Opus Arte

Love and duty collide and nations clash in 's monumental political drama, , starring Elena Stikhina, Francesco Meli, Agnieszka Rehlis & Ludovic Tézier.

"A five-star performance of a five-star opera ..." (The Daily Express)

Princess Aida has been kidnapped: a valuable prize in a war between Egypt and Ethiopia. Meanwhile, the ambitious soldier Radames wrestles with his feelings for her. As they draw closer together, each must make an agonising choice between their loyalty to home, and their love for each other.

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Royal Ballet And Opera
Antonio Pappano

Desilusionado con la vida, el anciano filósofo Fausto pide ayuda a Satán. El diablo Méphistophélès aparece y hace un trato con el filósofo: Fausto puede tener la juventud y el amor de la bella Margarita, pero sólo a cambio de su alma... Nueva version del The Royal Opera House disponible ahora aquí https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1330DNE

Coming soon! Dvořák's Rusalka at The Royal Opera House, starring Asmik Grigorian. Available on DVD & Blu-ray Friday 24th May 2024.

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📷 Camilla Greenwell

💿 Our newest audio release! Raymonda, performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic and Gavin Sutherland.

🎶 This studio recording of Alexander Glazunov's Raymonda was created for the 2022 performance by English National Ballet, with a score adapted and edited by Gavin Sutherland and Lars Payne. Following the epic journey of love and courage inspired by the spirit of Florence Nightingale, this lavish orchestral adaptation retains the best of Glazunov's 19th-century original score, updating it to match the dramatic new narrative choreographed by Tamara Rojo.

Buy the CD here: https://naxos.lnk.to/OACD9051DFB
Also available to stream on Spotify & Apple Music

Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) was a musical revolutionary who championed the new style of music that replaced intricate Renaissance counterpoint with the more theatrical music of the early Baroque.

This Opus Arte collection which brings together Monteverdi's three surviving operas: the splendorous L’Orfeo and, from later in his life, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and L’incoronazione di Poppea with their visceral passions and dramatic dilemmas, all elements that have animated the history of opera for centuries. John Eliot Gardiner’s acclaimed Monteverdi 450 series of semi-staged performances produced in Venice’s historical Teatro La Fenice is a living confirmation that Monteverdi ‘will be sighed for in later ages, for his compositions will surely outlive the ravages of time.’

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BLURAY - https://naxos.lnk.to/OABD7300BDFA

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

DVD + Blu-Ray: Critics’ Choice - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Kenneth MacMillan’s first full-evening ballet has become one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works, featuring Lauren Cuthbertson & Federico Bonelli.

🌟 Introducing the Opus Arte Critics' Choice series! 🌟 A diverse range of titles, featuring some of the most acclaimed recordings in our catalogue at a very special price.

In this series we celebrate many famous classics while also revisiting some hidden gems.

All Critics' Choice releases contain the beautifully designed, original artwork and colour booklets which, along with a new unique cover design uniting all the titles, makes them ideal for collectors.

Browse our first releases in the range here:
https://naxosdirect.co.uk/labels/opus-arte-5851

More titles added monthly.

DVD + Blu-Ray: Critics’ Choice - Kes reimagined An emotional dance piece which brings the much-loved book and film to the stage.

Some of our favourite shots from 'The Christopher Wheeldon Collection', our new box set including 3 of Wheeldon's most magical ballets 🪄🩰

1. Francesca Hayward as Tita, Marcelino Sambé as Pedro in Like Water for Chocolate, 2022 📷 Tristram Kenton

2. Sarah Lamb as Perdita, Steven McRae as Florizel in The Winter's Tale, 2014 📷 Johan Persson

3. Lauren Cuthbertson as Alice and Federico Bonelli as Jack/The Knave of Hearts in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 2017 📷 Andrej Uspenski

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DVD: https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1381BDFB
Blu-ray: https://naxos.lnk.to/OABD7319BDFB
Also available separately.

🌟NEW ON OPUS ARTE🌟 The Christopher Wheeldon Collection, a 3-disc box set showcasing the theatrical imagination of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.

With a stellar creative team including designer Bob Crowley and composer Joby Talbot, Wheeldon brings to life three celebrated works of fiction: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter's Tale and Like Water for Chocolate. 🩰

These ballets pop as vividly on the screen in this collection as they did on stage for audiences watching live in the theatre.

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DVD: https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1381BDFB
Blu-ray: https://naxos.lnk.to/OABD7319BDFB

STARRING:
Lauren Cuthbertson as Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Federico Bonelli as Jack/The Knave of Hearts in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Steven McRae as Florizel in The Winter's Tale
Sarah Lamb as Perdita in The Winter's Tale
Francesca Hayward as Tita in Like Water for Chocolate
Marcelino Sambé as Pedro in Like Water for Chocolate
Royal Opera House

Highlights from the beautiful performances included in our new box set, 'The Royal Ballet - Classics'. 🩰📀💿

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DVD: https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1379BDFB
Blu-ray: https://naxos.lnk.to/OABD7317BDFB

1. Marianela Nuñez and Rupert Pennefather in Concerto, 2010 📷 Johan Persson

4. Sarah Lamb as Perdita, Steven McRae as Florizel in The Winter's Tale, 2014 📷 Johan Persson

3. Natalia Osipova as Odette, Matthew Golding as Prince Siegfried, Swan Lake, 2015.📷 Alice Pennefather

🌟NEW ON OPUS ARTE🌟 'The Royal Ballet - Classics', a 2-disc box set showcasing classic performances from the Royal Ballet.

In the feature-length documentary Essential Royal Ballet, Katie Derham introduces carefully curated excerpts from productions that span the history of ballet and goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to be a dancer in The Royal Ballet as they prepare to take to the stage. 🩰

In Pas de Deux: the ‘steps for two’ so central to the form of ballet are celebrated further in 16 exceptional examples from The Royal Ballet’s repertory, demonstrating the choreographic diversity, technical brilliance, show-stopping spectacle and artistry for which The Royal Ballet is acclaimed around the world.

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📷 Dee Conway, Tristram Kenton, Johan Persson Royal Opera House

🌟NEW ON OPUS ARTE🌟 Samson et Dalila at The Royal Opera House, on DVD & Blu-ray!

Pious restraint comes face to face with sensuous hedonism in Camille Saint-Saëns’s grand-opera retelling of the Bible story of Samson and Delilah. Multi-Olivier Award winning director Richard Jones returns to The Royal Opera to stage this spectacular fin-de-siècle masterpiece. 🎶

Elīna Garanča stars as the Philistine Dalila, SeokJong Baek as the inspiring Jewish hero Samson and Antonio Pappano conducts the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

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DVD: https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1371DFB
Blu-ray: https://naxos.lnk.to/OABD7315DFB

Starring:
SeokJong Baek
Elina Garanca
Łukasz Goliński
Alan Pingarrón, tenor
Chuma Sijeqa
Thando Mjandana
Blaise Malaba - Bass
Goderdzi Janelidze

Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano

📷 Clive Barda

Enjoyed Manon at the Royal Opera House? Did you know the production is also available on DVD & Blu-ray? 🩰📀

Relive the drama with Vadim Muntagirov and Sarah Lamb (2018).

DVD: https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1285DFB
Blu-ray: https://naxos.lnk.to/OABD7255DFB

"A beloved masterpiece" ★★★★★ (The Daily Express)
★★★★★ (The Times)
★★★★★ (The Guardian)
★★★★★ (The Financial Times)

📷 Alice Pennefather