Puccini, Giacomo > Del Monaco, Mario

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...

Puccini: La bohème / Tulio Serafin, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Gianna

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Tosca
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; d'Orazi, Attilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Onesti, Georgio; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, R...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Erede, Alberto

One of the most popular and beloved operas of all time, La Bohème is presented in the legendary recording from Rome in 1959. Tebaldi is...continue...
Recording information: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (08/1959)....continue...

Renata Tebaldi Sings Puccini & Verdi Favourites

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-03-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Forza del Destino; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La Boheme; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Del Monaco, Mario; Sordello, Enzo; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Serafin, Tullio

Legendary Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi presents a number of her greatest and most popular roles, the recording as exceptional as her voice....continue...

Puccini - The Music Scene

2 CD / XXI-21 Productions / 2009-09-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borkh, Inge; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; Caselli, Dario; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; de los Angeles, Victoria; Del Mon...
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; De Sabata, Victor; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Capuana, Franco; Erede, Alberto; Patanè, Franco; Leinsdorf, Erich; Pasternack, Josef A....

This is a collection of acts and scenes from various Puccini operas performed by world-renowned singers. No librettos are included....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

Il mito dell'opera - 26 "E lucevan le stelle" da Tosca di Giacomo Puccini

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2009-01-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Barioni, Daniele; Bjorling, Jussi; Borgatti, Giuseppe; Caruso, Enrico; Ciniselli, Ferdinando; Corelli, Franco; Cortis, Antonio; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Filippeschi, Mario; Fleta, Mig...

An opera becomes popular only if at least one of its arias is a success: Tosca contains many famous pieces, but one above all, "E...continue...

Opera! The Most Famous Arias

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2008-10-21

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Jules Massenet: Werther; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Ave Maria; Aida, opera; Otello; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Luisa Miller; Alfredo ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cavaradossi, Mario; Cupido, Alberto; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fisichella, Salvatore; Nicolova, Tania; Pastine, Giafranco; Raimondi, Rugger...

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Mitropoulos, Steber, Del Monaco, Giacomo, Guelfi, Tozzi, et al

2 CD / Regis Records / 2008-09-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: de Palma, Piero; Del Monaco, Mario; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Steber, Eleanor; Susca, Vito; Tozzi, Giorgio; Viaro, Enzo
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri;
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

10 Great Tenors

10 CD / Membran / 2007-08-14

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Il Duca d'Alba; Lucia di Lammermoor; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Un ballo in mas...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Bjorling, Jussi; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ebert, Harry; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Jurinac, Sena; Lanza, Mario ...
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Zamboni, Rainaldo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Rother, Artur; Marszalek, Franz; Ackermann, Otto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leo...

Mario del Monaco at the Bolshoi - Bizet, Leoncavallo, etc

3 CD / Myto Records / 2005-07-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Arkhipova, Irina; Bolshakov, Alexei; Del Monaco, Mario; Fabrisanov, Kaisar; Fokin, Philip; Ionov, Ivan; Ivanov, Alexei; Lisitsian, Pavel; Lositzina, Nadezhda; Maslennicova, Leocadia; Masliennikova, I...
Conductors: Melik-Pashaev, Alexander; Tieskovini, Basiliev
Ensemble: ; Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

Carmen in Russian? No - in Russian, Italian and occasionally French - a linguistic mish-mash but it was a fabulously exciting evening nonetheless. Del Monaco's...continue...

Il mito dell'opera - 24 Nessun dorma da Turandot

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2005-07-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Cecchele, Gianfranco; Corelli, Franco; Cortis, Antonio; Del Monaco, Mario; Filippeschi, Mario; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Gigli, Beniamino; Granda, Aless...

If it is true, as many claim, that the great epic age of opera ended with Puccini, there is no doubt that Calaf's aria, taken...continue...

Puccini: La Bohème (Highlights) / Serafin, Tebaldi, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-03-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Chamber Orchestra

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: 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

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 Earliest Testimonial / Maria Callas, et al

1 CD / Fono / 2002-09-03

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bechi, Gino; Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Picco, Guido; Mugnai, Umberto
Ensemble: ; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Puccini's Masterworks / Björling, Gigli, Melba, Muzio, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-04-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; Turandot
Performers: Amato, Pasquale; Baronti, Duilio; Björling, Jussi; Borgioli, Armando; Bori, Lucrezia; Caniglia, Maria; Conti, Gino; Del Monaco, Mario; Destinn, Emmy; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Gigli, Beniamino; McCo...

Debut Series - Callas - 1949 - One Year, One Voice

1 CD / Fono / 2002-02-05

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bechi, Gino; Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

With 11 selections from Norma, Nabucco and Turandot, these are the very earliest Callas rarities, including her absolute first appearance on tape, May 20, 1949,...continue...

The Great Renata Tebaldi

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-01-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Suor Angelica; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Alfredo Catalani: La ...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caruso, Mariano; Cesari, Renato; Del Monaco, Mario; Fioravanti, Giulio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; MacNeil, Cornell; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Pog...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Cleva, Fausto; Capuana, Franco; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; ...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome...

This new 2-CD collection commemorates Renata Tebaldi's legendary career as she celebrates her 80th birthday. It includes over 2 1/2 hours of popular arias from...continue...

Il Mito dell'Opera - Mario Del Monaco

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2001-03-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ave Maria; Un ballo in maschera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecourvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier, opera
Performers: Del Monaco, Mario; Elmo, Cloe; Mascherini, Enzo; Petrella, Clara; Taddei, Giuseppe; Tebaldi, Renata; Tieri, Emidio

"...[Mario Del Monaco] had a voice of immense power. The two biggest tenor voices that I have ever heard in the theater were those of...continue...

Puccini: Turandot (highlights), etc / Callas, Del Monaco

1 CD / Archipel / 2000-06-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Baum, Kurt; Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario

Recitals - An Evening with Mario del Monaco

1 CD / Opera d'Oro / 1999-04-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Ave Maria; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Ruggero Leoncavallo: ...
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Del Monaco, Mario; Gencer, Leyla; Gobbi, Tito

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

2 CD / Decca Import / 1998-02-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Borkh, Inge; Carlin, Mario; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Ercolani, Renato; Fanelli, Gaetano; Giordano, Ezio; Tebaldi, Renata; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Erede, Alberto

Penguin Guide
The recording has a glitter and brilliance to match even the fabulous court of the emperor of China
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Recording information: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (07/1955)....continue...

Mario del Monaco - Opera Arias

1 CD / Testament / 1996-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Ruggero Leoncavallo: La bohème, opera; Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Pietro Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz; Cavalleria rusticana, op...
Performers: Del Monaco, Mario
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Benintende-Neglia, Tomaso
Ensemble: Milan Symphony Orchestra

Renata Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 1993-11-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Turandot; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; La forza del de...
Performers: Del Monaco, Mario; MacNeil, Cornell; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Karajan, Herbert von; Gardelli, Lamberto; Capuana, Franco; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Cleva, Fausto
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Three Evergreen Tenors

1 CD / Wellmusic /

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Luisa Miller; La traviata; Rigoletto; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ambroise Tho...
Performers: Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Tagliavini, Ferruccio [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Merola, Gaetano; Erede, Alberto; Tansini, Ugo; Morel, Jean Paul; Rossi, Mario

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...