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Puccini: Tosca [Highlights] / Scotto, Domingo, Bruson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Hudson, Paul; Perlman, Itzhak; Scotto, Renata; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Scotto provides perhaps the most telling use of the text since Callas's, and she constantly lets one see the distraught, temperamental woman behind the...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (07/29/1980-08/02/1980)....continue...

Puccini: La Boheme, highlights / Pappano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Fissore, Enrico; Hampson, Thomas; Keenlyside, Simon; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Swenson, Ruth Ann; Vaduva, Leontina
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Penguin Guide
Pappano's CD recording of Boheme is conducted with ever-fresh imagination, bringing out not just subtle emotions alonside high passion, but also the fun of...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/01/1995-08/10/1995)....continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Rare Recordings 1946-1954 - Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Charpentier, Puccini

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni, K 527; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; ...
Performers: Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The present CD features a series of rare recordings made by the German singer between 1946 and 1954. Some of them portray her in roles...continue...

Vissi d'arte - The Puccini Love Songs / Maria Callas, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Suor Angelica; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Borriello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Danieli, Lucia; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fernandi, Eugenio; Gedda, Nicolai; Gobbi, Tito; Moffo, Anna; Nessi, Giuseppe; Panerai, Rolando; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Spatafor...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Votto, Antonino; De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

This 2-CD set covers all of Puccini's main soprano arias as well as the principal love duets, in which Callas is joined by her regular...continue...

Maria Callas - The Complete Puccini Studio Recordings

15 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Boniface, Edgard; Borriello, Mario; Bowman, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Caselli, Dario; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass...
Conductors: De Sabata, Victor; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Cillario, Carlo Felice
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This elegant 15-CD set includes all of Callas' studio recordings of Puccini operas: Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. These are all...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marko Rothmüller

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier;...
Performers: Gyr, Suzanne; Rothmuller, Marko
Conductors: Robertson, James; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Marko Rothmuller (1908-1993) was a citizen of the world but occupied an outstanding position in German musical life. Born in Croatia, he moved to Vienna...continue...

The Puccini Experience / Mehta, Italian Radio SO Rome, Italian Radio Chorus Rome

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-05-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet; Suor Angelica; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; ...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Canonici, Luca; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cowan, Richard; Cura, Jose; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Domingo, Placido; Gallardo-Domas, Cristina; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Barbacini, Maurizio; Conlon, James; Domingo, Placido; Sado, Yutaka; Nagano, Kent; Mehta, Zubin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Slatkin, Leonard; Szilvay, Csaba; Szilvay, Géza; Verrot, Pasca...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; Ph...

Humperdinck: Overtures / Herbert von Karajan, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2007-09-01

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; L'amico Fritz; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Les contes ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This CD, combining the famed 1954 LP of Opera Intermezzi with overtures taken from other sources, reveals Herbert von Karajan and the Philharmonia's delicate singing...continue...

The Millennium Collection - The Best of The Three Tenors

1 CD / Hip-O / 2007-04-03

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Ernesto Tagliaferri: Passione; Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Giacomo Puccini: La bohème...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Müller, Eduardo; Mancini, Henry; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Magiera, Leone; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmon...

Weekend Classics - Weekend Dreams

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Cla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Yepes, Narciso [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Boulez, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

A Tenor Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; La traviata; Requiem Mass; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauber...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Jose; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Schreier, Peter; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Bartoletti, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von; Bernstein, Leonard; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vie...

Maria Callas sings Puccini / Karajan, Serafin, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-05-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Callas, Maria; Danieli, Lucia; Gedda, Nicolai
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Weekend Classics - A Puccini Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Bruno, Emma; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Gobbi, Tito; Konya, Sandor; Meneguzzer, Iolanda; Poggi, Gianni; Scotto, Renata; S...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Peters, Reinhard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

From DG's Weekend Classics Series comes "A Puccini Weekend"....continue...

MIrella Freni - A Celebration

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-04-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Ruggero L...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ludwig, Christa; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Roberto; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenic...

Mirella Freni is without a doubt a true legendary soprano. She recorded a substantial discography for Decca and Deutsche Grammophon and this 2 CD collection...continue...

The Essential Plácido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-10-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass...
Performers: Adams, John; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; McGovern, Maureen; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Cobos, Luis; Levine, James; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Queler, Eve; Patanè, Giuseppe; DeMain, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Roa, Mig...
Ensemble: ; American Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of...

Artist Portrait - José Cura

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-03-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Pietro Mascagni: Cav...
Performers: Bitetti, Ernesto; Borodina, Olga; Cura, Jose; Delgado, Eduardo
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Cura, Jose; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Simply the Best - Classical Passion - Music for Lovers

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2003-05-20

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Sergey Rachmanino...
Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Borodina, Olga; Brodsky Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra; Cura, Jose; Katsaris, Cyprien; Klocker, Dieter; Legrand, Michel; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Little, Tasmin; London Symphony Or...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek; Wolff, Hugh; Shostakovich, Maxim; Domingo, Placido; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Davis, Colin; Davis, Andrew; Foster, Lawrence; Lenárd, Ondrej; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Zehetm...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; London Symphony Orchestra; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orches...

Personnel: José Cura (tenor); Thomas Zehetmair (violin); Dieter Klöcker (clarinet); Güher Pekinel , Süher Pekinel , Michel Legrand, Cyprien Katsaris, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai ...continue...

Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Alagna, Roberto; Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin R...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ozawa, Seiji; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Kulka, János; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ferro, Gabriele; Levine, James; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Maazel...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra; Bayreuth Festival Choir; Bayreuth Festival Or...

Personnel: Reri Grist , Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberová, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop...continue...

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 ...

The Very Best of Maria Callas

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-02-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La bohème; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op....
Performers: Callas, Maria
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Rescigno, Nicola; Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

This wonderful new compilation features Maria Callas singing her most celebrated romantic roles in the very recordings that helped establish her career and transform her...continue...
Maria Callas was one of the greatest classical vocalists of her time, and certainly among the most famous and charismatic; her outsized personality and tempestuous personal life defined the operatic d...continue...

Italian Opera Arias / Domingo, Scotto, Te Kanawa, Wixell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Wol...
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Puccini - Great Opera Arias / Domingo, Te Kanawa, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; Le Villi; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Knight, Gillian; Marton, Eva; Ricciarelli, Katia; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Patanè, Giuseppe; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orches...

Maria Callas - The Legend

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier, opera; Giusepp...
Performers: Berbié, Jane; Callas, Maria; Gedda, Nicolai; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Ghione, Franco; Prêtre, Georges; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; ORTF National Orchestra; Philharmonia Or...

Opera - Puccini: Tosca (Highlights) / Levine, Scotto, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Capecchi, Renato; Cheek, John; Domingo, Placido; Hudson, Paul; Martinez, Dominick; Perlman, Itzhak; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys Choir

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...

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-07-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butter...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Richard [Conductor]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Berbié, Jane; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Blanc, Erne...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Armstrong, Richard; Schippers, Thomas; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Santini, Gabriele; Kohn, Eugene; Prêtre, Georges; Levine, James; Chung, Myung-Whun; ...
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National P...

This collection contains both stereo and monaural, and both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Nadine Sautereau, Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Helga Dernesch , Mirella Freni, Edita Gru...continue...

Joan Hammond by Request - Charpentier, Massenet, et al

1 CD / Testament / 1999-01-10

Works: Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jules Massenet: Hérodiade; Le Cid; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La forza ...
Performers: Hammond, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Braithwaite, Warwick; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Curiel, Glauco; Tausky, Vilem; Collingwood, Lawrance
Ensemble: ; Hallé Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

A Tenors Valentine / Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-01-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Marton, Eva; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata; Three Tenors, The
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Buckley, Emerson; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Domingo, Placido; Cobos, Luis
Ensemble: Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera...

There is no better way to celebrate romance then with the passion of great arias from grand operas. Of course there are no better practitioners of the lyric drama then the Three Tenors: José Car...continue...

The Young Giuseppe Di Stefano - Opera Arias & Songs

1 CD / Testament / 1997-11-01

Works: Cesare Andrea Bixio: Vola, vola, vola; Canto, ma sotto voce; Se vuoi goder la vita; Mamma; Traditional: A la barcillunisa; Cantu a timùni; Abballati; Mutteti di lu paliu; Gaetano Donizetti: L'...
Performers: Dawson, Herbert; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Moser, Edoardo
Conductors: Consiglio, Mario; Erede, Alberto; Cellini, Renato; Votto, Antonino; Olivieri, Dino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New London Light Opera Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

"...Fortunately, all of these recordings were made in De Stefano's prime, for it was not until 1955 that he began the disastrous venture in the...continue...

Puccini - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Turandot
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Knight, Gillian; Marton, Eva; Pavarotti, Luciano; Rucker, Richard; Sayao, Bidu [Soprano Vocals]; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Va...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Buckley, Emerson; Patanè, Giuseppe; Antonicelli, Giuseppe; Cleva, Fausto; Rudolf, Max; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vien...

Callas - La Divina 3

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1995-01-17

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaspare Spontini: La Vestale, opera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen,...
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Gedda, Nicolai; Gobbi, Tito; Panerai, Rolando
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Prêtre, Georges; Galliera, Alceo; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Paris Opéra Orchestra ; Philharmonia Orchestra

Mad About Italian Opera

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-09-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Gaetano...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Baniewicz, Vera; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gullino, Walter; Larmore, Jennifer; Mora, Fernando de la; Pavarotti, Luc...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini: Messa di Gloria / Scimone, Carreras, Prey

1 CD / Erato Import / 1994-09-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Messa di Gloria
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Granada - The Greatest Hits of Placido Domingo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1994-08-23

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ern...
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gullino, Walter; Milnes, Sherrill; Peeters, Marcel; Plowright, Rosalind
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa...

Callas - La Divina 2

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 1994-07-19

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Orfeo ed Euridice; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Aida, opera; I vespri siciliani; La traviata; Don Carlos; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; ...
Performers: Berbié, Jane; Callas, Maria; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Rescigno, Nicola; Serafin, Tullio; Ghione, Franco
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra; Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Paris Opéra Orchestr...

Aria - A Passion for Opera

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-02-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Tosca; La Rondine; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, oper...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gobbi, Tito; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Matacic, Lovro von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Muti, Riccardo; Magiera, Leone; Rudel, Julius; Galliera, Alceo; Ferraris, Franco; Lombard, Alain; Serafin...
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

Puccini: Tosca / Sinopoli, Freni, Domingo, Ramey

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1992-09-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Laciura, Anthony; Lukas, Ralf; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Secombe, Bryan; Terfel, Bryn; Tierna, Lee; Veccia, Angelo
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Pavarotti in Hyde Park

1 CD / Decca / 1992-04-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; I lombardi; Luisa Miller; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Jules Massenet: Werther; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Paglia...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Magiera, Leone
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Favorite Puccini Arias / Marton, Scotto, Kanawa

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1991-11-19

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Le Villi; Suor Angelica; Turandot
Performers: Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Knight, Gillian; Marton, Eva; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Favorite Arias / Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1991-07-02

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La boh&e...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Buckley, Emerson; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Maazel, Lorin; Patanè, Giuseppe; Queler, Eve; Bernstein, Leonard; Levine, James
Ensemble: Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchest...