| Work | Artist | Cat no | Label | Price |
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| PROKOFIEV: Romeo & Juliet. Choreographed and staged by Nureyev. Danced by Loudieres, Legris, Jude, Delanoe Live Recording July1995 |
Orchestre De L'Opera National De Paris - Pahn |
0630-15154-2 |
Warner Music |
£10.99 |
| ALFRED BRENDEL In Portrait - Includes complete performances of HAYDN: Piano Sonata No.49. MOZART: Piano Sonata K457. SCHUBERT: Impromptu No.3 (filmed at Snape Maltings July 2000) plus an illuminating documentary that chronicles his childhood and early influences, Alfred Brendel reveals his stature as an international performer, displays his admiration for the work of other artists and gives rare insights into his ideas and philosophy. Also a conversation at the piano, in which Sir Simon Rattle and Alfred Brendel discuss the fine detail of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 [2 DVD SET] All Regions |
Alfred Brendel |
OA 0811 D |
BBC |
£14.99 |
| VERDI: Don Carlos (Region Code: 2-6) |
Alagna, Hampson, Mattila, Van Dam, Meier, Orchestre de Paris, Choeur de Theatre du Chatelet - Pappano |
0630 16318 2 |
Warner |
£11.99 |
| MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov [2 DVDs] region code:1-6. Penguin Guide Rosette |
Lloyd, Borodina, Steblianko, Leiferkus, Kirov Opera - Gergiev |
075 089-9 |
Philips |
£14.99 |
| WAGNER: Die Walkure Act I Vienna Festival 1963 (region code: All) |
Watson, Uhl, Greindl, VPO - Knappertsbusch |
DV-CLHK63 |
TDK |
£10.99 |
| PAVAROTTI AND LEVINE IN RECITAL at the MET. MOZART: Un'aura amorosa. ROSSINI: La promessa, La danza. BELLINI: Dolente immagine di Fille mia, Malinconia, ninfa gentile, Vanne, o rosa fortunata, Bella Nice, che d'amore, Ma rendi pur contento, Vaga luna. VERDI: La mia letizia infondere. MASSENET: Pourquoi me réveiller'. RESPIGHI: Nevicata, Pioggia. FLOTOW: M'apparì tutt'amor. MASCAGNI: Serenata. SIBELLA: La Girometta. DENZA: Occhi di fata. PAISELLIO: Nel cor più non mi sento. DONIZETTI: Il barcaiolo. LEONCAVALLO: O Colombina. TRAD: La Giana. DONAUDY: O del mio amato ben. PUCCINI: Sole e amore, Recondita armonia, Nessun dorma.TOSTI: Non t'amo più, Marechiare (Region Code: 1 - 6) |
Pavarotti, James Levine (piano) |
074 3071 |
Decca |
£8.99 |
| WAGNER: Parsifal. The Search for the Grail: Documentary, A Film Special presented by Placido Domingo (Classic FM Best Buy - July 2004) (Region Code: 2, 5) Tony Palmer’s film centres round a performance of Parsifal, with the unmistakable Placido Domingo in the title role, and conducted by the distinguished Valery Gergiev. However this is much more than just a performance of the opera. Also included is a striking documentary, narrated by Domingo himself, offering description of the plot and exploring theories about Parsifal’s origins and considerable sphere of influence. Gergiev's conducting is riveting in its dramatic intensity, ravishing beauty and transcendent religiosity. Along with Domingo's stunning surety in the title role, Violeta Urmana is the compelling Kundry, Matti Salminen the fierce Klingsor.” (Los Angeles Times) |
Domingo, Urmana, Putilin, Salminen, The Kirov Orchestra & Choir at the Mariinsky Theatre - Gergiev |
100 610 |
Arthaus |
£11.99 |
 TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake (with Fonteyn & Nureyev) Nureyev himself choreographed this production for the Vienna State Opera Ballet (Region Code: 0) Penguin Guide Rosette - December 2008 |
VSO - Lanchbery |
073 4044 |
DG |
£9.99 |
| MOZART: Cosi Fan Tutte. directed by Peter Sellars (2 DVD SET) [Region Code: 0] |
Susan Larson, Frank Kelley, Sue Ellen Kuzma, Janice Felty, James Maddalena, Sanford Sylvan. |
071 4139 |
Decca |
£7.99 |
| WAGNER: Parsifal [3 DVD SET] (Region Code: 0)
‘It is by a long way the most thoughtful, positive and penetrating view of Parsifal that I have encountered’ The Times. ‘Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s provocative, intelligent and finally very moving production of Wagner’s perplexing masterpiece dares to ask questions for which there are no easy answers’ The Independent. ‘Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s (production of Parsifal) ....is one of the best Wagner stagings of my lifetime’ Opera Review |
Christopher Ventris, Waltraud Meier, Matti Salminen, Tom Fox, Thomas Hampson, Festspielchor Baden-Baden, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Nagano |
OA 0915 D |
Opus Arte |
£19.99 |
| R STRAUSS: Rosenkavalier. [2 DVDs] Region Code: 0. Penguin Guide Rosette - March 2003 |
Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jungwirth, Brigitte Fassbaender, Francisco Araiza, Lucia Popp. Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper - Carlos Kleiber |
073 4072 |
DG |
£16.99 |
| GIORDANO: Andrea Chenier. (Region Code: 0) DELETION |
Benackova, Placido Domingo, Piero Cappuccilli, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper - Santi |
073 4070 |
DG |
£9.99 |
| BIZET: Carmen (09.12.1978) Region Code: 0 |
Obraztsova, Domingo, Mazurok, Buchanan, Vienna State Opera - Carlos Kleiber |
DV-CLOPCAR |
TDK |
£13.99 |
| ZOLTAN KOCSIS - PIANO RECITAL - MOZART: Fantasia K475. BEETHOVEN: Sonata No.32 Op.111. SCHUBERT: Sonata D960 (recorded Teatro Sociale, Switzerland 1998) Region Code: 0 |
Kocsis (piano) |
80013 |
Silverline Classics |
£4.99 |
| VERDI La Traviata. (Region Code: 0) |
Netrebko, Villazon, Hampson, Schneiderman, Pilcher, Konzertvereinigung Wiener, Staatsopernchor, VPO - Rizzi |
073 4189 |
DG |
£12.99 |
| VERDI: Aida [2 DVD SET] All Regions. STILL SEALED |
Fantini, Berti, Komlosi, Doss, Anastassov, Jentjens, Symphony Orchestra and Choir of La Monnaie De Munt 0 Oho |
OA 0954 D |
Opus Arte |
£8.99 |
| MOZART: Don Giovanni [2 DVD SET] All Regions. |
Drabowicz, Youn, Schorg, Gens. Reijans, Kocherga, Orchestra Academy of the Gran Teatre Liceu, Barcelona, Chamber Choir of the Palau de la Musica Catalana - de Billy |
OA 0921 D |
Opus Arte |
£8.99 |
| MOZART: Le Nozze Di Figaro [2 DVD SET] (All Regions) STILL SEALED |
Mattei, Regazzo, Oelze, Murphy, Schafer, Orchestra and Chorus Of The Opera National De Paris - Cambreling |
OA 0960 D |
Opus Arte |
£11.99 |
| MOZART: Don Giovanni [2 DVD SET] (All Regions) STILL SEALED |
Carlos Alvarez, Maria Bayo, Bros, Ganassi, Regazzo, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real, Madrid - Perez |
OA 0958 D |
Opus Arte |
£9.99 |
| MOZART: Don Giovanni (All Regions) Milan 1987 |
Thomas Allen, Koptchak, Gruberova, Araiza, Ann Murray, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Alla Scala - Muti |
OA LS3001 D |
Opus Arte |
£6.99 |
| CILEA: Adriana Lecouvreur (All Regions) |
Freni, Dvorsky, Vinco, Cossotto, Gavazzi, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Alla Scala - Gavazzeni |
OA LS3011 D |
Opus Arte |
£8.99 |
| DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor (All Regions) |
Bruson, Devia, La Scola, Berti, Colombara, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro all Scala - Ranzani |
OA LS3003 D |
Opus Arte |
£5.99 |
| PORPORA (1685-1768): Salve Regina*. MOZART: Exsultate jubilate K165**. HAYDN: Symphony No.104 'London' |
Filarmonica della Scala - Muti, *with Kirchschlager (mezzo), **Ziesak (sop) |
5 99402 9 |
EMI |
£5.99 |
| BERNSTEIN: Trouble in Tahiti (All Regions) |
Novacek, Daymond, Randle, Stafford-Allen, Hegarty, City of London Sinfonia - Daniel |
OA 0838 D |
Opus Arte |
£9.99 |
| MAHLER: Symphony No.2 (Region Code: 0) Live Lucerne 21st August 2003 |
Gvazava (sop), Larsson (contralto), Orfeon Donostiarra, Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Abbado |
DV-COMS2 |
TDK |
£14.99 |
| WAGNER: Das Rheingold (Region Code: 0) “The singing and action fit together perfectly…This Rheingold has an incomparable quality.” (FAZ). “All in all, the new Stuttgart Rheingold was a clear winner.” (Opera Magazine)
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Wolfgang Probst, Michaela Schuster, Helga Ros Indridadóttir, Esa Ruuttunen, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Stuttgart State Orchestra - Zagrosek |
2052068 |
EuroArts |
£9.99 |
| WAGNER: Götterdämmerung (Region Code: 0)
“This first act is simply sensational . . . acquiring a thrilling dynamic, with each new interpretative gesture, every seemingly whimsical detail fully supported by the staging of the scenes and music…” (Der Tagesspiegel)
“It is very likely that in the near future the Stuttgart Ring, conceived by Klaus Zehelein will be remembered as a Wagnerian watershed as much as Wieland Wagner’s in the 1950s.” (Opera Magazine) [2 DVD SET] |
Albert Bonnema, Luana DeVol, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Roland Bracht, Hernan Iturralde, Franz-Josef Kapellmann, Staatsoper Stuttgart - Lothar Zagrosek |
2052098 |
EuroArts |
£11.99 |
| NEW YEAR’S CONCERT 2006 From the Teatro La Fenice - VERDI: Overture to La Forza del Destino. "O Signore dal tetto natio", "La mia letizia infondere" (I Lombardi). "Va pensiero" (Nabucco). "Libiamo me' lieti calici" (La Traviata). PUCCINI: "Vissi d'arte". MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro Overture. "La ci darem la mano" (Don Diovanni) DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale Sinfonia. "Una furtiva lacrima" (L'elisir d'amore). (Region Code: 0) |
Fiorenza Cedolins (sop), Joseph Calleja (tenor), Roberto Scandiuzzi (bass), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice - Masur |
DVWW-CONYC6V |
TDK |
£8.99 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY Pique Dame Rec. 2005 [2 DVD SET] (Region Code: 0) |
Vladimir Galouzine, Hasmik Papian, Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opera National de Paris - Gennadi Rozhdestvensky |
DVWW-OPPIQUE |
TDK |
£13.99 |
| STRAUSS: Capriccio (Region Code: 2, 5) |
Kiri Te Kanawa, Hakan Hagegard, Tatiana Troyanos, San Francisco Opera Orchestra - Donald Runnicles |
100 354 |
Arthaus |
£14.99 |
| VIVALDI: Orlando furioso (Region Code: 2, 5) |
Marilyn Horne, Susan Patterson, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Sandra Walker, Jeffrey Gall, San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra - Behr |
100 210 |
Arthaus |
£14.99 |
| VERDI: La Forza Del Destino. (All Regions) |
Susanna Branchini, Renzo Zulian, Marco Di Felice, Tiziana Carraro, Paolo Battaglia, Paolo Rumetz, Orchestra Filarmonica Veneta - Lukas Karytinos |
DV33512 |
Dynamic |
£12.99 |
| MIRELLA FRENI - CESARE SIEPI (Lugano Recital 1985) - NICOLAI: The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture GOUNOD: Que les songes heureux (Philemon et Baucis). BOITO: L'altra notte in fondo al mar (Mefistofele). VERDI: Il lacerato spirito (Simon Boccanegra). Ella giammai m'mao, Tu che vanita (Don Carlos). PUCCINI: Visi d'arte (Tosca). O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) MOZART: Overture, Madamina il catalogo e questo, La ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni) (All Regions) |
Freni (sop), Siepi (bass), Orchestra Della RTV Della Svizzera Italiana - Amaducci |
VLD161 |
Videoland |
£6.99 |
| LEHAR The Merry Widow (All Regions) |
Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, Ute Gfrerer, Orchestra & Choir of the Opera House Zurich - Franz Welser-Most |
100451 |
Arthaus |
£14.99 |
| OFFENBACH: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (All Regions) DELETION (recorded Parma 17.02.1988) |
Alfredo Kraus, Barbara Hendricks, Ruth Welting, Jolanta Omilian, Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma della Cooperativa, Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Emilia-Romagna "Arturo Toscanini" - Guingal |
HCD 4012 |
Hardy Classics |
£12.99 |
| WALTER FELSENSTEIN EDITION - BEETHOVEN: Fidelio (1956 - 1 DVD). JANACEK: Das schlaue Füchslein (1965 - 1 DVD 104 min +18 extras). MOZART: Don Giovanni (1966 - 2 DVDs 165 min + 40 min rehearsal film), Die Hochzeit des Figaro (1975/76 - 2 DVDs 166 min + 50 min bonus footage). VERDI: Othello (1969 - 2 DVDs 121 min + 20 min extras). OFFENBACH: Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1970 - 2 DVDs 131 min + 32 min bonus film), Ritter Blaubart (1973 - 2 DVDs 139 min + 30 min extras)
Special Features: Original manuscripts of Walter Felsenstein. Original staging piano reductions with audio examples. Drafts of the stage design, figurines, sketches & drawings. Historical audio material with speeches & interviews with Walter Felsenstein. Rehearsal film “Don Giovanni” & newsreel footage “The Tales of Hoffmann”. Footage of Felsenstein stagings 1945-1961. Script excerpts, conceptual scripts & picture galleries
This unique edition brings together 7 opera films in a rare documentation that offers an insight into the theatrical work of a man whose legendary productions fascinated international audiences for decades. The films can now be experienced for the first time in carefully restored digital form.
Limited Edition, 12 DVD SET + 104 page book, facsimile prints & 7 inserts for each opera film (All Regions) |
Gross, Schiel, Holm, Nollier, Arnold, Hopp, Volker, Oehlmann, Enders, Asmus, Melis, Barlow, Moulson, Rossler, Schlemm, Nocker, Noack, Bauer, Schmoock, Muszely, Schob-Lipka, Kreyssig, Falewicz, Chor und Orchester der Komsichen Oper Berlin - Masur/Voigtmann /Kosler/Lehmann/Neumann |
101 305 |
Arthaus |
£79.99 |
| THE ART OF GRACE BUMBRY - TCHAIKOVSKY: Adieux, forêts (Jeanne d'Arc). MASSENET: Pleurez, mes yeux (Le Cid). VERDI: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa (Un Ballo in Maschera). LISZT: Es muss ein Wunderbares sein. SCHUMANN: Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' (Dichterliebe, No.4), Der Sandmann. BRAHMS: Auf dem Kirchhofe, O liebliche Wangen. WOLF: Schlafendes Jesuskind (Region Code: 0) 7th Jan 1973, Black and White |
Grace Bumbry, arias are accompanied by Orchestre de Radio-Canada - Jacques Beaudry; songs are accompanied by John Newmark (piano) |
43344 |
VAI |
£8.99 |
| GIORDANO: Fedora. (Teatro alla Scala, Milan 1993) Region Code 0) |
Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Coro ed Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni |
DVWW-OPFED |
TDK |
£11.99 |
| DONIZETTI: La Fille du Regiment (All Regions) |
Ewa Podles, Bruno Pratico, Paul Austin Kelly, Mariella Devia, Edoardo Borioli, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Alla Scala - Renzetti |
DV-OPLFDR |
TDK |
£14.99 |
| GOUNOD: Faust (Parma February 1986) All Regions |
Gonzalez, Alfredo Kraus, Ghiuselev, Coviello, Vespasiani, Orchesta Sinfonica dell'Emilia Romagna “Arturo Toscanini” , Chorus of Teatro Regio di Parma - Alain Guingal
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HCD 4005 |
Hardy Classics |
£12.99 |
| ROSSINI: L'Italiana in Algeri (All Regions) Schwetzinger Festival 1987 |
Doris Soffel, Robert Gambill, Gunther von Kannen, Nuccia Focile, Susan McLean, Bulgarian Male Chorus Sofia, Stuttgart RSO - Weikert |
100 120 |
Arthaus |
£12.99 |
| DANCING FOR DOLLARS (The Bolshoi in Vegas, The Kirov in Petersburg) The Bolshoi Ballet’s first trip to America in 1959 was a political and artistic triumph and audiences queued for days to see these legends of ballet. BOLSHOI IN VEGAS, a richly entertaining documentary, follows their disastrous 1996 tour in which they hoped to capitalise on this earlier success. The tour is beset with problems from the start, tensions mount, and the Bolshoi are bewildered by their lukewarm reception.
KIROV IN PETERSBURG traces the development of an institution. As Communism gives way to Capitalism and artistic values give way to commercial considerations, the Kirov Ballet’s chief choreographer Oleg Vinogradov’s final year in office is set against allegations of bribery and corruption. Through the deeply personal recollections of workers, dancers and critics, specially-filmed backstage footage and previously unseen archive material, a unique portrait emerges of the Kirov’s changing fortunes in the context of its awesome heritage. |
SEE ABOVE |
51011 9930 2 |
Warner Classics |
£7.99 |
| DANCER’S DREAM The Grand Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev - TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty (All Regions) Ten years after the premiere, when Nureyev himself danced the role of the fairy Carabosse, the Opéra Bastille has once more made use of Nureyev’s choreography. The effect of the sumptuous décor and shimmering costumes on the enormous stage of the Bastille Opera is irresistible and the quality of the dancers is of the highest calibre. Elisabeth Platel as Princess Aurora and Manuel Legris, who had already danced under Nureyev, in the role of Prince Desiré, pull out all the stops in a wonderful portrayal of subtle romance in their great ‘pas de deux’. Nureyev’s assistant of many years’ standing, Patricia Ruanne, was responsible for the production. This recording includes all rehearsals from the beginning to the premiere and gives insight into the character of each role and the specific difficulties connected with their interpretation. In addition the dancers talk about the peculiarities of Nureyev’s style and how he influenced their own style of dancing and their approach to later roles. |
Elisabeth Platel (Princess Aurora), Manuel Legris (Prince Charming), Clotilde Vayer (Fairy Carabosse), Nathalie Rique (Fairy Lilac), Le Corps de Ballet et l'Orchestre de l'Opera National de Paris - Pahn |
DV-BLDDSB |
TDK |
£12.99 |
| BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4. NIELSEN: Symphony No.4* (rec. BBC Proms 26.07.2004 & 20.07.2005) |
Haefliger (piano), BBC Scottish SO - Brabbins, *BBC SO - Vanska |
BBC DVD001 |
BBC |
£3.99 |
| DONIZETTI: La Fille Du Regiment (All Regions) |
Sutherland, Austin, Begg, Yurisch, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, The Australian Opera Chorus - Bonynge |
OA F4025 D |
Opus Arte |
£10.99 |
| MINKUS: La Bayadere (A documentary dedicated to the great ballet productions of Rudolf Nureyev - Choreography and Stage Direction by Nureyev) All Regions |
Guerin (Nikiya), Platel (Gamzatti), Hilaire (Solor), Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs, le Corps de Ballet e l'Orchestre de l'Opera National de Paris - Pahn |
DV-BLDDLB |
TDK |
£11.99 |
| WAGNER: Gotterdammerung [2 DVD SET] (All Regions) |
Deborah Polaski, Wolfgang Schmidt, Anne Schwanewilms, Falk Struckmann, Eric Halfvarson, Hanna Schwarz, Bayreuther Festspiele - Levine |
073 4340 |
DG |
£12.99 |
| BELLINI: Beatrice di Tenda (Region Code: 0) [2 DVD SET] |
Gruberova, Volle, Kaluza, Hernandez, M Christoff, Chor et Orchester der Oper Zurich - Viotti |
DV-OPBDTM |
TDK |
£14.99 |
| ADAM: Giselle [Bolshoi Ballet’s 1990 production] |
Natalia Bessmertnova (Giselle), Mikhail Lavrovsky (Count Albrecht), Galina Kozlova (Myrtha), Boshoi Theatre Orchestra - Zhuraitis |
D1172 |
Kultur |
£7.99 |
| SVIATOSLAV RICHTER Plays Mozart: Piano Sonata K 282, K 545, K 310. CHOPIN: Études Op.10: No.1 to No.6, No.10 to No.12, Études Op.25: No.5, 6, 8, 11 (Filmed at the Barbican Centre, London, 29 March 1989)
Bonus: CHOPIN: Étude Op.10 No.4 and No.12. RACHMANINOV: Étude-Tableau Op.39 No.3 (Broadcast by BBC on 28 October 1969) All Regions |
Richter (piano) |
3085208 |
Medici |
£9.99 |
| GILBERT & SULLIVAN: HMS Pinafore & Trial By Jury.
(All Regions) ‘…delightfully playful with just the right balance of tongue-in-cheek humour.’ The Daily Telegraph
‘ …a luminous cast, impeccable orchestra and spirited direction…’ The Age |
Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Colette Mann, John Bolton Wood, Tiffany Speight, Ali McGregor, Opera Australia Melbourne Chorus, Orchestra Victoria - Greene |
OA F4009 D |
Faveo/BBC Opus Arte |
£8.99 |
| SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, Symphony No. 4, Adagio & Allegro brilliante from Symphonic Etudes, Excerpts from 'Carnaval' (Gewandhaus Leipzig June 2006) All Regions |
Martha Argerich, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Chailly |
2055498 |
Euroarts |
£12.99 |
| DONIZETTI: Maria Stuarda (All Regions) |
Carmela Remigo, Sonia Ganassi, Joseph Calleja, Riccardo Zanellato, Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo - Carminati |
33407N |
Dynamic |
£12.99 |
| BEVERLY SILLS in DONIZETTI The Daughter of the Regiment. (Playable in all Regions) |
Sills, McDonald, Malas, Costa-Greenspon, Anderson, Stevenson, Freyman, Wylie, Wexler, Filene Center Orchestra, the Wolf Trap Co. Chorus - Wendelken-Wilson |
VAI4212 |
VAI |
£14.99 |
| BERLIOZ: Les Troyens [2 DVD SET] ALL REGIONS |
Domingo, Norman, Troyanos, Monk, Cheek, Plishka, Ahlstedt, Catania, MET - Levine |
073 4310 |
DG |
£16.99 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6. RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome (minor scuffs on housing, but otherwise fine) (DELETION) |
New Jersey SO - Zdenek Macal |
AIX 80006 |
Aix Records |
£5.99 |
| GREAT STARS OF OPERA Vol. 1 -Telecasts from the Bell Telephone Hour 1959-66 - Giuseppe Di Stefano (1963) in Manon (Massenet): Je suis seul . . . Ah, fuyez, douce image. Renata Tebaldi (1959) in Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Un bel dì, Con onor muore. Risë Stevens (1959) in Natoma (Herbert): Beware of a hawk, my baby . . . Lonely am I. Robert Merrill & Robert Peters (1962) in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Largo al factotum, Dunque io son (2:45). Anna Moffo & Nicolai Gedda (1962) in La Traviata (Verdi): Libiamo . . . Un dì felice. Leontyne Price (1963) in Il Trovatore (Verdi): D’amor sull’ali rosee. Leontyne Price (1966) in Aida (Verdi): Ritorna vincitor! Giulietta Simionato & Jon Vickers (1964) in Aida (Verdi): Già i sacerdotti adunansi. Richard Tucker (1965) in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Recitar! . . . Vesti la giubba. George London (1964) in Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky): Farewell, my son. Régine Crespin & Franco Corelli (1964) in Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi): Teco io sto! Victoria de los Angeles (1960) in La Bohème (Puccini): Si, mi chiamano Mimì. Régine Crespin (1965) in Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d’arte. Franco Corelli (1962) in Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle. Birgit Nilsson (1963) in Turandot (Puccini): In questa reggia. rgit Nilsson (1963) in erdämmerung (Wagner): Immolation Scene (Finale). Eileen Farrell (1959) in Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Mild und leise (Liebestod). Joan Sutherland (1962) in Lucia di Lammermoor: (Donizetti): Mad Scene |
SEE ABOVE with The Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra and Chorus - Donald Voorhees |
VAI4201 |
VAI |
£14.99 |
| MARIA CALLAS (Living and Dying for Art and Love) - TDK now offers this documentary DVD, featuring excerpts of the Tosca that was to be her final triumph - Director Franco Zeffirelli devised the staging especially for Maria Callas' return to the stage in 1964 after a three year break. This documentary explores the causes for the artist's decision to finally say goodbye to opera for good. Friends and colleagues - all eminent personalities of the arts world like Placido Domingo and Grace Bumbry - speak about the soprano and their memories of her.The film also sets her unsurpassed and legendary Tosca interpretation against her dramatic personal life. The film explores the singer's relationship with the Greek billionaire - who was to marry Jackie Kennedy after ending his engagement to Maria Callas - and the tragic implications this had on the Diva's life and career. Bonus: Excerpts from "Tosca" with Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi; "Tre sbirri... Una carrozza..." (Act I); "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Act II); "E qual via scegliete?" (Act II) (REGION CODE: 0) |
featuring Grace Bumbry, Judi Dench, Plácido Domingo, Tito Gobbi, Antonio Pappano, David Webster, Franco Zeffirelli |
DV-DOCMC |
TDK |
£12.99 |
| MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro [2 DVD SET] ALL REGIONS. |
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Anna Netrebko, Bo Skovhus, Dorothea Roschmann, Christine Schafer, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, VPO - Harnoncourt |
073 4245 |
DG |
£12.99 |
| MASSENET Thais (ALL REGIONS) |
Mei, Petrusi, Joyner, Fel, Buffle, Orchestra e Coro Del Teatro La Fenice Di Venezia - Viotti |
33427 |
Dynamic |
£12.99 |
| SCHWARZKOPF - SEEFRIED - FISCHER-DIESKAU - R STRAUSS: "Kann mich auch an ein Madel erinnern" from Der Rosenkavalier Act I. Morgen*, Wiegenlied*, Traum durch die Dammerung*, Zueignung*, Standchen*. MAHLER: Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen**, Ich bin der Welt Abhanden gekommen**, Rheinlegenchen**, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen***. SCHUBERT: An die Musik+, Der Lindenbaum+, Im Fruhling+, Erlkonig+ (ALL REGIONS) |
Schwarzkopf (sop), Topper (mezzo), Philharmonia - Mackerras (London 24.10.1961), *Seefried (sop), ORTF - Bellugi (Salle Pelyel Paris 20.01.1965), **Seefried (sop), ORTF - Rosenthal (Paris 14.01.1967), ***Fischer Dieskau (bar), NHK SO - Kletzki (Paris 24.10.1960), +Fischer Dieskau, Moore (piano), London 14.05.1959 |
DVB 4904429 |
EMI |
£9.99 |
| BARENBOIM ON BEETHOVEN The Complete Piano Sonatas. In 2005 Daniel Barenboim performed the complete Beethoven piano sonatas over eight concerts in two weeks at the Staatsoper in Berlin. Also included are 6 master classes with some of the world’s most notable young pianists, where the legendary man imparts his wisdom to the next generation. [6 DVD SET] ALL REGIONS. A couple of bumps on corners of outerslipcase, but otherwise very good condition. |
Barenboim (piano) |
3 68993 9 |
EMI |
£39.99 |
| The Grand Organ of King’s College - JS BACH: Prelude and Fugue in D BWV532, O Mensch Bewin Dein Sunde Grosse BWV622. HOWELLS: Master Tallis's Testament. GIGOUT: Cranf Choeur Dialogue. REGER: Weihnachten. HANDEL: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. WESLEY: Air and Gavotte. MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No.3 Op.65. ELGAR: Chanson de Matin. THALBEN-BALL: Elegy. WALTON: Crown Imperial (ALL REGIONS) Includes Bonus CD
Gramophone DVD of the Month - August 2009 |
Stephen Cleobury (organ) |
PRDVD 3 |
Priory |
£12.99 |
| RENATO BRUSON (Lugano Recital 1983) - DONIZETTI: Vien Leonora, A tanto amor (La Favorita). VERDI: Di Provenza il mare il suol (La Traviata). Credo in un Dio crudele (Otello). In braccio alle dovizie (I Vespri Siciliani). Per me giunto e il di supremo (Don Carlos). PUCCINI: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut. LEONCAVALLO: Intermezzo from I Pagliacci. ROSSINI: Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Overture (REGION CODE: 0) DELETION |
Bruson (baritone), Orchestra Della RTV Della Svizzera Italiana - Amaducci |
VLD 159 |
Videoland |
£13.99 |
| MOZART: Die Zauberflote [REGION CODE 0] |
Dahlberg, Biel, Samuelson, Polgar, Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra & Chorus - Ostman |
102 013 |
Arthaus |
£13.99 |
| VERDI: Otello [ALL REGIONS] |
Domingo, Frittoli, Uncci, Catani, Ceron, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Alla Scala - Muti |
DV-OPOTEL |
TDK |
£13.99 |
| VERDI GALA - Recorded live at the Teatro Padiglione Palacassa, Parma, 11.03.2001 - Arias from Aida, Un Ballo in Maschera, Il Corsaro, Don Carlo, Falstaff, La Forza Del Destino, Jerusalem, Nabucco, Otello, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore [REGION CODE 0] |
Alvarez, Carreras, Cura, Dessi, Devia, D'Intino, Domingo, Floris, Frittoli, Gorny, Matos, Nucci, Raimondi, Rinaldi, Rizzone, Scalchi, Zanellato, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Fetival Verdi - Mehta |
DV-GGDV |
TDK |
£13.99 |
| RAFAEL KUBELIK (A Portrait) - MOZART: Symphony No. 38 'Prague'. BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, Overture Leonore III. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 + Documentary Bonus material: Rafael Kubelik – Scenes from a Musical Life + Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Rehearsal (A first-time release on DVD) [2 DVD SET] REGION CODE 0
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Concertgebouw/BPO/VPO - Kubelik |
073 4325 |
DG |
£13.99 |
| OFFENBACH: La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein [2 DVD SET] ALL REGIONS |
Lott, Piau, Beuron, Le Roux, Leguerinel, Huchet, Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Minkowski |
3 10239 9 |
Virgin |
£10.99 |
| OTTO KLEMPERER Conducts BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 “Choral” (Filmed at Royal ALbert Hall 08/11/64). Plus bonus of Ernest Ansermet conducting BEETHOVEN: Symphony 7* (25/11/67) ALL REGIONS |
Agnes Giebel, Marga Hoffgen, Ernst Haefliger, Gustav Neidlinger, New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra - Klemperer, *Orchestre de l’ORTF - Ansermet |
DVB 5999339 |
EMI |
£8.99 |
| PUCCINI: Tosca (Tokyo 22.10.1961) ALL REGIONS |
Tebaldi, Poggi, Guelfi, Paglicua, Onesti, NHK SO & Chorus, NHK Italian Opera Chorus - Basile |
VAI4416 |
VAI |
£15.99 |
| EMIL GILELS RECITAL (a first-time release on DVD) MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 8 K. 310. BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 28 Op. 101. SCHUMANN: Nachtstück. MENDELSSOHN: “Spinnerlied" Op. 67 No. 4 (From the Stiftskirche Ossiach, 1971) REGION CODE 0 |
Emil Gilels, piano
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073 4265 |
DG |
£9.99 |
| DANCER'S CREAM (The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev) - PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet, with Elisabeth Maurin as Juliet and Manuel Legris as Romeo (ALL REGIONS) Nureyev’s choreography for Romeo and Juliet was created for the London Festival Ballet in 1977, and in 1984, shortly after he had taken over as director of the ballet of the Paris Opera, he produced the large-scale and gloriously colourful fresco for the company of the Paris Opera. His version, which takes into account all parts of the score, follows Shakespeare’s original very closely, and it is said that he read and studied the text again and again. With its magnificent renaissance décor by Ezio Frigerio and the luxurious costumes, the ballet is one of the most magnificent productions of the Paris Opera. The title roles, which were danced by Monique Londoérs and Patrick Dupond in 1984, were given to the dancers Elisabeth Maurin and Manuel Legris, who had begun their careers in the corps de ballet under Nureyev. With the help of Nureyev’s long-time assistant Patricia Ruanne they tried to recapture the energy, passion and staying power for this new production, which is the prerequisite for the breathtaking aura of Nureyev’s choreography. |
See Above, Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs, le Corps de Ballet et l'Orchestre de l'Opera National de Paris - Pahn, Opera National de Paris - Gall |
DV-BLDDRAJ |
TDK |
£11.99 |
| THE BEST OF JOAN SUTHERLAND - This DVD contains highlights of her stage performances with Opera Australia, including many of her most internationally famous and highly acclaimed roles. Featuring Lucrezia Borgia Donizetti (1977), Adriana Lecouvreur Cilea (1984), La fille du Régiment Donizetti (1986), Dialogues of the Carmelites Poulenc (1984), Norma Bellini (1978), Die Fledermaus Strauss (1982), Il trovatore Verdi (1983), Lakmé Delibes (1976), The Merry Widow Lehár (1988), Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti (1986) (All regions) |
Joan Sutherland, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge |
OA F4007 D |
Opus Arte |
£8.99 |
| VERDI: Macbeth (Live from the Met) [2 DVD SET] REGION FREE |
Zeljko Lucic, John Relyea, Maria Guleghina, Raymond Renault, Dimitri Pittas, MET Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet - Levine |
2 06304 9 |
EMI |
£9.99 |
| TCHIAKOVSKY: The Sleeping Beauty (ALL REGIONS) [2 DVD SET] |
Het Nationale Ballet - Sofiane Sylve, Gaël Lambiotte. Holland Symfonia, Conductor Ermanno Florio |
OA 0904 D |
Opus Arte |
£11.99 |
| Gwyneth Jones - In Concert (Filmed at the Summer Festival of Lanaudière in Québec in 1988) - WAGNER: Dich, teure Halle (Tannhäuser). VERDI: Vieni, t'affretta... Or tutti sorgete (Macbeth). Sinfonia • Pace, pace, mio Dio (La Forza del Destino). PUCCINI: Vissi d'arte (Tosca). In questa reggia (Turandot). LEHAR: Vija-Lied (Die Lustige Wittwe). LLOYD WEBBER: Memory (Cats) (ALL REGIONS) |
G Jones, Orchestre Symphonic de Québec - Streatfeild |
VAIA4344 |
VAI |
£9.99 |
| PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut. (ALL REGIONS) Filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera on March 29, 1980 |
Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, Renato Capecchi, MET Orchestra and Chorus - Levine |
073 4241 |
DG |
£12.99 |
| VERDI: Oberto (ALL REGIONS). Bonus material: Interviews with Yves Abel and Ignacio García. Illustrated Synopsis & Cast Gallery. Recorded with High Definition cameras and with full multi-track surround sound.This performance of Verdi’s rarely staged first opera was the beginning of Bilbao Opera’s vast “Tutto Verdi” project.
'Verdi’s first opera launches the ambitious Tutto Verdi project. Yves Abel achieves optimum directing, rhythmic sense and ideal control of dynamics without renouncing to the boldness of this already fascinating young Verdi. Ildar Abrazakov achieves a personal triumph... his fantastic tessitura, interpretation, vocalization, and his privileged timbre, make this young bass a precious element.’ L’Opera (Milan) |
Ildar Abdrazakov, Evelyn Herlitzius, Carlo Ventre, Chorus of Opera de Bilbao, Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias - Yves Abel |
OA 0982 D |
Opus Arte |
£14.99 |