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CARMEN This famous staging of Carmen from Vienna State Opera in 1978 was by the great Franco Zeffirelli, who not only directed the production but also the television broadcast. It is also a rare chance to witness the musical genius of conductor Carlos Kleiber, who made very few video recordings. Together they created a thrilling and dramatic production, which Domingo says was “very special”, and “will live in my mind forever.” Plácido Domingo was in his prime at the time of this performance. He considers the role of Don José to be very close to his heart because his mother, like Don José, was from the Basque country, and this empathy shows in his stunning portrayal. He is joined by Elena Obraztsova as a strong, but wonderfully natural Carmen, Isobel Buchanan as Micaëla, and Yuri Mazurok as Escamillo. SAMSON ET DALILA Plácido Domingo and Shirley Verrett star in the title roles in this live recording of the 1981/82 Season premiere from the San Francisco Opera, with Wolfgang Brendel as the High Priest of Dagon. The colourful and evocative sets and costumes reflect Saint-Säens’ melodic and sensual score, here conducted by Julius Rudel. Samson is one of Domingo’s favourite roles, partly for the profound beauty of the music, but also because of the character’s battle between duty to his people and his love of Dalila. “Plácido Domingo and Shirley Verrett…incomparable in the title roles” SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE THE TALES OF HOFFMANN This stunning 1980 Royal Opera production is by film director John Schlesinger and conducted by Georges Prêtre. The spectacular designs by Maria Björnson and William Dudley vividly bring Hoffmann’s nightmare world to life. Plácido Domingo sings the role of Hoffmann, in one of his towering portrayals. The all-star cast also includes Luciana Serra as Olympia, Agnes Baltsa as Giulietta, Ileana Cotrubas as Antonia, Robert Lloyd as Lindorf, Geraint Evans as Coppélius, Nicola Ghiuselev as Dr Miracle, and Siegmund Nimsgern as Dappertutto. Domingo very much enjoyed singing this most ‘complete’ of roles with the huge range of characterisation required. “Plácido Domingo, surely the most compelling Hoffmann of his generation. The most stylish vocally, too” BBC Music Magazine CARMEN: Picture format: NTSC 4:3 FF Audio: Dolby 2.0 Stereo Duration: 153 mins Subtitles: Eng / Fr / Ger / It / Sp SAMSON ET DALILA: Picture format: NTSC 4:3 FF Audio: L-PCM Stereo Duration: 116 mins Subtitles: Eng / Fr / Ger / It / Sp THE TALES OF HOFFMANN: Picture format: NTSC 4:3 FF Audio: Dolby 2.0 Stereo Duration: 150 mins Subtitles: Eng / Fr / Ger / It / Sp / Jp Bonus interviews: Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Audio: L-PCM 2.0 Stereo Duration: 59 mins Colour Subtitles: None Region Code: 2-6
NVC Arts/Warner Classics is delighted to announce the release of the third volume of DVD boxed sets showcasing some of the greatest recordings of Plácido Domingo’s career on stage. This volume features full-length performances of French operas, including Carmen from Vienna State Opera, Samson and Delilah from San Francisco Opera, and The Tales of Hoffmann from The Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Bonus: This volume is complemented by a 1-hour bonus DVD in which Plácido Domingo speaks at length, with passion and fervour, about each of the roles he sings in these three operas. “Domingo stops the show in Carmen, in a performance wonderfully conducted by Carlos Kleiber. The Samson and Hoffmann (both 1981) are seriously good.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2011 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Gala Concerts from Vienna, Berlin & Dresden Box Set(Available for a Limited Time Only)
Beethoven: | Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b Fidelio, Op. 72 - Finale Thomas Hampson (Don Fernando); Walter Fink (Rocco); Falk Struckmann (Pizarro); Deborah Polaski (Leonore); lldikó Raimondi (Marzelline); Johan Botha (Florestan); Herwig Pecoraro (Jaquino) Seiji Ozawa | Bizet: | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) Agnes Baltsa (mezzo) C'est toi! (from Carmen) Agnes Baltsa (mezzo); Neil Shicoff (tenor) La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Neil Shicoff (tenor) Près des remparts de Séville (Séguedille) (from Carmen) Daniela Barcellona (mezzo) | Bock, J: | If I were a rich man (from Fiddler on the Roof) sung in German Kurt Rydl (bass) | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) Lucia Aliberti (soprano) | Cilea: | Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella (from Adriana Lecouvreur) Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano) | Ferilli: | Un amore così grande Sandra Schwarzhaupt (soprano); Kurt Rydl (bass) | Lehár: | Viljalied (from Die lustige Witwe) Deborah Sasson (soprano) | Mozart: | Don Giovanni: excerpts Ferruccio Furlanetto (Leporello); Edita Gruberova (Donna Anna); Thomas Hampson (Don Giovanni); Ildikó Raimondi (Zerlina); Boaz Daniel (Masetto); Soile Isokoski (Donna Elvira); Michael Schade (Don Ottavio) Zubin Mehta Oh, wie will ich triumphieren (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Gunther Emmerlich (bass) Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Gunther Emmerlich (bass); Deborah Sasson (soprano) | Puccini: | Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Neil Shicoff (tenor) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Neil Shicoff (tenor) Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Neil Shicoff (tenor) Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Vincenzo La Scola (tenor) O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Lucia Aliberti (soprano) | Rossini: | Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! (from L'Italiana in Algeri) Agnes Baltsa (mezzo) Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Daniela Barcellona (mezzo) | Schrammel: | Wien bleibt Wien | Strauss, J, II: | Maskenfest-Quadrille, Op. 92 Die Fledermaus Overture Mein Herr Marquis (from Die Fledermaus) Sandra Schwarzhaupt (soprano) | Strauss, R: | Marie Theres'! ... Hab mir's gelobt (from Der Rosenkavalier) Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein (from Der Rosenkavalier) Angelika Kirchschlager (Octavian); Soile Isokoski (Marschallin); Genia Kuhmeier (Sophie); Georg Tichy (Faninal) Die Frau ohne Schatten (highlights) Falk Struckmann (Barak); Deborah Polaski (Farberin); Johan Botha (Kaiser); Ricarda Merbeth (Kaiserin) Franz Welser-Möst | Verdi: | Volta la terrea (from Un Ballo in Maschera) Seguietemi...Ve', se di notte (from Un Ballo in Maschera) Saper vorreste (from Un Ballo in Maschera) Que de fleurs et que d'étoiles (from Don Carlos) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Sempre libera (from La Traviata) Falstaff (excerpts) Aida: Act Three Ferruccio Furlanetto (Ramfis); Nadia Krasteva (Amneris); Violeta Urmana (Aida); Franz Grundheber (Amonasro); Johan Botha (Radamès) Daniele Gatti L'abborrita rivale a me sfuggia (from Aida) Agnes Baltsa (Amneris); Plàcido Domingo (Radamès) Daniele Gatti Gia i sacerdoti...Di lei non piu (from Aida) Agnes Baltsa (Amneris); Plàcido Domingo (Radamès) Daniele Gatti Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Neil Shicoff (tenor); Jerry Hadley (tenor); Agnes Baltsa (mezzo); Deborah Sasson (soprano); Èva Marton (soprano); Sandra Schwarzhaupt (soprano); Kurt Rydl (bass); Gunther Emmerlich (bass) Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano) | Wagner: | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture Christian Thielemann Was duftet doch der Flieder (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Bryn Terfel (Hans Sachs) Christian Thielemann Wach' auf! Es nahet gen dem Tag (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Christian Thielemann |
DVD 1: Gala Concert from the Vienna State Opera - Lucia Aliberti, Agnes Baltsa, Daniela Barcellona, Deborah Sasson, Sandra Schwarzhaupt, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Gunther Emmerlich, Kurt Rydl, Vincenzo La Scola, Neil Shicoff, Prague Symphony Orchestra; Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg; Penderecki Festival Orchestra, Roland Seiffarth, Oleg Caetani (Item No: 2054028). DVD 2: Claudio Abbado – A Verdi Gala from Berlin - Andrea Rost, Ramón Vargas, Alan Titus, Elizabeth Futral, Stella Doufexis , Lucio Gallo, Prague Radio Choir, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Item No: 2050858). DVD 3: Great Stars of Opera - Lucia Aliberti, Agnes Baltsa, Daniela Barcellona, Deborah Sasson, Sandra Schwarzhaupt, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Gunther Emmerlich, Kurt Rydl, Vincenzo La Scola, Neil Shicoff, Prague Symphony Orchestra; Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg; Penderecki Festival Orchestra, Roland Seiffarth, Oleg Caetani (Item No: 2054028)
The greatest names in opera take to the stage for these galas from three musical centres that have come to stand as symbols of rebirth – Vienna, Berlin and Dresden. Vienna celebrates the 50th anniversary of the State Opera House’s reopening with music of humanity and rejoicing from Rosenkavalier to Fidelio, international stars fill the Dresden night with the sounds of operatic favourites, and Claudio Abbado conducts a New Year’s Eve tribute to Verdi in Berlin, closing with the life-affirming fugue the brings that curtain down on the master’s last opera, Falstaff. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 and PAL 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.0, DTS 5.0 Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Subtitles: DVD1: English, German, French, Spanish; DVD2: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish; DVD3: English, German, French Running time: DVD1: 188 mins (disc1: 74 mins, disc2: 114 mins); DVD2: 94 mins; DVD3: 103 mins Audience: all FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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“One of the signs of a great piece of music, is that it will never come to the end of interpretation. It is like a deep well. You can dip and dip and never come to the end of it." Karajan on Beethoven No. 9 Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin, 31 December 1977 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Opera Night 2007Famous Arias From Rossini, Verdi, Massenet, Giordano, Orff, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini & Lehár
Live from the Deutsche Oper Berlin for The German Aids Foundation
Running Time: 122 min
Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Menu Languages PAL: D, GB
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| |  | Gala Concert50th Anniversary of the Re-opening of the Vienna State Opera, 5 November 2005.
Plácido Domingo, Agnes Baltsa, Thomas Hampson, Bryn Terfel, Edita Gruberova, Angelika Kirchschlager, Violeta Urmana, Deborah Polaski, Falk Struckmann, Michael Schade, Ferruccio Furlanetto and many more Orchestra & Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, Christian Thielemann, Daniele Gatti, Franz Welser-Möst | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Così fan tutte & Don Giovanni,
Mozart: | Così fan tutte, K588 Cecilia Bartoli (Fiordiligi), Agnes Baltsa (Despina), Liliana Nikiteanu (Dorabella), Roberto Sacca (Ferrando), Oliver Widmer (Guglielmo), Carlos Chausson (Don Alfonso) Don Giovanni, K527 Rodney Gilfry (Don Giovanni), Elizabeth (Rae) Magnuson (Donna Anna), Roberto Saccà (Don Ottavio), Cecilia Bartoli (Donna Elvira), László Polgár (Leporello), Matti Salminen (Il Commendatore), Oliver Widmer (Masetto), Isabel Rey (Zerlina) |
Recording Date: 2001 Place of recording: From the Zurich Opera House Running Time: 211+275 min Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Language: I Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, JP, SP Subtitle Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, I, JP, SP Including two documentaries "Behind the scenes" | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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