More By Artist: Royal Opera House
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HENRY PURCELL
Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sarah Connolly, Lucas Meachem, Lucy Crowe, Sara Fulgoni / Christopher Hogwood (cond) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jan/2010 ] G - 'Dido is perfectly integrated, and the expressively stylised movements that McGregor has devised for the singers make a fascinating contrast to the gyrations of the corps de ballet.' The Telegraph |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) (complete opera recorded in 2003) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Simon Keenlyside / Dorothea Roschmann / Will Hartmann / Diana Damrau / Franz-Josef Selig / Sir Colin Davis (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 24/Oct/2003 ] G :- "This production by David McVicar has been rightly lauded, and with such a cast of singers and sound quality to match, I urge you to take advantage of a first-rate venture." -CLASSICWEB |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2008) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Simon Keenlyside / Kyle Ketelsen / Miah Persson / Ramon Vargas / Joyce DiDonato / Charles Mackerras (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] G - "…as flames rage over the opening cast credits, Sir Charles Mackerras conducts an incandescent Overture which kindles the brilliance, clarity and indefatigable energy of his music direction throughout." (BBC Music) |
MARTIN YATES
Yates: Elizabeth (complete ballet recorded in 2016) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Zenaida Yanowsky, Carlos Acosta, with Raphael Wallfisch (cello), David Kempster (baritone) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] Opulent and intimate, this enchanting chamber piece combines dance, text and music in a fascinating exploration of the life and loves of Queen Elizabeth I. Choreographer Will Tuckett and playwright and librettist Alasdair Middleton co-direct this... |
MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (complete operas recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Dimitri Platanias, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Carmen Giannattasio, Eva-Maria Westbroek / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 24/Sep/2016 ] These two short Italian operas are brought together in a new staging by award-winning director Damiano Michieletto, who sets both operas in a poverty stricken village in 1980s southern Italy, where the Mafia has a hold. The Royal Opera's Music... |
TURNAGE
Anna Nicole (complete opera recorded in 2011) Royal Opera House / Eva-Maria Westbroek, Alan Oke, Gerald Finley / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "...It's a tremendous show...shocking it isn't; stunning it is!" The Independent |
TURNAGE
Anna Nicole (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Eva-Maria Westbroek, Alan Oke, Gerald Finley / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "The six camera operators get in close enough for us all to appreciate the visual brilliance of Richard Jones's direction and Miriam Buether's colourfully absurd sets. Better yet, the cameras offer extra chances for the Dutch soprano Eva-Maria... |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Guillaume Tell [William Tell] (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Gerald Finley, Malin Byström, John Osborn, Sofia Fomina, Nicolas Courjal / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Aug/2017 ] Rossini's final opera helped to lay the foundations of the genre of French grand opéra that dominated European stages throughout the mid-19th century. The opera's theme is liberty, as exemplified in the struggle against Austrian occupation led by the... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (recorded live Covent Garden in 1980) Royal Opera House / Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Anne Howells, Stafford Dean / Richard Bonynge (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] "Fleet, if not polished...Sutherland tackles the title role with her usual attributes of a voice of considerable size, extention and pinpoint agility, no acting skills but a grand presence" Opera Now |
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
The Minotaur (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / John Tomlinson, Johan Reuter, Christine Rice, Andrew Watts / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Nov/2015 ] "The filming reinforces the strengths of Stephen Langridge's tightly controlled, potently expressive production in an economical yet atmospheric setting, with the whole ensemble totally engaged in the drama's dark enterprise." (Gramophone) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Stiffelio (recorded live Covent Garden in 1993) Royal Opera House / Jose Carreras, Catherine Malfitano, Gregory Yurisch / Edward Downes (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] "Elijah Moshinsky's handsome Stiffelio was one of Covent Garden's greatest triumphs under a previous regime. José Carreras and Catherine Malfitano lead a fine cast." (BBC Music) |
VERDI
Les vêpres siciliennes (complete opera recorded in 2013) Royal Opera House / Lianna Haroutounian, Bryan Hymel, Erwin Schrott, Michael Volle / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics / Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] "Pappano gets huge power and tension from the ensemble, and paces the long evening to perfection...sound and balance are good, and the filming has a real sense of the style of the show." (Gramophone) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Lianna Haroutounian, Bryan Hymel, Erwin Schrott, Michael Volle / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics / Opus Arte / Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Mar/2015 ] Presented in its Covent Garden premiere in Autumn 2013, this staging - directed by Stefan Herheim and conducted by the Royal Opera's Music Director, Verdi specialist Sir Antonio Pappano went on to win the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Opera. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Il Trittico (complete operas recorded live in 2011) Royal Opera House / Lucio Gallo, Aleksandrs Anton, Ermonela Jaho, Ekaterina Siurina / Antonio Pappano [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2013: Opera |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 1992) Royal Opera House / Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel, Gillian Knight / Edward Downes [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2015 ] "Maria Ewing is the magnetic anti-heroine in this rather stagey production by her former husband, Peter Hall. With solid support from the other principals and conductor Edward Downes, the result is worthy rather than gripping." (BBC Music) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Classic Ballets: Swan Lake / Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty (recorded 2006-2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Marialela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae / Valery Ovsyanikov, Koen kessels ( [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 1/Oct/2013 ] This special collection brings together three acclaimed Royal Ballet performances of Tchaikovsky's celebrated masterpieces. The tragic and gloriously romantic Swan Lake features compelling dancing from Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares... |
VERDI
Don Carlo (complete opera recorded in 2008) Royal Opera House / Marina Poplavskaya, Simon Keenlyside, Rolando Villazón, Ferruccio Furlanetto / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 1/May/2016 ] National Theatre director Nicholas Hytner's new staging of Verdi's grandest - and arguably greatest - opera, Don Carlo, was the highlight of the 2007/2008 Royal Opera House season. This new production marked Rolando Villazón's much anticipated,... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 2008) Royal Opera House / Nadja Michael, Thomas Moser, Michaela Schuster / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "One of the most hotly anticipated, controversial and downright exciting opera productions of this year arrives quickly onto DVD. David McVicar, one of the most in-demand opera directors at work today, produces a visceral, exciting realisation of... |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) [complete opera recorded in 2007] BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez, Felicity Palmer, Alessandro Corbelli, Donald Maxwell, Dawn French / Bruno Campanella (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2015 ] "Laurent Pelly's production of Donizetti's opéra comique was one of the highlights of the Royal Opera's 2006-7 season, and viewing this well-produced DVD of the show it's perfectly obvious why." (BBC Music) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: I Due Foscari (recorded live Covent Garden September 2015) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Plácido Domingo, Francesco Meli, Maria Agresta, Maurizio Muraro / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 2/Sep/2016 ] Plácido Domingo takes on the role of the tragic Francesco Foscari, Doge of Venice, in Verdi's potent and dramatic opera of family loyalties and political intrigue. Thaddeus Strassberger's powerful setting explores the corruption lurking beneath the... |
