An all-star cast featuring Deutsche Grammophon artist Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel and Anna Prohaska, delivers a sensational new recording of Mozart s Don Giovanni, conducted by Daniel Barenboim at the start of his inaugural season as Music Director of La Scala.Recorded live at the opening of the 2011-12 La Scala season, Don Giovanni is now set to be …
Theatrical magic between Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko in Donizetti s delightful and ever-popular comedy L elisir d amoreRolando Villazón as Nemorino exhibits a real gift for comic acting, manipulating his rubber face into dozens of hilarious poses, flawlessly turning stock comic gestures into laugh-out-loud moments, and even juggling apples with the panache of a circus performer. More …
The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Bjart – On Schiller’s Ode to Joy, Zubin Mehta [Blu-ray]
– Maurice Béjart’s compelling staging of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has been enchanting audiences worldwide since its inception and its idea of universal brotherhood remains highly topical. – “Alle Menschen werden Brüder” (All men will be brothers) is the powerful message communicated by the unforgettable music and choreography. – 250 dancers and musicians send this message out …
When the DVD version was released in 2010 it was the top selling Deutsche Grammophon DVD for months. It has shipped more than 37.000 units to date.As well as triumphant successes as Carmen in London, Vienna and Munich, El na Garan a, the Carmen of our day (News, Austria), took New York s Metropolitan Opera by storm in …
The central issue in Capriccio, happily, can never be resolved. The superiority of music over poetry, or vice versa, must always be a matter of personal preference. The Countess, not wishing to sacrifice one by choosing the other, proposes opera as a way to possess both. But this compromise, far from being a solution, sharpens a mere topic …
Join André Rieu for a night of romance, fun and festivity along the canals of Venice. Brimming with Italian vitality and romance, Love in Venice features a selection of well-known Italian melodies performed in Rieu’s unique and unforgettable way, plus much more. Filmed in the outdoor town square in Andre’s home town in The Netherlands, this DVD features …
Last production staged by Patrice Chéreau, this Elektra will remain as the main and most striking lyrical event of these last years in Aix-en-Provence. This production is leaded by three amazing singers: the German soprano Evelyn Herlitzius gave a tremendous, never-to-be-forgotten account of the title role, Waltraud Meier portrays a human and chilling Clytemnestra and Adrianne Pieczonka is …
The yearly live telecasts of Gian Carlo Menotti s Amahl and the Night Visitors were a cherished Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s. In addition, since its premiere in 1951, Amahl has been performed regularly by community groups and small opera companies throughout the US, making it the single most popular American opera. This production, staged by the composer …
Mauro Bigonzetti, Bruno Moretti & Claudio Monteverdi: Caravaggio [Blu-ray]
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human …
Giuseppe Verdis masterpiece Aida at La Scala in Milan is an experience in itself. Consequently, this new production is an event barely to be surpassed, especially when played before La Scalas notoriously critical audience. Legendary stage director Peter Stein succeeds in delivering a lucid production acclaimed in equal measure by the press and public: a perfect coup de …