Verdi: Complete Operas Box Set - Opus Arte DVD Collection (2014, NTSC) | Perfect for Opera Lovers & Classical Music Collectors

This inimitable collection unites three masterworks by the Italian operatic giant Giuseppe Verdi in a five-DVD set that is essential viewing for enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Internationally acclaimed stars perform the title roles, with a combination of lavish costume design and magical staging characterising these celebrated productions from three of the world's greatest opera houses. Extra features include the BBC documentary Verdi through the Looking Glass. Works: AIDA Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Aida - Daniela Dessì Amneris - Elisabetta Fiorillo Radamès - Fabio Armiliato Amonasro - Juan Pons Ramfis - Roberto Scandiuzzi Conductor - Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez Stage - Director José Antonio Gutiérrez LA TRAVIATA Teatro Real, Madrid Violetta Valéry - Norah Amsellem Flora Bervoix - Itxaro Mentxaka Annina - María Espada Alfredo Germont - José Bros Giorgio Germont - Renato Bruson Conductor - Jesús López Cobos Stage Director - Pier Luigi Pizzi RIGOLETTO The Royal Opera Duke of Mantua - Marcelo Álvarez Rigoletto - Paolo Gavanelli Gilda - Christine Schäfer Sparafucile - Eric Halfvarson Maddalena - Graciela Araya Conductor - Sir Edward Downes Stage Director - David McVicar Press Reviews "With stunning costumes, excellent surround sound and a superb cast, this sumptuous production will please any opera fan." (new-classics.com - Aida ) "Norah Amsellem's Violetta flourishes - vocally and dramatically, nothing is a challenge to her...Thanks to Pizzi's intelligence, every detail in the action works in this production...Jesus Lopez Cobos’ maturity is astonishing...his perfect conducting looks for emotion and finds it...