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Production by Robert Lepage “Deborah Voigt's Brunnhilde is attractively lyrical. Jay Hunter Morris's stand-in Siegfried is a discovery, a handsome, extrovert giant.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2013 **** |
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Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Hans-Peter König (Hunding), Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Kelly Cae Hogan (Gerhilde), Molly Fillmore (Helmwige), Wendy Bryn Harmer (Ortlinde), Eve Gigliotti, Mary Ann McCormick (Grimgerde), Lindsay Ammann (Rossweisse) Marjorie Elinor Dix (Waltraute), Mary Phillips (Schwertleite) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine Production by Robert Lepage “Terfel is twice the Wotan he seemed at Covent Garden, displaying commanding tone and rough-hewn sensitivity. Deborah Voigt's Brunnhilde is attractively lyrical...Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek are superb Volsungs, in need of livelier direction.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2013 **** |
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Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Hans-Peter König (Hunding), Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Kelly Cae Hogan (Gerhilde), Molly Fillmore (Helmwige), Wendy Bryn Harmer (Ortlinde), Eve Gigliotti, Mary Ann McCormick (Grimgerde), Lindsay Ammann (Rossweisse) Marjorie Elinor Dix (Waltraute), Mary Phillips (Schwertleite) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine Production by Robert Lepage |
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It is no exaggeration to say that the two performances of Tosca at the Royal Opera House in July 2011 - with Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel as the leads - were opera history in the making and by far the hottest tickets in town. For the majority of us who weren’t lucky enough to be there, it has been captured on this DVD, exclusively released by EMI. Subtitles in Italian, English, German, Japanese, French & Spanish “Gheorghiu makes a credible character out of Tosca...her voice keeps its beauty at all but the most high-pressure moments...Kaufmann scores a complete success as Cavaradossi...What he lacks in Italianate open tone, he makes up in brooding, dark colours...Neither of them would be likely to get the better of Bryn Terfel's bully of a Scarpia...The other dominant personality is Antonio Pappano, whose Puccini has never sounded better” Gramophone Magazine, January 2013 “Pappano's mastery of Puccinian pace and phrasing intensifies this turbulent score's onward surge, but he's also noticeable attentive to his singers...[Kaufmann's] cries of 'Vittoria!' are thrilling...and his acting never slackens...Tosca's mercurial character seems to resonate with [Gheorghiu] naturally...There are some decent Toscas on DVD already, but I'd start here.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2013 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | An Evening With The Royal Opera
Bringing together a collection of arias and choruses from some of the world’s favourite operas, this disc showcases the outstanding artists and productions from the stage of the Royal Opera House. The perfect gift for anyone who loves opera. A unique collection from one of the world’s finest opera houses, showcasing the international opera stars and famous Royal Opera House productions. The comprehensive packaging will include a synopsis of each opera, suggestions for further exploration of the catalogue and full subtitles. International stars featured in the collection include: Jonas Kaufmann, Renee Fleming, Simon Keenlyside, Gerald Finley and Miah Persson. Running time: 80 minutes Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/ES Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS “all musically exceptional” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Wagner: Orchestral Music and Arias
This double-CD set brings together for the first time two of Claudio Abbado’s Wagner recordings, the first of orchestral music, the second a selection of vocal works with Bryn Terfel, the leading Wagner baritone of our day. “Terfel brings a wide palette of tone to peer into the Dutchman's soul and express Wolfram's evening thoughts, where his legato and half-voice are admirable” (Gramophone) | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Produced by EMI Classics in partnership with the prestigious National Gallery in London, The National Gallery Collection is a budget-price catalogue series bringing together the very best in fine art and classical music. The collection features a selection of classical masterworks in celebrated recordings from the EMI Classics catalogue, brought together with great artworks from The National Gallery’s permanent collection. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Opera Album 2011
Bizet: | Votre toast je peux vous le rendre 'Toreador Song' (from Carmen) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo) Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass) La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Plácido Domingo (tenor) Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) Magdalena Kozená (mezzo) | Delibes: | Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) Joan Sutherland (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Pilar Lorengar (soprano) | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Andreas Scholl (countertenor) | Gounod: | Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (from Roméo et Juliette) Renée Fleming (soprano) Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux (from Faust) Richard Bonynge | Handel: | Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Ombra mai fu (from Serse) Andreas Scholl (countertenor) | Leoncavallo: | Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) | Mozart: | Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja (from Die Zauberflöte) Hermann Prey (baritone) La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Ingvar Wixell (baritone), Mirella Freni (soprano) Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) Patricia Petibon (soprano) | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) Joan Sutherland (soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo) Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) Joseph Calleja (tenor) | Puccini: | Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Anna Netrebko (soprano) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Andrea Bocelli (tenor) Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) Giuseppe Sinopoli Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) Renata Tebaldi (soprano) | Rossini: | Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Teresa Berganza (mezzo) Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Leo Nucci (baritone) | Saint-Saëns: | Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila) Marilyn Horne (mezzo) | Verdi: | Anvil Chorus (from Il Trovatore) Sir Georg Solti La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Plácido Domingo (tenor), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) José Carreras (tenor) Sempre libera (from La Traviata) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) Rolando Villazón (tenor) Va, pensiero (from Nabucco) Silvio Varviso Celeste Aida (from Aida) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) | Wagner: | Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde) Birgit Nilsson (soprano) |
This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras. With a carefully chosen selection of perennially popular arias, duets and choruses, this enchanting collection creates the perfect introduction to opera. With 40 tracks and over 2½ hours of music this collection is outstanding value for money. Includes Pavarotti’s classic recording of the most popular opera aria of all, Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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