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Featuring a stellar cast, and a wonderful atmosphere captured by an experienced camera crew, this is a magnificent way to see Offenbach's Les Contes D'Hoffman. Robert Carsen directs, with Neil Shicoff, Suzanne Menter, and Bryn Terfel taking the lead roles. Filmed at the Opera National de Paris in 2002, this is a faithful rendition of Offenbach's work, which enthralled fans who were present on the day, and should do the same for enthusiasts watching at home.DVD Features:Region 02-Disc SetAnamorphic WidescreenAudio: LPCM Stereo - French Dolby Digital 5.1 - French DTS 5.1 - French Subtitles - English, French, Italian, SpanishAdditional Release Material: Production Interview - 1. Robert Carsen - Stage director
















2. Hugue R. Gall - Director of the Opera National de ParisAdditional Product: 8-page booklet with liner notes

A terrific cast, including Marcelo Alvarez, Elina Garanca, and Adrian Erod, helps to make this Vienna State Opera production of Jules Massenet`s WERTHER truly memorable. With the exciting Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan enlivening the music, Andrei Serban`s stage direction reveals new layers in the well-known love story.

Neoclassical choreographer Uwe Scholz set this impressive ballet to several pieces by Mozart, including the famously uncompleted
Mass in C minor,
as well as Gregorian chants and a selection of modern works by composers like Thomas John and Arvo Pdrt. Performed by the renowned Leipzig Ballet, this stands as one of Scholz`s most influential and enduring works.

Mozart's LE NOZZE DI FIGARO was given a triumphant staging in 1966 at the Salzburg festival, having sprung from the creative team of Karl Bohm and Gunther Rennert. This production ran for five years and became a yearly highlight. This film was created from a copy kept in the archives of Austrian television, with restored sound and video resulting in a stunning DVD experience.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: LPCM MonoInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access

Antonioni Salieri's masterful TARARE is brought to the screen with great style in this staging of his work. Jean-Claude Magloire oversaw the production, masterfully conducting Salieri's work, while Jean-Phillipe Lafont, Anna Caleb, and a stellar cast contribute admirably to this tale of love, deceit, and betrayal.DVD Features:Region 0NTSCKeep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Single Side - Dual LayerAudio: PCM Stereo - French Subtitles - German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese - OptionalAdditional Product: 40-Page Booklet in English, French, German - Liner Notes, Track Listing, Synopsis, Biographies, DVD Credits

Description not available.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseWidescreen - 16:9Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - Natural sound/Music DTS 5.1 - Natural sound/Music PCM Stereo - Natural sound/MusicAdditional Product: Booklet - Liner Notes

Handel's most popular stage work, ALCINA is a Baroque fantasy about the havoc Alcina, a sorceress, wreaks upon the lives of, among others, Ruggerio and Bradamante, two lovers who have wandered into her enchanted isle. This Stuttgart State Opera production of Handel's opera is visually mesmerizing, intensely dramatic, and wonderfully vocalized. Aided by Catherine Naglestad's star turn as Alcina, the tragic enchantress who has put her seductive spell on the isle's captives, this production emerged as one of the best at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival, where it premiered.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseSingle Side - Dual LayerAnamorphic WidescreenAudio: PCM Stereo

Jean Baptiste Lully s acknowledged masterpiece, PERSIE was composed for Louis XIV, and is lovingly recreated here by the early music specialists of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Marshall Pynkoski s lush production features mesmerizing scenery and effects, which evoke the opera s original 17th-century performances, and strong work from Cyril Auvity, Marie Lenormand, and Stephanie Novacek.