![Review Universal Pictures UK / The Rape Of Lucretia [1987]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41S29XMG3KL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Richard Van Allan
- Russell Smythe
- Jean Rigby
- Graham Vick
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- English Nat'l Opera Orchestra
RRP: £14.99
Price: £13.95
Review The Rape Of Lucretia [1987] / Universal Pictures UK:
Actors & Directors
- Kirov Opera Orchestra And Choir
- Gegam Grigorian
- Sergei Leiferkus
- Olga Borodina
- Alexander Gergalov
Run time: 179 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £4.00
Review Pique Dame / Philips:
Release date: 2001-12-03
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £15.99
Review Luciano Pavarotti In Barcelona / Whe Europe Limited:
![Review Universal Pictures UK / La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) [1987]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BXZ4KEH6L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Ileana Cotrubas
- Nucci Condo
- Alberto Rinaldi
- Carlos Feller
- Jose Montes-Baquer
- David Kuebler
Run time: 180 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.00
Review La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) [1987] / Universal Pictures UK:
Creator: Bengt Rundgren
Price: £17.99
Review Don Giovanni at the Drottingholm Court Theatre 1987 [VINYL] / MCEG Virgin Vision Opera:
![Review Decca / Madama Butterfly [1974]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GHG6QCKPL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Plácido Domingo
- Michel Sénéchal
- Mirella Freni
- Robert Kerns
- Christa Ludwig
- Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.99
Review Madama Butterfly [1974] / Decca:Of all Puccini's major operas, the intimate tragedy of Madama Butterfly is least in need of elaborate staging and might therefore benefit most from the close scrutiny of film. The story is domestic, the setting Spartan, the incidental characters kept to a minimum. This 1974 version, however, demonstrates that Butterfly still needs a healthy injection of proscenium arch melodrama. Director Jean-Pierre Ponelle's production strives for realism but remains unfortunately studio-bound, having neither the benefit of location filming nor the heightened reality of an opera stage. The exterior is a perpetually fog-shrouded heath of indeterminate locale; the interior is cramped and unadorned. The setting is just too prosaic to contain the epic emotions of grand opera. Thankfully, the cast is superb, headed by Placido Domingo's rakish Pinkerton and Mirella Freni's rubicund Butterfly. Their singing is incomparable, as is Herbert von Karajan's musical direction of the Vienna Phil. The singers mime to pre-recorded music, which is occasionally disconcerting since when film demands close-ups opera provides broad gestures. Musically, this Butterfly is impeccable. [+]Visually it adds nothing that could not be seen to better effect in a stage version. On the DVD: Madama Butterfly is presented disappointingly on disc in a poor NTSC transfer full of distracting graininess that makes every scene, both inside and out, look like it takes place in an omnipresent drizzle. Sound is reasonable stereo and adequate 5. 0 surround. There are subtitles in the major European languages as well as Chinese, and the booklet contains a background essay plus synopsis. -Mark Walker.
Actors & Directors
- Rome Opera House Orch And Choir
- Tito Gobbi
Review Rigoletto [1947] / ITV DVD:
![Review Decca / Rigoletto [1983]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41F0S7PBFVL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Ingvar Wixell
- Luciano Pavarotti
- Fedora Barbieri
- Edita Gruberova
- Ferruccio Furlanetto
Run time: 116 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £14.84
Review Rigoletto [1983] / Decca:
![Review Bmg Music Programming / Lesley Garrett - The Video [1998]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/411GBN66G6L._SL160_.jpg)
Release date: 1998-11-02
Run time: 60 min.
Price: £13.99
Review Lesley Garrett - The Video [1998] / Bmg Music Programming:
Actors & Directors
- Christoph Von Dohnanyi|Bryn Terfel|Catherine Malfitano|Kenneth Riegel
Run time: 109 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.00
Review Salome / Decca:
Actors & Directors
- Gwyneth Jones
- Marga Schiml
- Brian Large
- Norma Sharp
- Ortrun Wenkel
- Fritz Hübner
Price: £24.99
Review Gotterdammerung / Philips:
Actors & Directors
- Maria Chiara
- Yevgeni Nesterenko
- Brian Large
- Veriano Luchetti
- Silvano Carroli
- Francesco Memeo
Price: £10.99
Review Attila [1985] / Castlevision:
Actors & Directors
- Jeffrey Tate
- Melvyn Bragg
- Kiri Te Kanawa
- Richard Bonynge
- Nigel Wattis
- Georg Solti
Run time: 52 min.
Price: £12.99
Review Canteloube Chants D'Auvergne [1989] / Decca:
Actors & Directors
- Genoa Municipal Op Th Orch And Cho
- Luciano Pavarotti
RRP: £10.99
Price: £1.99
Review Pavarotti In Concert In China [1986] / Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd:
Actors & Directors
- Luciano Pavarotti
- Bologna Chamber Orchestra
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.94
Review The Event [1990] / 4 Front Video:
![Review Warner Music Vision / Tosca - Opera Stories [1989]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41D4TXT26WL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Daniel Oren
- Ingvar Wixell
- Arena Di Verona Chorus And Orch
- Giacomo Aragall
- Eva Marton
Run time: 54 min.
Price: £9.99
Review Tosca - Opera Stories [1989] / Warner Music Vision:
Run time: 60 min.
Price: £10.99
Review Placido Domingo - Great Scenes [1982] / Castlevision:
Release date: 1991-08-12
Run time: 30 min.
RRP: £3.99
Price: £5.97
Review Classic Opera - An Introduction To Virgin Classics On Video / Vision Video Ltd.:
Release date: 1995-10-16
Run time: 107 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £9.99
Review Cecilia Bartoli - A Portrait / Decca:
Actors & Directors
- Marietta Simpson
- Willard White
- Cynthia Clarey
- Gregg Baker
- Trevor Nunn
- Cynthia Haymon
Price: £14.99
Review Salome / EMI Classics 724349113138:Based on the original Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn. Adapted for screen by Trevor Nunn with Yves Baigneres.
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