Parry, David > Kelly, Paul Austin

The Young Donizetti / Ford, Kenny, Montague, Parry, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2004-10-12

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' ajo nell' imbarazzo, opera; Alfredo il Grande, opera; Il falegname di Livonia (Pietro il Grande), opera; Enrico di Borgogna, opera; Zoraida di Granata; Chiara e Serafina (Il pir...
Performers: Best, Jonathan; Bickley, Susan; Cullagh, Majella; Davies, Lynne; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Harrhy, Eiddwen; John, Kevin; Jones, Della; Kelly, Paul Austin; Kenny, Yvonne; Larmore,...
Conductors: Parry, David; Francis, Alun; Allemandi, Antonello

"With such outstanding 'bel canto' artists as Jennifer Larmore, Majella Cullagh, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Bruce Ford, and conductor David Parry, one could hardly go...continue...

Tyrants and Lovers / Parry, Miricioiu, Larmore, Ford, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2002-08-01

Works: Simon Mayr: L' amor coniugale, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata; Pia de' Tolomei, opera; Buondelmonte, opera (2nd vers., Maria Stuarda); Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Torquato Tasso, opera; Gio...
Performers: Blake, Rockwell; Cicogna, Adriana; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Fulgoni, Sarah; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Glanville, Mark; Hargraves, Matthew; Harrh...
Conductors: Parry, David

"Mostly this is a compilation of extracts from Opera Rara's catalogue of early 19th century exotica, but three new items are all worth seeking out....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...

Donizetti: La Romanzesca e l'uomo nero / David Parry, ASMF

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-11-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La romanziera e l'uomo nero, opera
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Bayley, Clive; Cicogna, Adriana; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Kelly, Paul Austin; Scano, Elisabetta; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Parry, David

Donizetti wrote nine one-act comedies and most of them have been given revivals in Europe and the U.S. in the last 50 years. They all...continue...

Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata / Ford, Cullagh, Austin, et al

4 CD / Opera Rara / 1999-10-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata
Performers: Cullagh, Majella; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Kelly, Paul Austin; Loveday, Martin; Natoli, Dominic; Parry, David; Pastorello, Cristina
Conductors: Parry, David

This music of a youthful Donizetti is delicious and demanding with echoes of Rossini's influence throughout the score. In addition to the original 1822 version,...continue...

Rossini - Three Tenors / Ford, Matteuzzi, Kelly, Parry

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-09-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago; Otello; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Armida
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Kelly, Paul Austin; Matteuzzi, William; Miricioiu, Nelly
Conductors: Parry, David

Only in recent times has a revival of Rossini's serious operas been possible because of the arrival of a new breed of tenor who has...continue...

Opera Rara Collection - 20 Selected Highlights

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-09-10

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Orazi e Curiazi; Virginia, opera; Il Salotto; Gaetano Donizetti: Gabriella di Vergy, opera; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Ugo conte di Parigi, opera; L'Assedio di Calais; Emilia di Live...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Arthur, Maurice; Browne, Sandra; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cook, Deborah; Davies, Joan; Eaglen, Jane; Fleming, Renee; Focile, Nuccia; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Gray, Lissa; Hargraves, Ma...
Conductors: Parry, David; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Listening to the nearly 80 minutes of this disc was, for me, analogous to what I felt as a child entering a candy shop: Every...continue...