Levine, James

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
Conductors: Levine, James
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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Simply Anne-Sophie [CD+DVD]

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-10-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Masur, Kurt; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

Pavarotti Forever

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Friedri...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bocelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David; Sinatra, Frank; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Maazel, Lorin; Chailly, Riccardo; Magiera, Leone; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Rescigno, Joseph; Downes, Edward;...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metro...

For millions of people all over the world Luciano Pavarotti literally was Classical music. This outstanding collection of popular oprera arias and duets, sacred songs,...continue...
Released at the time of Luciano Pavarotti's death in 2007, Pavarotti Forever is a repackaged version of The Ultimate Collection, a double-disc best-of compilation originally released in 1997 that late...continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Levine, Sills, Gedda, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Capecchi, Renato; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rippon, Michael; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir

Greatest Classical Hits - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Cuban Overture; Porgy and Bess
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Zandonai: Francesca Da Rimini / Levine/MET, Domingo, McNeil, Scotto [DVD]

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

Works: Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Domingo, Placido; MacNeil, Cornell; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Over the centuries, the story of Francesca da Rimini has inspired many Italian artists, including verismo composer Riccardo Zandonai. First performed in 1914, Francesca da...continue...
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Berlioz: Les Troyens / Norman / Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Monk, Allan; Norman, Jessye; Plishka, Paul; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Filmed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1983, Berlioz's masterpiece Les Troyens is a tragic tale of love and fate based on Virgil's Aeneid. Under the...continue...
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Verdi: Stiffelio / Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Domingo [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Stiffelio
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Domingo, Placido; Plishka, Paul; Sweet, Sharon
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

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Puccini Opera Favourites

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-05-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Campora, Giuseppe; Cavalli, Floriana; Corelli, Franco; Craig, Charles; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Alfredo...
Conductors: Collins, Michael; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Ferraris, Franco; Santini, Gabriele; Magiera, Leone; Gardelli, Lamberto; Fistoulari...

Live Recordings 1967-1999

3 CD / Orfeo / 2007-05-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Benackova, Gabriela; Burke, Richard; Carroli, Silvano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Diepold, Alexander; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Frittoli, Barbara; Gall, Axelle; Go...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Klobucar, Berislav; Luisi, Fabio; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Oren, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Slatkin, Leonard; Santi, Nello; Albrecht, Gerd; Viotti, Marcello; Badea...

Placido Domingo / Hommage a Sevilla / Levine/Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ma...
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Plácido Domingo celebrates the city that has inspired the greatest number of opera composers as a setting. This classic Emmy® award-winning program now on DVD...continue...
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Rossini: L'Italiana In Algeri / Horne, Levine/MET [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
Performers: Ahlstedt, Douglas; Horne, Marilyn; Kesling, Diane; Malas, Spiro; Merritt, Myra; Monk, Allan; Montarsolo, Paolo
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The great Marilyn Horne heads the cast of the Met's 1986 version of Rossini's L' italiana in Algeri. DVD comes with bonus features-including a discussion...continue...
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Brahms: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2, etc / Emanuel Ax, et al

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-01-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Rhapsodies (2) for piano, Op. 79; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Intermezzi (3) for piano...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Eskin, Jules
Conductors: Levine, James; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

One of the most acclaimed Brahms interpreters of his generation, pianist Emanuel Ax made recordings of the composer's works for both RCA Red Seal and...continue...

Classical Chisine: Mangia Italiano!

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonatas ...
Performers: Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Lamon, Jeanne; Leonhardt, Gustav; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Lamon, Jeanne; Kapp, Richard; ; Pritchard, John; Condie, Richard P.; Schippers, Thomas; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Chicago Orchestra, Brass Section; Cleveland Orchestra Brass; Philadelphia Orchestra Brass

Strauss: Elektra / Levine/Met, Nilsson, Rysanek, Dunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; McIntyre, Donald; Nagy, Robert; Nilsson, Birgit; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"With Nilsson's intense, overwhelming singing...it was a triumph for her...Leonie Rysanek is one of the few sopranos who can almost match Miss Nilsson note for...continue...
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Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

Weekend Classics - A Verdi Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Otello; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Falstaff; I lombardi; Don Carlos; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cotrubas, Ileana; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Kleiber, Carlos; Abbado, Claudio; Kubelik, Rafael; Levine, James; Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Simply Anne-Sophie

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Masur, Kurt; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the best-known classical musicians in the US, and her concert appearances are sold-out events. Her contributions to the violin repertoire,...continue...

Moments of Passion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Placido Domingo, Jr.: Willkommen Bei Uns (Welcome), for voice & orchestra; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Agustín Lara: Granada; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigo...
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Caballe, Montserrat; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; Hernandez, Julio; Hernandez, Orlando; Kaye, Jeff; Mayone, Gary; McGovern, Maureen; Milnes, Sherrill; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Plishka, P...
Conductors: Grin, Leonid; Cobos, Luis; Silvetti, Bebu; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Holdridge, Lee; Levine, James; Downes, Edward; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal ...

In four consecutive World Cup tournaments from 1990 to 2002, the Three Tenors sang to packed stadiums of fans and helped revive interest in live opera, particularly in America. By 2006, though, with J...continue...

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Scotto, Domingo, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Kraft, Jean; Milnes, Sherrill; Morris, James; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Domingo had one of his best nights yet...pouring out tones of gleaming, manly strength and suavity. Milnes was likewise in top form while Bonaldo Giaiotti...continue...
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Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Levine, Cotrubas, Tappy, Vienna PO

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Baumgartner, Christian; Boesch, Christian; Bomches, Helge von; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Eder, Gerhard; Hiestermann, Horst; Huber, Markus; Kales, Elizabeth; Mayr, Ingrid; Nitsche, Horst; Pan...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Lohengrin / Levine/Met, Marton, Rysanek, Hofmann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-08-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Hofmann, Peter; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Raffell, Anthony; Roar, Leif; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

'The performance recorded here was the Metropolitan's 597th Lohengrin, making it the most frequently represented Wagner opera in the New York company's annals. Indeed it...continue...

Metropolitan Opera Gala

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, ...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Caballe, Montserrat; Corelli, Franco; Domingo, Placido; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Resnik, Regina; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vo...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Böhm, Karl; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Adler, Kurt

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Great Tenor Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Loh...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burrows, Stuart; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hadley, Jerry; Pavarotti, Luciano; Shicoff, Neil [Tenor Vocal]; Thomas, Jess; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Levine, James; Bernstein, Leonard; Karajan, Herbert von; Born, Walther; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Kubelik, Rafael; Ozawa, Seiji; Abbado, Claudio

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Marton, Troyanos, Cassiliy, Levine/MET [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Cassilly, Richard; Macurdy, John; Marton, Eva; Troyanos, Tatiana; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

This classic Otto Schenk production of Tannhauser is conducted by James Levine and filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in 1982. Celebrated helden-tenor Richard Cassilly...continue...
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A Tenor Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; La traviata; Requiem Mass; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauber...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Jose; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Schreier, Peter; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Bartoletti, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von; Bernstein, Leonard; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vie...

Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Harbison: Symphony No. 3; Ives: Symphony No. 2

1 CD / Oehms / 2006-05-09

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; John Harbison: Symphony no 3; Charles Ives: Symphony no 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2)
Conductors: Levine, James

Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Scotto, Domingo, Levine/MET [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Creech, Phillip; Domingo, Placido; Elvira, Pablo; Jones, Isola; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Demanding roles for both soprano and tenor leads are handled expertly by the great Renata Scotto and the magnificent Placido Domingo. "Director Gian Carlo Menotti...gives...continue...
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Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito / Troyanos, Tappy, Levine/VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Gjevang, Anne; Howells, Anne; Malfitano, Catherine; Neblett, Carol; Rydl, Kurt; Tappy, Eric; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart's last opera, 'La clemenza di Tito' is presented here in an historical Roman setting - another one of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's legendary productions. This DVD...continue...
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Mozart: Idomeneo / Pavarotti, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Behrens, Hildegard; Clark, Richard [bass]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Jenkins, Timothy; Pavarotti, Luciano; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Considered the greatest "opera seria," 'Idomeneo' was composed when Mozart was just twenty-five and is a tour de force for all singers. This is a...continue...
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Classic Library - Bach: Wedding Cantata, etc / Levine, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 20...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Galway, James [Flute]; Golan, Joseph; Guastafeste, Joseph; Herseth, Adolph; Levine, James; Magad, Samuel; Miller, Frank; Muenzer, Edgar; Peck, Donald; Preves, Milton; Sauer, Mary; S...
Conductors: Levine, James; Faerber, Jörg

Lover's Adagio

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Har...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Hurford, Peter; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Krebbers, Herman; LaGoya, Alexandre; Ort...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sillito, Kenneth; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bonynge, Richard; Kondrashin, Kirill;...

2 CD set. This is a great collection for lovers of classical music. Decca. 2006....continue...

Mozart 250 - A Celebration

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-02-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello no 6 in E flat major ("String ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Cho-Liang, Lin; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Clevenger, Dale; De Larrocha, Alicia; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Szell, George; Bruno, Weil; Lockhart, James; Brico, Antonia; Leppard, Raymond; Kubelik, Rafael; Faerber, Jörg; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Kuhn, Gustav; Zukerman, Pinchas; Maazel, Lori...
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Winds; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; London Symp...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Levine, Upshaw, Te Kanawa

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Forest, Michael; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Glazener, Laurence; Grant, Heidi; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; Guyer, Joyce; Hampson, Thomas; Laciura, Anthony; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Rute...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

"Taut ensemble and well-detailed playing." - Gramophone "Beautifully prepared and confidently performed with an ensemble finish that comes only from frequent teamwork." - Metropolitan Opera...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo / Levine/Met, Domingo, Freni, Bumbry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Quilico, Louis
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Wagner: Siegried, 3rd Act

2 CD / Oehms / 2005-11-17

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Morris, James; Svenden, Birgitta; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Levine, James

Verdi: La Forza Del Destino / Price, Giacomini, Levine [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Courtney, James; Darrenkamp, John; Fissore, Enrico; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Jones, Isola; Kesling, Diane; Laciura, Anthony; Nucci, Leo; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Puccini: Il Tabarro; Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci / Levine/MET, Pavarotti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan; Stratas, Teresa
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Puccini: La Boheme / Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Monk, Allan; Niska, Maralin; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plishka, Paul; Scotto, Renata; Tajo, Italo; Velis, Andrea; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Carmen-Fantasie / Mutter, Levine, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Henryk Wieniawski: Légende for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 17; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin a...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

James Levine - Documents of the Munich Years

12 CD / Oehms / 2005-06-24

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Elliott Carter: Variations for Orchestra; Charles Wuorinen: Grand Bamboula; Roger Sessions: Concerto for Piano; Robert Di Domenica: Symphony; Gustav Mahler: Symphony n...
Performers: Dilcheva, Kremena; Haefliger, Ernst; Heppner, Ben; Kisfaludy, Eörs; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Polenzani, Matthew; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Spangenberg, Martin; Svendén, Birgitta; Taub, R...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Chorus; Munich Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Terfel, Fleming, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Groves, Paul; Kopcak, Sergej; Kringelborn, Solveig; Relyea, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The new DVD release features Mozart's darkest operatic masterpiece with a superb cast featuring Renee Fleming and Bryn Terfel, masterfully conducted by James Levine with...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Donizetti: L'Elisir D'Amore / Battle, Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-05-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Dara, Enzo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan; Uecker, Korliss
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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The Very Best of Alfredo Kraus

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento; Giu...
Performers: Beguelin, Jean-Noel; Buchan, Cynthia; Caballe, Montserrat; Dunn, Mignon; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Malfitano, Cat...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Veltri, Michelangelo; Caldwell, Sarah; Rescigno, Nicola; Rudel, Julius; Levine, James; Fulton, Thomas; Plasson, Michel; Campanella, Bruno

MIrella Freni - A Celebration

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-04-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Ruggero L...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ludwig, Christa; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Roberto; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenic...

Mirella Freni is without a doubt a true legendary soprano. She recorded a substantial discography for Decca and Deutsche Grammophon and this 2 CD collection...continue...