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• Capriccio - Richard Strauss | DVD | (06/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The new production in June 2004 was a huge success in Paris because of the illustrious cast especially Renee Fleming in the role of countess. She sung this part for the first time and impressed the audience with her exceptional voice and stage presence. She will sing the role also at the Met in 2006/07.The other singers Anne Sofie von Otter Rainer Trost Gerald Finley Dietrich Henschel and Franz Hawlata are all idiomatic and beautifully singing so that the performance was regarded as an ideal interpretation of Richard Strauss' last opera by the French press. Ulf Schirmer is a German conductor who is regularly appearing at the Paris Opera the Deutsche Oper Berlin or the Vienna State Opera and recorded the same opera with Kiri Te Kanawa on Decca. Stage director Robert Carsen created a luxurious stage with colourful costumes which links up the tradition with the modern chic.

• Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg | Blu Ray | (01/11/2010) from £28.55   |  Saving you £1.44 (5.04%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Maestri Cantori Di Norimberga (I) / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg

• American Buffalo | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £13.50   |  Saving you £2.49 (15.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Conning Stealing And Lying Are All In A Day's Work. Two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman and two-time Emmy winner Dennis Franz deliver tour-de-force performances as volatile small-time hustlers in this edgy electrifying story of trust betrayal and loyalty gone dangerously awry. American Buffalo is a riveting study in human virtue and vulnerability from Pulitzer-Prize-winning writer David Mamet and director Michael Corrente. For down-and-out junk dealer Don (Franz) life goes from unlucky to unbearable when he discovers that the rare buffalo head nickel he just sold for $90 is worth ten times as much! Refusing to let himself be out-swindled Don enlists the help of a young protege (Nelson) in a scheme to steal the coin back. But their plans are suddenly altered by the intrusion of Teach (Hoffman) a disturbingly aggressive would-be thief who badgers Don into cutting him in on the heist --a decision that carries explosive consequences for everyone involved.

• Wagner: Gotterdammerung (Gotterdammerung Staged By La Fura Dels Baus) | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £28.55   |  Saving you £6.44 (18.40%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Crepuscolo Degli Dei (Il) / Gotterdammerung (2 Dvd)

• Bruckner Symphony No. 9 (Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most) | DVD | (30/06/2008) from £20.60   |  Saving you £5.38 (30.55%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Bruckner:Symphony No.9

• Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow | Blu Ray | (05/07/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• La Traviata - Verdi | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £23.95   |  Saving you £1.04 (4.34%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A performance of Verdi's opera performed live from the Zurich Opera House in 2005.

• Onedotzero - Select DVD 3 | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Following on from the sell out success of onedotzero_select DVDs 1 and 2 onedotzero's third compilation features further fresh moving image across music videos motion graphics short films and the latest Japanese moving image work confirming onedotzero as the leading outlet for pioneering visual styles. Onedotzero_select dvd 3 features twenty creative works from directors at the forefront of the new wave of moving image. Leading graphic talents include Precursor Richard Fenwick Intro Pleix and Psyop with rising stars Ruben Fleischer Simon Robson and Dan Chambers to create a vibrant and essential mix of creative visions and styles. Continuing onedotzero's strong affiliation with pioneering music styles and independent labels music featured includes Aphex Twin (Warp) Mogwai (PIAS) alongside this year's hotly tipped artists Madvillain (Stones Throw) and DJ Format and 2004's major breakthrough act Franz Ferdinand. Tracklisting: Intro / Baghdad Blog - Aphex Twin [UK][Warp] / Dan Chambers - Tube Mice [UK] / Timo Schaedel - Fake [Germany] / Precursor - Quietus [UK] / Simon Robson - What Barry Says [UK] / Richard Fenwick - Rnd # 00 Safety Procedures [UK] / Pleix - E-Baby [France] / Psyop - Anthem [USA] / Jonas Odell - Take Me Out: Franz Ferdinand [UK] / Plates Animation - Hunted By A Freak: Mogwai [Canada][Pias] / James Reitano [Tfu Studios] All Caps: Madvillain [USA][Stones Throw] / Tokyo Plastic + The Sancho Plan - Drum Machine [UK] / Ruben Fleischer - We Know Something You Don't Know: DJ Format [USA][Pias] / Woof Wan Bau - Wanna Be That Way: Ikara Colt [UK] / Logan - Murmurs Of Earth : Side B [USA] / Nakd - Fly [Brazil] / Designers Republic - Opto-Scientific [UK] / Rex Crowle - Violence [UK] / Lester Woog + Cruz - Fat Bros [Japan]

• Pelleas Et Melisande - Debussy | DVD | (01/04/2006) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A wonderful array of stars including Rodney Gilfry Isabel Rey and Laszlo Polgar is assembled for this production of Debussy's only finished full-length opera. This production was created by the German actor and stage director Sven-Eric Bechtolf who belongs to the most celebrated stage actors in Germany Switzerland and Austria.

• The Gunman | Blu Ray | (20/07/2015) from £24.48   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Zavvi Exclusive Steelbook - Limited to 1000 copies. A gripping action-thriller from the director of Taken and the producer of The Matrix and Non-Stop, The Gunman stars Oscar-winner Sean Penn as a former military operative dragged into a deadly cat and mouse game. With Penn in his first action role, and a top-notch cast including Javier Bardem and Idris Elba, The Gunman is a high-octane must-see.

• Franz Welser-Most/Sommernachtskonzert -- Moon -- Planets -- Stars | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £15.64   |  Saving you £1.61 (11.20%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tracklist:1. Opening Credit 2. Star Wars: Main Title 3. Sphrenklnge Op. 235 Waltz 4. 1. Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Allegro Agitato Assai 5. 2. Allegro Moderato - Allegro Deciso 6. 5. Marziale Un Poco Meno Allegro 7. 6. Allegro Animato - Stretto 8. Paganini Etude No.2 In E Flat 9. Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme 10. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) 11. Abendsterne Walzer Op. 180 12. Mondaufgang 13. Mars, The Bringer Of War 14. Trumerei 15. Wiener Blut Opus 354: Walzer 16. Auf Ferienreisen - Polka Schnell, Op.133

• Daniel Barenboim - Berg - Wozzeck | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Alban Berg's devastating 20th century masterpiece Wozzeck is a complex psychodrama based on the play by Georg Bchner following the harrowing story of a private soldier who having fathered a child by his mistress descends into madness and murder. This highly-acclaimed production of Wozzeck staged by Patrice Chreau and conducted by Daniel Barenboim was recorded live at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1994. There is fine singing from Franz Grundheber in the title role and the top-quality cast also includes Waltraud Meier as Marie Graham Clark as Hauptmann Gnter von Kannen as the Doktor and Mark Baker as the Tambourmajor. Unlike many other productions which take a stark view of the opera Chreau's staging presents a more human view depicting Wozzeck and Marie as the tragic poor battered and exploited by the world because of their position in society.

• Wagner: Siegfried (Siegfried Staged By La Fura Dels Baus) | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £28.89   |  Saving you £6.10 (21.11%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Sigfrido / Siegfried (2 Dvd)

• Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) -- Zurich/Welser-Most | DVD | (27/09/2002) from £25.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (19.96%)   |  RRP £29.99

  L's Bop' is the first work of the 'Very Special Concert' and at once points the was for the evening. Joe Henderson shows himself to be a wizard with his saxophone; Chick Corea displays his piano virtuosity and Stanley Clarke and Lenny White demonstrates their multi-rhythmical talents on double bass and drums.'Why Wait' begins with an obstinate rhythm form which Henderson develops his interpretation. The music reaches out to ever-widening realms and Henderson chances on three openings for solo's to give himself free rein for his interpretation. A dialogue follows between Corea and Clarke with the latter amply demonstrating his creativity on the double bass in the closing sequence. As a finale the four instruments again form an ensemble and for a second time we begin to recognise the theme of 'Why Wait .In the introduction of his composition '500 Miles High' Corea reveals his musical foundation with his typically classical idiom. The intensifying drive of the rhythmical power inspires White Clarke and Corea to peak form. A veritable pyrotechnics of musical ideas ignites and the composition ends on an open note so to speak .

• Herbert Von Karajan - Beethoven Symphony No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125 Choral | DVD | (01/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op 125 'Choral' plus the final chorus from Schiller's 'Ode To Joy'. Recorded in Berlin in September 1983.

• Jon Vickers: Four Operatic Portraits | DVD | (29/11/2002) from £22.29   |  Saving you £0.70 (3.00%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Jon Vickers - Four Operatic Portraits

• Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Bychkov)

• Going Underground | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A woman who manages to escape her brutal husband is forced to fight for the children she left behind...

• Schubert: Song Cycles (Winterreise/ Schone Mullerin/ Schwanengesang/ Documentary) | DVD | (30/11/2009) from £23.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £29.99

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• Verdi: Otello -- Berlin Staatskapelle/Barenboim | DVD | (15/11/2002) from £13.40   |  Saving you £11.59 (86.49%)   |  RRP £24.99

  One of the chief pleasures of this live production of Otello from the Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden is Daniel Barenboim's conducting. From the opening gale-force blast of storm music, through the crunching and stabbing accompaniment of Iago's "Credo" to the shimmering strings of Desdemona's "Willow Song", he doesn't miss a trick. Everything works at the highest pitch of intensity and the orchestra sticks to his beat like glue. It's a necessary compensation for the shortcomings of the staging: the stolid chorus remains unperturbed by the storm and is directed to perform with unison movements; the acting (apart from Valeri Alexejev) is non-committal, and Alexandre Tarta's video direction somewhat flat-footed. She doesn't manage to make much small-screen sense of an impenetrably murky opening scene, for example, and doesn't seem fond of reaction shots. That said, Christian Franz and Emily Magee both have large-scale voices that they know how to shade into mo! ments of intimacy, and George Tsypin's sets are impressive: the murder of Desdemona is set against a brilliant lake of fire. On the DVD: Otello is presented in 1.78:1 ratio with PCM Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound options. The picture quality is clear, although much of the lighting of this live production is low-level and thus many details do not come over well. Nor does the stage microphone system avoid some muffling of sound. There are subtitles in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish. --Warwick Thompson