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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

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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

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‘…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.’ Culture Kiosque

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620


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

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

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, 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

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‘lavish…full of colour and brilliant images… Such productions surely guarantee the survival of classical ballet well into the next millennium.’ Morning Star (USA)

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Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus

Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus

Director: Stephen Lawless


Pär Lindskog, Lyubov Petrova, Pamela Armstrong, Thomas Allen, Ragnar Ulfung, Håkan Hagegård, Artur Korn, Malena Ernman, Udo Samel & Renée Schüttengruber

The Glyndebourne Chorus & The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

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‘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

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Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne

Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne


Donizetti:

L'elisir d'amore 'Quanto amore'

Handel:

Arm, arm ye brave (Judas Maccabeus)

Haydn:

Al Tuo arrivo felice

Mozart:

Le nozze di Figaro, K492 - Overture

Cinque … dieci… (Le nozze di Figaro)

Si a casa madonna (Le nozze di Figaro)

Le nozze di Figaro: Se vuol ballare

La clemenza di Tito, K621 - Parto parto

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

Semiramide: 'Bel raggio lusinghier'


Cecilia Bartoli & Bryn Terfel

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

‘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

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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

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‘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)

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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

‘…remarkable and solid set designing by Michael Scott… The soprano Inva Mula succeeded in showing off her talent with a wide vocal register; brilliant and solid. Her diligence was as superb as the result, acclaimed for the audience. … Fabio Capitanucci brought to the Royal Theatre a vocally and physically powerful Marcelo. Del Monaco adds little details that are very well measured, which give a modern touch to the production which the audience appreciates.’ Filomusica

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