DVD: Samuel Ramey

DVD: Samuel Ramey

DVD:

Samuel Ramey

Verdi - Attila / Ramey, Studer, Zancanaro, Kaludov, Gavazzi, Muti, La Scala Opera

Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer

BBC / Opus Arte, 2005

'Scourge of God' unexpectedly sympathetic in Verdi's opera
Verdi's opera 'Attila' premiered on St Patrick's day 1846 receives a winning performance by Riccardo Muti's La Scala forces. Every time Muti undertakes the direction of a Verdi opera one can expect the earth to move and here expectations are far from disappointed.The ...

Metropolitan Opera Gala - James Levine's 25th Anniversary

Renee Fleming, Deborah Voigt

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

A Must-own for any opera fan
I first watched this gala a decade ago when it first aired on PBS. I was smart enough to tape the whole thing then, and those tapes got watched many many times over the next few years. I was in highschool then, and, after leaving home for college, have not had many ...

Verdi - Nabucco / Ramey, Guleghina, Pons, White, Hughes Jones, Deshorties, Levine, Metropolitan Opera

Samuel Ramey, Maria Guleghina

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

"The show's the thing"
Amazing effect -- the chorus stars but everyone -- even "old" Ramey -- eventually comes through. Oh, and disregard the "critic" who praises the Naples production and criticizes Ms. Guleghina as not singing in the true "early Verdi style" -- the heck with "early" or ...

Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth / Nucci, Verrett, Riccardo Chailly, Teatro Comunale di Bologna (1987 film)

Leo Nucci, Shirley Verrett

Deutsche Grammophon, 2008

Verdi's youthful, bloody Shakespeare
Verdi's love for Shakespeare is well known. He kept a copy of his complete works, translated into Italian, at his bedside, reading them ... studying them throughout his long life. I suspect that Verdi learned what constituted a great stage production by absorbing those ...

Jules Massenet - Manon / Dessay, Villazon, Ramey, Lanza, Henry, Perez, McVicar (Gran Teatre del Liceu 2007)

Natalie Dessay, Rolando Villazon

Virgin Classics (EMI), 2008

A very moving production of Manon
David McVicar is one of my most favorite opera directors. For my taste, this is one of his most successful creations. Stage design is quite simple but very effective. Costumes are colorful. Dessay is a wonderful Manon. Her rendition of the `table aria' is maybe the ...

Bizet - Carmen / Levine, Baltsa, Carreras, Metropolitan Opera

Agnes Baltsa, Jose Carreras

Deutsche Grammophon, 2000

Carreras and Baltsa are stealing the show
At first I have to say that a lot of operas often happen to have a wonderful tenor and a really bad soprano or vice versa. This is absolutely not the case here. Both mezzo soprano Agnes Baltsa and tenor José Carreras are doing a brilliant job with both their singing ...

Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video - Mozart - Don Giovanni

Samuel Ramey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Sony Music Entertainment, 2000

A beautiful video of a beautiful production!
I have been familiar with Herbert von Karajan and the singers on this DVD for a long time before finally seeing them in action, and I must say, not one of them failed to impress, and each one of them is just as amazing as I had always expected. This is absolutely one ...

Boito - Mefistofele / Arena, Ramey, Benackova, San Francisco Opera

Samuel Ramey, Gabriela Benacková

Kultur Video, 2001

Sam Ramey is superb!
Sam Ramey is one of the greatest bass-baritones and Boito's Mefistofele is one of the roles which is rightfully associated with him by most opera enthusiasts. His performance is reason enough to purchase this DVD. The music is stunningly beautiful and this production ...

The La Scala Opera Collection / Adriana Lecouvreur, Lucia di Lammermoor, Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Lo ...

Edita Gruberova, Mirella Freni Samuel Ramey

BBC / Opus Arte, 2006

Great opera
Lucia in this La Scala series was the best I have ever experienced, even better than Sutherland's. This was the first time I ever heard Mariella Devia( Lucia) singing and what a singing it was! Vincenzo la Scola as Edgardo was also superb. This Lucia alone is worth ...

Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress / Lott, Goeke, Ramey, Elias, van Allan, Haitink, Glyndebourne Opera

Samuel Ramey, Leo Goeke

Arthaus Musik, 2005

This Production Will Likely Never Be Bettered
This 1975 production from Glyndebourne is one of the most celebrated opera productions of the past thirty years. Primarily this is because of the absolutely fabulous design by David Hockney who took the engravings of Hogarth's series 'The Rake's Progress,' which had ...

Rossini - Semiramide / Conlon, Anderson, Horne, Metropolitan Opera

June Anderson, Marilyn Horne

Image Entertainment, 2000

Semiramide is the best Rossini opera!!
This DVD of Semiramide is fantastic!! The singing and the music were very beautiful. June Anderson is a great Semiramide, and Marilyn Horne with a beautiful mezzo-voice was amazing as Arsace. The rest of the cast was incredible!! You should get this DVD because the ...

Glyndebourne Diamonds: Fidelio, Falstaff, Macbeth, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria
Samuel Ramey, Janet Baker

Arthaus Musik, 2007

Verdi - Attila / Jérôme Savary · Riccardo Muti · Samuel Ramey · Teatro alla Scala

Samuel Ramey, Giorgio Zancanaro

Image Entertainment, 1998

Can't believe it's not listed amoung Verdi's classics...
Loved it from the moment Odabella (played masterfully by Cheryl Struder) jumped into Attila's face, and took his sword. She sings a song about killing him for vengeance, while he falls in love with this fiesty slave. Well sung and played by all four of the principles. ...

Verdi - Requiem / Montserrat Caballe, Peter Dvorsky, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Samuel Ramey; Claudio Abbado, ...

Montserrat Caballé, Claudio Abbado

Arthaus Musik, 2002

Verdi Requiem not well represented
Montserrat Caballe was the reason I bought this dvd and loved her voice in the past. She was not singing or there was something wrong with her. I was disappointed. Had I known this I would not have purchased. Samuel Ramey was excellent, however, and so was the ...

Caballé, más allá de la música
Samuel Ramey, Plácido Domingo

Cameo Media

Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o English (Dolby Digital 5.1) o German (Dolby Digital 5.1) o Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) Synopsis: A musical based on one of the most important voices in history. This film accompanies ...