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GEORGE BENJAMIN
Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Peter Hoare / George (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2019 ] "At just 90 minutes, this is an opera of impressive concentration with not a word or note wasted." Gramophone |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot, Tosca, La Boheme (Complete operas recorded 2001 - 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Opera / Lise Lindstrom, Marco Berti, Eri Nakamura, Raymond Aceto, Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, etc / Various conductors [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Three magnificent Royal Opera productions of three of Puccini's greatest operas. With a host of international opera stars, this collection is brimming with the drama and sumptuous music that have made Puccini one of the world's greatest composers. |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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) |
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (live at the Royal Opera House, June 2011) BLU-RAY Royal Opera / Christine Rice, Bryan Hymel, Aris Argiris & Maija Kovalevska / Constantinos Carydis [ BBC / Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2016 ] Julian Napier's cinematic film of the Royal Opera's production of Carmen - originally shot in 3D - is now made available on DVD and 2D Blu-ray. Arguably the world's most popular opera, at the centre of this musical drama is the fiery Carmen, a gypsy... |
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MOZART / VERDI / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / R. STRAUSS / etc
The Royal Opera - The Collection BLU-RAY The Royal Opera / Renee Fleming, Gerald Finley, Miah Persson, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Simon O'Neill, Erwin Schrott, Kate Royal, Jonas Kaufmann, etc [ BBC / Opus Arte Blu-ray / 18 Blu-ray Box Set - released 8/Oct/2021 ] Over a decade of opera is represented here with no fewer than 16 operas in this magnificent 18-disc collection of stunning performances by The Royal Opera, with amazing casts, featuring some of the greatest singers of this century. |
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CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Faust (complete opera recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY The Royal Opera / Michael Fabiano, Erwin Schrott, Irina Lungu) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 26/Mar/2021 ] "Ettinger's approach is dynamic yet supple, pointing up the alternate punch and delicacy of Gounod's admirable scoring." BBC Music Five Stars |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Nabucco (compete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY The Royal Opera / Placido Domingo, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Andrea Caré, Marianna Pizzolato & Vitalij Kowaljow / Nicola Luisotti (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] On 16 March Sony Classical presents a highlight among its releases of major opera works: a memorable performance of Verdi's Nabucco from the Royal Opera House in London, recorded live in April 2013. In this production Plácido Domingo made his debut... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth / Il Trovatore / La Traviata (complete operas recorded 2002 - 2011) BLU-RAY Royal Opera / Simon Keenlyside, Liudmyla Monastryrska, Jose Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Renee Fleming, Joseph Calleja / Antonio Pappano & Carlo Rizzi ( [ Opus Arte / BBC Blu-Ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] This trio of unforgettable Royal Opera productions features some of the most cherished and admired examples of Verdi's operatic genius. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY The Royal Opera / Simon O'Neill, Angela Denoke, René Pape, Gerald Finley / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2014 ] Wagner's last opera Parsifal is a work of intense humanity. It narrates the story of a troubled community ultimately healed through one man's realization of the power of compassion. Created in honour of the bicentenary of Wagner's birth, Stephen... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walküre (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY The Royal Opera / Stuart Skelton, Emily Magee, Nina Stemme, John Lundgren, Sarah Connolly / Antonio Pappano [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "Pappano has always had a special relationship with the Ring's second part…and the Royal Opera House Orchestra rewards him with some of its most sumptuous playing." BBC Music Opera Choice June 2020 |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Blu-ray) The Royal Opera [ Opus Arte / Blu-ray - released 25/Aug/2023 ] From the headlong rush of the overture, Mozart's timeless comedy is a breathless journey through one very eventful day in the life of an 1830s château. Figaro and his bride Susanna conspire to foil the unwanted advances of Count Almaviva, while the... |
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JACQUES OFFENBACHI
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (compete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY The Royal Opera / Vittorio Grigolo, Kate Lindsey, Thomas Hampson, Christine Rice, Sonya Yoncheva / Evelino Pidò (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Jul/2017 ] "Vittorio Grigolo brought as much colour and vigour to the (title) role as possible, his wonderful freely projected voice growing in size and intensity as the evening progressed." (Spectacular) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Deidamia (Recorded live at the De Nederlandse Opera, March & April 2012) Sally Matthews, Veronica Cangemi, Olga Pasichnyk / Concerto Köln, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & David Alden (director) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] DNO presents a new production of Händel's last Italian opera, Deidamia, staged by the American David Alden. No known literary source has been linked directly to this opera, which is set at the time of the Trojan War. After an oracle has predicted the... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Otello (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Salzburg Easter Festival / José Cura, Dorothea Röschmann, Carlos Álvarez, Benjamin Bernheim / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2017 ] A superb new Otello from the Salzburg Easter Festival: 'Cura is a commanding Otello with his richly coloured tenor and both fragile delicacy and fiery ardour' Südwestpresse. 'Röschmann as Desdemona guarantees effortless perfection' Neue Musikzeitung. |
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LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Makropulos Case (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Angela Denoke, Raymond Very, Peter Hoare, Jurgita Adamonyte, Johan Reuter / Esa-Pekka Salonen (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] "The vocal performances are nearly all compelling. The men - Janacek's usual weak and neurotic bunch - are entirely believable...Both the lead and female roles are remarkably complete." (BBC Music) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Ariodante (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Cecilia Bartoli, Kathryn Lewek, Nathan Berg, Christophe Dumaux, Sandrine Piau, Rolando Villazon / Gianluca Capuano (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 21/May/2021 ] "This is no routine Ariodante…Bartoli is Bartoli. Those who find her trilling mannered and freighted with excessive vibrato will wrinkle their noses. But who can doubt her remarkable presence on stage" BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Don Carlo (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Matti Salminen, Thomas Hampson / Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Antonio Pappano [ Sony Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Sep/2014 ] Giuseppe Verdi's late opera Don Carlo delivers all the big topics while Ferdinand Wögerbauer's ultra-simple décor provides a spartan counterpoint to the dramatic action. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Krassimira Stoyanova, Sophie Koch, Mojca Erdmann, Silvana Dussmann / Franz Welser-Möst [ C Major / Blu-ray Disc - released 2/Feb/2015 ] This unabbreviated version of The Rosenkavalier from Salzburg Festival 2014 became a triumph and received fantastic reviews. Staged by legendary Harry Kupfer. Great cast incl. Krassimira Stoyanova, Günther Groisböck, Sophie Koch, Mojca Erdman,... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Fierrabras (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Michael Schade, Julia Kleiter, Benjamin Bernheim, Dorothea Röschmann / Ingo Metzmacher (cond) [ C Major / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Oct/2015 ] Fierrabras of 1823 is the last of Franz Schubert's stage works. Rarely performed to this day, this heroic-romantic opera has now been staged for the first time ever at the Salzburg Festival by famous director Peter Stein. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Michael Volle, Roberto Sacca, Anna Gabler, Peter Sonn, Georg Zeppenfeld / Daniele Gatti [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "Gatti seeks to match Herheim's production with initially chamber-like sonorities then a gradual upping both dynamics a colour for street brawl and singing contest." (Gramophone) |