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The Rivals
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Paul Reynolds, Chris Bianchi, Carli Norris, Anna Madeley, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, …
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Discovery Miles 3 930
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Live theatre production of Richard Sheridan's first play. A
portrait made of material from his own life, the play follows the
story of Sheridan's scandalous marriage to a popular singer and the
characters he came to know in Bath. This performance was recorded
at Bristol Old Vic in 2004.
Classic musical comedy starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and
Debbie Reynolds. In 1927, Don Lockwood (Kelly, who co-directs) has
worked his way up from being a song-and-dance man with partner
Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) to become a top movie star. His
on-screen partner, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), who believes that Don
loves her for real, needs to have her awful voice dubbed with the
arrival of talkies. The girl selected is 'serious' actress Kathy
Selden (Debbie Reynolds), for whom Don soon falls. Musical numbers
include the famous title song and 'Make 'Em Laugh', 'Good Morning'
and 'You Were Meant for Me'.
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Tommy the Toreador
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Tommy Steele, Sid James, Janet Munro, Pepe Nieto, Noel Purcell, …
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R116
Discovery Miles 1 160
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Tommy Steele plays a sailor who, on shore leave in Seville, takes
the place of a recently arrested matador at a local bullfight.
The popular folk singer captured live at the Royal Albert Hall.
Tracks include: 'Another Day', 'Babes in the Wood', 'Golden Mile',
'Katie', 'Adam At the Window' and many more.
Rock-and-roll guitar lines might sound wild and out of control, but
there's a technique to them that can be learned and mastered.
Here's what beginners need to know to get their amps screaming.
The Keeping Score: Revolutions in Music series centers on music
that changed the face of the arts. In this release, Michael Tilson
Thomas explores what went into Beethoven's EROICA, including
elements of the composer's personal history. This masterful
symphony was a highly personal work that challenged listeners in a
way that music had not done in the past.
Stage adaptation of Victor Hugo's renowned 1862 novel 'Les
Misérables' by the Compagnie Air de Lune. Under the direction of
Jean Bellorini and with music by Celine Ottria, the production is
segmented into two parts and features performances from, among
others, Mathieu Coblentz, Karyll Elgrichi, Camille de la
Guillonière and Clara Mayer.
Live performance of the musical theatre production about the 17th
century African warrior and ruler of Ndongo, composed by Pauline
Oliveros. In addition to Oliveros' score, traditional Kongolese
music arranged by Titos Sompas, and Brazilian music arranged by the
Nego Gato also feature. This performance was recorded at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival in 1993.
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It's All Over Town
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Lance Percival, William Rushton, Frankie Vaughan, Acker Bilk, Dusty Springfield, …
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R96
Discovery Miles 960
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Musical drama featuring British pop acts of the early 1960s
including Dusty and the Springfields, The Bachelors, The Hollies,
Acker Bilk and Frankie Vaughan. Lance Percival stars as stagehand
Richard Abel, who along with his best friend (Willie Rushton)
embarks on a mission to see every West End musical showing in
London.
Stephan Mai and the Berlin Akademie fur Alte Musik perform Johann
Sebastian Bach's 'The Art of Fugue' at The Radialsystem, Berlin in
November 2007.
Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, along with pianist Charles Spencer,
performs pieces by Schubert, Mahler, Strauss, Hugo Wolf, and
Leonard Bernstein in this remarkable concert recital.
Russia's Borodin String Quartet performs Tchaikovsky's String
Quartet No. 1 in D major and String Quartet No. 2 in F major, as
well as Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 in F major and String
Quartet No. 8 in C minor in this recording from 1987.
Led by conductor Peter Altrichter, the Prague Symphony Orchestra
and Chorus continues its exploration of the works of Antonin
Dvorak. This volume includes the Cello Concerto, Symphony No.8 in G
Major Op.88, and Piano Concerto in G Minor OP.33.
Sir John Barbirolli, one of the most popular English conductors of
the 20th century, leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in their
rendition of the Oboe Concerto in C.
Nicky and his friends find their youth club threatened by a property tycoon who intends to buy it and tear it down. Determined not to be beaten, they sing and dance to raise money at the club.
Featuring the classics Lessons in Love, Living Doll and The Young Ones, this DVD gives you the option to join in the fun and sing-along.
Inarguably one of the most important figures in 20th-century
American music, jazz impresario Norman Granz introduced live jazz
to mainstream audiences with his Jazz at the Philharmonic concert
series. This program celebrates Granz' pioneering legacy with an
amazing live jam session featuring saxophonists Benny Carter and
Zoot Sims, trumpeters Clark Terry and Roy Eldridge, pianist Tommy
Flanagan, guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Keeter Betts, and drummer
Bobby Durham. Recorded at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in
1975, the historic performance includes such classic numbers as
"For You," "Autumn Leaves," "Sunday," "If I Had You," and "I Never
Knew."
Legendary conductor Hans Knapperstbusch was considered one of the
prime musical artists, especially of the work of Wagner due to his
early close association with the Bayreuth Festival which was
directed by Siegfried Wagner. This program features Knapperstbusch
conducting Act One of Die Walkure, featuring the Vienna
Philharmonic along with vocal soloists Claire Watson, Fritz Uhl,
Josef Greindl.
While not as well known as Haydn's masterpiece "The Creation," his
work on "The Seasons" is considered one of the links from the
classic era into the romantic era at the start of the 19th Century.
Written near the end of his life, "The Seasons" took two years of
disciplined work, and the freshness he imbued gives it a fresh
quality that makes it one of the most popular oratorios even to
this day. This DVD presents Helmuth Rilling conducting the
Gachinger Kantorei and Bach Collegium Stuttgart. Beautiful shots of
nature are intercut with the film and the director features
exciting and fresh editing, lights and camera angles.
Originating in Poland, Artrosis are a gothic rock band who whip up
a mixture of Sisters of Mercy, heavy metal, and progressive rock.
This live show was filmed in Krakow, and showcases their slow and
heavy sound perfectly.
Handel's timeless opera TAMERLANO, whose model is NIcholas Pradon's
Tamerlan ou La Mort de Bajazet, is brought to life in this live
recording from the 50th Handel-Festipiele 2001 at the world famous
Halle on the Saale. Conducted by Trevor Pinnock and with exquisite
direction by Jonathan Miller, Tamerlano stands as one of Handel's
masterworks.
Seymour, a shy young man working for a tyrannical florist, finds a
vehicle for private and public success in the form of a maneating
plant from outer space. The carniverous shrub helps him to become a
celebrity, gets rid of his boss and clears the way for him to woo
the girl of his dreams. However, its cannibalistic eating habits
become insatiable and it's up to Seymour to cut it down to size.
This comedy musical is based on the stage version of the cult
movie, and features a memorable cameo performance from Steve Martin
as a sadistic dentist.
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Holiday
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Doretta Morrow, Keith Andes, Kitty Carlisle, Tammy Grimes, Jacques D'Amboise, …
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R523
Discovery Miles 5 230
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Made-for-TV musical adaptation of Elmer Rice's classic play.
Broadcast in June 1956, Doretta Morrow plays Nell Valentine, a
young schoolteacher who sets off on an adventure to Europe. While
on her trip, she meets fellow American Ray Binton (Keith Andes) and
the pair quickly fall in love. However, as the couple continue on
their journey together, secrets from Ray's past begin to emerge
which could put their romance in jeopardy.
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