Mezzo Soprano > Levine, James

Twilight Of The Gods - Wagner Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen / Blythe, Kaufmann, Morris, Terfel, Voigt et al. / MET, Levine

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Die Götterdämmerung
Performers: Ammann, Lindsay; Bardon, Patricia; Blythe, Stephanie; Cano, Jennifer Johnson; Croft, Dwayne; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Diegel, Adam; Dix, Marjorie Elinor; Erdmann, Mojca; Fillmore, Molly; Gigliot...
Conductors: Levine, James; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history

A unique and exclusive package, on multi-set

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Mozart: The Magic Flute / Levine/Met, Polenzani, Huang, Gunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-08-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Lindsey, Kate; Mumford, Tamara; Polenzani, Matthew
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 112 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Mahler Symphony No. 2 / James Levine

2 CD / Orfeo / 2011-08-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine, April 2012
Levine's 1989 Salzburg account would seem to have been fashioned with the delicate sensibilities of the glamorous festival audience in mind. It's...continue...
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Mozart: The Magic Flute / Levine/Vienna PO, Cotrubas, Gruberova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Gruberova, Edita; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This production of Mozart's Magic Flute received enormous and unanimous approval when it was premiered in Salzburg. Receiving critical acclaim from international press, this production...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years At The Met

193 CD / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera; Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; John Harbison: The Gr...
Performers: Adams, Warren; Baker, Matt; Baker, Matt [Photography]; Bjorneboe, Andreas; Cardoso, Simone; Davis, Brian [Vocals]; Flair, Nicholas; Fracker, Richard; Gallo, Sarah Weber; Greenlaw, Ian; Guyer, Joyce; ...
Conductors: Levine, James

The Met Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of James Levine’s Company Debut with James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met: a Box Set of 32...continue...

Levine/The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus / James Levine - Celebrating 40 Years At The Met / [21 DVD]

21 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu; Wozzeck, Op. 7; John Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Bedrich...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Blegen, Judith; Cassilly, Richard; Clark, Graham; Creech, Philip; Dalayman, Katarina; Devlin, Michael; Fassbaender, Brigitte; F...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"An extraordinary career deserves an extraordinary tribute - which is exactly what the Metropolitan Opera has accomplished to mark the fortieth anniversary of James Levine's...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflote fur Kinder / Levine, Murray, Schreier [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-11-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Boesch, Christian; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Hiestermann, Horst; Mayr, Ingrid; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Rydl, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Sieber, Gudrun
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Magic Flute had been the sensation of the season in 1978. It received enormous and unanimous approval, endless applause on the night and brought...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine/Met, Dessay, Voigt [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Gunn, Nathan; Margison, Richard; Mentzer, Susanne; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Two of today's reigning sopranos - Deborah Voigt and Natalie Dessay - embody the contrasting philosophies at the heart of this 2003 Metropolitan Opera production...continue...

Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991: 25th Anniversary at Lincoln Center / Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-06-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Otello; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Daniels, Barbara; Diaz, Justino; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Heilmann, Uwe; Hornik, Gottfried; Kilduff, Barbara; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Prey, Hermann;...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera celebrates 25 years at Lincoln Center with "one of the most exquisitely refined and extravagant assemblages of vocal artistry the Met stage...continue...
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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Bellini: Norma / James Levine, Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-07-21

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Giuseppe, Enrico di; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Tear, Robert; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wallis, Delia
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

This is truly a rare treasure from the archives. Norma is perhaps the greatest, most dramatic bel canto opera and Bevely Sills was undoubtedly one...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Levine/Met, Freni, Bonney, Horne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-06-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; de Palma, Piero; Freni, Mirella; Graham, Susan; Horne, Marilyn; Lopardo, Frank; Plishka, Paul; Pola, Bruno
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is the acclaimed 'Falstaff' from the Metropolitan Opera's 1992 extraordinary Zeffirelli production. Conducted under the famous baton of Maestro James Levine, this release includes...continue...

Bellini: Norma / James Levine, Renata Scotto, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Murray, Ann; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Scotto, Renata; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini - The Definitive Collection / Pavarotti, Freni, Sutherland, et al

11 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Baratti, Walter; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bunnell, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Frese, Sieg...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Mehta, Zubin; Levine, James

Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bode, Hannelore; Browner, Alison; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Dene, Jozsef; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Greindl, Jos...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Parsif...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...continue...

In My Element / Anne Sofie van Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito...
Performers: Augustsson, Mikael; Bjorkman, David; Blair, Michael; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Dohmen, Albert; Forsberg, Bengt; Henryson, Svante; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Roland; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindberg, Magnus; Linds...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Gardiner, John Eliot; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Boulez, Pierre; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; North German ...

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Smart, sophisticated and opinionated, Anne Sofie von Otter has become a star by doing exactly what she wants
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Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Levine, Sills, Gedda, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Capecchi, Renato; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rippon, Michael; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir

Berlioz: Les Troyens / Norman / Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Monk, Allan; Norman, Jessye; Plishka, Paul; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Filmed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1983, Berlioz's masterpiece Les Troyens is a tragic tale of love and fate based on Virgil's Aeneid. Under the...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Rossini: L'Italiana In Algeri / Horne, Levine/MET [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
Performers: Ahlstedt, Douglas; Horne, Marilyn; Kesling, Diane; Malas, Spiro; Merritt, Myra; Monk, Allan; Montarsolo, Paolo
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The great Marilyn Horne heads the cast of the Met's 1986 version of Rossini's L' italiana in Algeri. DVD comes with bonus features-including a discussion...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, LPCM Stereo, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.0 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Strauss: Elektra / Levine/Met, Nilsson, Rysanek, Dunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; McIntyre, Donald; Nagy, Robert; Nilsson, Birgit; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"With Nilsson's intense, overwhelming singing...it was a triumph for her...Leonie Rysanek is one of the few sopranos who can almost match Miss Nilsson note for...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Verdi: Luisa Miller / Scotto, Domingo, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Kraft, Jean; Milnes, Sherrill; Morris, James; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Domingo had one of his best nights yet...pouring out tones of gleaming, manly strength and suavity. Milnes was likewise in top form while Bonaldo Giaiotti...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Levine, Cotrubas, Tappy, Vienna PO

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Baumgartner, Christian; Boesch, Christian; Bomches, Helge von; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Eder, Gerhard; Hiestermann, Horst; Huber, Markus; Kales, Elizabeth; Mayr, Ingrid; Nitsche, Horst; Pan...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Marton, Troyanos, Cassiliy, Levine/MET [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Cassilly, Richard; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Troyanos, Tatiana; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This classic Otto Schenk production of Tannhauser is conducted by James Levine and filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in 1982. Celebrated helden-tenor Richard Cassilly...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito / Troyanos, Tappy, Levine/VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Gjevang, Anne; Howells, Anne; Malfitano, Catherine; Neblett, Carol; Rydl, Kurt; Tappy, Eric; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart's last opera, 'La clemenza di Tito' is presented here in an historical Roman setting - another one of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's legendary productions. This DVD...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Idomeneo / Pavarotti, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Behrens, Hildegard; Clark, Richard [bass]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Jenkins, Timothy; Pavarotti, Luciano; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Considered the greatest "opera seria," 'Idomeneo' was composed when Mozart was just twenty-five and is a tour de force for all singers. This is a...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Levine, Upshaw, Te Kanawa

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Forest, Michael; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Glazener, Laurence; Grant, Heidi; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; Guyer, Joyce; Hampson, Thomas; Laciura, Anthony; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Rute...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

"Taut ensemble and well-detailed playing." - Gramophone "Beautifully prepared and confidently performed with an ensemble finish that comes only from frequent teamwork." - Metropolitan Opera...continue...

Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Verdi: Don Carlo / Levine/Met, Domingo, Freni, Bumbry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Quilico, Louis
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Wagner: Siegried, 3rd Act

2 CD / Oehms / 2005-11-17

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Morris, James; Svenden, Birgitta; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Levine, James

Verdi: La Forza Del Destino / Price, Giacomini, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Courtney, James; Darrenkamp, John; Fissore, Enrico; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Jones, Isola; Kesling, Diane; Laciura, Anthony; Nucci, Leo; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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James Levine - Documents of the Munich Years

12 CD / Oehms / 2005-06-24

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Elliott Carter: Variations for Orchestra; Charles Wuorinen: Grand Bamboula; Roger Sessions: Concerto for Piano; Robert Di Domenica: Symphony; Gustav Mahler: Symphony n...
Performers: Dilcheva, Kremena; Haefliger, Ernst; Heppner, Ben; Kisfaludy, Eörs; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Polenzani, Matthew; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Spangenberg, Martin; Svendén, Birgitta; Taub, R...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Chorus; Munich Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Saint Saens: Samson et Dalila / Domingo, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Performers: Anthony, Charles; Borodina, Olga; Domingo, Placido; Fink, Richard Paul; Fitch, Bernard; Leiferkus, Sergei; Pape, Rene; Walker, Alfred
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Placido Domingo in another of his signature roles tries heroically to resist Olga Borodina's seductive Delilah. This performance from the opening of the 1998 season...continue...
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Gemini - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Levine, Sills

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Capecchi, Renato; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rippon, Michael; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir

The #1 Mozart Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffn...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, B...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Hogwood, Christopher; Anda, Géza; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; ; Böhm, Karl; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Baroque Soloists; Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

This set contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marge Marshall, Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks , Eva Lind , Lucia Popp, Cheryl Studer, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Agnes Baltsa, Anne ...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [7 DVD Set]

7 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen; Götterdämmerung; Siegfried; Die Walküre; Das Rheingold
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lakes, Gary; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Raffell, Anthony; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"DVD's second 'Ring' cycle deserves a warm welcome, however qualified. None of the video-recorded versions can be called ideal; but the Met cycle has plenty...continue...
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Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Haggander, Marianne; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Country of Origin: Germany
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Wagner: Siegfried / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Morris, James; Salminen, Matti; Svenden, Birgitta; Upshaw, Dawn; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Country of Origin: USA
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Levine/Met, Behrens, Salminen, Ludwig [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lisowska, Hanna; Ludwig, Christina; Raffell, Anthony; Salminen, Matti; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Levine/Met, Behrens, Norman, Ludwig [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-11-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Lakes, Gary; Ludwig, Christa; Moll, Kurt; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Thipgen, Martha
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Alagna, Roberto; Ambrosian Singers Of London; Böhm, Karl; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; Berbié, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berlin Philharm...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ozawa, Seiji; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Kulka, János; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ferro, Gabriele; Levine, James; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Maazel...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra; Bayreuth Festival Choir; Bayreuth Festival Or...

Personnel: Reri Grist , Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberová, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Baker, Mark; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Engert, Ruthild; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruber, Andrea; Haggander, Marianne; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kelm, Lind...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This is an economical way to own one of the most celebrated Ring Cycles in recorded history. "The glory of the cycle is the conclusion,...continue...

Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera / Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Blackwell, Harolyn; Millo, Aprile; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Quivar, Florence
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"James Levine imbues the score with an elastic pulse, and the Met Orchestra handles exquisitely... Deutsche Grammophon comes through with superb visual and sonic production...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine/Met, Norman, Battle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Dickson, Stephen; King, James; Nentwig, Franz Ferdinand; Norman, Jessye; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"This performance represents an above-average night at the Metropolitan Opera." -The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Opera on Video...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Baltsa, Carreras, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-12-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, José; Mitchell, Leona; Ramey, Samuel
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 172 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Aida / Domingo, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-12-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Burchuladze, Paata; Domingo, Placido; Kavrakos, Dimitri; Millo, Aprile; Milnes, Sherrill; Zajic, Dolora
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 158 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Il Trovatore / Marton, Pavarotti, Milnes, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-12-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Performers: Baker, Mark [Classical]; Marton, Eva; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wells, Jeffrey; Zajic, Dolora
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 133 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Rigoletto / Levine, Chernov, Studer, Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-10-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Croft, Dwayne; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Graves, Denyce; Groves, Paul; Lindner, Elyssa; Maher, Robert; Murphy, Heidi Grant; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Shaulis, Jane; s...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Following the MET's highly acclaimed "La Traviata" on DG with Cheryl Studer and Luciano Pavarotti (DGG 435 797) comes this long awaited release of "Rigoletto"...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Levine, Domingo, Norman, Moll, et al

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-08-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bunnell, Jane; Domingo, Placido; Erickson, Kaaren; Giauque, Dennis; Glassman, Allan; Grant, Heidi; Groves, Paul; Guyer, Joyce; Katagiri, Hitomi; Laciura, Anthony; Moll, Kurt; Morris, James; Norman, J...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Verdi - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; La traviata; Falstaff; Luisa Miller; Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dale, Laurence; Dickie, Murray; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Millo, Aprile; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plishka,...
Conductors: Levine, James; Buckley, Emerson; Ormandy, Eugene; Schippers, Thomas; Santi, Nello; Domingo, Placido; Pritchard, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Rudolf, Max
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropo...