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Irek Mukhamedov, Viviana Durante, Darcey Bussell & Lesley Collier The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Barry Wordsworth The Royal Ballet presents a stellar cast in Kenneth
MacMillan's daring and powerful ballet, filmed in 1994, with
John Lanchbery's sumptuous scoring of music by Franz
Liszt. The dramatic soundscape is matched by MacMillan’s
penetrating interpretation of the events surrounding the
double suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary
and his young mistress, Mary Vetsera, at Mayerling in
January 1889. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 1st and 5th February 1994 ‘Kenneth MacMillan's choreography for this haunting tale is transcendent … stunning set and costume designs … John Lanchbery's truly remarkable score … The Royal Ballet is unbeatably good’ The Times Literary Supplement | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Garden, London on 3rd May 2002.Director: Elijah Moshinsky
José Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Yvonne Naef & Verónica Villarroel The Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Carlo Rizzi Note: This HD-DVD is not compatible with standard DVD players ‘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 (USA) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Luciano Pavarotti - The EMI Recordings
Mascagni: | L'Amico Fritz Recorded: VIII & IX.1968, Abbey Road Studios, London Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella,
Vincenzo Sardinero, Benito di Bella, Luigi Pontiggia & Malvina Major Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gianandrea Gavazzeni | Verdi: | Don Carlo Recorded: XII.1992, live at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan Samuel Ramey, Luciano Pavarotti, Paolo Coni, Alexander Anisimov,
Andrea Silvestrelli, Daniella Dessì & Luciana d'Intino Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti Requiem Recorded: VI.1987, live at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan Cheryl Studer, Dolora Zajick, Luciano Pavarotti & Samuel Ramey Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti Don Carlo DVD (details same as CD) |
7 CD + 2 DVD Clamshell box. Not since the death of Maria Callas has the passing of an operatic artist impacted on a world audience as did the death of Luciano Pavarotti on 6 September, 2007, almost 30 years to the day after Callas. Pavarotti was, without doubt, one of the greatest singers of the last century, up there with Caruso and Gigli, to name but two of the most famous whose worldwide reputations were built on their recorded legacy. Similarly, Pavarotti's name will survive into the future as new generations of music-lovers become familiar with his incomparable voice. EMI is privileged to be able to present this commemorative set of their complete Pavarotti recordings, some of which are among his greatest. The set contains Mascagni's lesser-known opera 'L'amico Fritz', recorded by a young Pavarotti in 1968; Verdi's Requiem and 'Don Carlo', the latter being recorded live at La Scala, Milan, in 1992 and included on both CD and DVD. | EMI - 5139372 (CD - 7 discs) £21.49 (£18.29 ex. VAT) |
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Will Hartmann, Dorothea Röschmann, Diana Damrau, Franz-Josef Selig, Simon Keenlyside, Ailish Tynan & Adrian Thompson The Royal Opera Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis High Definition provides a phenomenal audio visual
experience – not only is the video resolution much higher
than standard DVD but the audio capacity is also increased
up to a maximum of 7.1 surround-sound channels. The
HD DVD format opens the door to many new levels of
interactivity, together with ‘picture in picture’ menus.This HD-DVD is not compatible with standard DVD players ‘This production’s slow journey from darkness into the light… works well on the small screen, not least thanks to High Definition camera work and Sue Judd’s inspired direction for television. The real magic, though, is supplied by the onstage cast and intensified by Colin Davis in the pit.’ Classic fM | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Freni, Domingo, Bruson, Rydl, Gambill & Fassbaender Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli “The sound is consistently spacious and free to bring out the strongly dramatic and characterful qualities of Sinopoli's reading” – Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Nina Stemme Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano Speaking of Nina’s interpretation of the Four Last Songs, Pappano enthuses: “I trust the warmth of Nina's voice. There are a lot of lighter voices that have recorded the piece but you have to remember that Kirsten Flagstad sang the premiere and it's that kind of ample voice with warmth and body - Nina's voice - that I think is too rarely heard in this repertoire.” | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Vesselina Kasarova, Giuseppe Filianoti, Alastair Miles, Simon Keenlyside & Carmelo Corrado Caruso Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Mark Elder The 3CD set comes with complete ballet music and a lavishly illustrated book including a complete libretto with an English translation. Jeremy Commons gives a detailed account of the story behind the opera and its composition. “Treasure trove in the grand style” (Rupert Christiansen of The Daily Telegraph, reviewing the concert performance) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Monserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Ingvar Wixell, Samuel Ramey & Ann Murray Orchestra & Chorus of Royal Opera House, Sir Colin Davis Remastered Quadro Recording (RQR). Newly transferred to SACD this original Philips Top 50 release was a Gramophone Magazine Award Winner in 1977. Originally recorded in 1976. “One of the better Tosca’s….” Michael Scott Rohan, BBC Music Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Altynai Asylmuratova, Irek Mukhamedov, Darcey Bussell, Tetsuya Kumakawa, Anthony Dowell & David Drew The Royal Ballet & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Lanchbery
“Any snobs who continue to sneer at Minkus must be deaf or daft.” The Independent | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Essential Plácido Domingo
Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Brodszky: | Be My Love arr.Ebbinghouse London Symphony Orchestra, Marcel Peeters | Cardillo: | Core 'ngrato arr.Peeters London Symphony Orchestra, Marcel Peeters | Curtis, E: | Non ti scordar di me arr.Engelen London Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Loges | Donizetti: | L'elisir d'amore: 'Una furtiva lagrima' L’elisir d’amore Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Tombe degl'avi miei … Fra poco a me ricovero (Edgardo) Lucia di Lammermoor Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marcello Viotti | Freire: | Ay, ay, ay arr.Loges London Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Loges | Gardel: | Volver arr.Pansera Orchestra Roberto Pansera, Roberto Pansera | Halévy: | La Juive: 'Rachel, quand du Seigneur' La Juive Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | LaCalle: | Amapola arr.Engelen London Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Loges | Lara, A: | Granada arr.Peeters London Symphony Orchestra, Marcel Peeters | Lecuona: | Siboney arr.Ebbinghouse London Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Loges | Lehár: | Lippen schweigen (from Die Lustige Witwe) Renée Fleming Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) arr.Loges London Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Loges | Leoncavallo: | Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba Pagliacci Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Georges Prêtre Mattinata London Symphony Orchestra, Marcel Peeters | Mascagni: | Ave Maria (arranged from Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marcello Viotti | Offenbach: | Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach (Hoffmann) Les Contes d’Hoffmann Les Chœurs de la Radio de la Suisse Romande, Pro Arte de Lausanne, Du Brassus & L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge | Puccini: | Manon Lescaut: 'Donna non vidi mai' Manon Lescaut Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli Ch'ella mi creda libero (Dick Johnson) Ch’ella mi creda libero (Dick Johnson)La fanciulla del West Sherrill Milnes Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Zubin Mehta Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi) Tosca Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli Tosca: 'E lucevan le stelle' Tosca Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli Turandot: 'Nessun dorma' Turandot Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum Il barbiere di Siviglia The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado | Tosti: | Preghiera Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marcello Viotti | Verdi: | Celeste Aida (from Aida) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Nicolai Ghiaurov & Piero Cappuccilli Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini Parmi veder le lagrime (from Rigoletto) Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini Oh figli … Ah, la paterna mano (Macduff) Macbeth Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado Fontainebleau! Forêt immense et solitaire … (from Don Carlo) Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado Quando le sere al placido (from Luisa Miller) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Lorin Maazel De' miei bollenti spiriti (from La traviata) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Rosalind Plowright & Walter Gullino Coro e Orchestra dell’Accademia
Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Carlo Maria Giulini Forse la soglia attinse (from Un ballo in maschera) Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado Niun mi tema (from Otello) Ramon Vargas, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo & Giacomo Prestia Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung | Wagner: | In fernem Land (Lohengrin) Lohengrin Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti |
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Gramophone Awards 2007
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