Since you are interested in Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (complete opera recorded in 1972), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2006) Vienna State Opera / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Dorothea Roschmann / Anna Netrebko / Christine Schafer / Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 DVD - released 18/Jun/2007 ] "The opera has probably never sounded as magnificent... It's shattering, unforgettable music theatre." - The Gardian, London |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded in 1978) Vienna State Opera / Gundula Janowitz, Rene Kollo, Lucia Popp, Hans Sotin / Leonard Bernstein (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 15/Nov/2006 ] Since its release on CD, Leonard Bernstein's rendering of Fidelio has achieved cult status. |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Anna Bolena [complete opera recorded in 2011] Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Evelino Pido (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 16/Feb/2012 ] With her sensational role debut at the Vienna State Opera, superstar diva Anna Netrebko displays a performance of rare vocal and dramatic power. The Russian soprano sings the role of the unjustly accused second wife of British King Henry VIII,... |
W.A. MOZART
'the Magic Flute' for Children (recorded Salzburg Festival, 1982) Vienna State Opera / Kurt Rydl / Peter Schreier / Zdzislawa Donat / Ileana Cotrubas / James Levine (cond) [ TDK / DVD - released 3/Sep/2007 ] G :- Recorded live at the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 26 August 1982 during Salzburger Festspiele 1982 |