Berlin, Irving > Mezzo Soprano

Portrait of a Legend - 17 arias from Mignon, La Cenerentola, Barber of Seville et al. / Giulietta Simionato, mezzo-soprano (mono)

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; L' Italiana in Algeri; Tancredi; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Jules M...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bettarini, Luciano; Pellegrino, Lilliana; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Rossi, Mario [Management]; Previtali, Fernando; Basile, Arturo; Ghione, Franco; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Erede, Alberto; Sanzogno, Nino; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

Born in 1910, Giulietta Simionato had a slow start with her career, but had her big breakthrough at La Scala in 1955. Her workload was...continue...
Recording information: 1949-1960....continue...

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Complete Opera Plus Bonus Gala Scene / Gueden, Kmentt, Koth, Berry, Waechter

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); E...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Sutherland, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recording of Strauss II's opera, featuring some of the greatest opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. In addition to the opera itself - which...continue...
Recording information: 1960....continue...

Someone Talked! - Memories of WWII / William Bolcom, Robert White, Joan Morris

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2009-10-13

Works: Spoken Word: Memories of World War II, interview with Hazen Schumacher; Luther Henderson: A Slip of the Lip, song; Irving Berlin: Any Bonds Today, song; This is the Army, Mr. Jones, song (from "This ...
Performers: Bolcom, William [Composer]; Morris, Joan; Schumacher, Hazen; White, Robert

The pure joy of collaboration overflows with pride and respect for the deeper purpose of honoring those who sacrificed to preserve the essence of democracy...continue...

Marilyn Horne - The Complete Decca Recitals

11 CD / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Otello; Tancredi; Semiramide; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola; L'assedio di Corinto; La donna del lago; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, op...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Horne, Marilyn; Katz, Martin
Conductors: Lewis, Henry; ; Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Rom...

"Each of the 11 CDs comes in a slip case with the original cover art, but no texts or translations are provided. At the price...continue...

The Originals - J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Karajan, Kmentt

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; The Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady, musical; Vincenzo Valente: Passione for voice & orc...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berry, Walter; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Koth, Erika; Nilsso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The most luxuriantly Viennese of all Fledermice, with Karajan and the Philharmonic at their most effervescent and a delectable Staatsoper cast, plus a...continue...

God Bless America - The Ultimate Patriotic Album

1 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: American Traditional: Yankee Doodle, song; Shenandoah, folk song; The Marine Corps Hymn; John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Irving Berlin: God Bless America; G. S. Scofield: Battle Hymn o...
Performers: Band Of The Grenadier Guards; Bashford, Rodney; Black, Stanley; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Fennell, Frederick [Conductor]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Sopran...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Rogers, Eric; Davis, Carl; Ottley, Jerold D.; Black, Stanley; Harris, Frederick J.; Ozawa, Seiji; Bashford, Rodney
Ensemble: ; Band of the Grenadier Guards; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Eric Rogers Chorale; Eric Rogers Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

God Bless America: The Ultimate Patriotic Album gathers over an hour's worth of official and unofficial American anthems, including the Eric Rogers...continue...

Laughter & Tears - A Jewish Saga / Wolford-Rosenblum Duo

1 CD / Centaur / 2001-06-07

Works: Jacob Weinberg / Boris Levenson / G. Fitelberg: Hebraic Pictures (4), for clarinet & piano (arr. Bellison); Ivan Rosenblum: Shtetl Voices, for voice, saxophone & piano; Boris Levenson: Hebrew Dance, ...
Performers: Braitman, Sylvie; Friedman, Stephanie; Nitz, Kathleen; Rosenblum, Ivan; Wolford, Dale

Home for Christmas / Anne Sofie von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-10-12

Works: Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; William Mathias: Sweet Was The Song; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: Tomorro...
Performers: Agnas, Joakim; Agnas, Urban; Bengtson, Jan; Bylund, Jonas; Danielsson, Göran; Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Helander, Torbjörn; Henrikson, Leif; Henryson, Svante; Jansson, Bengan; Jansson...
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Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Brass

"Home for Christmas" is Anne Sofie von Otter's first holiday album. "Home for Christmas" is a rich selection of popular international Christmas songs, including a...continue...

This is My Country / Price, Horne, Fiedler, Boston Pops

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-07-13

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Rodeo; Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Samuel Augustus Ward: America the Beautiful; William Steffe: Battle Hymn of the Republic; Traditional: Shenan...
Performers: Horne, Marilyn; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur; Gerhardt, Charles; Shaw, Robert; Slatkin, Leonard; Conlon, James
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Collegiate Chorale; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra