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The Royal Opera Collection
Plácido Domingo (Otello (Otello)); Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona (Otello)); Sergei Leiferkus (Iago (Otello)); José Carreras (Stiffelio (Stiffelio)); Cheryl Studer (Aida (Aida)); Dennis O’Neill (Radamès (Aida)); Roberto Alagna (Romeo (Romeo et Juliette)); Maria Ewing (Salome (Salome)); Bruce Ford (Mitridate (Mitridate)); Jochen Kowalski (Farnace (Mitridate)); Ann Murray (Sifare (Mitridate))
This special multi-disc collection brings together six memorable performances by The Royal Opera, uniting world-class conductors Georg Solti, Charles Mackerras, Edward Downes and Paul Daniel with exciting directors Elijah Moshinsky, Peter Hall, Nicolas Joël and Graham Vick, and star singers. Treats on offer include Verdi’s Stiffelio, Aida and Otello, with José Carreras as the tormented pastor Stiffelio and Catherine Malfitano as his unfaithful wife Lina; Cheryl Studer as the tragic slave girl Aida, Dennis O’Neill as the heroic Radames and Luciana d’Intino as the passionate Amneris; and Plácido Domingo as the doomed Otello, with Kiri Te Kanawa as his beloved Desdemona and Sergei Leiferkus as his nemesis Iago. The collection also contains Peter Hall’s memorable production of Salome with Maria Ewing in the title role; Roberto Alagna and Leontina Vaduva in the title roles of Gounod’s epic, romantic version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and Mozart’s virtuoso Mitridate, re di Ponte, with Bruce Ford in the title role, Ann Murray as Mitridate’s son Sifare and Luba Organasova as Aspasia, torn between two suitors. These classic recordings are preserved in their original Standard Definition and 4/3 picture format, capturing The Royal Opera at a memorable period in its long history.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/05/2016
Sound Formats: PCM 2.0 (AIDA, OTELLO, SALOME, STIFFELIO) DOLBY DIGITAL (MITRIDATE, ROMEO ET JULIETTE)
Ratio: 4:3 (Aida 16:9)
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OA1213BD
Conductor(s):
Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Plácido Domingo; Kiri Te Kanawa; Sergei Leiferkus; José Carreras; Cheryl Studer; Dennis O’Neill; Roberto Alagna; Maria Ewing; Bruce Ford; Jochen Kowalski; Ann Murray; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
Plácido Domingo; Kiri Te Kanawa; Sergei Leiferkus; José Carreras; Cheryl Studer; Dennis O’Neill; Roberto Alagna; Maria Ewing; Bruce Ford; Jochen Kowalski; Ann Murray; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
"Pure gold from the top team...Here was an evening to cherish, one to go straight into the memory in firmest indelible ink...The combination of Domingo and Solti promised gold and delivered every ounce expected." (The Times - Otello)
"Elijah Moshinsky's handsome Stiffelio was one of Covent Garden's greatest triumphs under a previous regime. José Carreras and Catherine Malfitano lead a fine cast." (BBC Music Magazine - Stiffelio)
"[Sir Edward Downes’] command of the score's structure, its curious blend of delicacy and bombast, of classical propriety and romantic excess, is complete and he drew superbly disciplined playing from the pit and lusty singing from the augmented chorus." (The Times - Aida)
"This is, unequivocally, a red-letter night at Covent Garden." (The Sunday Times - Mitridate)
"Leontina Vaduva is a touching Juliette… There's real passion in her Tomb aria… Roméo is the role that catapulted tenor Roberto Alagna into a celebrity. Best of all is Charles Mackerras conducting in the pit." (BBC Music Magazine - Romeo et Juliette ★★★★)
"Maria Ewing renews her tour de force performance in the title role, one of extraordinary stamina, range, colour and agility ... hers was a feat of high-class singing..." (The Evening Standard - Salome)
"Elijah Moshinsky's handsome Stiffelio was one of Covent Garden's greatest triumphs under a previous regime. José Carreras and Catherine Malfitano lead a fine cast." (BBC Music Magazine - Stiffelio)
"[Sir Edward Downes’] command of the score's structure, its curious blend of delicacy and bombast, of classical propriety and romantic excess, is complete and he drew superbly disciplined playing from the pit and lusty singing from the augmented chorus." (The Times - Aida)
"This is, unequivocally, a red-letter night at Covent Garden." (The Sunday Times - Mitridate)
"Leontina Vaduva is a touching Juliette… There's real passion in her Tomb aria… Roméo is the role that catapulted tenor Roberto Alagna into a celebrity. Best of all is Charles Mackerras conducting in the pit." (BBC Music Magazine - Romeo et Juliette ★★★★)
"Maria Ewing renews her tour de force performance in the title role, one of extraordinary stamina, range, colour and agility ... hers was a feat of high-class singing..." (The Evening Standard - Salome)
Plácido Domingo (Otello (Otello)); Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona (Otello)); Sergei Leiferkus (Iago (Otello)); José Carreras (Stiffelio (Stiffelio)); Cheryl Studer (Aida (Aida)); Dennis O’Neill (Radamès (Aida)); Roberto Alagna (Romeo (Romeo et Juliette)); Maria Ewing (Salome (Salome)); Bruce Ford (Mitridate (Mitridate)); Jochen Kowalski (Farnace (Mitridate)); Ann Murray (Sifare (Mitridate))
This special multi-disc collection brings together six memorable performances by The Royal Opera, uniting world-class conductors Georg Solti, Charles Mackerras, Edward Downes and Paul Daniel with exciting directors Elijah Moshinsky, Peter Hall, Nicolas Joël and Graham Vick, and star singers. Treats on offer include Verdi’s Stiffelio, Aida and Otello, with José Carreras as the tormented pastor Stiffelio and Catherine Malfitano as his unfaithful wife Lina; Cheryl Studer as the tragic slave girl Aida, Dennis O’Neill as the heroic Radames and Luciana d’Intino as the passionate Amneris; and Plácido Domingo as the doomed Otello, with Kiri Te Kanawa as his beloved Desdemona and Sergei Leiferkus as his nemesis Iago. The collection also contains Peter Hall’s memorable production of Salome with Maria Ewing in the title role; Roberto Alagna and Leontina Vaduva in the title roles of Gounod’s epic, romantic version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and Mozart’s virtuoso Mitridate, re di Ponte, with Bruce Ford in the title role, Ann Murray as Mitridate’s son Sifare and Luba Organasova as Aspasia, torn between two suitors. These classic recordings are preserved in their original Standard Definition and 4/3 picture format, capturing The Royal Opera at a memorable period in its long history.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/05/2016
Sound Formats: PCM 2.0 (AIDA, OTELLO, SALOME, STIFFELIO) DOLBY DIGITAL (MITRIDATE, ROMEO ET JULIETTE)
Ratio: 4:3 (Aida 16:9)
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OA1213BD
Conductor(s):
Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Plácido Domingo; Kiri Te Kanawa; Sergei Leiferkus; José Carreras; Cheryl Studer; Dennis O’Neill; Roberto Alagna; Maria Ewing; Bruce Ford; Jochen Kowalski; Ann Murray; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
Plácido Domingo; Kiri Te Kanawa; Sergei Leiferkus; José Carreras; Cheryl Studer; Dennis O’Neill; Roberto Alagna; Maria Ewing; Bruce Ford; Jochen Kowalski; Ann Murray; Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)
"Pure gold from the top team...Here was an evening to cherish, one to go straight into the memory in firmest indelible ink...The combination of Domingo and Solti promised gold and delivered every ounce expected." (The Times - Otello)
"Elijah Moshinsky's handsome Stiffelio was one of Covent Garden's greatest triumphs under a previous regime. José Carreras and Catherine Malfitano lead a fine cast." (BBC Music Magazine - Stiffelio)
"[Sir Edward Downes’] command of the score's structure, its curious blend of delicacy and bombast, of classical propriety and romantic excess, is complete and he drew superbly disciplined playing from the pit and lusty singing from the augmented chorus." (The Times - Aida)
"This is, unequivocally, a red-letter night at Covent Garden." (The Sunday Times - Mitridate)
"Leontina Vaduva is a touching Juliette… There's real passion in her Tomb aria… Roméo is the role that catapulted tenor Roberto Alagna into a celebrity. Best of all is Charles Mackerras conducting in the pit." (BBC Music Magazine - Romeo et Juliette ★★★★)
"Maria Ewing renews her tour de force performance in the title role, one of extraordinary stamina, range, colour and agility ... hers was a feat of high-class singing..." (The Evening Standard - Salome)
"Elijah Moshinsky's handsome Stiffelio was one of Covent Garden's greatest triumphs under a previous regime. José Carreras and Catherine Malfitano lead a fine cast." (BBC Music Magazine - Stiffelio)
"[Sir Edward Downes’] command of the score's structure, its curious blend of delicacy and bombast, of classical propriety and romantic excess, is complete and he drew superbly disciplined playing from the pit and lusty singing from the augmented chorus." (The Times - Aida)
"This is, unequivocally, a red-letter night at Covent Garden." (The Sunday Times - Mitridate)
"Leontina Vaduva is a touching Juliette… There's real passion in her Tomb aria… Roméo is the role that catapulted tenor Roberto Alagna into a celebrity. Best of all is Charles Mackerras conducting in the pit." (BBC Music Magazine - Romeo et Juliette ★★★★)
"Maria Ewing renews her tour de force performance in the title role, one of extraordinary stamina, range, colour and agility ... hers was a feat of high-class singing..." (The Evening Standard - Salome)
