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Vivere Live in Tuscany [DVD/CD]

Actors: Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, David Foster, Chris Botti, Heather Headley
ASIN : B0010YPTGU
Sales Rank : 2183
Brand : UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
Studio : Decca
Region Code : 1
Format : Widescreen, NTSC, Digital Sound
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0602517602694
UPC : 602517602694
Number Of Discs : 1
Release Date : December 29, 2008
Publisher : Decca
Manufacturer : Decca
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Label : Decca
Running Time : 137

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Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli grew up in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany, where his family still farms nearby. Last July, on the slopes of his ancient hill town, a special theater was constructed for a one-night-only concert of his greatest popular hits along with new songs performed to honor the occasion. Some famous musical friends dropped by and the magical result is Andrea Bocelli - Vivere - Live in Tuscany, premiering this December on PBS.

Joining Andrea for the new songs are "grandissimo sassofonista" Kenny G, trumpeter Chris Botti, piano virtuoso Lang Lang, Italian pop star Eliza, and legendary musician, songwriter and producer David Foster. Helping with the hits: favorite divas Sarah Brightman, Heather Headley and Laura Pausini.

Surveying the breathtaking landscape that provides the backdrop for the festivities, Bocelli introduces the telecast with the passion of a true Toscano. "It's my land," he says, "a land that loves silence as much as I do. If I break this silence with my voice, it's because I want to pay tribute. Music penetrates this land; it flows across it and flies off far away. It's a message of love."

Musical highlights include the song that launched Bocelli's career, "Il Mare Calmo Della Sera"; the one that brought him international stardom, "Time to Say Goodbye," in duet with Sarah Brightman; Laura Pausini joining him for "Dare to Live" ("Vivere"); Bocelli and Heather Headley reprising the popular "Vivo Per Lei," plus several new selections from the just-released The Best of Andrea Bocelli - Vivere album (Sugar Music/Decca). Also featured is a meltingly romantic medley of songs from his 2006 collection, Amore: "Bésame Mucho," "Somos Novios" ("It's Impossible") and "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You."

Disc: 1 (Live CD)
1. ITALIA (Featuring Chris Botti on trumpet)
2. LA VOCE DEL SILENZIO (Duet with Elisa)
3. MEDLEY: Besame Mucho, Somos Novios (It's impossible), Can't Help Falling in Love
4. CANTO DELLA TERRA (Duet with Sarah Brightman)
5. MILLE LUNE MILLE ONDE
6. ROMANZA
7. SE LA GENTE USASSE IL CUORE (Studio Version)
8. DOMANI (Studio Version)

Disc: 2 (Live Concert DVD)
1. MELODRAMMA
2. ROMANZA
3. A TE (Featuring Kenny G on soprano saxophone)
4. VIVO PER LEI (Duet with Heather Headley)
5. IO CI SARÒ (Featuring Lang Lang on piano)
6. HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY no. 2 in C sharp minor (Performed by Lang Lang)
7. LA VOCE DEL SILENZIO (Duet with Elisa)
8. DANCING (Performed by Elisa)
9. CANTO DELLA TERRA (Duet with Sarah Brightman)
10. BELLISSIME STELLE
11. MEDLEY: Besame Mucho/Somos Novios (It's impossible)/ Can't Help Falling in Love
12. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
13. THE PRAYER (Duet with Heather Headley)
14. ITALIA (Featuring Chris Botti on trumpet)
15. DARE TO LIVE (Vivere) (Duet with Laura Pausini)
16. SOGNO
17. IL MARE CALMO DELLA SERA
18. TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (Con te partirò) (Duet with Sarah Brightman)
DVD Bonus Material Includes: Photo gallery and behind the scenes interviews and more
Bocelli Vivere Live In Tuscany will be available in both digipak and amaray versions—-each with DVD and CD components.

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Luciano Pavarotti: Life in Seven Arias

Actor: Luciano Pavarotti
ASIN : B001G5SDIE
Sales Rank : 3990
Director : Luciano Pavarotti
Studio : Decca
Region Code : 1
Format : Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0044007433140
UPC : 044007433140
Release Date : December 18, 2008
Publisher : Decca
Manufacturer : Decca
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Label : Decca
Running Time : 83

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The extraordinary documentary from the BBC tells the story of Luciano Pavarotti's remarkable career through the eyes of some of his colleagues and the arias that made him famous! With the use of extensive archival performance footage, interviews and film from the BBC, this documentary is an in-depth appreciation of the most popular opera singer of modern times. Interviews with Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé, Juan Diego Flórez, Renata Scotto and others. Highlighted arias from La Bohème, La Fille du Régiment, L'Elisir d'Amore, Rigoletto, Tosca, Turandot as well as Panis Angelicus and Ingemisco. Additionally, extensive rare performance clips are included from The Metropolitan Opera and many other houses.

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Tommy

Actors: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Eric Clapton
ASIN : B00000K3TV
Sales Rank : 3121
Director : Ken Russell
Brand : Sony
Studio : Sony Pictures
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767818131
ISBN : 076781813X
UPC : 043396026117
Release Date : December 28, 1999
Publisher : Sony Pictures
Manufacturer : Sony Pictures
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Label : Sony Pictures
Running Time : 111

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Ken russells adaptation of the whos rock opera. Special features: full screen and widescreen version 2-channel dolby surround sound or dolby digital 5.0 subtitles: english french spanish talent files and audio restoration production notes. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Starring: Roger Daltrey Ann-margret Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Pg

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If you've ever wanted to hear Jack Nicholson sing (or try to) or marvel at the sight of Ann-Margret drunkenly cavorting in a cascade of baked beans, Tommy is the movie you've been waiting for. As it turns out, the Who's brilliant rock opera is sublimely matched to director Ken Russell's penchant for cinematic excess, and this 1975 production finds Russell at the peak of his filmmaking audacity. It's a fever-dream of musical bombast, custom-fit to the thematic ambition of Pete Townshend's epic rock drama, revolving around the titular "deaf, dumb, and blind kid" (played by Who vocalist Roger Daltrey) who survives the childhood trauma that stole his senses to become a Pinball Wizard messiah in Townshend's grandiose attack on the hypocrisy of organized religion.

The story is remarkably coherent considering the hypnotic dream-state induced by Russell's visuals. Tommy's odyssey is rendered through wall-to-wall music, each song representing a pivotal chapter in Tommy's chronology, from the bloodstream shock of "The Acid Queen" (performed to the hilt by Tina Turner) to Nicholson's turn as a well-intentioned physician, Elton John's towering rendition of "Pinball Wizard," and Daltrey's epiphanous rendition of "I'm Free." Other performers include Eric Clapton and (most outrageously) the Who's drummer Keith Moon, and through it all Russell is almost religiously faithful to Townshend's artistic vision. Although it divided critics when first released, Tommy now looks likes a minor classic of gonzo cinema, worthy of the musical genius that fueled its creation. --Jeff Shannon

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The Three Tenors Christmas

Actors: Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarott, Maralin Niska, Ingvar Wixell, James Levine
ASIN : B00004ZERW
Sales Rank : 11351
Director : Jose Carreras
Brand : CARRERAS/DOMINGO/PAVAROTTI
Studio : Sony
Region Code : 1
Format : Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780738919157
ISBN : 0738919152
UPC : 696998906396
Release Date : December 07, 2000
Publisher : Sony
Manufacturer : Sony
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Label : Sony
Running Time : 81

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Media Type: DVD
Artist: CARRERAS/DOMINGO/PAVAROTTI
Title: THREE TENORS CHRISTMAS
Street Release Date: 11/07/2000
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Genre: XMAS VIDEO

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Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

Actors: Tina Arena, Michael Ball, Antonio Banderas, Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately
ASIN : B00005NGAE
Sales Rank : 4863
Director : David Mallet
Brand : Universal
Studio : Universal Studios
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Soundtrack, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783246062
ISBN : 0783246064
UPC : 025192093128
Release Date : December 30, 2001
Publisher : Universal Studios
Manufacturer : Universal Studios
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Running Time : 127

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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/04/2003 Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Nr

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In 1998 a concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrated Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday and featured more than two hours of hits from a body of work spanning almost three decades. In this keepsake of a memorable night, star after star steps on to a massive, Eurovision-style set to revisit golden moments in their long association with Britain's most successful composer of musicals. Elaine Paige in big frocks and an even bigger voice delivers "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "Memory" with her usual power; Michael Ball and Donny Osmond stretch the last vestiges of boyish charm to the very limits but still sound great; and Boyzone gets the youth vote. Then there are Kiri Te Kanawa, Bonnie Tyler, Tina Arena, and, of course, another encore for brother Julian Lloyd Webber and those Variations on the cello. But the stars are Sir Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Brightman in an outstanding selection from The Phantom of the Opera (probably his best work), Antonio Banderas (who really can sing), and Glenn Close, a stupendous, moving Norma Desmond in songs from Sunset Boulevard. All in all, a deserved celebration for someone who has given so many people a great deal of pleasure, and a treat for musicals fans of all ages. --Piers Ford

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Adams: Doctor Atomic

Actors: Finley, Rivera, Owens, Fink, Maddalena
ASIN : B001BSH18O
Sales Rank : 5345
Director : Sellars, Renes
Studio : Bbc / Opus
Region Code : 0
Format : Classical, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0809478009986
UPC : 809478009986
Number Of Discs : 2
Release Date : December 30, 2008
Publisher : Bbc / Opus
Manufacturer : Bbc / Opus
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Label : Bbc / Opus
Running Time : 230

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The longing to overcome human boundaries lead the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to begin an experiment that formed a threat to the whole of humanity, and whose scientific results still do today. The question of the moral implications of the atomic bomb is raised in John Adams opera, just as much as that of the influence on the private lives of the main characters. Doctor Atomic is the fifth work to result from almost twenty years of collaboration between the American composer and his fellow American director and Erasmus Prize-winner Peter Sellars. Doctor Atomic concerns itself with the work of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists at the test site of the first atomic bomb outside Los Alamos, New Mexico during the lead-up to the first detonation. As Zero Hour relentlessly approaches and conditions become less and less favorable, individual tensions build feverishly and Oppenheimer and his staff struggle with the moral implications of their work on 'the Gadget', and the strong possibility of global annihilation. Recorded in high definition video and true surround sound, John Adams' fascinating, overwhelming score and Peter Sellars' forceful staging (and TV direction) portray Oppenheimer, exquisitely sung by Gerald Finley, as a profoundly troubled man, at odds with himself but moving inexorably forward, representative of the great ethical dilemmas of humanity itself.

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Sarah Brightman - Live from Las Vegas

Actor: Sarah Brightman
ASIN : B00062IDHE
Sales Rank : 8550
Studio : Angel Records
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Live, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0724359959399
UPC : 724359959399
Release Date : December 19, 2004
Publisher : Angel Records
Manufacturer : Angel Records
Label : Angel Records
Running Time : 210

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Recorded in March 2004 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas during Sarah Brightman’s Harem World Tour, this new live CD and DVD (sold separately) demonstrates the musical seductress’s penchant for fusing musical genres- musical theater, classical, rock and world music- and plays like a collection of greatest hits performed live. The DVD will be a double-disc containing the entire Las Vegas show on Disc 1 (approx. run time of 110 minutes). The show was filmed with 18 cameras and directed by world-renown David Mallet (projects include Cher, Celine Dion, Cirque du Soleil, and the Three Tenors). Disc 2 features more than 1 hour of bonus footage: The making of…, all access backstage footage, multiple angle views, photo gallery of 100+photos and an interactive Harem quiz with a special prize

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Puccini: La Boheme (Live from the Met)

Actors: Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhoa Arteta, Ramon Vargas, Ludovic Tezier, Quinn Kelsey
ASIN : B001DHE9KG
Sales Rank : 5987
Studio : EMI Classics
Region Code : 0
Format : Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 5099921741791
Number Of Discs : 1
Release Date : December 16, 2008
Publisher : EMI Classics
Manufacturer : EMI Classics
Label : EMI Classics
Running Time : 120

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The Metropolitan Opera's acclaimed Live in High-Definition series, which projects live performances into theaters across the globe, has met with unprecedented critical and commercial success and has made opera convenient and affordable to millions of viewers worldwide. Now, EMI Classics is proud to collaborate with The Met to release 6 new DVDs made from these broadcast performances.

Puccini's immortal classic of love and loss, with Franco Zeffirelli's sumptuous, iconic production and Nicola Luisotti's expressive conducting. Angela Gheorghiu, the leading Puccini soprano of our time, reprises the role of Mimì, while tenor Ramón Vargas gives a sensitive reading of Rodolfo. All these forces combine for a truly definitive performance of this beloved opera!

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Franco Zeffirelli’s production of La Bohème is a perennial favorite at New York’s Metropolitan Opera and it retains its power in this 2008 performance. Its large-scale settings and especially an Act II set that looks as if half the 1890’s Paris Latin Quarter has been beamed direct to the MET. It’s been criticized as an over-the-top spectacle, but as well as bringing breath-taking realism to the stage, it’s bursting with energy and directorial flair. The individuals making up the large crowds milling in front of the Café Momus each have some little stage business to do, giving the audience the feeling of participating in the onstage street festival. Zeffirelli’s detailed directing even extends to the snow-filled Act III, where shadowy figures walk across the background hill in the distance while the principals are up front. While Zeffirelli’s conception tends to scant the opera’s intimate scenes in the theatre, on DVD those scenes make heightened impact. TV director Gary Halvorson’s establishing shots show a cutaway of the bohemians’ little garret precariously poised atop a sharply raked house, but he soon cuts to closeups of the playing space and the singers, creating a sense of warm interplay of personalities unavailable to the theatre audience.

The MET provides a luxurious cast to complement the sumptuous setting. Tenor Ramón Vargas is an excellent Rodolfo, singing with passion, imaginative phrasing, and coloring his beautiful lyric voice to fit the text. Mimi is Angela Gheorghiu, always a stellar singing actress. Here she sings with a sensitivity to match her Rodolfo, exquisitely coloring her voice, as in her Mi chiamano Mimi, where she thins her voice at the start and then opens it out to bloom when she sings of the approach of spring. As an actress, she’s best after the first Act, when she abandons the coy, girlish tics that seem out of place. In the last Act, she’s profoundly moving in the death scene, as is Vargas, who is touching in his portrayal of Rodolfo’s desperation and sense of loss. Baritone Ludovic Tézier’s Marcello is well sung, as is soprano Ainhoa Arteta’s Musetta, the latter delivering a sparkling Quando me’n vo’ in the Café Momus scene. Rodolfo’s pals, Oren Gradus as Colline and Quinn Kelsey as Schaunard, are excellent, and veteran bass Paul Plishka contributes some nice comic turns as Benoit and Alcindoro. --Dan Davis

La Bohème is an all-regions disc in 16:9 ratio. Sound options include PCM Stereo and DTS 5.1 Surround. Sung in Italian, subtitles include English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Extras include backstage interviews by Renée Fleming and a short tribute, "Zeffirelli at the Met."

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