Opera

• Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart | DVD | (29/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Dramma giocoso in due atti K588 in two acts.Recorded live at The Kleines Festspielhaus Salzburg August 1983.

• Conflict | DVD | (05/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  In the near future, the Catholic Church has joined with other western religions in an ecumenical movement that has washed out much of the original message of the religion. A group of Irish monks have begun saying the mass again in Latin and have attracted an international following. Martin Sheen is sent from Rome to bring them to task and they must confront what is truly essential in their worship and what is not.

• Bryan Adams - at Tokyo Dome | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Canadian rocker Bryan Adams ranges among the giants of mainstream rock. Over 25 years in business have made him one of the world's bestselling artists. Though his I'm-just-the-bass-player-in-the-band attitude might feel a bit understated that's exactly what Bryan Adams is all about. His mix of down-to-earth rock songs and sensitive ballads gained him various Top Ten hits and platinum albums making him one of the biggest rock stars originating in the 80s. Following the footsteps of genre-related superstars Bruce Springsteen and John Cougar Mellencamp Bryan Adams knows how to smoothe the edges to make his songs perfect fodder for radio stations - expertly crafted and extremely successful. His honest face-on live shows have earned him a reputation as one of the best live acts around. Apart from supporting organisations like Greenpeace Amnesty International or NetAid/London Adams has taken part in numerous charity concerts including The Prince's Trust Live Aid and The Concert for Freedom for Nelson Mandela. Tracklist: 1. Shes Only Happy When Shes Dancin 2. Kids Wanna Rock 3. It's Only Love 4. Cuts Like A Knife 5. Heaven 6. Heat Of The Night 7. Run to You 8. Somebody 9. One Night Love Affair 10. Long Gone 11. Summer Of 69

• Manon Lescaut - Puccini | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  TDK presents a recording of Puccini's heart-breaking opera from one of the best opera houses of the world featuring star tenor Jose Cura and remarkable soprano Maria Guelghina as the two inseparable lovers. Riccardo Muti music director of La Scala at the time of this performance gives full weight to the alternation of social realism and private amatory psychology of crowds and intimacy body and spirit. And the director of this Milan production the famous Italian film director Liliana Cavani provides it with a realistic setting. Every scene looks like a genre painting from which Puccini's psychograms emerge musically. This forms the background for the two outstanding singer actors who take the lead roles.

• 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

• Verdi - La Battaglia Di Legnano (Santi, Hernandez, Cebrian) | DVD | (28/04/2014) from £22.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (17.90%)   |  RRP £27.99

• Prokofiev - Cinderella | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Don Giovanni - Mozart | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £3.95   |  Saving you £9.04 (228.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mozart wrote this opera ""Don Giovanni"" on behalf of the city of Prague and he himself also conducted the first night in October 29 1787. Another premier followed in the year 1791: the opera ""Titus"" conducted by Mozart as well.The Prague National Theatre (former ""Standetheater"") is therefore the only existing theatre in which Mozart himself conducted two premieres. Between 1983 and 1991 the theatre carefully restored with regard to its original look.On the occassion of the 200th anni

• Jazzin' The Black Forest | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Macbeth | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Opera in four acts. Recorded live from the Zurich Opera House... Prelude ACT 1 Witches “Che faceste? Dite su!” Macbeth Banquo Witches “Giorno non vidi mai” Witches “S’allontanarono!” Lady Macbeth Servant “Nel d della vittoria io le incontrai…” Macbeth Lady Macbeth “Oh donna mia!” Macbeth Lady Macbeth “Sappia la sposa mia che” Macduff Banquo Lady Mac

• Possessed By the Night | DVD | (19/11/2007) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-14.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• The Bangles - Return to Bangleonia | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £22.93   |  Saving you £1.06 (4.40%)   |  RRP £23.99

  One of the most successful female groups of all time The Bangles make a triumphant return to their hometown of L.A. with their first ever concert DVD. The queens of power pop pull out all of their hits from Walk Like An Egyptian to Eternal Flame along with early fan favorites like Hero Takes A Fall. Extras include acoustic performances of Ride The Ride and Princes Manic Monday a candid interview with the band about their history and a photo gallery with rare and never-before-seen photos. 1. Hazy Shade Of Winter 2. Live 3. If She Knew What She Wants 4. Between The Two 5. The Rain Song 6. Manic Monday 7. Here Right Now 8. September Gurls 9. Going Down To Liverpool 10. I Will Take Care Of You 11. Get The Girl 12. In Your Room 13. Stealing Rosemary 14. Angels Dont Fall In Love 13. Hero Takes A Fall 14. Walk Like An Egyptian 15. Pushin Too Hard 16. Eternal Flame

• Madama Butterfly - Puccini | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £24.85   |  Saving you £5.14 (20.68%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Gotterdammerung | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Wagner's opera directed for the stage by Peter Konwitschny recorded live at the Staatsoper Stuttgart 3 Oct 2002 and 12 Jan 2003.

• Placido Domingo - An Evening With Placido Domingo | DVD | (14/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  This benefit was performed by the internationally renowned operatic tenor on the evening of June 21 1987 at London''s famous Wembley Arena. It was produced to benefit one of the very generous singer's favorite charities the Save the Children Fund. The program includes favorite arias by Verdi Puccini and Lehar as well as moving selections from Spanish operas. Talented vocalists Marta Senn and Eduard Tomagian accompany the star while conductor Eugene Kohn leads the English Cham

• Cage Rage 26 | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Cage Rage is the UK's premier Mixed Martial Arts event and attracts 6 000+ spectators to Wembley Arena for every event! This DVD features the biggest-name fighters in the World and the return from retirement of legendary UK veteran fighter Ian The Machine Freeman!

• Korea - The Forgotten War 1950-1953 | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  In June of 1950 the North Korean Army initiated a massive attack on its neighbor to the south beginning a see-saw war that would engulf the entire Korean peninsula. For the next three years the United Nations and the Communists would wage a bloody and brutal war. Though the Korean conflict is often referred to as the Forgotton War those who fought and sacrificed for freedom will never forget as history tells us that almost 150 000 American servicemen were either killed or wounded during this police action. In this collection of newsreels and U.S. Government footage you will relive America's experiences in Korea from the earliest days of intervention in 1950 to the signing of the Armistice in 1953. Episodes Comprise: Disc 1 1. The First Forty Days 2. The Turning Of The Tide 3. The New War Disc 2 1. The 38th Parallel 2. Ridgway's War 3. The Peace Saga Disc 3 1. The Air War 2. The Pusan Perimeter 3. Back To The 38th 4. The Inchon Landing & Recapturing Seoul 5. MacArthur Is Dismissed 6. On To The Yalu 7. The Last Battle For Seoul 8. The Chosin Reservoir 9. The Evacuation Of Hungnam 10. The Hill Fights 11. The United Nations In Retreat 12. The Ceasefire and Aftermath 13. Operation Killer

• Wagner: Das Rheingold -- Stuttgart/Zagrosek | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £35.82   |  Saving you £-10.83 (-43.30%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The First part of Wagner's magnum opus comes to dvd this month with a starkly contemporary feel. For the first time in the history of the ring cycle each of Rheingold's four sections was given to a different stage-director providing an exciting range of varying perspectives with a unified theme. Without a winged helmet in sight this unique production casts Wotan as a coolly calculating businessman with his wife a director on the board. The whole was directed by Joachim Schlomer an

• Coaching Soccer | DVD | (16/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Verdi - Aida, La Traviata | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Performed at La Scala in Italy 'Aida' is Guiseppe Verdi's famous grand opera at its very best. 'La Traviata' is Peter Hall's production and comes from the 1988 Glyndebourne Festival under the musical direction of Bernard Haitink.