Classical DVD New Releases
Classical DVD New Releases
Below is a list of all classical DVD titles released in the last 120 days.
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo-soprano) Piotr Beczala (tenor) Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone) Olga Kulchynska (soprano), Royal Opera & Ballet [ Opus Arte / DVD - released 23/Oct/2026 ] In a remote Spanish town, the free-spirited Carmen declares that any man she loves should beware. But even she is unprepared for what happens when she decides to seduce police officer Don José. Though initially uninterested in Carmen's charms, Don... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Rusalka Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Joana Mallwitz (conductor) [ Naxos / DVD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] With its wonderfully poetic and sensual score, Rusalka is Antonín Dvořák's most beloved opera, filled with musical effects that evoke the beauty and magic of a world inhabited by nymphs and water sprites. Jaroslav Kvapil's libretto is based on a... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic (Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburger Festspiele 2020) (DVD) Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ C Major / DVD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] On 28 March 1842, the orchestra of the Vienna Court Opera, organised as a symphonic ensemble by composer-conductor Otto Nicolai, presented a concert that would develop into the Philharmonic Concerts and the Vienna Philharmonic. The principles on... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (DVD) Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele [ C Major / 2 DVD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Wagner defined Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg as the most complete work that he had ever created. The Bayreuth Festival 2025 presents the comedy in a new production staged by Matthias Davids, whose playful irreverence stands between tradition and... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (DVD) Wiener Philharmoniker, Antonello Manacorda (cond.) [ C Major / 2 DVD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] With a sublime cast and the revolutionary staging by Ulrich Rasche, this Salzburg Festival production of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda transforms a bel canto masterpiece into an evening of theatre. The conflict between Maria and Elisabetta becomes... |
FERDINAND HÉROLD
Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée The Royal Ballet & Opera, Opera House Orchestra [ Opus Arte / DVD - released 28/Aug/2026 ] Escape to the countryside with Frederick Ashton's ballet about a capricious girl who hopes to marry her love. Brimming withhumour and choreographic invention, La Fille mal gardée is the perfect ballet for all the family. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct! Scottish Opera, Richard Suart, Kira Kaplan, Jamie MacDougall, Chloe Harris, Edward Jowle, Ross Cumming [ Opus Arte / DVD - released 24/Jul/2026 ] A dazzling double-bill of classic G&S comedy and new writing from Scottish Opera. Trial by Jury, first performed in 1875, is the first major hit from the partnership of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Set around a classic case of broken vows -... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Sommernachtskonzert 2026 / Summer Night Concert 2026 (DVD) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorenzo Viotti (conductor) [ Sony Classical / DVD - released 17/Jul/2026 ] The 2026 Summer Night Concert was held on 19 June before an audience of 50,000 enthusiastic fans. This open-air concert by the Vienna Philharmonic has been held annually since 2008 and, as always, the grounds of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (DVD) Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real José, Miguel Pérez-Sierra (conductor) [ Naxos / DVD - released 10/Jul/2026 ] Gaetano Donizetti's tragic opera Maria Stuarda depicts the merciless rivalry between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, who is seen as a martyr facing up to the illegitimate Queen of England. The opera was a victim of censorship at its premiere... |
