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N.Y.) Metropolitan Opera (New York
1) I puritani
Series
Publisher
Manufactured and marketed by Universal Music Classics Group
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
Italiano
Description
During the English Civil War of the 1640's, a Puritan bride goes mad when she feels betrayed by her Royalist bridegroom.
Author
Publisher
Decca Music Group Limited
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
Russian
Description
Tchaikovsky's most popular opera, the tale of a lovelorn girl and a jaded aristocrat. Star soprano Renée Fleming sings the role of Tatiana for the first time at the Met in Tchaikovsky's operatic masterpiece. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings the title role with Ramón Vargas as Lenski. Filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
6) Two boys
Author
Publisher
Nonesuch
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
None
Description
"The two act opera, featuring a libretto by the distinguished playwright Craig Lucas, centers on a tragic relationship that unfolds in the watery world of the Internet."--Booklet.
8) Tannhäuser
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Deutsch
Description
One of Richard Wagner's most enduring works, this bold operatic tale of a medieval knight's struggle for freedom against the gods was given a striking production by the Metropolitan Opera.
9) Siegfried
Series
Language
Deutsch
Description
The third opera in Wagner's Ring cycle, in which the fearless hero Siegfried makes his entrance.
10) La rondine
Publisher
EMI Classics
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of a woman who defies convention to chase a dream of romantic love with an earnest, if naïve, young man.
14) Semiramide
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000], c1991
Language
Italiano
Description
Semiramide, Queen of Babylon and her lover murder the King. She later falls in love with a man who turns out to be her son Arsace. She receives a mortal blow that Arsace intends for her lover.
Publisher
The Metropolitan Opera
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Looks at the intense pressures young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts. The feature-length documentary takes you behind the curtain at the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions, where each year thousands of hopefuls face their fears and compete for a cash prize, a chance to sing on the Met stage, and the opportunity to launch a major operatic career "--From the...
