Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Summary: Tchaikovsky's most popular opera, the tale of a lovelorn girl and a jaded aristocrat. Star soprano Renée Fleming sings the role of Tatiana for the first time at the Met in Tchaikovsky's operatic masterpiece. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings the title role with Ramón Vargas as Lenski. Filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca Music Group Limited 2007
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA EUGVerdi, 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: The action takes place between 1598 and 1605. It concerns the reign of Tsar Boris Godunov who has murdered the Tsarevich Dmitri in order to obtain the succession, and the challenge made to it by the Pretender Dmitri.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Philips 2002
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA BORPuccini, Giacomo
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2009