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Release Date: 09/04/2007 Label: Kultur Video Catalog #: 4228 Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) Composer: Giacomo Puccini, Umberto Giordano, Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Strauss Jr. Performer: Ileana Cotrubas, Neil Shicoff, Placido Domingo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Barbara Hendricks, Renato Bruson, Katia Ricciarelli, Hermann Prey, Rosalind Plowright, Franco Bonisolli, Giorgio Zancanaro, Ingvar Wixell, Eva Martón, Giacomo Aragall, Fiorenza Cossotto, Maria Chiara, Nicola Martinucci, Vladimir Atlantov, Piero Cappuccilli, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov
Number of Discs: 5 
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Opera Stories is a series of ten programs, each telling the story of a single opera, each bringing the drama and emotion of the plot vividly to life. Charlton Heston narrates each program from, as nearly as possible, the original location stipulated by the composer.
This 5 DVD set includes ten operas. The operas selected for the series are: Ernani Il Trovatore Aida Otello Falstaff La Bohème Andrea Chénier Manon Lescaut Tosca Die Fledermaus Extensive performance excerpts are taken from the full length opera recordings.
Writers:
• Gerald Sinstadt
Format: Dolby 2.0, NTSC |
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| 1. |
La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini | ||||
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Performer:
Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano),
Neil Shicoff (Tenor)
Period: Romantic Written: 1896; Italy |
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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini | ||||
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Performer:
Placido Domingo (Tenor),
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1893; Italy |
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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano | ||||
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Performer:
Placido Domingo (Tenor),
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1896; Italy |
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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi | ||||
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Performer:
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano),
Renato Bruson (Baritone),
Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1893; Italy |
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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss Jr. | ||||
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Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano),
Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Period: Romantic Written: 1874; Vienna, Austria |
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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi | ||||
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Performer:
Rosalind Plowright (Soprano),
Franco Bonisolli (Tenor),
Giorgio Zancanaro (Baritone)
Period: Romantic Written: 1853; Italy |
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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini | ||||
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Performer:
Ingvar Wixell (Baritone),
Eva Martón (Soprano),
Giacomo Aragall (Tenor)
Period: Romantic Written: 1900; Italy |
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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi | ||||
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Performer:
Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano),
Maria Chiara (Soprano),
Nicola Martinucci (Tenor)
Period: Romantic Written: 1871; Italy |
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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi | ||||
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Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano),
Vladimir Atlantov (Tenor),
Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
Period: Romantic Written: 1887; Italy |
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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi | ||||
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Performer:
Renato Bruson (Baritone),
Placido Domingo (Tenor),
Mirella Freni (Soprano),
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass) Period: Romantic Written: 1844; Italy |
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