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Massenet: Manon / Rojo, Acosta, Royal Ballet, Yates [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-11-17

This new high-definition film of Kenneth MacMillan's hugely-popular ballet 'Manon' is the perfect twin to his classic 'Romeo & Juliet', recently released on September 29th,...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Florez, Didonato, Summers [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: De Simone, Bruno; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Menendez, David; Mentxaka, Itxaro; Obregon, Cristina; Orfila, Simon
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

Tenor superstar Juan Diego Florez adds the role of Prince Ramiro in Rossini's sparkling comedy La Cenerentola to his rapidly growing catalog of performances on...continue...
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Handel: Partenope / Scholl, Negrin, Concerto Copenhagen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-27

Works: George Frideric Handel: Partenope, HWV 27
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger; Dumaux, Christophe; Jensen, Bo Kristian; Knudsen, Palle; Scholl, Andreas; Semmingsen, Tuva
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen

A major contribution to the 'Handel Year': countertenor star Andreas Scholl returns to the Decca label in a new high-definition film of Handel's comedy 'Partenope',...continue...
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Henschel, Thielemann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Jane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Sophie
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Renée Fleming finally appears on DVD in one of her greatest roles--the Marschallin, in Richard Strauss's magnificent comedy of ever-changing love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her peerless...continue...
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Carlos Acosta / Romeo & Juliet / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-09-25

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Following his awesome 'Spartacus' DVD on Decca, ballet superstar Carlos Acosta dances as one of the two "starcrossed lovers" in Shakespeare's timeless tragedy - presented...continue...
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Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione Di Popea / Danielle De Niesse

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-07-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione Di Popea
Performers: Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Wolfgang; Arnet, Marie; Battaglia, Paolo; Cirillo, Lucia; Coote, Alice; Davies, Iestyn; de Niese, Danielle; Freston, Amy; Gijsbertsen, Peter; Mihai, Simona; Mumford, Tamara; Orms...
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

This is the major debut on Decca DVD of Danielle de Niese. Returning to the opera house where she sang her sensational Cleopatra in Handel's...continue...
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Puccini: La Rondine / Villaume, Arteta, Haddock, Mula [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-07-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Haddock, Marcus; Mula, Inva
Ensemble: Washington National Opera Chorus; Washington National Opera Orchestra

This is a valuable addition to Decca's catalogue of Puccini DVDs. The piece is barely represented on DVD and Marta Domingo's production was celebrated yet...continue...
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Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
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Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Ono/LPO, Holloway, Kucerova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-07-14

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Wolfgang; Holloway, Jennifer; Kucerova, Adriana
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the first Hansel & Gretel DVD on Decca: Laurent Pelly's striking new production of Humperdinck's enduringly popular masterpiece. The performance comes from Glyndebourne,...continue...
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Minkus: Don Quixote / Bubelnikov/Mariinsky, Novikova, Sarafanov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-07-14

Works: Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: Don Quixote
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

A breath-taking ensemble performance of Marius Petipa's popular 'Don Quixote', loosely based on Cervantes famous novel, from the world-renowned Mariinsky Ballet. The Mariinsky's top principal...continue...
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Gay/Britten: Beggar's Opera / Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-07-14

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Baker, Janet; McKellar, Kenneth

Originally broadcast in 1963 and now meticulously restored by the BBC, this film features a superb cast, including Janet Baker as Polly Peachum and the...continue...
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Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Britten: Owen Wingrave / Pears, Baker, Harper, Luxon, Shirley-Quirk [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-07-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave, Op. 85
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame; Harper, Heather; Luxon, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John

Based on a story by Henry James, 'Owen Wingrave' was commissioned by the BBC as an opera for television. Originally broadcast in color in 1971,...continue...
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Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Enhanced Dolby Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Schonwandt/Royal Danish Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-06-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Milling, Stephen; Reuter, Johan; Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Theorin, Irene
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Choir; Royal Danish Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Schonwandt/Royal Danish Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-06-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Milling, Stephen; Reuter, Johan; Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Theorin, Irene
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Choir; Royal Danish Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Schonwandt/Royal Danish Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-06-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Milling, Stephen; Reuter, Johan; Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Theorin, Irene
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Choir; Royal Danish Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Schonwandt/Royal Danish Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-06-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Milling, Stephen; Reuter, Johan; Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Theorin, Irene
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Choir; Royal Danish Orchestra

Handel: Semele / Christie/La Scintilla, Bartoli, Nikiteanu, Remmert, Rey [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frideric Handel: Semele, HWV 58
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael; Bartoli, Cecilia; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Remmert, Birgit; Rey, Isabel; Scharinger, Anton; Workman, Charles
Ensemble: Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele...continue...
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The Tribute To Pavarotti / Bocelli, Sting, Domingo, Gheorghiu, Carreras [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Eldo Di Lazzaro: Chitarra Romana; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Aaron Copland: Shall we gather; Lanny Wol...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Edin Karamazov; Gheorghiu, Angela; Griminelli, Andrea; Jovanotti; Kandour, Aleem; Lawrence, Cynthia; Milnes, Sherrill; Pausini, Laura; Pavarotti, Lu...
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD set contains THE star-studded official Pavarotti Memorial Concert, filmed live at the stunning ancient city of Petra, Jordan. DVD 1 includes the complete...continue...
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Subtitles: English (Except Concert Footage)
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Maazel: 1984 / Maazel/Royal Opera House, Keenlyside, Gustafson, Margison [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-17

Works: Lorin Maazel: 1984
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Damrau, Diana; Danby, Graeme; Gustafson, Nancy; Keenlyside, Simon; White, Jeremy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

When this new Decca DVD release of "1984" came out in Italy, it was the best-selling new music DVD on the national charts in the...continue...

Cecilia Bartoli / The Barcelona Concert & Malibran Rediscovered [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-10

Works: Manuel García: La figlia dell'aria; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines de Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 94; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Otello; Michael Balfe: The Maid of Artois; Johann...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Ensemble: Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

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Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Catalan
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Daniel Barenboim / New Year's Concert 2009 / Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Eine Nacht in Venedig; Märchen aus dem Orient, Op. 444; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Schnellpost-Polka, Op. 159; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Freikugeln, Op. 326; Der Zigeunerb...
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The ever popular New Year's Concert from Vienna returns in another sparkling performance, broadcast live to over 50 countries! Daniel Barenboim makes his New Year's...continue...
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Pavarotti: The Duets / Frank Sinatra, Sting, Celine Dion, Elton John, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Mina Anna Mazzini: I Hate You Then I Love You; Sir Elton Hercules John: Live Like Horses; Mariah Carey: Hero; U2: Miss Sarajevo; Eric Patrick Clapton: Holy Mother; Luciano Pavarotti: Panis Anglicus; ...
Performers: Adams, Bryan; Bocelli, Andrea; Bon Jovi, Jon; Bono; Brian Eno; Brown, James; Carey, Mariah; Clapton, Eric; Crow, Sheryl; Dion, Celine; Eurythmics; John, Elton; Lionel, Richie; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sti...

Luciano Pavarotti was the rare artist who could easily bridge the divide between classical and popular music. Together with an impressive roster of the best-known...continue...
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Luciano Pavarotti / A Life in 7 Arias [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; L'Elisir d'Amore; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

Run Time: 83 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Bizet: Carmen / Kaufman; Antonacci; Amsellem; Pappano/Royal Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Kaufmann, Jonas; Rose, Matthew; Vizin, Viktoria; Xanthoudakis, Elena
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

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Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Khachaturian: Spartacus / Klinichev/Bolshoi; Acosta; Volchkov; [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus
Ensemble: Colonne Concerts Orchestra

Region: All
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The Copenhagen Ring / Wagner / Schenwandt/Royal Danish Opera [7 DVD]

7 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Milling, Stephen; Reuter, Johan; Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Theorin, Irene
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Choir; Royal Danish Orchestra

This is the first release of the acclaimed recent Ring Cycle production at the Royal Danish Opera. The staging by Kasper Bech Holten has been...continue...
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Mozart: Idomeneo / Britten, Tears, Pears, Harper [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Harper, Heather; Pashley, Anne; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tear, Robert; Woodland, Rae
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

This recording is very likely the first film of 'Idomeneo' and was made at a time when the work was little known. It was filmed...continue...
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Britten: Peter Grimes / Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Drake, Bryan; Harper, Heather; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tear, Robert
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

This is the first audio-visual recording of this essential opera, conducted by the composer. It is also the only version to star Peter Pears, who...continue...
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R. Strauss: Arabella / Welser-Most/Zurich Opera House, Fleming [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella, Op. 79
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Kleiter, Julia; Larsen, Morten Frank; Weigel, Johan
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming, the most sought-after Strauss singer, is now on DVD in one of her greatest roles for the first time. "With her silken tones,...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Luciano Pavarotti / Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; La Bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Sole e amore

To mark Puccini’s 150th anniversary, Decca releases a brand new all-Pavarotti compilation, devoted to the great tenor arias and songs by the world’s favorite operatic...continue...
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Britten: Billy Budd / Mackerras, Pears, Glossop [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Glossop, Peter; Langdon, Michael; Luxon, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This recording was the first film of any Britten opera and is the only version to star Peter Pears, who originated the role of Captain...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Schubert: Winterreisse; Britten: Folksongs / Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Benjamin Britten: Folksong Arrangement(s)
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir

Produced by legendary Decca producer John Culshaw, 'Winterreise' is staged, and introduced with a brief voice-over. The 'Folk Songs' originate in a 'Celebrity Recital' film,...continue...
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Breton: La Verbena De La Paloma / Roa/Graffiti / Lopez, Navarro, Suarez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Tomás Bretón: La Verbena de la Paloma
Performers: Aldalur, Anabel; Castejon, Nuria; Gallar, Frederico; Garcia, Felipe; Lopez, Jose Antonio; Luar, Cristina; Navarro, Amparo; Pardo, Marina; Rubiera, David; Sanchez, Emilio; Suarez, Maria Jose
Ensemble: Chorus de la Comunidad de Madrid; Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid; Orquesta Graffiti

'Zarzuela' is the national music theatre of Spain, enduringly popular across Spain and the Americas. This production is a witty, modern staging, with an all-Spanish...continue...
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Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Solti/London PO, Sylvia Sass, Kolos Kovats [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-05-13

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Kovats, Kolos; Sass, Sylvia
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

A visually stunning all-Hungarian production of Bartok's only opera, memorably led by Sir Georg Solti, one of the composer's greatest interpreters....continue...
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"Puccini Gold" / Puccini's most popular arias sung by Pavarotti, Freni, Domingo, Te Kanawa et al. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-05-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Manon Lescaut

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. A definitive video package of Puccini's greatest hits...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Richard Strauss: Arabella / Solti/Vienna PO, Janowitz, Weikl, Kollo, Gruberova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-05-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella, Op. 79
Performers: Ghazarian, Sona; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Kollo, Rene; Weikl, Bernd
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Although obviously older than the character she's playing, Gundula Janowitz is near ideal. We can take for granted the gloriously silky voice, negotiating the role's...continue...
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Jessye Norman / Jessye Norman: A Portrait / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Erlkonig; Richard Strauss: Zueignung; Beim Schlafengehn - Richard Strauss; Marseillaise; Great Day (Spiritual); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492; Arnold Schoenberg: ...
Performers: Norman, Jessye

An intimate and in-depth portrait of one of the world's greatest sopranos, a true 'primadonna assoluta'! Yves Saint Laurent's garden paradise in Marrakech provides the...continue...
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Rescigno/Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
Performers: Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Ellis, Brent; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wohlafka, Louise
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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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
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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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
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...
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Pizzetti: Murder in the Cathedral / Raimondi, Marrocu, Zaramella [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Ildebrando Pizzetti: Assassinio nella cattedrale
Performers: Casalin, Luca; Marrocu, Paoletta; Raimondi, Ruggero; Zaramella, Sonia
Ensemble: Symphony Orchestra of Bari

"Poorly represented in the recording catalogue, the piece will surely gain in recognition after the release of this indispensable new DVD, which makes an excellent...continue...
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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
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Guelfi, Carlo; Komlosi, Ildiko; Spotti, Marco; Urmana, Violeta
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...
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Prêtre/Vienna PO / New Year's Concert 2008 / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-02-12

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Napoleon-Marsch, Op. 156; Orpheus-Quadrille, Op. 236; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; Freut euch des Lebens, Op. 340; Bluette-Polka, Op. 271; Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214; R...
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The New Year’s Concert in Vienna has been a glorious tradition for over six decades. A best-selling classical event, the concert has a unique global...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Austria
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Verdi: Ernani / Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch., Pavarotti, Milnes, Raimondi [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: Milnes, Sherrill; Mitchell, Leona; Pavarotti, Luciano; Raimondi, Ruggero
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"People who don't like Eurotrash or any other type of updated operatic stagin, take note: this 1983 Met centennial new production of 'Ernani' is a...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Haydn: The Creation / Hogwood/AAM / Kirkby, Rolfe Johnson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: George, Michael; Johnson, Anthony Rolfe; Kirkby, Emma
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Oxford New College Choir

A unique concert performance of Haydn’s popular choral work set to beautiful images of the natural world and great works of art by Haydn’s contemporaries...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Hvorostovsky, Vargas, Gergiev [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-12-18

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Vargas, Ramon
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...
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Orchestra! Sir Georg Solti & Dudley Moore / From the landmark BBC series [DVD]

3 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-11-13

Orginally broadcasted in the US on PBS stations, this landmark BBC series from 1991 introduces the instruments and workings of the symphony orchestra. Featuring the...continue...
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Gergiev/Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

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Country of Origin: USA
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Puccini: Tosca / Chailly/Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bryn Terfel, Catherine Malfitano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Malfitano, Catherine; Margison, Richard; Terfel, Bryn
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This stunning DVD of Puccini's masterpiece, 'Tosca,' features an outstanding cast, including Catherine Malfitano in the title role, Bryn Terfel as Scarpia (his role debut),...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Solti/Royal Opera House, Te Kanwa [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Agache, Alexandru; Beesley, Mark; Opie, Alan; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Sylvester, Michael; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

A well-received, stylish 1991 Royal Opera production staged by Elijah Moshinsky and premiered with Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Georg Solti. This quality production, directed...continue...
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Sir Georg Solti / "The Maestro" / Chicago SO; Vienna PO [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-11-13

This four DVD set is a collector's celebration of Solti's time in Chicago and includes works by Rossini, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Wagner, Strauss and more! The...continue...
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Verdi: La Traviata, Conlon/LA Opera, Fleming, Villazón, Conlon [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-10-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Fleming, Renee; Villazon, Rolando
Ensemble: Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Opera superstars Renee Fleming and Rolando Villazon star in the 2006 Los Angeles production of Verdi's tragic masterpiece, 'La Traviata.' This performance was the highlight...continue...
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Luciano Pavarotti / Pavarotti Forever / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-10-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Bohème; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; I Pagliacci; Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Francesc...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

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Country of Origin: USA
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I Musici / Vivaldi: The Four Seasons [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons"; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Co...

I Musici were the driving force in the rediscovery of Baroque repertoire and their CD recording of The Four Seasons is one of the best-selling...continue...
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Vladimir Ashkenazy / Beethoven: Piano Concertos [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 1 in C Major, Op. 15; Piano Concerto no 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19; Piano Concerto no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Piano Concerto no 4 in G major, op. 58; Piano Concer...

Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the great conductor Bernard Haitink, this was a first for television - the five Concertos had never...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Santi/Zurich Opera, Ruggero Raimondi, Juan Diego Flórez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-09-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Performers: Florez, Juan Diego; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rey, Isabel; Widmer, Oliver
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Following DVD releases of Il Barbiere di Siviglia from Madrid and La Fille du Regiment from Genoa, Decca continues the DVD series presenting Juan Diego...continue...
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The Original Three Tenors Concert / Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-08-14

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; Vincenzo di Crescenzo: Rondine al nido; Salvatore ...
Performers: Carreras, José; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

Original best-selling concert of 1990 plus the 'making of' program The Impossible Dream available for the first time....continue...
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The Golden Ring / The making of Sir Georg Solt's Legendary "Ring" cycle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-08-14

Decca presents this documentary of the first-ever studio recording of Wagner’s four-opera cycle.

The tremendous success of the Boulez/Bayreuth Ring on DVD has inspired this DVD

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Celebration! Live At The Albert Hall / Kiri Te Kanawa[DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-08-14

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Various Composers: Works
Performers: O'Neill, Dennis; Previn, Andre; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Ensemble: André Previn Trio; London Symphony Orchestra; Waihirere Maori Group

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Shostakovich: Cheryomushki [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-07-10

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Cheryomushki
Performers: Bortnikov, Grigori; Khotuntseva, Marina; Merkuyev, Vasili; Polbentseva, Marina; Vasilyev, Vladimir; Zabotkina, Olga; Zemlyanikin, Vladimir; Zhivankova, Svetlana
Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

The 1963 film Cheryomushki (Cherry Town) sprang from the popular and commercial success that greeted Shostakovich’s tuneful homage to the Broadway musical. A gentle satire...continue...
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Sir Clifford Curzon: The BBC Recitals [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90; Sonata ...
Performers: Curzon, Clifford; Esposito, Alex

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Mozart: Idomeneo / Norrington/Camerata Salzburg, Vargas, Kozena, Siurina, Harteros, Francis [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Francis, Jeffrey; Harteros, Anja; Kozena, Magdalena; Siurina, Ekaterina; Vargas, Ramón
Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg; Salzburg Bach Choir

"A vocal ensemble of the highest quality . . .This was scintillating as well as moving Mozart." -Salzburger Volkszeitung...continue...
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De Falla: Nights In The Gardens Of Spain / DeLarrocha, Romero, Dutoit / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Be transported to the exotic town of Granada, the stunning Alhambra Gardens and Aranjuez Palace with two of the most popular Spanish classical masterpieces. Featuring...continue...
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Harding/Vienna PO, Hampson, D'Arcangeldo, Schafer, Diener, Beczala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Beczala, Piotr; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Diener, Melanie; Hampson, Thomas; Pisaroni, Luca; Schafer, Christine
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Fresh, transparent, dashing." -Die Presse, Vienna...continue...
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Honeck/Vienna PO, Martinez, Koch, Mathey, Degout, Donath, Allen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Degout, Stephane; Donath, Helen; Koch, Sophie; Martinez, Ana Maria; Mathey, Shawn
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"A musical and vocal pleasure . . . A major festival event in the anniversary year." -Donaukurier, Ingoldstadt...continue...
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Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto / Marc Minkowski/Musiciens du Louvre, Croft, Or, Persson, Mehta, Bohlin [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Bohlin, Ingela; Croft, Richard; Lee, Colin; Mehta, Bejun; Or, Netta; Persson, Miah
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

"A maximum of furious orchestral power . . . An opera of shattering emotions and volatile hyperexcitement with exuberant passion." -Suddeutsche Zeitung, Munchen...continue...
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Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail / Farcas, Castronovo, Bolton, Mozarteum [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384
Performers: Aikin, Laura; Castronovo, Charles; Farcas, Valentina; Kershbaum, Dietmar
Ensemble: Mozarteum Orchester

"A thrilling cast of singers . . . The Salzburg Entfuhrung is a great pleasure." -Suddeutshe Zeitung, Munchen...continue...
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Mozart: Magic Flute / Pape, Gerhaler, Kuhmeier, Groves, Muti/Vienna PO [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K 620
Performers: Bespalovaite, Irena; Damrau, Diana; Gerhaher, Christian; Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Kuhmeier, Genia; Pape, René
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"A winning cast . . . Amazing." -The New York Times...continue...
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Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova / Galina Vishnevskaya, Simeonov/Shevchenko Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Katerina Izmaylova, Op. 114
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Ensemble: Shevchenko Ukrainian Theater Orchestra

This is a remarkable Soviet film version of Shostakovich's own re-working of his opera 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, featuring Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya in the...continue...
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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Westbrook, Geha, Larson, Hunt, Smith [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Gall, Jeffrey; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Maddalena, James; Minter, Drew
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Peter Sellars's daring and novel adaptation of Handel's opera 'Giulio Cesare' previously released on Laser Disc and VHS is now available on DVD. Though sung...continue...
Run Time: 237 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanis...continue...

Russian All-Stars / Sleeping Beauty On Ice [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

The world-famous Russian All Stars, under the direction of the Russian Olympic coach Tatiana Tarasova, present their hugely popular 'Ballet on Ice' staging of Tchaikovsky's...continue...
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Moscow Classical Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Ensemble: Moscow Ballet Orchestra

A new DVD performance of the greatest of all classical ballets-Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake.' A beautiful and authentic staging in the great tradition of Russian classical...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Donizetti: Daughter of the Regiment / Juan Diego Florez, Patrizia Ciofi [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Benini, Dario; Bettoschi, Filippo; Ciofi, Patrizia; Flórez, Juan Diego; Franci, Francesca; Ulivieri, Nicola
Ensemble: Genoa Teatro del Carlo Felice Chorus; Genoa Teatro del Carlo Felice Orchestra

Sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez and acclaimed Italian soprano Patrizia Ciofi lead a superb ensemble cast in Donizetti's sparkling opera-comique from the Teatro Carlo...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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Takács Quartet / Schubert: Death And The Maiden [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 7 in F major, Op. 59 no 1 "Razumovsky"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet fo...
Ensemble: Takács String Quartet

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Takács Quartet / Bartok: String Quartets No. 2, 3, 4 & 6 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 17; Quartet for Strings no 3, Sz 85; Quartet for Strings no 6, Sz 114
Ensemble: Takács String Quartet

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Renée Fleming / Sacred Songs [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-04-11

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Siegfried Ochs: Cantata con stromenti; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Wo...
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Graham, Susan
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

'Sacred Song and Carols' is the DVD companion to Renee's bestselling CD 'Sacred Songs,' just released on September 27, 2005. This performance was recorded live...continue...
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Alfred Brendel / Final Three Sonatas [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-01-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in C minor, D 958; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960
Performers: Brendel, Alfred

"Alfred Brendel, a master Schubertian, is the most probing and lyrical of pianists" - Paul Saylor, AV Review...continue...
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Luciano Pavarotti / Essential Pavarotti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-01-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Macbeth; I lombardi; Luisa Miller; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L'Elisir d'Amore; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesian...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

Initially released in the United Kingdom, this unique DVD featuring Luciano Pavarotti in performance is now available in the United States. It features a selection...continue...
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Rossini: Barber of Seville / Juan Diego Florez [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Flórez, Juan Diego; Pratico, Bruno; Raimondi, Ruggero; Spagnoli, Pietro
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Valery Gergiev / Against Stalin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-11-08

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 60 "Leningrad"; Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. ...
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

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Country of Origin: USA
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Peter Sellars / Mozart: The Da Ponte Operas [6 DVD Box Set]

6 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492; Don Giovanni, K 527; Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Evitts, David; Felty, Janice; Hildebrand, Helga; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Kelly, Frank; Labelle, Dominique; Larson, Susan; Maddalena, James; Ommerle, Jeanne; Patterson, James; Perry, Eugene; Perry, ...
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Luciano Pavarotti / The Last Tenor [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

This film, commissioned by the BBC, follows Pavarotti through a momentous period of his life - as he says goodbye to some of the world's...continue...
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Peter Sellars [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-06-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Labelle, Dominique; Patterson, James; Perry, Eugene; Perry, Herbert
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Love them or hate them, 'The Marriage of Figaro', 'Don Giovanni' and 'Cosi fan tutte', staged by American director Peter Sellers caused a firestorm of...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
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Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Heldebrand, Efitts, Torgove, Smith/Vienna SO [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-06-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492
Performers: Evitts, David; Hildebrand, Herman; Kelley, Frank; Larson, Susan; Ommerle, Jeanne; Sylvan, Sanford; Torgove, Lynn
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 184 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS Stereo Surround,
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Donizetti: L'Elisir D'Amore, Alagna, Gheorghiu [DVD/CD Combo]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-06-14

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alaimo, Simone; Dan, Elena; Gheorghiu, Angela; Scaltriti, Roberto
Ensemble: Lyon Opera Chorus; Lyon Opera Orchestra

Opera's most celebrated couple, Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu, appeared together in 'L'elisir d'Amore' at the Lyon National Opera for just two performances, recorded and...continue...
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Country of Origin: France
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Verdi: La Traviata / Gheorghiu, Solti/Orch. & Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden [DVD/CD Combo]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-06-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Earle, Roderick; Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Leah-Marian; Knight, Gillian; Leggate, Robin; Lopardo, Frank; Nucci, Leo; Van Allan, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This DVD features the performance that turned Angela Gheorghiu into an overnight international sensation. The occasion also marked Sir Georg Solti's first performances of Verdi's...continue...
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Hayley Westenra / Live From New Zealand [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-05-03

Works: Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now
Performers: Westenra, Hayley

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Country of Origin: USA
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Angela Gheorghiu / Art Of Angela Gheorghiu [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela

Angela Gheorghiu, is one of the brightest stars on the opera stage today. This 2-DVD special edition demonstrates both the depth and breadth of her...continue...
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Luciano Pavarotti / The DVD Collection [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Vincenzo Bellini: Dolente immagine di Fille mia; Malinconia, ninfa gentile; Vanne, o rosa fortunata...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

'Pavarotti: The DVD Collection' features three of Decca's most outstanding Pavarotti video programs, brought together in a unique, special-price box set. These concerts represent complementary...continue...
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Luciano Pavarotti / Pavarotti/Levine In Recital + Italian Tenor [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales
Performers: Levine, James; Pavarotti, Luciano

Recorded in 1988 at the Metropoliton Opera House, New York, this recital captures the great Italian tenor in his prime - accompanied by the MET's...continue...
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Luciano Pavarotti / Pavarotti In Central Park [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I vespri siciliani; La traviata; Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for Flute in E minor, Op. 57; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Romualdo Marenco: L'Arlesiana; Billy ...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Ensemble: Harlem Boys Choir

On June 26, 1993, half a million people gathered in New York's Central Park to hear one of the greatest tenors of the twentieth century....continue...
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Luciano Pavarotti / 30Th Anniversary Gala Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his first stage appearance, Luciano Pavarotti invited many of today's leading operatic stars to the Teatro Valli in Reggio...continue...
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Mozart: Requiem / Bartoli, Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-06-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Cole, Vinson; Pape, Rene
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This unique performance of Mozart's great Requiem took place on December 5, 1991, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. Conducted by maestro...continue...
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Sissel / Sissel In Concert: All Good Things [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-03-02

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Stéphane Grappelli / A Life In The Jazz Century [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-07-01

This DVD contains all known footage of guitar legend Django Reinhardt. Previously only available through the independent UK production company, this heartfelt tribute to the...continue...
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Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel / Under The Stars [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Stephen Sondheim: Passion; Sweeney Todd; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Meredith Willson: The Music Man; Richard Rodgers: The King and I; Franz Leh&...
Performers: Fleming, Renée; Fleming, Renee; Terfel, Bryn
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Strauss: Salome / Terfel, Dohnányi/Orch. Of The Royal Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Malfitano, Catherine; Philogene, Ruby; Riegel, Kenneth; Silja, Anja; Terfel, Bryn
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Grammy Award winner Bryn Terfel and Catherine Malfitano star in Richard Strauss' macabre opera based on Oscar Wilde's play. Christoph von Dohnanyi leads the Orchestra...continue...
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Various Artists / Golden Age Of The Piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Franz Liszt: ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Brailowsky, Alexander; Cliburn, Van; Cortot, Alfred; Gould, Glenn; Hess, Myra; Hofmann, Josef; Horowitz, Vladimir; Paderewski, Ignace Jan; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Serkin, Rudolf
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

In this fascinating 80-minute film, American piano expert David Dubal presents a definitive survey of the great virtuosi of the early and mid 20th century...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
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Ute Lemper / Sings Kurt Weill / Michael Nyman Songbook [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-03-11

Works: Kurt Weill: Marie Galante; Die Dreigroschenoper; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny; Happy End; One touch of Venus; Das Berliner Requiem; Lady in the Dark; Lost in the Stars; Knickerbocker Holiday...
Performers: Lemper, Ute

Run Time: 150 min.
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Country of Origin: USA
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Russell Watson / Russell Watson Live [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Ernesto De Curtis: Torna a Surriento
Performers: Watson, Russell

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Bolshoi Ballet / Return Of The Firebird [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Pétrouchka; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35

Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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