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• Puccini - Turandot (Previtali, Corelli, Udovich, Mattioli) | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £21.44   |  Saving you £6.55 (30.55%)   |  RRP £27.99

  The legendary Franco Corelli world-renowned for his portrayal of Calaf here stars in a magical RAI television production of what many consider to be Puccini's crowning achievement. Under the creative direction of Mario Lanfranchi this Turandot resonates with elements of Kabuki.

• Verdi - Otello | DVD | (04/11/2008) from £21.03   |  Saving you £3.96 (15.80%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Verd - Un Ballo In Maschera | DVD | (04/11/2008) from £22.05   |  Saving you £2.94 (11.80%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Otello | DVD | (01/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  After recording Andrea Chenier in 1955 and Il Trovatore in 1957 for RAI the Italian national broadcaster Del Monaco recorded Otello for Rai on 30 September 1958. Conducted by the magisterial Tullio Serafin the performance also profited from direction by Franco Enriquez who made the most of the limited resources available in those pioneering days of Italian television: using the rather modest studio scenery he created an expressionist ambience of contrasting light and shadows a dark and gloomy atmosphere that evoked the impending tragedy.

• Lucia Di Lammermoor | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £21.52   |  Saving you £3.47 (13.90%)   |  RRP £24.99