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| |  | Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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| |  | Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Francisco Araiza (Hoffmann), Samuel Ramey (Dapertutto/Miracle/Coppélius), Anne Sofie von Otter (Nicklaus), Jessye Norman (Antonia), Eva Lind (Olympia), Cheryl Studer (Giulietta), Riccardo Cassinelli (Spalanzani), Boris Martinovitch (Crespil), Jean-Luc Craignaud (Schlemil), Georges Gautier (Cochenille), Felicity Palmer (La Mère d'Antonia) Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Jeffrey Tate Beautifully packaged, and at budget price. Full track-lists and synopses in English, German and French. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Offenbach: Les Contes d'HoffmannLive Recording 1981
Placido Domingo (Hoffman), Catherine Malfitano (Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta), Ann Murray (Niklausse, Hoffmann's Muse), Jose van Dam(Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto), Rémy Corazza (Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio), Kurt Rydl (Luther, Crespel), Jocelyne Taillon (Antonia's mother), Gérard Friedmann (Nathanaël, Spalanzani) & Peter Weber (Hermann, Schlémi) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine That the 'impossible' art form of opera may occasionally require the ordering hand of a strong directorial team was demonstrated by the Les contes d'Hoffmann on which Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and James Levine collaborated in the early 1980s, a production guaranteed to cast its bewitching spell on Salzburg audiences. The production opened in 1981 and is captured here in its 1982 revival, when its protagonist, Plácido Domingo, was at the very peak of his form.Appearing alongside him were two brilliant young female singers, Catherine Malfitano, who successfully faced up to the challenge of singing all three of Hoffmann's loves, and Ann Murray, who was ideally cast in the double role of Niklausse and Hoffmann's Muse, her solo numbers a notable feature of Fritz Oeser's new performing edition of the score and, as such, largely unfamiliar to the majority of the audience.With the mercurial José van Dam in the role of the four villains and with James Levine's unerring instinct for the theatre firing the Vienna Philharmonic in the pit, Offenbach's opéra fantastique was brought to vibrant life. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Plácido Domingo - My Greatest Roles Volume 3 (French Opera)
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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| |  | Walter Felsenstein Edition - 12DVD boxset
Beethoven: | Fidelio, Op. 72 Alfred Pöll, Heinz Rehfuss, Richard Holm, Claude Nollier & Magda László Wiener Symphoniker, Fritz Lehmann | Janacek: | The Cunning Little Vixen Irmgard Arnold, Manfred Hopp, Werner Enders & Ruth Schob-Lipka Orchestra and Chorus Of The Komische Oper Berlin, Václav Neumann | Mozart: | Don Giovanni, K527 György Melis, Klara Barlow, John Moulson & Herbert Rössler Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Zdenek Košler Le nozze di Figaro, K492 Uwe Kreyssig, Magdalena Falewicz, Ursula Reinhardt-Kiss & József Dene Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Geza Oberfrank, Geza Oberfrank (conductor) & Alter Felsenstein (stage director) | Offenbach: | Les Contes d'Hoffmann Hanns Nocker, Melitta Muszely, Rudolf Asmus & Werner Enders Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Karl-Fritz Voigtmann Barbe-bleue Sung in German as 'Ritter Blaubart' Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Karl-Fritz Voigtmann | Verdi: | Otello Hanns Nocker, Christa Noack, Vladimír Bauer & Hanna Schmoock Orchestra and Chorus of The Komische Oper Berlin, Kurt Masur |
Das schlaue Füchslein 1 DVD / 104 Min + 18 Min extras Don Giovanni DVD 1 89 Min DVD 2 76 Min + 40 Min rehearsal film Othello 2 DVDs / 121 Min + 20 Min extras Hoffmanns Erzählungen 2 DVDs / 131 Min + 32 Min bonus film Ritter Blaubart 2 DVDs / 139 Min + 30 Min extras Die Hochzeit des Figaro DVD 1 93 Min DVD 2 73 Min + 50 Min bonus footage
Walter Felsenstein (1901–1975), founder and general director of the Komische Oper in Berlin, was one of the twentieth century’s greatest creative theatre directors, who played a hugely important role in the revival of opera as a theatrical art form. A brilliant artist who directed over 190 productions during the course of his career, he was equally committed to the works, their creators, the ensemble and the audience. This unique edition brings together 7 opera films in a rare documentation that offers an insight into the theatrical work of a man whose legendary productions fascinated international audiences for decades. The fi lms can now be experienced for the first time in carefully restored digital form. Felsenstein’s consistent development of the musical/visual language of opera film remains a source of inspiration even today. Opera on fi lm – opera as fi lm – however one describes them, his productions continue to astonish with their clarity and intensity. They will remain an invaluable artistic legacy for generations to come! SPECIAL FEATURES ON DVD’S Original manuscripts of Walter Felsenstein Original staging piano reductions with audio examples Drafts of the stage design, figurines, sketches & drawings Historical audio material with speeches & interviews with Walter Felsenstein Rehearsal film “Don Giovanni“ & newsreel footage ”The Tales of Hoffmann” Footage of Felsenstein stagings 1945–1961 Script excerpts, conceptual scripts & picture galleries Recording Date: 1976
Place of recording: Studioproduktion (Berlin, Potsdam-Babelsberg), Komische Oper Berlin, Wien
Running Time: 1016 min
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Menu Languages NTSC: GB
Subtitle Languages NTSC: F, GB, SP
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| |  | Plácido Domingo: The Opera Collection
Bizet: | Carmen Teresa Berganza (Carmen), Plácido Domingo (Don José), Sherrill Milnes (Escamillo), Ileana Cotrubas (Micaëla), Yvonne Kenny (Frasquita), Alicia Nafé (Mercédès), Gordon Sandison (Le Dancaïre), Geoffrey Pogson (Le Remendado), Robert Lloyd (Zuniga), Stuart Harling (Moralès) Ambrosian Singers, George Watson`s College Boys` Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado | Donizetti: | Lucia di Lammermoor Cheryl Studer (Lucia), Plácido Domingo (Edgardo), Juan Pons (Enrico), Samuel Ramey (Raimondo) Ambrosian Opera Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Ion Marin | Leoncavallo: | I Pagliacci Teresa Stratas (Nedda), Plácido Domingo (Canio), Juan Pons (Tonio), Florindo Andreolli (Beppe), Alberto Rinaldi (Silvio) Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Georges Prêtre | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana Plácido Domingo (Turiddu), Agnes Baltsa (Santuzza), Vera Baniewicz (Mamma Lucia), Juan Pons (Alfio), Suzanne Mentzer (Lola) Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Giuseppe Sinopoli | Offenbach: | Les Contes d'Hoffmann Joan Sutherland (Antonia/Stella/Giulietta/Olympia), Plácido Domingo (Hoffmann), Gabriel Bacquier (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle), Huguette Tourangeau (Nicklausse) & Hugues Cuénod (Franz) Suisse Romande Choir & Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Puccini: | Tosca Plácido Domingo (Cavaradossi), Mirella Freni (Tosca), Samuel Ramey (Scarpia), Anthony Laciura Spoletta), Bryn Terfel (Angelotti), Angelo Veccia (Sagristano), Ralf Lukas (Sciarrone), Lee Tiernan (Un pastore) Chorus of the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden & Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli Turandot Plácido Domingo (Calaf), Katia Ricciarelli (Turandot), Piero de Palma (Altoum), Ruggero Raimondi (Timur), Barbara Hendricks (Liù), Gottfried Hornik (Ping), Heinz Zednik (Pang), Francisco Araiza (Pong), Siegmund Nimsgern (Un mandarino) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia Kathleen Battle (Rosina), Plácido Domingo (Figaro), Frank Lopardo (Almaviva), Lucio Gallo (Bartolo), Ruggero Raimondi (Basilio), Gabriele Sima (Berta), Carlos Chausson (Fiorello), Goran Simic (Un Ufficiale) Coro del Gran Teatro La Fenice & The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado | Saint-Saëns: | Samson et Dalila Placido Domingo (Samson), Elena Obraztsova (Dalila), Renato Bruson (Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon), Robert Lloyd (Le Vieillard Hébreu), Pierre Thau (Abimélech) Paris Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | Verdi: | Otello Placido Domingo (Otello), Cheryl Studer (Desdemona), Sergei Leiferkus (Iago), Ramon Vargas (Cassio), Michael Schade (Rodrigo), Ildebrando d' Arcangelo (Lodovico), Giacomo Prestia (Montano), Denyce Graves (Emilia) Paris Opera Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung La Traviata Placido Domingo (Alfredo), Ileana Cotrubas (Violetta), Sherrill Milnes (Giorgio Germont) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber Il Trovatore Placido Domingo (Manrico), Rosalind Plowright (Leonora), Brigitte Fassbaender (Azucena), Giorgio Zancanaro (Conte di Luna) Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Wagner: | Lohengrin Plácido Domingo (Lohengrin), Jessye Norman (Elsa), Hans Sotin (Telramund), Eva Randová (Ortrud), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Herald) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti |
Continuing the celebration of Domingo’s 70th, we’ve selected 13 complete operas from all stages of Domingo’s career. Many of them are still at top price in the catalogue, but are being offered in this super-budget, limited edition box. Packaging: capbox, with around 84-page booklet including tracklists, reviews of operas, synopses in English, German and French. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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