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Donato Renzetti conducts the Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company in a performance of Rossini's'La Cenerentola' (Cinderella). This production features performances by Kathleen Kuhlmann, Marta Taddei, Laurence Dale and Laura Zannini.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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Three adaptations of Puccini`s works are featured on this collection. LA BOHEME: The classic Puccini opera is brought to life by Pavarotti and the San Francisco Opera in thus lush rendition. Rodolfo is an idealistic poet who falls in love with his neighbor Mimi, a flower-maker ill with consumption. Pavarotti and Mirella Freni capture the young lovers perfectly, complemented by a carefully designed production.MANON LESCAUT: Giuseppe Sinopoli conducts this masterful production of Puccini`s opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Features the unbeatable combination of Opera legends Kiri Te Kanawa and Placido Domingo.LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Puccini`s opera is brought to life by Domingo and an excellent production at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. This distinctive opera takes place during the California Gold Rush, a most curious topic for an opera by a famous composer.
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Acclaimed British conductor Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra guide viewers through a century of orchestral music in this entertaining and educational release. With the help of photographs and archive film footage, LEAVING HOME VOL. 1 aims to place familiar music within a larger social and historical framework. Divided into a series of small segments, the program addresses a different time period with each episode. Beginning in Vienna at the start of the 20th century, Rattle revisits a place and time that gave birth to a musical revolution. Setting the stage for great orchestral works in the second half of the century, Rattle conducts pieces by Webern, Berg, and Sch/nberg.
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Love and jealousy abound in this tragic opera. Gioconda pleads to save her mother's life, loses the love of the one she loves most, and finally in the end commits suicide. In Italian with English subtitles.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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2 ballet choreographers at the forefront of the international scene show off their innovative, original ideas with these 3 dances performed by the acclaimed Houston Ballet. This film features performances of Ghost Dances and Journey, choreographed by Christopher Bruce, and Image, choreographed by Ben Stevenson.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
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