Search Results: Blu-ray opera
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Rusalka (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Bavarian State Opera / Kristne Opolais; Klaus Florian Vogt; Nadia Krasteva; Günther Groissböck; Janina Baechle / Tomà Hanus (cond) [ C Major / Unitel Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Sep/2016 ] "Kristine Opolais is simply splendid as Rusalka. She can both sing and act, and she is a beautiful woman besides. Her Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém is splendidly sung and her dramatic skills throughout the opera are arresting" (ClassicalNet) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Lohengrin (complete opera recorded at the Bayreuth Festival, August 2011 BLU-RAY Bayreuth Festival / Klaus Florian Vogt, Annette Dasch, Petra Lang, Jukka Rasilainen / Andris Nelsons (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] Hans Neuenfels's striking new production of Wagner's fairytale opera gives this medieval story of doomed love and sorcery the Bayreuth treatment. As controversial as it is stimulating, this production was the talk of the 2011 Festival, and showcases... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (complete opera recorded live in 2008) BLU-RAY Bayreuth Festival / Michael Volle, Klaus Florian Vogt, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Anne Schwanewilms / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Deutsche Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray - released 5/Dec/2019 ] "The performances of the cast are of a high standard dramatically and mostly musically. Volle now paces himself well and Lehmkuhl is a magical and unclichéd Magdalene." Gramophone |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded live in 2009) BLU-RAY Bayreuth Festival / Robert Dean Smith, Robert Holl, Irene Theorin, Jukka Rasilainen / Peter Schneider (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2010 ] G - 'In Tristan the standard of conducting and singing is high. Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner's long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do.' The Financial Times |
![Der fliegende Holländer [The Flying Dutchman] (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10534/10534705.jpg)
WAGNER
Der fliegende Holländer [The Flying Dutchman] (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Bayreuth Festival / Samuel Youn, Franz-Josef Selig, Ricarda Merbeth / Christian Thielemann (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2014 ] 2013's revival of Jan Philipp Gloger's controversial 2012 production was greeted (as so often in Bayreuth) with huge acclaim. He translates the tale of the Dutchman, whose travails can only be redeemed through the unconditional love of a woman... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (complete opera recorded in 2023) BLU-RAY Bayreuther Festspiele / Andreas Schager, Elīna Garanča, Georg Zeppenfeld, Derek Welton / Pablo Heras-Casado (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray - released 11/Oct/2024 ] The acclaimed new production of Wagner's final opera "Parsifal" is "a musical godsend" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). The successful partnership between Deutsche Grammophon and the Bayreuth Festival continues, and what was started with the 2015... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhäuser (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Bayreuther Festspiele / Torsten Kerl, Camilla Nylund, Markus Eiche, Michelle Breedt / Axel Kobe (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Camilla Nylund's Elisabeth has a range of novel emotions to convey, including humour and sexual interest...Question marks begin with the staging" Gramophone |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Bayreuther Festspiele / Klaus Florian Vogt, Elena Pankratova, Ryan McKinny, Georg Zeppenfeld / Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2017 ] Last year's "Tristan Und Isolde" was the successful first installment of an exclusive, multiyear partnership between Deutsche Grammophon and the Bayreuth Festival, in which the Yellow Label became the exclusive audiovisual partner of the mythical... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Enrico di Borgogna (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Bergamo, Teatro Sociale / Anna Bonitatibus, Sonia Ganassi, Francesco Castoro / Alexandro de Marchi (conductor) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jan/2020 ] "This early Donizetti work shows the composer's potential. It is delightfully realised via costume and staging, along with excellent solo and choral contributions." MusicWeb April 2020 |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg (complete opera recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Berlin Deutsche / Elena Tsallagova. Emily Magee, Philipp Jekal, Flurina Stucki / Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/May/2020 ] Based on Oscar Wilde's story The Birthday of the Infanta, Zemlinsky's single-act opera Der Zwerg is the tragic tale of a dwarf who is presented at court, falls in love with the beautiful Donna Clara, but is ultimately forced to see himself as others... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Das Rheingold (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Derek Welton, Tobias Kehrer, Thomas Blondelle, Markus Blondelle / Sir Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 16/Feb/2024 ] As early as 1851, Wagner wrote, 'I propose to produce my myth in three complete dramas, preceded by a lengthy Prelude.' The Prelude was Das Rheingold ('The Rhine Gold') the preliminary evening of Wagner's epic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Gotterdammerung (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Nina Stemme, Clay Hilley, Thomas Lehmann, Aile Asszonyi / Sir Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray - released 17/May/2024 ] Götterdämmerung ('Twilight of the Gods') is the final opera of Wagner's epic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The Ring of the Nibelung') in which his visionary masterpiece reaches its cataclysmic conclusion. Betrayal and death, murder and remorse,... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Nina Stemme, Iain Paterson, Brandon Jovanovich, Elisabeth Teige / Sir Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The Ring of the Nibelung') comprises four operas of which Die Walküre ('The Valkyrie') is the second, famous for its spectacular set-pieces such as the Ride of the Valkyries and Wotan's Farewell. The plot focuses on... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (complete operas recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Nina Stemme, Iain Paterson, Brandon Jovanovich, Elisabeth Teige / Sir Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 15/Sep/2022 ] "Donald Runnicles leads an impressive account of the score. His deep knowledge of the music comes through in the naturalness of the discourse, the easy communication with the singers and the vibrant colours he draws from the orchestra." Fanfare |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Clay Hilley, Nina Stemme, Iain Paterson, Ya-Chung Huang, Tobias Kehrer / Sir Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray - released 19/Apr/2024 ] Siegfried is the third of the four operas that comprise Wagner's epic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The Ring of the Nibelung'). Siegfried, raised by the evil dwarf Mime, discovers that he is the son of Siegmund and Sieglinde. He must negotiate... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (Complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Berlin State Opera / Wolfgang Koch, Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Matthias Hölle / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Sep/2016 ] The Wagner's mystic masterpiece "Parsifal" at Staatsoper Berlin staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Daniel Barenboim. |
BORIS ASAFIEV
The Flames of Paris (complete ballet) BLU-RAY Bolshoi Ballet / Natalia Osipova / Denis Savin / Ivan Vasiliev / Pavel Sorokin (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Under the aegis of its now acting artistic director, Alexei Ratmansky, the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet Company, continues its foray into the history of Russian ballet with a revival of The Flames of Paris. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Bolshoi Ballet / Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko, Denis Savin / Pavel Klinichev (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2012 ] The most talented soloists of the Bolshoi Ballet appear in this production including Nina Kaptsova (Marie) and Artem Ovcharenko (the Nutcracker Prince) and Denis Savin (Drosselmeyer). |
![Great Ballets from the Bolshoi: Sleeping Beauty / Nutcracker / Giselle / Flames of Paris [complete ballets recorded 2010 & 2011] BLU-RAY cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10538/10538632.jpg)
TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / ASAFIEV
Great Ballets from the Bolshoi: Sleeping Beauty / Nutcracker / Giselle / Flames of Paris [complete ballets recorded 2010 & 2011] BLU-RAY Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko, Svetlana Lunkina, Ivan Vasiliev, etc [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Four famous productions from the Bolshoi Ballet HD Collection in an exceptional 4 digistack-set: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle & Flames of Paris by the greatest performers of the Bolshoi Ballet: Svetlana Zakharova, Natalia Osipova, Nina... |
![Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620 [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10529/10529333.jpg)
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620 [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Alfred Reiter, Norman Reinhardt, Ana Durlovski, Bernarda Bobro / Patrick Summers (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2013 ] Staged by: David Pountney Subtitles: E, G, F, Sp, Kor, Chin Sound Format: DD 2.0, dts 5.1 Picture: 16:9, HD Booklet: E, G Total Running Time: 150 mins |
