Benjamin Britten and His Festival - A behind the scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival, Tony Palmer's 1967 classic film [DVD]1 DVD Video / United States Of Distribution / 2013-05-21 ![]() Puccini: Tosca / Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel. Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera [DVD]1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 Conductors: Pappano, AntonioEnsemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra Angela Gheorghiu, an iconic artist with a beautiful voice and a star quality that dazzles on stage, captivated the world in her role as Tosca...continue... ![]() Franco Corelli in Concert - Arias by Verdi, Giordano, Meyerbeer, Puccini, Tosti et al. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Canto Society / 2013-05-14 If you are a Franco Corelli fan, you will find this DVD indispensable! The amazing six-hour production features Corelli in 1971, giving thrilling performances of...continue... Run Time: 360 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Subtitles: English, Italian ...continue... ![]() Gustavo Dudamel - The European Concert: works by Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven / Gautier Capucon, Berliner PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14 Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor...Performers: Capucon, Gautier Every year the Berliner Philharmoniker invite artist for the orchestra's traditional birthday concert on May 1st. In 2012, the guests were Gustavo Dudamel, conducting, and ...continue...![]() Herbert Von Karajan / Karajan - The Second Life, a film by Eric Schulz / [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14 A brand new 80-munite documentary/film, on DVD for the first time. A must-have product for anyone with more than a passing interest in one of ...continue...![]() Verdi: Attila / Abdrazakov, Markarova, Sulimsky, Shorokhodov. Mariinsky Orchestra, Gergiev [DVD]1 DVD Video / Mariinsky / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Gergiev, ValeryEnsemble: Mariinsky Orchestra In celebration of Verdi's anniversary year, the Mariinsky label presents a high-definition video recording of Verdi's Attila, led by maestro Valery Gergiev, produced by Arturo...continue... ![]() Mozart: Musicateatro / Michel poletti, Lucia Bassetti, Carlo Dell'Acqua, Gil Pidoux [DVD]1 DVD Video / Gallo / 2013-05-14 An actor, a puppeteer and two musicians conjure up a narrative of the eventful life and work of Mozart: a pocket-size production, in the style...continue... ![]() 3 DVD Video Deal: Includes Ring without Words / Van Cliburn, Concert Pianist / Jascha Heifetz in Performance [3 DVD]3 DVD Video / HBDirect / 2013-05-01 Wagner: The Ring Without Words [DVD] Without changing a note of the Music, Lorin Maazel has created a unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring ...continue...![]() Alban Berg: Wozzeck / Grundheber, Meier, Clark, von Kannen, Wottrich, Vogel, Trekel, Schaechter. Barenboim [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30 Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7Performers: Baker, Mark; Clark, Graham; Grundheber, Franz; Meier, Waltraud; Menzel, Peter; Schaechter, Dalia; Trekel, Roman; Vogel, Siegfried; von Kannen, Gunter; Wottrich, Endrik Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsoper Berlin Berg is recasting Buchner's fragmentary drama in the form of three self-contained acts by drawing on existing musical genres and traditional styles, by quoting various...continue... Run Time: 97 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 "Spring"; Documentary "La Spira Mirabilis" by Gérald Cailiat [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30 Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38Spira Mirabilis is a new project drawing together some of Europe's finest young players and offers a radical new approach to classical music. Mostly in...continue... Run Time: 131 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French...continue... ![]() Choreography by Bournonville: La Sylphide: Flemming Flindt, Luette Aldous, Shirley Dixon; Flower Festival in Genzano: Rudolf Nureyev, Merle Park [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Downes, Edward; Lawrence, AshleyEnsemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra This DVD features two of the legendary Danish choreographer August Bournonvillfe's most celebrated ballets. In La Sylphide, Flemming Flindt and Lucette Aldous do full justice...continue... Run Time: 81 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono, ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / Benjamin Luxon, Stafford Dean, Horiana Branisteanu, Rachel Yakar, Leo Goeke. Bernard Haitink [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don GiovanniPerformers: Branisteanu, Horiana; Dean, Stafford; Gale, Elisabeth; Goeke, Leo; Luxon, Benjamin; Rawnsley, John; Thau, Pierre; Yakar, Rachel Conductors: Haitink, Bernard Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Run Time: 174 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Arturo Toscanini: The Maestro - Documentary plus Verdi's Hymn of the Nations, Jan Peerce [DVD]1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Toscanini, ArturoEnsemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra Toscanini the Maestro DVD features interviews with Robert Merrill, Jarmila Novona, Herva Nelli, Licia Albanese and others, plus photographs, documents, original recordings and a selection...continue... Run Time: 97 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4/3, B&W and Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Subtitles: German, French ...continue... ![]() Massenet: Don Quichotte / Anastasov, Sarambelieva, Rosa, Kartaloff, Teneva. Francesco Rosa [DVD]1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2013-04-30 Works: Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 actsPerformers: Anastasov, Orlin; Dinev, Krasimir; Papazikov, Plamen; Pavlova-Indzheva, Rositsa; Sarambelieva, Tsveta; Teneva, Silvia Conductors: Rosa, Francesco Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra This new recording on DVD is featuring a lively and enjoyable performance features an amazing cast and a superb staging by Plamen Kartaloff. Massenet composed...continue... Run Time: 125 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() 1000 Masterworks: European Romanticism1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 1000 Masterworks from the Great Museums of the World is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality,...continue... ![]() Verdi: Falstaff / Raimondi, Lanza, Shtoda, Floris, Frittoli. Zubin Mehta [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: FalstaffPerformers: Bosi, Carlo; Cantarero, Mariola; Floris, Gianluca; Frittoli, Barbara; Lanza, Manuel; Polverelli, Laura; Raimondi, Ruggero; Roni, Luigi; Shtoda, Daniil; Zilio, Elena Conductors: Mehta, Zubin Ensemble: Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino The Maggio Musicale in Florence is the oldest and one of the most famous music festivals in Italy. When director Zubin Mehta celebrated his 70th...continue... Run Time: 128 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Vassileva, Giordano, Stoyanov, Pini, Trevisan, Floris. Yuri Temirkanov [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Floris, Gianluca; Gabba, Armando; Giordano, Massimo; Pini, Daniela; Polinelli, Filippo; Stoyanov, Vladimir; Tagliavini, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Vassileva, Svetla; Zennaro, Iorio Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra La traviata is Verdi's most popular opera and one of the best-loved of all stage works. Romance, tragedy and unforgettable tunes - it has it...continue... Run Time: 144 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, S...continue... ![]() Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani / Leo Nucci, Fabio Armiliato, Giacomo Prestia, Daniela Dessi. Massimo Zanetti [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri sicilianiPerformers: Armiliato, Fabio; Battiato, Alessandro; Dessi, Daniela; Mastroni, Andrea; Nucci, Leo; Prestia, Giacomo; Russo, Dario; Virgili, Roberto Jachini Conductors: Zanetti, Massimo Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra Not until 1855 did Verdi have a chance to try his hand at French grand opera. A setting of a libretto by Eugene Scribe, Les...continue... Run Time: 181 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korea...continue... ![]() J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Daniel Propper, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / Skarbo / 2013-04-30 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988Performers: Propper, Daniel At an early age Daniel Propper began studying with Swedish pedagogue Gunnar Hallhagen and later worked with Tatiana Nikolaieva. Daniel won a great many awards...continue... Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color ...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey: Crimea, Russia, Uzbekistan - Music by Khachaturian, Borodin, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 The tour starts in Uzbekistan, of which there are later glimpses. There is a visit to the historic Russian town of Suzdal and scenes from...continue... ![]() Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Leo Nucci, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Simone Piazzola, Tamar Iveri, Francesco Meli. Daniele Callegari [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon BoccanegraPerformers: Casalin, Luca; Iveri, Tamar; Kharachko, Olena; Meli, Francesco; Nucci, Leo; Piazzola, Simone; Scandiuzzi, Roberto Conductors: Callegari, Daniele Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chrous; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra None of Verdi's operas were subjected to as radical revisions as Simon Boccanegra. The initial 1857 version was not a success, so in 1880/81 Verdi...continue... Run Time: 148 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, S...continue... ![]() Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30 Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...Performers: Freire, Nelson Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue... Run Time: 95 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Renée Fleming Live at the Paris Opera in 3 complete operas: Massenet: Manon; Dvorak: Rusalka; Strauss: Capriccio / Von Otter, Finley, Trost, Alvarez et al. [6 DVD]6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 Works: Jules Massenet: Manon; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Chaignaud, Jean-Luc; Diadkova, Larissa; Finley, Gerald; Fleming, Renee; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Dietrich; Larin, Sergei; Sénéchal, Michel; Trost, Rainer; Urbanova, E... Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus; Conlon, James; Schirmer, Ulf Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra Run Time: 467 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, French, German...continue... ![]() Voice of Firestone Series: Arias from Opera and Oratorio / Eleanor Steber, soprano [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2013-04-30 Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) is remembered as perhaps the greatest American soprano, and certainly one of the most technically refined voices of the century. Miss Steber...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey: Norway, Finland, Nordic Landscapes - Music by Sibelius, Svendsen, Halvorsen, Sinding [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Scenes of Finland and its capital Helsinki, the interlinked islands of Suomenlinna, site of an ancient castle and fortifications, and the hills, valleys and fjords...continue... ![]() Voice of Firestone Series: George London in Opera and Song [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2013-04-30 Canadian-born bass-baritone George London (1920-1985) made a tremendous impact on the operatic world in the course of a fifteen-year career cut short by illness. His...continue... ![]() Charpentier: David & Jonathas / Pascal Charbonneau, Ana Quintans, Neal Davis, Frédéric Caton, Kresimir Spicer. William Christie [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30 Works: Gustave Charpentier: David and JonathasPerformers: Caton, Frederic; Charbonneau, Pascal; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Quintans, Ana; Spicer, Kresimer; Visse, Dominique Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants The deepest of male friendships must contend with jealousy, a witch's premonition, and, ultimately war in the biblical tale of the King Saul's banishment of...continue... Run Time: 130 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Solti Centenary Concert - works by Mozart, Verdi Mahler, Strauss, Bartok / Angela Gheorghiu; René Pape. Valery Gergiev [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; John Philip Sousa: Stars...Conductors: Gergiev, Valery Ensemble: World Orchestra for Peace The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti's 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace (WOP). Charmingly hosted...continue... Run Time: 133 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: German, French ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Brocheler, Merritt, Smit, Runkel, Keyes, Rydl, Kruse, Schone, Altmeyer. Hartmut Haenchen [11 DVDs]11 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-04-30 Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des NibelungenPerformers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Brocheler, John; Clark, Graham; Gjevang, Anne; Keyes, John; Kruse, Heinz; Merritt, Chris; Mikulas, Peter; Runkel, Reinhild; Rydl, Kurt; Secunde, Nadine; Smit, Henk; Stabell, Carsten Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut Ensemble: Hague Philharmonic; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra This 1999 production of The Ring was the first to be based on the definitive complete edition of Wagner's music. Pierre Audi's production for the...continue... Run Time: 1008 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue... ![]() Haydn Handel Bach - Helmuth Rilling, van Swieten; Stumhius; Stevenson; Schone; Kallisch, Sacca, Miles [4 DVD]4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30 Helmuth Rilling, founder and director of the International Bachakademie Stuttgart, is a worldwide well-acclaimed conductor. Rilling has conducted all the major American orchestras and the...continue... ![]() Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in a 2 part recital of lieder by Schubert and Schumann from the Opera Theatre of Nurenberg [DVD]1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2013-04-30 Works: Franz Schubert: Lieder; Robert Schumann: LiederPerformers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Run Time: 158 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 1.33:1, Color ...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Christina Landshamer, soprano; Riccardo Chailly [DVD]1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2013-04-30 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G majorPerformers: Landshamer, Christina Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo Ensemble: Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig "The greatest mix of colors that ever existed" was Mahler's description of the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra transformed...continue... Run Time: 61 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Peter von Winter: Das Labyrinth, part II of The Magic Flute / Fischesser, Novikova, Hartelius, Schade. Ivor Bolton [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Bolton, IvorEnsemble: Mozarteumorchester Salzburg; Slzburger Bachchor We're all familiar with Mozart's Magic Flute to the libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. However, it's not widely known that Schikaneder wrote a sequel to the...continue... Run Time: 158 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese,...continue... ![]() Francic Poulenc: La Voix Humaine / Felicity Lott, soprano; Graham Johnson, piano [2 DVD & Blu-Ray]2 DVD Video / Champs Hill Records / 2013-04-30 Works: Francis Poulenc: La voix humaine, opera, FP 171Performers: Lott, Felicity For the first time permission has been given for a performance of Poulenc's one-woman tour de force La Voix Humaine with piano accompaniment, in recognition...continue... Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray and NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French ...continue... ![]() A Musical Journey: Salzburg, Austria, City of Mozart - Music by Mozart [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 The places visited are associated in one way or another with Mozart. He was born in 1756 in Salzburg, where his father was a leading...continue... ![]() Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 / Franz Welser-Most, Cleveland Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30 Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra When it comes to shaping a musical event for the ears and the eyes, the monumental majesty of Anton Bruckner's symphonies and the exhilarating vibrancy...continue... Run Time: 74 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() 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 JulietPerformers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Brahms: Piano Trios nos 1-3; Clarinet Trio / Elena Baschkirova; Maxim Vengerov; Boris Pergamenschikow; Dietmar Schwalke (1988) [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30 Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for clarinet (or viol...Performers: Baschikirova, Elena; Baschkirova, Elena; Fuchs, Wenzel; Pergamenschikow, Boris; Schwalke, Dietmar; Vengerov, Maxim This DVD includes Brahms outstanding Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano as well as Trios Nos. 1, 2 and 3 for piano...continue... Run Time: 117 min. Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() Holst - Universe of Sound: The Planets / Philharmonia Orchestra, Salonen - A unique performance captured by 37 cameras [DVD]1 DVD Video / Signum Records / 2013-04-25 Conductors: Salonen, Esa-PekkaEnsemble: Philharmonia Orchestra ![]() Mitsuko Uchida - Mozart in Japan, a film by Tony Palmer [DVD]1 DVD Video / United States Of Distribution / 2013-04-23 ![]() The Byron janis Story, a film by Peter Rosen - Archival performances, interviews with Emanuel Ax; Lorin Maazel [DVD]1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2013-04-16 BYRON JANIS is not only one of the 20th-century's outstanding artists, he is recognized as one of America's greatest pianists of all time. The Byron...continue... Run Time: 56 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Skram, Cotrubas, Te Kanawa, Luxon, von Stade. John Pritchard, London PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: Condo, Nucci; Cotrubas, Ileana; Luxon, Benjamin; Rintzler, Marius; Skram, Knut; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Von Stade, Frederica Conductors: Pritchard, John Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Le nozz di Figaro is one of the greatest of all operatic masterpieces. Based on Beaumarchais' comedy Le Mariage de Figaro, it tells the tale...continue... Run Time: 185 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion / Werner Gura, Stephen Morscheck, Lucy Crowe, Christine Rice, Nicolas Phan, Matthew Brook [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-03-26 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244Performers: Brook, Matthew; Crowe, Lucy; Gura, Werner; Morscheck, Stephen; Phan, Nicolas; Rice, Christine Conductors: Nelson, John Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Schola Cantorum of Oxford The monumental St. Matthew Passion recounts the dramatic story of the capture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ profoundly, lyrically, and contemplatively. Conducted by John Nelson,...continue... Run Time: 229 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Bartoli, Kuebler, Quilico, Feller. Stuttgart RSO, Ferro [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di SivigliaPerformers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bruch, Klaus; Feller, Carlos; Kappeler, Paul; Kertesz-Gabry, Edith; Kuebler, David; Lloyd, Robert; Quilico, Gino Conductors: Ferro, Gabriele Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Rossini was 24 when he wrote his 17th and most famous opera Barber of Seville in an astonishing three weeks. Hampe's humorous direction of his...continue... Run Time: 157 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Stiffelio / Aronica, Guanqun, Frontali, Gabriele, Mangione. Andrea Battistoni [DVD]]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: StiffelioPerformers: Andguladze, George; Aronica, Roberto; Frontali, Roberto; Guanqun, Yu; Mangione, Gabriele; Solis, Lorelay; Vassallo, Cosimo Conductors: Battistoni, Andrea Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Coro; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra When the wife of a Protestant preacher is an adulterer, problems are inevitable from the outset of Verdi's Stiffelio. Even today the finale seems astonishingly...continue... Run Time: 127 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korea...continue... ![]() Verdi: Rigoletto / Demuro, Nucci, Machaidze, Spotti, Iranyi. Massimo Zanetti [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: RigolettoPerformers: Buffoli, Mauro; Cristiano, Scilla; Demuro, Francesco; Iranyi, Stefanie; Machaidze, Nino; Mori, Orazio; Nikolic, Katarina; Nucci, Leo; Spotti, Marco; Tagliavini, Roberto; Tisi, Ezio Maria Conductors: Zanetti, Massimo Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra For Verdi, Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse was "arguably the greatest drama of the present day." However many of his contemporaries were appalled by...continue... Run Time: 141 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korea...continue... ![]() Verdi: Il Travatore / Sgura, Romano, Nioradze, Alvarez. Yuri Temirkanov [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il TrovatorePerformers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Giannelli, Cristina; Nioradze, Mzia; Paek, Seung Hwa; Rinaldo, Enrico; Romano, Teresa; Sgura, Claudio; Vatchkov, Deyan; Virgili, Roberto Jachini Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra Love and revenge are fatally interwoven in Il trovatore, and barely any character survives the somber action. Based on a Spanish play in the tradition...continue... Run Time: 150 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Kore...continue... ![]() Verdi: La forza del destino / Urmana, Guelfi, Giordani, Gertseva, Scandiuzzi. Zubin Mehta [DVD]2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destinoPerformers: Bosi, Carlo; Dal Monte, Duccio; De Simone, Bruno; Gertseva, Julia; Giordani, Marcello; Guelfi, Carlo; Luongo, Alessandro; Polinelli, Filippo; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Urmana, Violeta Conductors: Mehta, Zubin Ensemble: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra La forza del destino was originally set in 18th century Spain, however Nicolas Joël establishes the action in a slightly later period, in the time...continue... Run Time: 189 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() Britten: Owen Wingrave / Finley, Savidge, Marlton, Barstow. Kent Nagano [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26 Works: Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave, Op. 85Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Dawson, Anne; Finley, Gerald; Gale, Elizabeth; Hellekant, Charlotte; Hill, Martyn; Marlton, Hilton; Savidge, Peter Conductors: Nagano, Kent Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin "The cast is outstanding: Gerald Finley as Owen, the formidable Dame Josephine Barstow as his terrifying aunt and Martyn Hill as his militaristic grandfather. Who...continue... Run Time: 92 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish ...continue... ![]() 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 BoccanegraPerformers: 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... |
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