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Opera Videos in the University of Oregon Knight Library's Video Collection

These videotapes and videodiscs of opera and opera performers are available in the University of Oregon Knight Library's Video Collection.


Index by Composer:
Bartok, Berg, Berlioz, Bizet, Borodin, Britten, Constant, Delius, Donizetti, Gershwin, Gluck, Gounod, Handel, Monteverdi, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Puccini, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Wagner, Weber, Miscellaneous, Musical Comedy & Film Musicals



Bela Bartok, 1881-1945

Duke Bluebeard's castle.
Hamburg, Germany : Teldec Classics International, p1992.
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sd., col., ; 12 in.
Sung in Hungarian, subtitled in English.
CAST:Performed by: Robert Lloyd ; Elizabeth Laurence ; London Philharmonic ; AdamFischer, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00063

Alban Berg, 1885-1935

Wozzeck: an opera in three acts and fifteen scenes.
[Chicago] : Public Media Home Vision, 1987.
1 videocassette : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 booklet (7 p.)
Opera sung in German with English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Franz Grundheber, Hildegard Behrens, Walter Raffeiner, Philip Langridge, Heinz Zednik, Aage Haugland. Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera ; chorus master, Helmuth Froschauer ; director for video by Brian Large ; conductor, Claudio Abbado ; music and libretto, Alban Berg.
VIDEOTAPE 02392

Hector Berlioz, 1803 - 1869

Les Troyens.
Hollywood, CA: Bel Canto, 1986.
2 VHS, 253 minutes.
CAST:A Metropolitan Opera production, featuring Tatiana Troyanos, Jessye Norman,Placido Domingo, Allan Monk, Paul Plishka, Clemente d'Alessio, and Brian Lange; conducted by James Levine.
VIDEOTAPE 00446

Georges Bizet, 1838 - 1875

Carmen.
Los Angeles: Media Home Entertainments. 99 mins.
Adaption of Bizet's Carmen in flamenco by Spanish director Carlos Saura.
CAST: Cast includes:Anton Gades, Laura del Sol, Paco de Lucia, Cristina Hoyos,Juan Antonio Jimenez, and Sebastian Moreno.
VIDEOTAPE 00339

Bizet's Carmen.
Burbank:RCA/Columbia Home Video, 1985.
151 minutes,color.
CAST:Video of the opera, with Placido Domingo, Julia Migenes-Johnson, Ruggero Raimondi, Faith Esham, Francesco Rosi, Orchestre national de France, conducted by Lorin Maazel.
VIDEOTAPE 00904

[See also: Constant, Maurice. La Tragedie de Carmen.]

Aleksandr Borodin, 1833 – 1887

Prince Igor.
London : London ; New York : PolyGram Video, c1990
2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 booklet
NOTES : Opera in four acts. In Russian with English subtitles
CAST: Sergei Leiferkus, Prince Igor ; Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Yaroslavna ; Alexei Steblianko, Vladimir ; Nicola Ghiuselev, Galitsky ; Elena Zaremba, Konchakovna ; Paata Burchuladze, Konchak ; Royal Ballet ; Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, conductor
NOTES: Program notes by P. Conrad and synopsis in English with a French translation in container
VIDEO LASERDISC 00111

Benjamin Britten, 1913 - 1976

A Midsummer Night's Dream.
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, 1981.
1 videocassette (160 min.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in.VHS format.
CAST:Ileana Cotrubas (Tytania), James Bowman (Oberon), Ryland Davies (Lysander), Dale Duesing (Demetrius), Cynthia Buchan (Hermia), Felicity Lott (Helena) ; The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor, Bernard Haitink.
VIDEOTAPE 04455

Peter Grimes.
West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c1981.
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
CAST: Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Norman Bailey; The Royal Opera Chorus; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; conductor, Colin Davis.
VIDEO DVD 00394

Marius Constant, 1925 -

La Tragedie de Carmen.
Chicago,IL: Home Vision, 1983.
VHS, 82 min., color.
"A film adaptation of the stage hit."Helene Delavault,
CAST:Howard Hensel, Agnes Host, Jake Gardner, Maurius Constant, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 00825

Frederick Delius, 1862 - 1934

A Village Romeo And Juliet : Lyric Drama In Six Scenes After Gottfried Keller.
London, England : London, p1992.
1 videocassette (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide. VHS.
CAST:Helen Field, soprano ; Arthur Davies, tenor ; Thomas Hampson, Barry Mora, baritones ; Stafford Dean, bass ; other soloists ; various actors and actresses ; Arnold-Schonberg-Chor ; ORF Symphonieorchester ; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 04439

Gaetano Donizetti, 1797 – 1848

L'elisir d'amore.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1992.
2 videodiscs (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide ([13] p.)
Opera in two acts. In Italian with English subtitles.
CAST:Performers include: Kathleen Battle, Korliss Uecker, sopranos ; Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; Juan Pons, Enzo Dara, basses ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.

VIDEO LASERDISC 00067

Lucia di Lammermoor.
Hollywood, CA: Bel Canto,1986.
128 minutes, color.
CAST:A Metropolitan Opera production, starring Alan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira, Paul Plishka, with the house chorus and orchestra.
VIDEOTAPE 00448

Roberto Devereux.
Fort Lee, NJ : Video Artists International, [1993], c1975.
1 videocassette (145 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 1/2 in. VHS format.
Sung in Italian; English subtitles by Allan Altman, c1993.
CAST: Beverly Sills, John Alexander, Susanne Marsee, Richard Fredricks, John Lankston, David Rae Smith, Filene Center Orchestra, The Wolf Trap Company Chorus. Julius Rudel, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 04437

George Gershwin, 1898-1937.

Porgy and Bess.
S.l.] : EMI Records Ltd., 1993.
2 videodiscs (184 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in + 1 guide.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00042

Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1714 – 1787

Orfeo ed Euridice.
S.L.: National Video, 1982.
VHS, 130 min.
CAST:Janet Baker, Elizabeth Gale, Elisabeth Speiser; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus; Raymond Leppard.
VIDEOTAPE 00777

Charles Gounod, 1818 - 1893

Romeo Et Juliette.
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1994.
1 videocassette (VHS) (170 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
CAST: Robert Alagna, Romeo ; Leotina Vaduva, Juliette ; other soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House ; Charles Mackerras, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 04438

George Frideric Handel, 1685 – 1759

Xerxes: from the London Coliseum : opera in three acts.
New York : Philips, [1991], c1988.
2 videodiscs (186 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide (4 p.)
Sung in English.
CAST:Performed by: Ann Murray, Xerxes ; Valerie Masterson, Romilda ; Christopher Robson, Arsamenes ; Jean Rigby, Amastris ; Lesley Garret, Atalanta ; Christopher Booth-Jones, Elviro ; Rodney Macann, Ariodates ; Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera ; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00057

Claudio Monteverdi, 1567 – 1643

L'incoronazione di Poppea.
London : London, p1991.
2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
CAST:Based on a performance of the Zurich Opera House.Arranger and conductor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00036

L'Orfeo : favola in musica .
London : Decca, p1988.
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide.
CAST: Philippe Huttenlocher, Orfeo; Dietlinde Turban, Euridice; Monteverdi Ensemble of the Zurich Opera; Nikolas Harnoncourt, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00020

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756 – 1791

Destination Mozart: a night at the opera with Peter Sellars.
S.l.: Kultur International Films, 1990.
58 mins., color.
SUMMARY: A documentary on Peter Sellars with excerpts from three of his works: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte.
VIDEOTAPE 01413

Don Giovanni.
New York: Video Arts International, 1985.
2 vols. 173 mins. color
CAST:Bernard Haitink and the Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, with Luxon, Dean & Goede.
VIDEOTAPE 00578

Don Giovanni.
London, Eng. : London, p1991.
2 videodiscs (189 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + notes booklet)
CAST: Eugene Perry, Don Giovanni ; Herbert Perry, Leporello ; Lorraine Hunt, Donna Elvira ; Carroll Freeman, Don Ottavio ;Arnold- Schonberg-Chor ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Craig Smith, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00016

La finta giardiniera.
[Netherlands] : Philips Classics Productions , 1990.
2 videodiscs (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + guide (4 p.)
CAST:Performed by: Stuart Kale ; Britt-Marie Aruhn ; Richard Croft ; Eva Pilat ; Annika Skoglund ; Ann Christine Biel ; Petteri Salomaa; Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre ; Arnold Ostman, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00075

Idomeneo.
Hollywood, CA: Bel Canto,1986.
185 minutes.
CAST:Metropolitan Opera,with Ileana Cotrubas, Frederica von Stade,Hildegard Behrens, Luciano Pavarotti; directed by James Levine.
VIDEOTAPE 00444

Idomeneo.
NY: Video Arts International, 1985.
128 min., color.
CAST:John Pritchard; London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Bozena Betley, Leo Goeke, Josephine Barstow, Richard Lewis, Alexander Oliver, John Fryatt, Dennis Wicks.
VIDEOTAPE 00832

The Marriage of Figaro.
England: Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1985.
2 VHS, 168 min., color.
CAST:Knut Skram, Ileana Cotrubas, Marius Rintzler, Nucci Condo, Frederica Von Stade, Benjamin Luxon, Kiri Te Kanawa, John Fryatt, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Pritchard.
VIDEOTAPE 00840

(See also: Le Nozze di Figaro)

The Magic Flute = Die Zauberflote
Hollywood,CA: Bel Canto Paramount Home Video,1986.
134 min., color. In Swedish, with English subtitles.
CAST:Ulrik Cold, Josef Kostlinger, Eric Saeden, Birgit Nordin, Irma Urrila; Swedish State Broadcasting Network Symphony; Eric Ericson.
VIDEOTAPE 00650

(See also: Die Zauberflote)

Mitridate re di Ponto.
London, England : Decca Record Co. , c1992.
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + guide ([7] p. ; )
Sung in Italian, program notes in English and French.
CAST:Performed by: Gosta Winbergh, tenor ; Yvonne Kenny, soprano ; Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano ; Anne Gjevang ; Joan Rodgers ; Peter Straka ; Concentus Musicus, Wien ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor ;libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00074

Le nozze di Figaro.
[S.l.] : Sony Classical GmbH, 1992.
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 progam guide.
CAST: Figaro, Lucio Gallo ; Susanna, Marie McLaughlin ; Conte Almaviva, Ruggero Raimondi ; Contessa Almaviva, Cheryl Studer ;Cherubino, Gabriele Sima ; Barbarina, Yvetta Tannenbergerova. Conducted by Claudio Abbado; Recorded at the Theater an der Wien.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00031

Die Zauberflote.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon , p1992, c1991.
2 videodiscs (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide.
CAST: Kathleen Battle, Luciana Serra, Francisco Araiza, Manfred Hamm, Kurt Moll, Barbara Kilduff, Heina Zednik, Andreas Schmidt ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.

VIDEO LASERDISC 00025

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, 1839 - 1881.

Boris Godunov .
London : London, p1993.
2 videodiscs (211 min.):sd., col.; 12 in. +1 guide (10 p.)
CAST: Olga Borodina, soprano ; Alexei Steblianko, tenor ; Robert Lloyd, Sergei Leiferkus, basses ; other soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Kirov Opera ; Valery Gergiev, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00024

Boris Godunov.
NY: Corinth Video, 1984.
VHS 105 min. col.
CAST:1954 film of the Bolshoi Theatre Production. Aleksandr Priogov; N Khanaev, I. Kozlovskii, M. Mikhailov, the Bolshoi Orchestra/ Nekolsin.
VIDEOTAPE 00245

Boris Godunov.
2 vols. 176 min. col. & guide
CAST:Evgeny Nesterenko, Vladislav Piavko, Tamara Sinyavskaya, Bolshoi Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Aleksandr Lazarev.
VIDEOTAPE 00545

Khovanshchina.
VHS 133 min. col. Russian with English subtitles.
CAST:Bolshoi Opera Production.
VIDEOTAPE 00249

Khovanshchina : a musical drama in five acts.
[Netherlands] : Philips ; New York, N.Y. : manufactured and marketed by Polygram Video, p1994
2 videodiscs (204 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in
NOTES: Sung in Russian, with English subtitles
CAST: Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano ; Yuri Marusin, Constantin Pluzhnikov, tenors ; Viacheslav Trofimov, baritone ; Bulat Minjelkiev, Nikolai Okhotnikov, basses ; Kirov Orchestra, Opera Chorus and Ballet ; Valery Gergiev, conductor; choreographer, Fyodor Lopukhov.
NOTES: Based on the edition of Pavel Lamm. Program notes and synopsis of the plot in English, German, French and Italian (8 p.) bound in container
VIDEO LASERDISC 00107

Sergei Prokofiev, 1891 - 1953

The Love of Three Oranges.
S.L.: Home Vision, 1982.
120 min., color. guide.
CAST:Colette Alliot-Lugaz; Ugo Benelli; Nucci Condo; Ryland Davies; Nelly Morpurgo; John Pringle; Peter- Christoph Runge; Richard Van Allan; Willard White; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra.
VIDEOTAPE 00826

Giacomo Puccini, 1858-1924.

La boheme .
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon,p1988.
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
CAST: Mirella Freni, Adriana Martino, sopranos ; Gianni Raimondi, tenor ; Rolando Panerai, Gianni Maffeo, baritones ; Ivo Vinco, bass ; Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala ; Herbert van Karajan, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00026

La Boheme.
VHS 141 min. col. Guide
CAST:Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto, Jose Carreras, Richard Stilwell, Allan Monk, James Morris, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra /James Levine.
VIDEOTAPE 00535

La fanciulla del West.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1993.
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide (12 p.)
Opera in three acts.In Italian with English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Barbara Daniels, soprano ; Placido Domingo, Anthony Lacuira, tenors ; Sherrill Milnes, baritone ; Julien Robbins, bass ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ;Leonard Slatkin, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00066

Madama Butterfly: Japanese tragedy.
London : London ; New York : Polygram Records, p1989, c1974.
2 videodiscs (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide (8 p.)
Opera in two acts. In Italian with English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Mirella Freni, Madama Butterfly; Placido Domingo, B.F. Pinkerton; Christa Ludwig, Suzuki; Robert Kerns, Sharpless; Michel Senechal, Goro; Marius Rintzler, il Bonzo; Elke Schary, Kate Pinkerton; Giorgio Stendoro, il principe Yamadori; WienerPhilharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00064

Tosca: Opera in 3 Acts.
Hollywood, CA: Bel Canto,1986.
127 minutes.
CAST:A Metropolitan Opera production, conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli, and featuring Hildegard Behrens, Placido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil, and Italo Tajo.
VIDEOTAPE 00447

Tosca : Opera In Three Acts.
London, England : London Records, p1990, c1976. J
1 videocassette (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + Guide and synopsis ([9] p.)
NOTES: Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
CAST: Raina Kabaivanska (Tosca); Placido Domingo (Cavaradossi) ;Sherrill Milnes (Scarpia) ; Alfredo Mariotti (Sagrestano) ;Giancarlo Luccardi (Angelotti) ; Mario Ferrara (Spoletta) ; Bruno Grella (Sciarrone) ; Domenico Medici (Carceriere) ; Placido Domingo, Jr. (Pastore) ; Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra of London; Bruno Bartoletti, conductor.
SUMMARY:An opera in three acts about an escaped political prisoner, a prima donna, and the chief of the secret police.
VIDEOTAPE 04135

Turandot.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, 1989.
2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide ([8] p.)
Opera in three acts.Sung in Italian, with English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Eva Marton ; Placido Domingo ; Leona Mitchell ; Paul Plishka ; James Levine ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00059

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, 1844-1908.

Mlada .
Hamburg : Teldec Video, p1993
2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in
CONTENTS:Fantasy opera-ballet in four acts
NOTES: Sung in Russian with English subtitles. Based on the original text by Viktor Krylov
CAST: Nina Ananiashvili, Oleg Kulko, Maria Gavrilova ; Bolshoi Ballet ;
NOTES: Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French inserted in container
VIDEO LASERDISC 00105

Sadko.
New York : Philips, 1994
2 videodiscs (295 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in
CONTENTS:Opera-bylina in seven tableaux; libretto by the composer, based on a story by Vladimir I. Belesky
CAST: Conductor, Valery Gergiev ; Vladimir Galusin, Marianna Tarassova, Sergei Alexashkin, Valentina Tsidipova, Larissa Diadkova, Kirov Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra, St. Petersburg
NOTES: A Russian folk epic opera. Program notes and synopsis in English, German, French and Italian
Sung in Russian with English subtitles Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
VIDEO LASERDISC 00106

Sadko.
New York : Philips, 1994.
2 videocassettes (175 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (16p.)
CAST: Vladimir Galusin, Marianna Tarassova, Sergei Alexashkin, Valentina Tsidipova, Larissa Diadkova, Kirov Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra, St. Petersburg.
VIDEOTAPE 02832

Gioacchino Rossini, 1792-1868.

The Barber of Seville.
Chicago: Home Vision, 1982.
VHS, 155 min., color
CAST:Performed at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera: Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Max Rene Cosotti, Maria Ewing, Claudio Desderi, John Rawnsley, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra.
VIDEOTAPE 00828

Il Barbiere di Siviglia .
Munich : Deutsche Grammophon, c1972, p1988.
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
CAST:
Cheryl Studer, soprano ; Chris Merritt, tenor ; Giorgio Zancanaro, baritone ; supporting soloists ; Corpo di ballo,
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala ; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
VIDEO DVD 01366

William Tell .
Silveroaks Farm, Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, c2004.
3 videodiscs (238 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 12 in. + 1booklet.
CAST: Cheryl Studer, soprano ; Chris Merritt, tenor ; Giorgio Zancanaro, baritone ; supporting soloists ; Corpo di ballo, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala ; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
VIDEO DVD 01366

Johann Strauss, 1825 - 1899

Die Fledermaus.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon,p1988.
2 videodiscs (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide (11 p.)
Operetta in 3 acts.In German with English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Eberhard Wachter, Gabriel von Eisenstein; Pamela Coburn, Rosalinde; Benno Kusche, Frank; Brigitte Fassbaender, Prince Orlofsky; Josef Hopferwieser, Alfred; Wolfgang Brendel,Dr.Falke; Ferry Gruber, Dr. Blind; Janet Perry, Adele; Franz Muxeneder, Frosch; Ivan Unger, Ivan; Irene Steinbeisser, Ida; Bavarian State Opera; Bavarian State Orchestra; Carlos Kleiber,conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00068

Richard Strauss, 1864-1949.

Arabella.
NY: Thorn EMI/HBO Video, 1984.
VHS, 154 min., color
CAST:Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Ashley Putnam, Gianna Rolandi, Regina Sarfaty, John Brocheler, Artur Korn, Keith Lewis, Gwendolyn Bradley; London Philharmonic Orchestra;Glyndebourne Chorus; Bernard Haitink.
VIDEOTAPE 00833

Capriccio : a conversation piece for music in one act.
London, England : London, c1994 (New York : Polygram Video)
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in
NOTES: Sung in German with English subtitles. Libretto by Clemens Krauss and Richard Strauss
CAST: Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess) ; Hakan Hagegard (Count) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Clairon) ; Victor Braun (La Roche) ; David Kuebler (Flamand) ; Simon Keenlyside (Olivier) ; Michel Senchal (Monsieur Taupe) ; Dale Travis (Major-domo) ; San Francisco Opera Orchestra ; conducted by Donald Runnicles
NOTES: Program notes by Michael Kennedy and synopsis in English with French translation ([12] p.) inserted in container
CONTENTS: Two rival suiters, one a poet the other a composer vie for the love of a beautiful woman who must decide which one she loves.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00104

Elektra .
London : London Records, c1982, p1988.
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sd. (stereo.), col. ; 12 in. +notes.
CAST: Leonie Rysanek as Elektra ; Astrid Varnay as Klytamnestra ; Catarina Ligendza as Chrysothemis ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Orest ; Wiener Philharmoniker; Karl Bohm, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00037

Die Frau ohne Schatten.
London, England : London, p1993.
2 videodiscs (203 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide (8 p.)
Opera in three acts. Sung in German, subtitled in English.
CAST:Performed by: Cheryl Studer, Thomas Moser, Eva Marton, Robert Hale, Marjana Lipovsek, soloists ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Sir Georg Solti,conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00073

Der Rosenkavalier .
Deutsche Grammophon Video, c1988.
2 videodiscs (186 min.) :sd.,col. ;12 in. + 1 guide(10 p.)
CAST: Gwyneth Jones, Brigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp, Manfred Jungwirth, Benno Kusche, Francisco Araiza, Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Bavarian conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00023

Salome.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1988.
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide.
Opera in one act. Sung in German, with English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Teresa Stratas, Salome; Bernd Weikl, Jochanaan; Astrid Varnay,Herodias; Hans Beirer, Herodes; Vienna Philharmonic; Karl Bohm,conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00069

Igor Stravinsky, 1882 - 1971

Oedipus Rex. Latin & Japanese.
[Baarn, Netherlands] : Philips, p1994, c1992.
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide.
CAST:Performed by: Jessye Norman, soprano ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Min Tanaka, Oedipus dancer ; Shinyu-Kai Chorus ; Tokyo Opera Singers ;Saito Kinen Festival Dancers ; Saito Kinen Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00070

The Rake's Progress.
England: Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1977.
2 VHS, 146 min., color.
CAST:Felicity Lott, Leo Goeke, Samuel Ramey, other soloists; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 00835

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1840 - 1893

Pique Dame.(Queen of Spades)
[S.l.] : Philips, 1992.
2 videodiscs (179 min.): sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide (8 p.)
Sung in Russian, subtitled in English.
CAST:Performed by: Gegam Grigorian, Sergei Leiferkus, Alexander Gergalov, Vladimir Solodovnikov, Sergei Alexashin, Eugeni Boitsov, Gennadi Bezzubenkov, Nikolai Gassiev, Ludmil Filatova, Maria Gulegina, Olga Borodina, Evgenia Perlasova, Tatiana Filimonova, Elena Mirtova, chorus and orchestra of the Kirov Opera; Valery Gergiev, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00071

The Queen of Spades.
Long Branch, NY: Kultur, 1987.
2 VHS, 174 min., color.
CAST:Tamara Malashkina, Elena Obratsova, Vladimir Atlantov; Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre; Yuri Simonov, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 00834

Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901.

Aida.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ; New York, N.Y. : Manufactured & marketed by Polygram, p1991.
2 videodiscs, laser optical (158 min.) : sd., col., digital stereo ; 12 in. + 1 guide (13 p.)
In Italian, English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Aprile Millo ; Placido Domingo ; Dolora Zajick ; Sherrill Milnes; Paata Burchuladze ; Dimitri Kavrakos ; Metropolitan Opera Ballet ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00065

Un Ballo in Maschera.
VHS 150 min. col. 1 bklt.
CAST:Katia Ricciarelli, Judith Blegen, Bianca Berini, Luciano Pavarotti, Louis Quilico,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus/Giuseppe Palane.
VIDEOTAPE 00537

Don Carlo.
2 VHS, 214 min. col.; bklt.
CAST:Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Grace Bumbry, Louis Quilico,Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus/ James Levine.
VIDEOTAPE 00538

Ernani.
VHS 142 min. col. 1 bklt.
CAST:Luciano Pavarotti, Leona Mitchell, Sherrill Milnes, Jean Kraft, Ruggero Raimondi, Richard Vernon, Charles Anthony/J Levine.
VIDEOTAPE 00536

Falstaff: comedy in three acts .
New York, N.Y. : London, p1988.
2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes..
CAST: Gabriel Bacquier, Falstaff; Richard Stilwell, Ford; Max-Rene Cosotti, Fenton; Karan Armstrong, Alice Ford; Jutta Renate Ihloff, Nannetta; Sylvia Lindenstrand, Meg Page; Marta Szirmay, Mrs. Quickly; Wiener Philharmoniker; Sir Georg Solti,conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00033

Otello.
NY: Thorn EMI Video, 1982.
145 min., color.
CAST:Performance at the Arena di Verona in 1982; Vladimir Atlantov, Kiri Te Kanawa, Piero Cappuccilli; Chorus, Orchestra, and Corps de Ballet of the Arena di Verona; Zoltan Pesko, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 00839

Otello : From The Royal Opera House .
[England] : Covent Garden Pioneer ; West Long Branch, N.J. : Distributed by Kultur, c1992.
1 videocassette (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (4 p.)
CAST: Placido Domingo (Otello) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona) ; Sergei Leiferkus (Iago) ; with supporting singers ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Sir Georg Solti,conductor.
SUMMARY:Royal Opera production of the Verdi opera, based on the play by Shakespeare.
NOTES: Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
VIDEOTAPE 04423

Rigoletto.
London : Decca Record Company Limited; Unitel, p1988.
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide.
Opera in 3 acts, sung in Italian.
CAST:Performed by: Ingvar Wixell, baritone (Rigoletto) ; Edita Gruberova, soprano (Gilda) ; Luciano Pavarotti, tenor (Duca di Mantova) ; Victoria Vergara, mezzo-soprano (Maddalena) Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass (Sparafucile) ; other soloists ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00050

Simon Boccanegra.
London : London, p1992.
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide ([9] p.)
Opera in a prologue and three acts. Sung in Italian.
CAST:Performed by: Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Michael Sylvester, tenor; Alexandru Agache, Alan Opie, Mark Beesley, baritones ; RobertoScandiuzzi, bass ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00058

Tosca : Opera In Three Acts.
London, England : London Records, p1990, c1976. J
1 videocassette (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + Guide and synopsis ([9] p.)
NOTES: Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
CAST: Raina Kabaivanska (Tosca); Placido Domingo (Cavaradossi) ;Sherrill Milnes (Scarpia) ; Alfredo Mariotti (Sagrestano) ;Giancarlo Luccardi (Angelotti) ; Mario Ferrara (Spoletta) ; Bruno Grella (Sciarrone) ; Domenico Medici (Carceriere) ; Placido Domingo, Jr. (Pastore) ; Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra of London; Bruno Bartoletti, conductor.
SUMMARY:An opera in three acts about an escaped political prisoner, a prima donna, and the chief of the secret police.
VIDEOTAPE 04135

La Traviata .
New York : Sony Classical, 1993.
2 videodiscs (laser optical) (147:53) : sd., col., stereo ; 12 in. program notes booklet (10 p.)
Opera in 3 acts.
CAST:Performed by: Tiziana Fabbricini, Nicoletta Curiel, Antonella Trevisan, Roberto Alagna, Paolo Coni, Enrico Cossutta, Orazio Mori, Enzo Capuano, Francesco Musinu, Ernesto Gavazzi, Ernesto Panariello, Silvestro Sammaritano; Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00061

La Traviata.
Chicago: Home Vision, 1988.
135 min.; col.; booklet.
CAST:Marie McLaughlin, Walter MacNeil, Brent Ellis; Sir Peter Hall; Bernard Haitink; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company.
VIDEOTAPE 00902

La Traviata.
Universal City,CA: MCA Home Video, 1984.
VHS, 105 mins.,color.
CAST:Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil,; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra; James Levine, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 01402

Il trovatore .
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1990.
2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00035

I Vespri siciliani: opera in five acts.
Chicago : Home Vision, c1990.
2 videocassettes (214 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.VHS format.
CAST: Chris Merritt, Cheryl Studer, Ferruccio Furlanetto ; Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of Teatro alla Scala, Milan ; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
VIDEOTAPE 02850

Richard Wagner, 1813-1883.

Der fliegende Hollander.
[Baarn, the Netherlands] : Philips, p1986.
2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide (9 p.)
Opera in three acts. Sung in German,with English subtitles.
CAST:Performed by: Lisbeth Balslev; Anny Schlemm; Matti Salminen; Robert Schunk;Graham Clark; Simon Estes; Chor und Sonderchor der Bayreuther Festspiele; Orchester der =Bayreuther Festspiele; Woldemar Nelsson, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00062

Gotterdammerung.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1991, c1990.
3 videodiscs (281 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
CAST: Hildegard Behrens, soprano ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha, baritone ; James Morris, bass-baritone ; Matti Salminen, bass ; other soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; JamesLevine, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00038

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.
[Baarn, The Netherlands] : Philips Classics Productions ; c1990.
3 videodiscs (268 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
Sung in German, subtitled in English.
CAST:Performed by: Siegfried Jerusalem, Walther von Stolzing; Bernd Weikl, Hans Sachs; Hermann Prey, Sixtus Beckmesser; Mari Anne Haggander, Eva; Graham Clark, David; Marga Schiml, Magdalene; Manfred Schenk, Veit Pogner; Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele; Ochester der Bayreuther Festspiele; Horst Stein, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00072

Parsifal.
[New York] : Philips Classics, p1991.
3 videodiscs (233 min.) : sd., col., 1800 rpm ; 12 in. + 1 booklet (7 p. : ports. ; 30 cm.)
CAST:Performed by: Bernd Weikl as Amfortas ; Matti Salminen as Titurel ; Hans Sotin as Gurnemanz ; Siegfried Jerusalem as Parsifal ; Leif Roar as Klingsor ; Eva Randova as Kundry ; Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele ; Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele ; Horst Stein, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00051

Das Rheingold .
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1991, c1990.
2 videodiscs (281 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
CAST: Woton, James Morris ; Loge, Siegfried Jerusalem ; Alberich, Ekkehard Wlaschiha ; Mime, Heinz Zednik ; Falsolt, Jan-Hendrik Rootering ; Fafner, Matti Salminen ; Fricka, Christa Ludwig ;Freia,Mari Anne Haggander ;Erda, Birgita Svenden ; other soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00040

Siegfried .
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1991, c1990.
3 videodiscs (253 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
CAST: Siegfried, Siegfried Jerusalem ; Alberich, Ekkehard Wlaschiha ; Mime, Heinz Zednik ; Der Wanderer, James Morris ; Fafner, Matti Salminen ; Brunhilde, Hildegard Behrens ; Stimme des Waldvogels, Dawn Upshaw ; Erda, Birgita Svenden ; other soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00039

Siegfried.
Davenport, Iowa : Blackhawk Films, [198-?].
1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: The first of a two-part version of the Nibelungenlied. Siegfried wins the hand of Kriemhilde by slaying the dragon and defeating Brunhilde. When Brunhilde learns that magic has been used to conquer her, she has Siegfried murdered.
NOTES: Silent film with English titles; music score added.
VIDEOTAPE 04117.

Tannhauser.
Hollywood, CA: Bel Canto,1986.
2 VHS, 176 minutes.
CAST:Metropolitan Opera production, conducted by James Levine, with Richard Cassillo, Eva Marton, Tatiana Troyanos, Bernd Weikl, John Macurdy, and the house orchestra and chorus.
VIDEOTAPE 00445

Tristan und Isolde.
London : Philips Video Classics ; New York :, [1991], c1983.
2 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 booklet.
Sung in German, English subtitles.
CAST: Rene Kollo, Matti Salminen, Johanna Meier, Hermann Becht, Robert Schunk, Hanna Schwarz, Helmut Pampuch, Martin Egel. Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. Musical director, Daniel Barenboim ; set design, costumes, staging and direction, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.
VIDEOTAPE 02189

Wagner's Ring: Das Rheingold.
2 vc. 150 min., col.
CAST:Performers include: Donald McIntyre, Hermann Becht, Pierre Boulez.
VIDEOTAPE 00079

Wagner's Ring: Die Walkure.
4 vc. 245 min. col.
CAST:Performers include: Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Hofmann, Donald McIntyre; Pierre Boulez.
VIDEOTAPE 00080

Wagner's Ring: Gotterdammerung.
4 vc 266 min., col.
CAST:Performers include: Gwyneth Jones; Manfred Jung; Pierre Boulez.
VIDEOTAPE 00082

Wagner's Ring: Siegfried.
3 vc 253 min. col.
CAST:Performers include: Gwyneth Jones; Manfred Jung; Donald McIntyre; Pierre Boulez.
VIDEOTAPE 00081

Die Walkure.
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon , p1991, c1990.
3 videodiscs (244 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + program notes.
CAST: Hildegard Behrens, Jessye Norman, sopranos ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Gary Lakes, tenor ; Kurt Moll, bass; James Morris, bass-baritone ; other soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00041

Carl Maria von Weber, 1786 - 1826

Der Freischutz.
Chicago: Home Vision, 1981.
VHS, color.
CAST:A Wurttemberg State Opera Production; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor; Caterina Ligendga, Toni Kramer, chorus and orchestra of the Wurttembergische Staatsoper.
VIDEOTAPE 00827

 

MISCELLANEOUS OPERA PERFORMANCES

Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti in concert .
London : London, p1990.
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide.
Recorded July 7, 1990 at Termedi Caracalla, Rome. Lyrics in Italian, French, German and English in container (6 p.)
CAST:Performers include: Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti ; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, conducted by Zubin Mehta.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00047

My world of opera, w/ Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
Hamburg : Teldec Classics International, c1994.
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 contents list.
CAST:Performers include:Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Howells, Barbara Bonney, Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Vladimir Atlantov, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Lawrence Dale, Marta Taddei, Laura Zannini, Claudio Desderi, Roderick Kennedy, Alberto Rinaldi, Janet Baker, Jose Carreras, Robert Lloyd, Ileana Cotrubas, Neil Shicoff, Thomas Allen, Gwynne Howell, John Rawnsley, Josef Meinrad.
CONTENTS: Hab' mir's gelobt -- Il etait une fois a la cour d'Eisenach -- Ah, morir potessi adesso -- Va, pensiero -- Gia nella notte densa -- Mi par d'esser sognando -- Che faro senza Euridice -- Si, fui soldato -- Ella giammai m'amo -- Cafe scene (in Cafe Momus) -- Czardas -- Frosch's monologue.
VIDEO LASERDISC 00077



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