I strive to list names, dates and locations as accurately as possible, based on newspapers, listings, etc. But owing to the nature of these recordings, please note in some cases it may be difficult (or even impossible) to do so.
Where there is conflicting information, I have added notes from my research and personal observations. (HD) indicates a video which is at least 1080p in resolution.
Where there is conflicting information, I have added notes from my research and personal observations. (HD) indicates a video which is at least 1080p in resolution.
LA BOHÈME (Puccini)
Royal Opera House | February 1982 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 3.90 GB
Ileana Cotrubas (Mimì), Neil Shicoff (Rodolfo), Thomas Allen (Marcello), Maryiln Zschau (Musetta), Gwynne Howell (Colline), John Rawnsley (Schaunard), Brian Donlan (Benoit), John Gibbs (Alcindoro), Daniel McCoshan (Parpignol), Richard Hazell (A Customs Officer), David Whelan (A Sergeant), Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) |
Opera Australia | 1993 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 6.03 GB
Cheryl Barker (Mimì), David Hobson (Rodolfo), Roger Lemke (Marcello), Christine Douglas (Musetta), Gary Rowley (Colline), David Lemke (Schaunard), Graeme Ewer (Benoit), John Bolton Wood (Alcindoro), Jin Tea Kim (Parpignol), John Fernon (Sergeant) |
CANDIDE (Bernstein)
COSÌ FAN TUTTE (Mozart)
Royal Opera House | September 2010 | Proshot | MP4 (HD) | 3.72 GB
Maria Bengtsson (Fiordiligi), Jurgita Adamonytė (Dorabella), Rebecca Evans (Despina), Pavol Breslik (Ferrando), Stéphane Degout (Guglielmo), Thomas Allen (Don Alfonso), Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Recorded on 7, 9 and 10 September 2010 at the Royal Opera House. |
DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES (Poulenc)
Opera Australia | 15 September 1984 | Proshot | Sung in English | MP4 (HD) | 4.65 GB
Isobel Buchanan (Blanche de la Force), Heather Begg (Mother Marie of the Incarnation), Joan Sutherland (Madame Lidoine), Lone Koppel (Madame de Croissy), Anne-Maree McDonald (Sister Constance), Richard Greager (Chaplain), Paul Ferris (Chevalier de la Force), Geoffrey Chard (Marquis de la Force), Anthony Warlow (Thierry) Almaviva’s notes: Anthony Warlow as Thierry in one of his earliest roles recorded on video. He’s literally onstage for only 30 seconds but the fact that this even exists is a joy. |
DIDO AND AENEAS (Purcell)
Opéra Comique | December 2008 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 5.19 GB
Malena Ernman (Dido), Christopher Maltman (Aeneas), Judith van Wanroij (Belinda), Hilary Summers (Sorceress), Lina Markeby (Second Woman), Céline Ricci (First Witch), Ana Quintans (Second Witch), Marc Mauillon (Spirit), Damian Whiteley (Sailor), Fiona Shaw (Prologue), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) |
DON GIOVANNI (Mozart)
Royal Opera House | 23 July 1988 | Proshot | AVI | 1.85 GB
Thomas Allen (Don Giovanni), Kiri Te Kanawa (Donna Elvira), Makvala Kasrashvili (Donna Anna), Stafford Dean (Leporello), Stuart Burrows (Don Ottavio), Joan Rodgers (Zerlina), Gordon Sandison (Masetto), Gwynne Howell (Commendatore), Colin Davis (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Previously incorrectly dated as 7 July. This was broadcast live on Channel 4 (the channel’s first live opera transmission) and also was a performance marking the retirement of Sir John Tooley. **Looking for original files** |
Royal Opera House | 10 February 1992 | Proshot | AVI | 1.99 GB
Thomas Allen (Don Giovanni), Claudio Desderi (Leporello), Patricia Schuman (Donna Elvira), Carol Vaness (Donna Anna), Hans Peter Blochwitz (Don Ottavio), Marta Marquez (Zerlina), Bryn Terfel (Masetto), Robert Lloyd (Commendatore), Bernard Haitink (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Special performance to mark the 40th anniversary of the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II. |
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden | May 2013 | Proshot | MKV | 4.95 GB
Erwin Schrott (Don Giovanni), Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna), Luca Pisaroni (Leporello), Malena Ernman (Donna Elvira), Charles Castronovo (Don Ottavio), Katija Dragojevic (Zerlina), Jonathan Lemalu (Masetto), Mario Luperi (Commendatore), Balthasar-Neumann-Orchestra, Balthasar-Neumann-Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) |
EUGENE ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky)
Festival Ottawa | July 1983 | Proshot | Sung in English | VOBs with smalls | 3.95 GB
Thomas Allen (Eugene Onegin), Kathyrn Bouleyn (Tatyana), David Rendall (Vladmir Lensky), Lois Marshall (Filippyevna), Diane Loeb (Olga), Don Garrard (Prince Gremin), Gabrielle Lavigne (Larina), Bernard Fitch (Triquet), Jean-Clement Bergeron (Zaretsky), Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Noisy audio, but a rare video of Sir Tom as Onegin in his Canadian debut. This production, including sets and costumes, was specially designed for Festival Ottawa. Originally broadcast on CBC-TV on 31 July 1983. *Limited trade (2:1)* |
FALSTAFF (Verdi)
Opéra national de Paris | December 1982 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 7.23 GB
Claudio Desderi (Falstaff), Thomas Allen (Ford), Helena Döse (Alice Ford), Barbara Hendricks (Nannetta), Jocelyne Taillon (Mrs Quickly), Brenda Boozer (Mrs Meg Page), Barry McCauley (Fenton), Michel Sénéchal (Dottore Cajus), Rémy Corazza (Bardolfo), Constantin Dumitru (Pistola), Seiji Ozawa (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Previously incorrectly dated as 1983. Includes smalls but please note they only work properly in old media players such as Media Player Classic (MPC). |
FELLOW TRAVELERS (Spears)
Cincinnati Opera | 6 July 2016 | VOBs with smalls | 6.15 GB
Aaron Blake (Timothy Laughlin), Joseph Lattanzi (Hawkins Fuller), Devon Guthrie (Mary Johnson), Vernon Hartman (Senator Charles E. Potter), Marcus DeLoach (Estonian Frank), Christian Pursell (Potter’s Assistant), Paul Scholten (Tommy McIntyre), Alexandra Schoeny (Miss Lightfoot), Talya Lieberman (Lucy) kradder32’s master Notes: World premiere of this heartbreaking opera set during the Lavender Scare. Good capture from old equipment. Video footage has been stabilized, all closeups. |
DIE FLEDERMAUS (Johann Strauss II)
Opera Australia | 25 February 1997 | Proshot | Sung in English | MP4 | 4.47 GB
Anthony Warlow (Gabriel von Eisenstein), Ghillian Sullivan (Rosalinde), Amelia Farrugia (Adele), Neil Kirkby (Dr Falke), Anson Austin (Alfred), Suzanne Johnston (Prince Orlofsky), Christopher Dawes (Dr Blind), David Brennan (Frank) Almaviva’s notes: Official stream release [1080p], but quite pixelated. |
Glyndebourne Festival Opera | 17 August 2003 | Proshot | MKV | 9.42 GB
Thomas Allen (Gabriel von Eisenstein), Pamela Armstrong (Rosalinde), Pär Lindskog (Alfred), Lyubov Petrova (Adele), Malena Ernman (Prince Orlofsky), Håkan Hagegård (Dr Falke), Artur Korn (Frank), Ragnar Ulfung (Dr Blind), Renée Schüttengruber (Ida), Udo Samel (Frosch), Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) |
THE GONDOLIERS (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Opera Australia | 1989 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 7.59 GB
David Hobson (Marco Palmieri), Roger Lemke (Giuseppe Palmieri), Suzanne Johnston (Tessa), Christine Douglas (Gianetta), Robert Gard (Duke of Plaza-Toro), Graeme Ewer (Duchess of Plaza-Toro), Fiona Maconaghie (Casilda), Martin Croft (Luiz), Dennis Olsen (Don Alhambra), Jennifer Bermingham (Inez), Dobb Franks (conductor) |
HMS PINAFORE / TRIAL BY JURY (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Opera Australia | May 2005 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 7.50 GB
Anthony Warlow (Captain Corcoran/The Learned Judge), David Hobson (Ralph Rackstraw/The Defendant), Tiffany Speight (Josephine), John Bolton Wood (Sir Joseph Porter/Counsel for the Plaintiff), Richard Alexander (Dick Deadeye/Usher), Colette Mann (Little Buttercup), Ali McGregor (The Plaintiff) Notes: A Gilbert and Sullivan double bill with Anthony singing Captain Corcoran and the Learned Judge. |
THE MERRY WIDOW [DIE LUSTIGE WITWE] (Lehár)
Royal Opera House (at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London) | October/November 1997 | Proshot | Sung in English | AVI | 1 GB
Felicity Lott (Hanna Glawari), Thomas Allen (Count Danilo Danilowitsch), Juliette Galstian (Valencienne), Luca Canonici (Camille de Rosillon), Claudio Desderi (Baron Mirko Zeta), Philip Sheffield (Vicomte Cascada), Stephen Rooke (Raoul de St Brioche), Dietfried Bernet (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Originally broadcast on BBC Two on 28 December 1997 (and filmed earlier in either October or November). Includes an introduction and commentary from Julia McKenzie, along with short interviews with Thomas Allen and Felicity Lott. **Looking for original files** *Limited trade (2:1)* |
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Mozart)
Teatro Comunale di Firenze | 1979 | Proshot | AVI | 1.50 GB
James Morris (Figaro), Helen Donath (Susanna), Thomas Allen (Count Almaviva), Margaret Marshall (Countess Almaviva), Rohangiz Yachmi (Cherubino), Nucci Condò (Marcellina), Enzo Dara (Don Bartolo), John van Kesteren (Don Basilio), Luigi Paolillo (Don Curzio), Emilia Ravaglia (Barbarina), Giorgio Giorgetti (Antonio), Riccardo Muti (conductor) |
Metropolitan Opera | 14 December 1985 | Proshot | MKV | 9.89 GB
Ruggero Raimondi (Figaro), Kathleen Battle (Susanna), Thomas Allen (Count Almaviva), Carol Vaness (Countess Almaviva), Frederica von Stade (Cherubino), Artur Korn (Don Bartolo), Jocelyne Taillon (Marcellina), Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio), James Courtney (Antonio), Anthony Laciura (Don Curzio), Dawn Upshaw (Barbarina) |
Royal Opera House | 10 July 1989 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 6.70 GB
Claudio Desderi (Figaro), Marie McLaughlin (Susanna), Thomas Allen (Count Almaviva), Carol Vaness (Countess Almaviva), Stella Kleindienst (Cherubino), Sarah Walker (Marcellina), Richard Van Allan (Don Bartolo), Robert Tear (Don Basilio), Bernard Haitink (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Previously incorrectly dated as 1987. My favourite of all the Nozzes Sir Tom has done. This performance opened the “Midland Bank Proms” which ran from 10-15 July 1989 and was the first revival of Johannes Schaaf’s 1987 ROH production. Excellent quality for its age and includes short interviews with the cast. |
Salzburg Festival | August 1991 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 3.95 GB
Ferruccio Furlanetto (Figaro), Dawn Upshaw (Susanna), Thomas Allen (Count Almaviva), Ljuba Kazarnovskaya (Countess Almaviva), Susanne Mentzer (Cherubino), Klára Takács (Marcellina), John Tomlinson (Don Bartolo), Ugo Benelli (Don Basilio), Alexander Oliver (Don Curzio), Machiko Obata (Barbarina), Alfred Kuhn (Antonio), Bernard Haitink (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Bit washed out and picture lacks detail. |
PATIENCE (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Opera Australia | 28 February 1995 | Proshot | VOBs with smalls | 6.93 GB
Christine Douglas (Patience), Dennis Olsen (Reginald Bunthorne), Anthony Warlow (Archibald Grosvenor), Graeme Ewer (The Duke of Dunstable), Heather Begg (The Lady Jane), Jennifer Bermingham (The Lady Angela), John Germain (Colonel Calverley), Neil Kirkby (Major Murgatroyd), Roxane Hislop (The Lady Saphir), Toni Powell (The Lady Ella), John Miley (Mr Bunthorne’s solicitor) Almaviva’s notes: Anthony Warlow’s first return to the (then) Australian Opera since the late 1980s. |
New York City Opera | 27 September 2005 | VOBs with smalls | 2.26 GB
Tonna Miller (Patience), Michael Ball (Reginald Bunthorne), Kevin Burdette (Archibald Grosvenor), Christopher Jackson (The Duke of Dunstable), Myrna Paris (The Lady Jane), Jennifer Roderer (The Lady Angela), Timothy Nolen (Colonel Calverley), Matthew Burns (Major Murgatroyd), Heather Johnson (The Lady Saphir), Kathleen Magee (The Lady Ella) |
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Broadway | 1981 | VOBs with smalls | 2.70 GB
Kevin Kline (The Pirate King), Rex Smith (Frederic), Linda Ronstadt (Mabel), George Rose (Major-General Stanley), Estelle Parsons (Ruth) Notes from other traders: This is a bootleg capture of the Broadway revival and not the commercially available Broadway Archives video that was filmed in Central Park. Well filmed from the balcony, but some generational loss. |
Opera Australia | August 2006 | Proshot | MKV (HD) | 20.02 GB
Anthony Warlow (The Pirate King), David Hobson (Frederic), Taryn Fiebig (Mabel), John Bolton Wood (Major-General Stanley), Suzanne Johnston (Ruth), Richard Alexander (Sergeant of Police), Andrew Brunsdon (Samuel), Jane Parkin (Isabel), Dominica Matthews (Edith), Johanna Allen (Kate) Almaviva’s notes: Official Blu-ray release which I’ve re-encoded to MKV. Anthony is a delight as a Jack Sparrow-inspired Pirate King. Also available is the standard American DVD release (VOBs with smalls, 6.68 GB). Please specify which version you would like when trading. |
IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA (Monteverdi)
Salzburg Festival | August 1985 | Proshot | MKV | 6.86 GB
Thomas Allen (Ulisse/Human Frailty), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Penelope), Alejandro Ramirez (Telemaco), Delores Ziegler (Minerva), James King (Giove), Manfred Schenk (Nettuno), Harald Stamm (Antinoo), Josef Protschka (Pisandro), Douglas Ahlstedt (Anfinomo), Vinson Cole (Eurimaco), Daphne Evangelatos (Melanto), Robert Tear (Eumete), Curtis Rayam (Iro), Marta Szirmay (Ericlea), Kurt Rydl (Time), Janice Hall (Fortune) Almaviva’s notes: My copy of the rare official DVD release which I’ve re-encoded to MKV. Unfortunately the original DVD is now unreadable; I should have saved the VOBs when I could. |
THE SOLDIER’S TALE (Stravinsky)
Edinburgh International Festival | 21 August 2021 | MP4 (HD) | 1.47 GB
Thomas Allen (Narrator), Anthony Flaum (Soldier), Siobhan Redmond (Devil), Nicola Benedetti (violin), Nicholas Bayley (double bass), Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Philip Cobb (cornet), Peter Moore (trombone), Louise Goodwin (percussion) |
TRIAL BY JURY (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Opera Australia | July/August 1984 | MP4 | 286.4 MB
Anthony Warlow (The Defendant), John Fulford (Counsel for the Plaintiff), Gordon Wilcock (The Learned Judge), Anne-Maree McDonald (Angelina), John Germain (Usher), Robert Eddie (Jury Foreman), Richard Bonynge (conductor) Almaviva’s notes: Not the original video, but downloaded in 480p (with audio converted to 320 kbps) from YouTube where a kind soul has shared it. **Included on this list for collection purposes, rather than trading. Looking for original files.** |
New York (Saratoga Springs) | 28 July 1997 | VOBs with smalls | 2.58 GB
David Hyde Pierce (The Learned Judge) Notes from other traders: A one-night-only benefit performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury with the Friends of Musical Arts Saratoga, at the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater of Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. Filmed using one camera on a tripod, at a dress rehearsal with a small invited audience. Some slight generational loss. |
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE [THE MAGIC FLUTE] (Mozart)
Royal Opera House | 27 January 2003 | Proshot | MKV | 7.95 GB
Will Hartmann (Tamino), Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), Dorothea Röschmann (Pamina), Diana Damrau (The Queen of the Night), Franz-Josef Selig (Sarastro), Ailish Tynan (Papagena), Adrian Thompson (Monostatos), Thomas Allen (Speaker), Colin Davis (conductor) |
Glyndebourne Festival Opera | 4 August 2019 | Proshot | MP4 (HD) | 2.50 GB
David Portillo (Tamino), Esther Dierkes (First Lady), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (Second Lady), Katharina Magiera (Third Lady), Björn Bürger (Papageno), Caroline Wettergreen (Queen of the Night), Jörg Schneider (Monostatos), Sofia Fomina (Pamina), Michael Kraus (Speaker), Brindley Sherratt (Sarastro), Thomas Atkins (Second Priest and First Man in Armour), Martin Snell (First Priest and Second Man in Armour), Alison Rose (Papagena), Richard Booth (Puppeteer), Mikey Brett (Puppeteer), Ashleigh Cheadle (Puppeteer), Jack Parker (Puppeteer), Ben Thompson (Puppeteer), Scarlet Wilderink (Puppeteer) |