Various - ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: GALA PERFORMANCES BOX SET

Two�spectacular�gala concerts from the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, are�brought together�here in their unforgettable glory.�In�the 1993 Winter Gala,�world-leading singers�(including�Pl�cido Domingo,�Dmitri Hvorostovsky and�Kiri Te Kanawa)�and�dancers (including�Darcey Bussell,�Lesley Collier,� and�Irek�Mukhamedov)�celebrate�the music of�Tchaikovsky,�in highlights from�such�opera and ballet favourites�as�The Queen of Spades and Eugene Onegin,�The Nutcracker�and�The Sleeping Beauty. In the famously glittering 1996 gala concert, Domingo is joined by�a cast�of opera stars including�Angela Gheorghiu,�Roberto Alagna�and Susan�Graham.�Asher Fisch conducts�this�programme of great opera arias�by composers including Bizet,�Massenet, Gounod, Mozart and Donizetti. These classic recordings are preserved in their original Standard Definition and 4:3 picture format, capturing The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet at a memorable period in their long history. CastRoberto AlagnaDarcey BussellLesley CollierPlacido DomingoAngela GheorghiuDmitri HvorostovskyKiri Te KanawaIrek MukhamedovStephen Barlow; Pl�cido Domingo; Edward Downes; Barry Wordsworth ProductionCompany: The Royal Opera; The Royal BalletDisc InformationCatalogue Number: OA1229BDRunning Time: 226 minutesSound: LPCM 2.0Aspect Ratio: 4:3Subtitles: ENLabel: Opus Arte