The titles below are being closed out. Most are not available on DVD. For exceptions, see the DVD section of the store. Our offer of 6 items for the price of 5 paid items still applies. The free 6th item must be chosen from the list of 200 eligible bonus items. If you have questions, please phone 1-800-347-5056 or 212-877-5813, New York time.

#405, The Tenors of the 78 Era 4-tape set, counts as four paid items, in connection with the offers below.

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VHS Tapes on Closeout

Please note that with two exceptions (#405 and #186), the VHS tapes below are ONLY available in NTSC format.

L’Africaine (1988). Meyerbeer. Verrett, Domingo, Swenson, Diaz, Devlin, Skinner; Arena, cond.; Mansouri, dir.; San Francisco Opera. Italian, English subtitles

After Les Huguenots, L’Africaine probably was the most popular opera of the 19th century.—Stefan Zucker

VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F0008 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Aïda (1994). Studer, D’Intino, O’Neill, Agache, R. Lloyd; E. Downes, cond., Moshinsky, dir., Covent Garden. Italian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1487 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Andrea Chénier  (1985). Giordano. Carreras, Marton, Cappuccilli; Chailly, cond.; La Scala. Italian, English subtitles Chenier
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F2028 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 

Un ballo in maschera (1975). Domingo, Ricciarelli, Grist, Cappuccilli; C. Abbado, cond.; Schenk, dir.; Covent Garden. Italian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F2071 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

The Beggar's Opera (1983). Gay. Daltrey, Hoskins, S. Johns, P. Routledge, C. Hall, Bayliss, R. Ashe, Crowden, G. Tibbs; English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner, cond., J. Miller, dir. In English
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1985 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 

La bohème boheme (1989). Puccini. Pavarotti, Freni, Pacetti, G. Quilico, S. Dickson, Ghiaurov, Tajo; Severini, cond.; Zambello, dir.; B. Large, video director; San Francisco Opera. Italian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F0002 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Boris Godunov (1978). Mussorgsky. Nesterenko, Piavko, Arkhipova, Sokolov, Malchenko, Koroleva; Khaikin, cond.; Bolshoi Opera. Russian, English subtitles

"Captures Nesterenko at the high point of his brilliant career. It is a total Russian production of stunning depth and magnitude."—Opera News

VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1138  Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 

José Carreras in Salzburg. 111m. De Falla, Obradors, Gustavio, Hafftler, Tata Nacho, Ginastera, Cardillo, Tosti, Leoncavallo, Lara, Falvo; M. Katz, piano. Color. (NTSC VHS ONLY). #F1380 Orig. US$24.95, now US$22.45 (PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABILITY)

Montserrat Caballé and José Carreras in Moscow. 120m. Verdi, Bellini, Vivaldi, Granados, Tosti, Obradors, Tata Nacho, Caballéro, Cardillo, Puccini, Scarlatti, Stradella, Bononcini, Rossini, Turina. Color. NTSC VHS ONLY. #F1368 Orig. US$24.95, now US$22.45 (PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABILITY)

The Daughter of the Regiment (La Fille du régiment) (1986). Donizetti. Sutherland, A. Austin, H. Begg; Bonynge; The Australian Opera. French, English subtitles
VHS  (NTSC-VHS only)  #F1211 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Elektra (1989). R. Strauss. Marton, Fassbaender, Studer, Grundheber, J. King; C. Abbado; Kupfer, dir.; Large, dir.; Vienna State Opera. German, English subtitles
VHS  (NTSC-VHS only) #F0047 Regularly US$29.95, SALE $26.95

Eugene Onegin (1958). The voices of Vishnevskaya, Kibkalo, Avdeyeva, Grigoriev, Petrov; Bolshoi Opera. Russian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1285 Regularly US$19.95, SALE US$17.95

Die Fledermaus Te Kanawa, Prey, Heichele, Luxon; Domingo, cond.; Royal Opera. German, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F2030 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Kat'a Kabanova (1988). Jánacek. Gustafson, Palmer, R. Davies, McCauley, Graham-Hall, L. Winter; A. Davis, cond., Lehnhoff, dir., Glyndebourne Fest. Czech, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F0036  Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Khovanshchina (1979). Mussorgsky. Nesterenko, Arkhipova, Vedernikov, Raikov, Romanovsky; Simonov, cond.; Bolshoi Opera. Russian, English subtitles

"A riveting operatic experience."—San Francisco Chronicle

VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1163  Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Lohengrin (1990). Wagner. Domingo, R. Lloyd, Studer, Welker, Vejzovic, Tichy; C. Abbado, cond.; Vienna State Opera. German, English subtitles
VHS  (NTSC-VHS only) #F0003 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 

I Lombardi (1984). Verdi. Carreras, Dimitrova, Bini, Carroli; Gavazzeni, cond.; La Scala. Italian, English subtitles

One of Carreras’s most impassioned performances.—Stefan Zucker

VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F2036 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

The Marriage of Figaro Le Nozze di Figaro  (1996). Mozart. Fleming, Hagley, Finley, Schmidt; Haitink, cond., Glyndebourne Festival. Italian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F2039 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1988). Doese, McIntyre, Frey, Pringle, Doig, Shanks, R. Gunn, Allman; Mackerras, cond.; Elizabethan Phil. Orch., Australian Opera Chor.; Opera Australia. German, English subtitles nurnberg
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F0007 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Mitridate, rè di Ponto. Mozart. A. Murray, Orgonasova, Kowalski, Ford, L. Watson; P. Daniel, cond.; Vick, dir.; Royal Opera. Italian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1490 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) (1996). Mozart. Fleming, Hagley, Finley, Schmidt; Haitink, cond., Glyndebourne Festival. Italian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F2039 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Orlando Furioso (1990). Vivaldi. Horne, Kuhlmann, San, Walker, Gall, Matteuzzi, Langan; Behr, cond.; Pizzi, prod./design; San Francisco Opera. Italian, English subtitles
VHS  (NTSC-VHS only) #F0041 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95  

Pique Dame The Queen of Spades (1983). Tchaikovsky. Atlantov, Mazurok, Malashkina, Obraztsova; Simonov, cond.; Bolshoi Opera. Russian, English subtitles

Tchaikovsky’s opera presented complete, with four of the Bolshoi’s greatest stars.
“This is the Bolshoi at its best—a most thrilling presentation of a great work.”—Robert Levine

VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1164 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Rusalka (1986). Dvorak. Hannan, Treleaven, Macann, A. Howard, Cannan, C. Pope; Elder, cond., English National Opera
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F0049 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 

Samson et Dalila (1981). Saint-Saëns. Domingo, Verrett, Brendel; Rudel, cond.; San Francisco Opera. French, English subtitles
VHS  (NTSC-VHS only) #F0010 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Tannhäuser (1995). Wagner. Kollo, Rootering, W. Meier, Weikl, Ahnsjö, Secunde; Mehta, cond.; D. Alden, dir.; Munich National Theater. German, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1483 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

Tristan und Isolde (July 7, 1973). Nilsson, Vickers, Hesse, Berry, Rundgren; Böhm. German, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F2230 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

The Tsar’s Bride (1966). Rimsky-Korsakov. Glebov and the voices of Oleinichenko, Avdeyeva, Kibkalo; Svetlanov, cond.; Gorikker, dir.; Orchestra and Choir of the Bolshoi Theater. Letterboxed. Russian, English subtitles
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #F1287  Regularly US$19.95, SALE US$17.95

The Tenors of the 78 Era, Vol. 1: Caruso, Gigli, Schipa
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #401  Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

The Tenors of the 78 Era, Vol. 2: Tauber, Schmidt, Slezak
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #402  Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

The Tenors of the 78 Era, Vol. 3: Melchior, Rosvaenge, Björling
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #403  Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

The Tenors of the 78 Era, Vol. 4: Thill, Kozlovsky, The Gramophone
VHS (NTSC-VHS only) #404  Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95

The Tenors of the 78 Era 4-Pack:
You can save 25% by ordering the 4-cassette set!
(Available in PAL VHS as well as NTSC VHS video format.)
VHS #405  Just US$89.95 (Formerly $99.95)

Voice of Firestone Series

Eleanor Steber in Opera and Song, Vol. 2, (1951, ’53, ’54). With Brian Sullivan, Risë Stevens, Thomas L. Thomas, Jerome Hines, Rounseville. Arias, ensembles, songs. \#F2410 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Eleanor Steber Sings Love Songs (1950-52). #F2411 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Renata Tebaldi (1959) and Franco Corelli (1963). Arias and songs. #F2434 Regularly US$14.95, SALE US$13.45

Jussi Björling in Opera and Song Bjorling Bjoerling (1950-51). #F2424 Regularly US$24.95, SALE US$22.45

Joan Sutherland: Bel Canto Showcase (1963). Arias. Bonynge, cond. #F2433  Regularly US$19.95, SALE US$17.95

Leonard Warren in Opera and Song (1949, ’52, ’53). #F2428 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Leonard Warren in Opera and Song, Vol. 2 (1949). #F2429 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Ferruccio Tagliavini in Opera and Song, Vol. 1 (1950, ’51, ’52, ’54). #F2412 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Ferruccio Tagliavini in Opera and Song, Vol. 2  (1952-55). With Broderson and Wyatt. #F2413 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Thomas L. Thomas in Opera and Song (1949-52). #F2444 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Risë Stevens in Opera and Song Rise (1951, ’54). #F2436 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Richard Tucker in Opera and Song (1957, ’59, ’63). #F2435 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Robert Merrill in Opera and Song, Vol. 2 (1955-59, 1963). With Malbin. #F2439 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Jerome Hines in Opera and Song (1951, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963). #F2422 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

The Great Sopranos (1950-63). Steber, Sutherland, L. Price, Nilsson, Moffo, Sayão, Tebaldi, Albanese, Traubel, Peters, Munsel, MacDonald, #F2442 Regularly US$24.95, SALE US$22.45

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Other Performances and Anthologies

Russian Opera at the Bolshoi: The Vintage Years. Kozlovsky, Lemeshev, many less well-known but important singers. Russian, with English subtitles
#F2019 Regularly US$19.95, SALE US$17.95

The Life of Verdi /a>(1983). 10 hours. In English. On the soundtrack: Tebaldi, Del Monaco, Pavarotti, Rinaldi, Cappuccilli, Corelli, Zampieri, Callas, Taddei, Pasero, Tagliabue/Masini, LauriVolpi/Pirazzini, Gencer/Taddei, Ferr. Tagliavini, Penno/Mancini/Taddei, overture to Vespri, finale from Nabucco. R. Pickup, C. Fracci; Castellani, dir.
#F1246 Regularly US$79.95, SALE US$71.95
This video set counts as 4 paid titles toward the 5 necessary to receive a free video or CD set from the list of 193 titles.

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Instrumental and Orchestral Performances
Opera Documentaries and Films

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Documentary. Stresses and strains among the administration, the crew and the performers. If you view this, you’ll never look at an opera performance in the same way. Elaborately produced. English.
#F1482 Regularly US$79.95, SALE US$71.95  Counts as 4 paid titles toward the total of 5 paid videos, CDs or DVDs necessary to receive a free video or CD from the bonus list.

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem (1975). Bernstein conducts the Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de France, and Les Choeurs de Radio France. With S. Burrows.
#F1354 Regularly US$19.94, SALE US$17.95

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem (1970). Bernstein conducts the London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. With Arroyo, Veasey, Domingo, R. Raimondi.
#F1344 Regularly US$19.95, SALE $17.95

Song of the Birds: A Biography of Pablo Casals (Documentary) (1959-1971). With Casals, Y. Menuhin, Rostropovich, others.
#F1342 Regularly US$24.95, SALE US$22.45

Glenn Gould Plays Beethoven. Emperor Concerto, more.
#F1463 Regularly US$19.95, SALE US$17.95

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Caruso: A Documentary (As seen on A&E,1998). + Caruso in My Cousin: a 1918 silent feature with an added soundtrack.
NTSC or PAL VHS. #186  Reg. US$24.95, CLOSEOUT US$12.95

BOOKS

Can't Help Singing: The Life of Eileen Farrell, by Eileen Farrell with Brian Kellow. 1999, Northeastern Univ. Press, 255 pp., 29 photos, selected discography, index. Hardcover BK #11 Orig. US$29.95, NOW US$24.95 Reviews

Diva: Great Sopranos and Mezzos Discuss Their Art, by Helena Matheopoulos. 1992, Northeastern Univ. Press, 333 pp, 26 photos, glossary, index. Hardcover BK #15  US$29.95
   June Anderson, Josephine Barstow, Hildegard Behrens, Montserrat Caballé, Ghena Dimitrova, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberova, Gwyneth Jones, Eva Marton, Rosalind Plowright, Lucia Popp, Leontyne Price, Katia Ricciarelli, Renata Scotto, Cheryl Studer, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Teresa Berganza, Grace Bumbry, Brigitte Fassbaender, Christa Ludwig, Tatiana Troyanos, Lucia Valentini Terrani, and Frederica von Stade. Reviews

Diva, The New Generation: The Sopranos and Mezzos of the Decade Discuss Their Roles, by Helena Matheopoulos. 1998, Northeastern Univ. Press, 372 pp., 35 photos, index. Hardcover. BK #14  US$29.95
    Barbara Bonney, Jane Eaglen, Renée Fleming, Barbara Frittoli, Angela Gheorghiu, Galina Gorchakova, Maria Guleghina, Elena Kelessidi, Catherine Malfitano, Karita Mattila, Deborah Polaski, Ruth Ann Swenson, Carol Vaness, Veronica Villarroel, Cecilia Bartoli, Olga Borodina, Susan Graham, Denyce Graves, Vesselina Kasarova, Jennifer Larmore, Dolora Zajick. Reviews

On Stage, Off Stage: A Memoir, by Régine Crespin. Translated by G. S. Bourdain. 1997, Northeastern Univ. Press. 289 pp., 51 photos, discography, list of roles and significant performances, index. Hardcover BK #5  Orig. US$29.95, NOW US$24.95 Reviews

Richard Strauss, by Matthew Boyden. 1999, Northeastern Univ. Press, 448 pp., 18 photos, index. Hardcover BK #10  US$29.95 Reviews

In My Own Voice, by Christa Ludwig, translated by Regina Domeraski. 1999, Limelight Editions, 306 pp., 62 photos, discography, index, list of repertory, selected chronology. Hardcover BK #21  US$30.00 Reviews