Verdi Edition - 12 Great Operas

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Works Rigoletto (ROH) Paolo Gavanelli; Marcelo Alvarez; Christine Schäefer Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Edward Downes Director: David McVicar ""Bold and sensational..."" (Gramophone) Il trovatore (ROH) José Cura; Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Yvonne Naef; Verónica Vilarroel Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Carlo Rizzi Director: Elijah Moshinsky ""... a reminder that not every golden age happened long ago."" (San Francisco Chronicle) La traviata (ROH) Renée Fleming; Joseph Calleja; Thomas Hampson; Eddie Wade Richard Wiegold; Haoyin Xue; Sarah Pring; Neil Gillespie; Charbel Matter; Jonathan Coad Royal Opera Chorus; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Antonio Pappano Director: Richard Eyre ""... a supple, sentient reading that sweeps you along."" (The Guardian) Les vêpres siciliennes (DNO) Barbara Haveman; Lívia Ághová; Burkhard Fritz; Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester; Balint Szabo; Hubert Francis; Fabrice Farina; Rudi de Vries; Roger Smeets; Jeremy White; Christophe Fel; Koor van De Nederlandse Opera; Nederlands Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Paolo Carignani Director: Christof Loy Un ballo in maschera (Teatro Real) Marcelo Álvarez; Violeta Urmana; Marco Vratogna; Alessandra Marianelli; Elena Zaremba; Miguel Sola; Chorus & Orchestra of Teatro Real Conductor: Jesús López Cobos La forza del destino (Mariinsky Theatre) Galina Gorchakova; Nikolai Putilin; Gregam Grigorian; Marianna Tarasova The Kirov Chorus and Orchestra Conductor: Valery Gergiev Director: Elijah Moshinsky ""... an exciting account ..."" (BBC Music Magazine) Macbeth (ROH) Simon Keenlyside; Steven Ebel; Raymond Aceto; Elisabeth Meister Liudmyla Monastryrska; Dmitri Pittas; Nigel Cliffe; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Antonio Pappano Director: Phyllida Lloyd ""... truly thrilling."" (The Guardian) Don Carlo (DNO) Robert Lloyd; Rolando Villazón; Amanda Roocroft; Dwayne Croft Jaakko Ryhänen; Giorgio Giuseppini; Violeta Urmana; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; De Nederlandse Opera Chorus Conductor: Riccardo Chailly Director: Willy Decker ""...a fabulous summation of Chailly’s qualities as a Verdi conductor..."" (The Guardian) Aida (Liceu) Stefano Palatchi; Elisabetta Fiorillo; Daniela Dessì; Fabio Armiliato; Roberto Scandiuzzi; Juan Pons Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez Director: Gómez Martínez ""... this sumptuous production will please any opera fan."" (www.new-classics.com) Simon Boccanegra (ROH) Plácido Domingo; Mariana Polavskaya; Joseph Calleja; Ferruccio Furlanetto; Jonathan Summers; Lukas Jakobski; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Antonio Pappano Director: Elijah Moshinsky Otello (Liceu) José Cura; Krassimira Stoyanova; Lado Ataneli; Vittorio Grigolo Ketevan Kemoklidze; Vicenç Esteve Madrid; Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Antoni Ros-Marbà Director: Willy Decker Falstaff (ROH) Bryn Terfel; Roberto Frontali; Kenneth Tarver; Robin Legatte; Peter Hoare; Barbara Frittoli Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Bernard Haitink Director: Graham Vick ""...a true joy to the eye as Bryn Terfel dazzles us with stature, voice and gesture..."" (Diapason) Production Company: The Royal Opera; Teatro Real; De Nederlanse Opera; Mariinsky Theatre; Gran Teatre del Liceu Disc Information Catalogue Number: OA1105BD Running Time: 2090 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Label: Opus Arte