Verdi: Aida / Pentcheva, Branchini, Fraccaro, Andguladze, Gazale, Malinverno [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-06-25 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, operaPerformers: Andguladze, George; Branchini, Susanna; Fraccaro, Walter; Gazale, Alberto; Pentcheva, Mariana Conductors: Fogliani, Antonino Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma Commissioned by the Viceroy of Egypt, Aida is Verdi's only opera written for a non-European house. Although set in 19th century BC Egypt, it borrows...continue... Run Time: 165 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese...continue... ![]() Wagner: The Colón Ring: Der Ring des Nibelungen in 7 hours / Watson, Rasilainen, Zakhozhaev, Shore, Andersen, Ammann [5 DVD]5 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-06-25 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, operaPerformers: Andguladze, George; Branchini, Susanna; Fraccaro, Walter; Gazale, Alberto; Guanqun, Yu; Pentcheva, Mariana; Vassallo, Cosimo Conductors: Paternostro, Roberto Ensemble: Teatro Colón Orchestra For the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, C Major releases Der Ring des Nibelungen from Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires in an edited version which is...continue... Run Time: 489 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese...continue... ![]() Handel: Alcina / Catherine Naglestad, Alice Coote, Helene Schneiderman, Catriona Smith. Alan Hacker [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29 Works: George Frederick Handel: AlcinaPerformers: Coote, Alice; Naglestad, Catherine; Schneiderman, Helene; Smith, Catriona Conductors: Hacker, Alan Ensemble: Stuttgart State Orchestra With this Alcina directing team Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito show just how modern Handel can be. The production is fascinating, conclusive, and full of...continue... Run Time: 159 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Aribert Reimann: Die Gespenstersonate / Han Gunter Nocker, Martha Modl, Horst Hiestermann. Ensemble Modern, Friedemann Layer [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13 Works: Aribert Reimann: Die GespenstersonatePerformers: Hiestermann, Horst; Modl, Martha; Nöcker, Hans Günther Conductors: Layer, Friedemann Ensemble: Ensemble Modern In September 1984, as part of the Berlin Festival Week, the Deutsche Oper Berlin staged the world premiere of German composer Aribert Reimann's opera "Die...continue... Run Time: 88 min. Region: Germany Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() Handel: Rinaldo / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, Varduhi Abrahamyan. Ottavio Dantone, Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25 Works: George Frederick Handel: RinaldoPerformers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Fritsch, Anett; Mead, Tim; Pisaroni, Luca; Prina, Sonia; Rae, Brenda Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London...continue... Run Time: 190 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS Surround Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Francesco Cavalli: La Didone / Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata. William Christie, Les Arts Florissants [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25 Works: Pier Fancesco Cavalli: La DidonePerformers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Sabata, Xavier; Sanchez, Ana Maria Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants One of the first operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the...continue... ![]() Rossini: Sigismondo / Daniela Barcellona, Andrea Concetti, Olga Peretyatko, Antonino Siragusa. Michele Mariotti, Teatro Comunale di Bologna SO [DVD]2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-09-25 Works: Gioachino Rossini: SigismondoPerformers: Barcellona, Daniela; Concetti, Andrea; Peretyatko, Olga; Siragusa, Antonino Conductors: Mariotti, Michele Ensemble: Teatro Comunale di Bologna Chorus; Teatro Comunale di Bologna Symphony Orchestra Early Rossini has a youthful, buoyant vibrancy about it, even in the dark swirls of drammi per musica like Sigismondo. The work, centered on a...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue... ![]() Verdi: Un giorno di regno / Guido Lonconsolo, Andrea Porta, Ann Caterina Antonacci, Allessandra Marianelli, Ivan Magri. Donato Renzetti, Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus [DVD]1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-09-25 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao)Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Bordogna, Paolo; Loconsolo, Guido; Magri, Ivan; Marianelli, Alessandra; Porta, Andrea Conductors: Renzetti, Donato Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra On the occasion of the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Regio de Parma and Unitel Classica have joined forces to create a truly unique...continue... Run Time: 129 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish Cou...continue... ![]() Arena di Verona Festival - Verdi: Aida; Bizet: Carmen; Puccini: Tosca [4 DVD]4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: ToscaPerformers: Aceto, Raymond; Alvarez, Marcelo; Berti, Marco; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; Dashuk, Maya; Domashenko, Marina; Ghiuselev, Nicola; Johannsson, Kristijan; Pons, Juan; Raimondi, Ruggero; Zajick, D... Conductors: Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Oren, Daniel Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona Arthaus Musik presents three legendary outstanding operas from the Arena di Verona Festival featuring world renowned conductors as Nello Santi and Daniel Oren. Star singers...continue... Run Time: 415 min. Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: IT, EN, DE, FR, ES, CN ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / Wigglesworth - Australian Opera & Ballet Orch., Rhodes, Coad, Durkin, Sumegi [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Opera Australia / 2012-06-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527Performers: Choo, Henry; Coad, Conal; Dark, Jacqueline; Durkin, Rachelle; Fiebig, Taryn; Jones, Andrew; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Sumegi, Daniel Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Opera Australia Chorus Don Giovanni, a libertine, a rake with a devil-may-care attitude, is portrayed magnificently by Rhodes in this production, where he first appears on stage in...continue... Run Time: 174 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue... ![]() Massenet: Don Quichotte / Marc Minkowski, Jose Van Dam [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2012-05-29 Works: Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 actsPerformers: Tro Santafe, Silvia; Van Dam, Jose; Van Mechelen, Werner Conductors: Minkowski, Marc Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra This production of one of the Massenet's final masterpieces of Massenet, Don Quichotte, was presented in May 2010 at the Belgium National Opera La Monnaie....continue... Run Time: 172 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bicket, Persson, Connolly, Domenech [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Connolly, Sarah; Domenech, Jordi; Persson, Miah; Rosique, Ruth; Selig, Franz-Josef Conductors: Bicket, Harry Ensemble: Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistibly - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union. At Barcelona's Gran Teatre...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German...continue... ![]() 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. 65Performers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Aida / Santi, Chiara, Johansson, Zajick, Pons [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-05-29 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, operaPerformers: Chiara, Maria; Ghiuselev, Nicola; Johannsson, Kristijan; Pons, Juan; Striuli, Carlo; Zajick, Dolora Conductors: Santi, Nello Ensemble: Verona Teatro Arena Chorus; Verona Teatro Arena Orchestra Recorded at the world-famous Arena di Verona, this opulent production of Verdi's popular opera Aida was brought to life in a classic staging by Gianfranco...continue... Run Time: 146 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spani...continue... ![]() Franz Lehar: The Count of Luxembourg / Zips, Wachter, Sukis, Kunz, Frohlich [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-05-29 Works: Franz Lehár: Der Graf von LuxemburgPerformers: Frohlich, Peter; Kunz, Erich; Papouschek, Helga; Sukis, Lilian; Tilden, Jane; Wachter, Eberhard Conductors: Goldschmidt, Walter Ensemble: Graunke Symphony Orchestra With its charmingly romantic theme and effective stage action, this Parisian-flavored libretto gave Franz Lehár every opportunity to display his talent. "The Count of Luxembourg"...continue... Run Time: 95 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: German, English, French ...continue... ![]() Cimarosa: The Secret Marriage / Maazel, Greindl, Koth, Otto, Johnson [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-05-29 Works: Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segretoPerformers: Greindl, Josef; Grobe, Donald; Johnson, Patricia; Koth, Erika; McDaniel, Barry; Otto, Lisa Conductors: Maazel, Lorin Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra Staged by Gustav Rudolf Sellner, conducted by Lorin Maazel , with costumes by Filippo Sanjust and performed by the six soloists with consummate vocal elegance,...continue... Run Time: 123 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian ...continue... ![]() Cavalli: Il Giasone / Sardelli, Dumaux, Bradic, Johannsen [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2012-05-29 Works: Francesco Cavalli: GiasonePerformers: Bradic, Katarina; Dumaux, Christophe; Johannsen, Robin Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria Ensemble: Symphony Orchestra of Vlaamse Opera Antwerp World Premiere on DVD! Francesco Cavalli was the most successful Venetian opera composer of the mid-seventeenth century. This new production is orchestrated and conducted by...continue... Run Time: 198 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian, French, German, Engl...continue... ![]() Massenet: Cendrillon / de Billy, DiDonato, Gutierrez, Coote, Podles [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-05-22 Works: Jules Massenet: CendrillonPerformers: Coote, Alice; DiDonato, Joyce; Gutierrez, Eglis; Lafont, Jean-Philippe; Podles, Ewa Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus With Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella capturing all hearts – not just Prince Charming’s – Massenet’s enchanting, sophisticated retelling of the classic fairytale makes its debut...continue... Run Time: 165 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Parsifal / Barenboim, Elming, Struckmann, Tomlinson [3 DVD]3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-04-24 Works: Richard Wagner: ParsifalPerformers: Elming, Poul; Hubner, Fritz; Kannen, Gunter Von; Meier, Waltraud; Struckmann, Falk; Tomlinson, John Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus; Staatskapelle Berlin Parsifal represents the culmination of Wagner's work as a revolutionary composer of opera. In it, he created a powerful allegory on the conflict between Christianity...continue... Run Time: 245 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese ...continue... ![]() Sciarrino: Luci Mie Traditrici / Angius, Algoritmo [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-04-24 Works: Salvatore Sciarrino: Luci mie traditrici, operaPerformers: Bode, Simon; Miedl, Christian; Schneider, Roland; Tarandek, Nina Conductors: Angius, Marco Ensemble: Ensemble Algoritmo The co-production of the Oper Frankfurt with the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano has been recognized as the finest production of this work presented to...continue... Run Time: 102 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Japanese ...continue... ![]() A Portrait of Mariss Jansons & Mahler: Symphony No 2 / Film by Robert Neumuller [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-04-24 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"Performers: Fink, Bernarda; Merbeth, Ricarda Conductors: Jansons, Mariss Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Music is the Language of Heart and Soul is the only available documentary about Mariss Jansons from his early days till today. Jansons is one...continue... Run Time: 142 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Chin...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Jansons, Skovhus, Stoyanova, Dunaev, Petrenko [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-04-24 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Maximova, Elena; Petrenko, Mikhail; Romanova, Nina; Savova, Olga; Skovhus, Bo; Stoyanova, Krassimira Conductors: Jansons, Mariss Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Described by Tchaikovsky as 'lyric scenes', Eugene Onegin receives a spectacular reinterpretation from the Norwegian director Stefan Herheim. His productions create controversy and excitement around...continue... Run Time: 181 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Itali...continue... ![]() Delibes: Lakme / Joel-Hornak, Matthews, di Toro, Bennett [DVD]1 DVD Video / Opera Australia / 2012-04-24 Works: Léo Delibes: LakméPerformers: Bennett, Stephen; di Toro, Aldo; Matthews, Dominica; Matthews, Emma Conductors: Joel-Hornak, Emmanuel Ensemble: Australian Opera Chorus; Australian Opera Orchestra Lakmé, Delibes greatest opera, is performed by Opera Australia in all its oriental glory. Starring the exquisite coloratura soprano Emma Matthews as the innocent girl...continue... Run Time: 143 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Strauss: Elektra / Dohnanyi, Johansson, Lipovsek, Diener [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24 Works: Richard Strauss: ElektraPerformers: Diener, Melanie; Johansson, Eva; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mayr, Reinhard; Muff, Alfred; Schasching, Rudolf Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra Martin Kuej's production at the Zurich opera house brings this bloody, ancient story into the present day: In the courtyard of her father who was...continue... Run Time: 102 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue... ![]() Bizet: Carmen / Kleiber, Obraztsova, Domingo, Buchanan [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24 Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, operaPerformers: Buchanan, Isobel; Domingo, Placido; Gall, Axelle; Kanfoush, Cheryl; Mazurok, Yuri; Obraztsova, Elena Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos Ensemble: Vienna Boys Choir; Vienna State Opera Ballet; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra Arthaus presents a sensational filmed document from the musical legacy of Carlos Kleiber: The wonderful staging of Carmen by director Franco Zeffirelli in a live...continue... Run Time: 154 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chin...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Gergiev, Gorchakova, Putilin, Grigorian [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destinoPerformers: Alexashkin, Sergei; Gorchakova, Galina; Grigorian, Gegam; Karasev, Grigory; Putilin, Nikolai; Tarasova, Marianna Conductors: Gergiev, Valery Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi's drama of love and destiny in times of war remains one of the best known operas by this Italian master. Conductor Valery Gergiev...continue... Run Time: 160 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur / Elder, Gheorghiu, Kaufmann [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-04-17 Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana LecourvreurPerformers: Borodina, Olga; Bottone, Bonaventura; Corbelli, Alessandro; Gheorghiu, Angela; Kaufmann, Jonas; Muraro, Maurizio Conductors: Elder, Mark Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra Starring Angela Gheorghiu as the celebrated French actress Adriana Lecouvreur and Jonas Kaufmann as her lover Maurizio, Count of Saxony, Cilea's verismo drama explores celebrity,...continue... Run Time: 150 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Christie, de Niese, Jaroussky [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-10 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308Performers: Abete, Antonio; Bonitatibus, Anna; Cencic, Max Emanuel; De Niese, Danielle; Jaroussky, Philippe; Quintans, Ana Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts florissants The culmination of a three-year Monteverdi project led by conductor William Christie and director Pier Luigi Pizzi at Madrid's Teatro Real, L'incoronazione di Poppea brings...continue... Run Time: 150 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, Color Subtitles: English, French ...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Langree, Dessay, Castronovo, Tezier [DVD]1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-03 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Castronovo, Charles; De La Muela, Silvia; Dessay, Natalie; Scarabelli, Adelina; Tezier, Ludovic Conductors: Langree, Louis Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; London Symphony Orchestra Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violleta in Vedi's La Traviata in a new production by the French director Jean-Francois Sivadier at the...continue... Run Time: 139 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color ...continue... ![]() Rossini: Le Comte Ory / Benini, Florez, Damrau, DiDonato [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Le Comte OryPerformers: Damrau, Diana; Degout, Stephane; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Pertusi, Michele; Resmark, Susanne; Yunus, Monica Conductors: Benini, Maurizio Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Le Comte tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order...continue... Run Time: 165 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color ...continue... ![]() Dvorak: Rusalka / Hanus, Opolais, Vogt, Krasteva [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-03-27 Works: Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203Performers: Baechle, Janina; Groissböck, Günther ; Krasteva, Nadia; Opolais, Kristine; Vogt, Klaus Florian Conductors: Hanus, TomáÜ Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra This highly acclaimed production from the Bayerische Staatsoper, a powerful and fascinating re- interpretation of Dvor ák’s fairy-tale opera Rusalka, was a revelation: the young,...continue... Run Time: 189 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Fidelio / Rother, Ludwig, King, Berry, Greindl [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72Performers: Berry, Walter; Dooley, William; Greindl, Josef; King, James; Ludwig, Christa; Otto, Lisa Conductors: Rother, Arthur Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra it was Beethoven's Fidelio that featured at the opening of the Deutsches Opernhaus in 1912 - and it was also chosen for the anniversary concert...continue... Run Time: 124 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean...continue... ![]() Handel: Xerxes / Mackerras, Murray, Garrett, Masterson, Robson [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27 Works: George Frederick Handel: Xerxes, HWV 40Performers: Booth-Jones, Christopher; Garrett, Lesley; Masterson, Valerie; Murray, Ann; Rigby, Jean; Robson, Christopher Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra Nicholas Hytner's highly innovative production of Handel's comic opera won the coveted Laurence Olivier Opera Award. This live recording from the English National Opera stars...continue... Run Time: 186 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: German, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Greek...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Forza Del Destino & Falstaff / Branchini, Raimondi [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2012-03-27 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; FalstaffPerformers: Battaglia, Paolo; Branchini, Susanna; Carraro, Tiziana; De Mola, Cinzia; Di Felice, Marco; Puértolas, Sabina; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rumetz, Paolo; Salsi, Luca; Simu, Tiberius; Tola, Virginia; Zul... Conductors: Karytinos, Loukas; Arrivabeni, Paolo Ensemble: Rovigo Teatro Sociale Chorus; Venice Philharmonic Orchestra "G.F. Malipiero"; Wallonie Royal Opera Orchestra Two of Verdi's most loved operas for the price of one! Ruggero Raimondi takes the lead role in Verdi's final opera, 'Falstaff', recorded at the...continue... Run Time: 181 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French...continue... ![]() Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso / Spinosi, Lemieux, Larmore, Cangemi [DVD]1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2012-02-28 Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728Performers: Basso, Romina; Cangemi, Veronica; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Jaroussky, Philippe; Larmore, Jennifer; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Senn, Christian Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus Available for the first time on DVD, Nanve presents the 2011 world premiere staged recording of Orlando Furioso, seven years after the CD release that...continue... Run Time: 190 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Subtitles: English, French ...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Incoronatione di Poppea / Christensen, Laszczkowski [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-02-28 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di PoppeaPerformers: Aldenheim, Amelie; Bardon, Patricia; Christensen, Birgitte; Kringlebotn, Ina; Kruse, Tone; Laszczkowski, Jacek; Mead, Tim; Sølberg, Marita Conductors: De Marchi, Alessandro Ensemble: Norwegian National Opera Orchestra Poppea like you've never seen it before! This is the debut of the critically acclaimed stage director Ole Anders Tandberg with the Norwegian Opera & Ballet,...continue... Run Time: 180 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Japanese, No...continue... ![]() Donizetti: Il Campanello / De Candia, Antoniozzi, Donzelli, Bresciani [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni / 2012-02-05 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il campanello di notte, operaPerformers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Bresciani, Elena; DAEamico, Martino; De Candia, Roberto; Donzelli, Stefania Conductors: Beltrami, Marco Ensemble: Gioachino Rossini Symphony Orchestra Run Time: 74 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, English ...continue... ![]() Rossini: Il Turco in Italia / Rigon, Regazzo, Benetta, Zanfardino [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni / 2012-02-05 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in ItaliaPerformers: Benetta, Silvia Dalla; DAEalessandro, Concetta; Mastrototaro, Giulio; Morace, Filippo; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Zanfardino, Daniele Conductors: Rigon, Giovanni Battista Ensemble: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto Run Time: 153 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: Italian, English ...continue... ![]() Rossini: Tancredi / Frizza, Barcellona, Takova, Giménez [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31 Works: Gioachino Rossini: TancrediPerformers: Barcellona, Daniela; Di Castri, Barbara; Giménez, Raúl; Marchesini, Nicola; Spotti, Marco; Takova, Darina Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra This DVD features a classic production of Tancredi, the first serious and full-length and, for many, Rossini's most important opera.Created for the Rossini Opera Festival...continue... Run Time: 155 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Fre...continue... ![]() Elisabeth Naske: Zora The Red / Larsen-Maguire, Vermeulen, Strooper, Schroter [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31 Works: Elisabeth Naske: Die rote ZoraPerformers: Schroter, Christoph; Strooper, Adrian; Vermeulen, Olivia; Williams, David [Classical] Conductors: Larsen-Maguire, Catherine Ensemble: Komische Opera Chorus; Komische Opera Orchestra Elisabeth Naske's family opera is based on Kurt Held's classic book, following the adventures of gang of orphans in Croatia in the 1930s. Led by...continue... Run Time: 114 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: German, English ...continue... ![]() Paisiello: Nina / Galstian, Kaufmann, Veccia, Bartoli, Polgar [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31 Works: Giovanni Paisiello: Nina, o sia La pazza per amorePerformers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Galstian, Juliette; Kaufmann, Jonas; Polgar, Laszlo; Veccia, Angelo Conductors: Fischer, Adám Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra The eponymous heroine of Paisiello's 'Nina' had a far-reaching influence on the operatic taste of the Romantic era. The mad haroines of Bellini and Donizetti...continue... Run Time: 120 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: Italian, French, English, Japa...continue... ![]() Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria / Dantone, Comparato, Cirillo, dell'Oste, Heaston [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Adriano in SiriaPerformers: Cirillo, Lucia; Comparato, Marina; Dell'Oste, Annamaria; Ferrari, Stefano; Heaston, Nicole; Lombardi, Francesca Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina For the festivities marking the Pergolesi's tercentenary in his native Jesi, Ignacio García created a new staging of the imperial drama Adriano in Siria. His...continue... Run Time: 188 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Rossini: La Cenerentola / Fedora Barbieri [DVD]1 DVD Video / View Video / 2011-12-27 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La CenerentolaPerformers: Barbieri, Fedora Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC ...continue... ![]() Teresa Berganza: Master Classes / Marriage of Figaro & Don Giovanni [DVD]1 DVD Video / Mélisande / 2011-12-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Work(s)Performers: Berganza, Teresa Run Time: 116 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh / Vedernikov, Kazakov, Panfilov, etc [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13 Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden FevroniyaPerformers: Gubsky, Mikhail; Gulordava, Marika; Hakobyan, Gevorg; Kazakov, Mikhail; Monogarova, Tatiana; Panfilov, Vitaly Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander Ensemble: Cagliari Theater Chorus; Cagliari Theater Orchestra The Invisible City of Kitezh, completed in 1905, is a remarkable opera that fuses folklore, mysticism and realism. Its subject is the story of the...continue... Run Time: 187 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 5.0, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Berg: Lulu / Boder, Petibon, Juon, Holland, Groves [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-21 Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, operaPerformers: Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Holland, Ashley; Juon, Julia; Petibon, Patricia Conductors: Boder, Michael Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra Lulu is opera's rawest exposition of the fatal risks of untamed erotic power. No man who meets Lulu does not want her - but, like...continue... ![]() Weill: Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny / Brueggergosman, Henschel [DVD]1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-11-15 Works: Kurt Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), operaPerformers: Brueggergosman, Measha; Henschel, Jane; Konig, Michael; White, Willard Conductors: Heras-Casado, Pablo Ensemble: La Fura dels Baus A hard-hitting new production by the Catalan collective La Fura dels Baus at the Teatro Real. Composed in the '30s by Weill and Brecht, this...continue... Run Time: 138 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Span...continue... ![]() Weill: Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny / Jones, Malfitano, Hadley [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-11-15 Works: Kurt Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), operaPerformers: Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Malfitano, Catherine; Pauley, Wilbur; Smith, Roy Cornelius Conductors: Davies, Dennis Russell Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Zadek's production of Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny, which combines Brecht's text with Weill's music, was recorded at the '98 Salzburg festival. The Opera...continue... Run Time: 160 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, Dutch ...continue... ![]() Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Dijkstra, Harnisch, Vondung, Schmitt, etc. [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BR Klassik / 2011-11-15 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248Performers: Harnisch, Rachel; Immler, Christian; Schmitt, Maximilian; Vondung, Anke Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; Bavarian Radio Chorus Run Time: 157 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround ...continue... ![]() Strauss: Capriccio / Renee Fleming, Met Opera [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-11-08 Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85Performers: Braun, Russell; Connolly, Sarah; Fleming, Renee; Kaiser, Joseph; Larsen, Morten Frank; Rose, Peter [bass voice] Conductors: Davis, Andrew Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Following the success of Fleming’s Der Rosenkavalier DVD, comes Fleming’s interpretation of Strauss’s chamber-opera, Capriccio....continue... |
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