The Music Pages | February 2010


	Cat. No.: 52727543 Barcode: 0602527275437 Label: Universal DVD Release Date: February			Andre Rieu \| I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg ARTISTS André Rieu TRACK LISTING I lost my heart in Heidelberg Drinking Song Gaudeamus Igitur La Danza Juliska from Budapest Concierto de Aranjuez Monotonously rings the little bell Circus Renz Veronika, it's springtime Somewhere in this world The Sailor's Love I lost my heart in Heidelberg Two little Italians Song of the Volga Song of the Lorelei Once a boy a rose espied My hat, it has three corners In mir klingt ein Lied The beautiful blue Danube Radetzky March Adieu, little captain of my heart Once you have seen this exciting new DVD – you will lose your heart to this beautiful, romantic city! Enjoy André and the Johann Strauss Orchestra, Mirusia Louwerse, Carla Maffioletti, the Platinum Tenors and the Berlin Comedian Harmonists. Attend a fabulous open-air concert with a romantic ruined castle as a setting. Let André take you along on his musical tour of the town, a boat trip with the orchestra on the river Neckar, and many more surprises... RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 0734577 Barcode: 0044007345771 Label: DG 2DVD Release Date: February			Elina Garanca \| ROSSINI: La Cenerentola ARTISTS Cenerentola: Elina Garanca Clorinda: Rachelle Durkin Tisbe: Patricia Risley Alidoro: John Relyea Don Magnifico: Alessandro Corbelli Don Ramiro: Lawrence Brownlee Dandini: Simone Alberghini The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus Maurizio Benini TRACK LISTING ROSSINI La Cenerentola El?na Garan?a builds on the success of her previous album, Bel Canto, incarnating the bel canto title role heroine, Cinderella, in Rossini’s touching and hilarious comic masterpiece, La Cenerentola. This new DVD was recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera during one of the fabled theatre’s greatest nights last season. Maurizio Benini waves a magic wand of a baton, eliciting effervescent, transparent, shining sound from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Piquant visuals and superb acting by the entire cast make this a DVD opera lovers will watch again and again. The Philadelphia Inquirer lauded: “Mezzo-soprano El?na Garan?a was a sensation at the Metropolitan Opera's spring simulcast of La Cenerentola with her vocal virtuosity, intensely blond glamour, and acting ability…” Bonuses: the opera is introduced by baritone, Thomas Hampson, who also interviews Garan?a deftly and with charm. In February 2010 El?na Garan?a will sing Angelina, the leading part, in the production of La Cenerentola at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 0743355 Barcode: 0044007433553 Label: Decca DVD Release Date: February			Renée Fleming \| MASSENET: Thaïs ARTISTS Thaïs: Renée Fleming Athanaël: Thomas Hampson Nicias: Michael Schade Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York Jesús López-Cobos TRACK LISTING MASSENET Thaïs Renée Fleming triumphs as the glamorous courtesan Thaïs in Massenet’s romantic tragedy set in fourth century Alexandria and the Egyptian desert. The timeless struggle between earthly desire and spiritual redemption finally destroys the resolve of the monk Athanaël (Thomas Hampson), just as the newly penitent Thaïs ascends heavenward. Jesús López-Cobos gives a masterly performance of Massenet’s sensuous score, with concert master David Chan contributing a ravishing ‘Méditation’. RETURN TO THE TOP