The World's Greatest Operas / Carmen, Aida, Tosca, Magic Flute [6 DVD]

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Album Summary

Performers

• Norah Amsellem (Soprano)
• Anna Antonacci (Mezzo Soprano)
• Elena Xanthoudakis (Soprano)
• Viktoria Vizin (Soprano)
• Matthew Rose (Bass)
• Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
• Violeta Urmana (Soprano)
• Marco Spotti (Bass)
• Carlo Guelfi (Baritone)
• Giorgio Giuseppini (Bass)
• Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
• Ildiko Komlosi (Mezzo Soprano)
• Richard Margison (Tenor)
• Bryn Terfel (Baritone)
• Catherine Malfitano (Soprano)
• René Pape (Bass)
• Genia Kuhmeier (Soprano)
• Franz Grundheber (Baritone)
• Paul Groves (Tenor)
• Christian Gerhaher (Baritone)
• Irena Bespalovaite
• Diana Damrau (Soprano)
• Ildebrando DÆArcangelo (Bass-Baritone)

Conductors

• Chailly, Riccardo
• Muti, Riccardo
• Pappano, Anthony

Ensembles

• Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
• Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Teatro alla Scala Chorus
• Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Vienna State Opera Chorus

Composers

• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Notes & Reviews:

The World's Greatest Operas is a 6 DVD Deluxe set, containing 4 of the most famous and most performed operas - Aida, Carmen, Die Zauberflöte and Tosca. These 4 operas are all recent DVD recordings, recorded in high-quality, and featuring many of today's leading opera starts and conductors, including Jonas Kaufmann, Roberto Alagna and Antonio Pappano.

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Works Details

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera

• Performers: Norah Amsellem (Soprano); Anna Antonacci (Mezzo Soprano); Elena Xanthoudakis (Soprano); Viktoria Vizin (Soprano); Matthew Rose (Bass); Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor); Ildebrando DÆArcangelo (Bass-Baritone)
• Conductor: Anthony Pappano
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1875

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera

• Performers: Violeta Urmana (Soprano); Marco Spotti (Bass); Carlo Guelfi (Baritone); Giorgio Giuseppini (Bass); Roberto Alagna (Tenor); Ildiko Komlosi (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
• Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca

• Performers: Richard Margison (Tenor); Bryn Terfel (Baritone); Catherine Malfitano (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
• Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620

• Performers: René Pape (Bass); Genia Kuhmeier (Soprano); Franz Grundheber (Baritone); Paul Groves (Tenor); Christian Gerhaher (Baritone); Irena Bespalovaite; Diana Damrau (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791