Opera dvd in Music & Musicals DVDs & Videos

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Love is in the air in this Andre Rieu performance featuring a number of romantic songs, such as "The Wedding March," "Plaisir d?Amour," and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again." In this wedding celebration, Rieu and his 1667 Stradivarius are joined by the Johann Strauss Orchestra, the Vienna Debutantes of the Elmayer Dance School, and a number of talented sopranos and tenors.

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Contains a series of pas de deux, ensembles and variations danced by the ballet company of the Paris Opera and featuring Patrick Dupond.

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Jarmila Novotná, legendary soprano and soloist of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, is profiled here in this program that features two documentaries that capture the great singer who passed away in 1994. Also included is a digitally remastered recording of her many folk song renditions and a collection of operatic aria readings she recorded in the 1940's.

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Boxed set includes three great opera masterpieces. RICHARD STRAUSS - DER ROSENKAVALIER:Strauss's most important opera as performed by the Orchestra of the Massimo Theatre, Palermo, with Ildiko Komlosi in the lead role. GIUSEPPE VERDI - NABUCCO: The great Verdi opera of struggle and romance in the days of King Nebuchadnezzar. Performed at Verona in an open-air Roman arena. RICHARD WAGNER - TANNHAUSER: Wagner's opera performed by the Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.

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The Bell Telephone Hour was a series of television specials which ran from 1960 to 1966 and showcased some of the biggest talents in contemporary opera. The best performances from these telecasts have been compiled onto this one spectacular video release, which features topnotch singing from the likes of divas including Anna Moffo, Joan Sutherland, and Leontyne Price, plus "Carusos" including Richard Tucker, Guiseppe Di Stefano, and Franco Corelli.

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A musical comedy version of Gaston Leroux's familiar 1811 story, with music and lyrics by Lawrence Rosen and Paul Schierhorn. Filmed before a live audience.

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Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, based on a Sir Walter Scott novel, follows a tragic romantic story which is very similar to "Romeo and Juliet." Renowned soprano Dame Joan Sutherland skyrocketed to worldwide attention upon her performance in the lead role in 1959. Here, she returns to the role that she was made to play in this beautiful 1986 production, directed by John Copley. Wonderful support is given by brilliant tenor Richard Greager.

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The Amato Opera House has operated out of a small apartment building in New York City for over 50 years. This documentary tells the remarkable tale of the Opera House and its founders, Tony and Sally Amato.

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Pieces by Bellini, Verdi, Bizet, and Puccini are performed on this collection of French and Italian opera arias. Four highly talented singers--Ramon Vargas, Ludovic Tezier, Anna Netrebko, and Elina Garanaa--bring each composition to life.

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Three of the performances by acclaimed tenor Luciano Pavarotti at New York's Metropolitan Opera are gathered for this entry in the Italian Opera Collection. Included are reworkings of Puccini's IL TABARRO, Ruggiero Leoncavallo's PAGLIACCI, and Gaetano Donizetti's L'ELISIR D'AMORE.

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Gaetano Donizetti's L'ELISIR D'AMORE is brought to the stage by the Metropolitan Opera on this presentation. Luciano Pavarotti takes a lead role (as Nemorino) in this adaptation of Donizetti's most famous piece, and the great tenor is joined by an impressive supporting cast that includes roles for Judith Blegen (as Adina), Sesto Bruscantini (as Dulcamara), and Brent Ellis (as Belcore).

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Those who thought that smoke machines and cobwebbed candelabras were the stuff of Halloween parties and dance clubs need to think again. In Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, these moody set devices--and countless others--make every scene an atmospheric vision of souped-up 19th-century Gothic bliss. Christine Daee (a luminescent Emmy Rossum) is a tortured young star who is haunted by the voice of the phantom (Gerard Butler--who also played the lead in DRACULA 2000), a musician who hides in the shadows to hide a facial disfigurement, yet sings to her obsessively. Dwelling in the dark, damp chambers beneath the Paris opera house, the phantom lords over the cast and management with artistic autocracy--he writes the shows, casts them, and threatens all who disobey his plans with dramatically violent outbursts. But when his young student Christine falls for the rich and dapper Raoul (Patrick Wilson), the phantom descends into madness. Webber's memorable songs are performed with aplomb by Rossum, whose background includes singing with the Metropolitan Opera, and Wilson and Butler provide ample accompaniment. One of the treats of the proceedings is Minnie Driver's deeply exaggerated portrayal of the jealous diva, giving this PHANTOM a very appropriate dose of comic relief.

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This interactive program provides viewers with the opportunity to sing along to some of the most beautiful, emotional, and stirring vocal compositions of all time. Alone or in front of an appreciative audience, opera lovers of all skill levels can provide their own vocals to fourteen classic arias for soprano and mezzo soprano voices, including selections from CARMEN, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, TOSCA, FAUST, and LA BOHEME, as well as a selection of Neapolitan folk songs. Also included here are optional English translations of the lyrics, along with illuminating descriptions of the songs and their meaning.

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Giuseppe Verdi's four-act opera EMANI is brought to the stage at the Metropolitan Opera on this lavish production. Luciano Pavarotti, Leona Mitchell, and Ruggero Raimondi fill the lead roles while James Lavine conducts throughout.

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This production of the Mozart opera features the vocal talents of Jonas Kaufman, Eva Mei, Malin Hartelius, and Vesselina Kasarova.

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In 1987 the Metropolitan Opera brought together Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland for a special gala performance. This program captures the entire show, which features Pavarotti and Sutherland performing four scenes from Donizetti's tragic opera LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, the third act of Verdi's LA TRAVIATA, and the third act of Verdi's RIGOLETTO. The entire performance is conducted by Richard Bonynge.

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World renowned Strauss singer Renee Fleming performs ARABELLA with the Zurich Opera House Chorus & Orchestra in this stunning production by Gotz Friedrich.

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The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra are conducted by James Levine in this interpretation of Riccardo Zandonai's four-act opera FRANCESCA DA RIMINI. The lead roles are populated by Placido Domingo, Cornell McNeil, and Renata Scotto.

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In the 1970s Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Nikolaus Harnoncourt revived the work of Claudio Monteverdi, staging three of his operas in Zurich. This release includes full-length productions of L'OREFEO, L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA, and IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA.

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A star-studded fete for the Royal Opera House on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Asher Finch directs the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, with Vasko Vassilev as concertmaster.

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This Voice of Firestone telecast includes the great baritone Robert Merrill singing arias from "Carmen," "The Barber of Seville," "I Pagliacci," "Hamlet," and "Il Trovatore"; plus songs by Weill, Leoncavallo, and others.

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Vincenzo Bellini's three-act opera I PURITANI is brought to the stage at the Metropolitan Opera in this performance. Patrick Summers conducts while Anna Netrebko takes the role of Elvira Walton, Eric Cutler plays Arturo, and Franco Vassallo stars as Riccardo.

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Rimsky-Korsakov's epic Russian opera was photographed at the Mirinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and was conducted by Valery Gergiev. This sweeping story captures not only Korsakov's vision of the sea, but also the Russian art movements in vogue at the time of the production's original staging.