ARAIA / CALDARA / GRAUN / PORPORA / etc.
Sacrificium - The Art of the Castrati Cecilia Bartoli (soprano) / Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini [ Decca Music Group DVD / DVD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] Cecilia Bartoli sings virtuoso arias from her Sacrificium album, on location in and around the spectacular baroque palace of Caserta in Southern Italy. |
Pavarotti
[ Madman Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] The award-winning filmmaking team behind the hit documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years turns to another musical phenomenon with PAVAROTTI, an in-depth, no holds barred look at the life, career and lasting legacy of the musical... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Berlin Concert - Live From the 'Waldbuhne' Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko. Rolando Villazon / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Marco Armiliato [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 18/Jan/2007 ] "Three charming singing actors giving their audience a real treat, this concert is something to return to" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
Andrea Bocelli
Tuscan Skies (Cieli di Toscana) [ Universal DVD / DVD - released 5/Dec/2001 ] "I know that fortune has smiled upon me in so many ways. I have travelled the world, and enjoyed great successes wherever I've been. And yet, the farther I stray from my native land, my Tuscany, the more I question who I've become. Somehow, life... |
Andrea Bocelli & Charlotte Church
Christmas Glory From Westminster [ BBC Heritage DVD / DVD ] Home Vision Cinema presents Christmas Glory From Westminster. This program features poetry and music from celebrities from the worlds of film and opera. Readings include Greta Scacchi reciting William Blake's The Lamb and Joan Plowright reading... |
ANNA NETREBKO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko - The Woman, The Voice Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker / Gianandrea Noseda [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 4/Oct/2004 ] Presenting Anna and her astonishing rise to stardom, this DVD showcases five arias from Anna Netrebko's debut album - Faust, Don Giovanni, La Sonnambula, La Boheme, and Rusalka (filmed in Salzburg and Los Angeles). |
Hayley Westenra
Live in Concert [ Decca Music Group / Universal Music New Zealand / DVD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - NTSC Includes :- -30-Minute interview feature -Picture gallery / slide show -Hayley tour memorabilia slide show -Hayley singing "I Dreamed... |
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Jonas Kaufmann: Mein Wien [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Following the success of the album 'Wien', esteemed tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, returns with a DVD and BluRay release of 'Mein Wein'. This is Jonas Kaufmann's deeply personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from Vienna. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening With Puccini (recorded in 2015) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Filarmonica della Scala, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] On the 14th June 2015, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann walked onto the stage of La Scala Milan, the home of Italian opera, for one of the most highly anticipated performances of last year. The concert of Puccini arias made national news in Italy, and... |
MARIA CALLAS
Maria Callas - Magic Moments of Music Maria Callas (soprano) with interviews with Antonio Pappano, Rolando Villazon, Rufus Wainwright, Thomas Hampson & others [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] "Pappano says illuminating things about Callas's voice and what she did with it…Kristine Opolais is interesting about her acting…Tito Gobbi is his expansive self…The performance itself remains miraculous, however often you see it." BBC Music |
THREE TENORS
The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 Luciano Pavarotti / Jose Carreras / Placido Domingo / Zubin Mehta [ Warner Music Vision / DVD - released 24/Sep/2007 ] Carreras... Domingo... Pavarotti... These three great opera stars - possibly the most famous in the world - reunited for this this glorious concert at Dodger Stadium on July 16, 1994 |
Andrea Bocelli
Concerto: One Night in Central Park [ Universal Music DVD / DVD - released 17/Nov/2011 ] G :- The world's most beloved tenor, Andrea Bocelli, performed a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, on Thursday, September 15th 2011 with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its Music Director Alan Gilbert. This once-in-a-lifetime... |
PUCCINI / VERDI / CILEA / ETC.
A Night In Tuscany Andrea Bocelli [ Polydor / Universal Music / DVD - released 6/Apr/1999 ] A Night in Tuscany is the first DVD released by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli of a concert which took place at the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa in 1997. The concert includes duets with soprano Nuccia Focile, Italian rock star Zucchero, and English... |
Andrea Bocelli
Sacred Arias (DVD) [ Philips / DVD - released 30/Aug/2004 ] G :- Filmed at the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra minerva, Rome. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Barbara Hannigan: Equilibrium - Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress & Taking Risks: A documentary by Maria Stodtmeier Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble, Barbara Hannigan (conductor) / [ Accentus Music / DVD - released 1/May/2020 ] Taking Risks: A documentary by Maria Stodtmeier This production of 'The Rake's Progress' marks Barbara Hannigan's debut as an opera conductor and is a "labour of love" for her. Hannigan, who has sung the role of Anne Truelove many times,... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi in Mantua: the Genius of the Vespers The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] The BBC's Sacred Music journey continues with Monteverdi in Mantua - the story of a Renaissance duke and the composer who worked for him and how their volatile relationship would create one of the most revolutionary and beautiful collections of music |