DVD Videos

The 2010 New Year’s Eve concert, from Berlin, frames two of the most prominent stars on DG’s roster, Elina Garanca and Gustavo Dudamel.

Recorded live, this gala performance sparkles with a selection of arias and orchestral works that include excerpts from one of Garanca’s most celebrated roles, Bizet’s Carmen, and Marguerite in Berlioz’s Damnation of Faust.

As well as providing world class accompaniment, the Berlin Philharmonic makes a stirring contribution to the program with the overture to Berlioz’s thrilling Roman Carnival and excerpts from Manuel de Falla’s ballet, The Three-Cornered Hat.

Filmed in HD, the gala will be released in 16:9 widescreen with audio in PCM and DTS surround sound .

In October 2010, Gustavo Dudamel was joined by close musical friend, Juan Diego Flórez for the gala opening of his second season as Music Director of the LA Philharmonic. Performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the sparkling program featured Rossini arias and overtures as well as popular songs and dances that celebrate the two artists’ Latin American heritage.

“Flórez sang splendidly… his Rossini with Dudamel was all class… Dudamel brought out wonderful instrumental details. The orchestra sparkled.” Los Angeles Times

The DVD includes interviews with both Gustavo Dudamel and Juan Diego Flórez.

Spanish composers are represented here by Granados and Albéniz, whose successful careers extended into the 20th century. Music by other composers reflects various connections with Spain. Seville is the setting for Mozart's operas The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, and for Rossini's Figaro opera, The Barber of Seville. Bizet's Carmen is centred on Seville, while Verdi's tragic opera The Force of Destiny, set in Spain and based on a Spanish play, ranges over a wider area.