"Actor: Carreras"

• Johann Strauss Gala | DVD | (05/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Not only did 1999 mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Johann Strauss Sr., but the centenary of the passing of his son, Johann Strauss, "The Waltz King". To commemorate, on the evening of May 29, 1999 in Vienna's grand Heldenplatz almost 8,000 people gathered for a gala concert. This Wiener Philharmoniker performance was conducted by Zubin Meta (who had previously conducted the The Three Tenors, one of whom, José Carreras is here joined by soprano Andrea Rost for two duets from Strauss operettas). At 103 minutes this DVD offers 19 selections, but either there was an interval after just six pieces, or considering how rapidly it gets dark between "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka" and the "Overture" from Die Fledermaus, there has been some cutting. Given such a great orchestra and the wonderful setting, it would have been nice to see people dancing to what is after all, real dance music. Despite the static nature of the event, the music is still uplifting, moving even the staid Vienna audience to clap along by the finale of the rousing "Radetzky March".On the DVD: Other than some useful booklet notes there are no special features, and unlike most other Arthaus titles the sound is offered only in stereo Dolby Digital and PCM stereo. This is presumably due to the difficulties associated with outdoor acoustics and live recording which nearly prevented the concert going ahead. The anamorphically enhanced picture generally makes the most of the spectacular location, having a clarity in the close-ups such that it is virtually possible to count the hairs on the musicians heads.--Gary S. Dalkin

• Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo and Friends at Christmas | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £8.39   |  Saving you £-3.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Luciano Pavarotti Placido Domingo Jose Carreras and Friends perform the world's most famous and favourite Christmas songs and carols. It is a festive and beautiful hour which will thrill and delight you. The snow is falling the mood is Christmas - this is family entertainment at its best! Tracklisting: 1. Jingle Bells 2. Oh Tannenbaum 3. Post Troika 4. Frohliche Wiehnach Uberall 5. Von Himmel Hoch 6. Santa Claus is Coming To Town 7. Leise Rieselt der Schnee 8. Silent Night 9. Adeste Fideles 10. Mille Cheribini in Coro 11. La Favorita 12. Ave Maria 13. O Holy Night 14. Misericordia 15. Gesu Bambino

• Opera Hits | DVD | (08/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Opera Hits features many of opera's best-loved arias duets and choruses in performances from La Scala Milan La Fenice Venice The Royal Opera Covent Garden Arena di Verona and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The extracts are taken from some of the world's favourite operas: La Traviata The Barber of Seville Tosca Andrea Chnier Orfeo ed Euridice Aida Gianni Schicchi Samson et Dalila Carmen Les Contes d'Hoffmann La Bohme Madama Butterfly and Nabucco.

• Christmas With Jose Carreras | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £12.12   |  Saving you £2.87 (19.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jose Carreras: Christmas With Jose

• Verdi Gala -- Greatest Operatic Arias from Giuseppe Verdi | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In March 2001 some of the world's greatest lyric voices assembled in the cavernous Teatro Padiglione Palacassa in Parma for a Verdi Gala to commemorate the centenary of the composer's death. The works included in this concert are generally taken from his most famous operas, but there are one or two surprises too: it's not often you get the chance to hear the gorgeous "Dieu nous separe" from the Parisian grand opera Jerusalem (1847), for example, or arias from Il Corsaro (1848). The singing is mostly of a very high standard: Barbara Frittoli uses her glorious voice with intelligence in the excerpt from Il Trovatore, and Daniela Dessi is stunning in "Pace, pace" from La Forza del Destino. Older singers like Carreras and Domingo are also still on superb form, too, and both men manage to sound heavenly while packing a mighty dramatic punch. But there are also some weak links: Mariella Devia is a little too slippy-slidy in her coloratura to be a convincing Violetta, and Leo Nucci simply shouts his way through Il Trovatore. Despite the familiarity of the material, Zubin Mehta conducts with a beguiling freshness of approach and plenty of warmth and wit: the playful phrasing in "La donna e mobile" is simply charming On the DVD: Verdi Gala comes with fine picture quality, but the recording balance favours the singers over the orchestra and leaves some details of the ensemble inaudible. Each number is introduced with a personal comment from the singers, leading to some old ham from Jose Cura and some silly journalese from the others: "And thus La Traviata was born overnight", is one particularly vacuous example. The DVD also includes a slide-show of stills from the rehearsals, and subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. --Warwick Thompson

• Jose Carreras - Collection - The Vienna Comeback Recital | DVD | (30/06/2006) from £13.69   |  Saving you £6.30 (31.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tenor Jose Carreras' battle with leukemia captured the attention of music lovers the world over. This recital is live from the Vienna State Opera on September 16th 1988.

• Verdi: Stiffelio | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £3.06   |  Saving you £30.19 (1,677.22%)   |  RRP £31.99

  A performance of Verdi's three-act opera recorded live at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Celebrated tenor Carreras performs the title role as Verdi's cuckolded minister confronting his wife's adultery.

• The Three Tenors - Christmas | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The world-famous Three Tenors - Luciano Pavarotti Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo - capture the joy and spirit of the holiday season in their Christmas Concert recorded live at the Konzerthaus in Vienna (Austria) on December 23 1999 and featuring unforgettable performances of international seasonal favourites. Tracklisting: 1. Medley : White Christmas - Let It Snow - Oh Tannenbaum - Ay! Para - Navidad 2. Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle 3. Carol of the Drum 4. Medley : Ave Maria Dolce Maria - Brahms' Wiegenlied 5. Jingle Bells 6. Medley : Children of Christmas - La Virgen Lava Panales - I'll Be Home for Christmas 7. Adeste Fideles 8. Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) 9. Amazing Grace 10. Feliz Navidad 11. Silent Night 12. Pregaria (El Cant de l'Anima a la Verge) 13. Medley : Winter Wonderland - Strauss's Wiegenlied - Sleigh Ride - Susani 14. Un Nuevo Siglo 15. Medley : Dormi O Bambino - Happy Christmas/War Is Over

• Great Tenor Performances | DVD | (04/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A glittering collection of performances from the extensive NVS ARTS catalogue and beyond. Including Jose Carreras ""La mia letizia infondere"" Robert Alagna ""Fontainebleu!..."" Placido Domingo ""Ch'ella mi creda"" Giacomo Aragall ""E lucevan le stelle"" John Mark Ainsley ""Dalla sua pace"" Vladamir Atlantov ""Nuin mi tema"" Max-Rene Cosotti ""Ecco ridente in cielo"" Luciano Pavarotti ""Celeste Aida"" Neil Shicoff ""Che gelida manina"" Placido Domingo ""Il etait une fois a la cour d'Eisenach""

• Jose Carreras Collection - A Bolshoi Opera Night | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-1.19 (-7.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Live from the Bolshoi Theatre 6th September 1989. Features famous arias from Verdi Donizetti Rossini Bellini Puccini Wagner Flotow Leoncavallo Borodin and Mussorgsky.

• Puccini - Turandot (Maazel, Wiener Staatsoper Choir) | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £21.79   |  Saving you £14.20 (65.17%)   |  RRP £35.99

  This is a live recording of Puccini's popular opera Turandot from the Vienna State Opera in 1983.

• Jose Carreras Collection - Salzburg Recital | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £3.86   |  Saving you £12.39 (476.54%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Just one year after his successful and highly acclaimed comeback at the Vienna State Opera he returned to the same opera stage where he made his brilliant debut in 197 as a thirty-year-old: the Gro''Ÿes Festspielhaus in Salzburg. This recital was staged a second time and was also relayed live to a giant screen at the city's Domplatz - a clear indication of the enormous affection with which he was received by the Salzburg public. The Spanish tenor repays such lively interest with an exclusive programme that includes no less than 23 songs and five encores. Whereas the first half of the evening was divided into three parts - works from the Italian baroque French m''lodies by Jules Massenet and canzoni by Francesco Paolo Tosti the second half consisted entirely of Spanish works and focused principally on the songs of Manuel de Falla. And if not the final encore of the evening certainly its crowning moment is the song we have come to associate with Jos'' Carreras as his vocal trademark - Granada by Agust''n Lara.

• Jose Carreras-Around the Worl | DVD | (16/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Being one of the greatest tenors of our time Jos'' Carreras has spent the last 25 years travelling around the world - from continent to continent from capital to capital from one opera house to the other. With this DVD you are invited to join Jos'' Carreras on a musical journey around the world. Enjoy the personal impressions he shares in clips of his extraordinary concert representing a cross section of some of the world's most beautiful melodies. Tracklisting: Hymne a l'amour - Vurria - Volver (Ta trana pou figan) - A la luz de una luna azul (Midnight in Moscow) - Kawa no nagare no yoni - Hine e hine - Quando sento che mi ami (When you Tell Me That You Love Me) - Island In The Sun - Alfonsina y el mar - Kum ba Yah My Lord - Greensleeves - Paraules d'amorInklusive Wind of Change mit Klaus Meine von den Scorpions in Berlin

• Opera Legends: Nicolai Ghiauro | DVD | (20/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Nicolai Ghiaurov - Tribute to a Great Basso With Mirella Freni, Jose Carreras, Herbert Von Karajan, & Piero Cappuccilli. Nicolai Ghiaurov was an opera singer from Bulgaria who rose to become one of the predominant bass singers of the 20th Century. He performed alongside virtually all of opera's superstars, including Pavaroti, Sutherland, Domingo, Tebaldi, Corelli, Caballe, Raimondi and many more. His triumphant career brought him to world famous stages across the globe, performing with equa...

• Jose Carreras-Carreras & Friends | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

• Send 'Round The Song' - A Christmas Celebration: Three Tenors And Friends | DVD | (27/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It's a Christmas celebration like no other! Join Jose Carreras Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti also known as the Three Tenors for your favorite songs in this concert performed with the Vienna Boys Choir and filmed on location in the Austrian Alps. Among the songs performed are Jingle Bells Silent Night Ave Maria Santa Claus is Coming to Town and many others. Hosted by Tony Randall. Tracklisting; 01: Jingle Bells 02: Oh Tannenbaum 03: Post Troika 04: Frohliche Weih

• Various Composers - Sacred Songs (Carreras, Gimenez) | DVD | (11/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

• Verdi Favourites | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This stunning compilation includes some of the greatest scenes from favourite Verdi operas taken from spectacular productions filmed at La Scala Milan The Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Arena di Verona. The DVD features superb performances from major opera stars including Jos Carreras as Oronte in scenes from I Lombardi Mirella Freni as Elvira in Ernani Renato Bruson as Falstaff Nicola Martinucci and Maria Chiara in Aida Ghena Dimitrova as Abigaille in Nabucco an

• Highlights From La Scala | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This DVD features some of the opera world's greatest artists on extracts from works by Verdi and Giordano performed at Italy's leading opera house Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The extracts are from: 1.Verdi's Ernani in an exceptionally strong production from 1982 featuring Placido Domingo Mirella Freni Renato Bruson and Nicolai Ghiaurov conducted by Riccardo Muti. 2.Giordano's Andrea Chenier in a 1985 production starring Jose Carreras Eva Marton and Piero Burchuladze conducted by Riccardo Chailly. 3.Verdi's Nabucco in a 1986 production featuring Renato Bruson Ghena Dimitrova and Paata Burchuladze conducted by Riccardo Muti. 4.Verdi's I Lombardi in a 1984 production with Jose Carreras Ghena Dimitrova and Silvano Carroli.

• Jubilaeum Collection 2000 AD - Concerto Di Natale | DVD | (04/12/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As part of the celebration of the Roman Catholic Church's Year of Jubilee in 2000, José Carreras performed the Concerto Natale ("Christmas Concert") in the ancient basilica of Saint Ambrose in Milan before a large audience of senior clergy. The concert itself is a mixture of the sacred and the pretty much profane, including a setting of "Panis Angelicus" by Bach as well as the better-known one by César Franck alongside "The Little Drummer Boy" and--among the encores--"White Christmas". Carreras brings to all of this material his fine emotional discrimination: the voice is not what it once was, but the retraining forced on Carreras by illness manifests itself primarily as a tact and humility that looks in every case for what is best in the music. Conductor Giménez provides good four-square accompaniment throughout and is admirable, without being flashy, in Handel's "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba". --Roz Kaveney