The Blu Ray Experience: Opera and Ballet Highlights [Blu-ray]

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 Zauberflöte - Aria, Queen of the Night, Act 2 (Royal Opera House)
Puccini: La bohème - 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, À 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 Zauberflöte - Pa-pa-pa-pa

Press Reviews
"…a dazzling evening in the company of a galaxy of stars from The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera…an unsurpassable celebration of opera and ballet." (The Daily Telegraph)


Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real

Production
Company: Various Artists

Disc Information
Catalogue Number: OABD7000D
Running Time: 50 minutes
Sound: PCM Stereo ; PCM Surround ; DTS-HD Master ; Audio Surround ; Dolby TrueHD Surround
Aspect Ratio: 1080i High Definition / 16:9
Label: Opus Arte