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Vocal Teamwork - Rare Operatic Ensembles

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Guglielmo Tell; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Dinorah (Le pardon de Ploërmel), comic opera in 3 acts; L' Esule di Granata, opera (heroic melodrama...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Barcellona, Daniela; Bayley, Clive; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Claycomb, Laura; Collins, Kenneth; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manu...
Conductors: Parry, David; Judd, James; Carella, Giuliano; Matheson, John

We have here many different kinds of ensemble, starting with the elaborate formality of the duet from Rossinis Bianca e Falliero and concluding with the...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias / Brewer, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Arthur Sullivan: The Golden Legend, ...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Brewer, Christine; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Parry, David

"[Christine Brewer is] a rare creature: a genuine dramatic soprano, producing a generous column of brightly colored yet solid tone up to (at least) a...continue...

Opera In English - Great Arias & Ensembles Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Idomeneo; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Aida, opera; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Banks, Barry; Bardon, Patricia; Clarke, Paul Charles; Eaglen, Jane; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gavin, Julian; Gedda, Nicolai; Gritto...
Conductors: Parry, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Daniel, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Opera in English - Barry Banks sings Bel Canto

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Stabat mater; Le Comte Ory; Mosè in Egitto; Ermione; La gazza ladra; Armida; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress; Gaetano...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Boe, Alfred; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Parry, David

"Barry Banks' Nemorino could hardly be better: flexible, secure in intonation and silken in tone... he was an inspired choice for the part." - The...continue...

Opera in English - Alan Opie sings Bel Canto Arias

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Guglielmo Tell; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Ernani; I due Foscari; Attila; Gaetano Donizetti: Dom Sébastien; Lucia di Lammermoor; Ruggero Leoncavall...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Chaundy, Stephen; Gavin, Julian; Hodges, Paul; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Patterson, Susan; Rose, Peter de; Wedd, Peter; Williams, Helen...
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele; Parry, David

Alan Opie, one of the most distinguished baritones on the international opera scene today, is the latest singer to be featured in Chandos' 'Great Operatic...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias - Bruce Ford 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-09-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; La Clemenza de Tito; Gioachino Rossini: Armida; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Petite Messe solennelle; Otello; Ze...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Nilon, Paul; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Stafford-Allen, Toby
Conductors: Parry, David

Bruce Ford, one of the world's leading Bel Canto tenors, presents his second disc in Chandos' Great Operatic Arias series. His first disc received fine...continue...

Sogno talor... Special Collection Celebrating 25 Years

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Emilia di Liverpool; Roberto Devereux; Maria Padilla; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Parisina d'Este; Giovanni Pacini: Carlo di Borgog...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Benelli, Ugo; Brecknock, John; Bros, Jose; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caley, Ian; Christie, Nan; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Dugdale, Sandra; Fa...
Conductors: Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano; Benini, Maurizio; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The double CD set is in the form of a two-act Grand Opera Gala, with an overture, choruses, arias, ensembles and extravagant finales. A total...continue...

Opera in English - Rossini: The Thieving Magpie / Parry

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bickley, Susan; Cullagh, Majella; Garrett, Nicholas; Graham-Hall, John; Jeffrey, Darren; Jones, Nerys; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Purves, Christopher; Scales, Prunella; Smythe, Russell...
Conductors: Parry, David

"This splendid set is something of a home-coming for English Rossini lovers, many of whom will recall with affection the production of 'The Thieving Magpie'...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 9 / Andrew Shore

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-07-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Banks, Barry; Dawson, Lynne; Holland, Ashley; Howard, Jason; Jones, Della; Kilpatrick, Charles; Plazas, Mary; Shore, Andrew
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: ; English National Opera Orchestra

Rossini: Bianca e Falliero / Parry, Cullagh, London PO

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2001-12-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Davies, Ryland; Larmore, Jennifer; Natoli, Dominic
Conductors: Parry, David

'Bianca e Falliero' is one of Rossini's most sumptuous and ornate operas. It tells of Bianca's (Majella Cullagh) love for Falliero (Jennifer Larmore) and Bianca's...continue...

Serious Rossini / Bruce Ford

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2001-12-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide; Armida; Mosè in Egitto; Otello; Ugo re d 'Italia, opera (unfinished)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Biccire, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Davies, Ryland; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Jones, Della; Kelly, Paul Austin; Matteuzzi, William; Miricioi...
Conductors: Parry, David

"Here are several little-known arias, duets, trios and ensembles from Rossini's serious operas. Bruce Ford, one of the finest Rossini tenors of our time, is...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Cullagh, Majella; Magee, Garry; Plazas, Mary; Shore, Andrew; Tierney, Vivian
Conductors: Parry, David

"With its already substantial catalogue of complete operas, the Opera in English series now (and, rather surprisingly, only now) turns to Mozart. We have come...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 6 / Tomlinson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 38...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shore, Andrew; Tomlinson, John; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: ; Leeds Parish Church Chorus

"John Tomlinson is one of the finest singing actors on the opera scene today. He is unsurpassed in Wagner, but here he dispays his versatility...continue...

Rossini Gala - Nelly Miricioiu / David Parry, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Aureliano in Palmira; Bianca e Falliero; Zelmira; Mosè in Egitto, opera; Semiramide; Armida; Work(s)
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Biccire, Patrizia; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Magee, Garry; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Miricioiu, Nelly; Natoli, Dominic; Robinson, Dean; Shkosa, Enkelejda; Sotgiu, A...
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 5 / Kenny, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-08-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; King A...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]
Conductors: Parry, David

"...the Australian soprano is in fine voice throughout, with the clearest English diction since her fellow-antipodean Joan Hammond, a smooth legato and ringing top notes...Barry...continue...

The Opera Rara Collection Vol 2

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-05-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide; Mosè in Egitto; Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata; L'Assedio di Calais; Gianni da Calais, opera; Alfredo il Grande, opera; Maria di Rudenz; ...
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Banks, Barry; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Fleming, Renee; Focile, Nuccia; Ford, Bruce [Te...
Conductors: Parry, David

The success of the first Opera Rara Collection created the demand for this second disc of highlights from their catalog of 19th century rarities. Once...continue...

Rossini: Otello / Parry, Ford, Futral, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-02-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Otello
Performers: Banks, Barry; Brewer, Aline; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Davies, Laurence; Davies, Ryland; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Lopera, Juan Jose; Matteuzzi, William; Natoli, D...
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera Rara presents the first recording of the critical edition of Rossini's opera Otello. As a fascinating bonus, several appendices are included. In 1820 when...continue...

Opera in English - Donizetti: Elixir of Love / Parry, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-10-19

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Banks, Barry; Holland, Ashley; Plazas, Mary; Shore, Andrew; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David

The Observer
'Barry Banks's Nemorino could hardly be better: flexible, secure in intonation and silken in tone... he was an inspired choice for the part.'
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Opera in English - Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliac...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Bronder, Peter; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Haymon, Cynthia...
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul

This is the premiere recording in English of Donizetti's sparkling comic opera. Conductor David Parry has been unanimously praised for his direction throughout the Opera...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 1 / Ford, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-02-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys; Georges Bizet: La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Plazas, Mary
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

There has always been an inexplicable gap in recorded music where opera in English is concerned. There is an obvious demand for the genre. American-born...continue...