The ultimate opera lover’s collection celebrating the talent of The Royal Opera at a special, lower price.

This 18-opera collection displays the scope of The Royal Opera's work. From the sumptuous beauty of Richard Eyre's La traviata and the picturesque realism of John Copley's La bohème to the psychological intensity of David McVicar's Salome and Kasper Holten's Król Roger, the impressive collection spans more than two hundred years of great operatic works from the classical period to the present day. Featuring some of the company's most popular guest artists, including Renée Fleming, Jonas Kaufmann, Joseph Calleja and Diana Damrau, and conductors including The Royal Opera's Music Director Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera Collection is a dazzling tour of operatic treasures by Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, Wagner, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Richard Strauss, Szymanowski, Britten and George Benjamin.

This title is a re-packaging of The Royal Opera Collection (OA1244BD / OABD7223BD) at budget price, including the same content and booklet as the original release (which will be discontinued).

"Antonio Pappano’s conducting of all three operas is exemplary, and all are well cast." - BBC Music Magazine ★★★★★ (Il trittico)

"Magic and irresistible ... It is the best opera written over the last twenty years." - Le Monde (Written on Skin)

"Diana Damrau’s supremely sung Queen of the Night oozes class, while Simon Keenlyside’s profoundly human, touchingly sympathetic view of Papageno deserves an Olivier Award." - Classic FM (Die Zauberflöte)

"Nicola Luisotti draws sensuous playing from the ROH orchestra, he and Paul Wingfield generating daring and witty dissonances in their keyboard continuo" - The Independent ★★★★ (Don Giovani)

Extra features:
- Interviews with casts and creatives
- Illustrated synopses
- Behind the Scenes films
- Cast galleries

Contents:

Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro
- Figaro: Erwin Schrott
- Susanna: Miah Persson
- Count Almaviva: Gerald Finley
- Countess Almaviva: Dorothea Röschmann
- Cherubino: Rinat Shaham
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: David McVicar

Mozart - Don Giovanni
- Don Giovanni: Mariusz Kwiecien
- Leporello: Alex Esposito
- Donna Anna: Malin Byström
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti
Director: Kasper Holten

Mozart - Die Zauberflöte
- Papageno: Simon Keenlyside
- Pamina: Dorothea Röschmann
- Tamino: Will Hartmann
- Queen of the Night: Diana Damrau
Conductor: Colin Davis
Director: David McVicar

Verdi - Macbeth
- Macbeth: Simon Keenlyside
- Banquo: Raymond Aceto
- Lady Macbeth: Liudmyla Monastyrska
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Phyllida Lloyd

Verdi - La traviata
- Violetta Valéry: Renée Fleming
- Alfredo Germont: Joseph Calleja
- Giorgio Germont: Thomas Hampson
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Richard Eyre

Bizet - Carmen
- Carmen: Anna Caterina Antonacci
- Don José: Jonas Kaufmann
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Francesca Zambello

Wagner - Parsifal
- Parsifal: Simon O'Neill
- Gurnemanz: René Pape
- Kundry: Angela Denoke
- Amfortas: Gerald Finley
- Klingsor: Willard W. White
- Titurel: Robert Lloyd
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Stephen Langridge

Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana / Leoncavallo - Pagliacci
- Turiddu / Canio: Aleksandrs Antonenko
- Mamma Lucia: Elena Zilio
- Santuzza: Eva-Maria Westbroek
- Nedda: Carmen Giannattasio
- Tonio / Alfio: Dimitri Platanias
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Damiano Michieletto

Puccini - La bohème
- Rodolfo: Teodor Ilincai
- Mimì: Hibla Gerzmava
Conductor: Andris Nelsons
Director: John Copley

Puccini - Turandot
- Princess Turandot: Lise Lindstrom
- Calaf: Marco Berti
Conductor: Henrik Nánási
Director: Andrei Serban

Puccini - Il trittico
Il tabarro
- Michele: Lucio Gallo
- Giorgetta: Eva-Maria Westbroek
- Luigi: Aleksandrs Antonenko
Suor Angelica
- Sister Angelica: Ermonela Jaho
- The Princess: Anna Larsson
Gianni Schicchi
- Gianni Schicchi: Lucio Gallo
- Rinuccio: Francesco Demuro
- Lauretta: Ekaterina Siurina
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Richard Jones

R Strauss - Salome
- Salome: Nadja Michael
- Herodias: Michaela Schuster
- Jokanaan: Michael Volle
Conductor: Philippe Jordan
Director: David McVicar

Szymanowski - Król Roger
- King Roger: Mariusz Kwiecień
- Roxana: Georgia Jarman
- Shepherd: Saimir Pirgu
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Kasper Holten

Britten - Gloriana
- Elizabeth: Susan Bullock
- Earl of Essex: Toby Spence
Conductor: Paul Daniel
Director: Richard Jones

Benjamin - Written on Skin
- The Protector: Christopher Purves
- Agnès: Barbara Hannigan
- Angel 1 / The Boy: Bejun Mehta
Conductor: George Benjamin
Director: Katie Mitchell

Duration: approx. 2577 minutes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 + DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Subtitles (some languages only on certain titles): EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, JP, KO