Puccini, Giacomo > Ghiaurov, Nicolai

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Essential Puccini

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-03-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La bohème; La Rondine
Performers: Alagna; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Maria; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ludwig; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Solti, Sir Georg; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Bartoletti, Bruno; Erede, Alberto; Maazel, Lorin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe

Bravo Pavarotti [2 CDs]

2 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; M...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Luccardi, Giancarlo; Milnes, Sherrill; Morresi, Gius...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; Maag, Peter; Chailly, Riccardo; B...

This 2-for-1 CD set celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting...continue...

Puccini - The Definitive Collection / Pavarotti, Freni, Sutherland, et al

11 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Baratti, Walter; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bunnell, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Frese, Sieg...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Mehta, Zubin; Levine, James

Puccini: La Bohème / Karajan, Freni, Pavarotti, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2008-10-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Spoken Word: Mirella Freni in conversation with Catherine Bott (Interview)
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Maffeo, Gianni; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pietsch, Gernot; Pohl, Hans-Dietrich; Senechal, Mich...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

"This altogether exceptional version has much to recommend it to fans of the opera, and listeners coming to it for the first time could hardly...continue...

Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Essential Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Rigo...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mehta, Zubin; Chailly, Riccardo; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Kertész...

Opera - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2005-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Mar...
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Alagna, Roberto; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Brockhaus, Lilo; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cotrubas, Ileana; Crespin, Regine; De...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Roberto; Pritchard, John; Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Varviso, Silvio; Abbado, Claudio; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Downes, ...

The # 1 Puccini Album

2 CD / Decca / 2004-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La bohème; La Rondine
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Freni, M...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Solti, Sir Georg; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Varviso, Silvio; Alagna, Roberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Erede, Alberto; Maazel, Lorin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chailly, Riccardo...

Puccini: Opera Arias / Pavarotti, Freni, Sutherland, et al

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-10-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; La Rondine; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Turandot
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Chiara, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Maffeo, Gianni; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Mitch...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Franco; Bonynge, Richard; Gardelli, Lamberto; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello

The Dream Cast - Puccini: La Bohème / Alagna, Bocelli, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Gh...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Noseda, Gianandrea; Barlow, Stephen; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Davis, Colin; Chailly, Riccardo

The Voice of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Rondine
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Cura, Jose; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Patanè, Franco; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Chailly, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Mehta, Zubin; Capuana, Franco; Abbad...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala ...

Tu, Tu, Amore - Puccini's Greatest Love Songs

1 CD / Decca / 1999-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden...

Puccini: Turandot - Highlights / Mehta, Sutherland, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-08-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Markov, Sabin; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
A generous and shrewdly chosen 70-minute collection of excerpts... Nessun dorma, with Pavarotti at his finest, is here given a closing cadence for neatness....continue...

Puccini Gala - Famous Arias / Caballé, Carreras, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Francesco, Pier; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Santi, Nello; Varviso, Silvio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Chailly, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mehta, Zubin

Ti Amo: Puccini's Greatest Love Songs

1 CD / Decca / 1993-10-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero

World of Puccini

1 CD / Decca Import / 1992-09-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; La La Rondine; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Turandot
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Chiara, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Maffeo, Gianni; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Mitchell, Leona; Panerai, R...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Franco; Bonynge, Richard; Gardelli, Lamberto; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello

Puccini: La Boheme - Highlights / Karajan, Pavarotti, Freni

1 CD / Decca / 1989-02-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Maffeo, Gianni; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Puccini: La Bohème / Karajan, Freni, Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1987-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Maffeo, Gianni; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pietsch, Gernot; Pohl, Hans-Dietrich; Senechal, Mich...
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Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Schöneberger Sängerknaben

Puccini: Turandot / Mehta, Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballé

2 CD / Decca / 1985-03-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Markov, Sabin; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pears, Peter, Sir; Poli, Pier Francesco; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir