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Giovanni Bottesini: Messa da Requiem / Matheu; Coma-Alabert; Prunell-Friend; Martinez-Castignani

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Requiem Mass
Performers: Coma-Alabert, Gemma; Martinez-Castignani, Enric; Matheu, Marta; Prunell-Friend, Agustin
Conductors: Martin, Thomas
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Remembered principally today as a composer for the double bass, Bottesini excelled in other forms, including opera and sacred music. His impressive Requiem is a...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, UK (02/15/2012-02/16/2012)....continue...

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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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 [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...

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...

Prokofiev: The Love of Three Oranges / Haitink/LPO, Maurice Sendak [DVD]

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

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
Performers: Bryson, Roger; Hammond-Stroud, Derek; Hetherington, Hugh; Kimm, Fiona; Lea, Yvonne; Moore, Susan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne's production of 'The Love of Three Oranges' is nothing short of a sizzling visual extravaganza. The combination of Frank Corsaro's innovative direction and the...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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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: Rattle, Simon; Edwards, Sian
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: 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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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi / Jurowski/London PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-09-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; Giordano, Massimo; Matthews, Sally; McLaughlin, Marie; Palmer, Felicity
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Alessandro Corbelli takes the title role in Annabel Arden's whirlwind production of Puccini's compact opera, in which the scheming Gianni Schicchi retrieves for himself the...continue...
Run Time: 162 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Mozart: Così fan tutte K 588 / Haitink, Vaness, Ziegler, Watson, Aler, Duesing, London PO, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-09-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Desderi, Claudio; Duesing, Dale; Isepp, Martin; Truman, Robert; Vaness, Carol; Watson, Lillian; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
With speeds often more measured than usual, Haitink's EMI version still conveys the sparkle of a live performance at Glyndebourne. The excellent teamwork, consistently...continue...

Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfell at Glyndebourne / Chung/Lodon PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-07-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Don Giovanni, K 527; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The celebrated Cecilia Bartoli joins Bryn Terfel for a recital of arias and duets recorded at the beautifully refurbished Glyndebourne Opera House. The programme features...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, German
Count...continue...

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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Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus / Jurowski/London PO, Glyndebourne Chorus, Armstrong, Allen, Hagegard [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-05-27

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Pamela; Ernman, Malena; Hagegard, Hakan; Korn, Artur; Lindskog, Par; Petrova, Lyubov; Samel, Udo; Schuttengruber, Renee; Ulfung, Ragnar
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne's pulsating production of the Waltz King's much-loved comic operetta includes outstanding performances from a cast led by Pamela Armstrong, Thomas Allen, Ragnar Ulfung and...continue...
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, Color
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Vladimir Jurowski/London Philharmonic / Wagner, Berg, Mahler [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for Orchestra, Op. 6; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Fassbender, Hedwig; Hendrick, Michael; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Montalvo, Marisol; Ragusa, David Christopher
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"It's chemistry - you cannot force it or fake it" says Vladimir Jurowski of his critically acclaimed relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra - "you...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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A Mahler Documentary "The Little Drummer Boy" Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Work(s); Das Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Gronroos, Walton; Ludwig, Christa; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. The essay features Bernstein talking, playing...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Strauss / Tennstedt, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-07-31

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Richard Strauss: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
Performers: Gunson, Ameral; Shimell, William; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Like the BBC Legends recording of the Sinfonietta, Tennstedt never commercially recorded the Glagolitic Mass. It is a massive work comprising four singers, organ and...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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Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Gardiner, Glyndebourne Festival / Palombi, Denniston, Nitescu [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-04-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Connolly, Sarah; De Candia, Roberto; Denniston, Patrick; Montarsolo, Paolo; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Nitescu, Anita; Palombi, Antonello; Sharp, Kevin [tenor]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Manon Lescaut, Puccini's first major success, is a work of impassioned emotions based on the 18th-century novel by Abbe Prevost, depicting the doomed infatuation of...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Complete)

3 CD / Decca Import / 2006-12-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Davies, Ryland; Krause, Tom; Lorengar, Pilar; Tate, Jeffrey
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Beverly Sills and Friends

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-10-10

Works: Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Anna Bolena; Roberto Devereux; Maria Stuarda; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Dou...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bible, Frances; Burrows, Stuart; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cassel, Walter; Castel, Nico; Dallapozza, Adolf; de Peyer, Gervase; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Garrard, Don; Gedda, Nicola...
Conductors: Rudel, Julius; Schippers, Thomas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ceccato, Aldo; Buckley, Emerson
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; New York City Opera Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Soprano Beverly Sills and her special friends and colleagues together in opera and song. Liner notes features a new and exclusive interview with Beverly Sills,...continue...

The Post-War Revival / van Beinum, LPO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006-07-25

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Beckus the Dandipratt Overture, Op. 5; Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 1 in C major, Op. 138; Johannes Brahms: Variations on ...
Performers: Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Beinum, Eduard Van
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Eduard van Beinum followed in the footsteps of Sir Thomas Beecham in 1949, becoming only the second musician to hold the Principal Conductorship of the...continue...

Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria / Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Anne Howells [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Greig, Patricia; Howells, Anne; Hunt, Annabel; Luxon, Benjamin
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Janet Baker's searing Penelope and Luxon's noble wanderer, in keen rapport with Howells' delightful Minerva, head a magnificent cast. The recording has aged, but acceptably."...continue...
Run Time: 176 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish
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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...

Bravura Diva / Jennifer Larmore

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2005-08-09

Works: Michael Costa: Eloisa, scena for voice & orchestra; Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Saverio Mercadante: Andronico, opera; Luigi Arditi: Il desìo, bravura ...
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Larmore, Jennifer
Conductors: Allemandi, Antonello; Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano
Ensemble: ; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"It's about time Jennifer Larmore got a razzle-dazzle solo aria album from Opera Rara. After all, she's lent her bel canto expertise to their recordings...continue...

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...

Beverly Sills - The Great Recordings

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereu...
Performers: Begg, Heather; Gedda, Nicolai; Glossop, Peter; Kern, Patricia; MacDonald, Kenneth; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Treigle, Norman; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Voc...
Conductors: Rudel, Julius; Jalas, Jussi; Levine, James; Ceccato, Aldo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Buckley, Emerson
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

The track list on this 2-disc set has been carefully chosen and endorsed by Beverly Sills herself, and includes a track from Norma for the...continue...

Sogno talor... Special Collection Celebrating 25 Years

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Emilia di Liverpool; Roberto Devereux; Maria Padilla; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Parisina d'Este; Giovanni Pacini: Carlo di Borgog...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Benelli, Ugo; Brecknock, John; Bros, Jose; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caley, Ian; Christie, Nan; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Dugdale, Sandra; Fa...
Conductors: Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano; Benini, Maurizio; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The double CD set is in the form of a two-act Grand Opera Gala, with an overture, choruses, arias, ensembles and extravagant finales. A total...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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Sir Georg Solti - A Celebration

1 CD / Decca / 1999-01-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 4 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor (missa solemnis, "Waisenhausmesse"), K. 139 (; Le nozze di Figaro (The M...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Angela; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Ultimate Divas Album

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Bu...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jo, Sumi; Lopardo, Frank; Milanov,...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Lewis, Henry; Solti, Sir Georg; Cleva, Fausto; Previtali, Fernando; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Orchestra Monte Carlo; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Bizet: Carmen - Highlights / Solti, Troyanos, Domingo, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Berbié, Jane; Burrowes, Norma; Domingo, Placido; Roux, Michel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Troyanos, Tatiana; Van Dam, José
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra