Schneider, Peter

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

The Essential Wagner - highlights from the great operas performed by the artists of EMI Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Die Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tris...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Goldberg, Reiner; Gorr, Rita; Haage, Peter; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lipovsek, Marj...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Heger, Robert; Ludwig, Leopold; Jansons, Mariss; Tennstedt, Klaus; Konwitschny, Franz; Schneider, Peter; Cluytens, André; Bender, Heinrich; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang;...

The operas of Richard Wagner have never been more popular than they are today, and performances of his Ring cycle continue to fill opera houses...continue...

Wolfgang Rihm (b.1952): Die Hamletmaschine / Live recording, 1987

2 CD / Wergo / 2012-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Die Hamletmaschine, music drama
Performers: Borst, Martina; Fugiss, Carmen; Kösters, Johannes M.; Schnaut, Gabriele; Sonntag, Ulrike; Wolfgang Rihm
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: National Theater Opera Chorus Mannheim; National Theater Orchestra, Mannheim

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; "Hunt" Cantata BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Henry...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Janacek: Jenufa / Schneider, Stemme, Marton, Silvasti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-01-25

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: alberdi, begona; Haunstein, Rolf; Lindskog, Par; Marton, Eva; Serra, Enric; Silvasti, Jorma; Stemme, Nina
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus; Teatro del Liceu Symphony Orchestra

Arthaus presents a staging of Jenufa sung in the original Czech language. The production was directed by French-Austrian opera director Olivier Tambosi. For Janácek, opera...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Ioan Holender Farewell Concert / Netrebko, Domingo, Quasthoff [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Falstaff...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Bonfadelli, Stefania; Botha, Johan; Coelho, Elaine; Constantinescu, Roxana; Damrau, Diana; Daniel, Boaz; Denoke, Angela; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Eröd, Adrian; Frittoli...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pappano, Anthony; De Billy, Bertrand; Welser-Möst, Franz; Luisi, Fabio; Schneider, Peter; Armiliato, Marco; ; Domingo, Placido; Young, Simone; Calvo, Guillermo Garcia; Lang, Thomas
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A star-studded benefit concert to celebrate Ioan Holender's farewell after 19 years as the director of one of the world's leading and most famous opera...continue...

Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, Da...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...continue...

50 Best Opera

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastin, Jules; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Call...
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;...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Peter Schneider/Bayreuth Festival Orch. & Chorus [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Bezuyen, Arnold; Bieber, Clemens; Breedt, Michelle; Holl, Robert; Lukas, Ralf; Rasilainen, Jukka; Smith, Robert Dean; Snell, Martin; Theorin, Irene
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival in Summer 2009, this production marks the beginning of an exciting new long-term partnership between the Bayreuth Festival and...continue...
Run Time: 292 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Peter Schneider/Bayreuth Festival Orch. & Chorus [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Bezuyen, Arnold; Bieber, Clemens; Breedt, Michelle; Holl, Robert; Lukas, Ralf; Rasilainen, Jukka; Smith, Robert Dean; Snell, Martin; Theorin, Irene
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1033D. Recorded live...continue...
Run Time: 292 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS Surround 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Schneider/Bayreuth Festival, Frey, Studer, Schnaut, Wlaschiha [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Frey, Paul; Schenk, Manfred; Schnaut, Gabriele; Studer, Cheryl; Wlaschiha, Ekkehard
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Acclaimed director Werner Herzog stages Richard Wagner’s classic opera, 'Lohengrin' in a lavish production filmed at the famed Bayreuth Opera House, with Peter Schneider conducting...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991

2 CD / / 2007-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts; Rich...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Berry, Walter; Groote, Hilda de; Hoffmann, Grace; Hongen, Elisabeth; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ligendza, Catarina; Lilowa, Margarita; Lindroos, Peter; London, George [Baritone Vocal]...
Conductors: Klobucar, Berislav; Kubelik, Rafael; Verchi, Nino; Berry, Walter; Krips, Josef; Stein, Horst; Schneider, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Neumann, Václav; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von

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...

Ursula Schröder-Feinen Sings Fidelio, Die Walküre, Salome, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten

1 CD / Orfeo / 2006-05-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Elektra; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Cornelia Berger; Ernest, Wilhelm; Feldhoff, Gerd; Heinz Leyer; Kosnowski, Zenon; Kozub, Ernst; Linda Karen-Smith; Matti Kastu; Meven, Peter; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Peter Brunsmeier; ...
Conductors: Wich, Gunter; Schneider, Peter; Quennet, Arnold

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...

Killmayer: Yolimba / Peter Schneider

1 CD / Orfeo / 1992-09-01

Works: Wilhelm Killmayer: Yolimba, musical farce
Performers: Assenheime, Isolde; Euba, Wolf; Farinelli, Hanna; Porcher, Hans Joachim; Pregardien, Christoph; Ress, Ulrich; Schafer-Subrata, Faridah; Swensen, Robert; Titus, Alan; Venuti, Maria
Conductors: Schneider, Peter
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra