Meyerbeer, Giacomo > Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]

Vocal Teamwork - Rare Operatic Ensembles

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Guglielmo Tell; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Dinorah (Le pardon de Ploërmel), comic opera in 3 acts; L' Esule di Granata, opera (heroic melodrama...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Barcellona, Daniela; Bayley, Clive; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Claycomb, Laura; Collins, Kenneth; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manu...
Conductors: Parry, David; Judd, James; Carella, Giuliano; Matheson, John

We have here many different kinds of ensemble, starting with the elaborate formality of the duet from Rossinis Bianca e Falliero and concluding with the...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 7 - Primo Dolce Affano / Vidal, Harper, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2005-01-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonetto del Petrarca no 47 (Benedetto sia'l giorno; II), for piano (Années II/4), S. 161/4 (LW A55/; Sonetto del Petrarca no 104 (Pace non trovo; I) for piano (Tre sonetti no 1), S....
Performers: Claycomb, Laura; Custer, Manuela; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Matteuzzi, William; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Servile, Roberto; Vidal, Elisabeth

Meyerbeer: Margherita d'Anjou / Parry, Massis, Ford, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-11-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Margherita d'Anjou
Performers: Barcellona, Daniela; Beer, Susanne; Bosworth, Nicholas; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Lee, Colin; Massis, Annick; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Previati, Fabio; Putnins, Pauls; Watkin, David; Wood, Rol...
Conductors: Parry, David

"As Margherita, soprano Annick Massis just keeps on going up and up. Daniela Barcellona offers grandeur of expression as Isaura, with Alastair Miles providing solid...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias - Bruce Ford 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-09-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; La Clemenza de Tito; Gioachino Rossini: Armida; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Petite Messe solennelle; Otello; Ze...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Nilon, Paul; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Stafford-Allen, Toby
Conductors: Parry, David

Bruce Ford, one of the world's leading Bel Canto tenors, presents his second disc in Chandos' Great Operatic Arias series. His first disc received fine...continue...

Sogno talor... Special Collection Celebrating 25 Years

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Emilia di Liverpool; Roberto Devereux; Maria Padilla; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Parisina d'Este; Giovanni Pacini: Carlo di Borgog...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Benelli, Ugo; Brecknock, John; Bros, Jose; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caley, Ian; Christie, Nan; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Dugdale, Sandra; Fa...
Conductors: Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano; Benini, Maurizio; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The double CD set is in the form of a two-act Grand Opera Gala, with an overture, choruses, arias, ensembles and extravagant finales. A total...continue...

Meyerbeer in Italy / Ford, Kenny, Parry, London PO, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2002-10-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Il crociato in Egitto; Romilda e Costanza, opera (melodramma semiserio) in 2 acts; Emma di Resburgo, opera (heroic melodrama) in 2 acts; Margherita d'Anjou; L' Esule di Granata, op...
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Bovino, Maria; Dolton, Geoffrey; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Kitchen, Linda; Mason, Anne; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Mills, Bronwen; Montague, Diana; Nic...
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Beautiful Image - Mosca, Rossini, et al / Diana Montague

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-05-10

Works: Giuseppe Mosca: Le bestie in uomini, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Ah, per pietà, t'arresta!, duet for 2 sopranos & orchestra (insertion number for G. Nicolini's Quint; L' inganno felice, opera; Gia...
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; Lewis, Keith; Montague, Diana
Conductors: Parry, David

"Rarities there certainly are here...all featuring Diana Montague prominently. But the gem is a newly released item...[by] Julius Benedict. With its early-Romantic sensibility it makes...continue...

Bruce Ford - Romantic Heroes / Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-08-10

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Carlo di Borgogna; Gaetano Donizetti: Alfredo il Grande, opera; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Der Nordstern; Saverio Mercadante: Virginia, opera; Federico Ricci: Il mari...
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Montague, Diana
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera Rara presents the first, long-awaited solo recital recording from American bel canto specialist Bruce Ford. So far, most of Ford's work with Opera Rara...continue...

Meyerbeer. Il Crociato In Egitto. I.platt. Y.kenny. D.montag

4 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-07-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Il crociato in Egitto
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Kitchen, Linda; Montague, Diana; Platt, Ian
Conductors: Parry, David