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Bizet: Carmen / Garanca, Alagna, Nezet-Seguin/Met [Blu Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Frittoli, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Miller, Keith; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Rossini: Le Comte Ory / Benini, Florez, Damrau, DiDonato [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Le Comte Ory
Performers: 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...
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Strauss: Capriccio / Davis/Met, Renee Fleming [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2011-12-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Braun, Russell; Connolly, Sarah; Fleming, Renee; Kaiser, Joseph; Larsen, Morten Frank; Rose, Peter [bass voice]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"The role suits her ideally at this stage of her career, and she sang splendidly. The performance over all, sensitively conducted by Andrew Davis and...continue...
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Strauss: Capriccio / Renee Fleming, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-11-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: 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...

Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Pavarotti, Guleghina, Pons, Levine [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-11-01

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers: Guleghina, Maria; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

In continuing the great tradition of Decca's magnificent Met Opera DVDs, Giordano's Andrea Chénier is captured here in excellent quality, showcasing Luciano Pavarotti, the premiere...continue...

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci / Levine/Met, Domingo, Stratas, Milnes [DVD]

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

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Shinall, Vern; Stratas, Teresa; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Berg: Lulu / Levine/Met, Migenes, Lear, Riegel [DVD]

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

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Lear, Evelyn; Little, Frank; Mazura, Franz; Migenes, Julia; Riegel, Kenneth
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 234 min.
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Verdi: Otello / Levine/Met, Vickers, Scotto, Macneil [DVD]

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: MacNeil, Cornell; Scotto, Renata; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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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.
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Puccini: Turandot / Nelsons, Guleghina, Giordani, Poplavskaya [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-07-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Giordani, Marcello; Guleghina, Maria; Poplavskaya, Marina; Ramey, Samuel
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Franco Zeffirelli's magnificent staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in...continue...
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Verdi: Aida / Daniele Gatti. Urmana, Botha, Zajick [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-07-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Botha, Johan; Guelfi, Carlo; Urmana, Violeta; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Verdi's epic drama of ancient Egypt comes to life in the Met's monumental production, captured here in a breathtaking Live in HD presentation. Violeta Urmana...continue...
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Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Levine/Met, Netrebko, Polenzani [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-05-31

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Performers: del Carlo, John; Kwecien, Mariusz; Netrebko, Anna; Polenzani, Matthew
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

A red hot ticket at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010/2011 was Donizetti's comic gem, Don Pasquale, with Anna Netrebko reviving Norina, the part that made...continue...
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Rossini: Armida / Frizza/Met, Renee Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-02-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Armida
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming continues her reign as 'Queen of the Met', starring in a bel canto rarity specially staged for her - a showcase for her...continue...
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Summers/Met, Racette, Zifchak [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Giordani, Marcello; Racette, Patricia; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Minghella has minimized the singers' actions...there is no over-emoting. The sad story is allowed to speak for itself...Racette's Butterfly is magnificent. Her full-bodied voice is...continue...
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Strauss: Salome / Summers/Met, Mattila, Uusitalo, Begley [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op 54
Performers: Begley, Kim; Kaiser, Joseph; Komlosi, Ildiko; Mattila, Karita; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"As astoundingly lithe mover, [Mattila] plays the rapacious princess with a teenager's impetuosity and energy...No-one can surpass her when crazed anticipation is needed, which means...continue...
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Levine/Met, Domingo, Pieczonka, Giordani [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Giordani, Marcello; Morris, James; Pieczonka, Adrianne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

”James Levine obviously loves this score, and he builds the opera to its tragic climax with the orchestra and chorus playing and singing gloriously. Fans...continue...
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Adams: Doctor Atomic / Gilbert/Met, Finley, Cooke, Owens [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: John Adams: Doctor Atomic
Performers: Arwady, Meredith; Clark, Graham; Cooke, Sasha; Fink, Richard Paul; Finley, Gerald; Glenn, Thomas; Owens, Eric
Conductors: Gilbert, Alan
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Gilbert brings sparkle to Adams's tart woodwind counterpoint and great refinement to the strings, imbuing the scenes with Kitty Oppenheimer (Sasha Cooke) with unhurried lyricism....continue...
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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...

Puccini: Tosca / Colaneri/Met, Mattila, Alvarez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-12-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Courtney, James; Gagnidze, George; Makepeace, Jonathan; Mattila, Karita; Pittsinger, David; Plishka, Paul; Sorensen, Joel
Conductors: Colaneri, Joseph
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This production of Tosca opened the Metropolitan Opera's 2009 - 10 season, the first to be programmed entirely by the house's General Manager Peter Gelb,...continue...
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Puccini: Tosca / Pavarotti, Verrett, Met [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: MacNeil, Cornell; Pavarotti, Luciano; Verrett, Shirley
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Filmed at the height of Luciano Pavarotti's career, this DVD of a performance from December 19th, 1978 captures Pavarotti in one of his most acclaimed...continue...

Puccini: La Rondine / Armiliato/Met, Gheorghiu, Alagna [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Brenciu, Marius; Gheorghiu, Angela; Oropesa, Lisette
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna star in the 2008 - 2009 Metropolitan Opera production of Puccini's 'La Rondine' (The Swallow). This new production, directed by...continue...

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...

Bizet: Carmen / Garanca, Alagna, Nézet-Séguin/Met [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-21

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Frittoli, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Miller, Keith; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

After her triumphant success as Carmen in Riga, London, and Munich, Elina Garanca, "the Carmen of our day" (News, Austria), took the Metropolitan Opera by...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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Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia / Nucci, Battle, Weikert, MET [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-05-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Blake, Rockwell; Dara, Enzo; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Nucci, Leo
Conductors: Weikert, Ralf
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"One of [the Met's] most ingenious stagings in recent years... made to order for a great Rossini ensemble" -The New York Times. Star soprano Kathleen...continue...
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Bellini: La Sonnambula / Juan Diego Florez, Natalie Dessay, Pido/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-02-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Florez, Juan Diego; Pertusi, Michele
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Ballet; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

In his latest Decca DVD release, bel canto star Juan Diego Florez undertakes the role of Elvino in Bellini's romantic drama, playing opposite the mercurial...continue...
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Massenet: Thais / Lopez-Cobos/MET, Fleming, Hampson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-01-26

Works: Jules Massenet: Thaïs
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Hampson, Thomas; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming triumphs as the glamorous courtesan Thais in Massenet's romantic tragedy set in fourth century Alexandria and the Egyptian desert. The timeless struggle between...continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
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Rossini: La Cenerentola / Benini/MET, Garanca, Brownlee, Alberghini [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-01-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Brownlee, Lawrence; Corbelli, Alessandro; Garanca, Elina; Ralyea, John
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Rossini's classic take on the "Cinderella" story is a comic opera full of thrilling arias, beautiful melodies and lots of laughs. The Metropolitan's charming production...continue...
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Anna Netrebko, et al

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-11-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Beczala, Piotr; Kwiecien, Mariusz; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Anna Netrebko returns to the stage in the unforgettable performance of Donizetti's Lucia Di Lammermoor! This DVD release was originally broadcast live in HD from...continue...
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Puccini: La Boheme / Stratas, Carreras, Levine, Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Carreras, Jose; Monk, Allan; Morris, James; Scotto, Renata; Stilwell, Richard; Stratas, Teresa
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to present Franco Zeffirelli's iconic staging of 'La Boheme' as recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on January 16, 1982, available...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.
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Ljuba Welitsch

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-09-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Queen of Spades, O...
Performers: Paolis, Alessio de; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Welitsch, Ljuba
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Susskind, Walter; Moralt, Rudolf; Krips, Josef; Rudolf, Max
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

For this compilation, Prima Voce has carefully chosen recordings of music covering a number of roles that Viennese, British, and American fans associated with Ljuba...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...

Puccini: Madame Butterfly / Max Rudolf

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2009-05-18

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Baker, John; Cehanovsky, George; Luise, Melchiorre; Madeira, Jean; Paolis, Alessio de; Steber, Eleanor; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Valdengo, Giuseppe; Votipka, Thelma
Conductors: Rudolf, Max
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Made Famous By Classic FM

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-05-05

Works: Karl Jenkins: Adiemus; Jay Ungar: The Ashokan Farewell; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3; Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Nigel Hess: Ladies in Lav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley; Benedetti, Nicola; Coxwell, Janet; Doyle, Patrick; Fernández, Eduardo; Hunt, Fionnuala; Jansen, Janine; Johnson, Emma; Lord, Jon; Maxwell Davies, Peter, Sir; Ogden, Cr...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl; Perkins, John; Zinman, David; Hess, Nigel; Foster, Lawrence; Goodall, Howard; Damev, Mischa; Hawes, Patrick; Litton, Andrew; Preston, Simon; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Levine, ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orche...

Ultimate Puccini - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Austin, Charles; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borkh, Inge; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Ten...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Westminster Symphonic Choir

Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer / James Levine, Debrorah Voigt, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Groves, Paul; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Morris, James; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Hvorostovsky, Vargas, Gergiev [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky triumph in Tchaikovsky's operatic masterpiece 'Eugene Onegin,' filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera. Their onstage chemistry, emotional singing and outstanding...continue...

Bellini: I Puritani / Metropolitan Opera, Netrebko, Cutler, Summers [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-18

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Cutler, Eric; Netrebko, Anna; Relyea, John; Ruminski, Valerian; Valdes, Eduardo; Vassallo, Franco; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Live from The Metropolitan Opera, international sensation Anna Netrebko sings Elvira Walton (and her famous mad scene) in 'I Puritani', a spectacular production revived especially...continue...
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Verdi: Macbeth / Levine/MET, Lucic, Guleghina, Relyea, Pittas [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Guleghina, Maria; Lucic, Zeljko; Pittas, Dimitri
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Ballet; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Macbeth couple offer some of the juiciest leading roles in all of opera. Lady Macbeth is well done by Maria Guleghina, whose big voice...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Jurowski/MET, Schafer, Coote [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Coote, Alice; Langridge, Philip; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

A striking new English-language production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, starring Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer, with tenor Philip Langridge in the role of the...continue...

Tan Dun: The First Emperor / Dun/MET, Domingo, Futral, DeYoung [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Tan Dun: The First Emperor
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Domingo, Placido; Futral, Elizabeth; Groves, Paul; Hsing-Kao, Wu; Tian, Hao Jiang
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Ballet; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"The First Emperor" is one of those spectacular MET stagings, bursting with colorful costumes and striking sets in noted film director Zhang Yimou’s production. It’s...continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Runnicles/MET, Griffey, Racette, Michaels-Moore [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Performers: Griffey, Anthony Dean; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Racette, Patricia
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Peter Grimes, Britten's second opera, is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of postwar opera, and its premiere 63 years ago marked a turning...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Luisotti/MET, Gheorghiu, Vargas, Arteta [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Gheorghiu, Angela; Gradus, Oren; Kelsey, Quinn; Plishka, Paul; Tezier, Ludovic; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Luisotti, Nicola
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Angela Gheorghiu leads a magnificent cast in Franco Zeffirelli's iconic production of Puccini's La Bohème - filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in Hi-Definition. Mimì...continue...

Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Levine/MET, Mattila, Giordani [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Giordani, Marcello; Mattila, Karita; Travis, Dale
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Ballet; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Continuing its collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera and its Metropolitan Opera : Live in High-Definition series, EMI Classics is proud to release the METs classic...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Levine/MET, Milnes, Tomowa-Sintow, Plishka [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Milnes, Sherrill; Moldoveanu, Vasile; Plishka, Paul; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Led by supreme Verdi baritone Sherrill Milnes, this DVD features Verdi's rarely staged masterpiece in a performance that represents the Metropolitan Opera at its finest....continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Pavarotti, Blegen, Bruscantini/Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Ellis, Brent; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wohlafka, Louise
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Decca is proud to present Luciano Pavarotti in one of his most famous roles, a traditional MET production of Donizetti’s much-loved comic classic, 'L’elisir d’amore'....continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera / Patane/Metropolitan Opera, Pavarotti, Ricciarelli, Blegen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Berini, Bianca; Blegen, Judith; Pavarotti, Luciano; Quilico, Louis; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This DVD features Luciano Pavarotti in one of his most celebrated roles in a classic, all-star performance of one of the great Verdi operas, 'Un...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Pavarotti, Sutherland, Metropolitan Opera / An Evening With Pavarotti And Sutherland [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

For the first time on DVD, enjoy the unforgettable Metropolitan Opera gala from 1987 with Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland! Two of the greatest opera...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Richard Tucker Vol 3

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-03-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Requiem Mass; Jules Massenet: Manon; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giacomo Puccini: ...
Performers: Harshaw, Margaret; Muller, Mildred; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Cleva, Fausto; Antonini, Alfredo
Ensemble: Columbia Concert Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Right from his January 25, 1945 debut at the Met in the role of Enzo in La Gioconda, Richard Tucker was THE tenor of that...continue...