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Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off

We're delighted to offer a more affordable way to begin or continue your opera journey, with up to 40% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray, until 14th August 2024.

Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off, William Christie (conductor)

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Showing 1 - 10 of 36 results
  • Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

    Offer,Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

    Recommended

    Lucy Crowe (Juno/Mystery), Claire Debono (Spring/First Fairy), Anna Devin (Second Fairy), Helen-Jane Howells (Eve), Carolyn Sampson (Night), Robert Burt (Mopsa), Sean Clayton (Summer), Ed Lyon (Secrecy/Adam), Adrian Ward (Autumn), Lukas Kargl (Phœbus), Desmond Barrit (Drunken Poet), Andrew Foster-Williams...

    Jonathan Kent's joyous Glyndebourne production burst[s] with opulent stagecraft...Kent is abetted by William Christie in the pit, a man of the theatre down to his gainfully-employed fingertips...Altogether... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 26th Apr 2010
    • Catalogue No: OABD7065D
    • Label: Opus Arte
    • Series: Glyndebourne

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    Blu-ray

    Original price ($36.50) Reduced price $27.25

    Region: All

    This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched.

  • Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

    Offer,Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

    Recommended

    Lucy Crowe (Juno/Mystery), Claire Debono (Spring/First Fairy), Anna Devin (Second Fairy), Helen-Jane Howells (Eve), Carolyn Sampson (Night), Robert Burt (Mopsa), Sean Clayton (Summer), Ed Lyon (Secrecy/Adam), Adrian Ward (Autumn), Lukas Kargl (Phœbus), Desmond Barrit (Drunken Poet), Andrew Foster-Williams...

    Jonathan Kent's joyous Glyndebourne production burst[s] with opulent stagecraft...Kent is abetted by William Christie in the pit, a man of the theatre down to his gainfully-employed fingertips...Altogether... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 26th Apr 2010
    • Catalogue No: OA1031D
    • Label: Opus Arte
    • Series: Glyndebourne

    Awards:

    2 DVD Videos

    Original price ($36.50) Reduced price $27.25

    Format: NTSC, Region: All

    This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched.

  • Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

    Offer,Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

    Recommended

    Sarah Connolly (Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra), Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), Christopher Maltman (Achilla) & Rachid Ben Abdeslam (Nireno)

    The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie...

    David McVicar's 2005 staging, revived the following summer, provoked a deal of contrasting views among the critical fraternity but was adored by the Glyndebourne public. Chief cause of their... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…
    • Release Date: 2nd Mar 2009
    • Catalogue No: OABD7024D
    • Label: Opus Arte
    • Series: Glyndebourne

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    2 Blu-rays

    Original price ($42.75) Reduced price $32.00

    Region: All

    This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched.

  • Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea

    Offer,Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea

    Recommended

    Philippe Jaroussky (Nerone), Danielle de Niese (Poppea), Anna Bonitatibus (Ottavia), Max Emanuel Cencic (Ottone)

    Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

    Danielle de Niese brings this production to life…camerawork and sound are very good indeed - the former is not too ‘busy’ and the latter is especially effective when heard on a decent audio... — MusicWeb International, November 2012 More…
    • Release Date: 2nd Apr 2012
    • Catalogue No: 0709519
    • Label: Erato

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    2 DVD Videos

    Original price ($22.25) Reduced price $17.75

    Format: NTSC, Region: All

    In stock

    Usually despatched within 1 working day

  • Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

    Offer,Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

    Recommended

    Sarah Connolly (Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra), Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), Christopher Maltman (Achilla)

    The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) & David McVicar...

    David McVicar's 2005 staging, revived the following summer, provoked a deal of contrasting views among the critical fraternity but was adored by the Glyndebourne public. Chief cause of their... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…
    • Release Date: 3rd Apr 2006
    • Catalogue No: OA0950D
    • Label: Opus Arte
    • Series: Glyndebourne

    Awards:

    3 DVD Videos

    Original price ($42.75) Reduced price $32.00

    Format: NTSC, Region: All

    Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days

  • Purcell: King Arthur, Z628

    Offer,Purcell: King Arthur, Z628

    Véronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Susannah Waters, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton & Jonathan Best

    Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

    … first-hand knowledge of the full literary context is reflected in the aplomb, confidence and sheer artistry of Christie’s characterizations … All the best numbers are magically conjured, atmospheric... — Gramophone Magazine, November 1995 More…
    • Release Date: 6th Dec 2010
    • Catalogue No: 2564677434
    • Label: Erato

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    2 CDs

    Original price ($16.00) Reduced price $13.50

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    Usually despatched within 1 working day

  • Lully: Atys

    Offer,Lully: Atys

    Bernard Richter (Atys), Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Cybele), Emmanuele De Negri (Sangaride), Nicolas Rivenq (Célénus), Marc Mauillon (Idas), Sophie Daneman (Doris), Jaël Azzaretti (Mélisse), Paul Agnew (Dieu du Sommeil), Cyril Auvity (Morphée), Bernard Deletre (Le Temps/Le Fleuve Sangar), Les Arts Florissants,...

    These excellent singer-actors tread a fine line between sincerity and send-up...Les Arts Florissants excel themselves. The sumptuous realm of le roi soleil is here brilliantly evoked. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 10th Sep 2021
    • Catalogue No: NBD0132V
    • Label: Naxos

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    Blu-ray

    Original price ($35.50) Reduced price $27.75

    Region: All

    Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days

  • Lully: Atys

    Offer,Lully: Atys

    Bernard Richter (Atys), Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Cybele), Emmanuele De Negri (Sangaride), Nicolas Rivenq (Célénus), Marc Mauillon (Idas), Sophie Daneman (Doris), Jaël Azzaretti (Mélisse), Paul Agnew (Dieu du Sommeil), Cyril Auvity (Morphée), Bernard Deletre (Le Temps/Le Fleuve Sangar), Les Arts Florissants,...

    These excellent singer-actors tread a fine line between sincerity and send-up...Les Arts Florissants excel themselves. The sumptuous realm of le roi soleil is here brilliantly evoked. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 10th Sep 2021
    • Catalogue No: 2110694-95
    • Label: Naxos

    Awards:

    2 DVD Videos

    Original price ($35.50) Reduced price $27.75

    Region: All

    Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days

  • Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea

    Offer,Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea

    Sonya Yoncheva (Poppea), Kate Lindsey (Nerone), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

    • Release Date: 22nd Jul 2022
    • Catalogue No: HAF893262224
    • Label: Harmonia Mundi

    3 CDs

    Original price ($28.25) Reduced price $23.00

    In stock

    Usually despatched within 1 working day

  • Cavalli: La Didone

    Offer,Cavalli: La Didone

    Anna Bonitatibus (Didone), Kresimir Spicer (Enea), Xavier Sabata (larba), Maria Streijffert (Ecuba) & Katherine Watson (Cassandra)

    Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) & Clément Hervieu-Léger (director)

    It's a fascinating piece. Cavalli treats Giovanni Busenello's libretto with dignity in a responsive setting...So, too, does Hervieu-Leger, capturing its complex narrative and emotional interaction... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 30th Jul 2012
    • Catalogue No: OA1080D
    • Label: Opus Arte

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    DVD Video

    Original price ($30.50) Reduced price $23.00

    Format: NTSC, Region: All

    This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched.

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