Cat. No.: 076 2782
Barcode: 0044007627822
Label: ABC Classics DVD + CD
Release Date: March

Various Artists | Songs That Won The War

ARTISTS

Artists include Vera Lynn, Gracie Fields, George Formby, Dinah Shore, The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Judy Garland and many more

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DVD musical numbers:
We’ll Meet Again
Umbrella Man
Roll Out The Barrel
Bless ’Em All
The Washing On The Siegfried Line
The Lambeth Walk
Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
Guarding The Home Of The Home Guards
Run Rabbit Run
Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye
The Last Time I Saw Paris
I’m A Little On The Lonely Side
We’re All Together Now
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
The White Cliffs Of Dover
The Londoner And The Hun
Much Binding In The Marsh
I’ll Walk Alone
Paper Doll
String Of Pearls
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
As Time Goes By
Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree
Sally
Imagine Me In The Maginot Line
Round The Back Of The Arches
San Fernando Valley
Stage Door Canteen
Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer
Yours
All Over The Place
When The Lights Go On Again
Over The Rainbow
Thanks For The Memory
Land Of Hope And Glory
There’ll Always Be An England

CD
The White Cliffs Of Dover (Vera Lynn)
The Washing On The Siegfried Line (Flanagan & Allen)
Fight on the beaches (Winston Churchill)
Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree (The Andrews Sisters)
Thanks For The Memory (Bob Hope)
The Lambeth Walk (Eddie Cantor)
Round The Back Of The Arches (Flanagan & Allen)
Their finest hour (Winston Churchill)
We’ll Meet Again (Vera Lynn)
American Patrol (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
I’ll Be Seeing You (Bing Crosby)
Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland)
Run Rabbit Run (Flanagan & Allen)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (The Andrews Sisters)
There’ll Always Be An England (Alfred Piccaver)
I Don’t Want To Walk Without You (Bing Crosby)
It’s A Lovely Day Tomorrow (Vera Lynn)
Lili Marlene (Marlene Dietrich)
It Had To Be You (Dick Haymes)
Whispering Grass (The Ink Spots)
I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time (The Andrews Sisters)
Yours (Vera Lynn)
Moonlight Becomes You (Bing Crosby)
We’ll Smile Again (Flanagan & Allen)
Now Is The Hour (Gracie Fields)
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Vera Lynn)
Never in the field of human conflict (Winston Churchill)

The mere mention of Vera Lynn’s name evokes images of London skies filled with barrage balloons, and Britons riding out the German blitz in shelters and underground stations. Dubbed “The Forces’ Sweetheart”, Vera Lynn’s voice was heard over the airwaves by millions, bringing comfort and happiness. On this commemorative DVD, Dame Vera Lynn provides thoughtful commentary on the songs which, with their message of courage, determination and indomitability of spirit, formed a soundtrack to a momentous and unforgettable part of history and our lives.

Also included is an audio CD with historic recordings of excerpts from some of Winston Churchill’s finest speeches, plus 25 classic wartime favourites such as Moonlight Serenade, I’ll Be Seeing You, It’s A Lovely Day Tomorrow, It Had To Be You, (We’re Gonna Hang Out) The Washing on the Siegfried Line and Now Is The Hour.

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Cat. No.: TBC
Barcode: TBC
Label: Universal DVD
Release Date: March

Various Artists | 2010 Edinburgh Military Tattoo In Australia – Live

ARTISTS

Various Artists

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Names

The official souvenir DVD! Be one of the first to reserve your copy of the 2010 Edinburgh Military Tattoo In Australia Live DVD. Relive the biggest and best Tattoo ever staged, with over 1,500 performers from around the world, featuring international bands from the UK, USA, Switzerland, China, Norway, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and New Zealand, as well as Australian bands from each of the Defence Forces and from every state.

DVD also contains additional bonus behind the scenes footage and interviews, including the making of the castle.

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Cat. No.: 076 2779
Barcode: 0044007627792
Label: ABC Classics 2DVD
Release Date: March

The Australian Ballet
Firebird and Other Legends with A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes in Australia

ARTISTS

Artists of The Australian Ballet
The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra

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DVD 1 – FIREBIRD AND OTHER LEGENDS
1. Les Sylphides
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Music: Frédéric Chopin arr. Roy Douglas
Featuring: Lana Jones, Yosvani Ramos, Rachel Rawlins, Leanne Stojmenov

2. Petrouchka
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Featuring: Marc Cassiday (Petrouchka), Leanne Stojemenov (Ballerina), Luke Ingham (Moor), Colin Peasley (Showman)

3. Firebird
Choreography: Graeme Murphy
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Featuring: Lana Jones (Firebird), Kevin Jackson (Ivan Tsarevich), Danielle Rowe (Tsarevna), Chengwu Guo (Kostchei)

DVD 2 – A THOUSAND ENCORES: THE BALLETS RUSSES IN AUSTRALIA

In 1936 the revolutionary ballet company, The Ballets Russes, arrived in Australia, awakening the nation to a new world of modernist art and culture. It inspired a generation of local artists, dancers and designers, who shook down the walls of conformism and ignited the passion of audiences across the country. It also led to the foundation of The Australian Ballet.

Disc One of this superb 2DVD set features three masterpieces that were danced in the Ballets Russes’ early Paris seasons and on their first Australian tour: Les Sylphides and Petrouchka with their original choreography by Fokine, and Firebird re-imagined by Graeme Murphy. Recorded live with The Australian Ballet in the Sydney Opera House in 2009.

Disc Two is a fascinating and profoundly moving documentary, including recent interviews with former members of the original Ballets Russes, extensive footage of the company in Australia, and a behind-the-scenes journey into The Australian Ballet’s 2009 Firebird, with choreographer Graeme Murphy.

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Cat. No.: 074 3396
Barcode: 0044007433966
Label: Decca
Release Date: March

Cecilia Bartoli | SACRIFICIUM : The Music of the Castrati

ARTISTS

Cecilia Bartoli
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini

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Sacrificium: The Art of the Castrati
A Cinematographic Vision by Olivier Simonnet

A beautiful scenic film by Olivier Simonnet. Filmed in high-definition widescreen.

Cecilia Bartoli sings virtuoso arias from her Sacrificium album, on location in and around the spectacular baroque palace of Caserta in Southern Italy.

This unique film shows Cecilia Bartoli in full costume singing a selection of showpiece arias written for the castrato stars of the Neapolitan school.

Ravishing locations including the Court Theatre, the stunning Vestibule and the Palace Gardens.

Arias include Handel's 'Ombra mai fu' and Broschi's 'Son qual nave' - previously only available in the deluxe version of the album.

The film also showcases the leading Italian period ensemble Il Giardino Armonico under their director Giovanni Antonini.

Special bonus features include an illustrated interview in which Cecilia Bartoli talks about the Sacrificium project, and a visual guide to the Palace, town and region of Caserta.

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Cat. No.: 074 3357
Barcode: 0044007433577
Label: Decca
Release Date: March

Juan Diego Flórez | BELLINI: La sonnambula

ARTISTS

Elviro: Juan Diego Flórez
Amina: Natalie Dessay
Rodolfo: Michele Pertusi
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Evelino Pidò

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BELLINI: La sonnambula
1. Opening Credits and Introduction
ACT I
2. Viva! Viva Amina!
3. Tutto è gioia, tutto è festa
4. Care compagne . . . Come per me sereno
5. Sempre, o felice Amina . . . Sovra il sen la man mi posa
6. Io più di tutti, o Amina
7. Prendi: l'anel ti dono
8. Scritti nel ciel già sono . . . Ah! vorrei trovar parole
9. Domani, appena aggiorni
10. Vi ravviso . . . Tu non sai con quei begli occhi
11. Contezza del paese . . . A fosco cielo
12. Basta così. Elvino! E me tu lasci
13. Son geloso del zefiro errante
14. Davver, non mi dispiace
15. Che veggio?
16. Oh ciel! che tento?
17. Osservate: L'uscio è aperto
18. È menzogna
19. D'un pensiero e d'un accento
20. Non più nozze
21. Interview with Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Flórez
ACT II
22. Qui la selva è più folta ed ombrosa
23. Reggimi, o buona madre
24. Vedi, o madre
25. Viva il Conte! . . . Ah! perché non posso odiarti
26. Lasciami…De' lieti auguri a voi son grata
27. E fia pur vero, Elvino…Signor Conte, agli occhi miei
28. Lisa! mendace anch'essa!
29. Signor? che creder deggio?
30. Oh! se una volta sola
31. Ah! non credea mirarti
32. No, più non reggo
33. Ah! non giunge uman pensiero
34. Bows and Closing Credits

In his latest Decca DVD release, bel canto star Juan Diego Flórez assumes the role of Elvino in Bellini’s romantic drama, playing opposite the mercurial French soprano, Natalie Dessay, in the MET’s striking, modern-dress production, screening live worldwide in March 2009.

The MET’s ‘La Sonnambula’ website reads: “Mary Zimmerman, who directed Natalie Dessay in last season’s hit new production of Lucia di Lammermoor, underlines La Sonnambula’s dual elements of sleep and wakefulness in an intriguing staging set in the present. Bellini’s hauntingly lyrical score soars as performed by Dessay and Juan Diego Flórez, back from their sensational run together in La Fille du Régiment in leading opera houses around the world.”

The DVD release will benefit from the addition of the customary MET backstage and interview footage, familiar to devotees of their live worldwide cinema broadcasts.

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