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Mahler: Symphony No.  2 in C minor 'Resurrection'

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'


Diana Damrau & Petra Lang

Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin & Staatskapelle Berlin, Pierre Boulez

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin, 26-27 March 2005

EuroArts - 2054414

(Not available)

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20

Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev


Agnès Letestu, José Martinez, Karl Paquette & Muriel Hallé

Paris Opera Ballet & Paris Opera Orchestra, Vello Pähn

Please note, this High Definition DVD is not playable on a standard DVD player.

PICTURE FORMAT: 1080i
LENGTH: 146 Mins
SOUND: 2.0 & 5.0 48kHz/24-bit DTS SURROUND
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT

“…their [Agnès Letestu & José Martinez] dancing was sensational, and Letestu in particular was magnificent. She was soft, lyrical yet aristocratic as Odette, as befits her slender, long-limbed body and her mime scene was of intense beauty. …Letestu is outstanding as Odile, both in her technical prowess and artistic interpretation.” Culturekiosque

Opus Arte HD DVD - OAHD5001D

(Not available)

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620


Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), Dorothea Röschmann (Pamina), Will Hartmann (Tamino), Diana Damrau (Queen of the Night), Franz-Josef Selig (Sarastro), Adrian Thompson (Monostatos), Ailish Tynan (Papagena)

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.

PICTURE FORMAT: 1080i

LENGTH: 182 Mins

SOUND: Dolby True HD Stereo / Dolby True HD 5.1

SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES

“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 Magazine

Opus Arte HD DVD - OAHD5002D

(Not available)

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61

Choreography - George Balanchine


Patricia Barker, Paul Gibson, Seth Belliston, Lisa Apple, Julie Tobiason, Ross Yearsley, Jeffrey Stanton & Timothy Lynch

Pacific Northwest Ballet & BBC Concert Orchestra, Stewart Kershaw

This HD-DVD is not compatible with standard DVD players.

PICTURE FORMAT: 1080i
LENGTH: 94 Mins
SOUND: Dolby True HD Stereo / Dolby True HD 5.1
SUBTITLES: N/A

Opus Arte HD DVD - OAHD5003D

(Not available)

Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus

Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus

Director: Stephen Lawless


Pär Lindskog (Alfred), Lyubov Petrova (Adele), Pamela Armstrong (Rosalinde), Thomas Allen (Eisenstein), Ragnar Ulfung (Blind), Håkan Hagegård (Falke), Artur Korn (Frank), Malena Ernman (Orlofsky), Udo Samel (Frosch), Renée Schüttengruber (Ida)

The Glyndebourne Chorus & The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

Note: This HD-DVD is not compatible with standard DVD players.

PICTURE FORMAT: 1080i
LENGTH: 196 Mins
SOUND: 2.0 & 5.0 DOLBY TRUE HD AUDIO
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/NL

“Vladimir Jurowski gives the bottle a good shake before popping his first cork with the overture. The London Philharmonic are on their toes… The pace is racy, the articulation brilliant, the Viennesisms deftly in place, the waltz fruity and uplifting. It's a cracking start.” The Independent

Opus Arte HD DVD - OAHD5004D

(Not available)

Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne

Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne


Donizetti:

Quanto amore (from L'elisir d'amore)

Handel:

Judas Maccabaeus: Arm, arm ye brave

Haydn:

Al Tuo arrivo felice

Mozart:

Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture

Cinque … dieci… (Le nozze di Figaro)

Si a caso madama (from Le nozze di Figaro)

Se vuol ballare (from Le nozze di Figaro)

Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio (from La Clemenza di Tito)

Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni)

La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)

Pa-pa-pa-pa-Papagena (from Die Zauberflöte)

Rossini:

Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture

Dunque io son? (from Il Barbiere di Siviglia)

Bel raggio lusinghier (from Semiramide)


Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung

Recorded live in Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, Sussex, 24th April 1999.

Note: This HD-DVD is not compatible with standard DVD players.

PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 90 Mins
SOUND: UNCOMPRESSED HD AUDIO
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE

“Sparkling harmony …the combined talents of Bryn Terfel and Cecilia Bartoli…raise the temperature… Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro… is charged with intrigue and sexual tension and they captured the mood with pinpoint vocal interplay and assured comic acting…a formidable display of coloratura technique and lasersharp intonation.” The Guardian *****

Opus Arte HD DVD - OAHD5005D

(Not available)

Verdi: Il Trovatore

Verdi: Il Trovatore

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent 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.

PICTURE FORMAT: 1080i
LENGTH: 172 Mins
SOUND: 2.0 & 5.0 Dolby True HD 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

Opus Arte HD DVD - OAHD5006D

(Not available)

Puccini: La Bohème

Puccini: La Bohème

Stage Director: Giancarlo del Monaco


Inva Mula, Laura Giordano, Aquiles Machado, Fabio Maria Capitanucci, David Menéndez, Felipe Bou, Gonzalo Fernández de Terán, Juan Tomás Martínez, Alfredo Mariotti, Federico Gallar, Francisco Pardo & Mario Villoria

Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro Real (Madrid Symphony Orchestra & Chorus), Jesús López Cobos

Recorded live at the Teatro Real, Madrid on 20th, 23rd and 25th March 2006.

Note: This HD-DVD is not compatible with standard DVD players.

PICTURE FORMAT: 1080i
LENGTH: 149 Mins
SOUND: 2.0 & 5.0 DOLBY TRUE HD AUDIO
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT

Opus Arte HD DVD - OAHD5007D

(Not available)

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