Louisa Briccetti
4) Otello
Author
Language
Italiano
Description
The Met's production of Verdi's Otello from 1995, with Placido Domingo in one of his greatest roles opposite the stunning Renee Fleming in her first breakaway Met success.
6) Don Giovanni
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of Don Giovanni centers around a young nobleman who is obsessed with amorous conquests and his encounters with Donna Anna, who seeks revenge for her father's murder.
7) Siegfried
Series
Language
Deutsch
Description
The third opera in Wagner's Ring cycle, in which the fearless hero Siegfried makes his entrance.
8) The tempest
Series
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Story of the sorcerer, Prospero, and his daughter who have been stranded on an island for twelve years.
9) Prince Igor
Series
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Russian
Formats
Description
Tells of the struggle between the Russian Polovtsian nomads, of Prince Igor's capture and escape from his noble opponent, Kon Konchak, and the love between Igor's son, Vladimir, and Konchak's daughter, Konchakovna.
10) Turandot
Series
Language
Italiano
Description
Puccini's Turandot based on an outstanding MET production from 1988 with Eva Marton and Placido Damingo.
11) Maria Stuarda
Series
Language
Italiano
Description
Presents a filmed performance of Donizetti's opera dramatizing the final days in the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, who is a prisoner of Queen Elizabeth I.
12) Das Rheingold
Series
Language
Deutsch
Description
The first opera in Wagner's Ring cycle, in which the Rhinegold is stolen and made into a ring by the dwarf Alberich, who later curses it when it is taken from him.
14) Faust
Series
Publisher
Decca Music Group Limited
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Français
Description
An aging scholar makes a deal with the Devil in exchange for an elixir of youth.
16) Götterdämmerung
Series
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Language
Deutsch
Description
In the fourth and final opera of Wagner's Ring cycle, Brünnhilde redeems the world with her act of self-sacrifice.
Series
Publisher
Virgin Classics
Pub. Date
p2012
Language
English
Description
"The enchanted island [was] inspired by Shakespeare's The tempest and A midsummer night's dream. Music by George Frederic Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Andre Campra, Jean-Marie Leclair, Henry Purcell, Jean-Fery Rebel, and Giovanni Battista Ferrandi."--Container.
