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Italian Operas / Rossini, Verid, Puccini, Cilea [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-10-25

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers: Bolognese, Mario; Borodina, Olga; Borras, Jean-Francois; Camastra, Marco; Chausson, Carlos; Dessi, Daniela; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Guelfi, Carlo; Guleghina, Maria; ...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Marzendorfer, Ernst; Muti, Riccardo; Brignoli, Roberto Rizzi
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This box contains four splendid productions of masterpieces of Italian opera: Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Traviata, Tosca and Adriana Lecouvreur. 'Il barbiere di Siviglia'...continue...
Run Time: 554 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish,...continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Korsten, Damrau, D'Arcangelo, Spagnoli [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Damrau, Diana; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Korsten, Gérard
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Strehler was one of Europe's most celebrated theatre directors. In his Piccolo Teatro in Milan he created outstanding interpretations of Bertolt Brecht and William Shakespeare....continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Fre...continue...

The World's Greatest Operas / Carmen, Aida, Tosca, Magic Flute [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-10-24

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Bespalovaite, Irena; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Damrau, Diana; Gerhaher, Christian; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Gu...
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony; Chailly, Riccardo; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra;...

The World's Greatest Operas is a 6 DVD Deluxe set, containing 4 of the most famous and most performed operas - Aida, Carmen, Die Zauberflöte...continue...

Rossini: 3 Operas / Muti, Möst, DiDonato, Bartoli, Raimondi [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2010-11-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Il turco in Italia; Moïse et Pharaon (rev. of Mosè in Egitto), opera
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Bartoli, Cecilia; Ceron, Antonello; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Filianoti, Giuseppe; Fischer, Jeannette; Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Garrett, Nicholas; Giuseppini, Gi...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; Welser-Möst, Franz; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This Rossini box set combines a number of opera highlights: his well-known operas II barbiere di Siviglia, II Turco in Italia and MoÏse et Pharaon....continue...
Run Time: 473 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Rossini: Moise et Pharaon / Muti, Frittoli, Ganassi, Filianoti, Schrott [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-06-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Ceron, Antonello; Filianoti, Giuseppe; Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Muraro, Maurizio; Muzek, Tomislav; Schrott, Erwin; Surguladze, Nino
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Arthaus presents an impressive staging of one of Rossini's opera masterpieces. This production, staged by La Scala Milan is conducted by Riccardo Muti. Moise et...continue...
Run Time: 181 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...

Verdi: La Traviata / Maazel/La Scala, Gheorghiu, Vargas [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cossutta, Enrico; Frontali, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Paliaga, Alessandro; Petrinksy, Natascha; Roni, Luigi; Terranova, Piero; Tramonti, Tiziana; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Praised by Bloomberg for having "mastered the role" and "acting her socks off," Angela Gheorghiu leads an all-star cast which includes Ramon Vargas and Roberto...continue...
Run Time: 132 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur / Rizzi Brignoli / La Scala / Dessi, Larin, Borodina [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-11-17

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers: Bolognese, Mario; Borodina, Olga; Camastra, Marco; Dessi, Daniela; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Guelfi, Carlo; Larin, Sergei; Popescu, Annamarie; Scarabelli, Adelina
Conductors: Brignoli, Roberto Rizzi
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Under the baton of Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, a new generation of singers gave fresh life to Cilea's most polished work in January 2000. Daniela DessI,...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Puccini: Il Trittico / Frittoli, Pons, La Scala, Chailly [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Hardy Classic / 2009-11-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Frittoli, Barbara; Lipovsek, Marjana; Nucci, Leo; Pons, Juan
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Juan Pons, Barbara Frittoli, Mariana Lipovsek, Leo Nucci lead the cast in this live March 2008 performance from Milan. The Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro...continue...
Run Time: 206 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0,
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, Spanish
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Verdi: Otello / Muti/La Scala, Domingo, Fritoli, Nucci [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Catani, Cesare; Ceron, Antonello; Domingo, Placido; Frittoli, Barbara; Lana, Cesare; Nucci, Leo; Panariello, Ernesto; Parodi, Giovanni Battista; Rinaldi, Rossana
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

The Milan 'Otello' traditionally opens the Scala season and did so in 2001 on December 7th, but at the same time it was the farewell...continue...
Run Time: 140 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...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Maazel/La Scala, Hayashi, Kim, Dvorsky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-08-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Dvorsky, Peter; Hayashi, Yasuko; Kim, Hak-Nam; Zancanaro, Giorgio
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Giacomo Puccini, the most significant Italian opera composer to follow in the footsteps of Giuseppe Verdi, discovered the foundation for Madam Butterfly in London where...continue...
Run Time: 144 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, Spanish
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Verdi: Aida / Maazel/La Scala, Chiara, Pavarotti, Dimitrova, Ghiaurov [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-04-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Burchuladze, Paata; Chiara, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This magnificent production of Verdi's most-loved masterpiece was a triumphant success when it opened at La Scala in December 1985 and Luciano Pavarotti's long-awaited performance...continue...
Run Time: 238 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch, Sp...continue...

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Fogliani, Antonacci, Devia, Gardina, Meli [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-02-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Devia, Mariella; Gardina, Paola; Meli, Francesco; Terranova, Piero
Conductors: Fogliani, Antonino
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

'Maria Stuarda' was laid to rest for more than a hundred years, finally being revived in 1958 in Bergamo under conductor Oliviero de Fabritiis. However...continue...
Run Time: 151 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Span...continue...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Barenboim/La Scala, Waltraud Meier, Ian Storey, Michelle de Young [DVD]

3 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Grochowski, Gerd; Meier, Waltraud; Salminen, Matti; Storey, Ian
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Conducting without a score, Barenboim's feel for this opera is now more deep-seated than ever, and even the much-performed Prelude is breathtakingly fresh in this...continue...

Strauss: Salome / Harding, Bronder, Vermillion, Struckmann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2008-11-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Klink, Matthias; Michael, Nadja; Nicoli, Natela; Struckmann, Falk; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Nadja Michael is a singer who, with her effortlessly appealing depth and great volume, not only satisfies all requirements for the diabolic soprano part of...continue...
Run Time: 108 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...

Verdi: Aida, Alagna, Urmana, Chailly/La Scala [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Guelfi, Carlo; Komlosi, Ildiko; Spotti, Marco; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This DVD features the high-profile new production from La Scala in Milan, filmed before Roberto Alagna's sensational departure! The spectacular new production by veteran director/designer...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Verdi: La Traviata / Maazel/Teatro alla Scala, Gheorghiu, Vargas [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-09-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cossutta, Enrico; Frontali, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Paliaga, Alessandro; Petrinksy, Natascha; Roni, Luigi; Terranova, Piero; Tramonti, Tiziana; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Run Time: 132 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, En...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Maazel/Teatro alla Scala, Gheorghiu, Vargas [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-09-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cossutta, Enrico; Frontali, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Paliaga, Alessandro; Petrinsky, Natascha; Roni, Luigi; Terranova, Piero; Tramonti, Tiziana; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Run Time: 132 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Karajan/La Scala, Vickers, Cossotto [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-03-11

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Cecchele, Gianfranco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Glossop, Peter; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Kabaivanska, Raina; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This production of 'Cavalleria Rusticana' from 1968 was staged by Giorgio Strehler, and Herbert von Karajan conducted the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Aida (Zeffirelli) / Alagna, Urmana, Chailly/Teatro alla Scala [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-02-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Guelfi, Carlo; Komlosi, Ildiko; Spotti, Marco; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This DVD features the high-profile new production from La Scala in Milan, filmed before Roberto Alagna’s sensational departure! The spectacular new production by veteran director/designer...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Don Giovanni [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2004-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Gruberova, Edita; Murray, Ann
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This 1987 performance of 'Don Giovanni' is director Giorgio Strehler's interpretation of this opera, which presents the characters from a psycological standpoint, has been lauded...continue...
Run Time: 179 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: English
Country of Origi...continue...