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 visualexperience, with up to six times the resolution ofstandard definition DVD, and up to 7.1 channels of High Definition surround sound.

Includes -

Verdi: Il trovatore (The Royal Opera) - Gypsy Chorus

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Paris Opera Ballet) - Entrance of the Swans (Act 2)

Mozart: The Magic Flute (The Royal Opera) - Aria - Queen of the Night (Act 2)

Puccini: La bohème (Teatro Real) - Che gelida manina! (Your tiny hand is frozen!)

Bizet: Carmen (Glyndebourne) - Habanera

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Pacific Northwest Ballet) - Divertissement (Act 2)

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (Glyndebourne) - O mio babbino caro

Strauss: Die Fledermaus (Glyndebourne) - Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka

Rameau: Zoroastre (Drottingholm Theatre) - Entr'acte: Ouverture/À mes tristes regards (Act 2, Scene 1)

Rossini: La cenerentola (Glyndebourne) - Signora Altezza (Act 1)

Bellini: Norma (De Nederlandse) - Casta Diva

Balanchine: Jewels (Paris Opera Ballet) - Emeralds - Final

Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne - Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Glyndebourne) - 'Pa-pa-pa-pa' (Duet)