Verdi, Giuseppe
Summary: The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca Music Group Classics 2011
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA AIDSummary: Tells of the struggle between the Russians Polovtsian nomads, of Prince Igor's capture and escape from his noble opponent, Kon Konchak, and the love between Igor's son, Vladimir, and Konchak's daughter, Konchakovna; based on The song of Igor's campaign (Slovo o polku Igoreve).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Video Artists International 2010
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA PRISummary: HMS Pinafore: Ralph Rackstraw, a humble sailor, is smitten with the captain's daughter, Josephine, a woman far above his social rank. When Josephine declares her love for Ralph, the couple decide to elope. Their plans are thwarted, but the lovers are reunited when Ralph's true social position is revealed. Trial by jury: Jurors and reporters gather in a courtroom for a much-publicized case...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2005
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA GILWagner, Richard
Summary: The four operas of The Ring Cycle.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2012
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA RINSummary: Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2011
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MADSummary: A Saint Petersburg official wakes up one morning to find that his nose has disappeared from his face and has assumed a life of its own, pretending to be human.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: VAI 2010
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA NOSNetrebko, Anna.
Contents: The gypsy princess = Die Csárdásfürstin. Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland / Emmerich Kálmán -- Der Opernball. Im chambre séparée / Richard Heuberger -- Giuditta. Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiss / Franz Lehár -- Louise. Depuis le jour / Gustave Charpentier -- Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Barcarolle / Jacques Offenbach -- Vier Lieder, op. 27. Cäcilie / Richard Strauss -- Peer Gynt : op....
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL NETSummary: "When Daisy Werthan, a widowed, 72-year-old Jewish woman living in midcentury Atlanta, is deemed too old to drive, her son hires Hoke Colburn, an African American man, to serve as her chauffeur. What begins as a troubled and hostile pairing, soon blossoms into a profound, life-altering friendship that transcends all the societal boundaries placed between them. This iconic tale of pride,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015