"Actor: Juan Pons"

• Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni / Pagliacci - Leoncavallo | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £9.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (40.04%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The great Italian stage and screen director Franco Zeffirelli made these widely acclaimed films both starring Placido Domingo with Georges Pretre conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala. Pagliacci which co-stars the great singing actress Teresa Stratas brought Zeffirelli the coveted Emmy as Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming. Cavalleria was filmed on location in Sicily which adds immeasurably to the power and atmosphere of this timeless story of love honour justice and violence.

• L'Elisir D'Amore - Donizetti | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £15.75   |  Saving you £-1.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  L'Elisir D'AmoreMelodramma In Two Acts.

• La Fanciulla Del West | DVD | (21/05/2004) from £15.25   |  Saving you £-5.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Puccini's Wild West opera based on Belasco's play The Girl of the Golden West has the California gold rush as its dramatic backdrop for a story in which Minnie the only woman in a mining camp gambles on her one chance of happiness. Lorin Maazel conducts a fine cast in Jonathan Miller's 1991 production of the compelling and evocative opera which Puccini himself considered his best work. Unlocked from the archives of RAI television this is a classic recording from one of the world's great opera houses.

• I am Duran | DVD | (28/10/2019) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence. From his days shining shoes on the street, to packing out arenas across the world, this is the story of modern Panama and its most celebrated child.

• Nabucco - Verdi | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £14.38   |  Saving you £5.60 (49.17%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Verdi - Nabucco

• Presence Of Mind | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Henry James' classic tale of terror 'Turn of the Screw' receives its most stunning screen adaptation to date in this 19th Century period thriller.... Upon the death of her incestuous father a young woman is called on to serve as a Governess for two children Miles and Flora. Their Uncle the master became the guardian of the youngsters after the loss of their parents. Seduced by the charm of their Uncle she accepts his one condition: to take sole responsibility for them and neve

• Puccini/Leoncavallo - Il Tabarro/Pagliacci (Levine) | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Puccini/Leoncavallo - Il Tabarro/Pagliacci (Levine)

• Verdi: Aida -- La Scala | DVD | (28/08/2000) from £3.51   |  Saving you £17.74 (788.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  La Scala went all-out for its 1986 production of this grandest of grand operas, with a strong cast and--most important for a video recording--a larger-than-life staging. The Triumph Scene in Act II is by no means Aida's only attraction, but it is the part that makes the strongest and most lasting impression and it is the visual and musical climax of this production. Stage director Ronconi brings on a procession to dwarf all processions: looted treasures, heroic statuary, miserable captives struggling under the lash of whip-bearing slave-drivers. On par with these visuals is Lorin Maazel's first-class performance of the popular "Grand March" with the outstanding La Scala chorus and orchestra. In Act III, the contrasting tranquillity of the Nile Scene also gets a visual treatment to match the music's qualities.When it is not an epic spectacle, Aida is a tragic story of love, jealousy and horrible revenge. The shifting focus between vast spectacle and intimate moments-sometimes awkward in a live performance onstage--presents special opportunities and challenges for a video recording. In this Aida, the camera work shows an acute awareness of those opportunities and challenges. The soloists have a variety of strengths that outweigh a few small weaknesses. Luciano Pavarotti sings one of his signature roles in superb voice, but his weight problems are visually evident and detract from his impact as the dashing hero Radames. Maria Chiara has moments of vocal imperfection but gives a dramatically compelling performance. Ghena Dimitrova sings powerfully and the supporting cast is excellent throughout. --Joe McLellan, Amazon.com

• Il Trittico | DVD | (22/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Puccini's trio of mini masterpieces Il Trittico features a melodrama (Il Tabarro) a sentimental piece (Suor Angelica) and finally a comedy (Gianni Schicchi). These three one-act operas feature some of Puccini's most beautiful music. Puccini's passionate and ruggedly realistic opera Il Tabarro is a tale of deception and murder along the banks of the Seine. Suor Angelica is the story of Sister Angelica who was born a princess but had an illegitmate son and so was banished to a co

• Verdi: Aida | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £12.87   |  Saving you £2.12 (16.47%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A performance of the Verdi opera, filmed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona in 2003, with Miguel Angel Gomez Martinez conducting.

• Madama Butterfly - Puccini | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £22.41   |  Saving you £2.58 (10.30%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The production stars Fiorenza Cedolins in the lead role and renowned tenor Marcello Giordani as her Pinkerton. The performance was conducted by Daniel Oren who has worked with the opera festival for more than two decades.Recorded live at the Arena di Verona 10 July 2004.

• Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: Pagliacci | DVD | (14/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Puccini - Madama Butterfly (Domingo, Citta Lirica) | DVD | (24/09/2003) from £17.11   |  Saving you £2.88 (16.83%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On the anniversary of the first success of Madama Butterfly in Brescia on 28th May 1904 Placido Domingo conducted from the podium of Torre del Lago Daniela Dess Fabio Armilato and Juan Pons in a new production by Stefano Monti with sets designed by Arnaldo Pomodoro and costumes of Maison Gattinoni.

• Opera Exclusive: Arena Di Verona | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  These three legendary outstanding operas from the Arena di Verona Festival feature star conductors such as Nello Santi and Daniel Oren. Zeffirelli's interpretation of 'Madama Butterfly' shows us a masterpiece of traditional Italian opera. The 'Aida' staging by Gianfranco De Bosio was seen and loved by thousands of opera lovers throughout the world. Star singers as the Italian soprano Fiorenza Cedolins, Marcelo �lvarez, Ruggero Raimondi or Maria Chiara show us the highest performance quality o...