Sheva Collection The Essential Opera Collection [DVD] [2013]

The Essential Opera Collection is an exciting new mid-price series that brings together popular operas and classic productions in simple stylish packaging. The ten launch titles represent the leading opera houses of the world, including The Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, Paris Opera, Glyndebourne and The Netherlands Opera. This 19 DVD box set contains the first batch of ten titles at an extremely attractive price. Each title also available separately. Works: Verdi: Aida (Liceu) Stefano Palatchi, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Roberto Scandiuzzi Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Conductor: Miguel Ángel, Director: Gómez Martínez Bizet: Carmen (Glyndebourne) Anne Sofie von Otter, Marcus Haddock, Laurent Naouri, Lisa Milne Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Conductor: Philippe Jordan, Director: David McVicar Wagner: Die Walküre (DNO) John Keyes, Nadine Secunde, John Bröcheler, Jeannine Altmeyer, Kurt Rydl, Reinhild Runkel De Nederlandse Opera, Netherlands, Philharmonic Orchestra / Director: Hartmut Haenchen,Director Pierre Audi Mozart: Don Giovanni (Teatro Real) Carlos Álvarez, Alfred Reiter, María Bayo, José Bros, Sonia Ganassi, Lorenzo Regazzo, Antonio López José Moreno, Sonia Ganassi, Lorenzo Regazzo, Antonio López, José Moreno Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid Symphony, Orchestra and Chorus / Conductor: Pablo Pérez, Director: Lluis Pasqual Verdi: Il Trovatore (ROH) Jose Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Yvonne Naef, Veronica Villarroel The Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House / Conductor: Carlo Rizzi, Director: Elijah Moshinsky Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Paris Opera) Peter Mattei, Lorenzo Regazzo, Christiane Oelze, Heidi Grant, Murphy, Christine Schäfer Orchestra and Chorus of The Opéra national de Paris / Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling, Director: Christoph Marthaler Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (Bilbao) Aquiles Machado, Milagros Poblador, María Bayo, Valentina Kutzarova, Konstantin Gorny, Katharine Goeldner Chorus of Ópera de Bilbao, Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa / Conductor: Alain Guingal, Director: Giancarlo Del Monaco Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (DNO) John Mark Ainsley, Brigitte Balleys, Michael Chance, David Cordier, Mario Luperi, Russell Smythe Tragicomedia and Concerto Palatino / Conductor: Stephen Stubbs, Director: Pierre Audi Verdi: Rigoletto (ROH) Paolo Gavanelli, Marcelo Alvarez, Christine Schäefer Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House / Conductor: Edward Downes, Director: David McVicar Puccini: Tosca (Teatro Real) Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Ruggero Raimondi Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro Real / Conductor: Maurizio Benini, Director: Nuria Espert Press Reviews "...a remarkable Rigoletto...a DVD that has to be in your collection." (International Record Review - Rigoletto) "Violent, passionate, superbly played ... Glyndebourne's Carmen is simply gripping." (The Sunday Times - Carmen) "Frankly, if you want a DVD of Orfeo, this should be your first option." (Musicweb International - L'Orfeo) "Recommended on many levels." (Musicweb International - Tosca) "... this sumptuous production will please any opera fan." (new-classics.com - Aida) Catalogue Number: OAMO6000D Running Time: 2004 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Label: Opus Arte