Gala Performances Box [DVD]

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Two\xa0spectacular\xa0gala concerts from the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, are\xa0brought together\xa0here in their unforgettable glory.\xa0In\xa0the 1993 Winter Gala,\xa0world-leading singers\xa0(including\xa0Pl\xe1cido Domingo,\xa0Dmitri Hvorostovsky and\xa0Kiri Te Kanawa)\xa0and\xa0dancers (including\xa0Darcey Bussell,\xa0Lesley Collier,\xa0 and\xa0Irek\xa0Mukhamedov)\xa0celebrate\xa0the music of\xa0Tchaikovsky,\xa0in highlights from\xa0such\xa0opera and ballet favourites\xa0as\xa0The Queen of Spades and Eugene Onegin,\xa0The Nutcracker\xa0and\xa0The Sleeping Beauty. In the famously glittering 1996 gala concert, Domingo is joined by\xa0a cast\xa0of opera stars including\xa0Angela Gheorghiu,\xa0Roberto Alagna\xa0and Susan\xa0Graham.\xa0Asher Fisch conducts\xa0this\xa0programme of great opera arias\xa0by composers including Bizet,\xa0Massenet, 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\xe1cido 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