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To order any of these DVDs, please see the DVDs Our all-region (Region 0) DVDs are compatible with all players. Region 0 DVDs Most of the Region 0 DVDs may be chosen as a free selection in the 6-for-5 offer. Corelli in Concert plus in-depth interviews (1971). Venturi, cond. Rigoletto, Chénier, Africana, Bohème, Fanciulla, Cid + songs. 52m. Color. Collectors Edition: 64-p. booklet enclosed, includes rare photos. DVD. Bonuses: Corelli in two radio interviews with Stefan Zucker, 5 hrs., 8 mins., total. The first also includes Jerome Hines. Andrea Chénier (1955). 112m. Stella, Del Monaco, Taddei; Questa. Chorus and Orchestra of RAI. B&W (transferred from a kinescope) DVD (No subtitles but includes a 24-p. booklet with synopsis, essays and photos) Callas: A Documentary (1978). Ardoin, writer; Zeffirelli, narrator. Bonus (1978): never seen before—more on Callas from Ardoin, Gobbi, Menotti, Rescigno and Scotto. In English. PCM audio “Not to be missed.”—John Steane, Gramophone #D194 US$18.95 Non ti scordar di me (1935). Gigli. Dialog filmed in English, not dubbed. Includes a 24-page booklet with an analysis of Gigli’s singing by Stefan Zucker plus many rare photos. PCM audio This is the title customers most frequently reorder to give as a gift. And no wonder. One woman wrote Gigli that in 30 days she had seen the film 76 times. #D504 US$18.95 Ridi pagliaccio (1942). Gigli, Alida Valli, Paul Hörbiger. Italian, non-optional English subtitles. PCM audio “To express the drama, Gigli colors his voice far more than any other Canio on film or record.”—Stefan Zucker #D513 US$18.95 L’elisir d’amore (1947) Corradi, di Lelio, Sinimberghi, Gobbi, Tajo; Morelli; Costa, dir. Chorus and Ballet of the Teatro dell' Opera of Rome; Orchestra of RAI. Gina Lollobrigida is in the chorus. In Italian, no subtitles. Detailed synopsis included. PCM audio. L'elisir d'amore (1954). Valletti, Noni, Capecchi, Taddei; Rossi, cond., Brissoni, dir. Chor. & Orch. of RAI. Italian. No subtitles but detailed synopsis. PCM audio Don Pasquale (1955). 108m. Tajo, Valletti, Noni, Bruscantini; Erede; Chorus & Orchestra of RAI. In Italian, no subititles. Detailed synopsis included. B&W (transferred from a kinescope) Lucia di Lammermoor (1982). 133m. Carreras, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Winsauer, J. Dickie, Lorenzi, J.P. Bogart; Gardelli; De Tomasi, dir. In Italian, no subtitles. Detailed synopsis included. Color Pagliacci (1948). Gobbi, Lollobrigida, Poli. Voices of Fineschi and Masini; Morelli. Italian, non-optional English subtitles. + Highlights from Guglielmo Tell (1947). Gobbi. Voices of G. Gatti and Soler; Questa. PCM audio “The fiery performance knocks all recent digital efforts into a cocked hat. This is surely one of the best films of an opera.” —Tully Potter, International Opera Collector #D657 US$18.95 Grace Moore and Georges Thill in Louise (1938). Gance, dir. French. No subtitles but detailed synopsis. PCM audio “...rapturous singing.”—John Ardoin, The Dallas Morning News #D670 US$18.95 Casta diva. A romanticized biography of Bellini (1954). M. Ronet, A. Lusualdi, N. Gray. Voices of Mancini, G. Poggi, Neri, Matera, Formichi, De Fabritiis; Chor. & Orch. of the Rome Opera; Gallone, dir. Arias. In English. Beautiful print. PCM audio Mario Lanza From Sept. 30, 1954: Pagliacci, songs, with Betty Grable and Harry James. From Oct. 28, 1954: Tosca and Vagabond King. From Oct. 31, 1957: “Santa Lucia,” “Because You’re Mine,” Schubert’s “Ave Maria,” Paul Barron, piano, plus interview with Mario and Betty Lanza) B&W On these programs Lanza is warm, appealing, manly, charismatic and full of vitality. On some ocasions his voice sounded coarse, thick and labored. But here it has a glow--the full voice rings, the mezza voce is sweet. When he sings you see that his tongue has a furrow down the middle, as advocated by many voice teachers.—Stefan Zucker Life and Loves of Mozart (1955). Oskar Werner, Gueden, Köth, Dermota, Kunz, Frick; Swarowsky, cond. Features the renowned Vienna Mozart ensemble of the 50s. In English. PCM audio Carnegie Hall (1947). Feature film starring Marsha Hunt, with Walter Damrosch and Olin Downes. Performances by Heifetz, Rubinstein, Pinza, Lily Pons, Risë Stevens, Peerce, Piatigorsky, Stokowski, Bruno Walter, Fritz Reiner, Harry James, Vaughn Monroe, and the New York Philharmonic. English. PCM audio #D791 US$18.95 Mad About Opera (Follie per l’opera) (1948). Feature film starring Gina Lollobrigida, with performances by Bechi, Caniglia, Gigli, Gobbi, Schipa, the La Scala Ballet; Costa, dir. Arias, song, instrumental selections. Italian, non-optional English subtitles. PCM audio The Dybbuk (1937). Feature film with cantorial selection by Sirota + songs. Yiddish, non-optional English subtitles. PCM audio My Song Goes 'Round the World (Ein Lied geht um die Welt) Schmidt (1933). L’Africaine, songs. German, non-optional English subtitles. PCM audio A Star Fell From Heaven (Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel) Schmidt (1936). Elisir + songs. German, with new, non-optional English subtitles. PCM audio “The film is full of vocal high points. His rendering of ‘Una furtiva lagrima’ provides a deep experience, a real lesson in the art of singing.”—Alfred Fassbind, Joseph Schmidt #D406 US$18.95 The Charm of La Bohème (Zauber der Bohème) (1936). Eggerth and Kiepura. German, non-optional English subtitles. PCM audio “A tender, sorrowful, musically enchanting film....it has strength of its own and the gift of weaving Puccini, singers, cast and sub-plot into a sadsweet romance which must be called one of the most impressive of our cinema operas.”—The New York Times #D534 US$18.95 Rossini (1943). featuring Pederzini, Pasero, G. Gatti, Stabile, De Muro Lomanto, P. Pauli, De Taranto; Gui. Italian, non-optional English subtitles. PCM audio Five star review (highest rating) from Classical CD #D656 US$18.95 The Glass Mountain (1950). Gobbi, Rizzieri. With V. Cortese, D. Gray, M. Denison; Chor. and Orch. of Teatro La Fenice; Ferrara; Cass, dir. Songs plus The Glass Mountain by Nino Rota. Made in the U.K. and Italy, with sequences shot in La Fenice. Dialog filmed in in English, not dubbed); singing in Italian. Plus Lucia di Lammermoor highlights (1948). Gobbi and voices of Rossi, Prandelli (Edgardo), Valletti, Neroni; Questa; Rome Opera Chor. & Orch. Italian, with some unobtrusive English narration. PCM audio #D538 US$18.95 Waltz Time (1945). Tauber appears in a bon-bon of old Vienna; Stein, dir. Music by Hans May. Filmed in English, not dubbed. PCM audio Great Conductors of the Third Reich: Art in the Service of Evil. Blech, Böhm, Furtwängler, Karajan, Knappertsbusch, Krauss, Schillings with Hitler, Goebbels, Berger, Ralf, Rode, Rosvaenge and the Berlin Philharmonic. Performance footage plus newsreels: excerpts from Tell, Meistersinger, the Beethoven Ninth and the Schubert “Unfinished” Symphonies. Includes a 20-page booklet with exposés and biographies by Frederic Spotts. PCM audio Paderewski in Moonlight Sonata (1937). Tempest, Portman. English. PCM audio The Life of Verdi (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. Dolby Digital audio “For entertainment or for scholarship, the program should not be missed.”—Booklist #FD1246 Regularly US$49.95, SALE US$44.95 Region 1 DVDs These DVDs also play on DVD players worldwide. There are some exceptions, however. A customer from the U.K. (which is Region 2, PAL), with a Philips DVP520, was unable to play one of our Region 1 DVDs. Studies published on the Internet maintain that better than 90% of all non-North American DVD players are compatible with Region 1 discs. We ourselves have received only the one complaint of incompatibility, however. DVD Players in Australia You legally cannot buy a DVD player in Australia that will not play Region 1 discs. Australia declared region coding contrary to the best interests of the consumer. Players there either have to be region free or include instructions to make them so. All Region (Region 0) DVDs Our all-region (Region 0) DVDs truly are compatible with all players. The following DVDs may not be chosen as a free selection in the 6-for-5 offer. However, they do count toward the total of 5 paid DVDs, CD sets, videos, photos or posters necessary to receive a free item from the bonus list. • • • The Great Sopranos Steber, Sutherland, L. Price, Nilsson, Moffo, Sayão, Tebaldi, Albanese, Traubel, Peters, Munsel, MacDonald. (1950-63). Dolby Digital audio. The Great Tenors Björling, Tagliavini, Peerce, Melchior, J. Thomas, Gedda, Tucker, McCracken, Corelli. (1950-63). Dolby Digital audio. Jussi Björling in Opera & Song From the Voice of Firestone TV program. Schicchi, Faust, Bohème (w. Anna-Lisa Björling), Pagliacci, Carmen, Princess Pat (2 selections) and selections by Beach, Strauss, Brahms, Krenzer, Firestone, Schubert, Glazunov, Leoncavallo, Tchaikovsky. (1950-51). Dolby Digital audio. Russian Opera at the Bolshoi: The Vintage Years. Kozlovsky, Lemeshev, many less well-known but important singers. Russian, English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio. Pure gold. These excerpts capture much of the emotional complexity of the Russian tradition. They contain some of the most interesting footage ever even if you’re not particularly drawn to Slavic opera.—Stefan Zucker #FD2019 Regularly US$19.95, SALE US$17.95 World Singers (Dec. 1961). Sutherland, Gedda, Schwarzkopf, Stich-Randall, Ludwig, Borg in recitals originally broadcast by the BBC. Gerald Moore, accompanist. Available only in DVD. Dolby Digital audio VERDI Aïda (1994). Studer, D’Intino, O’Neill, Agache, R. Lloyd; E. Downes, cond., Moshinsky, dir., Covent Garden. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Un ballo in maschera (1975). Domingo, Ricciarelli, Grist, Cappuccilli; C. Abbado, cond.; Schenk, dir.; Covent Garden. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Don Carlos (1996). Alagna, Hampson, Mattila, Van Dam, W. Meier; Pappano, cond.; Théâtre du Châtelet. French (original five-act version), optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio "This very complete text of the five-act version gets a performance (and a cast) that should be heard by all who decry modern-day singers."—International Record Review #FD2031 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 Ernani (1983). Domingo, Freni, Bruson, Ghiaurov; Muti, cond.; La Scala. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio La forza del destino (1998). Gorchakova, Putilin, Grigorian, Tarasova; Gergiev, cond.; Kirov Chor. and Orch. Original, 1862 St. Petersburg version of the score. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Luisa Miller (1988). June Anderson, Ichihara, Tumagian, Plishka, Tesarowicz, Anselmi; Arena, cond.; Opèra National de Lyon. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Nabucco (1981). Bruson, Dimitrova, Petkov, Garaventa; Arena, cond. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Otello (1992). Domingo, Te Kanawa, Leiferkus, Earle, Leggate, Remedios, Powell; Solti, cond.; Moshinsky, dir. B. Large, dir. Covent Garden. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Stiffelio (1993). Carreras, Malfitano, G. Howell, Yurisich; Downes; Royal Opera. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio White-hot performances by all. Heartfelt, impassioned Carreras.—Stefan Zucker #FD1497 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 Other Composers La bohème (1989). Pavarotti, Freni, Pacetti, G. Quilico, S. Dickson, Ghiaurov, Tajo; Severini, cond.; Zambello, dir.; B. Large, video director; San Francisco Opera. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Lucrezia Borgia (1980). Sutherland, Kraus, Howells, S. Dean; Bonynge, cond.; Covent Garden. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Sutherland and Kraus are in excellent form.—Stefan Zucker #FD2070 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 Boris Godunov (1978). Nesterenko, Piavko, Arkhipova, Sokolov, Malchenko, Koroleva; Khaikin, cond.; Bolshoi Opera. Russian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Les Contes d'Hoffmann French, optional English subtitles Domingo, L. Serra, Baltsa, Cotrubas, G. Evans, Nimsgern, Ghiuselev, R. Lloyd; Prêtre, cond.; Royal Opera. Dolby Digital audio The Daughter of the Regiment (1986). Sutherland, A. Austin, H. Begg; Bonynge; The Australian Opera.122m. French, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Dialogues of the Carmelites (1984). Poulenc. Sutherland, Buchanan, Begg, Koppel, A.-M. McDonald, Greager, Ferris, Chard; Australian Opera Chor., Elizabethan Sydney Orch., Bonynge, cond. Sung in English. Dolby Digital audio La fanciulla del West (1983). Domingo, Neblett, Carroli; Santi, cond.; Covent Garden. Italian, English subtitles. Dolby Digital Audio Die Fledermaus. Te Kanawa, Prey, Heichele, Luxon; Domingo, cond.; Royal Opera. German, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio La gazza ladra (1987). Cotrubas, Condò, Feller, Keubler, Ellis, A. Rinaldi; Bartoletti, cond.; Cologne Opera. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Les Huguenots: Joan Sutherland Gala Farewell (1990). Meyerbeer. Sutherland, J. Wegner; Bonynge, cond.; Opera Australia;. French, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Les Huguenots thrilled your great-great-grandparents; it was the most popular opera of the 19th century. This performance will show you why.—Stefan Zucker #FD0029 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 L'incoronazione di Poppea (1984). Ewing, Clarey, Gale, Bailey, R. Lloyd, Duesing; Leppard, cond.; Hall, dir.; Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Italian, optional English subtitles Kat'a Kabanova (1988). Gustafson, Palmer, R. Davies, McCauley, Graham-Hall, L. Winter; A. Davis, cond., Lehnhoff, dir., Glyndebourne Fest. Czech, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Khovanshchina (1978). Nesterenko, Arkhipova, Vedernikov, Raikov, Romanovsky; Simonov, cond.; Bolshoi Opera. Russian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Manon Lescaut (1983). Domingo, Te Kanawa, T. Allen; Sinopoli, cond.; Friedrich, prod.; Covent Garden. Italian, English subtitles. Dolby Digital Audio Mefistofele (1989). Ramey, Benackovà, O’Neill, Christin, Manhart, D. Harper, Wunsch; Arena, cond.; Carsen, dir; M. Levine, designer; San Francisco Opera. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio 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, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio The Merry Widow (1988). Sutherland, Stevens, McDonald, Austin, Witcock, Ewer; Bonynge, cond.; Mansouri, dir.; The Australian Opera. Sung in English. Dolby Digital audio Mitridate, rè di Ponto. A. Murray, Orgonasova, Kowalski, Ford, L. Watson; P. Daniel, cond.; Vick, dir.; Royal Opera. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) (1996). Fleming, Hagley, Finley, Schmidt; Haitink, cond., Glyndebourne Fest. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Orfeo ed Euridice (1982). Gluck. J. Baker, E. Speiser, E. Gale; London Philharmonic, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Leppard, cond. Dolby Digital audio The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Aufsteig und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny) (1998). Weill. G. Jones, Malfitano, Hadley, Duesing, D.R. Davies, cond., Zadek, dir., Salzburg Festival. German, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Roméo et Juliette (1994). Alagna, Vaduva, R. Lloyd; Mackerras; Joël, dir.; Tommasi, designer; Royal Opera. French, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Der Rosenkavalier (1985). Te Kanawa, Howells, Haugland, Bonney; Solti, cond.; Schlesinger, prod.; Covent Garden. German, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Salome (1992). Ewing, Devlin, Riegel, G. Knight, R. Leggate; E. Downes; Royal Opera. German, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Ewing again is magnetic, a Salome to lust after.—Stefan Zucker #FD1494 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 Samson et Dalila (1981). Domingo, Verrett, Brendel; Rudel, cond.; San Francisco Opera. French, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Tosca (2000). F. Patané, Cura, Bruson; Morandi; Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Tosca (1986). Marton, Furlan, J. Shaw; Erede, cond., Australian Opera. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Tristan und Isolde (July 7, 1973). Nilsson, Vickers, Hesse, Berry, Rundgren; Böhm. German, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Il trittico (1983).Tabarro: Sass, Martinucci, Cappuccilli; Angelica: Plowright; Schicchi: J. Pons, Gasdia; Gavazzeni, cond.; La Scala. Italian, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Outstanding production and performances.—Stefan Zucker #FD2037 Regularly US$29.95, SALE US$26.95 La Vie Parisienne (1991). H. Delavault, C. Wauthion, I. Mazin, J.-Y. Chatelais, J.-F. Sivadier, J. Verzier; J.-Y. Ossonce, cond.; J.-P. Borssmann, dir.; Opéra National de Lyon. French, optional English subtitles. Dolby Digital audio Leonard Bernstein: The Unanswered Question. Six talks at Harvard plus performances. (1973). Musical Phonology, Musical Syntax, Musical Semantics, The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity, The Twentieth Century. In English. Dolby Digital audio |
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