The Blu-Ray Experience Opera and Ballet Highlights [Blu-ray] (2008)

Blu-Ray 1080i | 1920X1080 | 29.970 fps | MPEG-4 @ 45 Mbps | M2TS | LPCM 5.1 48kHz 6912kbps 24bit
DTS-HD MA 5.1ch 48kHz 4048kbps 24bit / Dolby TrueHD 5.1ch 48kHz 3597kbps 24bit / LPCM 2ch 48kHz 2304kbps 24bit | 50 minutes | 15.8GB
Genre: Classical, Demonstration

Opera & Ballet: The Blu-ray Experience includes opera and ballet highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience the stunning quality of High Definition picture and sound. Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute introduction to the world of Blu-ray is a must-have. Blu-ray offers an outstanding audio and visual experience, with up to six times the resolution of standard definition DVD, and up to 7.1 channels of High Definition surround sound.

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1. Verdi: Il Trovatore -- Gypsy Chorus (2.47) A segment from Elijah Moshinsky's rendition of Verdi's famous opera in a co-production between Teatro Real Madrid and Royal Opera House conducted by Carlo Rizzi. The scene is known for the interesting interaction between the orchestra and the chorus. 2. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake -- Entrance of the Swans ACT II (3.10) This specific scene highlights the mass swan-dance from the classic ballet. The stage is lit in lovely blue colors captured by a multitude of HD cameras. A Paris Opera Ballet production and musical director Vello Pahn choreographed by Rudolph Nureyev. 3. Mozart: The Magic Flute -- Aria -- Queen of the Night ACT II (3.07) The key aria in this memorable work performed by Diana Damrau. A Royal Opera House production recorded live at the Covent Garden in 2003. Conducted by Sir Colin Davis and produced by David McVicar. 4. Puccini: La Boheme -- Che gelida manina! (4.51) Courtesy of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at Teatro Real. Staged by Giancarlo de Monaco and conducted by Jesus Lopez Cobos this specific rendition of Puccini's masterpiece unites a cohort of terrific singers -- Inva Mula (Mimi), Aquiles Machado (Rodolfo), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (Marcello), Laura Giordano (Musetta), David Menendez (Schaunard), and Felipe Bou (Coline). The scene highlights the lovely duet between Rodolfo and Mimi. 5. Bizet: Carmen -- Habanera (2.20) The London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus are led by Pieter Schoeman and conductor Philippe Jordan in this rather contemporary take on the notorious Carmen. With Anne Sofie von Otter. 6. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Divertissement ACT II (4.03) Another excerpt from a famous ballet, and another mass dancing scene. A co-production between the BBC Concert Orchestra and Pacific Northwest Ballet choreographed by Georges Balanchine and conducted by Stewart Kershaw. 7. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi -- O mio babbino caro (2.07) A scene from a disc containing not only Puccini's Gaianni Schicci but Rachmaninov's The Miserly Knight. Gianni Schicchi, an opera in one act, was composed to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano and based on an episode (Canto xxx, 1.32) from Dante's Inferno. It was first performed at the Metropolitan, New York, in 1918. The scene is from the Glyndebourne performance staged under the supervision of Annabel Arden and London Philharmonic conductor Vladimir Jurowski. 8. Strauss: Die Fledermaus -- Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (2.44) Part of the ball at Prince Orlovsky's estate. The opera in itself is a sarcastic farce with serious social overtones written on a libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genee. It is based on Le R--veillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Hal--vy. It was first staged in Vienna, on April 5, 1874. This a production of the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. 9. Rameau: Zoroastre -- Entr'acte Ouverture/A mes tristes regards ACTII/Scene I (5.02) This scene is part of a production that was recorded by Camera Lucida Productions -- SVT in 2006 (co-production with ARTE France). It was staged under the supervision of Pierre Audi at the Drottningholm Theatre with the assistance of The Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra and Chorus and Les Talens Lyriques. 10. Rossini: La Cenerentola -- Signora Altezza ACT I (3.00) Inspired by the famous story Cendrillon, ou La petite pentoufle de verre from Charles Perrault's Les histoires ou Contes du temps pass-- (1697) and with a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti La Cenerentola premiered in 1817. Under the supervision of Sir Peter Hall and with spectacular set designs by Hildegard Bechtler La Cenerentola was recorded at the Glyndebourne Opera House, East Sussex, in June of 2005. 11. Bellini: Norma -- Casta Diva (6.32) Norma, a lyrical tragedy in two acts, premiered at La Scala on December 26, 1831. A prime example of the expressive bel canto (beautiful singing) style the opera effectively reunites the poetic beauty of classic Italian literature with the genuine expressiveness of Italian music. The scene is part of a notably contemporary rendition of Norma courtesy of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Chorus De Nederlandse Opera under the supervision of Julian Reynolds. 12. Balanchine: Jewels -- Emeralds -- Final (Faure) (3.52) Three different ballets are effectively merged into one in legendary choreographer George Balanchine's (1904-1988) Jewels. The first one, a scene of which is offered on this disc, is titled simply Emeralds. It boasts music by French composer Gabriel Faurre's "Pelleas and Melisande". This is an effective piece where imagination and elegance are mixed to perfection. Green is the prevalent color here and it appears as part of the stage decors as well as the dancer's costumes courtesy of top-designer Christian Lacroix. Added to the repertoire of Opera national de Paris in 2000. 13. Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne --Mozart: Die Zuberflote, Pa-pa-pa-pa (duet) (2.37) Recorded in 1999 at the Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, UK Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel sing arias from such renowned classics as Mozart's Don Giovanni, Rossini's Il barbierre di Seviglia, and Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, among others. In collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Myung-Whun Chung.

 

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