Charming and sophisticated performance of The Magic Flute at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden (2003), lead by Colin Davis, directed by David McVicar. Scene from the first act, Will Hartmann as Tamino is participating.
Der Hölle Rache. Charming and sophisticated performance of The Magic Flute at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, lead by Colin Davis, directed by David McVicar. Scene from the second act, Dorothea Röschmann as Pamina is participating.
Duet and aria from Don Giovanni performed by Rodney Gilfry (Don Giovanni), Liliana Nikiteanu (Zerlina) and Cecilia Bartoli (Donna Elvira). Don Giovanni, Zürich 2001, lead by Nicolaus Harnoncourt, staged by Jürgen Flimm.
Porgy has got his Bess, he is happy now: I got plenty o'nuttin. Then Maria chuck cocaine dealer Sporting Life out of her shop. Willard White (Porgy), Cynthia Haymon (Bess), Marietta Simpson (Maria), Damon Evans (Sporting Life). Lead by Simon Rattle, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on Glyndebourne production in 1986/87.
Charming and sophisticated performance of The Magic Flute at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden (2003), lead by Colin Davis, directed by David McVicar. Duet from the first act, Pamina - Dorothea Röschmann, Papageno - Simon Keenlyside.
Der Ring des Nibelungen, a famous production from Bayreuth 1976, recorded 1980. Heinz Zednik as Loge, Donald McIntyre as Wotan, Siegfried Jerusalem is also seen as Froh. Conducted by Pierre Boulez, directed by Patrice Chéreau.
Der Ring des Nibelungen, a famous production from Bayreuth 1976, recorded 1980. Gwyneth Jones as Brünnhilde, Fritz Hübner as Hagen. Conducted by Pierre Boulez, directed by Patrice Chéreau. Finale of Wagner's tetralogy.
"Flicka" at The Glyndebourne Festival in 1973. Performance of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro is lead by John Pritchard, Ileana Cotrubas is also seen here as Susanna.
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - love duet of a beggar and a cured(?) dope. Willard White (Porgy), Cynthia Haymon (Bess). Lead by Simon Rattle, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on Glyndebourne production in 1986/87.
Der Ring des Nibelungen, a famous production from Bayreuth 1976, recorded 1980. Manfred Jung as Siegfried, Heinz Zednik as Mime. Conducted by Pierre Boulez, directed by Patrice Chéreau. Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
Orphee et Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Theatre musical de Paris - Chatelet. Orchestre revolutionnaire et romantique, Monteverdi Choir. Directed by Robert Wilson, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.
Der Ring des Nibelungen, a famous production from Bayreuth 1976, recorded 1980. Jeannine Altmeyer as Sieglinde, Peter Hofmann as Siegmund. Conducted by Pierre Boulez, directed by Patrice Chéreau.
Bartoli as Donna Elvira, Rodney Gilfry (Don Giovanni) and László Polgár (Leporello) participate. Don Giovanni, Zürich 2001, lead by Nicolaus Harnoncourt, staged by Jürgen Flimm.
Take your hands off - Bess is delirious after she met Crown. Oh, Doctor Jesus - Serena's prayer for Bess to get sane. Porgy's waiting for Bess' awakening. Willard White (Porgy), Cynthia Haymon (Bess), Cynthia Clarey (Serena), Mervin Wallace (Peter). Lead by Simon Rattle, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on Glyndebourne production in 1986/87.
Fassbaender is nature born Orlofsky; great performance of "Die Fledermaus" (The Bat) by Johann Strauss from Bavarian State Opera, lead by Carlos Kleiber.