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Britten: Peter Grimes / Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Drake, Bryan; Harper, Heather; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

This is the first audio-visual recording of this essential opera, conducted by the composer. It is also the only version to star Peter Pears, who...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Marilyn Horne - The Complete Decca Recitals

11 CD / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Otello; Tancredi; Semiramide; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola; L'assedio di Corinto; La donna del lago; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, op...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Horne, Marilyn; Katz, Martin
Conductors: Lewis, Henry; ; Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Rom...

"Each of the 11 CDs comes in a slip case with the original cover art, but no texts or translations are provided. At the price...continue...

Rossini: Semiramide / Bonynge, Sutherland, Horne

3 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide
Performers: Clark, Patricia; Fyson, Leslie; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Langdon, Michael; Malas, Spiro; Rouleau, Joseph; Serge, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

"To give Mr. Bonynge his due, he inspires a memorable account of the title role in "Semiramide" from Ms. Sutherland in this classic recording from...continue...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore / Bonynge, Sutherland, Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca / 2006-04-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Casula, Maria; Cossa, Dominic; Malas, Spiro; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

"Joan Sutherland makes Adina a more substantial figure than usual, full-throatedly serious at times, at others jolly like the rumbustious Marie; and in the key...continue...

Britten Conducts Britten Operas Vol 1

8 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; Owen Wingrave, opera, Op. 85; Billy Budd, Op. 50; Peter Grimes
Performers: Amit, Sheila; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bowman, David; Brannigan, Owen; Bryn-Jones, Delme; Bush, Henry; Cantelo, April; Coleby, Geoffrey; Dempsey, Gregory; Douglas, Nigel; Drake, Brya...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

These recordings of four of Britten's operas conducted by the composer are all classics. Owen Wingrave remains unique as an audio recording and this reissue...continue...

Mozart - The Greatest Hits

2 CD / Decca / 2002-07-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Gran Partita; Ave verum corpus; Symp...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Gilels, Elena; Grumiaux, Arthu...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Anda, Géza; De Waart, Edo; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vi...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbié, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots /Bonynge, Sutherland, Arroyo, et al

4 CD / Decca / 2001-09-11

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Bacquier, Gabriel; Clement, Joseph; Cossa, Dominic; Coster, Janet; Gibbs, John; Grant, Clifford; Lehane, Maureen; Noble, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Verdi: Rigoletto / Bonynge, Sutherland, Pavarotti, Milnes

2 CD / Decca / 1985-05-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Cassinelli, Ricardo; Clement, Joseph; Gibbs, John; Grant, Clifford; Knight, Gillian; Milnes, Sherrill; Noble, John; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plessis, Christian du; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Talvela, Martti;...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus