Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Brocheler, Merritt, Smit, Runkel, Keyes, Rydl, Kruse, Schone, Altmeyer. Hartmut Haenchen [11 DVDs]11 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-04-30 Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des NibelungenPerformers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Brocheler, John; Clark, Graham; Gjevang, Anne; Keyes, John; Kruse, Heinz; Merritt, Chris; Mikulas, Peter; Runkel, Reinhild; Rydl, Kurt; Secunde, Nadine; Smit, Henk; Stabell, Carsten Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut Ensemble: Hague Philharmonic; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra This 1999 production of The Ring was the first to be based on the definitive complete edition of Wagner's music. Pierre Audi's production for the...continue... Run Time: 1008 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue... ![]() Gluck: Iphigenie en Aulide (Iphigenie en Tauride) / Véronique Gens, Salomé Haller, Nicolas Testé, Anne Sofie von Otter [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-03-26 Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en AulidePerformers: Alvaro, Laurent; Antoun, Frédéric; Cornet, Martijn; Gens, Veronique; Haller, Salome; Helmer, Christian; Testé, Nicolas; von Otter, Anne Sofie Conductors: Minkowski, Marc Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Louvre Grenoble; Netherland Opera Chorus Two late and baleful tragedies by Euripides focus on the ill-starred daughter of Agamemnon. In Aulis, the drama of Iphigenia rages until she is spared....continue... Run Time: 267 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch ...continue... ![]() Gluck: Iphigenie en Aulide (Iphigenie en Tauride) / Véronique Gens, Salomé Haller, Nicolas Testé, Anne Sofie von Otter [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-03-26 Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en AulidePerformers: Alvaro, Laurent; Antoun, Frédéric; Cornet, Martijn; Gens, Veronique; Haller, Salome; Helmer, Christian; Testé, Nicolas; von Otter, Anne Sofie Conductors: Minkowski, Marc Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Louvre Grenoble; Netherland Opera Chorus Two late and baleful tragedies by Euripides focus on the ill-starred daughter of Agamemnon. In Aulis, the drama of Iphigenia rages until she is spared....continue... Run Time: 267 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch ...continue... ![]() Paul Dukas: Ariane de Barbe-bleue / van Dam, Charbonnet, Bardon, Coma-Alabert, Jimenez, Haller. Deneve [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-02-26 Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-BleuePerformers: Bardon, Patricia; Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michele; Coma-Alabert, Gemma; Copons, Elena; Haller, Salome; Jimenez, Beatriz; Valldaura, Alba; Van Dam, Jose Conductors: Deneve, Stephane Ensemble: Gran Teatre de Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre de Liceu Orchestra Ariane et Barbe-bleue makes its premiere on DVD. Dukas's opera sees free spirit Ariane become the 6th wife of the infamous Barbe-bleue, who gives his...continue... Run Time: 120 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue... ![]() Paul Dukas: Ariane de Barbe-bleue / van Dam, Charbonnet, Bardon, Coma-Alabert, Jimenez, Haller. Deneve [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-02-26 Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-bleuePerformers: Bardon, Patricia; Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michele; Coma-Alabert, Gemma; Copons, Elena; Darlev, Dimitar; Jimenez,Beatriz; Martinez, Xavier; Palloni, Pierpaolo; Valldaura, Alba; Van Dam, Jose Conductors: Deneve, Stephane Ensemble: Gran Teatre de Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre de Liceu Orchestra Ariane et Barbe-blue makes its premiere on Blue Ray. Dukas's opera sees free spirit Ariane become the 6th wife of the infamous Barbe-bleue, who gives...continue... Run Time: 120 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Itali...continue... ![]() Handel: Deidamia / Sally Matthews, Veronica Cangemi, Olga Pasichnyk, Silvia Tro Santaté. Ivor Bolton [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-01-29 Works: George Frederick Handel: Deidamia, operaPerformers: Cangemi, Veronica; Chiummo, Umberto; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Matthews, Sally; Pasichnyk, Olga; Santate, Silvia Tro; Schaafsma, Jan-Willem Conductors: Bolton, Ivor Ensemble: Concerto Koln In Händel's last Italian opera, Deidamia, set at the time of the Trojan War, Achilles disguises himself as a woman and takes refuge at the...continue... Run Time: 208 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() An Evening at the Royal Opera House - Famous arias and choruses / Renee Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel et al. [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-11-13 Works: Various: Opera HighlightsPerformers: Calleja, Joseph; Connolly, Sarah; Cura, Jose; Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Gerzmava, Hibla; Kaufmann, Jonas; Keenlyside, Simon; Persson, Miah; Schrott, Erwin; Terfel, Bryn Conductors: Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra Showcasing outstanding productions from the stage of the Royal Opera House, An Evening with the Royal Opera brings together a collection of arias and choruses...continue... Run Time: 95 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() The Wagner Edition - Flying Dutchman, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde [25 DVD]25 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-11-13 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Der Ring des Nibelungen; Die Mestersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; LohengrinPerformers: Asato, Cristian; Finley, Gerald; Flores, Perla; Gabler, Anna; Halfvarson, Eric; Jentzsch, Marco; Judson, Colin; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lloyd, Robert; Marin, Aureliano; Martin, Johannes; Miles, Alastair; Pol... Conductors: Haenchen, Harmut; Billy, Bertrand de; Jurowski, Vladimir; Nagano, Kent; Belohlavek, Jiri Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; EuropaChorAkademie Mainz; Glyndebourne Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon National Opera Chorus; Netherlands O... Presented here are all of Wagner's mature operas from seven leading European opera houses recorded during the last decade. Featuring many acclaimed Wagner singers of...continue... Run Time: 2450 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() A Christmas Celebration - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Damrau, Kirchschlager, Connell, Allen. Royal Opera & Royal Ballet [3 DVD]3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und GretelPerformers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika Conductors: Davis, Colin Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra Enjoy Christmas fantasy for all the family with these two classics from the Royal Opera House. The Nutcracker comes to life in this captivating production...continue... Run Time: 265 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue... ![]() La Stupenda: The Glory of Joan Sutherland. Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La Fille du Regiment; Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur; Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots; plus a gala concert with Lucian Pavarotti. Australian Opera, Richard Bonynge [6 DVDs]6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La fille du régiment, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les HuguenotsPerformers: Allman, Robert; Austin, Anson; Begg, Heather; Elkins, Margreta; Grant, Clifford; Johnston, Suzanne; Pringle, John; Shaw, John; Stevens, Ronald; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Thane, Amanda; Wegner, John; Yu... Conductors: Bonynge, Richard Ensemble: Australian Opera Chorus; Elizabethen Sydney Orchestra This unique 5 DVD collection brings together, for the first time, the legendary Australian soprano Joan Sutherland in four key dramatic coloratura roles that were...continue... Run Time: 725 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTXC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English ...continue... ![]() Handel: Rinaldo / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, Varduhi Abrahamyan. Ottavio Dantone, Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25 Works: George Frederick Handel: RinaldoPerformers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Fritsch, Anett; Mead, Tim; Pisaroni, Luca; Prina, Sonia; Rae, Brenda Conductors: Christie, William Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London...continue... Run Time: 190 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS Surround Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Handel: Rinaldo / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, Varduhi Abrahamyan. Ottavio Dantone, Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-09-25 Works: George Frederick Handel: RinaldoPerformers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Fritsch, Anett; Mead, Tim; Pisaroni, Luca; Prina, Sonia; Rae, Brenda Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London...continue... Run Time: 190 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Puccini: Il Trittico - Il Tabarro; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi / Gallo, Westbroek, Antonenko, Jaho, Larsson, Royal Opera House - Pappano [DVD]3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, operaPerformers: Antonenko, Aleksandrs; Demuro, Francesco; Gallo, Lucio; Jaho, Ermonela; Larsson, Anna; Siurina, Ekaterina; Westbroek, Eva-Maria This is The Royal Opera's first complete presentation of Puccini's Il trittico since 1965. Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of...continue... Run Time: 200 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS Surround Country of Origin: United Kingdom ...continue... ![]() Wagner: Lohengrin / Georg Zeppenfeld, Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Jukka Rasilainen, Samuel Youn, Beyreuth Festival - Andris Nelsons [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31 Works: Richard Wagner: LohengrinPerformers: Dasch, Annette; Rasilainen, Jukka; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Youn, Samuel; Zeppenfeld, Georg Conductors: Nelsons, Andris Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus Hans Neuenfels's striking new production of Wagner's fairytale opera gives this medieval story of doomed love and sorcery the Bayreuth treatment. As controversial as it...continue... Run Time: 235 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC Widescreen, 1.77:1, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS Surround Country of Origin: United Kingdom ...continue... ![]() Puccini: Il Trittico - Il Tabarro; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi / Gallo, Westbroek, Antonenko, Jaho, Larsson, Royal Opera House - Pappano [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, operaPerformers: Antonenko, Aleksandrs; Demuro, Francesco; Gallo, Lucio; Jaho, Ermonela; Larsson, Anna; Siurina, Ekaterina; Westbroek, Eva-Maria Conductors: Pappano, Anthony Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus This is The Royal Opera's first complete presentation of Puccini's Il trittico since 1965. Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of...continue... Run Time: 200 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, Ge...continue... ![]() Wagner: Lohengrin / Georg Zeppenfeld, Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Jukka Rasilainen, Samuel Youn, Beyreuth Festival - Andris Nelsons [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-07-31 Works: Richard Wagner: LohengrinPerformers: Dasch, Annette; Heibach, Stefan; Lang, Petra; Rasilainen, Jukka; Tschelebiew, Christian; van der Heyden, Willem; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Youn, Samuel; Zaun, Rainer; Zeppenfeld, Georg Conductors: Nelsons, Andris Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus Hans Neuenfels's striking new production of Wagner's fairytale opera gives this medieval story of doomed love and sorcery the Bayreuth treatment. As controversial as it...continue... Run Time: 235 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitle...continue... ![]() Salzburg Festival - Strauss: Lieder; Alpensinfonie - Fleming, Vienna PO - Thielemann [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-06-26 Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 39; Winterliebe ("Der Sonne entgeten in Liebesgluten"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 48/5; Traum durch die Dämmerung ("Weite Wiesen im Dämmerg...Performers: Fleming, Renee Gloriously affirming the Salzburg Festival's long-standing reputation as a supreme musical event, this concert honors one of its founding fathers, Richard Strauss. Renée Fleming, Christian...continue... Run Time: 84 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES Country of Origin: ...continue... ![]() Love, Passion & Deceit - Glyndebourne Festival - Rossini: Cenerentola; Mozart: Cosi fan tutte; J. Strauss II: Fledermaus [6 DVD]6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-06-26 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Johann Strauss II: Die FledermausConductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Fischer, Iván Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra 3 COMPLETE OPERAS (6 DVDs) for the price of one DVD - The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed...continue... Run Time: 593 min. Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bicket, Persson, Connolly, Domenech [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Connolly, Sarah; Domenech, Jordi; Persson, Miah; Rosique, Ruth; Selig, Franz-Josef Conductors: Bicket, Harry Ensemble: Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistibly - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union. At Barcelona's Gran Teatre...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bicket, Persson, Connolly, Domenech [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Connolly, Sarah; Domenech, Jordi; Persson, Miah; Rosique, Ruth; Selig, Franz-Josef Conductors: Bicket, Harry Ensemble: Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistibly - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union. At Barcelona's Gran Teatre...continue... Run Time: 183 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, S...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Jansons, Skovhus, Stoyanova, Dunaev, Petrenko [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-04-24 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Maximova, Elena; Petrenko, Mikhail; Romanova, Nina; Savova, Olga; Skovhus, Bo; Stoyanova, Krassimira Conductors: Jansons, Mariss Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Described by Tchaikovsky as 'lyric scenes', Eugene Onegin receives a spectacular reinterpretation from the Norwegian director Stefan Herheim. His productions create controversy and excitement around...continue... Run Time: 181 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Jansons, Skovhus, Stoyanova, Dunaev, Petrenko [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-04-24 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Maximova, Elena; Petrenko, Mikhail; Romanova, Nina; Savova, Olga; Skovhus, Bo; Stoyanova, Krassimira Conductors: Jansons, Mariss Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Described by Tchaikovsky as 'lyric scenes', Eugene Onegin receives a spectacular reinterpretation from the Norwegian director Stefan Herheim. His productions create controversy and excitement around...continue... Run Time: 181 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Itali...continue... ![]() Verdi: Macbeth / Pappano, Keenlyside, Monastyrska, Aceto [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-03-27 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: MacbethPerformers: Aceto, Raymond; Cliffe, Nigel; Ebel, Steven; Keenlyside, Simon; Meister, Elisabeth; Monastryrska, Liudmyla Conductors: Pappano, Antonio Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra Black, red, cream and gold are the colours that define Phyllida Lloyd's Royal Opera House staging of Verdi's robust, yet penetrating setting of Shakespeare's Scottish...continue... Run Time: 170 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish...continue... ![]() Verdi: Macbeth / Pappano, Keenlyside, Monastyrska, Aceto [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-03-27 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: MacbethPerformers: Aceto, Raymond; Cliffe, Nigel; Ebel, Steven; Keenlyside, Simon; Meister, Elisabeth; Monastryrska, Liudmyla Conductors: Pappano, Anthony; Pappano, Antonio Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra Black, red, cream and gold are the colours that define Phyllida Lloyd's Royal Opera House staging of Verdi's robust, yet penetrating setting of Shakespeare's Scottish...continue... Run Time: 170 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Magic Flute / Boer, Pirgu, Kuhmeier, Esposito, Tynan [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-02-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620Performers: Bronder, Peter; Esposito, Alex; Groissbock, Gunther; Kuhmeier, Genia; PIrgu, Saimir; Shagimuratova, Albina; Tynan, Ailish Conductors: Boer, Ronald Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra From the Queen of the Night's vocal pyrotechnics to Papageno's chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart's most charming and engaging operas. However,...continue... Run Time: 172 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Magic Flute / Boer, Pirgu, Kuhmeier, Esposito, Tynan [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-02-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620Performers: Bronder, Peter; Esposito, Alex; Groissbock, Gunther; Kuhmeier, Genia; PIrgu, Saimir; Shagimuratova, Albina; Tynan, Ailish Conductors: Boer, Ronald Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra From the Queen of the Night's vocal pyrotechnics to Papageno's chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart's most charming and engaging operas. However,...continue... Run Time: 172 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spani...continue... ![]() Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's ProgressPerformers: Bayley, Clive; Lehtipuu, Topi; Manistina, Elena; Persson, Miah; Rose, Matthew Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra In this celebrated Glyndebourne Festival production, David Hockney's designs for director John Cox reinterpret the Hogarth etchings that inspired the opera's libretto, written for Stravinsky...continue... Run Time: 150 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria / Dantone, Comparato, Cirillo, dell'Oste, Heaston [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Adriano in SiriaPerformers: Cirillo, Lucia; Comparato, Marina; Dell'Oste, Annamaria; Ferrari, Stefano; Heaston, Nicole; Lombardi, Francesca Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina For the festivities marking the Pergolesi's tercentenary in his native Jesi, Ignacio García created a new staging of the imperial drama Adriano in Siria. His...continue... Run Time: 188 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's ProgressPerformers: Bayley, Clive; Lehtipuu, Topi; Manistina, Elena; Persson, Miah; Rose, Matthew Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra In this celebrated Glyndebourne Festival production, David Hockney's designs for director John Cox reinterpret the Hogarth etchings that inspired the opera's libretto, written for Stravinsky...continue... Run Time: 150 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish ...continue... ![]() Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria / Dantone, Comparato, Cirillo, dell'Oste, Heaston [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31 Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Adriano in SiriaPerformers: Cirillo, Lucia; Comparato, Marina; Dell'Oste, Annamaria; Ferrari, Stefano; Heaston, Nicole; Lombardi, Francesca Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina For the festivities marking the Pergolesi's tercentenary in his native Jesi, Ignacio García created a new staging of the imperial drama Adriano in Siria. His...continue... Run Time: 188 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() The Gilbert & Sullivan Collection / Opera Australia [4 DVD]4 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-11-15 Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; HMS Pinafore; Trial by Jury; Patience; The GondoliersPerformers: Alexander, Richard; Begg, Heather; Bolton Wood, John; Cousens, Peter; Douglas, Christine; Ewer, Graeme; Gard, Robert; Hislop, Roxane; Hobson, David; Johnston, Suzanne; Jone, Andrew; Lemke, Roger; Man... Conductors: Greene, Andrew; Stanhope, David; Franks, Dobbs Ensemble: Australian Opera Chorus; Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra; Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra; Opera Australia Chorus; Opera Australia Melbourne Chorus; Orchestra Victoria The Mikado made fun of English bureaucracy, thinly disguised by its Japanese setting. Enjoying over 650 performances at the Savoy Theatre, this work remains Gilbert...continue... Run Time: 563 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Les Vêpres Siciliennes / Carignani, Haveman, Fritz, Szabo [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri sicilianiPerformers: Ághová, Livia; Fritz, Burkhard; Haveman, Barbara; Marco-Buhrmester, Alejandro; Szabo, Balint Conductors: Carignani, Paolo Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Les vêpres siciliennes, like the similarly epic Don Carlos, was conceived as a grand opéra for Paris & is driven by tensions between private passions...continue... Run Time: 233 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Verdi: Les Vêpres Siciliennes / Carignani, Haveman, Fritz, Szabo [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-10-25 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri sicilianiPerformers: Ághová, Livia; Fritz, Burkhard; Haveman, Barbara; Marco-Buhrmester, Alejandro; Szabo, Balint Conductors: Carignani, Paolo Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Les vêpres siciliennes, like the similarly epic Don Carlos, was conceived as a grand opéra for Paris & is driven by tensions between private passions...continue... Run Time: 233 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue... ![]() Turnage: Anna Nicole / Pappano, Westbroek, Bickley, White [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Anna NicolePerformers: Bickley, Susan; De Pont Davies, Rebecca; Doyle, Grant; Finley, Gerald; Hoare, Peter; Lixenberg, Lore; Oke, Alan; Rees, Andrew; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Jeremy Conductors: Pappano, Anthony Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra A young Playboy model, an octogenarian billionaire husband, intrusive media fascination and a tragically early death. This is a roller-coaster of a real contemporary life...continue... Run Time: 120 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Janacek: Jenufa / Roocroft, Polaski, Dvorsky, Schukoff [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Leos Janácek: JenufaPerformers: Dvorsky, Miroslav; Ejsing, Mette; Ferrandez, Sandra; Polaski, Deborah; Roocroft, Amanda; Schukoff, Nikolai Andrej; Sola, Miguel; Szemeredy, Karoly Conductors: Bolton, Ivor Ensemble: Teatro Real Chorus; Teatro Real Orchestra The vulnerable young woman at the heart of Janacek's breakthrough opera is a signature role for the English soprano Amanda Roocroft. Here, in Stéphane Braunschweig's...continue... Run Time: 136 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Turnage: Anna Nicole / Pappano, Westbroek, Bickley, White [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Anna NicolePerformers: Bickley, Susan; De Pont Davies, Rebecca; Doyle, Grant; Finley, Gerald; Hoare, Peter; Lixenberg, Lore; Oke, Alan; Rees, Andrew; Westbroek, Eva-Maria; White, Jeremy Conductors: Pappano, Anthony Ensemble: Royal Opera Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra A young Playboy model, an octogenarian billionaire husband, intrusive media fascination and a tragically early death. This is a roller-coaster of a real contemporary life...continue... Run Time: 120 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue... ![]() Janacek: Jenufa / Roocroft, Polaski, Dvorsky, Schukoff [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-09-27 Works: Leos Janácek: JenufaPerformers: Dvorsky, Miroslav; Ejsing, Mette; Ferrandez, Sandra; Polaski, Deborah; Roocroft, Amanda; Schukoff, Nikolai Andrej; Sola, Miguel; Szemeredy, Karoly Conductors: Bolton, Ivor Ensemble: Teatro Real Chorus; Teatro Real Orchestra The vulnerable young woman at the heart of Janacek's breakthrough opera is a signature role for the English soprano Amanda Roocroft. Here, in Stéphane Braunschweig's...continue... Run Time: 136 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue... ![]() Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Noseda, Anastassov [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-08-30 Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris GodunovPerformers: Anastassov, Orlin; Bronder, Peter; Ladjuk, Vasily; Marianelli, Alessandra; Matorin, Vladimir; Storey, Ian; Vaneev, Vladimir; Zubov, Pavel Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea Ensemble: Teatro Regio Chorus; Teatro Regio Orchestra Boris Godunov is the story not only of a troubled leader but of an entire nation, and its history is as eventful as that of...continue... Run Time: 164 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Noseda, Anastassov [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-08-30 Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris GodunovPerformers: Anastassov, Orlin; Bronder, Peter; Ladjuk, Vasily; Marianelli, Alessandra; Matorin, Vladimir; Storey, Ian; Vaneev, Vladimir; Zubov, Pavel Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea Ensemble: Teatro Regio Chorus; Teatro Regio Orchestra Boris Godunov is the story not only of a troubled leader but of an entire nation, and its history is as eventful as that of...continue... Run Time: 164 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue... ![]() Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,... Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue... Run Time: 750 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Britten: Billy Budd / Elder/LPO, Ainsley, Imbrailo, Ens [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-06-28 Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Elliott, Alasdair; Ens, Phillip; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffery, Darren; Johnson, Ben; Judson, Colin; Moore, John; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Paterson, Iain; Rose, Matthew; White, Jeremy Conductors: Elder, Mark Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Set on a British man-'o-war ship with an all-male cast, Billy Budd tells the story of pure good versus blind evil. The Herman Melville novel...continue... Run Time: 200 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Britten: Billy Budd / Elder/LPO, Ainsley, Imbrailo, Ens [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-06-28 Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Elliott, Alasdair; Ens, Phillip; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffery, Darren; Johnson, Ben; Judson, Colin; Moore, John; Mosley-Evans, Richard; Paterson, Iain; Rose, Matthew; White, Jeremy Conductors: Elder, Mark Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra Set on a British man-'o-war ship with an all-male cast, Billy Budd tells the story of pure good versus blind evil. The Herman Melville novel...continue... Run Time: 200 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue... ![]() Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Haenchen, Lloyd, Naglestad [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying DutchmanPerformers: Jentzsch, Marco; Lloyd, Robert; Naglestad, Catherine; Prudenskaja, Marina; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Uusitalo, Juha Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Austrian director Martin Kuej's pioneering vision brings a challenging and provoking insight to Wagner's opera of love and redemption, with his singular ability to connect...continue... Run Time: 167 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Pappano/Royal Opera, Fleming, Calleja, Hampson [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Calleja, Joseph; Fleming, Renee; Hampson, Thomas; Wade, Eddie; Wiegold, Richard Conductors: Pappano, Anthony Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus Verdi's best-loved work, is performed here by a star cast in a revival of Richard Eyre's highly acclaimed 1994 production. Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts...continue... Run Time: 154 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue... ![]() Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Haenchen, Lloyd, Naglestad [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying DutchmanPerformers: Jentzsch, Marco; Lloyd, Robert; Naglestad, Catherine; Prudenskaja, Marina; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Uusitalo, Juha Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Austrian director Martin Kuej's pioneering vision brings a challenging and provoking insight to Wagner's opera of love and redemption, with his singular ability to connect...continue... Run Time: 167 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue... ![]() Verdi: La Traviata / Pappano/Royal Opera, Fleming, Calleja, Hampson [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-05-31 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Calleja, Joseph; Fleming, Renee; Hampson, Thomas; Wade, Eddie; Wiegold, Richard Conductors: Pappano, Anthony Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus Verdi's best-loved work, is performed here by a star cast in a revival of Richard Eyre's highly acclaimed 1994 production. Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts...continue... Run Time: 154 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Wagner: Die Walkure / Thielemann/Bayreuth, Botha, Dohmen, Haller [2 DVD]2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26 Works: Richard Wagner: Die WalkürePerformers: Botha, Johan; Dohmen, Albert; Haller, Edith; Watson, Linda Conductors: Thielemann, Christian Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann, "by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time" (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed...continue... Run Time: 259 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... ![]() Rameau: Operas / Christie, Rousset, Bonney, Gens, De Niese [11 DVD]11 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26 Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boréades; Castor et Pollux; In convertendo; Les Indes galantes; Les Paladins; ZoroastreThis collection of five operas, and a rarely performed grand motet, offers a glimpse into the magnificent output of one of the leading French composers...continue... Run Time: 1145 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Span...continue... ![]() Wagner: Die Walkure / Thielemann/Bayreuth, Botha, Dohmen, Haller [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-04-26 Works: Richard Wagner: Die WalkürePerformers: Botha, Johan; Dohmen, Albert; Haller, Edith; Watson, Linda Conductors: Thielemann, Christian Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann, "by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time" (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed...continue... Run Time: 259 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue... ![]() Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Alessandrini, Nigl, Invernizzi, Mingardo [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-03-29 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'OrfeoPerformers: de Donato, Luigi; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mingardo, Sara; Nigl, Georg Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Monteverdi's seminal first opera tells the dramatic story from Ovid's Metamorphoses of the descent of Orfeo (Georg Nigl) into the underworld to recover his beloved...continue... Run Time: 114 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue... |
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