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Verdi Heroines / Gheorgiu, Chailly, Giuseppe Verdi SO Milan

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra; La forza del destino; Otello
Performers: Downes, Shana; Gheorghiu, Angela; Polverelli, Laura; Tramonti, Tizana
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"...this stunning new disc captures Angela Gheorghiu in some big roles we would not expect her to take into her repertoire at present...it is refreshing...continue...

Ramón Vargas - Between Friends / Sutej, Gauci, Nucci, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Maometto II; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Giacom...
Performers: Baronchelli, Davide; Frontiali, Roberto; Gauci, Miriam; Gerelo, Vassily; Guidotti, Emidio; Kasarova, Vesselina; Lanza, Manuel; Lavarian, Barbara; Nucci, Leo; Rota, Alberto; Vargas, Ramon [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Sutej, Vjekoslav
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

One of the most recurring themes in opera is friendship and the many guises it takes. From duty, honor and love to sacrifice, disregard and...continue...
Personnel: Ramón Vargas (tenor saxophone).

Recording information: Auditorium di Milano, Milan, Italy (04/08/2003-04/15/2003)....continue...

Una Furtiva Lagrima / Flórez, Frizza, Verdi SO and Chorus

1 Super Audio CD / Decca / 2003-06-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Rita, ou Le mari battu, opera; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; La fille du régiment, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Mo...
Performers: Florez, Juan Diego; Jaho, Ermonela; Menafra, Andrea; Mijalovic, Nikola; Patara, Giulio; Perrone, Rossella; Petrarulo, Gianluigi; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Chorus Milan; Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

Una Furtiva Lagrima / Flórez, Frizza, Verdi SO and Chorus

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Rita, ou Le mari battu, opera; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; La figlia del reggimento; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, o...
Performers: Florez, Juan Diego; Jaho, Ermonela; Menafra, Andrea; Mijalovic, Nikola; Patara, Giulio; Perrone, Rossella; Petrarulo, Gianluigi; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Chorus Milan; Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

Tenor Juan Diego Florez' debut CD on Decca of Rossini Arias have sold over 15,000 copies. This second Decca album, "Una furtiva lagrima" features Bel...continue...