Since you are interested in Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore (complete opera recorded in 2005), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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) |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Manon (Complete opera recorded in 2007) Staatsoper unter den Linden, Berlin / Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon / Alfredo Daza / Christof Fischesser / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Aug/2008 ] Following the artistic success of their last DVD project, La Traviata from the 2005 Salzburg Festival, opera superstars Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón bring their combined talents to Jules Massenet's Manon. |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Manon (complete opera recorded in 2007) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Natalie Dessay/ Rolando Villazon / Samuel Ramey / Victor Pablo Perez (cond) [ Virgin Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 4/Apr/2008 ] G : - "Natalie Dessay and Rolando Villazón bring to their characters the generosity of their commitment...the French soprano Natalie Dessay is poised to succeeding brilliantly her evolution towards the repertoire of lyric sopranos" www.forumopera.com |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Berlin Concert - Live from the 'Waldbuhne' (complete concert) BLU-RAY Placido Domingo / Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Marco Armiliato [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "The vocalism consistently stood out as superior...Domingo at 65 remains a phenomenon...His junior colleagues never lapsed vocally below their wonted high levels" (MusicalAmerica.com) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera) BLU-RAY Los Angeles Opera / Renee Flemin, Rolando Villazon, Renato Bruson / James Colon (cond) [ Decca Music Group Limited Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 9/Mar/2009 ] "With the benefit of the latest picture technology, this performance goes to the top of the list for those preferring a traditional production." (Recording of the Month May 2008) |
CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Romeo et Juliet (complete opera recorded in 2008) Salzburg Festival / Nino Machaidze, Rolando Villazon, Russell Braun / Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 4/May/2009 ] "There are some excellent performances...Villazón knows how to turn up the drama several volts...the passion he brings to moments such as the murder of Tybalt at the end of Act 3 raises the quality of the film." (Musicalcriticism.com) |
GOUNOD
Romeo et Juliet (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Nino Machaidze / Rolando Villazon / Russell Braun / Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg / Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 4/May/2009 ] Blu-Ray - "Villazón expresses all of Romeo's hot-blooded passion, his tender, erotic intimacy, and, finally, his deathly despair" (Süddeutsche Zeitung) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, Thomas Hampson / Carlo Rizzi (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 26/Mar/2009 ] "This production is something special: a Traviata so dramatically intense and vocally secure that no other contemporary contender can beat it." - The Times, London |
BIZET
Carmen (complete opera recorded in 2011) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Roberto Alagna, Erwin Schrott, Marina Poplavskaya / Marc Piollet (cond) [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] This prestigious 2011 production from the Gran Teatre del Liceu was staged by the world famous and highly controversial stage director Calixto Bieito, admired for his raw and evocative stagings. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gitano: Zarzuela Arias [plus bonus DVD] Rolando Villazon (tenor) / the Orquesta Comunidad de Madrid / Placido Domingo [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] Deluxe edition features an additional DVD with live recording session footage and interviews. |