Album Summary
Performers
José Carreras (Voice)
Alberto Rinaldi (Baritone)
Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
Josella Ligi (Soprano)
Piero de Palma (Tenor)
Martina Arroyo (Soprano)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano)
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Luigi Roni (Bass)
Anne Pashley (Soprano)
Teresa Cahill (Soprano)
Francis Egerton (Tenor)
John Dobson (Tenor)
Richard van Allan (Bass Baritone)
Willy Caron (Bass)
Thomas Allen (Baritone)
Zoltan Kelemen (Bass)
Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
José Van Dam (Bass Baritone)
Shirley Verrett (Voice)
Paolo Montarsolo (Bass)
Rita Talarico (Soprano)
Elizabeth Harwood (Voice)
Franco Calabrese (Bass)
Jane Berbié (Voice)
Mario Frosini (Baritone)
Elke Schary (Mezzo Soprano)
Nicola Vocals] (Bass)
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Alessandro Maddalena (Bass)
Michel Sénéchal (Voice)
Elio Prisco (Bass)
Tom Krause (Baritone)
Gianni Maffeo (Baritone)
Carlo Meliciani (Baritone)
Mario Filici (Voice)
Franco Lombardi (Tenor)
Silvio Maionica (Bass)
Fernando Jacopucci (Tenor)
Vito Susca (Bass)
Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Renato Cioni (Tenor)
Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone)
Luciana Palombi (Mezzo Soprano)
Guido Mazzini (Bass)
Franco Ricciardi (Tenor)
Anna Pedrotti (Mezzo Soprano)
Franca Mattiucci (Mezzo Soprano)
Notes & Reviews:
This set offers six complete operas from the basic repertoire in great live opera recordings at a budget price. This set is a delightful primer for the opera beginner, giving a taste of the humor, tragedy, intimacy, spectacle, and all-around splendor that make up "a night at the opera."
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Works Details
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 - Performers: Willy Caron (Bass); Zoltan Kelemen (Bass); José Van Dam (Bass Baritone); Paolo Montarsolo (Bass); Elizabeth Harwood (Voice); Jane Berbié (Voice); Elke Schary (Mezzo Soprano); Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano); Mirella Freni (Soprano); Michel Sénéchal (Voice); Tom Krause (Baritone)
- Conductor: Herbert Karajan
- Running Time: 80 min. 54 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1786
- Studio/Live: Live
Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata - Performers: Carlo Meliciani (Baritone); Franco Lombardi (Tenor); Fernando Jacopucci (Tenor); Renata Scotto (Soprano); Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone); Guido Mazzini (Bass); Anna Pedrotti (Mezzo Soprano); José Carreras (Voice)
- Conductor: Nino Verchi
- Notes: Composition written: 1853.
- Running Time: 105 min. 35 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1853
- Studio/Live: Live
Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera - Performers: Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone); Josella Ligi (Soprano); Piero de Palma (Tenor); Martina Arroyo (Soprano); Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass); Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano); Placido Domingo (Tenor); Luigi Roni (Bass)
- Conductor: Claudio Abbado
- Notes: Composition written: 1871.
- Running Time: 121 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1871
- Studio/Live: Live
Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera - Performers: Anne Pashley (Soprano); Teresa Cahill (Soprano); Francis Egerton (Tenor); John Dobson (Tenor); Richard van Allan (Bass Baritone); Thomas Allen (Baritone); José Van Dam (Bass Baritone); Placido Domingo (Tenor); Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano); Shirley Verrett (Voice)
- Conductor: Sir Solti
- Running Time: 139 min. 52 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1873-1874
- Studio/Live: Live
Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème - Performers: Rita Talarico (Soprano); Franco Calabrese (Bass); Mario Frosini (Baritone); Nicola Vocals] (Bass); Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone); Mirella Freni (Soprano); Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Alessandro Maddalena (Bass); Elio Prisco (Bass); Gianni Maffeo (Baritone); Mario Filici (Voice)
- Conductor: Thomas Schippers
- Running Time: 77 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1896
- Studio/Live: Live
Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly - Performers: Silvio Maionica (Bass); Vito Susca (Bass); Renata Scotto (Soprano); Renato Cioni (Tenor); Luciana Palombi (Mezzo Soprano); Franco Ricciardi (Tenor); Franca Mattiucci (Mezzo Soprano); Alberto Rinaldi (Baritone)
- Conductor: Arturo Basile
- Notes: Composition written: 1904.
- Running Time: 117 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1904
- Studio/Live: Live




























