"Actor: Orchestre de Paris"

• Les Troyens - Hector Berlioz | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £8.28   |  Saving you £22.97 (327.21%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The gates of Troy are open again after a ten-year siege. The Greek troops appear to have departed the battlefield - their fleet of ships having disappeared over the horizon. Rejoicing at such an unexpected victory the Trojen citizens pour out of their city to take a look at what the Greeks appear to have left behind: a giant wooden horse which they take to be an offering to pallas Athene. The only one among them not to be lulled into the general festive spirit is Cassandra who has seen Hector's ghost wandering the city ramparts with a look of foreboding about him - she senses impending disaster. Nobody pays any heed to her warnings however least of all her suitor Coroebus who tries in vain to soothe her with a tender serenade. In the presence of King Priam and Hecuba his queen the Trojens thank the gods for their safe release. But a shadow is cast over the festivities with the appearance of Hector's widow Andromache and their son Astyanax her silent mourning a memorial to those sacrificed in the long years of fighting.

• Ivan The Terrible - Prokofiev And Grigorovich | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Recorded at the end of 2003 this production features in the title role of the amazing star of the Paris Ballet Nicolas Le Riche one of the foremost dancers of today. Famous all over the world of his elegant strength the beauty of his expression and the musicality of his movements he has created leading roles for choreographers such as Rudolf Nureyev Mats Ek and John Neumeier. As the Czar Ivan he dances opposite Elonora Abbagnato his fellow dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet whose highly refined dancing in the role of his wife Anastasia gives rise to great hopes for her future.

• Capriccio - Richard Strauss | DVD | (06/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The new production in June 2004 was a huge success in Paris because of the illustrious cast especially Renee Fleming in the role of countess. She sung this part for the first time and impressed the audience with her exceptional voice and stage presence. She will sing the role also at the Met in 2006/07.The other singers Anne Sofie von Otter Rainer Trost Gerald Finley Dietrich Henschel and Franz Hawlata are all idiomatic and beautifully singing so that the performance was regarded as an ideal interpretation of Richard Strauss' last opera by the French press. Ulf Schirmer is a German conductor who is regularly appearing at the Paris Opera the Deutsche Oper Berlin or the Vienna State Opera and recorded the same opera with Kiri Te Kanawa on Decca. Stage director Robert Carsen created a luxurious stage with colourful costumes which links up the tradition with the modern chic.

• Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique (Eschenbach, Zimmermann) | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £12.57   |  Saving you £10.42 (45.30%)   |  RRP £22.99

• La Traviata | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  La Traviata - an opera in three acts. Filmed at Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence in July 2003. This film has received the Czech Crystal of the 41st International Television Festival Golden Prague.