Opera/Operetta > Romantic Period

Cherubini: Lodoïska

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-06-25

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Lodoïska, heroic comedy in 3 acts
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie

Recording information: Auditorium Parco Della Musica, Rome (10/13/2010); Teatro La Fenice, Venezia, Italy (10/13/2010); Auditorium Parco Della Musica, Rome (10/15/2010-10/16/2010); Teatro La Fenice, V...continue...

Giuseppe Verdi Rarities

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-06-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Ernani; Attila; I due foscari; I vespri siciliani; Aida, opera
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite (Arr. Peter Breiner) / New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Voyevoda
Performers: Joyce, Andrew; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable inter-national acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art....continue...
Recording information: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (02/09/2012-02/10/2012)....continue...

Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2 - Silken Ladder; Il Signor Bruschino; William Tell / Prague Sinfonia Orch., Benda

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Eduardo e Cristina; L' Inganno felice; La Scala di seta; Demetrio e Polibio; Il Signor Bruschino; Sinfonia (Overture) in D major (di Bologna), QR vii/1; Sigismondo
Conductors: Benda, Christian
Ensemble: ; Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

Rossini's ceaseless wit and invention are best exemplified in his series of operas. His colorful orchestration and command of both comic and tragic elements can...continue...

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3

6 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07

Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W...
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Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club

Non solo buffo

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2013-05-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims; La Cenerentola; L'Italiana in Algeri; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Macbeth; Ernani; Don Carlo; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ...
Performers: Lepore, Carlo; Velluti, Giovanni

Toscanini Conducts Wagner - Orchestral Preludes; Interludes and Arias [5 CDs]

5 CD / RCA Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Die Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Siegfried Idyll; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Die Walküre; Faust Overture; Siegfried; Tannhäu...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo


Works:

Tristan und Isolde: Act 3 Prelude by Richard Wagner

Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra/Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra
Per

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Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja with music by Rossini, Weber, Bellini et a.

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Gazzetta; Otello; Mosè in Egitto (Naples version); La Donna del lago; Maometto II; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: R...
Performers: Adami, Filippo; Amou, Akie; Bandelow, Karen; Colonna, Monica; Ganassi, Sonia; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni; Mahieux, Ugo; Mironov, Maxim; Podles, Ewa; Pratt, Jessica; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Th...
Conductors: Franklin, Christopher; Fogliani, Antonino; Koch, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; Amberger, Martin; Morandi, Pier G.; Walter, Alfred; Mercurio, Steven; Rota, Marcello; Benini, Maurizio

Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years. The ruthless mogul was at the very heart of the...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Leo Nucci, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Simone Piazzola, Tamar Iveri, Francesco Meli. Daniele Callegari [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Casalin, Luca; Iveri, Tamar; Kharachko, Olena; Meli, Francesco; Nucci, Leo; Piazzola, Simone; Scandiuzzi, Roberto
Conductors: Callegari, Daniele
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chrous; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

None of Verdi's operas were subjected to as radical revisions as Simon Boccanegra. The initial 1857 version was not a success, so in 1880/81 Verdi...continue...
Run Time: 148 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Leo Nucci, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Simone Piazzola, Tamar Iveri, Francesco Meli. Daniele Callegari [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Casalin, Luca; Iveri, Tamar; Kharachko, Olena; Meli, Francesco; Nucci, Leo; Piazzola, Simone; Scandiuzzi, Roberto
Conductors: Callegari, Daniele
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chrous; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

None of Verdi's operas were subjected to as radical revisions as Simon Boccanegra. The initial 1857 version was not a success, so in 1880/81 Verdi...continue...
Run Time: 148 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, S...continue...

Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani / Leo Nucci, Fabio Armiliato, Giacomo Prestia, Daniela Dessi. Massimo Zanetti [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani
Performers: Armiliato, Fabio; Battiato, Alessandro; Dessi, Daniela; Mastroni, Andrea; Nucci, Leo; Prestia, Giacomo; Russo, Dario; Virgili, Roberto Jachini
Conductors: Zanetti, Massimo
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

Not until 1855 did Verdi have a chance to try his hand at French grand opera. A setting of a libretto by Eugene Scribe, Les...continue...
Run Time: 181 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, ...continue...

Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani / Leo Nucci, Fabio Armiliato, Giacomo Prestia, Daniela Dessi. Massimo Zanetti [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani
Performers: Armiliato, Fabio; Battiato, Alessandro; Dessi, Daniela; Mastroni, Andrea; Nucci, Leo; Prestia, Giacomo; Russo, Dario; Virgili, Roberto Jachini
Conductors: Zanetti, Massimo
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

Not until 1855 did Verdi have a chance to try his hand at French grand opera. A setting of a libretto by Eugene Scribe, Les...continue...
Run Time: 181 min.
Region: 0
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Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korea...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Vassileva, Giordano, Stoyanov, Pini, Trevisan, Floris. Yuri Temirkanov [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Franci, Francesca; Nikolic, Katarina; Nucci, Leo; Siwek, Rafal; Surian, Giorgio; Villari, Angelo
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

La traviata is Verdi's most popular opera and one of the best-loved of all stage works. Romance, tragedy and unforgettable tunes - it has it...continue...
Run Time: 144 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Vassileva, Giordano, Stoyanov, Pini, Trevisan, Floris. Yuri Temirkanov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-04-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Floris, Gianluca; Gabba, Armando; Giordano, Massimo; Pini, Daniela; Polinelli, Filippo; Stoyanov, Vladimir; Tagliavini, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Vassileva, Svetla; Zennaro, Iorio
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

La traviata is Verdi's most popular opera and one of the best-loved of all stage works. Romance, tragedy and unforgettable tunes - it has it...continue...
Run Time: 144 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, S...continue...

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 Nibelungen
Performers: 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...

Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots / Denning, Peacock, Leech, Welker, Capasso, Blasius. Deutsche Opera Berlin [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Performers: Blasius, Martin; Denning, Angela; Leech, Richard; Peacock, Lucy; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Orchestra

The grand opera Les Huguenots was one of the greatest operatic successes if the 19th century, and its creator was the foremost composer of his...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Span...continue...

Renée Fleming Live at the Paris Opera in 3 complete operas: Massenet: Manon; Dvorak: Rusalka; Strauss: Capriccio / Von Otter, Finley, Trost, Alvarez et al. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Jules Massenet: Manon; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Chaignaud, Jean-Luc; Diadkova, Larissa; Finley, Gerald; Fleming, Renee; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Dietrich; Larin, Sergei; Sénéchal, Michel; Trost, Rainer; Urbanova, E...
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus; Conlon, James; Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 467 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Raimondi, Lanza, Shtoda, Floris, Frittoli. Zubin Mehta [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Bosi, Carlo; Cantarero, Mariola; Floris, Gianluca; Frittoli, Barbara; Lanza, Manuel; Polverelli, Laura; Raimondi, Ruggero; Roni, Luigi; Shtoda, Daniil; Zilio, Elena
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

The Maggio Musicale in Florence is the oldest and one of the most famous music festivals in Italy. When director Zubin Mehta celebrated his 70th...continue...
Run Time: 128 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Wagner: Wesedonck-Lieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures / Nina Stemme, soprano. Thomas Dausgaard

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Wesendonck Lieder; Siegfried Idyll; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Die Meistersinger vo...
Performers: Andreasson, Katarina; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

In their exploration of the symphonic repertoire of the Romantic era, Thomas Dausgaard and his Swedish Chamber Orchestra have previously recorded Bruckner, Tchaikovsky and most...continue...
Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (2012-05-??_2012-06-??&2012-)....continue...

Barcarole: Favourite Orchestral Pieces by Bizet, Offenbach, Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Gonoud et al. / Marriner

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Carmen Suite for orchestra no 2; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Eugen Onegin; The Nutcracker; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Jules ...
Performers: Kalafusz, Hans
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sir Neville Marriner is one of the most versatile conductors of our time. Alongside recordings of Baroque and Classical repertoire, he has also made a...continue...
Recording information: SDR-Studio, Villa Berg, Stuttgart (09/09/1987-03/12/1987)....continue...

Magic Verdi - highlights of Aida, Otello, Don Carlo, La Forza & Un ballo / Caballé, Freni, Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Falstaff; La forza del destino; Don Carlo; Otello
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Freni, M...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Guadagno, Anton; Gardelli, Lamberto; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Semkov, Jerzy; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferraris, Franco

The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special...continue...

Early Romantic Overtures by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Weber, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner / Norrington

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs Juges, Op. 3; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Schuber...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; London Classical Players

Roger Norrington was the first conductor to rediscover the original sound of the Romantic era. His recordings of famous overtures from Schubert to Wagner showed...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/1988)....continue...

Wagner at the MET: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera

25 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-09

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nü...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Szell, George; Leinsdorf, Erich; Stiedry, Fritz; Bodanzky, Artur


Works:

Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner

1938

Performer: Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano), Lauritz Melchior (Tenor), Karin Branzell (Mezzo Sop

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Verdi: Stiffelio / Aronica, Guanqun, Frontali, Gabriele, Mangione. Andrea Battistoni [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Stiffelio
Performers: Andguladze, George; Aronica, Roberto; Frontali, Roberto; Guanqun, Yu; Mangione, Gabriele; Solis, Lorelay; Vassallo, Cosimo
Conductors: Battistoni, Andrea
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Coro; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

When the wife of a Protestant preacher is an adulterer, problems are inevitable from the outset of Verdi's Stiffelio. Even today the finale seems astonishingly...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish,...continue...

Verdi: Stiffelio / Aronica, Guanqun, Frontali, Gabriele, Mangione. Andrea Battistoni [DVD]]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Stiffelio
Performers: Andguladze, George; Aronica, Roberto; Frontali, Roberto; Guanqun, Yu; Mangione, Gabriele; Solis, Lorelay; Vassallo, Cosimo
Conductors: Battistoni, Andrea
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Coro; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

When the wife of a Protestant preacher is an adulterer, problems are inevitable from the outset of Verdi's Stiffelio. Even today the finale seems astonishingly...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korea...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Demuro, Nucci, Machaidze, Spotti, Iranyi. Massimo Zanetti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Buffoli, Mauro; Cristiano, Scilla; Demuro, Francesco; Iranyi, Stefanie; Machaidze, Nino; Mori, Orazio; Nikolic, Katarina; Nucci, Leo; Spotti, Marco; Tagliavini, Roberto; Tisi, Ezio Maria
Conductors: Zanetti, Massimo
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

For Verdi, Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse was "arguably the greatest drama of the present day." However many of his contemporaries were appalled by...continue...
Run Time: 141 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korea...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Demuro, Nucci, Machaidze, Spotti, Iranyi. Massimo Zanetti [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Buffoli, Mauro; Cristiano, Scilla; Demuro, Francesco; Iranyi, Stefanie; Machaidze, Nino; Mori, Orazio; Nikolic, Katarina; Nucci, Leo; Spotti, Marco; Tagliavini, Roberto; Tisi, Ezio Maria
Conductors: Zanetti, Massimo
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

For Verdi, Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse was "arguably the greatest drama of the present day." However many of his contemporaries were appalled by...continue...
Run Time: 141 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanis...continue...

Verdi: Il Travatore / Sgura, Romano, Nioradze, Alvarez. Yuri Temirkanov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Giannelli, Cristina; Nioradze, Mzia; Paek, Seung Hwa; Rinaldo, Enrico; Romano, Teresa; Sgura, Claudio; Vatchkov, Deyan; Virgili, Roberto Jachini
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

Love and revenge are fatally interwoven in Il trovatore, and barely any character survives the somber action. Based on a Spanish play in the tradition...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Kore...continue...

Verdi: Il Travatore / Sgura, Romano, Nioradze, Alvarez. Yuri Temirkanov [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Giannelli, Cristina; Nioradze, Mzia; Paek, Seung Hwa; Rinaldo, Enrico; Romano, Teresa; Sgura, Claudio; Vatchkov, Deyan; Virgili, Roberto Jachini
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

Love and revenge are fatally interwoven in Il trovatore, and barely any character survives the somber action. Based on a Spanish play in the tradition...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Albert Dohmen, Robert Dean Smith, Christian Gerhaher, Nina Stemme. Janowski

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Gerhaher, Christian; McCown, Michael; Prudenskaja, Marina; Puhlmann, Sabine; Reim, Bianca; Schwinghammer, Wilhelm; Smith, Robert Dean; Snell, Martin; Sonn, Peter; Stemme, Nina [Sopran...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The sixth installment of PentaTone's successful Wagner Edition features the epic Tannhäuser. With world-class voices like Robert Dean Smith, Nina Stemme, and Albert Dohmen, this...continue...
Personnel: Sabine Puhlmann, Nina Stemme , Bianca Reim, Isabelle Voákühler (soprano); Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo soprano); Robert Dean Smith, Michael McCown, Peter Sonn (tenor); Christian Ge...continue...

Verdi: La forza del destino / Urmana, Guelfi, Giordani, Gertseva, Scandiuzzi. Zubin Mehta [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bosi, Carlo; Dal Monte, Duccio; De Simone, Bruno; Gertseva, Julia; Giordani, Marcello; Guelfi, Carlo; Luongo, Alessandro; Polinelli, Filippo; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra

La forza del destino was originally set in 18th century Spain, however Nicolas Joël establishes the action in a slightly later period, in the time...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Verdi: La forza del destino / Urmana, Guelfi, Giordani, Gertseva, Scandiuzzi. Zubin Mehta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bosi, Carlo; Dal Monte, Duccio; De Simone, Bruno; Gertseva, Julia; Giordani, Marcello; Guelfi, Carlo; Luongo, Alessandro; Polinelli, Filippo; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra

La forza del destino was originally set in 18th century Spain, however Nicolas Joël establishes the action in a slightly later period, in the time...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 7.1, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Mayr: Il sacrifizio di Jefte, sacred oratorio / Bassenz, Iranyi, Sellier, Kupfer. Franz Hauk

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Simon Mayr: Il sacrifizio d'Ifigenia, opera
Performers: Hauk, Frank [Harpsichord]
Conductors: Hauk, Frank [Harpsichord]
Ensemble: Simon Mayr Ensemble

It is only in the last few years, largely as a result of the pioneering performances of the Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble conducted by...continue...
Recording information: Asamkirche Maria de Victoria, Ingolstadt, Germany (09/01/2009-09/04/2009)....continue...

Verdi Opera Selection, Vol. 2 - Aida with Pavarotti & Chiara; Nabucco with Leo Nucci; Simon Baccanegra with Domingo / Guleghina; Harteros [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Cavalletti, Massimo; Chiara, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Miroslav; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guleghina, Maria; Harteros, Anja; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; ...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Luisi, Fabio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arthaus Musik celebrates Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, who is especially known for his numerous opera compositions, and undoubtedly one of the most famous romantics. This...continue...
Run Time: 513 min.
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Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Terfel; Croft; Owens; Blythe. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Croft, Richard; Owens, Eric; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Voigt, Morris, Konig, Meier, Paterson. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Harmer, Wendy Bryn; Konig, Hans-Peter; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, Jay Hunter; Paterson, Iain; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Terfel; Voigt; Morris; Siegel. Fabio Luisi, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Morris, Jay Hunter; Siegel, Gerhard; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walkure / Terfel, Kaufmann, Voigt, Westbroek. Levine, Met Opera [Blu-ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Kaufmann, Jonas; Konig, Hans-Peter; Terfel, Bryn; Voigt, Deborah; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Verdi Heroines / Gheorgiu, Chailly, Giuseppe Verdi SO Milan

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra; La forza del destino; Otello
Performers: Downes, Shana; Gheorghiu, Angela; Polverelli, Laura; Tramonti, Tizana
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"...this stunning new disc captures Angela Gheorghiu in some big roles we would not expect her to take into her repertoire at present...it is refreshing...continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Wagner Collection - Lohengrin / Domingo, Studer, Lloyd, Welker. Tannhauser / Weber, Gambill, Nylund, Meier. Rienzi / Jordan, Lehnhoff, Kerl, Aldrich [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Rienzi
Performers: Aldrich, Kate; Domingo, Placido; Gambill, Robert; Kerl, Torsten; Lloyd, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Nylund, Camilla; Studer, Cheryl; Trekel, Roman; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Lang-Lessing;
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Opera Berlin Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Wagner's 200th birthday arises in 2013, giving cause for celebration. Three outstanding opera productions come together for release in this exclusive set -- the legendary...continue...
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50 Best Verdi: CD One: Tenors & Baritones; CD Two: Soparnos & Mezzos; CD Three: Choruses

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Macbeth; Il trovatore; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlos; Requiem; La forza del destino; Otello; Fals...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Arroyo, Martina; Bella, Benito di; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonisolli, Franco; Bruson, Renato; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Rudel, Julius; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Pappano, Antonio; Gardelli, Lamberto; Barker, John; Pidò, Evelino; Serafin, Tullio; ...

This 3-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the iconic Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi, performed by many of...continue...

Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots / Denning, Peacock, Leech, Welker, Blasius. Soltesz. Deutsche Oper Berlin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Performers: Blasius, Martin; Denning, Angela; Leech, Richard; Peacock, Lucy; Welker, Hartmut
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan
Ensemble: Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra

The grand opera Les Huguenots was one of the greatest operatic successes of the 19th century, and its creator was the foremost composer of his...continue...
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50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna / Barcellona, Pratt, Mihai, Uliveri, Fischer. Jurowski [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna
Performers: Barcellona, Daniela; Fischer, Jeannette; Mihai, Bogdan; Pratt, Jessica; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Jurowski, Dmitri
Ensemble: Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Among the showier flowers of Rossini's operatic catalogue languish a few rare blooms - masterpieces like Adelaide de Borgogna that have seen relatively few revivals....continue...
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50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...