CATALOGUE NR: C771082I
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo d'Or
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 26-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Fidelio - complete
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Giuseppe Zampieri   Sena Jurinac   Paul Schoffler   Christel Goltz

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording 1957

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CATALOGUE NR: ORC38
RECORD LABEL: Opera Rara
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 25.00 including VAT, or £ 21.28 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Vincenzo Bellini
TITLE: La straniera - complete
TRACKS: The Stranger.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: David Parry
ARTISTS: Patrizia Ciofi   Mark Stone   Dario Schmunck   Enkelejda Shkosa

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: comes with a lavishly illustrated book including a complete libretto with an English translation

Currently scheduled to be available 01-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: CHAN3156
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
TITLE: The Pearl Fishers - highlights
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Brad Cohen
ARTISTS: Rebecca Evans   Barry Banks   Simon Keenlyside   Alastair Miles

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: sung in English

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CATALOGUE NR: 0743312
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 16.99 including VAT, or £ 14.46 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 15-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
TITLE: Carmen - complete
ORCHESTRA: Royal Opera House Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Antonio Pappano
ARTISTS: Jonas Kaufmann   Anna Caterina Antonacci   Ildebrando D'Arcangelo   Norah Amsellem

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 filmed in high definition / Sound Format: DTS 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: Royal Opera House London in 2007 - directed by Francesca Zambello

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CATALOGUE NR: HMG501684
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi Gold
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 26-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: John Blow
TITLE: Venus and Adonis
TRACKS: A Masque for the Entertainment of the King.
ORCHESTRA: Age of Enlightenment Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Rene Jacobs
ARTISTS: Robin Blaze   Gerald Finley   Rosemary Joshua   Timothy Brown

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CATALOGUE NR: 33581
RECORD LABEL: Dynamic
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 22.99 including VAT, or £ 19.57 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Arrigo Boito
TITLE: Mefistofele - complete
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo
CONDUCTOR: Stefano Ranzani
ARTISTS: Ferruccio Furlanetto   Giuseppe Filianoti   Dimitra Theodossiou   Sonia Zaramella

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 High Definition / Sound Format: LPCM Stereo 2.0 Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 164 minutes / Recorded: Palermo Teatro Massimo Jan-2008 / Subtitles: English German French Italian

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CATALOGUE NR: 5190392
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 21.95 including VAT, or £ 18.68 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 15-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Billy Budd - complete
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Harding
ARTISTS: Ian Bostridge   Nathan Gunn   Jonathan Lemalu   Gidon Saks

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live in concert at the Barbican Hall London Dec-2007

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CATALOGUE NR: 2174149
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 15-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Peter Grimes - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Donald Runnicles
ARTISTS: Anthony Dean Griffey   Patricia Racette   Felicity Palmer   Jill Grove

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 Hi-Definition / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera New York - production by John Doyle

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CATALOGUE NR: 811133738
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Peter Cornelius  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Barber of Baghdad
TRACKS: Oskar Czerwenka / Gerhard Unger / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Grace Hoffman / Nicolai Gedda / Hermann Prey / Philharmonia Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf - The Barber of Baghdad - Der Barbier von Bagdad (Peter Cornelius). Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Erich Witte / Michael Bohnen / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leopold Ludwig - Abu Hassan (von Weber).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Erich Leinsdorf and Leopold Ludwig
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Nicolai Gedda   Hermann Prey   Erich Witte

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded May-1956 in the Town Hall Watford and in EMI Abbey Road Studio No.1 London / Berlin 1944

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CATALOGUE NR: BRIDGE9273
RECORD LABEL: Bridge
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Justin Dello Joio
TITLE: Blue Mountain - complete
ARTISTS: Nils Harald Sodal   Njal Sparboe   Marianne Andersen   Norwegian Wind Ensemble

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: a Chamber Opera in One Act

Currently scheduled to be available 01-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: CDS576
RECORD LABEL: Dynamic
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 25.00 including VAT, or £ 21.28 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Gaetano Donizetti
TITLE: Lucia di Lammermoor - complete
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
CONDUCTOR: Gerard Korsten
ARTISTS: Vladimir Stoyanov   Mariella Devia   Giuseppe Sabbatini   Carlo Colombara

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CATALOGUE NR: 2151299
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 15-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Tan Dun
TITLE: The First Emperor - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Tan Dun
ARTISTS: Placido Domingo   Michelle DeYoung   Susanne Mentzer   Haijing Fu

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 Hi-Definition / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera New York - production by Zhang Yimou

Currently scheduled to be available 15-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: RIC268
RECORD LABEL: Ricercar
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 19.39 including VAT, or £ 16.50 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 26-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry
TITLE: La Caravane du Caire - complete
TRACKS: Le Jugement de Midas - highlights.
CONDUCTOR: Marc Minkowski and Philippe Herreweghe
ARTISTS: Namur Chamber Choir   Ricercar Academy   Chapelle Royale   La Petite Bande

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Jul-1991 / Sep-1980

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CATALOGUE NR: 101309
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 27.99 including VAT, or £ 23.82 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Orlando - complete
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich
CONDUCTOR: William Christie
ARTISTS: Marijana Mijanovic   Martina Jankova   Katharina Peetz   Christina Clark

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 155 minutes / Recorded: live at the Zurich Opera House 2007 stage director - Jens-Daniel Herzog / Subtitles: English French Italian German Spanish Japanese

Currently scheduled to be available 01-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: 4780143
RECORD LABEL: Decca Classic Opera
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 11.15 including VAT, or £ 9.49 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 22-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Engelbert Humperdinck
TITLE: Hansel and Gretel - complete
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Brigitte Fassbaender   Lucia Popp   Walter Berry   Edita Gruberova

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: libretto enclosed

Currently scheduled to be available 22-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: 2063089
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 12.29 including VAT, or £ 10.46 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 15-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Engelbert Humperdinck
TITLE: Hansel and Gretel - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Jurowski
ARTISTS: Christine Schafer   Alice Coote   Rosalind Plowright   Philip Langridge

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 Hi-Definition / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: new English-language production filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera

Currently scheduled to be available 15-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: 101317
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 17.99 including VAT, or £ 15.31 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Jules Massenet
TITLE: Werther - complete
ORCHESTRA: Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Carlberg
ARTISTS: Keith Ikaia-Purdy   Armin Kolarczyk   Tero Hannula   Silvia Hablowetz

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 DVD9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 140 minutes / Recorded: live from the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2007 / Subtitles: English French German Spanish

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CATALOGUE NR: WLCD0237
RECORD LABEL: Walhall Eternity Series
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 26-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Don Giovanni - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Max Rudolf
ARTISTS: George London   Eleanor Steber   Fernando Corena   Margaret Harshaw

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live 13-Mar-1954

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CATALOGUE NR: WLCD0236
RECORD LABEL: Walhall Eternity Series
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 26-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Le Nozze di Figaro - complete
TRACKS: The Marriage of Figaro.
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian Radio Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Eugen Jochum
ARTISTS: Annelies Kupper   Benno Kusche   Sena Jurinac   Max Proebstl

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Munich May-1950 and sung in German

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CATALOGUE NR: 2126812
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 22.95 including VAT, or £ 19.53 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: The Marriage of Figaro
TRACKS: Le nozze di Figaro K492. Symphony No.38 in D K504 'Prague'. Symphony No.39 in E flat K543.
ORCHESTRA: Glynebourne Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vittorio Gui
ARTISTS: Sesto Bruscantini   Graziella Sciutti   Sena Jurinac   Rise Stevens

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Jul-1955 and 1953 - symphonies / all tracks are newly transferred and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios

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CATALOGUE NR: 804PHOENIX
RECORD LABEL: Phoenix
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 22.99 including VAT, or £ 19.57 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Johann Nestroy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Tannhauser in 80 minutes
ARTISTS: Robert Meyer   Neue Wiener Concert Schrammeln    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 DVD9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo 2.0 Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 80 minutes / Recorded: live from Volksoper Vienna / Subtitles: English German French

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CATALOGUE NR: 4780146
RECORD LABEL: Decca Classic Opera
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 11.15 including VAT, or £ 9.49 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 22-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Carl Nielsen
TITLE: Maskarade - complete
ORCHESTRA: Danish National Radio Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Ulf Schirmer
ARTISTS: Bo Skovhus   Aage Haugland   Susanne Resmark   Henriette Bonde Hansen

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: libretto enclosed

Currently scheduled to be available 22-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: 2127142
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 22.95 including VAT, or £ 19.53 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Antonio Puccini
TITLE: Il Trittico - complete
TRACKS: Tito Gobbi / Giacinto Prandelli / Piero De Palma / Plinio Clabassi / Margaret Mas / Miriam Pirazzini / Renato Ercolani / Piero De Palma / Silvia Bertona / Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma / Vincenzo Bellezza - Il tabarro. Victoria De Los Angeles / Fedora Barbieri / Mina Doro / Corinna Vozza / Mina Doro / Lidia Marimpietri / Santa Chissari / Anna Marcangeli / Lidia Marimpietri / Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma / Tullio Serafin - Suor Angelica. Tito Gobbi / Victoria De Los Angeles / Anna Maria Canali / Carlo Del Monte / Adelio Zagonara / Lidia Marimpietri / Claudio Cornoldi / Sturno Meletti / Paolo Montarsolo / Fernando Valentini / Giuliana Raymondi / Alfredo Mariotti / Virgilio Stoco / Paolo Caroli / Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma / Gabriele Santini - Gianni Schicchi.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955-1958 in Mono apart from Gianni Schicchi which was recorded in Stereo / the recordings have been newly transferred and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios

Currently scheduled to be available 08-Sep-2008. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: 2158942
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 15 CD Set
PRICE: £ 35.99 including VAT, or £ 30.63 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Maria Callas - Complete Puccini Studio Recordings
TRACKS: Maria Callas / Giuseppe di Stefano / Tito Gobbi / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano / Victor de Sabata - Tosca - recorded Aug-1953. Philharmonia Orchestra / Tullio Serafin - Puccini Arias - recorded Sep-1954. Maria Callas / Nicolai Gedda / Lucia Danieli / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano / Herbert von Karajan - Madama Butterfly - recorded Aug-1955. Maria Callas / Giuseppe di Stefano / Anna Moffo / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano / Antonino Votto - La boheme - recorded Aug/Sep-1956. Maria Callas / Eugenio Fernandi / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano / Tullio Serafin - Turandot - recorded Jul-1957. Maria Callas / Giuseppe di Stefano / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano / Tullio Serafin - Manon Lescaut - recorded Jul-1957. Maria Callas / Renato Cioni / Tito Gobbi / Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden / Carlo Felice Cillario - Tosca - live recording 21-Jan-1964. Maria Callas / Carlo Bergonzi / Tito Gobbi / Choeurs du Theatre National de l'Opera Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire / Georges Pretre - Tosca - recorded Dec-1964.
ARTISTS: Maria Callas      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All recordings MONO except the second studio Tosca

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CATALOGUE NR: 2127112
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 14.50 including VAT, or £ 12.34 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Madama Butterfly - complete
ORCHESTRA: Milan La Scala Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Maria Callas   Lucia Danieli   Nicolai Gedda   Luisa Villa

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955 - this vintage mono recording has been newly remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road

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