Abbado, Claudio > Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]

Bel Canto - Beautiful Voices of Opera

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Cappucc...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gagnon, Roland

Rossini is said to have defined 'bel canto' as denoting a voice of natural beauty that is even throughout its range, effortless delivery of florid...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Abbado, Berganza, Alva, Capecchi

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Capecchi, Renato; Guglielmi, Margherita; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Trama, Ugo; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"A triumph...the kind of directness and authority which the young Abbado manifests here is most welcome...[His] mastery is such that in the big ensembles the...continue...

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne, Alva, Dara

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-09-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Horne and Abbado did not often work together - when they did the sparks were flying. One of the wittiest Italiana recordings ever preserved....continue...

Rossini: Barber Of Seville (Highlights)

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Cesari, Renato; Dara, Enzo; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Kovats, Barna; Malagu, Stefania; Montarsolo, Paolo; Prey, Hermann [B...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Here, in addition to the staggering virtuosity and the pointed characterization we're used to [from Marilyn Horne], we get wonderful humor and the impression that...continue...

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne, Alva, Dara

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-04-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Marilyn Horne and Claudio Abbado alone make this recording a no-brainer at budget price. Consider also the brilliant recorded sound, lively ensemble, and the sweet...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Abbado, Valentini-Terrani, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Desderi, Claudio; Guglielmi, Margherita; Montarsolo, Paolo; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Abbado, Berganza, Alva, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-09-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Capecchi, Renato; Guglielmi, Margherita; Montarsolo, Paolo; Trama, Ugo; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra