Jörg

The Best of Operetta / Wunderlich, Fassbaender, Gedda, Prey, Rothenberger

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Der Zigeunerbaron; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Giuditta; Der Zarewitsch; Das Land des Lächelns; Das Land Des Lächelns; Fred Raymond: Maske In Blau;...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Barabas, Sari; Berry, Walter; Brokmeier, Willi; Dallapozza, Adolf; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forster, Jurgen...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Wallberg, Heinz; Moltkau, Hans; Michalski, Carl; Mattes, Willy

Lisa Della Casa sings W.A. Mozart and Richard Strauss (rec. 1947-1960) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Strauss: Der Ros...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Kirschstein, Leonore; Ludwig, Christa; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich; Böhm, Karl; Szell, George; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Solti, Sir Georg; Hollreiser, Heinrich

Recording information: 1947-1960....continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Fricsay, Fischer-Dieskau, Grummer [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Berry, Walter; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Grobe, Donald; Grummer, Elisabeth; Koth, Erika; Lorengar, Pilar; Sardi, Ivan
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

Available now, for the first time on DVD, is the inaugural performance of Don Giovanni at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Mozart's popular story of the...continue...
Run Time: 176 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Korean...continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute for Kids

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute
Performers: Berry, Walter; Brokmeier, Willi; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gramatzki, Ilse; Kirschstein, Leonore; Miljakovic, Olivera; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schreier, ...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Anton Dermota: Live Recordings, 1949-1981

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-12-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, ...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dutoit, Laurence; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hellwig, Judith; Helm, Hans; Jurinac, Sena; Kalin, Mira; Kun...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kleiber, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Klobucar, Berislav; Matacic, Lovro von; Schrottner, Peter; Baudo, Serge; Swarowsky, Hans; Sanderlin...

Recording information: 1944-1981....continue...

Live On Stage / Fritz Wunderlich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gioachino Rossini: Der Barb...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Heater, Claude; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Knapp, Josef...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Prêtre, Georges; Kempe, Rudolf; Wallberg, Heinz; Krips, Josef

Fritz Wunderlich, Germany's greatest tenor in the 20th century - and one of the greatest tenors of all time - would have celebrated his 80th...continue...

Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, Da...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...continue...

German Romantic Opera

3 CD / Gala / 2010-03-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz; Undine; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler
Performers: Berry, Walter; Blankenheim, Toni; Braun, Hans; Brouwenstijn, Gre; Czubok, Engelbert; Fischer, Res; Gunter, Horst; Hann, Georg; Junker-Giesen, Ellinor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; ...
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Salmhofer, Franz; Moralt, Rudolf

Magic Flute - Live Salzburg 1959

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berry, Walter; Casa, Lisa della; Charlebois, Robert; Hotter, Hans; Jerger, Alfred; Koth, Erika; Majkut, Erich; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Plumacher, Hetty; Sailer, Friederike; Simoneau, Léopold [Te...
Conductors: Szell, George

Christa Ludwig Sings Rarities

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Berry, Walter; Kmentt, Waldemar; Ludwig, Christa; Rysanek, Lotte
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Böhm, Karl; Klobucar, Berislav; Cleva, Fausto; Maazel, Lorin

Mozart: Don Giovanni / George London, Ludwig Weber, Hilde Zadek, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2009-10-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Per questa bella mano, K 612; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584
Performers: Berry, Walter; Jurinac, Sena; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Neikrug, George; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Z...
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This historic recording of Don Giovanni was originally issued on Philips in 1955. Included as bonus tracks is George London singing Mozart arias. No libretto...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff Commedia Lirica In Tre Atti

2 CD / Orfeo / 2009-09-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Berry, Walter; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Mazzola, Rudolf; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Recording information: Neueinstudierung (02/02/1983)....continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Bohm/VPO, Wixell, Watson, Grist, Berry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Aselford, Deirdre; Bence, Margarethe; Berry, Walter; Grist, Reri; Hirte, Klaus; Kelemen, Zoltan; Mathis, Edith; Pfeifle, Alfred; Thaw, David; Watson, Claire; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

No other work written for the music theatre has been performed at the Salzburg Festival as often as 'Le Nozze di Figaro'. These performances in...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chines...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Chailly/VPO, Murray, Araiza, Quilico [DVD]

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Berry, Walter; Denning, Angela; Evangelatos, Daphne; Murray, Ann; Quilico, Gino; Schone, Wolfgang
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This witty production of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, 'La Cenerentola', by Gioacchino Rossini, is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus at the...continue...
Run Time: 171 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish
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Opera Exclusive - Mozart at the Salzburg Festival [3 DVD]

6 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 537 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Heritage Masters - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Krips, Siepi, Dermota, Corena, Danco

3 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Danco, Suzanne; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A 1955 classic that still captivates thanks to Krips's darkly dramatic atmosphere and a ripe Viennese cast headed by Siepi's richly Italianate seducer,...continue...

R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber, Reining, Gueden, Jurinac, Weber, Poell, Dermota, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Berry, Walter; Daucha, Wolf; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Klein, Peter; Poell, Alfred; Reining, Maria; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Renée Fleming - Signature Roles at the Met Opera - R. Strauss: Four Last Songs [Deluxe Edition]

2 CD / Decca / 2008-09-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Die ägyptische Helena, Op. 75; Capriccio, O...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian; Solti, Sir Georg; Abel, Yves; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Fidelio

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berry, Walter; Edelmann, Otto; Jurinac, Sena; Kmentt, Waldemar; Majkut, Erich; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zampieri, Giuseppe
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Beethoven: Fidelio / Karajan, Ludwig, Janowitz, Vickers, Berry, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-06-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Ludwig, Christa; Pantscheff, Ljubomir; Paskalis, Kostas; Vickers, Jon; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The first official release of a legendary performance that marked Christa Ludwig's debut in a signature role. "An intense, exciting night at the opera." -Hermes...continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Karajan, Rysanek, Ludwig, Thomas, Berry, Wiener Staatsoper, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dutoit, Laurence; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hoffmann, Grace; Kreppel, Walter; Lilowa, Margarita; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Miljakovic, Olivera; Popp, Lucia; Rysan...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The casting was absolutely magnificent, offering us the finest voices and well-drawn characters involved in significant drama." -Die Presse...continue...

Richard Strauss: Capriccio

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-06-04

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Berry, Walter; Casa, Lisa della; Christian, Hans; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Jaresch, August; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lackner, Herbert; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut,...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

The Great Masters of the Opera

3 CD / HBDirect Import / 2008-05-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Otello; La traviata; Aida, opera; Aroldo; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gi...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Caruso, Enrico; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Gigli, Beniamino; Jasper, Bella; Knoll, Rudolf; Kraus, Alfredo...

Christa Ludwig: Live Recordings, 1955-1994

3 CD / Orfeo / 2008-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Capriccio, ...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Bonisolli, Franco; Casa, Lisa della; Cathy Berns-Rund; Chauvet, Guy; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Flossman, Gilels; Gall...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Krips, Josef; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Ludwig, Leopold; Prêtre, Georges; Heger, Robert; Maazel, Lorin; Bernstein, Leonard; Stein, Horst; Albrecht, Gerd; Mehta, Zubi...

R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Bohm/VPO, Janowitz, Kollo, Gruberova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Performers: Berry, Walter; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Kollo, Rene; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD features an ideal Straussian cast and conductor in Filippo Sanjust’s enchanting Vienna State Opera production from 1978. Karl Bohm conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: The Magic Flute / Sawallisch, Moser, Schreier, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Adam, Theo; Badorek, Wilfried; Berry, Walter; Brokmeier, Willi; Gampert, Walter; Gramatzki, Ilse; Hinterreiter, Peter; Kirschstein, Leonore; Miljakovic, Olivera; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda; Rothenberger...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus

The Originals - J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Karajan, Kmentt

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; The Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady, musical; Vincenzo Valente: Passione for voice & orc...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berry, Walter; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Koth, Erika; Nilsso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The most luxuriantly Viennese of all Fledermice, with Karajan and the Philharmonic at their most effervescent and a delectable Staatsoper cast, plus a...continue...

Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991

2 CD / / 2007-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts; Rich...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Berry, Walter; Groote, Hilda de; Hoffmann, Grace; Hongen, Elisabeth; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ligendza, Catarina; Lilowa, Margarita; Lindroos, Peter; London, George [Baritone Vocal]...
Conductors: Klobucar, Berislav; Kubelik, Rafael; Verchi, Nino; Berry, Walter; Krips, Josef; Stein, Horst; Schneider, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Neumann, Václav; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Böhm, Milnes, Schreier, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Berry, Walter; Duesing, Dale; Macurdy, John [Bass Vocals]; Mathis, Edith; Milnes, Sherrill; Schreier, Peter; Taussig, Walter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Zylis-Gara, Teresa
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

"A drama of cruel appetites and damnation. Milnes takes charge of his fate as few other recorded Giovanni's have...an outstanding release." -Met Opera Guide...continue...

Grand Tier - Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Böhm, Rysanek

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-10-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Alvary, Lorenzo; Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Egel, Martin; Haug, Maria; Hesse, Ruth; Kelemen, Zoltan; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Mayr, Ingrid; Rysanek, Leonie; Schomberg, Martin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"Other recordings of 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' have been in and out of the catalogue, some even with similar casts. This version... may be the...continue...

R Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Böhm, Rysanek, Nilsson

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Alvary, Lorenzo; Arneson, Sally; Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Helm, Hans; Hesse, Ruth; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Jahn, Gertrude; King, James [Vocals]; Nikolova, Milkana; Nilsson, ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Sir Thomas Beecham, et al

2 CD / Melodram / 2006-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berry, Walter; Cetera, Amanda; Chelavine, Olga; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Ecignard, Maria del Carmen; Gagliardo, Tullio; Giuliano, Carmela; Lorengar, Pilar; Malfa, Corrada; Mill, Arnold van; Pas...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

The magic Beecham imparted to the music he performed in the concert hall and to his classic recordings is the stuff of legend. Thanks to...continue...

Reopening of the Vienna State Opera - 1955 / Goltz, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2005-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberfl&ou...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Baylé, Theo; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Braun, Hans; Braun, Helena; Casa, Lisa della; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Equiluz, Ku...
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Swarowsky, Hans; Böhm, Karl; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Erede, Alberto; Prohaska, Felix; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Kegel, Herbert; Knappertsbusch, Ha...

Wiener Opernfest 1955 Highlights

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Rich...
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Berta Seidl; Boesch, Ruthilde; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Buchbauer, Alois; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dickie, Murray; Edith Preisner...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Kubelik, Rafael; Reiner, Fritz; Knappertsbusch, Hans

100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

D'Albert: Tiefland / Moralt, Braun, Frantz, Berry, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2005-07-01

Works: Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland
Performers: Berry, Walter; Braun, Helena; Feichtinger, Erika; Fez, Elisabeth; Frantz, Ferdinand; Kaufmann, Erich; Liebesberg, Else; Majkut, Erich; Riegler, Friedl; Treptow, Gunther
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Rossini / Böhm, Grümmer

3 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2004-11-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dicks, Wilhelm Walter; Fehn, Helmut; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grummer, Elisabeth; Ilosvay, Maria von; Johnson, Patricia; Katona, Julius; Koth, Erika; Lagger, Peter; Ludwig, Walther; ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cornelius: The Barber of Bagdad / Heinrich Hollreiser, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2004-11-01

Works: Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; A...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frick, Gottlob; Jurinac, Sena; Majkut, Erich; Poell, Alfred; Sallaba, Richard; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Schuchter, Wilhelm
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

Mozart: Don Giovanni

3 CD / Orfeo / 2004-07-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Berry, Walter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Edelmann, Otto; Grummer, Elisabeth; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos

2 CD / Orfeo / 2004-06-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Duesing, Dale; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gruberova, Edita; Hiestermann, Horst; King, James [Vocals]; Matic, Peter; Miljakovic, Olivera; Riener, Robert; Schmidt, Trud...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Furtwängler, et al

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2004-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Berry, Walter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Edelmann, Otto; Grummer, Elisabeth; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Salzburg Festival Chorus

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Leinsdorf, Jurinac, Berry, etc

3 CD / Living Stage / 2003-11-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Performers: Berry, Walter; Cesari, Renato; Geszty, Sylvia; Jurinac, Sena; Ludwig, Christa; Valori, Eugenio
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus ; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2003-10-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Berry, Walter; Grist, Reri; Thaw, David; Watson, Claire; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This production created for the opening of the Salzburg Festival in 1966, which remained on the programme for five years, was Karl Bohm's last Salzburg...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3 , B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Italian
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