150 Years Vienna State Opera means 150 years of impressive opera events featuring the greatest conductors of all time, high-class opera stars and the unique Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper. The “First Building on the Ring“ was once opened with Mozart’s Don Giovanni on 25 May 1869. Since that time the worldwide leading Wiener Staatsoper established as an internationally acclaimed institution with a massive repertoire.

In this anniversary edition eight operas staged by renowned directors are combined in one dazzling box with worldwide famous singers as well as legendary maestros. A get-together of the greatest stars of the music scene. Experience four decades of opera history from the Wiener Staatsoper on 11 DVDs.

Contents:

Verdi - Il trovatore
- Plácido Domingo
- Raina Kabaivanska
- José van Dam
- Piero Cappuccilli
Conductor and stage director: Herbert von Karajan

Bizet - Carmen
- Plácido Domingo
- Elena Obraztsova
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber
Stage director: Franco Zeffirelli

Mozart - Don Giovanni
- Carlos Álvarez
- Adrianne Pieczonka
- Angelika Kirchschlager
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Stage director: Roberto de Simone

Puccini - Turandot
- Eva Marton
- José Carreras
- Katia Ricciarelli
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Stage director: Harold Prince

Handel - Alcina
- Anja Harteros
- Vesselina Kasarova
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Stage director: Adrian Noble

R Strauss - Elektra
- Cheryl Studer
- Brigitte Fassbaender
- Eva Marton
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Stage director: Harry Kupfer

Wagner - Lohengrin
- Cheryl Studer
- Plácido Domingo
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Stage director: Wolfgang Weber

R Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos
- Johan Botha
- Sophie Koch
- Soile Isokoski
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Stage director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Sound format: PCM Stereo
Format: DVD11 / NTSC
Running time: 1290 mins
Language: EN
Region: 0