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SINGING AND VOCAL TRAINING

SINGING AND VOCAL TRAINING


AIDA - VERDI (GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU)

AIDA Giuseppe Verdi (1813 ?1901)

Daniela Dessi, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Fabio Armiliato, Juan Pons and Roberto Scandiuzzi lead the cast in the renowned period production filmed in 2003 against the historic paper trompe-l'oeil sets painted between 1936-45 by Josep Mestres Cabanes, the last representative of the old Catalan school of scenography.

Item no.: DJ00771672
Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
Duration: 186 minutes
Copyright: 2009
StdBkNo: 9780769708942
Price: USD 55.00

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AUSTRALIAN OPERA - MORE FAVORITES

The second edition of Opera Favorites brings together further selections of popular extracts recorded live from some of the world's best loved operas, and highlights the prodigious talents of The Australian Opera, its gifted artists and some of their special guests.

Included are highlights from: La Traviata in the concert recording by Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, Cosi fan tutte featuring Yvonne Kenny and Carmen featuring Victoria Vergara and The Australian Opera Chorus.

Item no.: JP00771764
Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
Duration: 65 minutes
Copyright: 2009
StdBkNo: 9780769788654
Price: USD 40.00

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BEST OF JOAN SUTHERLAND, THE: VOLUME 2

Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian Icon and declared National Treasure, has been described as the foremost soprano of our age and one of the greatest operatic artists of all time.

This program, live from the Sydney Opera house, contains highlights of her stage performances with Opera Australia, including many of her most internationally famous and highly acclaimed roles.

Highlights include:
  • Lucrezia Borgia
  • Adriana Lecouvreur
  • La Fille du Regiment
  • Norma, Il Trovatore
  • Lakme
  • Die Fledermaus
  • Lucia di Lammermoor
  • The Merry Widow
  • La Fille du Regiment

    Item no.: TN00771765
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 76 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788647
    Price: USD 40.00

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    BOLSHOI OPERA NIGHT, A - A LIVE CONCERT FROM THE BOLSHOI THEATRE

    In 1988 Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious opera houses, held the largest benefit concert ever seen in the Soviet Union.

    Eleven international opera stars came together on stage to perform a benefit concert for the victims of the deadly earthquake in Armenia that took over 25,000 lives. Opera enthusiasts traveled from all over Europe to support the concert and hear their idols perform.

    Item no.: HC00771159
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 118 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788784
    Price: USD 40.00

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    CANDIDE - LEONARD BERNSTEIN

    Candide is a comic operetta written by Leonard Bernstein in 1956. The story is based on a novella by Voltaire, a satire about a man named Candide and his journey to becoming much more world weary.

    Item no.: EP00771703
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 169 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788241
    Price: USD 50.00

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    CASTOR ET POLLUX - JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU/DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA

    Castor et Pollux is arguably Rameau's finest creation in the tragedie lyrique style. Its libretto, based in mythology, focuses on an unusual theme: the self-sacrifice love between Castor, who is mortal, and his immortal brother, Pollux. When Castor is killed while defending his beloved Telaire from an attempted abduction, Pollux resolves to give up this immortality and take Castor's place in the Underworld. After passionate debate over who will live and who will die, the brothers are eternally united, transformed into the constellation Gemini.

    The striking luminous sets, depicting a stylized version of the constellation, give this fabulous production a glorious 21st century baroque look.

    Item no.: SU00771705
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 156 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769707044
    Price: USD 50.00

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    CHALIAPIN: THE ENCHANTER REMEMBERING THE GREAT RUSSIAN BASS

    Fyodor Chaliapin was one of the greatest opera singers Russia ever produced. His talent was simply colossal. With a naturally beautiful voice, a strong physical presence, and painstaking preparation for all his roles, he created characters of such depth that audiences were spellbound. Shot on location in Paris and Moscow, this biographical film includes fascinating newsreel footage and archive film of Ivan the Terrible and Don Quichotte. It also features interviews with members of Chaliapin's family, and many who were inspired by him including Sergei Leiferkus and Alexei Mochalov.

    Item no.: BF00771674
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color & Black and White)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769787930
    Price: USD 40.00

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    CLEOPATRE - JULES MASSENET: AN OPERA IN CONCERT

    Cleopatra was the great composer Jules Massenet's last work completed shortly before his death and is acclaimed to be one of his finest compositions. In this new production Montserrat Caballe gives a beautiful performance as the Egyptian ruler Cleopatra.

    Item no.: TW00771706
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 124 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788234
    Price: USD 50.00

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    COSI FAN TUTTE -WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART / DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA

    Wit and astute theatrical awareness are the hallmarks of this exceptional vision of Mozart's and Da Ponte's famous masterpiece, directed by the duo Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito. Set in a 1960s youth hostel, Cosi fan tutte is a charmingly original tableau of adolescent inexperience. Ingo Metzmacher and a sparkling ensemble and cast underscore this unique vision of a kaleidoscope of human emotions with commitment and vitality.

    Item no.: NG00771707
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color, Italian with English subtitles)
    Duration: 209 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769707068
    Price: USD 50.00

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    CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN - JANACEK (ANIMATED FILM)

    Janacek's opera, inspired by the 1920s newspaper cartoon character, Vixen Sharpears, returns to its roots with a specially-adapted version of the score prepared by conductor Kent Nagano for the animated film by Geoff Dunbar (Peter Rabbit/Rupert and the Frog Song).

    Item no.: KV00771675
    Format: DVD (Color)
    Duration: 72 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708713
    Price: USD 50.00

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    DEVIL AND KATE, THE - ANTONIN DVORAK/WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA

    The Devil and Kate was written in 1899, soon after Dvorak returned from America where he had composed his great symphony "From The New World'. Although known primarily for this symphonic works, Dvorak's first real love was always opera. As with all his work, The Devil and Kate is rooted in the folk stories and music of his native Bohemia. This is the story of a Bohemian girl who loves to dance-and dances with the devil. An evil princess, the devil disguised as a handsome gamekeeper and a brave shepherd who volunteers to rescue Kate, are the protagonists in comic adventures which take them, literally, to Hell and back!

    Item no.: HT00771710
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 110 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788074
    Price: USD 50.00

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    DIE FLEDERMAUS - JOHANN STRAUSS / AUSTRALIAN OPERA

    Created by the waltz king Johann Strauss, Die Fledermaus is the dizzyingly silly story of Eisenstein who would rather party than go to gaol; his wife Rosalinde who is keen to teach him a lesson; and their pert maid Adele, whose eye for the main chance is unwavering.

    Reviews
  • "(Dame Joan) sings with grace, phenomenal accuracy, humour and affection; and she demonstrates once again her gift for comedy." -The Sydney Morning Herald

  • "¡Ka sparkling, bubbling production of a champagne operetta." -The Canberra Times

    Item no.: DC00771187
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 172 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769787428
    Price: USD 50.00

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    DON GIOVANNI - MOZART (GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU)

    WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

    DON GIOVANNI Calixto Bieito's famously controversial 2002 production of Mozart's great opera sets the action in the late twentieth century and brings to life an ancient story brilliantly retold. Bertrand de Billy conducts an energetic cast led by Wojtek Drabowicz in the title role, with the Liceu's Orchestra Academy.

    Item no.: WD00771678
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 156 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709215
    Price: USD 55.00

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    DON GIOVANNI TENORIO - GIUSEPPE GAZZANIGA/WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA

    Giuseppe Gazzaniga has earned a place in history as one of the forerunners of Rossini and is best known for his one-act Don Giovanni Tenorio (1786), written in the opera buffa mold and one of his most successful works. It is the story of Don Juan, the practical joker who finds the seduction of women the best joke of all.

    First performed in Venice in 1787, it was well received and was subsequently performed in many major cities of Europe.

    As an added bonus, the Wexing Lyrical is included. This documentary film sets out to capture some of the ingredients that go to make the Wexford Festival a unique blend of music and fun-a potent cocktail of high art and even higher jinks! The whole town takes on a special character, the music spills over into its many pubs, and its citizens join in with gust.

    Item no.: PT00771711
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 127 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788081
    Price: USD 50.00

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    FAIRY QUEEN, THE - PURCELL/ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA

    The Fairy Queen is regarded as typical of the hybrid genre of the English Restoration period, drawing upon the traditions of the Elizabethan theatre and at the same time the conventions of the courtly masque. This new production was first staged by the English National Opera (ENO) in 1995 and received enthusiastic acclaim from both the press and public.

    Item no.: WT00771712
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 133 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788180
    Price: USD 50.00

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    FALSTAFF - GIUSEPPE VERDI/THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

    The spectacular opening production of London's newly-restored Royal Opera House, first broadcast live on BBC television in December 1999, brings a riot of color to Verdi's great Shakespearean masterpiece.

    Bryn Terfel as Sir John Falstaff and Barbara Frittoli as Alice Ford lead a star cast with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House under the direction of Bernard Haitink, in a spectacular new production by Graham Vick.

    Item no.: NT00771713
    Format: DVD (Color, Italian with English subtitles)
    Duration: 159 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708232
    Price: USD 50.00

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    HIGHLIGHTS FROM ARENA DI VERONA - FAVORITE OPERA ARIAS

    Some of the opera world's greatest artists are featured in extracts fromworks by Verdi and Puccini, performed at Italy's spectacular Arena di Verona.

    TOSCA (Puccini)Ora stammi a sentirOrsu, Tosca, parlateO dolci mani mansuete e pureEva Marton, Giacomo Aragall, Ingvar Wixell

    OTELLO (Verdi)Gianella notte densaDio! Mi potevi scagliarNiun mi temaVladimir Atlantov, Kiri Te Kanawa

    IL TROVATORE (Verdi)Tacea la notte placidaMiserereRosalind Plowright

    TURANDOT (Puccini)Non piangerePrincipessa di morteNicola Martinucci, Ghena Dimitrova

    Item no.: YD00771695
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 63 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788029
    Price: USD 40.00

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    IL TROVATORE -GIUSEPPE VERDI /THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

    Jose Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Veronica Villarroel and Yvonne Naef lead the star cast of Verdi's blazingly passionate opera, in Elijah Moshinsky's new Royal Opera House production co-produced with Teatro Real Madrid, with sets by the noted film designer Dante Ferretti and costumes by Anne Tilby.

    Item no.: JC00771716
    Format: DVD (Color, Italian with English subtitles)
    Duration: 172 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708492
    Price: USD 50.00

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    JOSE CARRERAS - MISA CRIOLLA AND OTHER WORKS

    MISA CRIOLLA:
    Live from Mission Dolores in San Francisco, June 21, 1990, Jose Carreras performs Argentinean composer Ariel Ramirez's Misa Criolla, a unique piece that combines South American folk music and classical music. Arias include works by Alberto Ginastera, Carlos Guastavino, Eduardo Toldra, and Tata Nacho.

    Item no.: JC00771285
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 108 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788807
    Price: USD 40.00

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    JOSE CARRERAS CONCERT COLLECTION

    Includes Four Concerts

    In 1987, doctors discovered that world-famous Jose Carreras had leukemia and a year later, the charming tenor was back on stage. After his near-miraculous recovery, he made an astonishing number of appearances and recordings. Hear Carreras at his finest in the wonderful concerts presented in this DVD collection.

    La Grande Notte a Verona
    Live Concert from the Arena di Verona August 8, 1988 75th Anniversary Arena di Verona.

    Some of the greatest voices of opera gathered together for an amazing opera event to benefit the Jose Carreras International Leukemia Foundation.

    Leo Nucci, Ghena Dimitrova, Ruggero Raimondi, Montserrat Caballe, Eva Marton, Ileana Cotrubas and many more! La Orquesta Sinfonica De Madrid £á Conducted by Jose Collado and Carlo Franci

    The Vienna Comeback
    Vincenzo Scalera, piano Live Concert from the Vienna State Opera September 16, 1988.

    This recital from the Vienna State Opera marks the artistic rebirth of the tenor after his recovery from leukemia. Jose Carreras sings arias and songs from Puccini, Liszt, Tosti and Massenet.

    Salzburg Recital
    Martin Katz, piano Live from the Great Festival House, Salzburg August 15, 1989.For the summer Salzburg Festival of 1989 Carreras found himself back among the top flight of international singing stars.

    Montserrat Cabelle & Jose Carreras
    Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow September 5, 1989.

    For their joint Moscow benefit concert, the two singers put together an extremely colorful and well-balanced performance. The concert opens with a medley of baroque and belcanto gems from the 17th and 18th centuries.

    Item no.: HD00771743
    Format: 4 DVDs (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 458 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788555
    Price: USD 50.00

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    KHOVANSHCHINA - MUSSORGSKY/THE VIENNA STATE OPERA

    This program is a live recording of Alfred Kirchner's production of Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina from the Vienna State Opera. Conducted by Claudio Abbado and featuring top vocalists from Russia and Eastern Europe in all the leading roles, this production was hailed as a triumph.

    Arguably Mussorgsky's greatest work, Khovanshchina is an opera of immense power and humanity set in the time when Peter the Great assumed power in Russia.

    An Opera in Five Acts
    Libretto by Modest Mussorgky and Vladimir Strassov
    The Vienna State Opera Orchestra
    Conducted by Claudio Abbado

    Item no.: VY00771744
    Format: 2 DVDs (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 172 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788487
    Price: USD 50.00

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    KIRI TE KANAWA IN CONCERT

    Early in 1990, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa made a triumphant return to her native New Zealand to give three concerts, the last of which ?in an outdoor event in Wellington, attracted an audience of more than seventy five thousand people enjoyed music ranging from Puccini to My Fair Lady.

    Just over a year later, Kiri delighted an invited audience at Christopher Wren's Chapel of the Royal Navy College in Greenwich, London, with a program of Handel and Mozart. The climax of the evening ?Mozart's 'Exsultate Jubilate' ?was acclaimed as of her finest ever performance.

    Highlights from these memorable performances in two very different settings provide a perfect showcase for Kiri's unique voice.

    Wellington Concert
  • Io son l'unmile ancella" Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea)
  • In quelle trine morbide" Manon Lescaut (Puccini)
  • Pace, pace, mio dio" La Forza del Destino (Verdi)
  • Tu, che di gel" Turandot (Puccini)
  • Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" La Rondine (Puccini)
  • Pokarekare ana" Traditional
  • Home Sweet Home" (arr. Bishop)
  • I Could Have Danced All Night" My Fair Lady (Lerner/Loewe)

    Item no.: TA00771721
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788104
    Price: USD 40.00

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    LA BELLE HELENE - JACQUES OFFENBACH/ZURICH OPERA HOUSE

    Offenbach's light-hearted opera is based on the story of Helen of Troy. La Belle Helene mercilessly satirizes the social mores of the declining Parisian upper classes under the Second Empire, highlighting their preoccupation with sex and their moral laxity. But it is done with great subtlety, theatrical finesse an by using word play and comic situations.

    Item no.: GD00771723
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 123 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788289
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LA BOHEME - THE FILM - NETREBKO & VILLAZON

    Giacomo Puccini's immortal opera in a high budget feature-film version directed by Academy Award nominee Robert Dornhelm, stars opera's 'Golden Couple', Rolando Villazon and Anna Netrebko as the protagonists, Rodolfo and Mimi. The chemistry between them is electric, unrivaled in the theatre today. Russian soprano Anna Netrebko is not only beautiful but has a marvelous voice and technique; on the other hand Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon, has a wonderful voice and an incredible charisma.

    The excellent bonus features include fascinating interviews with all the key performers and the director, who confirms that he not only wanted to remain steadfastly faithful to Puccini's design but also document two of the leading singers of the modern age rather than embarking on some kind of trendy contemporary re-creation.

    THE STORY
    Paris in the 1830s. Four friends share a drafty Parisian garret. Though leading a life of privation, they are buoyed by good spirits: the writer Rodolfo, the painter Marcello, the musician Schaunard and the philosopher Colline. It is Christmas Eve, and they decide to celebrate in their favorite pub, the Cafe Momus. Rodolfo stays behind to finish an article. There is a knock at the door; their neighbor Mimi, whose candle has gone out, asks for fire. Rodolfo is fascinated by her. It is love at first sight!

    The new lovers catch up with Rodolfo's friends at the Cafe Momus, where Marcello‘s former mistress Musetta turns the evening into a spirited event. The light-hearted mood of Rodolfo's and Mimi's first days together does not last, however, for Mimi develops a fatal illness. Though they agree to stay together, Mimi leaves her lover. Only when she is desperately ill and dying does she return to the garret where she once was so happy ?and to Rodolfo, the man she still loves with all her heart?

    Reviews
  • "Netrebko sings with feeling and imagination and Villazon is an inspired, golden-voiced Rodolfo." - GRAMOPHONE

  • "an extraordinary theatrical opera film" - CLASSIC FM MAGAZINE

  • "the exuberant, world-class performers blast you away?the screen fizzes with charismatic interplay and fun?exquisite music." - METRO

  • "a film starry and sumptuous" - THE TIMES

  • "Breathtakingly dramatic and emotional?full to the brim with some of the best vocal talents of today" - OPERA NOW MAGAZINE

    Item no.: PZ00771456
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 109 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769789194
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LA CENERENTOLA - ROSSINI (GLYNDEBOURNE)

    Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

    Vladimir Jurowski and Sir Peter Hall are reunited for a fresh and vibrant but timelessly elegant production of Rossini's much-loved setting of the Cinderella story, with a fine cast led by Ruxandra Donose in the title role.

    Item no.: YC00771681
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 187 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709444
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LA CLEMENZA DI TITO - MOZART (OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

    Commissioned for the coronation of Leopold II in Prague, Mozart's last opera is a deep, humane reflection on relationships, power and forgiveness.

    With the composition of some of the most beautiful passages in his oeuvre, Mozart has succeeded in giving this opera seria both a noble sobriety and transparent instrumentation, to which this commanding production by the Herrmann partnership does full justice on all levels. Susan Graham's most extraordinary Sesto and Christoph Pregardien's superb Tito set the standard for this riveting Opera national de Paris performance, conducted by the outstanding Sylvain Cambreling.

    Item no.: BD00771682
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 212 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709420
    Price: USD 55.00

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    LA GIOCONDA - AMILCARE PONCHIELLI/VIENNA STATE OPERA

    Amilcare Ponchielli's opera La Gioconda was recorded for this DVD at the Vienna State Opera in 1986. It is an opera in four acts to an Italian libretto by Arigo Boito. This melodramatic lyric drama's tale of love and murder has been popular to this day, especially the Act 3 ballet "Dance of the Hours." There are beautiful passionate arias in it such as the soprano's "Suicidio!" and the tenor's "Cielo e mar." The international stars Eva Marton and Placido Domingo guarantee an opera experience to remember.

    Item no.: PJ00771724
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 169 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788296
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LA NATIVITE DU SEIGNEUR - OLIVIER MESSIAEN

    This recording of Jennifer Bate, one of the foremost international organists of our day, playing Olivier Messaien's La Nativite du Seigneur was made in the magnificent setting of Norwich Cathedral, when a capacity audience gave her virtuoso performance a prolonged ovation.

    Messiaen's religious works for the organ have been compared with those of Beethoven in their greatness for the solo instrument. La Nativite du Seigneur is no exception: its virtuosity embraces a magnificent cycle of nine meditations on the Christmas message. Bate's recordings of Messaien's complete organ works have won international acclaim and many prestigious awards.

    Item no.: YN00771472
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Copyright: 2010
    StdBkNo: 9780769789330
    Price: USD 40.00

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    LA TRAVIATA - VERDI (TEATRO REAL MADRID)

    La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi (1813¡V1901)

    Norah Amsellem as Violetta leads a cast of outstanding talent in Pier Luigi Pizzi's beautiful production filmed with High Definition cameras and recorded in multi-track surround sound. Jesus Lopez Cobos conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real in an acclaimed reading of one of Verdi's greatest works.

    Item no.: JH00771683
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 174 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709345
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LA VOIX HUMAINE

    A Film with Julia Migenes

    La Voix Humaine is a concerto for soprano and orchestra, centering on the break-up of a relationship by telephone. It represents one side of a conversation between a young woman (sung by American soprano Julia Migenes) and her lover, who has jilted her. In a 1930s Parisian apartment, a woman is seen making for the door. As she passes the telephone, it rings. From now on she sings, sitting, standing, on her knees, pacing up and down the room, pulling at the telephone cord, going through every emotion until ultimately, in despair, she takes her own life.

    Item no.: WG00771684
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769787916
    Price: USD 50.00

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    L'AFRICAINE - GIACOMO MEYERBEER/SAN FRANCISCO OPERA

    L'Africaine was first performed at San Francisco Opera on November 3, 1972; the current performance, the original French version, is a revival of the new production of the grande opera created by the opera house for its program in September 1988. It is the last work of the composer Giacomo Meyerbeer. The French libretto was written by Eugene Scribe. This is an opera in 3 acts and depicts fictional events in the life of the explorer Vasco da Gama.

    Item no.: WR00771722
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 190 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788302
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART/DE NEDERLANDSE OPERA

    Wit and astute theatrical awareness are the hallmarks of this exceptional vision of Mozart's and Da Ponte's famous masterpiece, directed by the duo Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito. Le nozze di Figaro, set in a car showroom, exemplifies the delicate balance between love's shadowy manipulation and its cheerful innocence. Ingo Metzmacher and a sparkling ensemble and cast underscore this unique vision of a kaleidoscope of human emotions with commitment and vitality.

    Item no.: MP00771725
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color, Italian with subtitles in English)
    Duration: 198 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769707051
    Price: USD 50.00

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    L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES & L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE - RAVEL/MAURICE SENDAK/GLYNDEBOURNE

    Music by Maurice Ravel
    Designs by Maurice Sendak

    L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES
    'The bewitched child' tells the tale of a boy who is angry because he does not want to learn his lessons. He destroys his books and vandalizes the room he is in. But the room comes to life ?chairs, grandfather clock, teapot and teacup ?and seeks revenge?BR>
    THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC
    Conductor Simon Rattle

    With Cynthia Buchan, Fiona Kimm, Malcolm Walker, Francois Loup, Hyacinth Nicholls, Thierry Dran, Louise Winter, Nan Christie, Jady Pearl, Carol Smith, Harolyn Blackwell, Anna Steiger, Alison Hagley

    L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE
    'L'heure espagnole' means not only 'the Spanish clock' but also 'the Spanish hour'; every Thursday at the same time, the clockmaker Torquemada has an appointment to wind and regulate the town clocks, thus leaving his wife alone in the house for an hour?The Spanish adventure is set in a Toledo square, over which towers the baroque facade of the town hall where Torquemada winds and minds the clocks.

    THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC
    Conductor Sian Edwards

    With Anna Steiger, Francois Le Roux, Remy Corraza, Thierry Dran, Francois Loup

    Reviews
  • "…absolutely magical" - The Times

  • "…a captivating fairy tale work that constantly seduces the eye and the senses." - Daily Telegraph

    Item no.: FA00771745
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 100 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788364
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LES BOREADES -JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU/OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS

    Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

    This mythical tale of a young queen, Alphise, determined to abdicate rather than contemplate an enforced marriage to a descendant of Boreas, is nothing less than highly-charged. Her forbidden love for Abaris is reciprocated, but seems hopeless until his divine origins are revealed, where upon darkness is turned to light and Boreas's dingy domain is suffused with glowing colors, both literally and metaphorically.

    It is Rameau who emerges as the real hero of Les Boreades, in bold rhythms and daring melodic lines, threatening tempest and torture scenes and uninhibited choruses.

    Written in 1763, the opera was abandoned in rehearsal, for reasons still unclear. Rameau died the following year and the work disappeared from public view for more than 200 years. In this production, Director Robert Carsen and his creative team flood the stage by turns with summer blossoms, mountainous piles of autumn leaves, harsh winter snows and thunderous spring storms. The cast of 140, including soloists, chorus and dancers are attired in costumes inspired by late 1940s Dior.

    In addition, included is an extra feature, The Triumph of Love, which is a 60-minute documentary including interviews with Robert Carson, William Christie, Barbara Bonney, Paul Agnew and Laurent Naouri.

    Item no.: FH00771726
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color, French with English, French, Spanish subtitles)
    Duration: 226 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708997
    Price: USD 50.00

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    L'IMPRESARIO TEATRALE - WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART/TEATRO QUIRINO DI ROMA

    Mozart's comic opera was brought to life on stage at the Teatro Quirino di Roma, in celebration of the great composer's 250th birthday. Starring Maria Dragoni and Stefano Fioravanti.

    Item no.: MM00771727
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 94 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788227
    Price: USD 50.00

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    L'ORFEO - MONTEVERDI (GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU)

    Jordi Savall conducts Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and the leading soloists of early opera in a beautiful period production of Monteverdi's favola in musica staged at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu in 2002.

    Gilbert Deflo's stage direction reflects the sublime art and imagery found in Mantua's Palazzo Ducale, with its famous Hall of Mirrors, where the opera was first performed in 1607.

    Item no.: HU00771685
    Format: DVD (Color)
    Duration: 140 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708430
    Price: USD 50.00

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    LOVE OF THREE ORANGES, THE - PROKOFIEV/MAURICE SENDAK/GLYNDEBOURNE

    Glyndebourne's production of The Love of Three Oranges is nothing short of a sizzling visual extravaganza. The combination of Frank Corsaro's innovative direction and the brilliant creative designs of Maurice Sendak has created an opera which mixes fantasy, nightmare, romance and satire. The whole production is alive with acrobats, jugglers, body-builders, monsters, outrageous inflatable figures, colossal puppets and special animated sequences ?creating a farcical, carnival atmosphere.

    Willard White powerfully portrays the King whose son, a doleful hypochondriac, can only be cured through laughter. The antics of the court jester, Truffaldino, fail to raise even a giggle, and it is only when the wicked witch Fata Morgana accidently loses her skirt that the Prince breaks into hysterics. In revenge Morgana condemns the Prince, sung with "…fine lyrical fervour" by Ryland Davies (Musical Times), to fall in love with three oranges which he pursues for three thousand miles. The exciting rhythms and brilliant orchestration of Prokofiev's score are conducted by Bernard Haitink.

    Review
  • "…jam-packed with brilliant visual invention" - Financial Times

    Item no.: EZ00771746
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 115 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788357
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MACBETH - VERDI/DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN

    Macbeth signifies the beginning of Verdi's lifelong preoccupation with William Shakespeare. Verdi focuses the work primarily on three leading protagonists: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and the prophecies of the witches. Giuseppe Sinopoli conducts a powerful interpretation of the score with Renato Bruson and Mara Zampieri in the leading roles.

    From The Deutsche Oper Berlin 1987
    Macbeth, RENATO BRUSON
    Lady Macbeth MARA ZAMPIERI

    Item no.: YN00771728
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 149 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788197
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MARIA DE BUENOS AIRES - ASTOR PIAZZOLLA

    An opera in concert recorded live at the Grand Thermae Villa in Rome Italy. This Latin music and dance extravaganza by Composer Astor Piazzolla is choreographed by renowned Tango dancer and instructor Mauro Barreras and features music by the Astor Piazzolla Ensemble.

    Item no.: PN00771769
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 98 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788609
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MERLIN - ALBENIZ (TEATRO REAL MADRID)

    Original version of Merlin by Isaac Albeniz.

    Enjoy the world premiere of the full and original version of Merlin by Isaac Albeniz, over a century after he completed the work. Albeniz composed this 'Wagnerian' opera to an English libretto by his patron Francis Burdett Money-Coutts between 1898 and 1902. Many believed the score was lost, until the conductor Jose de Eusebio reconstructed it from various manuscript sources and publishers' proofs. For this stunning production, director John Dew created a world of magic and fantasy, using evocative sets and splendid lighting.

    Item no.: NN00771686
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 174 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708881
    Price: USD 55.00

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    MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE - COSI FAN TUTTE

    This comic opera buffa in two acts was commissioned to Mozart by Emperor Josef II subtitled The School for Lovers. In eighteenth-century Naples, the cynical Don Alfonso discusses women with two young officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo. The gallants insist their sweet-hearts Fiordiligi and Dorabella are virtue itself, and accept Alfonso's wager that he can prove the ladies fickle if they follow his instructions for twenty-four hours.

    Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
    Conducted by Arnold Ostman
    Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
    Featuring Ann Christine Biel, Maria Hoglind, Lars Tibell, and Magnus Linden

    Reviews
  • "For true Mozart, stick with Drottningholm." - Gramophone

  • "Excellent standard¡K notable for the clarity of the period-instrument sound and for a production wholly appropriate to the tiny Drottningholm space." - Gramophone

    Item no.: NR00771747
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 139 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788456
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE - DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL

    An attack on the ship of the Spanish nobleman Belmonte causes Constanze, who is betrothed to Belmonte, her maid Blondchen, and Belmonte's manservant Pedrillo, who is engaged to Blondchen, to fall into the hands of pirates. All three have been bought from the slave market by the wealthy Pasha Selim, a Spanish renegade (a convert to Islam from Christianity) and brought to his palace. Pedrillo has succeeded in sending word of their whereabouts to Belmonte, who must move quickly to save his beloved from the advances of the infatuated Pasha.

    Libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie D.J.
    Based on the text by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
    Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
    Conducted by Arnold Ostman

    Reviews
  • "For true Mozart stick with Drottningholm." - Gramophone

  • "Excellent standard¡K notable for the clarity of the period-instrument sound and for a production wholly appropriate to the tiny Drottningholm space." - Gramophone

    Item no.: AR00771748
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 133 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788401
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE - DIE ZAUBERFLOTE

    Following the death of Pamina's father, her mother, the Queen of the Night has lost her powers ?her dying husband passed the sevenfold circle of the sun on to Sarastro, High Priest of the "Temple of Wisdom". However she refuses to submit to the leadership of Sarastro and his followers and is determined to regain her power. To pre-empt her, Sarastro has kidnapped Pamina, the actual heiress of the Sun King. This wonderful production demonstrates Mozarts immerse skill in producing a wide variety of genres and styles.

    Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
    Conducted by Arnold Ostman
    Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
    Featuring Stefan Dahlberg, Ann Christine Biel, Mikael Samuelson, Birgit Louise Frandsen, and Laszlo Polgar

    Reviews
  • "For true Mozart, stick with Drottningholm." - Gramophone

  • "Excellent standard?notable for the clarity of the period-instrument sound and for a production wholly appropriate to the tiny Drottningholm space." - Gramophone

    Item no.: PP00771749
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 161 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788449
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE - IDOMENEO

    Idamante, the son of the Idomeneo the King Of Crete waits for his father to return from the Trojan Wars. Prior to his victorious return, the King has sent ahead of him some Trojan prisoners when the prisoners arrive in Crete, Idamante falls in love with Princess Ilia, the daughter of the now dead King Priam of Troy.

    Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
    Conducted by Arnold Ostman
    Featuring: Stuart Kale and Ann Christine Biel

    Reviews
  • "For true Mozart stick with Drottningholm." - Gramophone

  • "Excellent standard¡K notable for the clarity of the period-instrument sound and for a production wholly appropriate to the tiny Drottningholm space." - Gramophone

    Item no.: YA00771750
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 143 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788418
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE - LA CLEMENZA DI TITO

    The action takes place in 80 AD. Tito rules the Roman Empire. Vitellia, daughter of the deposed emperor Vitellius, seems to be obsessed with the notion that Tito was only able to become Emperor because his father ousted Vitellius. She is outraged that Tito is now planning to marry the foreign Princess Berenice; she insists that he must die and goads her admirer Sesto, a close friend of Tito, into agreeing to assassinate the Emperor for her sake.

    Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
    Conducted by Arnold Ostman
    Libretto by Caterino Mazzola
    Based on the text by Pietro Metastasio
    Featuring: Stefan Dahlberg, Anita Soldh and Lani Poulson

    Reviews
  • "For true Mozart, stick with Drottningholm." - Gramophone

  • "Excellent standard¡K notable for the clarity of the period-instrument sound and for a production wholly appropriate to the tiny Drottningholm space." - Gramophone

    Item no.: AR00771751
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 128 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788425
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE - LA FINTA GIARDINIERA

    This perfect exposition starts off with three classic buffo roles ?an amorous old man, a wily maid and a handsome young gardener. The Cavaliere offers a "serious" role ala opera seria. And a female gardener who is "finta", in other words a fake, is a "mezzo carattere" ?the title given in opera buffa to roles that are allowed to alternate between the comic and the serious, between sentimentality and drama. With its clever changes between major and minor keys, this plot is anything but cliched.

    Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
    Conducted by Arnold Ostman
    Libretto by Giuseppe Petrosellini
    Featuring Stuart Kale, Britt-Marie Aruhn, Ann Christine Biel and Richard Croft

    Reviews
  • "For true Mozart stick with Drottningholm." - Gramophone

  • "Excellent standard?notable for the clarity of the period-instrument sound and for a production wholly appropriate to the tiny Drottningholm space." - Gramophone

    Item no.: YD00771752
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 150 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788432
    Price: USD 50.00

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    MOZART/THE SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA & CHOIR - MOZART IN TURKEY

    This production, performed in the Harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, is one-third documentary and two-thirds filmed opera. This fascinating film revolves around a staging of Mozart's first popular success, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.

    The film breaks up the musical sequences with footage of rehearsals and comments by the opera director Elijah Moshinksy who provides fascinating historical and musical insights.

    The Turkish setting is breathtaking, and the film provides some illuminating biographical information about Mozart's life during the composition of The Abduction, his most popular opera during his lifetime.

    Item no.: PG00771753
    Format: DVD (Color)
    Duration: 88 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708928
    Price: USD 45.00

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    PLACIDO DOMINGO: MY GREATEST ROLES

    Placido Domingo is the most important person alive in opera. Greatest of the stage tenors still performing, experienced conductor, intendant of not one but two US opera houses ?these bald facts hardly begin to delineate the man. Major sponsorship flocks to him, his influence is felt in opera houses worldwide, and his support can be the making of a singer's career. And once every ten years he allows television cameras in. This time is probably the last television look at his active career and takes the form of a retrospective of his greatest work, building up a picture of this unique man throughout his extraordinary career.

    Item no.: HN00771310
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 80 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769789118
    Price: USD 45.00

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    PLACIDO DOMINGO: VOLUME 2 - VERDI: OTELLO, IL TROVATORE, ERNANI, BONUS INTERVIEWS

    Placido Domingo is one of the most charismatic opera singers of our time. He is featured in these full-length operas by Giuseppe Verdi: Otello, Il Trovatore and Ernani. These performances are filmed at the world's renowned opera houses and feature stellar casts and conductors such as Sir Georg Solti and Herbert von Karajan.

    Item no.: NK00771478
    Format: 4 DVDs (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: Approx. 8 hours
    Copyright: 2010
    StdBkNo: 9780769789361
    Price: USD 70.00

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    REAL DON GIOVANNI, THE - DOCU-DRAMA WITH OPERA SINGER SIR THOMAS ALLEN

    Shot on location in Prague, Vienna and in Northern Bohemia, this docu-drama attempts to place Don Giovanni's violent and seductive personality in its historical context.

    Using dramatization, performance and documentary, the opera singer Thomas Allen argues that the key to understanding Mozart's demonic philanderer is through Giacomo Casanova. Whilst performing the role in contemporary Prague, Allen sets out to prove that the real-life eighteenth century sex maniac was not only a direct influence on Mozart's opera, but that he was involved in its creation. Before long, Allen becomes caught up in the romance of performing this role, and his obsession begins to slip into fantasy.

    Item no.: JT00771730
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 50 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788098
    Price: USD 40.00

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    RIGOLETTO - VERDI/ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

    Verdi's drama of revenge, in its stunning new production by David McVicar, is filled with some of the composer's most celebrated music. Sir Edward Downes conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House with a cast which includes Paolo Gavanelli, Marcelo Alvarez and Christine Schafer.

    Item no.: BC00771756
    Format: DVD (Color)
    Duration: 169 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769708300
    Price: USD 50.00

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    TAMERLANO - HANDEL/BAD LAUCHSTADT

    The Tatar ruler Tamerlano (historically Timur-lenk), a descendant of Genghis Khan, defeated and captured the Turkish Sultan Bajazet at the battle of Angora in 1402.

    A series of plays and operas have been written to mark this historical event. In Handel's opera, although Tamerlano is already engaged to the Princess von Trapezunt, he falls in love with Bajazet's daughter. She, however, is fond of the Greek Prince Andronico. The story, which takes place in Prusa, the capital of Bithynia, begins directly after Bajazet and Asteria have been captured.

    An Opera in Three Acts
    Libretto by Agostino Piovene
    THE ENGLISH CONCERT
    Conducted by Trevor Pinnock
    Featuring Monica Bacelli, Thomas Randle, Graham Pushee and Anna Bonitatibus

    Item no.: MA00771757
    Format: 2 DVDs (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 323 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788494
    Price: USD 50.00

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    TOSCA - PUCCINI (TEATRO REAL MADRID)

    Giacomo Puccini (1858 ?1924)

    Daniela Dessi takes the title role in Nuria Espert's new production of Puccini's operatic tour de force ?a fiery melodrama of lust, betrayal and revenge, based on the plot by Victorien Sardou set in nineteenth century Rome.

    Item no.: JC00771687
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 186 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709017
    Price: USD 55.00

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    WAGNER/GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU - DAS RHEINGOLD

    In the prologue to Wagner's giant masterpiece, Der Ring des Nibelungen, the beginnings of an epic journey unfold when Alberich seizes the ring of gold, its awesome power unleashing an unstoppable story of deceit, destruction, death and transfiguring love.

    Filmed at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu in 2004, Harry Kupfer's stunning production, first staged in Berlin, numbers among the greatest productions of modern times and is recorded in sumptuous surround sound. Featuring, Falk Struckmann.

    Item no.: GN00771758
    Format: 2 DVDs (Color, German with English, French Subtitles)
    Duration: 158 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709109
    Price: USD 60.00

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    WAGNER/GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU - DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN

    Opus Arte presents Harry Kupfer's stunning production of Wagner's colossal masterpiece Der Ring des Nibelungen from the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona as a complete box set.

    Deborah Polaski, Matti Salminen, Falk Struckmann, John Treleaven and Eric Halfvarson lead a splendid cast in this epic cycle which runs for over 15 hours. Bertrand de Billy conducts the superb Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu. This cycle is considered to be among the greatest productions of modern times and is recorded in sumptuous surround sound.

    A Ring Cycle not to be missed!

    Review
  • 'the best small-screen realisation of a Ring opera I have seen.' - International Record Review

    Item no.: BR00771759
    Format: 11 DVDs (Color, German with English, French Subtitles
    Duration: 939 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709628
    Price: USD 170.00

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    WAGNER/GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU - DIE WALKURE

    In the second work of Wagner's epic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wotan faces the consequences of his actions, begun in Das Rheingold, while his daughter Brunnhilde emerges as the heroic voice of the conscience he strives to silence. Struggles of power mix with adulterous and incestuous love in an episode of dramatic vengeance.

    FEATURES:
    Conductor Bertrand de Billy
    Siegmund Richard Berkeley-Steele
    Hunding Eric HalfvarsonWotan Falk Struckmann
    Sieglinde Linda Watson
    Brunnhilde Deborah Polaski

    Item no.: CB00771760
    Format: 3 DVDs (Color, German with English, French Subtitles)
    Duration: 248 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709116
    Price: USD 60.00

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    WAGNER/GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU - GOTTERDAMMERUNG

    In the final part of Wagner's epic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegfried's world descends into falsehood and betrayal before his cursed life is ended by a single spear. Fate ignites the final conflagration, which sets the world to await its new beginning.

    FEATURING:

    Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
    Bertrand de Billy Musical Director

    John Treleaven Siegfried
    Falk Struckmann Gunther
    Gunter von Kannen Alberich
    Matti Salminen Hagen
    Deborah Polaski Brunnhilde
    Cristina Obregon Woglinde
    Maria Rodriguez Wellgunde
    Francisca Beaumont Flosshilde

    Item no.: NA00771761
    Format: 3 DVDs (Color, German with English, French Subtitles)
    Duration: 275 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709130
    Price: USD 60.00

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    WAGNER/GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU - SIEGFRIED

    In the third work of Wagner's epic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegmund's shattered sword is forged once again and kills the dragon that guards the ring. When Siegfried seizes the ring, he also receives its curse as he continues his fiery adventure of discovery and love.

    FEATURES:
    Bertrand de Billy conductor
    John Treleaven Siegfried
    Graham Clark Mime
    Falk Struckmann Der Wanderer
    Gunter von Kannen Alberich
    Eric Halfvarson Fafner
    Andrea Bonig Erda
    Deborah Polaski Brunnhilde
    Cristina Obregon Der Waldvogel

    Item no.: YH00771762
    Format: 3 DVDs (Color, German with English, French Subtitles)
    Duration: 258 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769709123
    Price: USD 60.00

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    WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE & HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP! - KNUSSEN/MAURICE SENDAK/GLYNDEBOURNE

    A collaboration of one of Britain's foremost composers, Oliver Knussen, with the vivid magical images of American artist and author, Maurice Sendak, evokes a very special form of theater ?fantasy opera.

    The antics of young Max and his journey to the Land of the Wild Things, and Jennie, the Sealyham terrier's search for something more than everything, are set against beautifully intricate designs which adhere faithfully to the illustrations in the famous children's books by Maurice Sendak.

    The music is skillfully orchestrated with an unerring ability to depict fantasy characters and scenarios ?a rare fusion of wit and lyricism.

    Two Fantasy Operas composed and conducted by Oliver Knussen

    WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
    (starring Karen Beardsley as Max)
    HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP!
    (starring Cynthia Buchan as Jennie)

    With:
    Andrew Gallacher, Rosemary Hardy,Hugh Hetherington, Neil Jenkins, Mary King,Jeremy Munro, Stephen Rhys-Williams,Deborah Rees, Stephen Richardson

    Review
  • "¡Kaural and visual enchantment¡Kenthralling make-believe and irresistibly potent entertainment." - Daily Telegraph

    Item no.: WB00771763
    Format: DVD (Region 1, Color)
    Duration: 98 minutes
    Copyright: 2009
    StdBkNo: 9780769788203
    Price: USD 45.00

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    ACTING FOR SINGERS

    The educational DVD, which follows a workshop with Actors and Singers at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

    This program teaches how to prepare for a song performance and examines the ways in which classical singers can learn from actors. It also traces the origins of art songs in 18th-century musical theater.

    Item no.: NS11180001
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 35 minutes
    Copyright: 2008
    Price: USD 119.00

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    HISTORY OF VOCAL TEACHING - AN EXPLORATION OF A VOCAL LINEAGE

    By Janis Kelly and Norbert Meyn

    This DVD outlines fundamental vocal principles as passed down from old masters and offers exercise demonstrations by world-class artists. It traces the history of the teaching methods of German singing teacher Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann; features interviews with German coloratura soprano Jutta Vulpius, British soprano Janis Kelly, and German soprano Carola Hohn; and demonstrates a direct lineage to 19th-century teachers.

    Item no.: YD11180002
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 40 minutes
    Copyright: 2008
    Price: USD 119.00

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    BURNT TOAST

    Directed by Larry Weinstein Eight comedic mini-operas, each depicting a different stage of a romantic relationship. BURNT TOAST is comprised of a series of eight comedic mini-operas, each depicting a different stage of a romantic relationship set in contemporary settings. With original music and libretti, each vignette is a self-contained story, but together they work as a cohesive single piece. The relationships are of all types: the passionate, the fantasized, the bored and of course, the dead relationship.

    An opera program that actually appeals to a wide general audience, BURNT TOAST is the brainchild of the same team that created "Toothpaste", the five-minute domestic opera that has been screened throughout the world and showered with international prizes.

    Reviews
    "The entire process of love, pain and the whole damn thing is uniquely played out in the mock-opera, Burnt Toast...TV is rarely this good...Weinstein's established visual style...is applied here...with striking effect." - The (Toronto) Globe and Mail

  • "Inspired...Composed by Alexina Louie, with a playfully ironic libretto from Dan Redican, the comedia opera features a virtual Who's Who of Canadian actors -- Paul Gross, Colm Feore, Colin Machirie, Leah Pinsent, Cathy Jones, Mark McKinney among others -- lip-synching their way through the melodie madness." - Toronto Star

    Awards
  • Golden Sheaf Award, Best Original Music (Fiction)
  • Golden Sheaf Award, Best Editing (Fiction)
  • Toronto International Film Festival
  • Vancouver International Film Festival
  • Music on Film -- Film on Music, Prague
  • Victoria International Film and Video Festival
  • Cinefest, Sudbury
  • One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Video Festival, Calgary

    Item no.: AC02790514
    Format: DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 52 minutes
    Copyright: 2005
    StdBkNo: 1594583560
    Price: USD 250.00

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    DON GIOVANNI: LEPORELLO'S REVENGE

    Mozart's opera presented from the point of view of Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello.
    This film takes Mozart's operatic masterpiece "Don Giovanni", and without changing a note of the music, turns the opera inside out. The story is presented by Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello, who hosts a 'film within a film' that reveals the shocking secret of his master's identity.

    Dmitri Horostovsky, the great Russian baritone, sings both the roles of Leporello and Don Giovanni. Through the use of spectacular visual effects, the dark side of the opera comes to life, and Dmitri transcends time and dimension to dramatically interact with himself.

    The provocative ending to Leporello's story will be a surprise to everyone.

    Reviews
  • "If the idea of opera on TV seems dull, think again. Don Giovanni is magnetic…Many fine plays have been adapted for TV…but this is the first opera to really make the leap. It's…lively, fresh, and eminently watchable." - The Christian Science Monitor

  • "Even if you prefer your Mozart straight…Don Giovanni is just short of marvelous." - John Leonard, New York Magazine

  • "Much imagination has been applied to the making of this film, and it is musically impressive, with Hvorostovky in especially fine voice." - The Toronto Star

    Awards
  • FIPA, France
  • Festival International Du Film Sur L'Art, Selected
  • Gold WorldMedal, The New York Festivals
  • Silver Rose, Golden Rose, Montreux
  • Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film Festival
  • Silver Rembrandt for Music, Nombre d'Or, Amsterdam
  • 4 Best of Category Awards, 2 Nominations, Gemini Awards

    Item no.: CW02790094
    Format: DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 55 minutes
    Copyright: 2000
    StdBkNo: 1594586349
    Price: USD 250.00

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    DIDO AND AENEAS: A DANCED OPERA

    The critically-acclaimed Mark Morris dance production of the baroque operatic masterwork.

    This adaptation of the critically acclaimed and provocative dance production by Mark Morris takes a fresh and controversial approach to the baroque operatic masterwork written in 1689 by Henry Purcell.

    Dido, the noble Queen of Carthage, has fallen in love with the Trojan prince Aeneas. While the court celebrates the imminent union of the two monarchs, the evil Sorceress with her coven of witches plots their downfall. Romance leads to heartbreak and tragedy.

    DIDO AND AENEAS stars Mark Morris himself in the dual roles of Dido and the Sorceress, and the supporting roles are performed by the incomparable Mark Morris Dance Group.

    Tafelmusik provides accompaniment to a superb cast of vocal soloists including the great American mezzo Jennifer Lane.

    Reviews
  • "This lavish production is faultless from stunning photography to brilliant choreography from Mark Morris." - Starweek

  • "A successful blend of opera and dance. The production works marvelously…the camera can soar over the dancers to linger on the opera chorus and soloists." - John Doyle, Globe and Mail Broadcast Week.

  • "Unlike other dance videos it is not merely a recording of a dance performance-it is a film in its own right with amazing cinematography, camera angles, and creative visual integration of the opera and dance elements." - Sheela Lambert, Anything That Moves

  • "The music?is) truly excellent…modern dance programs will find this a valuable teaching tool." - Charles H. Burkhart, MC Journal

  • "WORTH SINGING ABOUT…Choreographer Mark Morris gives a striking twist to his production…There's a lot to admire here, including the playing by Tafelmusik and the mostly offscreen singing by Canadian artists." - Now Magazine

    Note
  • Golden Sheaf Nomination, Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival

    Awards
  • Golden Spire, San Francisco International Film Festival
  • Gold Apple, National Educational Media Competition
  • Rockie, Best Performing Arts Special, Banff Television Festival
  • Chris Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
  • Best Arts Documentary, Gemini Awards
  • Special Mention, Il Coreografo Electtronico, Italy
  • Silver Screen Award, US International Film & Video Festival
  • FIPA, France

    Item no.: HA02790388
    Format: DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 55 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    StdBkNo: 1594583528
    Price: USD 250.00

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    SORCERESS, THE: KIRI TE KANAWA

    Part baroque opera, part rock video--A performance fantasy with an edge.

    Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete

    Contemporary and baroque styles interweave in this performance fantasy featuring the music of George Frideric Handel. The warring forces of good and evil and the power of romantic love are expressed through music, song, dance and gesture in this stylish and imaginative blend of stage drama and rock video.

    Reviews
  • "From this mix of elements a new artform emerges... sound, spectacle and substance." - The Toronto Star

  • "A good example of baroque opera's blend of music, singing, dance, and pantomime. Kiri Te Kanawa sings beautifully and looks gorgeous. Christopher Hogwood's orchestra plays crisply...The video is full of visual interest...could be used in a music appreciation course." - 5 Stars Video Rating Guide for Libraries

  • "It is the expert hand of director Barbara Willis Sweete...together with the vocal and personal magic of Te Kanawa...that makes this...especially memorable." - Opera

    Notes
  • Nominated, Television Broadcast of the Year, The Classical Music Awards, England
  • Nominated, Golden Sheaf Awards, Yorkton Film Festival

    Awards
  • Silver Medal, International Film & TV Festival of New York
  • Bronze Plaque Award, Columbus International Film and Video Festival
  • Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (FIPA), France

    Item no.: YC01110602
    Format: DVDs (Color)
    Duration: 50 minutes
    Copyright: 1993
    StdBkNo: 1594587620
    Price: USD 250.00

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