Various - Opera Recordings - DVD

This box set contains four exceptional and star-studded opera and operetta recordings from the Opernhaus Zürich Vincenzo Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi with Joyce DiDonato and Olga Kulchynska, staged by Christof Loy, and conducted by Fabio Luisi. Alban Berg's Wozzeck with Christian Gerhaher and Gun-Brit Barkmin, staged by Andreas Homoki, and conducted by Fabio Luisi. Jules Massenet's Werther with Juan Diego Flórez and Anna Stéphany, staged by Tatjana Gürbaca, and conducted by Cornelius Meister. Franz Lehár's Das Land des Lächelns with Piotr Beczala and Julia Kleiter, staged by Andreas Homoki, and conducted by Fabio Luisi.

This 18-opera collection displays the scope of The Royal Opera's work. From the sumptuous beauty of Richard Eyre's La traviata and the picturesque realism of John Copley's La bohème to the psychological intensity of David McVicar's Salome and Kasper Holten's Król Roger, the impressive collection spans more than two hundred years of great operatic works from the classical period to the present day. Featuring some of the company's most popular guest artists, including Renée Fleming, Jonas Kaufmann, Joseph Calleja and Diana Damrau, and conductors including The Royal Opera's Music Director Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera Collection is a dazzling tour of operatic treasures by Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, Wagner, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Richard Strauss, Szymanowski, Britten and George Benjamin. This title is a re-packaging of The Royal Opera Collection (OA1244BD) at budget price, including the same content and booklet as the original (which will be discontinued).

This new features five outstanding operas from the legendary Teatro Alla Scala. The selections include Aida InchA perfect coup de theatreInch (Giornale della Musica); I Due Foscari Inch[Domingo's performance] was sublimeInch; Die Zauberflote Inch[Adam Fischer] gets the best out of the Academy Orchestra with delicate execution and humane phrasingInch (Die Presse); Le Nozze Di Figaro Inch... when Diana Damrau enters as the Countess, we get a performance of special gravitas. Even the orchestra, under Franz Welser- Most's baton, melts to such graceInch (Financial Times); and Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail A Inchmasterful use of light and silhouettesInch (Milano Post)