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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Live at Philharmonie de Paris cover
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Live at Philharmonie de Paris
Quatuor Ébène
Recorded in late 2020 at the Philharmonie in Paris, home city of Quatuor Ébène, this complete DVD cycle...
$95.00
Mozart: Così fan tutte (Saltzburg Festival 2020) cover
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Così fan tutte (Saltzburg Festival 2020)
Saltzburg Festival / Elsa Dreisig, Marianne Crebassa, Lea Desandre, Bogdan Volkov, André Schuen / Joana Mallwitz (cond)
"It's frankly difficult to imagine a better-cast Così today...Mallwitz really makes Mozart's score zing,...
$35.00
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Opera on DVD

Rossini: Equivoco stravagante (Complete Opera recorded in 2018) cover
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Equivoco stravagante (Complete Opera recorded in 2018)
Königliches Kurtheater, Bad Wildbad / Antonella Colaianni, Giulio Mastrototaro, Emmanuel Franco, Patrick Kabongo / José Miguel Pérez-Sierra (cond) $55.00
Hahn: Ciboulette (Complete Operetta recorded in 2013) cover
REYNALDO HAHN
Hahn: Ciboulette (Complete Operetta recorded in 2013)
Opéra Comique, Paris / Julie Fuchs, Jean-François Lapointe, Julien Behr, Eva Ganizate / Accentus Chamber Choir / Laurence Equilbey (cond) $55.00
Lully: Atys (complete opera recorded in 2011) cover
JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Atys (complete opera recorded in 2011)
Emmanuelle de Negri, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Bernard Richter / Compagnie Fêtes Galantes, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie $60.00
Rameau; Hippolyte et Aricie (complete opera recorded in 2020) cover
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau; Hippolyte et Aricie (complete opera recorded in 2020)
Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Elsa Benoit, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Séraphine Cotrez / Raphaël Pichon (cond) $55.00
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Ballet & Dance DVDs

Minkus: La Bayadère (complete ballet recorded in 2019) cover
LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadère (complete ballet recorded in 2019)
Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Natalia Osipova / Boris Gruzin (cond) $53.00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 1968) cover
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 1968)
Royal Ballet / Lesley Collier, Rudolf Nureyev, Merle Park, Leslie Edwards, Betty Kavanagh, Keith Martin, Ann Jenner, Gerd Larsen, Wayne Sleep / John L $60.00
Paquita (complete ballet recorded in 2003) cover
LUDWIG MINKUS
Paquita (complete ballet recorded in 2003)
Paris Opera Ballet / Agnès Letestu, José Martinez, Karl Paquette, Richard Wilk, Céline Talon, Jean-Marie Didière & Béatrice Martel / David Cole (cond) $64.00
Delibes: Coppelia (complete ballet recorded in December 2019) cover
LEO DELIBES
Delibes: Coppelia (complete ballet recorded in December 2019)
Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Gary Avis / Barry Wordsworth (cond) $65.00
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Wagner on DVD

Wagner: Tannhäuser (Complete Opera recorded in 1989) cover
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Complete Opera recorded in 1989)
Bayreuther Festspiele / Richard Versalle, Cheryl Studer, Rutland Engert-Ely, Hans Sotin / Giuseppe Sinopoli (cond) $60.00
Wagner: Gotterdammerung (Complete Opera recorded in 1982) cover
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Gotterdammerung (Complete Opera recorded in 1982)
Bayreuther Festspiele / Peter Hofmann, Karan Armstrong, Elizabeth Connell, Leif Roar, Siegfried Vogel / Woldemar Nelsson (cond) $60.00
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer [The Flying Dutchman] (Complete opera recorded in 2013) cover
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer [The Flying Dutchman] (Complete opera recorded in 2013)
Bayreuth Festival / Samuel Youn, Franz-Josef Selig, Ricarda Merbeth / Christian Thielemann (conductor) $64.00
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded in 2007) cover
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded in 2007)
Glyndebourne Opera / Nina Stemme / Robert Gambill / Katarina Karneus / Bo Skovhus / Jiri Belohlavek $90.00
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Opera on the Naxos label

Rossini: L'Occasione fa il ladro (complete opera recorded in 2017) cover
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: L'Occasione fa il ladro (complete opera recorded in 2017)
Rossini in Wildbad / Patrick Kabongo, Vera Talerko, Kenneth Tarver, Lorenzo Regazzo / Virtuosi Brunensis, Antonino Foglian $55.00
Weinberger: Frühlingsstürme [complete operetta recorded in 2020] cover
JAROMIR WEINBERGER
Weinberger: Frühlingsstürme [complete operetta recorded in 2020]
Komische Oper Berlin / Stefan Kurt, Alma Sade, Vera-Lotte Boecker / Jordan de Souza (cond) $60.00
Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (complete opera recorded in 2021) cover
JEAN CASSANEA de MONDONVILLE
Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (complete opera recorded in 2021)
Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Emmanuelle de Negri, Marc Mauillon / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie $55.00
Gounod: Mireille (complete opera recorded in 2009) cover
CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Mireille (complete opera recorded in 2009)
Inva Mula, Charles Castronovo / Chœur de l'Opéra national de Paris, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Marc Minkowski $55.00
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Verdi on DVD

Verdi: Otello (complete opera recorded in 2017) cover
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Otello (complete opera recorded in 2017)
Royal Opera House / Jonas Kaufmann, Marco Vratogna, Maria Agresta / Sir Antonio Pappano (cond) $30.00
Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 2011) cover
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 2011)
Royal Opera House / Simon Keenlyside, Liudmyla Monastryrska, Raymond Aceto / Antonio Pappano (cond) $64.00
Verdi: La Traviata (the complete opera, recorded at Aix-en-Provence in 2011) cover
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (the complete opera, recorded at Aix-en-Provence in 2011)
Festival Aix-en-Provence / Charles Castronovo, Natalie Dessay, Ludovic Tezier / Louis Langree (conductor) $30.00
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (recorded live Covent Garden in 1975) cover
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (recorded live Covent Garden in 1975)
Royal Opera House / Placido Domingo, Piero Cappuccilli, Katia Ricciarelli, Elizabeth Bainbridge / Claudio Abbado (cond) $40.00

Classic documentaries

A Surprise In Texas - The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition cover
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Surprise In Texas - The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Nobuyuki Tsujii / Haochen Zhang / Yeol Eum Son (pianos) $47.00
The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble cover
The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble $30.00
Dancer cover
Sergei Polunin
Dancer $20.00
In Search of the Great Composers: Mozart / Beethoven / Haydn / Chopin cover
MOZART / BEETHOVEN / HAYDN / CHOPIN
In Search of the Great Composers: Mozart / Beethoven / Haydn / Chopin
Four films by Phil Grabsky $70.00

Classic DVD boxed sets

Verdi: Aida / La Traviata / Rigoletto (complete operas recorded 2002 - 2006) cover
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Aida / La Traviata / Rigoletto (complete operas recorded 2002 - 2006)
Royal Opera, Teatro Real, Liceu Opera / Daniela Dessi, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Norah Amsellem, Renata Bruson, Christine Shafer, Marcelo Alvarez, etc $70.00
Mozart Operas Box Set: Don Giovanni / Die Zauberflöte / Le Nozze di Figaro [complete operas recorded 2003-2008] cover
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Operas Box Set: Don Giovanni / Die Zauberflöte / Le Nozze di Figaro [complete operas recorded 2003-2008]
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Simon Keenlyside, Kyle Ketelsen, Miah Persson, Joyce DiDonato, Dorothea Röschmann, Erwin Schrott, etc $75.00
Arena Di Verona Collection Volume 1: Turandot / Romeo et Juliette / Aida cover
GIACOMO PUCCINI / CHARLES GOUNOD / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Arena Di Verona Collection Volume 1: Turandot / Romeo et Juliette / Aida
Arena di Verona / Maria Guleghina, Salvatore Licitra, Tamar Iveri, Nino Machaidze, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Hui He, Marco Berti, Andrea Ulbrich, etc $75.00
Opera Australia - Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour: The Collection (DVD Pack) cover
GIACOMO PUCCINI / GIUSEPPE VERDI / GEORGES BIZET
Opera Australia - Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour: The Collection (DVD Pack)
Opera Australia / Hiromi Omura, Anna Yun, Rihat Shaham, Dmytro Popov, Gennadi Dubinski, Milijana Nikolic, etc $130.00

Documentaries, & more...

Brahms; Double Concerto / works by Tchaikovaky & Liszt cover
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms; Double Concerto / works by Tchaikovaky & Liszt
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann $55.00
Beethoven and His Contemporaries, Vol. 1 cover
C.P.E. BACH / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART / PAUL WRANITZKY
Beethoven and His Contemporaries, Vol. 1
Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik, Forck $55.00
Schoenbrunn 2021 - Summer Night Concert 2021 cover
VERDI / RACHMANINOV / BERNSTEIN / ELGAR / SIBELIUS / etc
Schoenbrunn 2021 - Summer Night Concert 2021
Igor Levit (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding $30.00
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim: Piano Duos & Concerti (from the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires cover
W. A. MOZART / SCHUBERT / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / etc
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim: Piano Duos & Concerti (from the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Martha Argerich (piano) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra $65.00