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The Art of Piano - Great Pianists of 20th Century
Artur Rubinstein
Nvc Arts, 2002
Wonderful DVD for pianists and music lovers
+ Interesting Video of Great Players
+ Providing very useful information to its watchers
+ great pianists dvd
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Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress / Lott, Goeke, Ramey, Elias, van Allan, Haitink, Glyndebourne Opera
Samuel Ramey, Leo Goeke
Arthaus Musik, 2005
Finally, The Rake's Progress as Stravinsky and Auden intended it.
+ A Wonderful Production
+ Great basic performance
+ Impressive Realization of THE RAKE
+ This Production Will Likely Never Be Bettered
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Lehar - Merry Widow / Kenny, Skovhus, Kirchschlager, Turay, Kunzel, San Francisco Opera
Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus
BBC / Opus Arte, 2003
Merry Widow
+ Wonderful Widow!
+ The Merry Widow
Excellent recording of The Merry Widow. This opera was produced by the Dallas Opera recently and I wanted the CD to remind me.
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Mozart - Cosi fan Tutte / Don Giovanni Boxset - Cecilia Bartoli, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Zurich Opera
Rodney Gilfrey, Matti Salminen
Arthaus Musik, 2005
Two of Da Ponte's Mozart Operas with Bartoli, Harnoncourt
Both of these DVDs of Mozart/Da Ponte operas from Zurich Opera productions, and featuring Cecilia Bartoli as Fiordiligi and Donna Elvira, have been in release separately for three or four years. Now they are offered in a box-set -- but with only a very small price break -- and if you don't have ...
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Hildegard von Bingen - In Portrait / Ordo Virtutum, Vox Animae, Patricia Routledge
Hildegard Von Bingen, Patricia Routledge
BBC / Opus Arte, 2003
An Extraordinarily Beautiful Collection
+ Hildegard in Brief
In this 2-DVD set is collected several programs, from disparate sources and uniformly stunningly beautiful, centered on the life and work of the 12th-century saint, Hildegard of Bingen--poet, prophet, activist, musician, artist, mystic. On DVD 1 is a 70-minute filmed version of her 'Ordo Virtutem' ...
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Bizet - Carmen / Obraztsova, Domingo, Mazurok, Buchanan, Rydl, Zednik, Kleiber, Vienna Opera
Carlos Kleiber, Elena Obraztsova
Tdk DVD Video, 2005
Buy this version!
+ The BEST Carmen on video! Brilliant! Extraordinary!
+ Sensational Opera
+ Yes!
+ nice performance
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Voices of Our Time - Anne Sofie von Otter / Korngold Recital, Chatelet Opera
Bengt Forsberg, Kjell Lysell
Tdk DVD Video, 2004
A Fascinating Korngold Program: Songs and Chamber Music
+ Gorgeous!
+ An outstanding release.
This DVD is one of the growing series of important song recital releases from the Théâtre du Châtelet - Paris that have been coming out recently. Already we have programs by singers like Dawn Upshaw, Thomas Hampson, Barbara Bonney, Sylvia McNair, Felicity Lott, Ian Bostridge and Grace Bumbry, all ...
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Verdi - Aida / Dessi, Armiliato, Fiorillo, Scandiuzzi, Palatchi, Pons, Martinez, Barcelona Opera
Daniela Dessi, Fabio Armiliato
BBC / Opus Arte, 2004
A Beautiful Production of 'Aïda' from Barcelona
+ Old-Fashioned Traditional "Aida"
+ Daniela Dessi and 60 year-old restored sets make this Aida special
+ Another Aida?
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Mozart - Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) / Keenlyside, Roschmann, Hartmann, Damrau, Selig, Allen, Sir Colin ...
Mozart, Simon Keenlyside
BBC / Opus Arte, 2003
wonderful performers
+ Near Perfection if not already achieved!
+ From Darkness into Light
+ It All Works Together on this Disk
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Dvorak - Rusalka / Robert Carsen, James Conlon - Fleming, Urbanova, Diadkova, Larin, Opéra de Paris
Franz Hawalata, Renée Fleming
Tdk DVD Video, 2004
Dvorak, Carsen, Conlon, FLEMING, Urbanova, Diadkova, Larin, Opera de Paris FRANZ HAWALATA---ALL TO DIE FOR!
+ An unconventional take on a fairy tale
+ Rusalka! Rusalka! where for art thou Rusalka!
I have read all the reviews and accept 99.9% of what has already been said. This DVD recording of "Rusalka" is truly, "A work to die for!"
I, too, bought this film because of Renee Fleming; having heard her Hymn to the Moon on various CD recordings. As for Dvorak, familiarity with his symphonic ...
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Bizet - Carmen / Domashenko, Berti, Aceto, Dashuk, Pastorello, Josipovic, Lombard, Verona Opera
Raymond Aceto, Marina Domashenko
Tdk DVD Video, 2004
A Dramatically Riveting World-Class Production of 'Carmen'
+ Carmen Rocks.Michaela Hot!
+ Una Carmen espléndida.
This 2 DVD set was made at a July 2003 Verona Arena performance of 'Carmen' staged by Franco Zeffirelli starring mostly young, attractive, not-well-known singers in an overtly video-friendly production. Lots of close-ups, lots of camera movement, lots of excitement onstage both from the expert ...
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Voices of our Time - Dawn Upshaw / Gil Kalish, Chatelet Opera
Olivier Messiaen, William Bolcom
Tdk DVD Video, 2004
Superb Dawn Upshaw Recital of Mostly Recent Songs
+ Upshaw Enchants
[The Amazon customer review dated June 15, 2004 seems to be taken from a review of a live recital in Cleveland. It does not represent the contents of this DVD, which was recorded/filmed at the Théâtre Chatelet in Paris on 26 January 2000. Although the review mentions songs by Torke, Vores, Aikman ...
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Berg - Wozzeck
Toni Blankenheim, Sena Jurinac
Arthaus Musik, 2007
A Gripping, Beautifully Filmed and Performed 'Wozzeck'
+ A Grabber
+ Wonderful Masterpiece!
+ Almost magnificent
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Balanchine - Jewels / Aurelie Dupont, Alessio Carbone, Marie-Agnes Gillot, Agnes Letestu, Jean-Guillaume ...
Mathieu Ganio Laetitia Pujol, Eleonora Abbagnato, Emmanuel Thibault Nolwenn Daniel
BBC / Opus Arte, 2006
Well, "Jewels" certainly has received a mixed review ...
+ Bejewelled
+ Yes..a Jewel!
+ A "bijou" of a performance!!
+ A gem of "Jewels"
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Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus / Armstrong, Allen, Petrova, Ernman, Hagegard, Jurowski (Glyndebourne ...
Vladimir Jurowski, Pamela Armstrong
BBC Opus Arte, 2004
An Enchanthing Fledermaus
+ Fresh new look at a funny operetta!
+ Delightful
+ excellent in every respect
+ Enchanting
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