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Verdi Opera Selection, Vol. 2 - Aida with Pavarotti & Chiara; Nabucco with Leo Nucci; Simon Baccanegra with Domingo / Guleghina; Harteros [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Cavalletti, Massimo; Chiara, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Miroslav; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guleghina, Maria; Harteros, Anja; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; ...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Luisi, Fabio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arthaus Musik celebrates Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, who is especially known for his numerous opera compositions, and undoubtedly one of the most famous romantics. This...continue...
Run Time: 513 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Wagner Collection - Lohengrin / Domingo, Studer, Lloyd, Welker. Tannhauser / Weber, Gambill, Nylund, Meier. Rienzi / Jordan, Lehnhoff, Kerl, Aldrich [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Rienzi
Performers: Aldrich, Kate; Domingo, Placido; Gambill, Robert; Kerl, Torsten; Lloyd, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Nylund, Camilla; Studer, Cheryl; Trekel, Roman; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Lang-Lessing;
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Opera Berlin Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner's 200th birthday arises in 2013, giving cause for celebration. Three outstanding opera productions come together for release in this exclusive set -- the legendary...continue...
Run Time: 644 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2; Brahms: Rinaldo, cantata / Johan Botha. Bertrand de Billy

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Johannes Brahms: Rinaldo, cantata for tenor, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 50
Performers: Botha, Johan
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: ; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This recording includes a rare performance of Brahms' cantata Rinaldo, recorded live at the Salzburg Summer Riding School 2007. South African born Johan Botha sings...continue...
Recording information: Felsenreitschule, Salzburg (06/28/2010-07/02/2010); Groáer Sendesaal, ORF, Vienna (06/28/2010-07/02/2010); Felsenreitschule, Salzburg (08/09/2007); Groáer Sendesaa...continue...

Richard Strauss: Arabella / Emily Magee, Genia Kuhmeier, Michael Schade. Vienna State Opera Orch. & Chorus. Franz Welser-Most [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Kuhmeier, Genia; Magee, Emily; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arabella is the las bcbct collaboration between Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It charts the twists and turns of sisters Arabella and Zdenka in finding...continue...
Run Time: 153 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian...continue...

Richard Strauss: Arabella / Emily Magee, Genia Kuhmeier, Michael Schade. Vienna State Opera Orch. & Chorus. Franz Welser-Most [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2012-10-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Kuhmeier, Genia; Magee, Emily; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arabella is the last collaboration between Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It charts the twists and turns of sisters Arabella and Zdenka in finding true...continue...
Run Time: 153 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Wolfgang Brendel, Kiri Te Kanawa, Tom Krause, Brigitte Fassbaender - Andre Previn

2 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic; Vienna State Opera Chorus

The Penguin Guide
Andre Previn here produces an enjoyable idiomatic account of Strauss's masterpiece. This now goes to the top of the list of latterday Fledermaus...continue...

Mozart: Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail / Edita Gruberova, Kathleen Battle, Gosta Winbergh, Heinz Zednik - Georg Solti

2 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart: The da Ponte Operas - Marriage of Figaro; Don Giovanni; Cosi Fan Tutte / Battle, Price, Ramey, Studer, Vaness, Baltsa et al. [9 CDs]

9 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Bach: Mass in B minor / Pierrette Alarie, Nan Merrimann, Leopold Simoneua, Gustav Neidlinger - Scherchen

2 CD / Tahra / 2012-08-14

Conductors: Scherchen, Hermann
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Tahra's series of historic remasterings of recordings by the great conductor Hermann Scherchen has won the label many accolades. Scherchen recorded an unusually wide range...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Domingo, Lloyd, Studer, Vejzovic, Welker, Tichy [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Lloyd, Robert; Studer, Cheryl; Tichy, Georg; Vejzovic, Dunja; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner set the action of his "romantic opera" Lohengrin in the "first half of the 10th century" - an instruction which director Wolfgang Weber and...continue...
Run Time: 219 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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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...

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Chine...continue...

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...