Verdi

This filmed production of Verdi's classic has the ability to enthrall even the most vehement non-opera fans. Teresa Stratas is heartbreaking as the dying courtesan Violetta, who turns her back on the love of Alfredo (Placido Domingo) in order ...

A 1981 performance of Verdi's RIGOLETTO, this production features celebrated tenor Luciano Pavarotti as the Duke of Mantua. Director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle adds a great sense of authenticity to this interpretation by staging various scenes in ...

Nello Santi conducts the Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus in this performance of Verdi's RIGOLETTO, recorded live at the Zurich Opera House in 2006. Leo Nucci, Elena Mosuc, Piotr Beczala, and Laszlo Polgar star in this Zurich Opera production ...

Angela Gheorghiu, Ramon Vargas, and Roberto Frontali star in this 2007 La Scala production of the Verdi Opera conducted by Lorin Maazel.

Filmed at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1995, this rendition of Verdi's "Otello" is beautifully crafted by leading stars Placido Domingo and Renee Fleming. This was the first major success for Fleming at the Met, and as this release illustrates, ...

Nello Santi conducts the Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus in this 2006 performance of Verdi's masterpiece RIGOLETTO, based on a play by Victor Hugo. Leo Nucci, Inva Mula, and Aquiles Machado star in this 2001 Arena di Verona production ...

This performance of Verdi's timeless classic Messa da Requiem marks the 100th centenary of Verdi's death. Conducted by Caudio Abbado and featuring soprano Angela Gheorgiu, mezzo-soprano Daniella Barcellona, Tenor Roberto Alagna and bass Julian ...

Giuseppe Verdi's last opera is given new life in this production by Luca Ronconi. Utilizing the sights and social conditions of modern Britain, this version of Shakespeare's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR keeps the comedy accessible while still ...

This remarkable staging of Giuseppe Verdi's NABUCCO sees Juan Pons taking the role of Nabucco, with acclaimed soprano Maria Guleghina playing his adopted daughter, Abigaille. The Metropolitan Opera House provides a sumptuous backdrop for the ...

The Royal Opera House's production of Verdi's passionate opera Il Trovatore stars Jose Cura and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. This spectacular production was co-produced by the Teatro Real of Madrid and the sets were designed by noted film designer Dante ...

Zubin Mehta conducts the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus and Orchestra in this 2007 performance of Verdi's opera. Violeta Urmana and Carlo Guelfi star in this production at Florence's Teatro Comunale, directed by Nicolas Joël. Violeta Urmana, ...

Kiri Te Kanawa and Vladimir Atlantov star in this version of Verdi's OTELLO. Based on the Shakespeare play, Verdi's version has been performed by many of the biggest stars in the opera world, but in this production, Te Kanawa and Atlantov make ...

The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House performs three classic operas by Giuseppe Verdi in this box set: FALSTAFF, directed by Graham Vick with Bernard Haitink conducting; IL TROVATORE, directed by Elijah Moshinsky with Carlo Rizzi ...

Riccardo Muti conducts a definitive performance of Verdi's opera which the great Italian Romantic composer based on a play by Victor Hugo. Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, and Nicolai Ghiaurov star as a trio of romantic rivals for the favors ...

This adored opera, based on Shakespeare's tragedy of love and power, OTHELLO, is perfectly melodramatic. This production is directed by the internationally renowned conductor Herbert von Karajan and stars the gorgeous soprano Mirella Freni as ...

On of the infamous Three Tenors, Placido Domingo is equipped with one of the most powerful singing voices in the world. Here he stars in a 1978 performance of Verdi's IL TRAVATORE, his vocal stylings complemented by the brilliant singing of ...

Verdi's I DUE FOSCARI is acclaimed as one of his finest works. This production of the three-act tragedy is directed by Gianandrea Gavazzeni, and was performed and shot in 1988. Originally filmed for RAI television, this production stars Renato ...

Set in a mammoth factory spewing flames, this surreal staging of Verdi's opera was performed at Lake Constance in 2006 for the 60th anniversary of Austria's Bregenz Festival. Carl Tanner, Iano Tamar, Zeljko Lucic, and Marianne Cornetti star ...

The renowned orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan, who headed up the world famous Berlin Philharmonic between 1956 and 1989, is filmed conducting a 1982 performance of Verdi's wonderful FALSTAFF. Filmed at Salzburg's Salzburger Osterfestspiele, ...

This film tells the story of Verdi, the great musical composer -- his life and loves and struggle for success as well as his eventual musical triumph over the forces of political domination. This drama about the life and loves of Giuseppe Verdi ...

This performance of Verdi's classic opera features the talents of bass Manrico Signorini and baritone Giorgio Cebrian. Manrico Signorini, Giorgio Cebrian, Elisabete Matos, Cesar Hernandez, and Francesco Palmieri star in this Verdi opera with ...

James King, Pilar Lorengar, Josef Greindl, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Patricia Johnson, Martti Talvela, and Lisa Otto star in this Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and directed by Rudolf Sellner.

In this rehearsal program, Claudio Abbado, internationally acclaimed as one of the finest conductors of the day, is seen working on Giuseppe Verdi´s Requiem. Recorded in the Church of San Marco in Milan, the original venue of the world premiere ...

Herbert Von Karajan plays music by Giuseppe Verdi - "Don Carlos." Ferruccio Furlanetto, Jose Carreras, Piero Cappuccilli, Agnes Baltsa are featured with the Bulgarian National Opera Chorus, the Salzburg Chorus, the Chorus of the Vienna State ...

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Patrizia Ciofi, and Roberto Sacca star in this Teatro La Fenice production of the Verdi opera conducted by Lorin Maazel and directed by Robert Carsen.

Filmed in what used to be Venice's 18th century prize opera house, this production of LA TRAVIATA stars Slovak soprano Edita Gruberova, Neil Shicoff, and Giorgio Zancanaro. The La Fenice theatre housed another production of the same opera in ...

Some of the greatest opera stars in the history of the genre unite for this performance, which falls under the studied eye of the legendary Herbert Von Karajan. Verdi's MESSA DA REQUIEM is the piece that artists such as Leontyne Price, Luciano ...

This 1985 production of Verdi's operatic masterpiece as marked the Pavarotti's (long-awaited) first Italian performance in the role of Ramades. Staged in the magnificently opulent setting of La Scala, this AIDA gets the lush treatment it deserves. ...

Italian vocalist Andrea Bocelli presents "Verdi: Arias" for your listening pleasure, digitally remastered for the stunning DVD-Audio format to provide a whole new listening experience for your ears! As a bonus there are interviews and a photo ...

In 2001 in Busseto, Italy there were a series of celebrations marking the one hundredth anniversary of Verdi's death, right in the town of this birth. In the Teatro Verdi, a small 328 seat theatre, conductor Ricardo Muti took part in this production ...

Performed by The Met. Orchestra under the guidance of James Levine, this is a fine rendition of Verdi's Opera. Featuring Luciano Pavarotti in stunning form, every line and word is rendered perfectly in a superb audio/visual transformation to ...

Celebrated Soprano Anna Moffo delivers a stellar performance in the lead role of this 1968 film adaptation of Verdi's famous opera. Maestro Giuseppe Patane leads the orchestra and chorus of the Rome Opera House. Franco Bonsolli and Gino Bechi ...

This 1992 live recording of DON CARLO at La Scala, Milano, is directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and features a highly prestigious cast. Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, and Paolo Coni all figure largely throughout, making this one of the greatest ...

La Scala presents a rare revival of this early Verdi masterpiece. Conducted by the renowned Riccardo Muti, this ATTILA comes to life through the thrilling voices of infamous bass Samuel Ramey and soprano Cheryl Studer. Set in the time of the ...

Though overshadowed by his more popular operas, Verdi's SIMON BOCCANEGRA is an engaging tale of intrigue, passion, betrayal, assassination and rebellion. Conductor Claudio Abbado has brought a depth to his interpretation of this opera, with ...

Giuseppe Verdi's sombre re-discovered opera is featured in a production in Naples from November 2000 and featuring Leo Nucci, Vincenzo La Scola, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, and conducted by Nello Santi. This early Verdi opera, based on a tragedy ...

This 2006 production of Giuseppe Verdi's opera MACBETH is directed by Liliana Cavani, with Bruno Bartoletti conducting the Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra and Chorus. Leo Nucci, Sylvie Valayre, Enrico Iori, and Roberto Iuliano star in this Teatro ...

James Levine conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and chorus in a magnificent performance of Verdi's opera. In Italian. Verdi's opera was filmed in 1983, staged at New York's fabled Metropolitan Opera, conducted by James Levine. The ...

This powerful work is a dark drama about love and politics in medieval Genoa, that debuted in Venice in 1857. The performance of dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the conducting of Solti are highly praised. Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Dolby ...

This Naples edition of the annual European concert marks the anniversary of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s 1882 founding. Led by Riccardo Muti, the renowned musicians perform a number of works, including the overture from Verdi’s LA FORZA DEL ...

This performance of Verdi's opera was recorded live at the Teatro Communal in Bologna, Italy. Susan Dunn stars as Elena, a girl in love with Arrigo, the son of the French governor of Sicily during the 13th century occupation. Video includes ...

Giuseppe Verdi's four-act opera EMANI is brought to the stage at the Metropolitan Opera on this lavish production. Luciano Pavarotti, Leona Mitchell, and Ruggero Raimondi fill the lead roles while James Lavine conducts throughout. Filmed in ...

Gustavo Porta, Franco Vassallo, Adriana Damato, and Enrico Giuseppe Iori star in this Teatro Muncipale di Piacenza, November 2003 performance of the Verdi opera with Pier Giorgio Morandi conducting the Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza ...

Susan Dunn, Leo Nucci, Veriano Luchetti, and Bonaldo Giaiotti star in this production of the Giuseppe Verdi-composed opera. Set in the 13th century, I VESPRI SICILIANO takes place in Sicily during the French occupation, and revolves around the ...

Glyndebourne Festival Production of Verdi's opera. John Pritchard conducts the London Philharmonic. Donald Gramm, Benjamin Luxon, Kay Griffel, and Elizabeth Gale star in this 1976 Glyndebourne production of the Verdi opera conducted by John ...

Sir Georg Solti conducts the Royal Opera Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi's classic opera. Internationally renowned soprano Angela Gheorghiu is stunning and passionate in the role of Violetta. Filmed live in December of 1994 at Covent Garden's ...

An opera that led to Verdi gaining newfound acclaim and respect among the Italian people, NABUCCO stands as one of his finest works. Rendered here, it's lost none of its power and poise as it slowly unravels the story of a country yearning for ...

This lush Franco Zeffirelli production of AIDA marks the celebrated director's return to La Scala after a 20-year absence. The remarkable Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana sings the title role, performing alongside famed--and controversial--tenor ...

Eva Mei, Piott Bescala, and Thomas Hampson star in this 2005 Zurich Opera production of the Verdi opera with Franz Welser-Moest conducting.

The Salzburg Festival played host to an awesome reworking of Verdi's UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ("The Masked Ball") during 1989 and 1990. Herbert Von Karajan had meticulously prepared the opera for public consumption, but after he sadly passed away ...