"Actor: Leo Nucci"

• Verdi: La Traviata -- Royal Opera House | DVD | (12/03/2001) from £16.69   |  Saving you £-2.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Angela Gheorghiu's stunning debut as Violetta from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden it was this performance that turned the Romanian soprano into an international sensation. The occasion also marked Sir George Solti's first performances of Verdi's ever-popular tragedy. World-class performances by opera's finest - Frank Lopardo (Alfredo) Leo Nucci (Germont) Leah-Marian Jones (Flora) and Gillian Knight (Annina). With Richard Eyre's dramatic staging Bob Crowley's elegant strik

• Donizetti-L'elisir D'amore | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £13.29   |  Saving you £2.70 (20.32%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This performance captured in Vienna in April 2005 of Donizetti's Elisir d'Amore was an absolute sensation no doubt due to the casting which brought together Rolando Villazn and Anna Netrebko in the title roles. The DVD highlights not only Rolando Villazn as the great tenor he is becoming but also allows you to see the full extent of his talents as an actor. It also introduces on Virgin Classics the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko with whom Rolando has often performed. The production by Otto Schenk although traditional in character carries the story with charm and wit.

• Verdi - Rigoletto (Campori, Teatro Regio Di Parma) | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £11.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (92.38%)   |  RRP £22.99

  The exceptional nature and high artistic quality of this performance justify publication of this video even though the filming was done only to preserve the performance of Teatro Regio's archives and therefore offers few close-up shots and occasionally unclear lighting.Parma Teatro Regio Rebbraio 1987

• Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera -- Metropolitan Opera/Levine | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £15.79   |  Saving you £1.20 (7.60%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A performance of Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo In Maschera' by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus; conducted by James Levine. Singers include: Luciano Pavarotti and Aprile Millo. Directed by Brian Large.

• Rossini - The Barber Of Seville - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Leo Nucci / Battle: Rossini Barber of Seville

• I Vespri Sicilani | DVD | (30/05/2005) from £16.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (7.40%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Luca Ronconi's highly acclaimed production of Verdi's rarely performed opera I Vespri Siciliani was recorded at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in 1986. American soprano Susan Dunn sings the demanding role of Elena. Equally powerful are the performances of Leo Nucci as Guido di Monforte the great romantic tenor Veriano Luchetti as Arrigo and Bonaldo Giaiotti in the challenging role of Procida. The cast also includes a young Anna Caterina Antonacci as Ninetta. This good looking production is conducted incisively by Riccardo Chailly.

• Verdi-La Forza Del Destino | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Verdi - Macbeth | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Verdi Macbeth

• La Traviata - Verdi | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £22.13   |  Saving you £2.86 (11.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The famous performance of Verdi's romantic tragedy captures one of the most sensational debuts in operatic history. Singing Violetta for the first time was the young Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu whose remarkable interpretation reached the front pages of the world's press and led the BBC immediately to film the production. Equally notable was the masterly conducting of Sir Georg Solti and director Richard Eyre's stylish staging. This DVD and highlights CD present the definitive record of a momentous occasion.

• Verdi: Otello -- La Scala/Muti | DVD | (19/09/2003) from £9.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (150.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Riccardi Muti conducts a performance of Otello at the La Scala Theatre before the start of a three year renovation project.

• Luciano Pavarotti And Joan Sutherland - An Evening With Pavarotti And Sutherland | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-3.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  A gala performance from the Metropolitan Opera, New York with the great operatic pairing of Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti in fully staged scenes from their classic stage roles. The evening includes the final acts of Verdi's La Traviata and Rigoletto, as well as scenes from Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor.

• Titanic (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Nothing on earth can rival the epic spectacle and breathtaking grandeur of Titanic the sweeping love story that sailed into the hearts of moviegoers around the world ultimately emerging as the most popular motion picture of all time. Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar nominee Kate Winslet light up the screen as Jack and Rose the young lovers who find one another on the maiden voyage of the 'unsinkable' R.M.S. Titanic. But when the doomed luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic their passionate love affair becomes a thrilling race for survival. From acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron comes a tale of forbidden love and courage in the face of disaster that triumphs as a true cinematic masterpiece.

• Leo Nucci, Maria Guleghina, Coro dell´ Arena di Verona, Orchestra dell´ Arena di Verona, Daniel Oren - Nabucco | DVD | (03/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A truly breathtaking production of Verdi's story of lust intrigue blackmail and deceit recorded live in summer 2007 at the glorious Roman amphitheatre at Verona. Renowned Verdi singers Leo Nucci and Maria Guleghina take on the roles of Nabucco and his daughter Abigail. Daniel Oren conducts Verona's resident orchestra. 1. Opening 2. Overture 3. 'Gli Arredi Festivi Giu Cadano Infranti' 4. Sperate O Figli! - D'Egitto La Sui Lidi 5. Come Notte A Sol Fulgente 6. Fenena! O Mia Diletta! 7. Prode Guerrier! 8. Io T'amava! 9. Lo Vedeste? 10. Viva Nabucco! 11. Tremin Gl'insani Del Mio Furore! 12. Mio Furore Non Pi'' Costretto 13. Ben Io T'invenni 14. Anch'io Dischuiso Un Giorno 15. Salgo Gi'' Del Trono Aurato 16. Vieni O Levita! 17. Tu Sul Labbro Dei Veggenti 18. 'Che Si Vuol?' / 'Il Maledetto Non Ha Fratelli' 19. Deh Fratelli Perdonate 20. S'appresan Gl'istanti 21. S'oda Or Me 22. Chi Mi Toglie Il Regio Scettro! 23. E Assiria Una Regina 24. Eccelsa Donna 25. Donna Chi Sei? 26. Oh Di Qual'onta Aggravasi 27. Deh Perdona 28. Va Pensiero Sull'ali Dorate 29. Oh Chi Piange? ... Del Futuro Nel Buoio Discerno 30. Son Pur Queste Mie Membra 31. Dio Di Giuda! 32. Cadran Cadranno I Perfidi .. O Prodi Miei Seguitemi 33. Marcia Funebre ... Va! La Palma Del Martirio 34. Oh Dischiuso ''ˆ Il Firmamento! 35. Viva Nabucco ... Qual Grido ''ˆ Questo? 36. Immenso Jeovha 37. Oh! Chi Vegg'io? - Su Me .. Morente ...Esanime 38. Credits

• Verdi - Un Ballo In Maschera - Verdi | DVD | (01/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  John Schlesinger directs Placido Domingo in Verdi's opera...

• Verdi: Rigoletto (Zurich Opera 2006) (Leo Nucci/ Elena Mouc/ Piotr Beczala/ László Polgár/ Gilbert Deflo/ Nello Santi) (Arthaus: 108057) | Blu Ray | (17/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  ARTH 108057; ARTHAUS MUSIK - Germania; Classica Lirica

• Puccini: Tosca -- La Scala/Muti | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Tosca was revived to great acclaim at La Scala in this 2000 production, which built on Luca Ronconi's 1996 version with musical direction from principal conductor Riccardo Muti and Lorenza Cantini's nightmarishly distorted set. Puccini's most recorded opera is loved and derided in equal measure for its high-octane dramatics, rich arias and the fire-spitting exchanges of the eponymous heroine and her wily tormentor Scarpia. Under Muti, the music takes precedence over the self-conscious theatricality of the book. As a result, some high dramatic points--the stabbing, always tricky, and Tosca's suicide, equally dicey--are underplayed here. Singers of the calibre of Maria Guleghina and baritone Leo Nucci can be relied upon for rounded, controlled performances. Guleghina eschews the ferocity of Callas for a less stately, earthier honesty and enjoys moments of great delicacy, particularly in a sweet "Vissi d'arte". And her grief at Cavaradossi's death is searing. The key to Tosca, though, is the ambivalent relationship between the singer and the chief of police. Scarpia is probably the most toxic antihero in opera, and Nucci could do with a touch more virulence. Even so, this is a fascinating production that strips away much of the traditional artifice and gives real insight into the complex emotions that make the opera so compelling for its devotees. On the DVD: Tosca, like so many operas recorded in the theatre, here relies on the performances to compensate for the camera's inability to convey the overall majesty of the production. The 16:9 anamorphic picture format gives no more than a hint of the crushing power of Cantini's set. Happily, the choice of Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 surround sound means there is no compromise on the sound front. Orchestra, chorus and principals unite in a fluid homage to Puccini's score. There are no extras on the DVD. One minor niggle: careless editing of the booklet notes means that Puccini briefly becomes Verdi in the description of the opera's genesis. --Piers Ford

• Verdi - Rigoletto (Santi, Orch. of the Zurich Opera House) | Blu Ray | (27/10/2008) from £30.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A powerful and stirring performance of Verdi's Rigoletto recored at the Zurich Opera House.

• I Due Foscari - Giuseppe Verdi | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A staging from the magnificent Teatro San Carlo opera house in Naples sees Leo Nucci formidably cast in the role of the Doge of Venice.The father and son tragedy I Due Foscari premiered in Rome in 1844 has not received as much attention as it deserves. Less opulently orchestrated than some of his preceding operas and with a gloomier story than his other operas it is a jewel in its own right. TDK presents a staging directed by Werner Duggelin one of the most distinguished theatre directors in Europe and choreographed by the superb Heinz Spoerli - both closely associated with the Zurich Opera and Theatre. The story of the conflict between paternal love and the political duties of the Doge of Venice unfolds before a backdrop of the severe facades of classical Venetian architecture symbolising the strict rules that bind the elder Foscari's decisions.

• Verdi: Rigoletto | DVD | (02/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Opera in three in acts by Francesco Maria Piave. Music by Guiseppe Verdi

• Rigoletto - Verdi | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £23.44   |  Saving you £1.55 (6.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Live Recording from the Zurich Opera House 2006)