Royal Opera - A Collection

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WorksVerdi: Otello (1992) Plácido Domingo (Otello); Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona); Sergei Leiferkus (Iago); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Sir Georg Solti Verdi: Stiffelio (1993) José Carreras (Stiffelio); Catherine Malfitano (Lina); Gregory Yurisch (Stankar); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Edward Downes Verdi: Aida (1994) Cheryl Studer (Aida); Luciana d’Intino (Amneris); Dennis O’Neill (Radamès); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Edward Downes Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto (1993) Bruce Ford (Mitridate); Jochen Kowalski (Farnace); Ann Murray (Sifare); Luba Orgonasova (Aspasia); Lillian Watson (Ismene); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Paul Daniel Gounod: Romeo et Juliette (1994) Roberto Alagna (Romeo); Leontina Vaduva (Juliette); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Charles Mackerras Strauss: Salome (1992) Maria Ewing (Salome); Michael Devlin (Jokanaan); Kenneth Riegel (Herod); Gillian Knight (Herodias); Robin Leggate (Narraboth); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Edward Downes Press Reviews"Pure gold from the top team...Here was an evening to cherish, one to go straight into the memory in firmest indelible ink...The combination of Domingo and Solti promised gold and delivered every ounce expected." (The Times - Otello) "Elijah Moshinsky's handsome Stiffelio was one of Covent Garden's greatest triumphs under a previous regime." (BBC Music Magazine - Stiffelio)"[Sir Edward Downes’] command of the score's structure, its curious blend of delicacy and bombast, of classical propriety and romantic excess, is complete and he drew superbly disciplined playing from the pit and lusty singing from the augmented chorus." (The Times - Aida)"This is, unequivocally, a red-letter night at Covent Garden." (The Sunday Times - Mitridate)"Leontina Vaduva is a touching Juliette… There's real passion in her Tomb aria… Roméo is the role that catapulted tenor Roberto Alagna into a celebrity. Best of all is Charles Mackerras conducting in the pit." (BBC Music Magazine - Romeo et Juliette ★★★★)"Maria Ewing renews her tour de force performance in the title role, one of extraordinary stamina, range, colour and agility...hers was a feat of high-class singing..." (The Evening Standard - Salome)CastPlácido Domingo (Otello - Otello)Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona - Otello)Sergei Leiferkus (Iago - Otello)José Carreras (Stiffelio - Stiffelio)Cheryl Studer (Aida - Aida)Dennis O’Neill (Radamès - Aida)Roberto Alagna (Romeo - Romeo et Juliette)Maria Ewing (Salome - Salome)Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Sir Georg Solti (Otello); Edward Downes (Salome, Aida, Stiffelio); Charles Mackerras (Romeo et Juliette ); Paul Daniel (Mitridate)ProductionCompany: The Royal OperaStage Director: David McVicar (Salome); Nicolas Joël (Romeo et Juliette); Graham Vick (Mitridate); Elijah Moshinsky (Otello; Stiffelio; Aida)Disc InformationCatalogue Number: OA1213BDRunning Time: 876 minutesSound: PCM 2.0 (AIDA, OTELLO, SALOME, STIFFELIO) DOLBY DIGITAL (MITRIDATE, ROMEO ET JULIETTE)Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Aida 16:9)Subtitles: ENLabel: Opus Arte