In Stock Classical Blu-Ray Disc
In Stock Classical Blu-Ray Disc
Below is a list of all In Stock Classical Blu-Ray Disc titles.
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien / Marco Armiliato (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2014 ] G - Having dazzled opera audiences from St. Petersburg to L.A. as Lucia, Anna Netrebko triumphantly returns to the Metropolitan Opera in this touchstone coloratura role. |
LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: Don Quixote (Complete ballet recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Carlos Acosta, Christopher Saunders, Philip Mosley / Martin Yates (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2014 ] Carlos Acosta's first venture directing one of ballet's 19th century classics was eagerly anticipated, as was his own starring role in the production (as Basilio), opposite the Argentinian Royal Ballet principal Marianela Nuñez (Kitri). Packed cinema |
PUCCINI
Turandot (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Opera / Lise Lindstrom, Marco Berti, Eri Nakamura, Raymond Aceto / Henrik Nánási (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2014 ] "Long one of my favourite productions of anything...Serban struck a healthy blow against the ultra-ornate Zeffirellian approach with a look that's often as dark as the heart of the opera's Chinese fairy-tale princess" (Gramophone) |
HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Konigskinder (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Isabel Rey, Oliver Widmer / Jens-Daniel Herzog (cond) [ Decca Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2014 ] Tenor superstar Jonas Kaufmann leads the cast in the first-ever Blu-ray release of the beautiful fairytale opera from the composer of Hänsel und Gretel. |
PROKOFIEV
Romeo & Juliet (Complete Ballet recorded in 1995. Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev) BLU-RAY Paris Opera Ballet / Monique Loudieres, Manuel Legris, Charles Jude / Vello Pahn (cond) [ Kultur / Warners / Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2014 ] "this is an often scintillating performance, and should be seen by any lover of ballet wanting to experience Nureyev's own idiosyncratic take on one of the most iconic ballets in the 20th century repertoire." - Jeffrey Kauffman, Blu-Ray.com |
J. S. BACH
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 Dorothee Mields, Damien Guillon, Thomas Hobbs, Peter Kooij / Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Feb/2014 ] This DVD contains an outstanding recording from the Salle Henry Le Bœuf in the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in December 2012 with the internationally-renowned Bach expert Philippe Herreweghe, winner of the Bach-Medal |
UNSUK CHIN
Alice in Wonderland Sally Matthews, Piia Komsi, Dietrich Henschel & Gwyneth Jones / Bayerische Staatsoper, Kent Nagano [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Feb/2014 ] Alice in Wonderland: modern music that pleases the ear. Modern opera - seductive, enchanting, sensuous - a triumph of creative fantasy. |
BELLINI
La Sonnambula (complete opera recorded in June 2013) BLU-RAY Stuttgart Opera / Ana Durlovski, Luciano Botelho, Catriona Smith, Enzo Capuano / Gabriele Ferro (cond) [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Feb/2014 ] Ana Durlovski won the German Theatre Prize "DER FAUST" for her breathtaking portrayal of Amina. The production La Sonnambula of the Oper Stuttgart was voted Opera of the Year in 2012 by the international renowned magazine Opernwelt. In this... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Don Carlos (Five-act French version) BLU-RAY Roberto Alagna, Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson / Orchestre de Paris & Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet, Antonio Pappano (conductor), Luc Bondy (director) [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 3/Feb/2014 ] Boasting an international cast in one of Verdi's most popular operas, Luc Bondy's moving production is the original French version restored to five acts. |
MUSSORGSKY / PROKOFIEV / STRAVINSKY
Salzburg Festival 2012 Opening Concert BLU-RAY Sergei Semishkur (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Valery Gergiev [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] "the Philharmonic - and particularly the Vienna State Opera Chorus - render Stravinsky's Psalms with biting urgency, with rhythm and transparency of sound effectively replacing their usual lushness." (Gramophone) |
STRAVINSKY / TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Stravinsky, Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky (rec June 2009) BLU-RAY Yefim Bronfman (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] The famous yearly Berliner Philharmoniker Open-Air concert at the Berlin Waldbühne attended by more than 20,000 people. The atmosphere is unique and unconventionally relaxed. People bring champagne, salmon and caviar, making the Waldbühne a giant... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Rape of Lucretia (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY English National Opera / Sarah Connolly, Christopher Maltman, Catherine Wyn-Rogers / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "The main cast delivers a superlative response from start to finish, headed by baritone Christopher Maltman's bull-like Tarquinius and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly's harrowingly intense Lucretia." BBC Music |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Live From Red Square Moscow 2014 BLU-RAY Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky / State Academic Symphony, Constantine Orbelian [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Two of the biggest names in opera join forces for a live performance from historic Red Square in the heart of Moscow, captured in stunning sound and vision with 18 high definition cameras and 5.1 cinema surround sound Recorded at a superb live... |
ROSSINI
Ciro in Babilonia (complete opera recorded live August 2012) BLU-RAY Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro / Ewa Podles, Jessica Pratt, Michael Spyres, Mirco Palazzi / Will Crutchfield (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "There are few better exponents of this genre of Rossini trouser roles, and this one in particular, than Ewa Podles. Formidable in her vocal range, she makes more than a cardboard character out of the part with outstanding acting and singing"MusicWeb |
WAGNER
Rienzi (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Theâtre du Capitole, Toulouse / Torsten Kerl, Marika Schönberg, Daniela Sindram / Pinchas Steinberg (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "A simple set keeps the action flowing and the moments of high drama are not shirked...Steinberg's conducting provides...a controlled but vivid reading of this sprawling score...Kerl's tenor remains unflagging throughout, with reserves to make someth |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: The Perfect American (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Real / David Pittsinger, Donald Kaasch, Christopher Purves, Janis Kelly / Dennis Russell Davies (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "The dark tone is set from the beginning...Purves impresses conveys the complex and ultimately flawed character of Walt...Opus Arte's production is excellent...and brings The Perfect American - such as it is - very vividly to life." Gramophone |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Dimitris Tiliakos, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Violeta Urmana / Teodor Currentzis (conductor) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2013 ] "In film close-up, for instance, the wonderfully detailed acting of baritone Dimitris Tiliakos, a darkly handsome hero-villain, stands out" (BBC Music) |
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CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Romeo et Juliette [Romeo and Juliet] (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Arena di Verona / Nino Machaidze, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Cristina Melis / Fabio Mastrangello (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "[Machaidze] seems to be the Juliette of choice today and this video makes clear why that's the case: lovely singing and a demeanour that manages to be sensual and innocent at once." (International Record Review) |
CAVALLI
Cavalli: La Didone (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata, Maria Streijffert / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (cond.) & Clément Hervieu-Léger (dir.) [ Opus Arte Bluray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Christie's direction can almost be taken to guarantee a fine performance and that's the case here...If you wish to have only one Cavalli recording in your collection, this would vie strongly for that honour" MusicWeb International, October 2012 |
BELLINI
I Puritani (Recorded live at the Netherlands Opera, October 2009) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Daniel Borowski, Mariola Cantarero, Riccardo Zanellato / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuliano Carella (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Negrin gets some excellent performances from his cast, who are able to express emotion without being either hammy or cheesy. Scott Hendricks as the rejected lover sings nobly after a gusty start...Osborn manages a stupendous top F, non-falsetto, and |
