The spectacular open-air Arena di Verona is the setting for this production of Verdi's last tragic opera Otello a work some consider to be his masterpiece. In this recording from 1982 Otello is sung by the Russian tenor Vladimir Atlantov rightly famous for his magnificent interpretation of the title role. This DVD is the only chance to see and hear one of the great Otellos as no other recordings are currently available of Atlantov in this role. The role of Desdemona is beautifull
Modest Mussorgsky's opera 'Khovanshchina' performed by the Vienna State Opera and Chorus and the Slovak Philharmonic Chorus from Bratislava; conducted by Claudio Abbado.
This fascinating programme vividly illustrates the glorious history of the Bolshoi Opera: the theatre itself its operatic productions and the world-renowned star singers that it has produced over the years. The programme reveals many jewels in the Russian archives from the Twenties to the Seventies with stills audio recordings and archive footage featuring early scenes of Fyodor Chaliapin Ivan Kozlovsky Mark Reizen and Sergei Lemeshev right through to more recent stars such as Vl
A video series of epic proportions documenting Russia's illustrious vocal tradition over the course of the 20th century. Hosted by soprano Ljuba Kazarnovskaya the videos feature interviews with Ivan Petrov Irina Arkhipova and Joan Dornemann and extensive performance segments includingIvan petrov - FaustZurab Andzhaparidze - RigolettoIrina Arkhipova - Carmen (with Mario del Monaco)Galina Vishnevskaya - AidaYuri Mazurok - Un Ballo in MascheraBella Rudenko - LakmeEvgeni Nesterenko - Prince IgorElena Obrazrsovas - Carmen; Don CarloVladimir Atlantov - Pagliacci; ToscaMakvala Kasrashvili - Un Ballo in MascheraOlga Borodina - Il Barbiere di SivigliaDmitri Hvorostovsky - Il Barbiere di SivigliaLjuba Kazarnovskaya - Song of Zemphira La Traviata; Salome
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""
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
A production of Ruggero Leoncavallo's 'I' Pagliacci' as performed by the acclaimed Bolshoi ballet company. Soloists include V. Atlantov G. Kalinina I. morozov and I. Grigoriev.
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