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Il Tabarro Lucio Gallo (Michele), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Luigi), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Giorgetta), Alan Oke (Tinca), Jeremy White (Talpa), Irina Mishura (La Frugola), Ji-Min Park (Venditore), Anna Devin, Robert Anthony Gardiner (Due Amanti) Suor Angelica Ermonela Jaho (Suor Angelica), Anna Larsson (La Zia Principessa), Eryl Royle (Suor Osmina), Anna Devin (Suor Genovieffa), Kathy Batho (Novice), Elizabeth Key (Suor Dolcina), Elizabeth Woollett (Nursing Sister), Gillian Webster, Kathleen Wilder (Due Cercatrici), Irina Mishura (La Badessa), Elizabeth Sikora (Maestra delle Novizie), Elena Zilio (La Suora Zelatrice) Gianni Schicchi Lucio Gallo (Gianni Schicchi), Ekaterina Siurina (Lauretta), Francesco Demuro (Rinuccio), Elena Zilio (Zita), Rebecca Evans (Nella), Marie McLaughlin (La Ciesca), Jeremy White (Betto di Signa), Gwynne Howell (Simone), Robert Poulton (Marco), Alan Oke (Gherardo), Filippo Turkheimer (Gherardino), Henry Waddington (Maestro Spinelloccio), Enrico Fissore (Ser Amantio di Nicolai), Daniel Grice (Pinellio), John Molloy (Guccio) Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor) & Richard Jones (director) This is The Royal Opera’s first complete presentation of Puccini’s Il trittico since 1965. Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of Gianni Schicchi for The Royal Opera in 2007, and here he completes the trio. 3 DVDs for the price of 1 Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of Gianni Schicchi for The Royal Opera in 2007. The production was revived in 2012 and here he completes the trio with two new productions of Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica. Antonio Pappano conducts an acclaimed cast including Eva-Maria Westbroek, Ermonela Jaho, Lucio Gallo, Elena Zilio and rising star Francesco Demuro. These three one-act works were broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and went to cinemas world-wide in February 2012. Running time: 180 minutes Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS “a triumph...three wonderfully directed and expertly acted productions. Add in Pappano's impeccable conducting and his valuable introductions to the pieces, and you have a nigh-on ideal Trittico.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 ***** “In the theatre, Suor Angelica packed a stronger punch [than Il Tabarro]. Here, on DVD, it is little short of devastating...Jaho's youthful vulnerability is deeply moving...Gianni Schicchi is a wicked 1960s delight...Outstandingly filmed, this set marks a high point for live opera on DVD...I have no hesitation in making this new Trittico the top recommendation.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 “Pappano draws consistently fine playing from the orchestra...Gallo is in very good from as Michele...Westbroek gives her all in Giorgetta's contrasting scenes...Jaho dominates [Suor Angelica], of course, and in a role which she had never sung before...Gallo exhibits his facility for comic roles [in Schicchi]...One will have to look far to find a better trio of performances than these” International Record Review, September 2012  BBC Music Magazine
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Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Marchesa Melibea), Sylvia McNair (Corrina), Luciana Serra (Contessa di Folleville), Cheryl Studer (Madame Cortese), Raúl Giménez (Cavalier Belfiore), William Matteuzzi (Conte di Libenskof), Samuel Ramey (Lord Sidney), Ruggero Raimondi (Don Profondo), Enzo Dara (Baron di Trombonok), Lucio Gallo (Don Alvaro), Giorgio Surjan (Don Prudenzio), Guglielmo Mattei (Don Luigino) Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado Includes a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sylvia McNair (Corrina), Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Marchesa Melibea), Luciana Serra (Contessa di Folleville), Cheryl Studer (Madame Cortese), Raúl Giménez (Cavalier Belfiore), William Matteuzzi (Conte di Libenskof), Samuel Ramey (Lord Sidney), Ruggero Raimondi (Don Profondo), Enzo Dara (Baron di Trombonok), Lucio Gallo (Don Alvaro), Giorgio Surjan (Don Prudenzio), Guglielmo Mattei (Don Luigino) Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Claudio Abbado | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Giorgio Surjan (Figaro), Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Lucio Gallo (Count), Eteri Gvazava (Countess), Marina Comparato (Cherubino), Giovanna Donadini (Marcellina), Eduardo Chama (Bartolo), Sergio Bertocchi (Basilio), Carlo Bosi (Curzio), Gianluca Ricci (Antonio), Eleonore Contucci (Barbarina) Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta, stage direction by Jonathan Miller | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Live Recording from The Teatro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2003
Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Giorgio Surian (Figaro), Lucio Gallo (Il Conte di Almaviva), Eteri Gvazava (La Contessa di Almaviva), Marina Comparato (Cherubino), Giovanna Donadini (Marcellina), Eduardo Chama (Bartolo), Sergio Bertocchi (Basilio), Carlo Bosi (Curzio), Gianluca Ricci (Antonio), Eleonore Contucci (Barbarina) Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta (conductor) & Jonathan Miller (stage director) Set Design by PETER J. DAVISON In his 2003 production for the Maggio Musicale in Florence, director Jonathan Miller invested the complex relationships between the characters with countless tiny erotic charges and even obvious sexual symbols. The artistic director of the renowned Maggio Musicale festival Zubin Mehta brings out not only the tension and drive of the music but also its harmonic richness. The singers all belong to the international opera scene and not only provide excellent vocal quality but also strong acting skills, which help to tell the gripping story with its many disguises, mix-ups and discoveries: Russian soprano Eteri Gvazava – internationally recognised since her sensational Traviata à Paris fi lming partnering José Cura - is wonderful to watch and to hear in the role of the sad but contriving Countess Almaviva. Patrizia Ciofi , the Italian belcanto star is Susanna with all her intriguing acting skills and her pointed vocal intensity. Lucio Gallo who plays the evil character in this plot is one of the foremost Italian baritones. The title role is sung by Giorgio Surian, a bass-baritone who started off on the Italian opera scene, but has since made a steady career on international opera stages. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Picture Format: 16:9 DVD Format: 2 x DVD 9, NTSC Subtitle Languages: IT (Original Language), GB, DE, FR, ES Running Time: 181 mins FSK: 0 “Performed in Florence's barn-like Teatro Comunale, this is a big-boned, loud Figaro, with weighty playing to match. Comparato's Cherubino is the subtlest of a robust cast.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2013 *** | 
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Despite the melodies, drama and plot, La Fanciulla del West never really gained a foothold in international repertory until it was recently revived at the Met. Recorded live at the Puccini Festival in 2005, the husband-and-wife team of Daniela Dessi and Fabio Armiliato interpret the roles of Minnie and Ramerrez. Few complete recordings exist. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Set Design by Susanna Rossi Jost Costume Design by Roberta Guidi di Bagno This DVD presents a sophisticated staging of Donizetti’s wittiest opera, Don Pasquale. This production was performed at the world famous Scala in Milan. It was directed by Stefano Vizioli, who was praised for stripping the piece of any clichés acquired over a century-and-a-half of performing tradition, and making the characters truly live and breathe. The approach emphasised the unaffected brightness and gaiety of the opera, especially as the director was brilliantly supported by a pre-eminent international cast of singer-actors. From the uproarious orchestral guffaw that opens the piece onwards, Riccardo Muti’s reading reveals a flexibility and poise that matches the overall intention to take the opera’s humour seriously. In a recent interview, Muti emphasised the vein of melancholy that runs through Don Pasquale, and stressed how much the libretto contributes to the perfection of the opera as a whole, how the composer manages to bend the music to the text, and bring out the deep meaning of every word. This Scala production embodied his conviction, in a performance marked by ‘absolute clarity of diction, the right emphasis for every word’ as the press hailed. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Picture Format: 4:3 DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC Subtitle Languages: IT, GB, DE, FR, ES Running Time: 130 mins FSK: 0 “This is a classic account of Donizetti's adorable opera, with superb conducting by Riccardo Muti, and a virtually flawless cast; and it's ravishing to look at too.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2011 ***** “a scintillating performance...in which the La Scala Orchestra plays as if wound up to its highest pitch of tension, every tutti razor-sharp, every wind solo bubbling with energy. Recorded in 1994, this production caught Muti's reign at the height of his power and he presides over the performance with imperial authority.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Eva-Maria Westbroek (Minnie), Lucio Gallo (Jack Rance), Zoran Todorovich (Dick Johnson), Roman Sadnik (Nick), Diogenes Randes (Ashby), Stephen Gadd (Sonora), Tijl Faveyts (Billy Jackrabbit), Ellen Rabiner (Wowkle), André Morsch (Jake Wallace) & Roger Smeets (José Castro) Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi (conductor) & Nikolaus Lehnhoff (director) Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s Hollywood-style production updates this Wild West story to the capitalist culture of Wall Street, perfectly reflecting Puccini’s innovatory spirit. In a new angle on the age-old love triangle theme, corrupt Sheriff Jack Rance (Lucio Gallo) and charismatic criminal Dick Johnson (Zoran Todorovich) vie for the love of glamorous blonde and devout Christian Minnie (Eva-Maria Westbroek), finding her way in a man’s world. Carlo Rizzi’s idiomatic conducting draws excellent singing from the large cast and fine playing from The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. Extra features: Cast gallery Documentary on Eva-Maria Westbroek "...a high-powered show throughout..." The Financial Times "...The Netherlands Opera’s spirited and inventive new production..." New York Times Running time 160mins Region code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS digital Menu language EN Subtitles EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/NL “What we see is an updated parable of the American dream...in the final scene [Minnie] appears, like Jean Harlow, at the top of a glittering staircase to be carried off to a Hollywood happy ending...Does it all make sense? Not really; but the characters are vividly portrayed and the settings look spectacular.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 “From her first entrance...Westbroek is captivating. She boasts the wonderfully meaty instrument required for Minnie (especially in the all-important middle voice), plus the right wholesome, strawberry-blonde appearance...This endearing portrayal will surely take its place in the great line of sopranos who have excelled as Minnie...Carlo Rizzi leads a highly passionate reading” International Record Review, December 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Recorded live at The Amsterdam Music Theatre, Nov & Dec 2009
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Minnie), Lucio Gallo (Jack Rance), Zoran Todorovich (Dick Johnson), Roman Sadnik (Nick), Diogenes Randes (Ashby), Stephen Gadd (Sonora), Tijl Faveyts (Billy Jackrabbit), Ellen Rabiner (Wowkle), André Morsch (Jake Wallace) & Roger Smeets (José Castro) Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra,, Carlo Rizzi (conductor) & Nikolaus Lehnhoff (director) Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s Hollywood-style production updates this Wild West story to the capitalist culture of Wall Street, perfectly reflecting Puccini’s innovatory spirit. In a new angle on the age-old love triangle theme, corrupt Sheriff Jack Rance (Lucio Gallo) and charismatic criminal Dick Johnson (Zoran Todorovich) vie for the love of glamorous blonde and devout Christian Minnie (Eva-Maria Westbroek), finding her way in a man’s world. Carlo Rizzi’s idiomatic conducting draws excellent singing from the large cast and fine playing from The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. Extra features: Cast gallery Documentary on Eva-Maria Westbroek "...a high-powered show throughout..." The Financial Times "...The Netherlands Opera’s spirited and inventive new production..." New York Times Running time 160 mins Region code All regions Video codec AVC/MPEG-4 Disc size BD50 Picture format 1080i Sound format 2.0 LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS digital surround Menu language EN Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/NL “What we see is an updated parable of the American dream...in the final scene [Minnie] appears, like Jean Harlow, at the top of a glittering staircase to be carried off to a Hollywood happy ending...Does it all make sense? Not really; but the characters are vividly portrayed and the settings look spectacular.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 “From her first entrance...Westbroek is captivating. She boasts the wonderfully meaty instrument required for Minnie (especially in the all-important middle voice), plus the right wholesome, strawberry-blonde appearance...This endearing portrayal will surely take its place in the great line of sopranos who have excelled as Minnie...Carlo Rizzi leads a highly passionate reading” International Record Review, December 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Lucio Gallo is regarded as one of the leading baritones and recently triumphed in two Verdi roles in Covent Garden. He continues to perform in some of the greatest venues in the world. This CD features arias by Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Gounod, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Puccini and Giordano. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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