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John Tavener: Requiem / Elin Manahan Thomas, Andrew Kennedy

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: John Tavener: Requiem, for soprano, tenor, cello, chorus & orchestra; Mahashakti, for violin & string orchestra; Eternal Memory, for cello & strings
Performers: Knight, Josephine; Palmer, Ruth [Violin]; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In his vast and atmospheric Requiem, John Tavener draws on a range of religious traditions and influences to reflect upon his belief that true liberation...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Evans, Ligabue, Rota, Dominguez / Glyndebourne (1960)

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2011-10-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Cuenod, Hugues; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Stefanoni, Marco
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording comes from Glyndebourne Festivals' 1960 season, conducted by Gui, in what was Geraint Evan's 3rd outing as Falstaff. Evans is joined by Bruscantini...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (06/1960)....continue...

Beecham Collection - Haydn: The Seasons

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Performers: Langdon, Michael; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beecham Collection - Handel: Solomon / Cameron, Young, et al

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67
Performers: Cameron, John [baritone (50s)]; Marshall, Lois; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Beecham Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: La Traviata [Highlights] /Sills, Gedda, Panerai

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Erwen, Keith; Gedda, Nicolai; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Panerai, Rolando; Sharpe, Terence; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wallis, Delia
Conductors: Ceccato, Aldo
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Beverly Sills is a spirited, subtle and sensitive heroine. Nicolai Gedda gives an attractive performance and Aldo Ceccato conducts with finesse.
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Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London, England (1971-07-06_1971-07-09&1971-)....continue...

Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album / Luciano Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca / 2009-05-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Otello
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Coni, Paolo; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gibbs, John; Kavrakos, Dimitri; King, Malcolm; Lambriks, Marjon; Lloyd...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharm...

This special collection of great Verdi tenor arias is taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings - all made in the prime of his career. The...continue...

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Puccini: Opera Highlights

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Clarke, Paul Charles; Gadd, Stephen; Rutter, Claire
Conductors: Abell, David Charles
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This album was compiled with the intention of giving the listener a sense of Puccini's narrative genius. The excerpts fully convey the drama of these...continue...

Pavarotti Forever

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Friedri...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bocelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David; Sinatra, Frank; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Maazel, Lorin; Chailly, Riccardo; Magiera, Leone; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Rescigno, Joseph; Downes, Edward;...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metro...

For millions of people all over the world Luciano Pavarotti literally was Classical music. This outstanding collection of popular oprera arias and duets, sacred songs,...continue...
Released at the time of Luciano Pavarotti's death in 2007, Pavarotti Forever is a repackaged version of The Ultimate Collection, a double-disc best-of compilation originally released in 1997 that late...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff, etc / Gui, Previtali, Evans, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2007-10-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Il trovatore
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Boyer, Antonio; Cadoni, Fernanda; Cuenod, Hugues; Dominguez, Oralia; Evans, Geraint, Sir; Moscucci, Orietta; Oncina, Juan; Ottolini, Luigi; Pastori, Antonietta
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio; Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus ; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra ; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, etc / Beecham, Jouve

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; La Clemenza de Tito; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Idomeneo; Misero! o ...
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Hollweg, Ilse; Marshall, Lois; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Unger, Gerhard
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jouve, Andre
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"This reissue of what our Mozart Overview (J/F 2002) called Beecham's "most loved recording" is very welcome indeed. It dates from 1956, but the reprocessed...continue...

Moments of Passion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Placido Domingo, Jr.: Willkommen Bei Uns (Welcome), for voice & orchestra; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Agustín Lara: Granada; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigo...
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Caballe, Montserrat; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; Hernandez, Julio; Hernandez, Orlando; Kaye, Jeff; Mayone, Gary; McGovern, Maureen; Milnes, Sherrill; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Plishka, P...
Conductors: Grin, Leonid; Cobos, Luis; Silvetti, Bebu; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Holdridge, Lee; Levine, James; Downes, Edward; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal ...

In four consecutive World Cup tournaments from 1990 to 2002, the Three Tenors sang to packed stadiums of fans and helped revive interest in live opera, particularly in America. By 2006, though, with J...continue...

Shostakovich: Concertos, Orchestra Suites, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 "Tea for Two"; Moskva, ...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Kotliarov, Mikhail; Kremer, Gidon; Masseurs, Peter; Mullova, Viktoria; Schiff, Heinrich; Storojev, Nikita [Bass Vocals]; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Barshai, Rudolf; Järvi, Neeme; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kegel, Herbert; Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Leipzig Radio Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchest...

This volume of the Shostakovich 100th Anniversary box set series is devoted to the Concertos, Orchestral Suites and Chamber Symphonies. "For all his sophistication of...continue...

Bax: Orchestral Works Vol 8 / Handley, Royal PO, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-04-18

Works: Arnold Bax: Enchanted Summer, for 2 sopranos, chorus & orchestra; Walsinghame, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Fatherland, for tenor, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Griffiths, Barry; Hill, Martyn; McWhirter, Lynore; Williams-King, Anne
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Brighton Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Even though Sir Arnold Bax was prolific in his career, he wrote little choral music and no operas or solo vocal pieces. The works on...continue...

The Best

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; M...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Odorici, Piero; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; P...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Karajan, Herbert von; Maag, Peter; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Mehta, Zubin; Chiaramello, ...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orch...

Luciano Pavarotti recently celebrated his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and has just begun his 40-date worldwide farewell tour that will kick off in...continue...
Few operatic tenors of the 20th century were more honored than Luciano Pavarotti, and none were as popular; his fame went far beyond the usual boundaries of classical music and his music was as widely...continue...

The Essential Plácido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-10-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass...
Performers: Adams, John; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; McGovern, Maureen; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Cobos, Luis; Levine, James; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Queler, Eve; Patanè, Giuseppe; DeMain, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Roa, Migue...
Ensemble: ; American Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of...

Classic Library - Domingo sings Caruso / Santi, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: La bohème, opera; Pagliacci, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Le Cid; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Friedrich von Flotow: ...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Psaros, Georgetta; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Downes, Edward;
Ensemble: ; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording is one of Domingo's landmark albums, which salutes a tenor of an earlier age while establishing Caruso's repertoire as his own....continue...
Personnel: Plácido Domingo (tenor)....continue...

Nessun Dorma: The Amazing Tenor

1 CD / Silva America / 2003-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Luigi Denza: Funiculì Funiculà, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib); Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Ah! Maria, Marì, song for voic...
Performers: Beltran, Tito; Crouch End Festival Chorus; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Bateman, Paul; Stapleton, Robin
Ensemble: Crouch End Festival Chorus; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chilean-by-way-of-Sweden opera tenor Tito Beltrán's recording of Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot (an aria that has gained surprising ubiquity outside of the opera world) was heard in the 200...continue...

Ti Adoro / Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 2003-09-23

Works: Romano Musumarra: Il canto; Roberto Bonaventura / Carlo Mioli / Veris Giannetti: Neapolis; Ornella D'Urbano / Michele Centonze / Luisella Giannettoni: Starai con me; Michele Centonze / Robin Smith: T...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Beck, Jeff; Bonaviri, Daniele; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Cortesi, Manuela "Manu"; Fabbri, Giorgio "Cartolo"; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Griminelli, Andrea; Jaimes, Mark; Nan...
Conductors: Musumarra, Roberto; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Mathes, Rob; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Whitaker, David
Ensemble: ; Bulgarian National Chorus; Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra; Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Claudio Maria Perselli (vocals); Antonella Pepe (soprano); Veris "Pecos" Giannetti (tenor); Michele Centonza (guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming); Daniele Bonaviri, Jeff Beck, Mark ...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...

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Jon Vickers

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2003-06-24

Works: Jon Vickers / Jon Tolansky: Jon Vickers in Conversation with Jon Tolansky (Interview); Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Benjamin Britt...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Glossop, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Veasey, Josephine; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Stein, Horst; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance / Godfrey, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance
Performers: Adams, Donald; Allister, Jean; Brannigan, Owen; Cook, George; Maisey, Susan; Masterson, Valerie; Palmer, Christene; Potter, Philip; Reed, John; Wales, Pauline
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"The recording is superbly spacious and clear throughout, with a fine sense of atmosphere... Godfrey's conducting is as affectionate as ever, more lyrical here, without...continue...

Surround Yourself In Classics Vol 6 - Music for Lovers

10 CD / Compendia / 2002-04-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for Violin in F major...
Performers: Clarke, Paul Charles; Costa, Sequeira; Gadd, Stephen; Lee, Yoohong; O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]; O'Riley, Christopher; Ortiz, Cristina; Rutter, Claire
Conductors: Carney, Jonathan; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schmidt, Ole; Abell, David Charles; Varga, Gilbert; Simonov, Yuri; Handley, Vernon; Ermler, Mark; Guth, Peter; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Eloquence - Orff: Carmina Burana / Dorati, Burrowes, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-03-27

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; Devos, Louis; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Essential Verdi - 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Ernani; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass; Otello; Mac...
Performers: Aliberti, Lucia [Soprano Vocal]; Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borodina, Olga; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Domingo, Pla...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Pritchard, John; Santi, Nello; Davis, Colin; Haitink, Bernard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Downes, Edward; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, ...
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Kirov Theater...

2001 is the Verdi Year - Verdi's 100th Anniversary. "Essential Verdi" is packed with 40 selections from the great Verdi operas sung by the greatest...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Sargent, Royal PO & Chorus

2 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Young Domingo

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-08-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Mill...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Eathorne, Wendy; Etheridge, Brian; McCaw, John; Pasaros, Georgetta; Psaros, Georgetta; Whiteley, Franklyn
Conductors: Downes, Edward; Santi, Nello
Ensemble: ; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For Placido Domingo fans, THE YOUNG DOMINGO serves up more than enough satisfying fare. These two disks contain not only the entirety of three opera aria recordings made by Domingo from 1969 (the year...continue...

Amore - Opera's Greatest Romances / Price, Domingo, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Frascati, Tommaso; Hadley, Jerry; Jussila, Mika; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Londi, Laura; Mathis, Edith; Milnes,...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Kubelik, Rafael; Perlea, Jonel; Basile, Arturo; Downes, Edward; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Chorus; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orche...

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...

Donizetti: Gabriella di Vergy / Francis, Andrew, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-07-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Gabriella di Vergy, opera
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Arthur, Maurice; Davies, Joan; Plessis, Christian du; Tomlinson, John; Winfield, John
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Della Jones sings Donizetti / Parry, Philharmonia, Francis

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-07-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Enrico di Borgogna, opera; Gabriella di Vergy, opera; Alfredo il Grande, opera; Francesca di Foix, opera in one act; Ugo conte di Parigi, opera; L'Assedio di Calais; Maria Padilla
Performers: Arthur, Maurice; Ashman, David; Caley, Ian; Focile, Nuccia; Goble, Theresa; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Kitchen, Linda; McBride, Brendan; Platt, Ian; Plessis, Christian du; Serbo, R...
Conductors: Parry, David; Francis, Alun
Ensemble: ; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

1 CD / Decca / 1998-06-09

Works: Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Sorcerer; Gondoliers; Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), operetta; Mikado
Performers: Adams, Donald; Ayldon, John; Brannigan, Owen; Cook, George; Hindmarsh, Jean; Holland, Lyndsie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Knight, Gillian; Masterson, Valerie; Reed, John; Round, Thomas; Sandford, Kenneth; Ski...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore; Nash, Royston
Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Notte d'Amore / Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Domenico Modugno: Volare; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Stanislas Gastaldon: Musica proibita, Op. 5; Giovanni B. Califano: Vieni sul Mar; Francesco Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Erne...
Performers: Griminelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Gamba, Piero; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Williams, John [Composer]; Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Chorus; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Notte D'Amore is a successful collection of romantic songs that showcases Pavarotti near the top of his form. ~ Rodney Batdorf...continue...

The Domingo Collection / Placido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-05-20

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: La travi...
Performers: Adams, John; Adams, John [Singer/Songwriter]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Iglesias, Julio; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Prêtre, Georges; Neschling, John; Queler, Eve; Kohn, Eugene; Gergiev, Valery; Patanè, Giuseppe; ; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Holdridge, Lee; Silv...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Beethovenhalle Orchestra, Bonn; Byrne Camp Chorale; Evergreen Studios Orchestra; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestr...

Puccini and Pasta

1 CD / Philips / 1996-08-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; La Rondine
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Elvin, William; Freni, Mirella; Hagegard, Hakan; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lorengar, Pilar; McNair, Sylvia; Putnam, Ashley; Ricc...
Conductors: Benzi, Roberto; Mauceri, John; Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Mehta, Zubin; Patanè, Giuseppe; Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: ; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

3 Tenors of the Golden Age / Peerce, Bjoerling, Lanza

1 CD / RCA Records / 1996-07-16

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart'...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Callinicos, Constantin; Corena, Fernando; Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Schauwecker, Frederick
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Leinsdorf, Erich; Pilzer, Maximillian; Sinatra, Ray; Cellini, Renato; Grevillius, Nils; Callinicos, Constantin; Bass, Warner; Reisman, Joe; Levin, Sylvan
Ensemble: ; Alexander (New Age); Joe Reisman Orchestra; Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Chorus; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tenors Greatest Hits / Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-06-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giu...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Oren, Daniel; Solti, Sir Georg; Santi, Nello; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Leinsdorf, Erich; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Downes, Edward; Mehta, Zubin; Masini, Gianfranco
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Seville Symphony Orchestra

The Essential 3 Tenors / Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-07-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Otello; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; La bohème; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Mar...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Lavirgen, Pedro; Lorengar, Pilar; Pavaro...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Masini, Gianfranco; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Santi, Nello; Rossi, Mario; Milnes, Sherrill; Oren, Daniel; Downes, Edward; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Levine, James; Bonavolontà, Ni...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Seville Symphony Orchestra

All Star Tenors Salute The World

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-05-17

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Anonymous: Cancó de Taverna; Catalan Traditional: Els Contrabandistes, folk song; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Manuel Ale...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bottone, Bonaventure; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; De Lucia, Paco; Domingo, Placido; Hofmann, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Buckley, Emerson; Salazar, Julio; DeMain, John; Casas, Joan; Noguera, Ramon; Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Allers, Franz; Tunick, Jonathan; Holdridge, Lee; Fischer, Iván; Dervaux, Pierre; Domin...
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Puig-R...

Amore - Romantic Italian Love Songs / Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1992-09-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Ah! Maria, Marì, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Gioachino Rossini: La danza. Ta...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Alldis, John; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Guadagno, Anton; ; Rescigno, Nicola; Magiera, Leone; Patanè, Giuseppe; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Italo Tajo; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmo...

Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall / Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1991-06-18

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao); I lombardi; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: La Traviata / Ceccato, Sills, Gedda, Panerai

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1988-09-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Elvin, William; Erwen, Keith; Fiorentini, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Panerai, Rolando; Sharpe, Terence; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; van Allan, Richard [B...
Conductors: Ceccato, Aldo; Alldis, John
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra