Gilfry, Rodney

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Rodney Gilfry, Isabel Rey, Michael Volle. Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Most [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; Rey, Isabel; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera House Chorus; Zurich Opera House Orchestra

A staging of Claude Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, recorded live at the Zurich Opera House. The opera's premiere in Paris in 1902...continue...
Run Time: 161 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, I...continue...

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Rodney Gilfry, Isabel Rey, Michael Volle. Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Most [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; Rey, Isabel; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera House Chorus; Zurich Opera House Orchestra

A staging of Claude Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, recorded live at the Zurich Opera House. The opera's premiere in Paris in 1902...continue...
Run Time: 161 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Frenc...continue...

The Best of Operetta / Offenbach, Lehar, Strauss [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène, operetta in 3 acts; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Beuron, Yann; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gfrerer, Ute; Gilfry, Rodney; Gruberova, Edita; Lott, Felicity; Naouri, Laurent; Popp, Lucia; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Senechal, Michel; Weikl, Ber...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre; Musiciens du Louvre Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Live Recordings from the Theatre Musical de Paris - Chatelet, Zurich Opera House & Wiener Staatsoper...continue...
Run Time: 447 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Gluck: Iphigenie en Tauride / Christie, Galstian, Gilfry, Jankova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
Performers: Galstian, Juliette; Gilfry, Rodney; Jankova, Martina; Scharinger, Anton; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Orchestra La Scintilla

Gluck's wonderful but neglected 1774 opera, inspired by the Greek legend, is treated with forceful and convincing simplicity in Klaus Guth's revolutionary production staged at...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: French, English, Ger...continue...

Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac / Fournillier, Domingo, Radvanovsky [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Franco Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac
Performers: Cruz, Arturo Chacon; Domingo, Placido; Gilfry, Rodney; Radvanovsky, Sondra
Conductors: Fournillier, Patrick
Ensemble: Valencian Community Choir; Valencian Community Orchestra

While best known today for having composed the ending to Puccini's unfinished Turandot, Franco Alfano wrote some dozen operas, including Cyrano de Bergerac (1936) based...continue...
Run Time: 141 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: French, English, Spa...continue...

Maw: Sophie's Choice / Rattle/Royal Opera, Kirchschlager, Gietz, Gilfry [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: John Nicholas Maw: Sophie's Choice
Performers: Duesing, Dale; Gietz, Gordon; Gilfry, Rodney; Kirchschlager, Angelika
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

In 2002, Nicholas Maw's opera Sophie's Choice, based on the novel by William Styron, was given its premiere at the Royal Opera House. The subject...continue...
Run Time: 223 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Welser-Most, Gilfry, Rey, Volle [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / TDK / 2010-02-23

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; Polgar, Laszlo; Rey, Isabel; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 161 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac / Fournillier / Valencian Community Orchestra / Domingo, Radvanovsky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Franco Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac
Performers: Accurso, Roberto; Caruso, Corrado Carmelo; Cruz, Arturo Chacon; Di Pierro, Nahuel; Domingo, Placido; Franco, Javier; Gilfry, Rodney; Mentxaka, Itxaro; Radvanovsky, Sondra
Conductors: Fournillier, Patrick
Ensemble: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

While best known today for having composed the ending to Puccini's unfinished Turandot, Franco Alfano wrote some dozen operas, including 'Cyrano de Bergerac' (1936) with...continue...
Run Time: 141 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Surround 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: French, Engli...continue...

Messiaen: Saint Francois d'Assise / Metzmacher, Tilling, Gilfry, Delamboye [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
Performers: Arapian, Armand; Baljet, Jan Willem; Delamboye, Hubert; Gilfry, Rodney; Kaasch, Donald; Morsch, Andre; Neven, Henk; Randle, Thomas; Tilling, Camilla
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: Hague Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus

"This work never will be a repertory staple; it's an event. Messiaen fans will know that this DVD is more a necessity than a luxury;...continue...
Run Time: 275 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe - The Merry Widow / Chorus And Orchestra Of The Zurich Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-07-19

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Gfrerer, Ute; Gilfry, Rodney; Hartmann, Rudolf; Prikopa, Herbert; Schellenberger, Dagmar
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Helmut Lohner excels in presenting this amusing love story on stage. The gorgeous set, the elegant costumes, and the presentation of the characters add up...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Subtitl...continue...

Mozart: Così Fan Tutte / Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; James, Eirian; Mannion, Rosa; Roocroft, Amanda; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

"The first advantage of this film of the opera is Carlo Tommasi's ravishing decor that accords with what the libretto predicates, conjuring 18th-century Naples overlooked...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Don Giovanni [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2002-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Gilfry, Rodney; Polgar, Laszlo; Rey, Isabel; Sacca, Roberto; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Zurich Opera House was staged by the highly creative team of conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, dirctor Jurgen Flimm and...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: Italian, French, Eng...continue...