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Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet / Rojo, Acosta, Royal Ballet, Gruzin [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2009-09-29

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

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as DEC B001312709. Following his...continue...
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Andrea Bocelli / Vivere Live In Tuscany [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2009-06-02

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Handel: Semele / Christie/La Scintilla, Bartoli, Nikiteanu, Remmert, Rey [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray 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

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Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Santi/Zurich Opera, Florez, Raimondi, Rey [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2009-04-14

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

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Verdi: La Traviata / Fleming, Villazon, Conlon/LA Opera [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2009-03-17

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 this sumptuous 2006 production at the Los Angeles Opera of Verdi's masterpiece. "Violetta has lately become...continue...
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The Tribute To Pavarotti / Bocelli, Sting, Domingo, Gheorghiu, Carreras [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray 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

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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
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...

Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia / Florez, Bayo, Madrid Opera [Blu-Ray]

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

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

Juan Diego Flórez in his greatest role shines in this sparkling production. With an image up to six times sharper than conventional DVD and superior...continue...
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Verdi: Aida, Alagna, Urmana, Chailly/La Scala [Blu-Ray]

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

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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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Gergiev/Mariinsky Theatre [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

Filmed in the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg where the ballet was first performed in 1892. The production, by world-renowned avant-garde artist Mikhail Shemiakin, is a...continue...
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Gergiev/Mariinsky Theatre [Blu-Ray]

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

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

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre give a definitive performance of this ballet classic....continue...
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Khachaturian: Spartacus / Carlos Acosta, Klinichev, Volchkov, Bolshoi Ballet [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus
Ensemble: Colonne Concerts Orchestra

Following sensational performances in Moscow and London in 2007, the Bolshoi's production was re-staged and filmed in January 2008 in the Paris Opera's Palais Garnier,...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
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Bizet: Carmen / Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Caterina Antonacci [Blu-Ray]

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

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

"This terrifically-cast and conducted Carmen goes to the top of the list, which is saying a great deal... Bizet's expert scoring is underlined but never...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
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