Puccini, Giacomo > Bass Baritone

The Unknown Puccini

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: A te ("O quanto è vano"), song for voice & piano; Vexilla regis prodeunt, hymn for male chorus & organ; Salve Regina, for soprano & harmonium; Ad una morta!, song for voice & ...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Rudel, Julius; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone

Recording information: RCA Studio A, New York City, USA (03/01/1989-03/06/1989)....continue...

Erwin Schrott: Arias

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-06-26

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts; Giuseppe Verdi: I Lombardi; Attila; Arrigo Boito: Mefist...
Performers: Coliban, Sorin; Grun, Maria [Cello]; Schrott, Erwin; Shaham, Rinat
Conductors: Rustioni, Daniele

Recording information: ORF, Vienna, Austria (03/11/2012-04/25/2012)....continue...

David Hobson + Teddy Tahu Rhodes: Deluxe Edition

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Rodgers: Carousel; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Stephen Adams: The Holy City; John Newton: Amazing Grace; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice ...
Performers: Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Kimmorley, Sharolyn; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Noble, Guy

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Cor (11/26/2011); Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia (11/26/2011); Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Cor (...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Richard van Allan

2 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
The great merit of this new version of Tosca... is that the stage picture is so clear, with the words sharply audible from beginning...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (05/1978-08/1978); Kingsway Hall, London (05/1978-08/1978)....continue...

Anna Netrebko: Live At The Met

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Sergey Prokofiev: Voyna i mir (War and Peace); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Alagna, Roberto; Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Beczala, Piotr; Brauer, Cecilia; Calleja, Joseph; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Florez, Juan Diego; Halfvarson, Eric...
Conductors: Summers, Patrick; Gergiev, Valery; Cambreling, Sylvain; Benini, Maurizio; Fisch, Asher; Domingo, Placido; Armiliato, Marco; Levine, James

Our generation's greatest performer on the Met Stage showcases her finest performances in one collection. Live At The Met features excerpts from live performances on...continue...
Recording information: Metropolitan Opera, NY (2002-2010)....continue...

Terrific Tenors

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta (Idomeneo, King of Crete); Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La bohè...
Performers: Best, Roy; Bjorling, Jussi; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Collins, Kenneth; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Florez, Juan Diego; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Lanza, Mari...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Gardiner, John Eliot; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; López-Cobos, Jesús; Rizzi, Carlo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Kubelik, Rafael; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Walker, Anto...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

50 Best Puccini / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Corelli, Franco; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ercolani...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France

The Worst of William Powers

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-03-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; Falstaff; I Vespri Siciliani; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable; Les Huguenots; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia...
Performers: Powers, William
Conductors: Burkh, Dennis

Recording information: Bratislava, Slovak Republic....continue...

Plácido Domingo: The Opera Collection [26 CDs]

26 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Jacques Offenbach: Ga&...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Cuenod, Hugues; Domingo, Placido; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Ellis, Osian; Laciura, Anthony; Leiferkus, Sergei; Nesterenko, Evgeny; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Prestia, Giacomo; Schade, Michael;...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Marin, Ion; Prêtre, Georges; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kleiber, Carlos; Chung, Myung-Whun; Solti, Sir ...

Domingo reaches his 70th birthday and Deutsche Grammophon celebrates by releasing 'The Opera Collection', a collection of his amazingly rich DG/Decca catalog recognizing the tenor's...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Robertson/Puccini Festival Orch. & Chorus / Fantini, Lombardi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Boscolo, Franco; Fantini, Norma; Lombardi, Donata D'Annunzio; Patucelli, Andrea; Pisapia, Massimiliano; Viviani, Gabriele
Conductors: Robertson, Stewart
Ensemble: Puccini Festival Chorus; Puccini Festival Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bad Boys

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-04-13

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Kur...
Performers: Crafoord, Balcarras [Tenor Vocal]; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Daniel, Paul

'Bad Boys' is a line up of some of the most unscrupulous, cynical, devious, roguish musical villains of the opera stage. Bryn Terfel calls them...continue...
Recording information: Stockholm, Bersaldhallen (03/2009)....continue...

Tears On Toast: Opera's Greatest Tragedies & Triumphs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; The Girl of the Golden West; Charles Gounod: Faust; ...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Barker, Cheryl; Bartoli, Cecilia; Begg, Heather; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Dobson, John; Domingo, Placido; Egerton, Francis; Elvin, William; Fowle...
Conductors: Fritzsch, Johannes; Noseda, Gianandrea; Bonynge, Richard; Summers, Patrick; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Divall, Richard; Cohen, Brad; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hogwood, Christopher; Karajan, Herbert vo...

La Boheme / Puccini,Netrebko,Villazon, De Billy

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-11-23

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Bracci, Tiziano; Cabell, Nicole; Daniel, Boaz; Degout, Stephane; Kowaljow, Vitalij; Netrebko, Anna; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

This recording is the original soundtrack to one of the first opera movies created especially for a theatrical screening. 'La Boheme: The Highlights' of the...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, Germany (04/2007)....continue...

Puccini: La Rondine / Veronesi, Vassileva, Dashuk, Sartori, Orchestra & Chorus of the Puccini Festival, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine
Performers: Berrugi, Giorgio; Ciuffo, Fernando Luis; Dashuk, Maya; Giannino, Emanuele; Giossi, Marzio; Lembardo, Elisabetta; Manghesi, Alessandro; Meozzi, Alessandra; Patucelli, Andrea; Sarlo, Katia De; Sartori,...
Conductors: Veronesi, Alberto
Ensemble: Puccini Festival Chorus

Although one of his most consistently lyrical operas, 'La rondine' (The Swallow) remains one of Puccini's least known. Dissatisfied with the result of his work,...continue...

Ultimate Puccini - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Austin, Charles; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borkh, Inge; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Ten...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Westminster Symphonic Choir

Best Puccini 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Sch...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Bergonzi, Carlo; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Ciofi...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Matacic, Lovro von; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera Teatro Reale Orchestra

In 2008, the world honors the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), one of the most popular composers of all time, and...continue...

Angela Gheorghiu - My Puccini

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; Tosca
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bacelli, Monica; Biccire, Patrizia; Cangelosi, David; Ciofi, Patrizia; Coliban, Sorin; Gheorghiu, Angela; Howell, Gwynne; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Coppola, Anton; Armstrong, Richard; Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

EMI Classics is proud to present Angela Gheorghiu: 'My Puccini', a stunning homage to the legend of Puccini featuring the finest arias from his best-loved...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

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...

Best of Best

2 CD / Philips Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il Trovatore; La battaglia di ...
Performers: Barboza, Raul; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Domingo; Gutierrez, Lalo; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Padin, Jorge; Ramirez, Ariel; Ricciarelli, Katia; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal];...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Scimone, Claudio; Benzi, Roberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Ocejo, José Luis; Müller, Eduardo; Garcia-Ase...
Ensemble: ; Grupo Huancara

Japanese-only 2 disc SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound....continue...

Giacomo Puccini - The Operas / Bartoletti, Prêtre, Alagna, Bergonzi, Caballé, Callas, Corelli, Freni, et al

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Le Villi; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; ...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Badioli, Carlo; Banks, Barry; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Busher...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Pappano, Antonio; Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Matacic, Lovro von; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

All of Puccini's popular operas are represented in this 17-CD boxed set, as well as the less frequently heard titles 'La Rondine', 'La Fanciulla del...continue...

100 Best Puccini

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-10-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Sch...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Bergonzi, Carlo; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Ciofi...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Matacic, Lovro von; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France

Puccini: La Bohème / Spano, Amsellem, Haddock, Jarman, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2008-09-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Garland, Andrew; Glavin, Kevin; Haddock, Marcus; Howard, Bradley; Jarman, Georgia; Meyer, Sean; Ozcomert, Stephen; Schaldenbrand, Christopher; Sedov, Denis;...
Conductors: Spano, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

SACD/ Two CD set. Giacomo Puccini's La Bohéme comes to life at the Metropolitan Opera in this performance captured live in March of 1977 and...continue...

Puccini: La Bohème / Spano, Amsellem, Haddock, Jarman, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, et al

2 CD / Telarc / 2008-07-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Garland, Andrew; Glavin, Kevin; Haddock, Marcus; Howard, Bradley; Jarman, Georgia; Meyer, Sean; Ozcomert, Stephen; Schaldenbrand, Christopher; Sedov, Denis;...
Conductors: Spano, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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...

Puccini: La Bohème / De Billy, Netrebko, Villazón, Cabell, Daniel, Degout, Kowaljow, Bavarian Radio SO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Bracci, Tiziano; Cabell, Nicole; Connors, Kevin; Daniel, Boaz; Degout, Stéphane; Haußler, Gerald; Kowaljow, Vitalij; Nahmer, Nicolas von der; Netrebko, Anna; Villazón, Rolando
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

"Both voices are dramatic, thick and colourful... [Netrebko's] is quite an instrument, built for soaring atop luscious Puccinian orchestrations which it does here with ease,...continue...

Puccini: Turandot

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-04-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie, Murray; Klein, Peter; Lorenzi, Ermanno; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Paskalis, Kostas; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Price, Leontyne; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Classic 100 - Your 100 Favourite Classical Masterpieces

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, ...
Performers: Allen, Jamie; Brennan, David; Buchanan, Isobel; Campbell, Elizabeth; Campbell, Fiona; Drury, David; Dudman, Michael; Elkins, Margreta; Elms, Lauris; English, Helen; Gershwin, George; Gieseking, Walte...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Halstead, Anthony; Otterloo, Willem Van; Woods, Thomas; Weymark, Brett; Fürst, Jànos; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; ; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Kelly, Brett; Stanhope, David; Fredma...
Ensemble: ; Macquarie Trio

The original collection which started the classic 100 phenomenon is back. Since its run-away success in 2002 the classic 100 concept has grown ever more...continue...

Giordano: Fedora; Puccini: Turandot, etc / Di Stefano

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; ...
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Beggiato, Ortensia; Buccini, Vittorio; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Campolonghi, Piero; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Carteri, Rosanna; Carturan, Gabriella;...
Conductors: Picco, Guido; Mugnai, Umberto; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo

During his peak years, Giuseppe Di Stefano (b. 1921) had one of the most sensually beautiful tenor voices ever recorded. He was universally regarded as...continue...

Puccini, Catalani, Verdi, Giordano, Boito: Operas / Tebaldi

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto

Maria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

70 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Gaetano Donizetti: Luci...
Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Alberto Albertini [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Amadini, Maria; Arie, Raffaele; Badioli, Carlo; Barbieri, Fedora; Begali, Ottorino; Benzi, Arma...
Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Santini, Gabriele; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Rescigno, Nicola; Prêtre, Georges

This 70-CD set features everything Callas ever recorded in the studio, including newly licensed and remastered material....continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Michael Bohnen Vol 3

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: T...
Performers: Bohnen, Michael; Hutt, Robert; Kraus, Ernst; Lehmann, Lotte

One of the legendary performers of the operatic stage, Bohnen was often referred to as the German Chaliapin for his magnificent acting and voice. This...continue...

Opera In English - Puccini Passions

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Edgar, opera; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angel...
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Haymon, Cynthia; Hayward, Robert; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Le Brocq, Mark; Lee, Colin; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Orchestr, Philharmonia Pit; Abel, Yves; Parry, David; Hancock, Gareth

This set includes brand new recordings - with premiere recordings of Manon Lescaut and La Rondine in English. Here is an excellent compilation as an...continue...

Grand Tier - Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Votto, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-04-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Benatti, Erminio; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Coda, Eraldo; Corelli, Franco; Forti, Carlo; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Mercuriali, Angelo; Morresi, ...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"Franco Corelli gives us the most vocally thrilling Dick Johnson of all his burnished, brawny tone makes him both lovable and heroic. Tito Gobbi's Jack...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Davis, Caballé, Carreras, et al

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-10-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Elvin, William; Murray, Ann; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wixell, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Legendary Performances of Renata Tebaldi - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Orc...

Throughout the 1950s and '60s Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) was one of the best-loved sopranos in the world. Famous both for the stunning beauty of her...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Monk, Allan; Niska, Maralin; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plishka, Paul; Scotto, Renata; Tajo, Italo; Velis, Andrea; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Amici Forever Defined

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-06-21

Works: Ronan Hardiman: La fiamma sacra; So Far Away; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia; David Foster: The Prayer; Joaquín Rodrigo: Aranjuez ma pensée; Nick Patrick: Nostalgia; Terra e Liberta; S...
Performers: Appleby, Jo; Bould, Miles; Christie, Rupert; Dave Ayres; Elmear Quinn; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Hinnegan, Tony; Nicholas Garrett [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Sewell, Geoff; Themis, John; Valentine...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amici Forever

Mixing the beauty and timeless appeal of classical music with the fun and sexiness of pop, Amici forever scored phenomenal success with their debut album,...continue...

Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Bartoletti, Caballé, Domingo

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Dickerson, Bernard; Domingo, Placido; Howell, Gwynne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Mangin, Noel; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Sardinero, Vicente; Tear, Robert; van Allan, Richar...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

A Night at the Opera / Rosenkrans, Thomas, Jepson, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Don Giovanni; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Jacq...
Performers: Jepson, Kristine [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kwiecien, Mariusz; Polenzani, Matthew; Ruminski, Valerian; Thomas, Indra
Conductors: Rosekrans, Charles

'A Night At The Opera' features five young singers who have already made considerable names for themselves. These marvelous talents are backed by the renowned...continue...

Diva / Angela Gheorghiu

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-03-09

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles ...
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Biccire, Patrizia; Cals, Isabelle; Ciofi, Patrizia; Fissore, Enrico; Gheorghiu, Angela; Matteuzzi, William; Rivenq, Nicolas; Simonetti, Riccardo; Spence, Toby; Vidal, Elisabeth
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino; Marin, Ion; Pappano, Antonio; Plasson, Michel

Angela Gheorghiu has made her career wowing audiences all over the world with her interpretations of Puccini, Gounod, and Massenet but she has also gained...continue...

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Votto, Corelli, Gobbi

2 CD / Myto Records / 2004-03-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Benatti, Erminio; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Coda, Eraldo; Corelli, Franco; Del Signore, Gino; Forti, Carlo; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Mercuriali...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Paperback Opera - Puccini: Tosca / Quadri, dall'Argine, etc

2 CD / Preiser / 2003-09-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Argine, Simona dall'; Berry, Walter; Colombo, Scipio; Donch, Karl; Kmentt, Waldemar; Poell, Alfred; Proglhoff, Harald; Scattolini, Nino
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo
Ensemble: Vienna Chamber Choir

Puccini: Turandot / Previtali, Nilsson, Caballé, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2003-05-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Catena, Ricardo; Crea, Jose; De Narke, Victor; Falzetti, Nino; Nilsson, Birgit; Pasini, Italo; Tavini, Virgilio; Usunow, Dimiter
Conductors: Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus ; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Barbirolli, Scotto, Bergonzi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-09-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; di Stasio, Anna; Montarsolo, Paolo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Padoan, Silvana; Panerai, Rolando; Rinaudo, Mario; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

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...

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Capuana, Tebaldi, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Caselli, Dario; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Guagni, Enzo; MacNei...
Conductors: Capuana, Franco

Opera Classics - Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Neuhold, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Brillembourg, Fredrika; Haller, Andreas; Katchour, Svetlana; Kolarczyz, Armin; Rankin, Bruce
Conductors: Neuhold, Gunter

"Naxos presents a first-rate rendering that needs no apologies for its lack of big names. Svetlana Katchour's strong soprano has an appealing dark quality, especially...continue...

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

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-02-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

One of the strongest casts in any live performance of this favorite opera, with Karajan conducting in Vienna. Live performance, Vienna, November 9, 1963....continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: Madam Butterfly / Abel, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-11-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Bayley, Clive; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bleiker, D'Arcy; Brett, Frances; Clarke, Paul Charles; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Rigby, Jean; Taylor, Ann; Wood, Roland; Yuris...
Conductors: Abel, Yves
Ensemble: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

An accomplished cast of world-renowned singers performs one of the world's best-loved operas. Paul Charles Clarke, who takes the role of Pinkerton in this recording,...continue...

A Portrait of Pavarotti - Highlights from Pavarotti Edition

3 CD / Decca / 2001-09-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bormida, Ida; Caballé, Montserrat; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Courtney, James; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiau...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Pritch...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orches...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (vocals)....continue...