PLEASE NOTE: A BLU-RAY PLAYER IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THIS DISC - IT WILL NOT FUNCTION ON A STANDARD DVD PLAYER.

Opera & Ballet: The Blu-ray Experience includes opera and ballet highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience the stunning quality of High Definition picture and sound, at an extremely competitive price.

Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute introduction to the world of Blu-ray is a must-have purchase this autumn.

Blu-ray offers an outstanding audio and visual experience, with up to six times the resolution of standard definition DVD, and up to 7.1 channels of High Definition surround sound.

Features

Verdi - Il trovatore: Gypsy chorus (Royal Opera House)

Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake: Entrance of Swans (Act 2) (Paris Opera Ballet)

Mozart - The Magic Flute: Aria - Queen of the Night (Act 2) (Royal Opera House)

Puccini - La Bohème: Che gelida manina! (Your tiny hand is frozen!) (Teatro Real)         

Bizet - Carmen: Habanera (Glyndebourne)

Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Divertissement (Act 2) (Pacific Northwest Ballet)

Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Glyndebourne)

Strauss - Die Fledermaus: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Glyndebourne)

Rameau - Zoroastre: Entr’ acte: Ouverture / À mes tristes regards (Act 2 / Scene I) (Drottningholm Theatre)             

Rossini - La Cenerentola: Signora Altezza (Act 1) (Glyndebourne)

Bellini - Norma: Casta Diva (De Nederlandse Opera)

Balanchine - Jewels: Emeralds – Final (Paris Opera Ballet)

Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: ‘Pa-pa-pa-pa’ (duet) (Glyndebourne)