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Achille in Sciro
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directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966-; composed by Antonio Caldara, 1670-1736; produced by Martin Gotthard Schneider; performed by Philippe Jaroussky, Concerto Köln, in Philippe Jaroussky and the Concerto Köln (C Major Entertainment, 2011), 3 mins
The young French counter tenor Philippe Jaroussky is one of the most exceptional artists of our time. He is highly acclaimed by critics all over the world for his virtuoso coloratura technique, as well as for his compelling and lively interpretations of baroque cantatas and operas. Together with the Concerto Koln...
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directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966-; composed by Antonio Caldara, 1670-1736; produced by Martin Gotthard Schneider; performed by Philippe Jaroussky, Concerto Köln, in Philippe Jaroussky and the Concerto Köln (C Major Entertainment, 2011), 3 mins
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Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia
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directed by Axel Köhler, 1959-; composed by George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 (1726); conducted by Howard Arman, 1954-; designed by Roland Aeschlimann, Marie-Thérèse Jossen, Matthias Hönig; produced by Axel Köhler, 1959-, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR); performed by Matthias Rexroth, Romelia Lichtenstein, Mechthild Bach, Tim Mead, Raimund Nolte, Melanie Hirsch and Gerd Vogel, Handel Festival Orchestra and Chorus of Halle, in Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: ArtHaus Musik, 2006), 3 hours 16 mins
George Frideric Handel's 'Admeto' is considered one of the most successful operas produced in the first half of the 18th century. Along with 'Radamisto', 'Giulio Cesare', 'Tamerlano', 'Rodelinda' and 'Alessandro', which were also written in this period, 'Admeto' belongs to Handel‘s so-called 'London operas' - wo...
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directed by Axel Köhler, 1959-; composed by George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 (1726); conducted by Howard Arman, 1954-; designed by Roland Aeschlimann, Marie-Thérèse Jossen, Matthias Hönig; produced by Axel Köhler, 1959-, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR); performed by Matthias Rexroth, Romelia Lichtenstein, Mechthild Bach, Tim Mead, Raimund Nolte, Melanie Hirsch and Gerd Vogel, Handel Festival Orchestra and Chorus of Halle, in Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: ArtHaus Musik, 2006), 3 hours 16 mins
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Adriano in Siria
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directed by Ignacio García; composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, 1710-1736; conducted by Ottavio Dantone; designed by Zulima Memba del Olmo, Patricia Toffolutti, Ignacio García and Fabrizio Gobbi; produced by Thomas Hieber, fl. 2001; performed by Marina Comparato, Lucia Cirillo, Annamaria Dell'oste, fl. 1998, Nicole Heaston, 1971-, Stefano Ferrari, fl. 1998 and Francesca Lombardi, fl. 2010, Accademia Bizantina, in Adriano in Siria (Opus Arte, 2012), 3 hours 23 mins
Adriano: Marina Comparato Emirena: Lucia Cirillo Farnaspe: Annamaria Dell'Oste Sabina: Nicole Heaston Osroa: Stefano Ferrari Aquilio Tribuno: Francesca Lombardi Accademia Bizantina Director: Ignacio García Conductor: Ottavio Dantone For the festivities marking the Pergolesi's tercentenary in his native Jesi, I...
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directed by Ignacio García; composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, 1710-1736; conducted by Ottavio Dantone; designed by Zulima Memba del Olmo, Patricia Toffolutti, Ignacio García and Fabrizio Gobbi; produced by Thomas Hieber, fl. 2001; performed by Marina Comparato, Lucia Cirillo, Annamaria Dell'oste, fl. 1998, Nicole Heaston, 1971-, Stefano Ferrari, fl. 1998 and Francesca Lombardi, fl. 2010, Accademia Bizantina, in Adriano in Siria (Opus Arte, 2012), 3 hours 23 mins
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Ah! mio cor schernito sei! (Alcina / Georg Fredrich Handel)
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composed by George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 (1735); conducted by Alexis Campos; designed by Juliette Adam, Alexis Campos; produced by Marie-Pierre Bousquet, fl. 2011, France Télévisions and Axe Sud; performed by Sabine Deglise (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 5 mins
This urban opera tears apart the traditional lyric art codes in particular the emblematic figure of the Diva. Drowned in her totem dress, the Creole singer Sabine Deglise comes down off her pedestal and takes us with malice and poetry in the backstage of the opera repertoire. She gives the best of her art by inter...
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composed by George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 (1735); conducted by Alexis Campos; designed by Juliette Adam, Alexis Campos; produced by Marie-Pierre Bousquet, fl. 2011, France Télévisions and Axe Sud; performed by Sabine Deglise (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 5 mins
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Aida
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directed by Luca Ronconi, 1933-2015; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Lorin Maazel, 1930-2014; designed by Mauro Pagano, Vera Marzot, Vannio Vanni; performed by Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007, Nicolaï Ghiaurov, 1929-2004, Gena Dimitrova, 1941-1995, Maria Chiara, 1939-, Juan Pons, fl. 1980, Paata Burchuladze, 1955-, Francesca Garbi and Ernesto Gavazzi, 1941-, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, in Aida (ArtHaus Musik, 1988), 2 hours 34 mins
Luciano Pavarotti heads an exceptional cast in this spectacular live recording from La Scala, Milan, with Ghena Dimitrova, Maria Chiara, Nicolai Ghiaurov and Juan Pons, all in peak form. Luca Ronconi's magnificent production of Verdi's much-loved masterpiece was a triumphant success, with Mauro Pagano's monumental...
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directed by Luca Ronconi, 1933-2015; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Lorin Maazel, 1930-2014; designed by Mauro Pagano, Vera Marzot, Vannio Vanni; performed by Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007, Nicolaï Ghiaurov, 1929-2004, Gena Dimitrova, 1941-1995, Maria Chiara, 1939-, Juan Pons, fl. 1980, Paata Burchuladze, 1955-, Francesca Garbi and Ernesto Gavazzi, 1941-, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, in Aida (ArtHaus Musik, 1988), 2 hours 34 mins
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Aida
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directed by Robert Wilson, 1941-; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Kazushi Ono; produced by Hans Petri, fl. 1996-2017; performed by Norma Fantini, Marco Berti, Ildikó Komlósi, 1959-, Mark Doss, Orlin Anastassov, Guido Jentjens, Michela Remor and André Grégoire, Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra, in Aida (Opus Arte, 2006), 2 hours 39 mins
Cult director Robert Wilson's highly stylised and intensely dramatic staging brings a Zen-like tranquillity to Verdi's great opera.
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directed by Robert Wilson, 1941-; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Kazushi Ono; produced by Hans Petri, fl. 1996-2017; performed by Norma Fantini, Marco Berti, Ildikó Komlósi, 1959-, Mark Doss, Orlin Anastassov, Guido Jentjens, Michela Remor and André Grégoire, Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra, in Aida (Opus Arte, 2006), 2 hours 39 mins
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Aida
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directed by Hans Hulscher, fl. 1984; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Daniel Barenboim, 1942-; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015; performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), in Barenboim: Invitation to the Dance (EuroArts, 2008), 2 mins
This is a performance of Dance of the Little Moorish Slaves from Aida, performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
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directed by Hans Hulscher, fl. 1984; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Daniel Barenboim, 1942-; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015; performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), in Barenboim: Invitation to the Dance (EuroArts, 2008), 2 mins
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Aida
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directed by Elijah Moshinsky, 1946-; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Edward Downes; choreographed by Kate Flatt; designed by Michael Yeargan, 1946-, Michael Yeargan, 1946-, Howard Harrison; produced by Hans Petri, fl. 1996-2017; performed by Cheryl Studer, 1955-, Luciana d'Intino, Dennis O'Neill, 1948-, Alexandru Agache, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, Mark Beesley, John Marsden and Yvonne Barclay, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in Aida (Opus Arte, 2008), 2 hours 31 mins
Cheryl Studer, in the title role, leads an excellent cast in Elijah Moshinsky's 1994 production of Verdi's extravagant and magnificent Egyptian opera. Aida was acclaimed at its first performance in 1871 and has grown in stature ever since to become one of the best-loved and most-performed grand operas of all time.
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directed by Elijah Moshinsky, 1946-; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Edward Downes; choreographed by Kate Flatt; designed by Michael Yeargan, 1946-, Michael Yeargan, 1946-, Howard Harrison; produced by Hans Petri, fl. 1996-2017; performed by Cheryl Studer, 1955-, Luciana d'Intino, Dennis O'Neill, 1948-, Alexandru Agache, Robert Lloyd, 1940-, Mark Beesley, John Marsden and Yvonne Barclay, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in Aida (Opus Arte, 2008), 2 hours 31 mins
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Aida (Excerpts)
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directed by Brian Large, 1939-; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Daniele Gatti, 1961-; produced by Elmar Kruse, 2004-2009; performed by Ferruccio Furlanetto, 1949-, Nadia Krasteva, Violeta Urmana, Franz Grundheber, 1937-, Johan Botha, Agnes Baltsa, 1944- and Plácido Domingo, 1941-, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), in Gala Concert: 50th Anniversary of the Reopening of the Vienna State Opera (EuroArts, 2005), 45 mins
This is a performance of Aida (Excerpts), performed by Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, and conducted by Daniele Gatti.
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directed by Brian Large, 1939-; composed by Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901 (1871); conducted by Daniele Gatti, 1961-; produced by Elmar Kruse, 2004-2009; performed by Ferruccio Furlanetto, 1949-, Nadia Krasteva, Violeta Urmana, Franz Grundheber, 1937-, Johan Botha, Agnes Baltsa, 1944- and Plácido Domingo, 1941-, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), in Gala Concert: 50th Anniversary of the Reopening of the Vienna State Opera (EuroArts, 2005), 45 mins
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Albert Lortzing: O sancta justitia (Zar und Zimmerman)
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directed by János Darvas; composed by Albert Lortzing, 1801-1851 (1837); conducted by Markus Stenz; produced by Erik Nacken, fl. 1971-2007; performed by Thomas Quasthoff, 1959-, Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne, in Opera Night for the German AIDS Foundation (Halle, Lower Saxony: ArtHaus Musik, 2012), 11 mins
This is a performance of O sancta justitia (Zar und Zimmerman), performed by Gurzenich Orchestra, Cologne, and conducted by Markus Stenz.
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directed by János Darvas; composed by Albert Lortzing, 1801-1851 (1837); conducted by Markus Stenz; produced by Erik Nacken, fl. 1971-2007; performed by Thomas Quasthoff, 1959-, Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne, in Opera Night for the German AIDS Foundation (Halle, Lower Saxony: ArtHaus Musik, 2012), 11 mins
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