Rose, Matthew

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: 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...

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 Progress
Performers: 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
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Haydn: The Creation / Nelson, Milne, Gura, Rose, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2
Performers: Beyer, Jonathan; Crowe, Lucy; Gura, Werner; Milne, Lisa; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chamber Choir; Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

Haydn undertook the composition of The Creation starting at age 65. It took him 1.5 years to complete the work. A deeply religious man, he...continue...
Run Time: 182 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, English, French
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The World's Greatest Operas / Carmen, Aida, Tosca, Magic Flute [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-10-24

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Bespalovaite, Irena; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Damrau, Diana; Gerhaher, Christian; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Gu...
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony; Chailly, Riccardo; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra;...

The World's Greatest Operas is a 6 DVD Deluxe set, containing 4 of the most famous and most performed operas - Aida, Carmen, Die Zauberflöte...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. 50
Performers: 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. 50
Performers: 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...

Verdi: Otello / Colin Davis

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2010-10-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Clayton, Allan; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Johnson, Ben; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Sir Colin Davis' eagerly anticipated recording of Verdi's Otello is released on the 10th anniversary of the LSO Live label. Opera has always formed an...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (12/01/2009-12/06/2009)....continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea / de Niese, Workman, ROH, Hogwood [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Performers: Agnew, Paul; De Niese, Danielle; Park, Ji-Min; Rose, Matthew; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a distinguished cast including Danielle de Niese and Charles Workman in Wayne McGregor's new...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English (bonus features only) / F...continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea / de Niese, Workman, ROH, Hogwood [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Performers: Agnew, Paul; De Niese, Danielle; Park, Ji-Min; Rose, Matthew; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1028D. Christopher Hogwood...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English (bonus features...continue...

Handel: Messiah / King's College Choir [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Rose, Matthew; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; King's College Choir

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, the first ever...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Liszt Abroad

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-11-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Gastibelza (Bolero), song for voice & piano, S. 286 (LW N27); Comment, disaient-ils, S 276 no 2 (2nd version); Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S 272; Die Lor...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Evans, Rebecca; Rose, Matthew; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor

"The recording is excellent and with a playing time of almost 80 minutes we are offered a lot of music for our money. Signum can...continue...
Recording information: Warehouse, London, England....continue...

Handel: Messiah / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Amherst, Timothy; Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Crouch, Joseph; Rose, Matthew; Ross, Alastair; Stevens, Peter; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Handel died on April 14, 1759, exactly 250 years ago in April 2009. On Palm Sunday of this year (April 5 and 11, 2009) the...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Caterina Antonacci [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Kaufmann, Jonas; Rose, Matthew; Vizin, Viktoria; Xanthoudakis, Elena
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"This terrifically-cast and conducted Carmen goes to the top of the list, which is saying a great deal... Bizet's expert scoring is underlined but never...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Bizet: Carmen / Kaufman; Antonacci; Amsellem; Pappano/Royal Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Kaufmann, Jonas; Rose, Matthew; Vizin, Viktoria; Xanthoudakis, Elena
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

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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Britten: Billy Budd / Harding, Bostridge, Gunn, Saks, Davies, Rose, Lemalu, London SO, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Benson, Laurie; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Charles, Oba Kush; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Elliott, Alasdair; Green, Adam; Gunn, Nathan; Jeffrey, Darren; Kean, Kyle; Lemalu, ...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

After the award-winning recording of Britten's 'Turn of the Screw' (Virgin Classics, 2002), Daniel Harding and Ian Bostridge meet again for another Britten opera, this...continue...

Tipett: A Child of our Time / Colin Davis, Indra Thomas, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-07-08

Works: Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time, oratorio
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Rose, Matthew; Thomas, Indra
Conductors: Davis, Colin

A contemporary of Benjamin Britten, Sir Michael Tippett wrote his potent oratorio 'A Child of Our Time' (1939-41) as a compelling response to Nazi oppression,...continue...

Schubert: Mass in E flat D 950 / Richard Hickox, Gritton, Stephen, Padmore, Gilchrist, Rose, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rose, Matthew; Stephen, Pamela Helen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

Schubert's final mass and most ambitious setting was composed during the summer of 1828, only months before his death. Much more than his previous efforts...continue...

Airs D'Opéras Italiens

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2008-03-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Ferrari, Franck; Klose, Wolfgang; Reckert, Sascha; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino

Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ / Davis, Beuron, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-09-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Cargill, Karen; Dazeley, William; Rose, Matthew; Rose, Peter de
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Tenebrae

"[This is] a honey of a piece...and this marvelous new recording from Sir Colin reinforces that assessment at every turn...each solo voice is superb. French...continue...

The Twelve Days of Christmas / Crees, Rose, et al

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2006-11-03

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Work(s); Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Twelve Days of Christmas; Work(s); Peter Warlock: Balulalow; Bethleh...
Performers: Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Crees, Eric
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Brass Soloists; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

On this recording, a joyous pre-Christmas performance in the Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has been captured on CD by Brass...continue...