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Puccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera
(more) »rank: 3829starring: Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarott, Maralin Niska, Ingvar Wixell, James Levine
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Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies
(more) »rank: 3185by: Beethoven's Wig
: :GENERAL FEATURES: Beethoven's Wig Sing Along Symphonies are zany stick-in-your-head lyrics set to the greatest hits of classical music. Filled with fact and fancy about the world's most notable composers and their masterpieces, each Sing Along Symphony opens the door to 'serious music' in a way that's fun. As a bonus, the orchestral performance of each classical piece is included without lyrics. Educational entertainment for all ages. :Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig is one of the best introductions to classical music you could give to your children. Featuring snippets of 11 classical music ...
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Verdi - La Traviata
(more) »rank: 7240starring: Renee Fleming, Rolando Villazon, Renato Bruson, James Conlon, Ania Alkimova
directed by: Marta Domingo
:Description:Opera superstars Renée Fleming and Rolando Villazón star in the sumptuous 2006 Los Angeles production of Verdi's tragic masterpiece, La Traviata. This performance was the highlight of James Conlon's much-anticipated inaugural season as the music director of Los Angeles Opera, a post that followed his impressive tenure at the Paris National Opera. The lavish production was filmed in Hi-Definition Widescreen to capture all of the excitement and drama on stage. Veteran Verdi baritone Renato Bruson rounds out this dynamic ensemble. Renée Fleming's heart-breaking portrayal of Violetta, as captured on this extraordinary DVD, has earned her ...
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Andre Rieu in Wonderland (incl bonus CD)
(more) »rank: 5627starring: Andre Rieu
directed by: Pit Weyrich
: :Come away with Andre Rieu to a land of fairies elves princesses and knights and live happily ever after. Andre Rieu in Wonderland features enchanting melodies recorded at Efteling one of the world's most beautifully fairy-tale theme parks. Performed by Andre Rieu his orchestra and choir and some fantastic soloists from the Ballet of The Vienna State Opera The International Dance Theatre and The Berlin Folk-Music Sparrows. The film features the live staged event and includes cut always to story scenes of the world's most beloved fairy-tale characters.The first Andre Rieu DVD of its ...
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Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics, Vol. 2
(more) »rank: 1101from: Buena Vista
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Andre Rieu: Radio City Hall Live in New York (2007)
(more) »rank: 5168starring: Andre Rieu
directed by: Andre Rieu
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A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981)
(more) »rank: 2643by: Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould, Tim Page
: :Glenn Gould's recording debut in 1955 of Bach's Goldberg Variations took the world by storm. His decidedly un-Romantic view, absolute technical skill, startling lucidity, and right-on rhythmic changes, combined with his eccentricities--audible humming, sometimes outrageously fast tempi--made him an instantly legendary pianist and elucidated Bach's music in a whole new way. Gould's final recording, 26 years later, was also of the Goldbergs. It's a more relaxed, sometimes much slower, more inward reading (although still very much his own, complete with oddly ferocious attacks and accents), in which he offers repeats of the first half of ...
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(more) »rank: 1537from: Ent. Media Partners
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Three Tenors: In Concert
(more) »rank: 7411starring: José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Zubin Mehta
directed by: Brian Large
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The Nutcracker / Baryshnikov, Kirkland, Charmoli
(more) »rank: 2498starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland, Alexander Minz, Nanette Glushak, Gayle Young
directed by: Tony Charmoli
:Description:The Nutcracker marked the initial choreographic effort of Baryshnikov, universally hailed as one of the world’s greatest dancers. Under Baryshnikov’s inventive direction, the traditionally lighthearted story of a small girl’s dream on Christmas Eve is transformed into a more complex theatrical experience. Broadcast regularly on PBS, this American Ballet Theatre performance (directed in the studio by Tony Charmoli) stars Gelsey Kirkland as Clara and Mikhail Baryshnikov at the peak of his artistic ability as the Prince/Nutcracker. :The American Ballet Theater version of the Tchaikovsky classic, a 1977 studio rendition directed by Tony Charmoli, has become ...
