Mozart Opera Heaven! The Complete Mozart Operas – 33 DVD Set
Mozart opera fans, this is surely your idea of heaven!
The Complete Mozart Operas, is a new release of 33 High-Definition DVDs which contain performances of all of Mozart’s, including his early and lesser-known operas, every Singspiel, and orchestration of scenic fragments, presented over 47 hours of live recordings, 112 solo performers, 14 directors and 16 conductors including 12 orchestras. It is the largest audio-visual Mozart project of all time.
Artists featured include Anna Netrebko, Ana Maria Martínez, Magdalena Kožená, Diana Damrau, Thomas Hampson, the Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Daniel Harding.
These live recordings were the culmination of the Mozart Year celebration in 2006. All the Salzburg Festival’s own productions appear recorded in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, presented in this deluxe edition with subtitles in Italian (only if original language), English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese,
Included are ‘making-of’ bonus material, artist interviews and rehearsal excerpts, providing insight into the Festivals preparation and an introduction to the music. Many of the lesser-known works included in this set have not been seen in any video format before this set was originally issued.
This collection recognizes and honours Mozart’s life, 225 years after his death, and is the perfect accompaniment to the landmark Mozart 225 Complete Edition.
The DVDs are packaged in a soft touch case with magnetic close fastening, with artwork complementing the Mozart 225 Complete Edition.
REPERTOIRE
APOLLO ET HYACINTHUS: Kiener, Karg, Tretjakova, Schlosser · Hofer Sinfonieorchester der Universität Mozarteum · Josef Wallnig
DIE SCHULDIGKEIT DES ERSTEN GEBOTS: Watanabe, Berchtold, Schuster, Sonn, Karg · Hofer Sinfonieorchester der Universität Mozarteum · Josef Wallnig
ASCANIO IN ALBA: Kupke, Prina, Sandis, Reid, Damrau · Orchestra of the Mannheim Nationaltheater · Adam Fischer
BASTIEN UND BASTIENNE: Ovenden, Mijanović, Kleiter, Selig, Bespalovaite, Johnston · Junge Philharmonie Salzburg · Elisabeth Fuchs
DER SCHAUSPIELDIREKTOR: Ovenden, Mijanović, Kleiter, Selig, Bespalovaite, Johnston · Junge Philharmonie Salzburg · Elisabeth Fuchs
BETULIA LIBERATA: Ovenden, Mijanović, Kleiter, Selig, Bespalovaite, Johnston · Münchener Kammerorchester · Christoph Poppen
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO: Schade, Röschmann, Cangemi, Kasarova, Ernman, Pisaroni · Wiener Philharmoniker · Nikolaus Harnoncourt
COSÌ FAN TUTTE: Martínez, Koch, Mathey, Degout, Allen, Donath · Wiener Philharmoniker · Manfred Honeck
DON GIOVANNI: Hampson, D’Arcangelo, Schäfer, Diener, Bayrakdarian, Lloyd, Beczala, Pisaroni · Wiener Philharmoniker · Daniel Harding
DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL: Aikin, Farcas, Castronovo, Kerschbaum, Hawlata · Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra · Ivor Bolton
LA FINTA GIARDINIERA: Graham-Hall, Reinprecht, Ainsley, Gens, Donose, Kučerová, Werba · Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra · Ivor Bolton
IDOMENEO: Vargas, Kožená, Siurina, Harteros, Francis, Leggate, Groissböck, Schlager · Camerata Salzburg · Michael Hofstetter
“IRRFAHRTEN I”: LA FINTA SEMPLICE: Hartelius, Wagner, Klink, Comparato, Moi, Ovenden, Turk, Hamre, Tenta · Camerata Salzburg · Michael Hofstetter
“IRRFAHRTEN II”: ABENDEMPFINDUNG: Murray, Hamre, Smith · Camerata Salzburg · Michael Hofstetter
“IRRFAHRTEN III”: REX TREMENDUS · L´OCA DEL CAIRO · LO SPOSO DELUSO: Wagner, Martins, Ovenden, Hartelius, Turk, Klink, Moi, Murray · Camerata Salzburg · Michael Hofstetter
LUCIO SILLA: Saccà, Massis, Bacelli, Cangemi, Kleiter, Ferrari · Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice, Venice · Tomáš Netopil
MITRIDATE, RE DI PONTO: Croft, Or, Persson, Mehta, Bohlin, Lee, Bertin · Les Musiciens du Louvre – Grenoble · Marc Minkowski
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO: Netrebko, Skovhus, Röschmann, D’Arcangelo, Schäfer, McLaughlin · Wiener Philharmoniker · Nikolaus Harnoncourt
IL RE PASTORE: Spicer, Dasch, Petersen, Rahdjian, Karasiak · Balthasar Neumann Ensemble · Thomas Hengelbrock
IL SOGNO DI SCIPIONE: Nacoski, Fribo, Bobro, Paton, Sellier, Kovalko Kärnten · Symphony Orchestra · Robin Ticciati
ZAIDE · ADAMA (Chaya Czernowin): Erdmann, Lehtipuu, Reuter, Ainsley, Girolami, Frenkel, Windmüller, Fischer, Lorenger, Grawert · Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik · Ivor Bolton, Johannes Kalitzke
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE: Pape, Groves, Grundheber, Damrau, Kühmeier, Gerhaher, Bespalovaite, Ulrich · Wiener Philharmoniker · Riccardo Muti
Available through ABC Classics.
