The Experience: Opera & Ballet Highlights [2010] – [DVD]

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Opera & Ballet: The Blu-ray Experience includes opera and ballet highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience the stunning quality of High Definition picture and sound. Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute introduction to the world of Blu-ray is a must-have purchase for opera and ballet fans alike. Blu-ray offers an outstanding audio and visual experience, with up to six times the resolution of standard definition DVD, and up to 7.1 channels of High Definition surround sound. Works: Verdi: Il trovatore – Gypsy Chorus (Royal Opera House)Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – Entrance of the Swans, Act 2 (Paris Opera Ballet) Mozart: Die Zauberflte – Aria, Queen of the Night, Act 2 (Royal Opera House)Puccini: La bohme – Che gelida manina! (Teatro Real) Gianni Schicchi – O mio babbino caro Bizet: Carmen – Habanera (Glyndebourne) Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Divertissement, Act 2 (Pacific Northwest Ballet) J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Glyndebourne)Rameau – Zoroastre – Entr’acte: Ouverture, mes tristes regards (Act 2, Sc. 1) (Drottingholm Theatre) Rossini: La cenerentola – Signora Altezza (Act I) (Glyndebourne)Bellini: Norma – Casta Diva (De Nederlandse Opera) Balanchine: Jewels – Emeralds-Final (Paris Opera Ballet) Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne – Die Zauberflte – Pa-pa-pa-pa Press Reviews “a dazzling evening in the company of a galaxy of stars from The Royal Ballet and the Royal Operaan unsurpassable celebration of opera and ballet.” (The Daily Telegraph) Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real Catalogue Number: OABD7000DRunning Time: 50 minutesSound: PCM Stereo ; PCM Surround ; DTS-HD Master ; Audio Surround ; Dolby TrueHD SurroundAspect Ratio: 1080i High Definition / 16:9Label: Opus Arte