(Videos are listed in chronological order)
Madama Butterfly • Opera Company of Philadelphia • February 25, 2002 • Cio-Cio-San: Xiu Wei Sun • Suzuki: Rinat Shaham • Director: Kay Walker Castaldo • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff/Kevin Baratier • Lighting Design: John Stephen Hoey • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Maurizio Barbacini • Filmed at the final dress rehearsal by Boyd Ostroff from the house left end of the first row with a Sony VX-2000 camera (4:3 native, cropped to 16:9)
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I Capuleti e i Montecchi • Opera Company of Philadelphia • April 5, 2002 • Romeo: Ruxandra Donose • Guiletta: Anna Netrebko • Director: Kay Walker Castaldo • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Lighting Design: John Stephen Hoey • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed at the final dress rehearsal by Boyd Ostroff from the house right end of the first row with a Sony VX-2000 camera (4:3 native, cropped to 16:9)
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La Traviata • Opera Company of Philadelphia • January 31, 2003 • Violetta: Maureen O’Flynn • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic Design: Paul Shortt • Lighting Design: Boyd Ostroff • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during a performance by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony VX-2000 camera (4:3 native, cropped to 16:9)
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Susannah • Opera Company of Philadelphia • October 9, 2003 • Olin Blitch: David Pittsinger • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenery Design: Paul Shortt • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Stewart Robertson • Filmed at the final dress rehearsal by Boyd Ostroff from house left with a Sony PDX-10 camera (anamorphic 16:9)
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Il Trovatore • Opera Company of Philadelphia • October 21, 2003 • Count Di Luna: Gregg Baker • Director: Kay Walker Castaldo • Scenery/Lighting/Projection Design: Boyd Ostroff • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Maurizio Barbacini • Filmed during a performance by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony PDX-10 camera (anamorphic 16:9)
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The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein • Opera Company of Philadelphia • April 24, 2004 • The Grand Duchess: Stephanie Blythe • Director: Dorothy Danner • Scenery Design: Paul Shortt • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Emmanuel Joel • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony PDX-10 camera (anamorphic 16:9)
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The Pearl Fishers • Opera Company of Philadelphia • April 28, 2004 • Nadir: William Burden • Zurga: Nathan Gunn • Director: Kay Walker Castaldo • Scenic and Lighting Design: Boyd Ostroff • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Jacques LaCombe • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony PDX-10 camera (anamorphic 16:9)
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Faust • October 5, 2004 • Opera Company of Philadelphia • Valentin: Stephen Powell • Marguerite: Mary Mills • Marthe Schwertlein: Meredith Arwady • Siébel: Patricia Risley • Director: Leon Major • Scenic Design: Allen Moyer • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Jacques LaCombe • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony PDX-10 camera (anamorphic 16:9)
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Don Pasquale • Opera Company of Philadelphia • October 29, 2004 • Ernesto: Jesús Garcia • Director: Leo Major • Scenic and Costume Design: Allen Moyer • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony PDX-10 camera (anamorphic 16:9)
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Aïda • Opera Company of Philadelphia • February 25, 2005 • Aïda: Angela Brown • Amonasro: Gregg Baker • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenery Design: Claude Girard and Bernard Uzan • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony PDX-10 camera (anamorphic 16:9)
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A Masked Ball • Opera Company of Philadelphia • November 11, 2005 • Renato: Gregg Baker • Amelia: Angela Brown • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (anamorphic 16:9, standard definition)
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Margaret Garner (Richard Danielpour/Toni Morrison) • Opera Company of Philadelphia • February 18, 2006 • Margaret Garner: Denyce Graves • Robert Garner: Gregg Baker • Scenic Design: Marjorie Kellogg • Costume Design: Paul Tazewell • Lighting Design: Duane Schuler • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Stefan Lano • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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The Marriage of Figaro • Opera Company of Philadelphia • May 10, 2006 • Figaro: Richard Bernstein • Susanna: Christine Brandes • Cherubino: Kirstin Chávez • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Lighing Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Cinderella • Opera Company of Philadelphia • November 11, 2006 • Cinderella: Ruxandra Donose • Director: Davide Livermore • Scenic and Costume Design: Santi Centeneo • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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La Bohème • Opera Company of Philadelphia • November 7, 2006 • Rodolpho: Roger Honeywell • Mimi: Ermonella Jaho • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Lighting Design: Ruth Hutson • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Porgy and Bess • Opera Company of Philadelphia • February 16, 2007 • Serena: Lisa Daltirus • Director: Walter Dallas • Scenic and Costume Design: Felix Cochren • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Stefan Lano • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Falstaff • Opera Company of Philadelphia • May 11, 2007 • Ford: Mark Stone • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic Design: Paul Shortt • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Rigoletto • Opera Company of Philadelphia • October 12, 2007 • The Duke of Mantua: Matthew Polenzani • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic Design: Paul Shortt • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Hansel and Gretel • Opera Company of Philadelphia • November 16, 2007 • The Witch: Jennifer Roderer • Director: Dorothy Danner • Scenic and Costume Design: Maurice Sendak • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Norma • Opera Company of Philadelphia • April 16, 2008 • Norma: Christine Goerke • Oroveso: Eric Owens • Pollione: Philip Webb • Director: Kay Walker Castaldo • Scenic Design: John Conklin • Lighting Design: Boyd Ostroff • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Fidelio • Opera Company of Philadelphia • October 15, 2008 • Leonore: Christine Goerke • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic and Costume Design: Jun Kaneko • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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The Italian Girl in Algiers • Opera Company of Philadelphia • November 21, 2008 • Lindoro: Lawrence Brownlee • Director: Stefano Vizioli • Scenic Design: Paul Shortt • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Turandot • Opera Company of Philadelphia • February 25, 2009 • Calaf: Francesco Hong • Director: Renaud Doucet • Scenic and Costume Design: Allen Charles Klein • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Maurizio Barbacini • Filmed during two performances by Boyd Ostroff from the rear of the house with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Gianni Schicchi • Opera Company of Philadelphia • May 1, 2009 • Rinuccio: Stephen Costello • Director: Robert B. Driver • Scenic Design: Guia Buzzi • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris • Filmed from rear of the house during a two performances by Boyd Ostroff with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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The Rape of Lucretia • Opera Company of Philadelphia • June 12, 2009 • Lucretia: Tamara Mumford • Tarquinius: Nathan Gunn • Male Chorus: William Burden • Director: William Kerley • Scenic and Costume Design: Nicholas Vaughan • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson• Conductor: David Hayes • Filmed from the production booth during a performance by Boyd Ostroff with a Sony HVR-Z1U camera (high definition)
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Additional Opera Company of Philadelphia productions filmed by Boyd Ostroff but not available online: Elixir of Love (2001), Don Carlo (2004), Die Fledermaus (2005), The Barber of Seville (2005), Cyrano (2008), L’Enfant et les Sortiléges (2009), Madama Butterfly (2009), Tea, A Mirror of Soul (2010), La Traviata (2010), Orphée et Eurydice (2010), Otello (2010), Romeo and Juliet (2011), Tosca (2011)