Hawlata, Franz

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...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Weigle/Bayreuth, Hawlata, Korn [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Ernst, Norbert; Guber, Carola; Hawlata, Franz; Kaune, Michaela; Korn, Artur; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

"Ostensibly Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg tells a humorous tale about artistically inclined craftsmen. Goldsmith Veit Pogner promises his daughter Eva's hand in...continue...
Run Time: 306 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...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Weigle/Bayreuth, Hawlata, Korn [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Ernst, Norbert; Guber, Carola; Hawlata, Franz; Kaune, Michaela; Korn, Artur; Vogt, Klaus Florian; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Pulse
Director Katharina Wagner, the composer's great grand-daughter, turns "Die Meistersinger von Nnrnberg" (Opus Arte Blu-ray DVD) on its head at the 2008 Bayreuth Festival. Beckmesser's...continue...
Run Time: 306 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...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Pieczonka, Kirchschlager, Persson, Bychkov [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-05-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Batoukova, Elena; Boesch, Florian; Francis, Jeffrey; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Kaiserfeld, Ingrid; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Persson, Miah; Pieczonka, Adrianne
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Arthaus presents one of the most talked about productions of recent Salzburg festival years - the 2004 staging of Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier'. The musical comedy...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Henschel, Thielemann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Jane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Sophie
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Renée Fleming finally appears on DVD in one of her greatest roles the Marschallin, in Richard Strauss's magnificent comedy of ever-changing love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Dvorak: Rusalka / Conlon/Paris Opera, Fleming, Diadkova, Larin [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-06-30

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203
Performers: Canniccioni, Michelle; Deshayes, Karine; Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee; Greenlaw, Kevin; Hawlata, Franz; Javakhidze, Nona; Larin, Sergei; Lifar, Svetlana; Senechal, Michel; Urbanova, Eva
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

At a time when the verismo operas enjoyed great success, the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak turned to the world of fairy tales for his penultimate...continue...
Run Time: 155 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Loewe: Die Drei Wünsche / Falk, Hawlata, May, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Carl Loewe: Die drei Wünsche (The Three Wishes), comic singspiel, Op. 42
Performers: Hawlata, Franz; Kaufmann, Jonas; Klepper, Regina; May, Hermine; Prey, Florian; Weber, Astrid; Worner, Frank
Conductors: Falk, Peter
Ensemble: Stuttgart Choristers

Berg: Wozzeck / Weigle/Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-11-20

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7
Performers: Delamboye, Hubert; Denoke, Angela; Goldberg, Reiner; Hawlata, Franz; Tierney, Vivian; Tilli, Johann
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu; Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu

Calixto Bieito’s controversial but visually stunning production of 'Wozzeck' is set in a grisly, chaotic, post-industrial maze, giving a contemporary edge to the disturbing and...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: Spain
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Stephan: Die ersten Menschen / Franck, Gustafson, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2007-05-29

Works: Rudi Stephan: Die ersten Menschen, opera
Performers: Albert, Donnie Ray; Gustafson, Nancy [Soprano Vocals]; Hawlata, Franz; Millgramm, Wolfgang; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]
Conductors: Franck, Mikko
Ensemble: French National Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Rudi Stephanà setting of Otto BorngrSber's "erotic mystery play" clothes the jealousy between Cain (Kajihn) and Abel (Chabel) and their incestuous desire for their...continue...

Live Recordings 1967-1999

3 CD / Orfeo / 2007-05-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Benackova, Gabriela; Burke, Richard; Carroli, Silvano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Diepold, Alexander; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Frittoli, Barbara; Gall, Axelle; Go...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Klobucar, Berislav; Luisi, Fabio; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Oren, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Slatkin, Leonard; Santi, Nello; Albrecht, Gerd; Viotti, Marcello; Badea...

Siegfried Wagner: Rainulf und Adelasia

3 CD / CPO / 2007-02-27

Works: Siegfried Wagner: Rainulf und Adelasia, opera, Op. 14
Performers: Aken, Frank von; Hawlata, Franz; Janiszewski, Jacek; Klepper, Regina; Kuckler, Thomas W.; Lang, Andrea; Minutillo, Hana; Prey, Florian; Trekel, Roman; Wachutka, Elisabeth-Maria
Conductors: Albert, Werner Andreas
Ensemble: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

"This performance probably is the best we'll ever hear... Roman Trekel, who always seems to be involved in this mini-Siegfried Wagner revival, is a terrific...continue...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Norrington, Ford, Groop

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-11-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Chum, Johannes; Claycomb, Laura; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Groop, Monica; Hawlata, Franz; Hoffmann, Matthias; Lukas, Ralf; Maltman, Christopher; Mayr, Reinhard; Vogler, Ekkehard; Wagner, Eckhard
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

An authentic live performance of a seldom-heard masterpiece with world-famous Roger Norrington leading a talented young continental cast. Issued in celebration of the 2006 Berlioz...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony 9 / Battle, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-06-15

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Dever, Barbara; Groves, Paul; Hawlata, Franz; Lopardo, Frank; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir; Tokyo Opera Singers

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Mystic Songs & Ballads / Prey, Banse, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Lied(er); Hugo Wolf: Lied(er); Carl Loewe: Lied(er); Franz Liszt: Lied(er); Gustav Mahler: Lied(er); Arnold Schoenberg: Lied(er)
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Hawlata, Franz; Prey, Hermann; Protschka, Josef

Verdi: Arias / Franz Hawlata, Helmuth Froschauer, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 1999-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Simon Boccanegra; Ernani; Jérusalem; Ave Maria; Macbeth; Aida, opera; Attila; I vespri siciliani
Performers: Hawlata, Franz
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Dvorák: Rusalka / Mackerras, Fleming, Heppner, et al

3 CD / Decca / 1998-10-20

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka
Performers: Aghov, Livia; Buresova, Dana; Fleming, Renee; Hawlata, Franz; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Minutillo, Hana; Urbanova, Eva; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Kühn Mixed Chorus

"Listening to this set, there are many moments when one feels it is that mythical beast, the perfect opera recording. It's hard to know where...continue...

Franz Hawlata - Cornelius, Flotow, et al / Froschauer

1 CD / Capriccio / 1996-01-01

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Carl Maria von Weber: Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn, opera, J. 8 (Op. 8) (dialogue lost); Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad; Franz Schubert: Alfonso und ...
Performers: Freundorfer, Kai; Hawlata, Franz; Kothen, Wilhelm
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Spohr: Faust / Arp, Skovhus, Hawlata, Swensen, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 1994-01-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Faust
Performers: Borst, Martina; Hawlata, Franz; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Orrego, Rodrigo; Reiter, Alfred; Skovhus, Bo; Späth, Christoph; Swensen, Robert; Wand, Ulrich; Wohlfahrth, Brigitte
Conductors: Arp, Klaus
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern; Stuttgart Radio Chorus