San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Arias / Kirsten Flagstad, soprano with Lauritz Melchoir and Gordon Dillworth

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Dilworth, Gordon; Flagstad, Kirsten; Melchior, Lauritz
Conductors: McArthur, Edwin; Ormandy, Eugene; Lange, Hans
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Victor Symphony Orchestra

These recordings were made when the great Norwegian soprano was in her vocal prime, between 1935 and 1940. Although her voice remained astonishingly well preserved...continue...

Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles Vol. 3 / French Operas [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-09-28

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Mazurok, Yuri; Obraztsova, Elena; Serra, Luciana; Verrett, Shirley
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Rudel, Julius; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Kultur is delighted to announce the release of the third volume of DVD boxed sets showcasing some of the greatest recordings of Placido Domingo's career...continue...
Run Time: 479 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Lehar: The Merry Widow / Kunzel/SF Opera, Kenny, Kirchschlager [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Amaral, Bob; Boyd, Jonathan; Breckenridge, Marnie; Chester, Elijah; Hartmann, Carlo; Kenny, Yvonne; Kirchschlager, Angelika; McGrath, Colleen; Saetre, William; Skovhus, Bo; Strummer, Peter; Sullivan,...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: San Francisco Ballet; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Lotfi Mansouri's spectacular last production as General Director of San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 4.0
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish...continue...

Puccini: Turandot / Runnicles/San Francisco Opera, Marton, Sylvester [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-05-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Baerg, Theodore; Estep, Craig; Langan, Kevin; Marton, Eva; Mazzaria, Lucia; Peterson, Dennis; Sylvester, Michael
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

This release is no more and no less than the perfect blend of two human senses: a music lover's eye and ear will experience the...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
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Meyerbeer: LæAfricaine / San Francisco Opera, Verrett, Domingo, Swenson [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine
Performers: Diaz, Justino; Domingo, Placido; Swenson, Ruth Ann; Verrett, Shirley
Conductors: Arena, Maurizio
Ensemble: San Francisco Ballet; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

'L'Africaine' was first performed at San Francisco Opera on November 3, 1972; this performance, the original French version, is a revival of the new production...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: Spanish, Italian, German, French, English
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Massenet: Werther, etc / Gómez Martínez, Bonynge, Araiza

2 CD / Gala / 2007-01-06

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Esclarmonde
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Balboa, Fernando; Carril, Jose Antonio; Echeverria, Alfonso; Gerico, Santiago Sanchez; Harness, William; Heras, Angeles de las; Lind, Eva; Saccomani, Lorenzo; Soffel, Doris; Suther...
Conductors: Gómez-Martinez, Miguel; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Escolania de Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo ; Madrid Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Kirsten Flagstad Vol 3 - Live Performances 1948-1957

3 CD / Simax / 2006-10-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4; Allerseelen, O...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Ursuleac, Viorica
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich; Merola, Gaetano; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Wallenstein, Alfred; Walter, Bruno; Jones, Geraint; Sebastian, Georges; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Hye-Knudsen, Johan; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Mermaid Orchestra; Metropol...

Kirsten Flagstad - Live in Concert / Melchior

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2006-03-14

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde; Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Befreit, Op. 39 no 4; Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Cäcilie; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Mollner, Niels; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Merola, Gaetano; Hye-Knudsen, Johan
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Choir; Danish State Radio Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

This recording, made from broadcast transcriptions, features Flagstad's majestic voice in all its glory, principally in the music of Wagner. Her vocalism can best be...continue...

Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento, etc / Martinotti, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2006-02-04

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Baro, Jaime; Bouvier, Michel; Bruscantini, Sesto; Castel, Francois; di Stasio, Anna; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Grist, Reri; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Martinotti, Bruno [cond.]; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Il Mito di Renata Tebaldi - Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, etc

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2005-06-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Aida, opera; La traviata; Otello; Requiem Mass; Giovanna d'Arco; La forza del destino; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Bohème; Charles...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Sanzogno, Nino; Toscanini, Arturo; ; Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: ; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

San Francisco Opera Gems Volume 2 / Merola, et al

3 CD / Guild / 2005-02-01

Works: Fromental Halévy: La juive; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Der Ros...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Alvary, Lorenzo; Boerner, Charlotte; Conner, Nadine; Flagstad, Kirsten; Garris, John; Gigli, Beniamino; Harrell, Mack; Howell, John; Jobin, Raoul; Kullman, Charles; Lehmann, Lotte; M...
Conductors: Merola, Gaetano; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Sebastian, Georges
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Janácek: Jenufa / Rosen, Jurinac, Söderström, Jones, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2004-10-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Braun, Hans; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; del Carlo, John; Felbermayer, Anny; Ganz, Sara; Hongen, Elisabeth; Jones, Gwendolyn; Jurinac, Sena; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lewis, William [tenor]; Modl, Martha; Popp...
Conductors: Rosen, Albert; Krombholc, Jaroslav
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Artist Portrait - Susan Graham

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride; Ned Rorem: Stopping by Wood...
Performers: Graham, Susan
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Christie, William; Martineau, Malcolm; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick; Abel, Yves
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble Oriol; Les Arts Florissants; Lyon Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

"The American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham has for the better part of a decade impressed audiences with her creamy singing and chiseled characterizations." - The New...continue...

Lehar: The Merry Widow [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2003-08-01

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Skovhus, Boje; Turay, Gregory
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: Spanish
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Bellini: Norma / Peloso, Verrett, Todisco, Milcheva, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-09-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Busse, Barry; Grant, Clifford; Jones, Gwendolyn; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Peloso, Paolo
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Orchestra

20/21 Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire / Previn, Fleming

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-12-22

Works: André Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire, opera
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Forst, Judith; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gayer, Josepha; Gilfrey, Rodney; Griffey, Anthony Dean; Reinhardt, Ray
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Orchestra

The Domingo Collection / Placido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-05-20

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: La travi...
Performers: Adams, John; Adams, John [Singer/Songwriter]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Iglesias, Julio; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Prêtre, Georges; Neschling, John; Queler, Eve; Kohn, Eugene; Gergiev, Valery; Patanè, Giuseppe; ; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Holdridge, Lee; Silv...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Beethovenhalle Orchestra, Bonn; Byrne Camp Chorale; Evergreen Studios Orchestra; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestr...

Massenet: Hérodiade - Highlights / Gergiev, Domingo, Fleming

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-11-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Hérodiade
Performers: Campo, Eduardo del; Clayton, Kristin; Cox, Kenneth; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Pons, Juan; Portilla, Alfredo; Vasquez, Hector; Zajic, Dolora; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Prima Voce - Lauritz Melchior

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried; Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Götterdämmerung; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Meyerb...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Lehmann, Lotte; Leider, Frieda; Melchior, Lauritz
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John, Sir; Walter, Bruno; Ormandy, Eugene; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Prima Voce - Kirsten Flagstad

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Götterdämmerung; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ah, Perfido!, ...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten
Conductors: Lange, Hans; Ormandy, Eugene; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Over 76 minutes of opera arias from the German repertoire by the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the 20th century. Give this disc a spin and...continue...