The Essential Opera Collection is an exciting new mid-price series that brings together popular operas and classic productions in simple stylish packaging. The ten launch titles represent the leading opera houses of the world, including The Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, Paris Opera, Glyndebourne and The Netherlands Opera. This 19 DVD box set contains the first batch of ten titles at an extremely attractive price. Each title also available separately.

Verdi: Aida (Liceu)
Stefano Palatchi, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Roberto Scandiuzzi
Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu  
Conductor: Miguel Ángel Gomez-Martinez, Director: Gómez Martínez

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Bizet: Carmen (Glyndebourne)
Anne Sofie von Otter, Marcus Haddock, Laurent Naouri, Lisa Milne
Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Philippe Jordan Director: David McVicar

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Wagner: Die Walküre (DNO)
John Keyes, Nadine Secunde, John Bröcheler, Jeannine Altmeyer, Kurt Rydl, Reinhild Runkel
De Nederlandse Opera, Netherlands, Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Hartmut Haenchen, Director: Pierre Audi

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Mozart: Don Giovanni (Teatro Real)
Carlos Álvarez, Alfred Reiter, María Bayo, José Bros, Sonia Ganassi, Lorenzo Regazzo, Antonio LópezJosé Moreno, Sonia Ganassi, Lorenzo Regazzo, Antonio López, José Moreno
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid Symphony, Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: Pablo Pérez, Director: Lluis Pasqual

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Verdi: Il Trovatore (ROH)
Jose Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Yvonne Naef, Veronica Villarroel
The Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House / Conductor: Carlo Rizzi, Director: Elijah Moshinsky

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Paris Opera)
Peter Mattei, Lorenzo Regazzo, Christiane Oelze, Heidi Grant, Murphy, Christine Schäfer
Orchestra and Chorus of The Opéra national de Paris
Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling, Director: Christoph Marthaler

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Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (Bilbao)
Aquiles Machado, Milagros Poblador, María Bayo, Valentina Kutzarova, 
Konstantin Gorny, Katharine Goeldner, 
Chorus of Ópera de Bilbao, Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa 
Conductor: Alain Guingal / Director: Giancarlo Del Monaco

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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (DNO)
John Mark Ainsley, Brigitte Balleys, Michael Chance, David Cordier, Mario Luperi, 
Russell Smythe 
Tragicomedia and Concerto Palatino / Conductor: Stephen Stubbs, Director: Pierre Audi

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Verdi: Rigoletto (ROH)
Paolo Gavanelli, Marcelo Alvarez, Christine Schäefer
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House 
Conductor: Edward Downes, Director: David McVicar

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Puccini: Tosca (Teatro Real)
Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Ruggero RaimondiChorus & Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Conductor: Maurizio Benini, Director: Nuria Espert

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