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Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Lehtipuu, Topi; Manistina, Elena; Persson, Miah; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In this celebrated Glyndebourne Festival production, David Hockney's designs for director John Cox reinterpret the Hogarth etchings that inspired the opera's libretto, written for Stravinsky...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Lehtipuu, Topi; Manistina, Elena; Persson, Miah; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In this celebrated Glyndebourne Festival production, David Hockney's designs for director John Cox reinterpret the Hogarth etchings that inspired the opera's libretto, written for Stravinsky...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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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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Britten: Billy Budd / Elder/LPO, Ainsley, Imbrailo, Ens [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-06-28

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Elliott, Alasdair; Ens, Phillip; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffery, Darren; Johnson, Ben; Judson, Colin; Moore, John; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Paterson, Iain; Rose, Matthew; White, Jeremy
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Set on a British man-'o-war ship with an all-male cast, Billy Budd tells the story of pure good versus blind evil. The Herman Melville novel...continue...
Run Time: 200 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Britten: Billy Budd / Elder/LPO, Ainsley, Imbrailo, Ens [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-06-28

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Elliott, Alasdair; Ens, Phillip; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffery, Darren; Johnson, Ben; Judson, Colin; Moore, John; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Paterson, Iain; Rose, Matthew; White, Jeremy
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Set on a British man-'o-war ship with an all-male cast, Billy Budd tells the story of pure good versus blind evil. The Herman Melville novel...continue...
Run Time: 200 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...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / Tennstedt

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2011-03-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Bullock, Susan; Eaglen, Jane; Riegel, Kenneth; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Sotin, Hans; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand," this live recording of Mahler's eighth symphony unites over 500 singers and musicians in a vibrant, life-affirming performance, led...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (01/27/1991)....continue...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Siurina, Auty, London PO, Benini [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-05-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Auty, Peter; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Pretorian, Eliana; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Acclaimed Italian conductor Maurizio Benini makes his Glyndebourne debut in Donizetti's intoxicating and deeply touching opera, whose fast-moving comic story unfolds the romantic rivalry between...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Siurina, Auty, London PO, Benini [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-05-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Auty, Peter; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Pretorian, Eliana; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play in a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1026D. Acclaimed Italian...continue...
Run Time: 126 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...

Verdi: Falstaff / Jurowski, Purves, Christoyannis, Kuznetsova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Battaglia, Paolo; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Elliott, Alasdair; Hoare, Peter; Holloway, Jennifer; Kucerova, Adriana; Kuznetsova, Dina; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi's last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role...continue...
Run Time: 136 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Andrew Davis/LPO, Langridge, Putnam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-03-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Langridge, Philip; Mahe, Martine; Montague, Diana; Putnam, Ashley; Rose, Peter [bass voice]; Szmytka, Elzbieta
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Nicholas Hytner's elegant staging, performed in the original Italian language, was premiered during the Mozart Bicentenary season at Glyndebourne on 28 June 1991. An impressive...continue...
Run Time: 143 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish
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Verdi: Falstaff / Jurowski, Purves, Christoyannis, Kuznetsova [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Battaglia, Paolo; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Elliott, Alasdair; Hoare, Peter; Holloway, Jennifer; Kucerova, Adriana; Kuznetsova, Dina; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi's last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role...continue...
Run Time: 136 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...

Bartok: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Fischer/LPO, Lloyd, Laurence [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Laurence, Elizabeth; Lloyd, Robert
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

This highly acclaimed film version of Bela Bartok's searing psychological opera, performed by Robert Lloyd and Elizabeth Laurence, won the 1989 Prix Italia Music Prize....continue...
Run Time: 64 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German
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Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde / Belohlávek, LPO, Gambill, Stemme, Skovhus, Pape [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-10-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Gadd, Stephen; Gambill, Robert; Karneus, Katarina; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Pape, Rene; Robinson, Timothy; Skovhus, Bo; Stemme, Nina
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jiri
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Heading the cast as an ideal Isolde is Swedish soprano Nina Stemme. A more completely satisfying performance of the role could not be imagined. She...continue...
Run Time: 358 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby True HD 2.0, Dolby True HD 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortileges & L'Heure Espagnole / Rattle/LPO/Edwards [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-06-30

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges; L'heure espagnole
Performers: Buchan, Cynthia; Corazza, Remy; Dran, Thierry; Kimm, Fiona; Le Roux, Francois; Loup, Francois; Nicholls, Hyacinth; Steiger, Anna; Walker, Malcolm
Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The stage production of 'L'Enfant et Les Sorileges' has been brilliantly reflected in this television recording. Simon Rattle's conducting is "beautifully paced, totally in command...continue...
Run Time: 101 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio Op. 72 / Elder, Kennedy, Milne, Sherratt, Kampe, et al

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2009-03-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Cleverton, Anthony; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Kampe, Anja; Kerl, Torsten; Milne, Lisa; Sherratt, Brindley; Vale, Nathan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor; Waddington, Henry
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

With 'Fidelio', Beethoven found the perfect vehicle to express his lifelong commitment to liberty. The work exposes the reality that at any moment in the...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Tennstedt, Popp, Murray, Johnson, Pape, et al

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Murray, Ann; Pape, Rene; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

In one of his last concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra before his retirement from public performance, Klaus Tennstedt turned to Beethoven's unequivocal proclamation of...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Vladimir Jurowski, Sir Peter Hall [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-01-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Berg, Nathan; Cirillo, Lucia; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Donose, Ruxandra; Mironov, Maxim; Sheeran, Raquela
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski and Sir Peter Hall are reunited for a fresh and vibrant but timelessly elegant production of Rossini's much-loved setting of the Cinderella, story...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Germ...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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Bizet: Carmen / Jordan/Glyndebourne Opera, von Otter, Haddock [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-11-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Best, Jonathan; Haddock, Marcus; Hayes, Quentin; Hegarty, Mary; Judson, Colin; Lopez, Franck; Milne, Lisa; Naouri, Laurent; Rice, Christine; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Voschezang, Hans; Wise, Anthony
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

David McVicar's exhilarating production, with Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role, restores the Opera Comique to Bizet's masterpiece. Philippe Jordan, in his Glyndebourne...continue...
Run Time: 229 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Jurowski/London PO, Raquela Sheeran, Lucia Cirillo [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-06-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Berg, Nathan; Cirillo, Lucia; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Donose, Ruxandra; Mironov, Maxim; Sheeran, Raquela
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski and Sir Peter Hall are re-united for a fresh and vibrant but timelessly elegant production of Rossini's much-loved setting of the Cinderella story,...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, Color
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Solti/London PO, Sylvia Sass, Kolos Kovats [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-05-13

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Kovats, Kolos; Sass, Sylvia
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

A visually stunning all-Hungarian production of Bartok's only opera, memorably led by Sir Georg Solti, one of the composer's greatest interpreters....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Jiri Belohlavek/London PO, Glyndebourne Chorus, Nina Stemme, Robert Gambill [DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Gadd, Stephen; Gambill, Robert; Karneus, Katarina; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Pape, Rene; Robinson, Timothy; Skovhus, Bo; Stemme, Nina
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jiri
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Heading the cast as an ideal Isolde is Swedish soprano Nina Stemme. A more completely satisfying performance of the role could not be imagined. She...continue...
Run Time: 358 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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London PO 75th Anniversary Vol 3 / Tennstedt, Masur, et al

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass in C minor, K 4...
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; George, Michael; Leiferkus, Sergei; Monogarova, Tatiana; Muff, Alfred; Murray, Ann; Pape, Rene; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Welser-Möst, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Klaus Tennstedt; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt brought the London Philharmonic Orchestra a major recording contract with EMI and concert engagements in Japan and the Far East; Franz Welser-Most followed...continue...

Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Schubert: Symphony no 8

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-08-28

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass
Performers: Belácek, Gustáv; Brslik, Pavol; Cargill, Karen; Goode, David; Kloubova, Zdena
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Janacek's declamatory Glagolitic Mass responds to the open-endedness of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony with a resounding sense of conclusion and assurance. Recorded live at the Royal...continue...

5 Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 / Fidelio, Macbeth, Falstaff, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Falstaff; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Baker, Janet, Dame; Barstow, Josephine; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Condo, Nucci; Cosotti, Max Rene; De Ridder, Anton; Dickerson, Bernard; Elias, Rosalind; Erwen, Kei...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne Diamonds is a choice of five highly acclaimed opera productions from the famous Glyndebourne Festival. Everything about these specially selected productions is unique, with...continue...
Run Time: 681 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Donizetti: Il diluvio universale / Carella, Palazzi, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-11-14

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il diluvio universale, opera
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manuela; Dimitrijevic, Ivana; Gibbons, Anne-Marie; Lee, Colin; Lungu, Irina; Palazzi, Mirco; Robinson, Dean; Wilde, Mark; Wood, Roland
Conductors: Carella, Giuliano
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Majella Cullagh's bright tone and sincere, forward delivery are just right for the put-upon-but-strong Sela, and she handles the coloratura passages as well as she...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Requiem, Organ Symphony, etc / Simon, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2006-11-07

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: La princesse jaune, Op. 30; Requiem, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 54; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Kirkbride, Simon; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Olafimihan, Tinuke; Roden, Anthony
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8 / Klaus Tennstedt [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 8 in E flat major "Symphony of A Thousand"
Performers: Bullock, Susan; Eaglen, Jane; Rappe, Jadwiga; Riegel, Kenneth; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Sotin, Hans; Varady, Julia
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Tennstedt’s 1986 Mahler 8 is one of the high points of his cycle. This 1991 concert with different soloists is even better. Partly it’s the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bel Canto: Roberto Alagna

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; La Favorita; Don Pasquale; Roberto Devereux; Dom Sébastien, roi du Portugal, opera; L' elisir d'amore, opera; La fille du régiment, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Keohone, Paul; Masters, Rachel; Moore, Darren; Moore, Darren [Engineer]; Preece, Simon; Price, John; Price, John [Classical]
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino; Pidò, Evelino
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Voices

"Roberto Alagna concentrates solely on the work of bel canto masters Donizetti and Bellini. These are composers who foreground vocal timbre and rely on highly...continue...
Selections recorded September and October 1999 at EMI Abbey Road Studio no. 1, London and May 2001 at Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England....continue...

Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Beecham, Tauber, Konetzni

2 CD / Urania (Italy) / 2005-11-04

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Andreva, Stella; Clifford, Grahame; Hinze, Gerhardt; Jarred, Mary; Kalter, Sabine; Konetzni, Hilde; Krenn, Fritz; Matters, Arnold; Rothmuller, Marko; Tauber, Richard; Tessmer, Heinrich
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This is a very rare recording in excellent sound quality and includes the German version of The Bartered Bride. This recording enables us to listen...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Caballé, Domingo, Solti

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-10-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Caballé, Montserrat; Castel, Nico; Domingo, Plácido III; Domingo, Placido; Mangin, Noel; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Diethe Abduction From The Sera / The London Philharmonic Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-08-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Bissmeier, Joachim; Davies, Ryland; Hoback, James; Masterson, Valerie; Watson, Lillian; White, Willard
Conductors: Kuhn, Gustav
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"One of Glyndebourne's most elegant 1980s productions finally reaches DVD, with a superb ensemble cast and Gustav Kuhn's crisply stylish conducting... Valerie Masterson's Constanze is...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / The London Philarmonic Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-06-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Branisteanu, Horiana; Dean, Stafford; Goeke, Leo; Luxon, Benjamin; Yakar, Rachel
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Peter Hall's production of Mozart's 'opera of all operas', as E.T.A. Hoffman once called it, for the 1977 Glyndebourne season has received universal praise...continue...
Run Time: 168 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish
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Donizetti: Elvida / Allemandi, Massis, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2005-05-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Elvida, opera
Performers: Catling, Ashley; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Gibbons, Anne-Marie; Larmore, Jennifer; Massis, Annick; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Allemandi, Antonello
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

'Elvida' is one of the most intriguing titles in the Donizetti canon - a one-act melodrama - which was very unusual for this period. Donizetti...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-02-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Condo, Nucci; Gale, Elisabeth; Gramm, Donald; Griffel, Kay; Luxon, Benjamin
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In this wonderful Jean-Pierre Ponelle Glyndebourne production of Verdi's final work, the American baritone Donald Gramm perfectly embodies the likeable loser Falstaff....continue...
Run Time: 118 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, Eng...continue...

Essential Mozart Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366; La Clemenza de Tito; ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bar, Olaf; Barham, Edmund; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Burrows, Stuart; Collins, Anne; Davies, Ryland; Gruberova, Edit...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Bizet: Carmen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2003-03-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Haddock, Marcus; Milne, Lisa; Naouri, Laurent; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

An exhilarating new Carmen from Glyndebourne. Director David McVicar describes Carmen as 'the first ever musical', and in his new production, with Anne Sofie van...continue...
Run Time: 220 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English
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Puccini: La Boheme - Highlights / Solti, Caballé, Domingo

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Caballé, Montserrat; Castel, Nico; Domingo, Placido; Mangin, Noel; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi,...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tu, Tu, Amore - Puccini's Greatest Love Songs

1 CD / Decca / 1999-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden...

Puccini: Turandot - Highlights / Mehta, Sutherland, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-08-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Markov, Sabin; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
A generous and shrewdly chosen 70-minute collection of excerpts... Nessun dorma, with Pavarotti at his finest, is here given a closing cadence for neatness....continue...