Opera/Operetta

Shazam!

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-06-25

Works: Greg Danner: Shazam!, for brass quintet; Sky Scenes, for brass ensemble; Scherzo, for band; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Charles Ives: Variations for Organ on "America"; Erik Satie: Sports et di...
Performers: Brass Arts Quintet

Personnel: Chris McCormick (trumpet); R. Winston Morris (tuba).

Recording information: Nashville Public Radio Studio, WPLN, Nashville, TN (01/02/2002-01/27/2002)....continue...

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

Henry Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Evelyn Tubb; Thomas Meglioranza. Predrag Gosta, New Trinity Baroque;

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Great Singers Live: Elisabeth Grummer sings Mozart

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Warnung, K 433 (416c); Der Zauberer, K 472; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Das Veilchen, K 476; Die Verschweigung, K 518; Abendempfindung, K 523; Un moto di gioia, K 579; Le...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Stein, Horst
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Elisabeth Schilz Grummer was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional...continue...

Handel Arias / Leif Aruhn-Solén, tenor; New Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18; Acis & Galatea, HWV 49; Samson, HWV 57; Semele, HWV 58; Athalia, HWV 52; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Jephtha, HWV 70; Partenope, HWV 27; Messiah, HW...
Performers: Aruhn-Solen, Leif
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Victory and defeat, hope and despair, love and hate. In the operas and oratorios by George Frideric Handel, all aspects of life are explored. Spotlighting...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Atlanta (2009-04-30&2009-05-01&2009-)....continue...

Chabrier: Overtures to Gwendoline; L'Etoile; suite Pastorale. Joyeuse marche; Bourrée fantasque / Neeme Jarvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Joyeuse marche "Marche française"; Gwendolin; Habañera, for piano (or orchestra); España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Lamento, for orchestr...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

This disc of popular works by Emmanuel Chabrier marks the beginning of a new series of French repertoire, performed by Orchestre de la Suisse Romande...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/27/2012-06/29/2012)....continue...

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...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Light Music While You Work, Vol. 4 - Strauss, Jr., Davis, Bizet, Barnes, Hoschna, et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2013-05-14

Works: Horatio Nicholls: Cavalcade of Martial Songs, medley for band; Johann Strauss II: Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Con Conrad: Lonesome a...
Conductors: Fryer, Harry; Munro, Ronnie; Pursglove, Reg; Collins, Harold; Java, David; Davidson, Harry; Crean, Richard; Burston, Reginald

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

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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Francic Poulenc: La Voix Humaine / Felicity Lott, soprano; Graham Johnson, piano [2 DVD & Blu-Ray]

2 DVD Video / Champs Hill Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Francis Poulenc: La voix humaine, opera, FP 171
Performers: Lott, Felicity

For the first time permission has been given for a performance of Poulenc's one-woman tour de force La Voix Humaine with piano accompaniment, in recognition...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray and NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French
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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...

Massenet: Don Quichotte / Anastasov, Sarambelieva, Rosa, Kartaloff, Teneva. Francesco Rosa [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2013-04-30

Works: Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts
Performers: Anastasov, Orlin; Dinev, Krasimir; Papazikov, Plamen; Pavlova-Indzheva, Rositsa; Sarambelieva, Tsveta; Teneva, Silvia
Conductors: Rosa, Francesco
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

This new recording on DVD is featuring a lively and enjoyable performance features an amazing cast and a superb staging by Plamen Kartaloff. Massenet composed...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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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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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...

Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Charpentier: David & Jonathas / Pascal Charbonneau, Ana Quintans, Neal Davis, Frédéric Caton, Kresimir Spicer. William Christie [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Gustave Charpentier: David and Jonathas
Performers: Caton, Frederic; Charbonneau, Pascal; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Quintans, Ana; Spicer, Kresimer; Visse, Dominique
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

The deepest of male friendships must contend with jealousy, a witch's premonition, and, ultimately war in the biblical tale of the King Saul's banishment of...continue...
Run Time: 130 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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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...

Alban Berg: Wozzeck / Grundheber, Meier, Clark, von Kannen, Wottrich, Vogel, Trekel, Schaechter. Barenboim [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Baker, Mark; Clark, Graham; Grundheber, Franz; Meier, Waltraud; Menzel, Peter; Schaechter, Dalia; Trekel, Roman; Vogel, Siegfried; von Kannen, Gunter; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsoper Berlin

Berg is recasting Buchner's fragmentary drama in the form of three self-contained acts by drawing on existing musical genres and traditional styles, by quoting various...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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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
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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...

A Bach Notebook for Trumpet - works by 10 members of the Bach Family, transcribed for trumpet and piano / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, trumpet; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; BWV 68 (v); Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; BWV 85 (v); Orgelbüchle...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

This recording is a celebration of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for trumpet and piano. Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar arranged...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....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...

Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...
Performers: Hallenberg, Ann
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco

Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg and Il Complesso Barocco present a disc of Handel arias and orchestral pieces that span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....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...

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...

Una Stravaganza" dei Medici: Intermedi (1589) per La Pellegrina / Taverner Consort, Parrott

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Hugh Keyte: La Pellegrina, for chorus
Performers: Kirkby, Emma
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Players

The sixth release in the Rediscoveries series from Virgin Classics Andre Parrott's landmark recording of La Pellegrina - Music for the Wedding of Ferdinando De...continue...
Recording information: Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (07/1986)....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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Handel: Bad Guys - Countertenro arias from Tamerlano, Ariodante, Teseo, Amadigi di Gaula, Giulio Cesare / Xavier Sabata

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-04-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano; Ariodante; Teseo; Amadigi di Gaula; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Ottone, re di Germania
Performers: Sabata, Xavier
Conductors: Minasi, Riccardo
Ensemble: Il Pomo d'Oro

The exceptional Spanish counter-tenor Xavier Sabata expresses tears, joy and rage in his portrayal of the 'bad boys' from Handel's operas on this riveting new...continue...
Personnel: Xavier Sabata (countertenor).

Recording information: Lonigo, Villa San Fermo (Convento deo Pavoniani), Venez (08/25/2012-09/03/2012)....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...

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...

Nodebog - Musical pleasures & divertissements from 18th C. Norway / Hans Olav Gorset (flute) & Friends

3 CD / 2 L Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Anonymous, Truels Johannesson Hvidt Music Book: Preludium for alto recorder; La Lovis, air for 2 recorders; Engelsk dants (English Dance), for alto recorder; Chavailer dantz, for alto recorder; Paspi...
Performers: Bothner-By, Cathrine [Soprano Vocal]; Gorset, Hans Olav; Innervik, Kjell Tore; Johansen, Lars Henrik [Harpsichord]; Lislevand, Andre [Viola da Gamba]; Lund, Vegard; Stene, Hakon Morch

NODEBOG presents musical pleasures and "divertissements" from 18th century Norway. These rediscovered treasures from the past can only be recreated through living performance today, here...continue...
Recording information: Jar Kirke, Oslo, Norway (02/2012)....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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Enchanted Forest - Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli / Anna Prohaska, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Fida ninfa, RV 714; George Frederick Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A 14; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), HWV 122; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alcina, HWV 34; Henry Purcell: The Fairy ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Prohaska, Anna; Riches, Ashley [Bass Vocal]; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Archangelo

The Times, 16th March 2013
Superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen's instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate...continue...
Recording information: St John at Hackney Church, London; All Hallows' Church, (04/2012/09/2012)....continue...

Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade / Gimenéz, Petrova, Yetzabel, Fernandez, Rivera, Regalis, De Marchi, Nunziata [2 DVDs]

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

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: L'olimpiade, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Giménez, Raúl; Lozano, Antonio; Petrova, Lyubov; Rivera, Jennifer; Soloviy, Sofia; Storti, Milena
Conductors: De Marchi, Alessandro
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis

With Olimpiade the famous poet Metastasio created one of the most popular librettos of the 18th century. It was set to music by over 60...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean
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Leo Fall: The Rose of Stambul / Kimberly McCord, Alison Kelly, Erich Buchholz, Geral Frantzen, Robert Morrissey

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

Works: Leo Fall: Die Rose von Stambul, operetta in 3 acts
Performers: Benham, Aaron; Bockel, Sarah; Buchholz, Erich; Buck, Michelle; Casady, Eric; Frantzen, Gerald; Guerra, Chris; Hill, Nicole; Kelly, Alison [Violin]; McCord, Kimberly; Morrissey, Robert; Pixely, Khaki;...
Conductors: Frantzen, John
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Opertta

Leo Fall's early career mirrored that of his famous contemporary Franz Lehár. Both were born in provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and soon moved to...continue...
Recording information: Percy Julian Auditorium, Oak Park, Illinois, USA (08/08/2011)....continue...

Britten: Owen Wingrave / Finley, Savidge, Marlton, Barstow. Kent Nagano [DVD]

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

Works: Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave, Op. 85
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Dawson, Anne; Finley, Gerald; Gale, Elizabeth; Hellekant, Charlotte; Hill, Martyn; Marlton, Hilton; Savidge, Peter
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin

"The cast is outstanding: Gerald Finley as Owen, the formidable Dame Josephine Barstow as his terrifying aunt and Martyn Hill as his militaristic grandfather. Who...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Psalms and Motets for Reflection - Taverner, Stainer, Poulenc, Stanford, MacMillan

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

Works: William Crotch: Psalm 47, for chorus; Johannes Eccard: Maria Wallt zum Heiligtum; James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Ivor Atkins: Psalm 2, for chorus; Psalm 96, for chorus; John Tavener...
Performers: Bloss, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's Elora

Choral elements from Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and medieval traditions are included in this anthology of anthems and motets, many drawing inspiration from the Psalms....continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/29/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

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...