Rossini, Gioachino > Raimondi, Ruggero

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle; Moses in Egypt

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle; Mosè in Egitto
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Berkowitz, Paul; Browne, Sandra; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Fisichella, Salvatore; Nunn, Richard; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Ricciarell...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra

Part mass, part cantata, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was the most substantial work of his final years. It is a beautiful and elegant piece which...continue...
Recording information: Watford Town Hall....continue...

Rossini: 3 Operas / Muti, Möst, DiDonato, Bartoli, Raimondi [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2010-11-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Il turco in Italia; Moïse et Pharaon (rev. of Mosè in Egitto), opera
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Bartoli, Cecilia; Ceron, Antonello; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Filianoti, Giuseppe; Fischer, Jeannette; Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Garrett, Nicholas; Giuseppini, Gi...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; Welser-Möst, Franz; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This Rossini box set combines a number of opera highlights: his well-known operas II barbiere di Siviglia, II Turco in Italia and MoÏse et Pharaon....continue...
Run Time: 473 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

50 Best Opera

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastin, Jules; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Call...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

Rossini: Stabat Mater

2 CD / Testament / 2010-04-13

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 3/2; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Luchetti, Veriano; Raimondi, Ruggero; Stefan-Savova, Nadia
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria

This Rossini Stabat Mater is offered at a special "2 for 1" price. A reviewer for Die Welt said of Giulini's performance, "Giulini's interpretation was...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/13/1978)....continue...

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia / Florez, Bayo, Madrid Opera [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Flórez, Juan Diego; Pratico, Bruno; Raimondi, Ruggero; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

Juan Diego Flórez in his greatest role shines in this sparkling production. With an image up to six times sharper than conventional DVD and superior...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Rossini: Il Viaggio A Reims

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-05-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bandelli, Antonella; Boustany, Wissam; Corato, Luigi de; Credico, Oslavio di; Cuberli, Lella; Dara, Enzo; Gasdia, Cecilia; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Gimenez, Edoardo; Matteu...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Levine, Sills, Gedda, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Capecchi, Renato; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rippon, Michael; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir

Grand Prix - Rossini: Stabat Mater / Giulini, Ricciarelli, Philharmonia

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Gonzalez, Dalmacio; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ricciarelli, Katia; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus

"Giulini takes a refined and dedicated view" - Penguin Guide to Compact Discs "The recording and finesse of the playing are exemplary."-The Times...continue...

Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Rossini: Barber of Seville / Juan Diego Florez [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Flórez, Juan Diego; Pratico, Bruno; Raimondi, Ruggero; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

Rossini: Il Turco In Italia / Cecilia Bartoli Ruggero Raimondi Zurich Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-03-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Macias, Reinaldo; Raimondi, Ruggero; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

'It turco in Italia' is one of Rossini's wittiest but most neglected works. It is full of ingenious and freshly composed inventions. Cecilia Bartoli has...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Subtitl...continue...

Gemini - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Levine, Sills

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Capecchi, Renato; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rippon, Michael; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir

Opera - Rossini: Barber of Seville (Highlights) / Levine

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Rossini: Mosè / Sawallisch, Vaness, Soffel, Araiza, et al

2 CD / Orfeo / 1999-07-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Mosè in Egitto
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Brinkmann, Bodo; Lenz, Friedrich; Moll, Kurt; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Soffel, Doris; Vaness, Carol; Villa, Eduardo; Wulkopf, Cornelia
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle, etc / Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle; Stabat mater
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Lorengar, Pilar; Magiera, Leone; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rosetta, Vittorio; Sotin, Hans; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Gandolfi, Romano; Kertész, István
Ensemble: La Scala Theater Chorus; London Symphony Chorus

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Abbado, Battle, Domingo

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1993-04-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Chausson, Carlos; Domingo, Placido; Gallo, Lucio; Lopardo, Frank; Raimondi, Ruggero; Schneider, Ronald; Sima, Gabriele; Simic, Goran; Sollscher, Goran
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus

Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Baltsa, Raimondi

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1989-09-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Corbelli, Alessandro; Dara, Enzo; Gonda, Anna; Lopardo, Frank; Pace, Patrizia; Raimondi, Ruggero; Schneider, Ronald
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims / Abbado, Ricciarelli, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1986-02-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bandelli, Antonella; Corato, Luigi de; Credico, Oslavio di; Cuberli, Lella; Dara, Enzo; Gasdia, Cecilia; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Gimenez, Edoardo; Matteuzzi, William; Niss...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

"Abbado's conducting is masterly. His ear for Rossini's sonorities can not be faulted...it is a very alert performance, passionate and precise." -Gramophone Record of the...continue...