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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Opera & Ballet FavouritesRecorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 1st December 1993.
Stage Director: John Cox The 1993 Winter Gala Concert from the stage of the Royal Opera House sees a stellar array of the world’s greatest artists celebrate the music of Tchaikovsky – composer of many of the all-time opera, concert and ballet favourites, including The Queen of Spades, the 1812 Overture and The Nutcracker. ‘…a dazzling evening in the company of a galaxy of stars from The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera. …an unsurpassable celebration of opera and ballet.’ Daily Telegraph PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 137 Mins
SOUND: LPCM 2.0
SUBTITLES: EN
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| |  | Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,
London on 3rd May 2002.
Note: This Blu-ray Disc (BD) is not compatible with standard DVD players. PLUS: - Meet the cast and their characters. - All about Schläger – preparations for the fight scenes. - Designing Il trovatore – behind-the-scenes with the director and the costume and set designers. - Illustrated synopsis. PICTURE FORMAT: 1080i LENGTH: 172 Mins SOUND: 2.0 & 5.0 PCM AUDIO SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES “Elijah Moshinsky’s production is surely as lively and moving as Verdi’s intricate masterpiece deserves. Jose Cura sizzles. Dimitri Hvorostovsky is everything one could want to see and hear in a Verdi baritone. This new “Trovatore” DVD is a reminder that not every golden age happened long ago.” San Francisco Chronicle | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Opera Gala: 35th AnniversaryA Tribute to Delos Founder Amelia S. Haygood)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Marina Domashenko (mezzo-soprano), Olga Guryakova (soprano), Elena Prokina (soprano), Ewa Podles (contralto), Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Renee Fleming (soprano), Arleen Auger (soprano), Alexander Vinogradov (bass), Vsevolod Grivnov (tenor), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (soprano), Vassily Gerello (baritone), Alessandra Marc (soprano) Russia Philharmonia, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Russia Spiritual Revival Choir, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Chorus, Constantine Orbelian, Alfred Heller, Gerard Schwarz, Mario Bernardi, Andrew Litton | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Heroes and Villains
The great baritone sings arias from Russian, French, Italian and German operas. “... most British listeners will still remember Dmitri Hvorostovsky beating Bryn Terfel as Cardiff Singer of the World. In the Russian repertoire he's naturally at home... But the real revelation comes from his non-Russian selection - Wagner's 'Abendstern', of which he makes something much darker and less sentimental than usual, yet profoundly moving, in excellent German and with a rock-firm tone that disgraces most rivals.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 *****  BBC Music Magazine
Opera Choice - January 2008 |
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| |  | Dmitry Hvorostovsky - Portrait
| | Korobyeiniki: Oy, polna, polna karobushka Folk Songs Osipov Russian Folk Orchestra, Nikolai Kalinin Elegia: Kodga, dusha Folk Songs Osipov Russian Folk Orchestra, Nikolai Kalinin Kalinka Folk Song St Petersburg Chamber Choir, Nikolai Korniev | Bellini: | Or dove fuggo … Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei (from Il Pirata) | Caldara: | Selve amiche La constanza in amor vince l’inganno Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Donizetti: | Come Paride vezzoso (from L'elisir d'amore) L’elisir d’amore Cruda, funesta smania (from Lucia di Lammermoor) Lucia di Lammermoor Bella siccome un angelo (from Don Pasquale) Don Pasquale Philharmonia Orchestra, Ion Marin | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Orfeo ed Euridice | Handel: | Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Serse | Mussorgsky: | Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Shostakovich) Kirov Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 V molchanii nochi taynoy, Op. 4 No. 3 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Gorod kamennyi Sadko S uma neidyot krasavitsa! The Tsar’s Bride with Olga Borodina Kirov Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev Zachem ty? The Tsar’s Bride with Olga Borodina Kirov Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev | Rossini: | Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Il barbiere di Siviglia | Rubinstein: | Na vozdushnom okeane The Demon | Syrewicz: | Tears Russia’s War — Blood Upon The Snow Cantus Dei Choir of Moscow, Red Army Choir & State Symphonic Orchestra of Cinematography, Sergei Skripka | Tchaikovsky: | Vy mne pisali…Kogda by zhizn domashnim krugom (from Eugene Onegin) Eugene Onegin Uzhel ta samaya Tatyana (from Eugene Onegin) Eugene Onegin Vy tak pechalny, dorogaya (from The Queen of Spades) The Queen of Spades Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev Kto mozhet sravnitsa s Matildoyu moyei (Robert's aria from Iolanta) Iolante None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 Oleg Boshnyakovich (piano) O, yesli b ty mogla (O, if only you could), Op. 38 No. 4 Mikhail Arkadiev (piano) Solitude ('Again, as before, alone'), Op. 73 No. 6 Oleg Boshnyakovich (piano) | Verdi: | Di provenza il mar (from La Traviata) Il balen del suo sorriso (from Il Trovatore) Il trovatore Per me giunto è il di (from Don Carlo) Don Carlo Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev | Vivaldi: | Se il cor guerriero (from Tito Manlio) Tito Manlio |
“A well-rounded portrait of Hvorostovsky's extensive repertoire” BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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“That voice, with its plangent, velvety, unmistakably Russian timbre, its impeccable breathing technique allowing him to sculpt impossibly long phrases, its high notes that go on forever, is deliciously present from the start.” (The Guardian on a London recital in 2004) “Dmitri Hvorostovsky's naturally warm voice might not seem well suited to the grim sequence of Mussorgsky's four songs but he finds a skilful expressive range for them. This is a subtler performance, in some ways a more deliberately and ironically lyrical one, than many who seek out the more extreme operative resonances of the song... Temirkanov accompanies Hvorostovsky intelligently and gives a powerful, vivid account of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | 20 Years of BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff
‘Singer of the World’ began in 1983 to celebrate the opening of St David’s Hall in Cardiff. Watched by eight million viewers worldwide, it is generally regarded as the world’s leading vocal competition, having launched a host of stars onto the operatic stage. In 1989 a Song Prize (previously the Lieder Prize) was introduced, the year that featured the legendary 'Battle of the Baritones', with Bryn Terfel winning the Song Prize and Dmitri Hvorostovsky taking the overall Cardiff Singer of the World title. This DVD celebrates the rich harvest of talent in the first 20 years of BBC Singer of the World. DVD 1 - Enjoy the full finale performances of all the competition winners, including Karita Mattila, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Marius Brenciu. DVD 2 - The complete final recitals of the Song (Lieder) prize-winners, including the first recipient, Bryn Terfel and Marius Brenciu, the first to win both prizes. “A well-directed and informative survey of Cardiff’s first 20 years. In 1989 there was the famous joust of the baritones – Hvorostovsky eventually won the main prize, Terfel the Lieder competition… both speak interestingly about the occasion and how it affected them… The first DVD gives us an overview of the winners’ performances, the second shows us some of the Lieder winners, most notably of Christopher Maltman in 1997, one of the event’s worthiest victors. Before that there is a well-made, 34 minute overview of the contest as a whole, with administrators, judges and contestants making constructive contributions.
Nostalgic to see in the early years the lively presence of Geraint Evans, Elizabeth Harwood and Kim Borg, all three no longer with us. It is interesting to be told just how important part the then new St David’s Hall, with its excellent acoustics, made to the initial success. Having been opposed to the event at the start, I have to admit that it has proved its worth in terms of uncovering much talent and a few real stars.” Gramophone Magazine “It is good to be reminded of the young Hvorostovsky, so assured and confident, of the winsome Katarina Karnéus, of Inger Dam-Jensen's advance from being only runner-up in her round to vanquishing all in the final, of Terfel's charming of his Welsh audience… This DVD set will refresh the memories of those who have watched and listened in years past and will provide evidence for anyone too young to remember all the events.” International Record Review “It’s a tribute to the strength of Smith’s (auditioner-in-chief) ear that so many of the past winners – starting with Karita Mattila, the very first, in 1983 – and also even more of the uncrowned finalists (including Hillevi Martinpelto and Monica Groop) are now major names in the operatic world. So, with almost three hours of singing from all 10 past winners of the overall prize and another 60 minutes from the seven winners of the lieder prize, this is essential viewing for anyone who found themselves hooked by last month’s televised contest.” The Independent | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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