Lewis Carroll’s ever-popular story provides the basis for Christopher Wheeldon’s spectacular new work, starring Royal Ballet Principal Lauren Cuthbertson. Captivating designs by Bob Crowley, an engaging and passionate score by Joby Talbot, and Wheeldon’s breathtaking choreography combine to produce in the words of The Times ‘spectacular family entertainment brought to life with enormous theatrical …
David McVicar’s powerful 2008 production of Oscar Wilde’sbible-based drama takes the controversially disturbing film Salòme asits visual reference, setting it in a debauched palace in Nazi Germany. Strauss’s ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy conjured by an international cast led by Nadja Michael in the title role. Filmed for the big screen with High Definition …
David McVicar’s production of Die Meistersinger is updated to the early-19th century of Wagner’s childhood. At the center of the cast is Gerald Finley, an ’eminently believable’ Sachs, supported by the dynamic conducting of Vladimir Jurowski which uses Glyndebourne’s special intimacy to focus on the subtlety of Wagner’s musical and dramatic counterpoint. …
Alina Cojocatu, Johan Kobborg, Marianela Nunez, and Martin Harvey perform in this Royal Ballet production of the Adam ballet conducted by Boris Gruzin. …
Lauren Cuthbertson, Frederico Bonelli. Maybe yoursaw the live cinema broadcast performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s classic ballet interpretation of William Shakespeare’s classic play. Now you can own it on DVD. Filmed at Covent Garden, it is a thrilling piece of dance. 2012/color/158 min/NR/widescreen. …
Dorothee Gilbert, Mathias Heymann, Jose Martinez, and Fabrice Bourgeois perform in this Opera national de Paris production of the Delibes/Bart opera conducted by Koen Kessels. …
Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRea, Gary Avis, Iohna Loots, and Richardo Cervera are featured in this 2009 Royal Ballet production of the Tchaikovsky ballet conducted by Koen Kessels. …
Simon Keenlyside, Dorothea Roeschmann, Will Hartmann, Diana Damrau, and Franz-Josef Selig star in this Royal Opera production of the Mozart opera conducted by Sir Colin Davis. …
Topi Lehtipuu, Luca Pisaroni, Nicholas Rivenq, Miah Persson, Anke Vondung, and Ainhoa Garmendia star in this production of the Mozart opera with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Glyndebourne Chorus conducted by Ivan Fischer. …
This box set is filled with five stunning operas from Benjamin Britten. Richard Jones’ production of “Peter Grimes” has been transposed to a merciless 1980s society. The outstanding Sarah Connolly stars, alongside Christopher Maltman, in “The Rape of Lucretia.” The 2010 Glyndebourne Festival Opera performed “Billy Budd,” produced by Michael Grandage. This opera stars Jacques Imbrailo as the …