Opera

• La Cambiale Di Matrimonio - Rossini | DVD | (31/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This sparkling production continues the Rossini one-act opera series emerging from the Schwetzingen Festival with excellent direction acting and stagecraft.This production of La cambiale di matrimonio represented yet another piece de resistance that sets a standard in musical buffoonery for the other all too rare productions in this genre.Recorded live at the Rococo Theatre Schwetzingen May 1989.

• Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos | DVD | (28/02/2001) from £20.03   |  Saving you £4.96 (19.80%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ariadne Auf Naxos (Anthony Martinez Villars Davis)

• Mikhail Baryshnikov - World's Young Ballet - Baryshnikov - 1969 International Competition | DVD | (07/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

• 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.

• La Sonnambula - Bellini | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A performance of the Bellini opera recorded in 2004 at the Teatro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Daniel Oren conducts.

• Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria - Monteverdi | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £32.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Learn To Play Blues Piano - Boogie Woogie And Slow Blues Vol.3 | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  The emphasis is on improvisation for both slow blues and the more up-tempo boogie-woogie. The tunes he teaches including 'Pinetop's Boogie' and 'Blues for a Summer's Dream' incorporate a wide spectrum of musical ideas and techniques.

• Mozart - a Musical Journey: Austria | DVD | (30/06/2008) from £7.95   |  Saving you £1.04 (11.60%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Austria:This tour of Austria takes us from the historic towns of Stein-Krems and Salzburg to the former imperial country residence at Laxenburg, the Imperial Treasury in Vienna and the vivid contemporary architecture of Fritz Stowasser, better known as Hundertwasser.The music for this tour of Austria is taken from two concertos by Mozart, his clarinet concerto and his oboe concerto.

• Journey to 10 000 Bc | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-10.24 (-102.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It is 10 000 BC it is a time of fantastic change on earth early humans are just beginning to inhabit North America and great climate fluctuations swing the world back into a mini-Ice Age. Creatures such as the saber tooth cat the giant ground sloth the camel and the woolly mammoth are suddenly becoming extinct. What is causing these sudden changes...over hunting...a mysterious disease...a meteor? What species cope and adapt? How does man survive? In this fascinating and ground breaking programme we will travel with scientists to major mammoth and early human archaeological sites in North America and uncover fossilized bones ancient homes and weapons of stone. Explore and uncover the secrets behind the lives of our ancestors. Using state of the art special effects the world of the saber tooth cats woolly mammoths and prehistoric man is brought to life in stunning realism. Be prepared to...Journey to 10 000 BC!

• Carmen - Bizet | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £29.68   |  Saving you £-4.69 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The opera Carmen performed from the Open Air Event from the Festival St. Margarethen.

• Jose Carreras - Collection - The Vienna Comeback Recital | DVD | (30/06/2006) from £13.69   |  Saving you £6.30 (31.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tenor Jose Carreras' battle with leukemia captured the attention of music lovers the world over. This recital is live from the Vienna State Opera on September 16th 1988.

• The Beatles London | DVD | (29/11/2010) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-10.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Gluck - Orphee Et Eurydice (Bavarian State Orchestra) | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £15.75   |  Saving you £4.24 (21.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Mozart: Cosi fan tutte -- Berlin/Barenboim | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A double DVD performance of Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tutte' produced and directed by Doris Dorrie for the 2002 Staatsoper Berlin.

• 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 Turn Of The Screw | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Britten - The Turn Of The Screw (Harding Mahler CO)

• Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin (Ermler Gavrilova Redkin)

• Victor Herbert - Naughty Marietta / Munsel / Drake | DVD | (05/01/2004) from £21.35   |  Saving you £-2.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Naughty Marietta is one of Victor Herbert's most enduring and beloved operettas boasting such favourite Herbert melodies as Ah Sweet Mystery of Life Italian Street Song I'm Falling in Love with Someone and Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!In 1935 MGM Studios chose Naughty Marietta as the premiere vehicle for Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy although much of the original storyline and music were drastically altered. Twenty years later Producer-Director Max Liebman brought Naughty Marietta to television in a production which was according to Variety prepared with painstaking care and devotion. Unlike the Hollywood approach Liebman's production is quite faithful to the original work allowing the unforgettable Herbert score to speak (or sing) for itself.For his leads Liebman chose two reigning stars from the worlds of Opera and Broadway: Patrice Munsel and Alfred Drake. Ms. Munsel a Met Opera favourite in such roles as Lucia Juliet and Adele gives a spirited account of the saucy Marietta d' Altena. Mr. Drake famous for creating the leading roles in Oklahoma! and Kismet made his television debut in this production lending his rich baritone voice to the role of Captain Warrington (appearing without his trademark beard).The strong supporting cast of singers and dancers - including the lovely Gale Sherwood - helps to make this a memorable evening.

• Cecil B. De Mille's Carmen | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £17.09   |  Saving you £1.90 (11.12%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Cecil B. De Mille's Carmen

• Maria Callas - Callas Assoluta | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £29.14   |  Saving you £-9.15 (-45.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This documentary consists of more than just words, and yet it is not a work of fiction. The events, settings and authentic characters it contains provide an account of the life of Maria Callas.The film achieves the seemingly impossible task of portraying the true story of the famous diva. Based on an entire year's research in eight countries, it contains the largest collection of authentic materials ever seen. Many of the scenes from her life, the photos, and amateur movies are being shown for the first time ever.This film tells the complete story of the singer and the woman. It is a film in which the levels of emotion often exceed those of her operas. Maria Callas was credited with bringing opera back to life. This film sets out to do the same for her artistic and personal career.