Recommended Classical Blu-Ray Discs

Classical Blu-Ray

New releases on Blu-ray

Bizet: Carmen (complete opera filmed in 2006) BLU-RAY cover
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera filmed in 2006) BLU-RAY
Royal Opera House / Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Antonio Pappano (conductor)
THE NZ OPERA is performing 'Carmen' June/July 2017 --

'Kaufmann and Antonacci are that rare breed:...
$25.00
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY cover
PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY
Teatro alla Scala / Nina Stemme, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Maria Agresta, Alexander Tsymbaluk / Riccardo Chailly(cond)
TURANDOT, the first BD/DVD of a cycle of the complete Puccini operas in partnership with La Scala and...
$42.00

Opera now on Blu-ray!

Glass: Einstein on the Beach (recorded in 2012-13) BLU-RAY cover
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Einstein on the Beach (recorded in 2012-13) BLU-RAY
Theâtre du Châtelet / Helga Davis, Kate Moran, Antoine Silverman / The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman $70.00
Handel: Alcina / Tamerlano (complete operas recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY cover
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Alcina / Tamerlano (complete operas recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY
Sandrine Piau, Maite Beaumont, Christophe Dumaux, Jeremy Ovenden, Sophie Karthauser, Ann Hallenberg / Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (conduct $70.00
Berg: Wozzeck (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY cover
ALBAN BERG
Berg: Wozzeck (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY
Zurich Opera / Christian Gerhaher, Brandon Jovanovich, Mauro Peter, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke / Fabio Luisi (cond) $70.00
Boito: Mefistofele (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY cover
ARRIGO BOITO
Boito: Mefistofele (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY
Bayerische Staatsoper München / René Pape, Joseph Calleja, Kristine Opolais, Karine Babajanyan / Omer Meir Wellber (cond) $65.00

Classic ballet on Blu-ray

Liebermann: Frankenstein (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY cover
LOWELL LIEBERMANN
Liebermann: Frankenstein (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Federico Bonelli, Laura Morera, Steven McRae / Koen Kessels (cond) $64.00
Adam: Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY cover
ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
Royal ballet, Covent Garden / Marianela Nuñez & Vadim Muntagirov / Barry Wordsworth (cond) $63.00
Auerbach: Tatiana (a ballet by John Neumeier) BLU-RAY cover
LERA AUERBACH
Auerbach: Tatiana (a ballet by John Neumeier) BLU-RAY
Hamburg Ballet / Helene Bouchet, Edvin Revazov, Leslie Heylmann, Alexandr Trusch / Simon Hewett (cond) $63.00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (complete ballet recorded December 14, 2011) BLU-RAY cover
TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (complete ballet recorded December 14, 2011) BLU-RAY
New York City Ballet / Megan Fairchild, Joaquin De Luz, Teresa Reichlen, Daniel Ulbricht $60.00

Donizetti on Blu-ray

Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY cover
DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY
Zurich Opera / Juan Diego Florez, Isabel Rey, Ruggero Raimondi, Oliver Widmer / Nello Santi (cond) $25.00
La Favorite (Complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY cover
GAETANO DONIZETTI
La Favorite (Complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY
Theatre du Capitole de Toulouse / Kate Aldrich, Yijie Shi, Ludovic Tézier / Antonello Allemandi (cond) $70.00
Anna Bolena [complete opera recorded in 2011] BLU-RAY cover
DONIZETTI
Anna Bolena [complete opera recorded in 2011] BLU-RAY
Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Evelino Pido (cond) $50.00
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (complete opera recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY cover
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (complete opera recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY
Nationaltheater, Munich / Edita Gruberova, Pavol Breslik, Franco Vas / Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Bertrand de Billy $70.00

Blu-rays of interest

Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY cover
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY
Hanna Herfurtner (sop), Gaia Petrone (alto), Michael Schade (ten) Christian Immler (bass) / Salzburger Bachchor & Bach Consort Wien, Rubén Dubrovsky $37.00
Henry V (recorded live at Stratford-Upon-Avon in 2015) BLU-RAY cover
SHAKESPEARE
Henry V (recorded live at Stratford-Upon-Avon in 2015) BLU-RAY
Royal Shakespeare Company / Alex Hassell, Jane Lapotaire, Sarah Parks, Leigh Quinn, Joshua Richards $60.00
Beethoven: The Symphonies (with works by Rodrigo, Berlioz & Strauss) [recorded 2012-14] cover
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Symphonies (with works by Rodrigo, Berlioz & Strauss) [recorded 2012-14]
Johan Reuter (bass) Pepe Romero (guitar) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos $80.00
Claudio Abbado conducts Mozart & Schubert (recorded 2012) BLU-RAY cover
FRANZ SCHUBERT / W. A. MOZART
Claudio Abbado conducts Mozart & Schubert (recorded 2012) BLU-RAY
Rachel Harnisch, Roberta Invernizzi, Sara Mingardo, Javier Camarena, Paolo Fanale & Alex Esposito / Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Claudio Abbado $65.00

Handel Opera on Blu-Ray

Handel Box Set: Rinaldo / Saul / Giulio Cesare (Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, 2005-2015) BLU-RAY cover
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Box Set: Rinaldo / Saul / Giulio Cesare (Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, 2005-2015) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Sarah Connolly, Danielle de Niese, Christopher Purves, Iestyn Davies / Orchestra of the Age of Enligh $80.00
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY cover
HANDEL
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY
Mark Morris Dance Group $55.00
Alcina (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY cover
HANDEL
Alcina (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY
Festival Aix-en-Provence / Patricia Petibon, Philippe Jaroussky, Anna Prohaska, Katarina Bradic / Andrea Marcon (cond) $35.00
Tamerlano (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY cover
HANDEL
Tamerlano (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY
Teatro Real Madrid / Placido Domingo / Monica Bacelli / Ingela Bohlin / Sara Mingardo / Paul McCreesh (conductor) $90.00

Jonas Kaufmann on Blu-ray

Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY cover
FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY
Royal Opera House / Angela Gheorghiu, Olga Borodina, Jonas Kaufmann / Mark Elder (cond) $35.00
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY cover
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY
Royal Opera House / Jonas Kaufmann, Kristine Opolais, Christopher Maltman / Antonio Pappano (cond) $33.00
Verdi: La Forza del Destino (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY cover
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Forza del Destino (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY
Bavarian State Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Ludovic Tézier, Nadia Krasteva / Asher Fisch (conductor) $35.00
La fanciulla del West (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY cover
PUCCINI
La fanciulla del West (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY
Vienna State Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Tomasz Konieczny / Franz Welser-Most (cond) $35.00
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Glyndebourne Opera on Blu-ray

Bizet: Carmen (complete opera recorded live August 2002) BLU-RAY cover
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera recorded live August 2002) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / Anne Sofie von Otter / Laurent Naouri / Marcus Haddo / Hans Voschezang / Philippe Jordan (cond) $50.00
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY cover
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / Sally Matthews, Vito Priante, Audun Iversen, Lydia Teuscher, Isabel Leonard / Robin Ticciati (conductor) $50.00
Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY cover
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / Ed Lyon, Christiane Karg, Sarah Connolly / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) $35.00
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (Complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY cover
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (Complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY
Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose / Vladimir Jurowski (cond) $35.00

Documentaries & Concerts.

Mission Mozart BLU-RAY cover
W. A. MOZART
Mission Mozart BLU-RAY
Lang Lang (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Nikolaus Harnoncourt $30.00
Maria Callas: Toujours - Paris 1958 BLU-RAY cover
PUCCINI / BELLINI / ROSSINI
Maria Callas: Toujours - Paris 1958 BLU-RAY
Maria Callas (soprano) / Orchestra & Chorus of the Paris National Opera $30.00
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2017 BLU-RAY cover
THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2017 BLU-RAY
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel $30.00
Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden BLU-RAY cover
WAGNER / GOUNOD / MASCAGNI / CILEA / VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden BLU-RAY
Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Anja Harteros (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Badische Staatskapelle, Marco Armiliato $32.00