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Kaufmann - Wagner / Jonas Kaufmann, Markus Bruck, Donald Runnicles, William Spaulding

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Siegfried; Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Wesendonck Lieder; Stehe still! ("Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit"), song for ...
Performers: Bruck, Markus; Kaufmann, Jonas
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Oper Berlin Orchestra

Kaufmann's 5th solo album on Decca - specially recorded for Wagner anniversary year by the world's leading Wagner tenor.

Kaufmann and Wagner is a classic

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Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe, Berlin (09/17/2012-09/22/2012)....continue...

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

The Art of

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Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Opera 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; La traviata; Nabucco; V...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Braun, Victor; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Mehta, Zubin; Luisi, Fabio; Pappano, Antonio; Antonini, Giovanni; Armiliato, Marco; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Wellber, Omer Meir; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; C...

This magnificent collection features the greatest starts of opera including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Cecilia Bartolia, Andrea Bocelli and many...continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Richard van Allan

2 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
The great merit of this new version of Tosca... is that the stage picture is so clear, with the words sharply audible from beginning...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (05/1978-08/1978); Kingsway Hall, London (05/1978-08/1978)....continue...

Stravinsky: The Complete Ballets & Symphonies / Ashkenazy, Chailly, Dutoit et al.

7 CD / Decca / 2011-10-18

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion; Movements (5), ...
Performers: Banens, J.; Blakeslee, D. [tuba]; Blokker, C.; Boiko, Galina; Brink, Ruud Van Den; Decroos, Jean; Hakii, Ken; Leer-Studebaker, Julia van; Ludha, Ludovit; Maruna, Margarita; Masseurs, Peter; Mustonen,...
Conductors: ; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Bychkov, Semyon; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Piano Circus

A unique collection of all Stravinsky's ballets and symphonies in superb digital recordings under the direction of five of today's most celebrated conductors; two other...continue...

Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

1 CD / Decca / 2011-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Farnace; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Caldara: La Morte d'Abel; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Florez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Antonini, Giovanni; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

After great success with the deluxe edition, Sospiri is now available in a jewel version. In this special new collection, Cecilia sings tender, sensual arias...continue...

Levine/The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus / James Levine - Celebrating 40 Years At The Met / [21 DVD]

21 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu; Wozzeck, Op. 7; John Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Bedrich...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Blegen, Judith; Cassilly, Richard; Clark, Graham; Creech, Philip; Dalayman, Katarina; Devlin, Michael; Fassbaender, Brigitte; F...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"An extraordinary career deserves an extraordinary tribute - which is exactly what the Metropolitan Opera has accomplished to mark the fortieth anniversary of James Levine's...continue...

James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years At The Met

193 CD / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera; Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; John Harbison: The Gr...
Performers: Adams, Warren; Baker, Matt; Baker, Matt [Photography]; Bjorneboe, Andreas; Cardoso, Simone; Davis, Brian [Vocals]; Flair, Nicholas; Fracker, Richard; Gallo, Sarah Weber; Greenlaw, Ian; Guyer, Joyce; ...
Conductors: Levine, James

The Met Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of James Levine’s Company Debut with James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met: a Box Set of 32...continue...

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2010-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Vivaldi: Farnace; Antonio Caldara: La morte d'abel figura di quella del nostro redentore; ...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Flórez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Savini, Mary Cotton; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni; Minkowski, Marc; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Fischer, Adam; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

Cecilia Bartoli is loved the world over for vocal fireworks and spectacular coloratura, but she is also adored for her spine-tingling pianissimi and her ability...continue...

Bravo Pavarotti [2 CDs]

2 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; M...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Luccardi, Giancarlo; Milnes, Sherrill; Morresi, Gius...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; Maag, Peter; Chailly, Riccardo; B...

This 2-for-1 CD set celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting...continue...

Carmen: Duets and Arias / Terfel; Bocelli; Domashenko; Mei

1 CD / Decca / 2010-08-17

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domashenko, Marina; Felix, Thierry; Gabriel, Alain; Haidan, Delphine; Lallouette, Olivier; Leger, Magali; Mei, Eva; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun

Andrea Bocelli is the tenor audiences love to love. His sincerity, his commitment to the music he sings, and, of course, his arresting sound and...continue...
Recording information: Salle Olivier Messiaen, Radio France, Paris, France (2005-06-26_2005-07-02&2005-).

The 2005 studio recording of Bizet's Carmen, performed by the Radio France Orchestre Ph...continue...

Heroes & Villains

2 CD / Decca / 2010-06-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Braun, Victor; Bruson, Renato; Burrowes, Norma; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Clark,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; De Billy, Bertrand; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Davis, Colin; Abbado, Claudio; Bartoletti, Bruno; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbe...

The biggest stars seize centre stage to sing the greatest scenes and arias of opera's heroes and villains. This is a compilation of the calibre...continue...

Jonas Kaufman sings Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Wagner

1 CD / Decca / 2010-04-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Franz Schubert: Fierrabras; Alfonso und Estrella; Ludwig van Beethoven:...
Performers: Joswig, Margarete; Kaufmann, Jonas; Volle, Michale
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Jonas Kaufmann has already performed many of these roles on the world's great opera stages. This album consists of outstanding arias from German opera; music...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Niccolò Paganini, Parma (12/02/2008-12/06/2008)....continue...

Bach: St Matthew Passion

2 CD / Decca / 2010-03-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Chum, Johannes; Hager, Klaus; Landshamer, Christina; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Quasthoff, Thomas; Schmitt, Maximilian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo

In 2010, Maestro Riccardo Chailly records Johann Sebastian Bach for Decca for the very first time with 3 releases. Having conducted the illustrious Gewandhaus Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (04/02/2009-04/03/2009)....continue...

Prima Donna: First Ladies Of Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2010-02-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberf...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Caballé, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Garanca, Elina; Gheor...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Noseda, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Fischer, Adam; Rose, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Roberto; Christie, William; Abel, Yve...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists; International Chamber Soloists; Les Arts Florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; The English Concert

Prima Donna: The First Ladies of Music is Decca's newest tribute to Opera's greatest stars. This 2 for 1 album features Renee Fleming, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

The Mozart Album

1 CD / Decca / 2009-09-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Al desio di chi ch'adora, K 577; Così f...
Performers: Niese, Danielle de; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Danielle DeNiese made her Met debut as Barbarina in 'Le nozze di Figaro'. At just 19, it was already clear that she was destined to...continue...

Haydn: the Operas/ Various Artists

20 CD / Decca / 2009-09-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Armida; La Fedeltà premiata, opera, H. 28/10; Orlando paladino, H 28 no 11; La vera costanza, H 28 no 8; L'incontro improvviso, opera, H. 28/6; Ah, tu non senti...Qual dest...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Baldin, Aldo; Devlin, Michael; Mathis, Edith
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Jordan, Armin

Though Haydn was known primarily as an instrumental composer, he also had a successful and prolific career as an opera composer. This budget-priced box set...continue...

Divos & Divas

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Agustín Lara: Granada; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera;...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Borodina, Olga; Caballe, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dan, Elena; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego...
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo; Harth Bedoya, Miguel; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Armiliato, Marco; Gemignani, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Bartoletti, Bruno; Chailly, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; Müller, Eduardo...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; ...

Divos & Divas is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today and includes a galaxy of...continue...

Ultimate Puccini - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Austin, Charles; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borkh, Inge; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Ten...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Westminster Symphonic Choir

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Heritage Masters - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Krips, Siepi, Dermota, Corena, Danco

3 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Danco, Suzanne; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A 1955 classic that still captivates thanks to Krips's darkly dramatic atmosphere and a ripe Viennese cast headed by Siepi's richly Italianate seducer,...continue...

Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia / Florez, Bayo, Madrid Opera [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Flórez, Juan Diego; Pratico, Bruno; Raimondi, Ruggero; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

Juan Diego Flórez in his greatest role shines in this sparkling production. With an image up to six times sharper than conventional DVD and superior...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Puccini - The Definitive Collection / Pavarotti, Freni, Sutherland, et al

11 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Baratti, Walter; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bunnell, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Frese, Sieg...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Mehta, Zubin; Levine, James

Renée Fleming - Signature Roles at the Met Opera - R. Strauss: Four Last Songs [Deluxe Edition]

2 CD / Decca / 2008-09-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Die ägyptische Helena, Op. 75; Capriccio, O...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian; Solti, Sir Georg; Abel, Yves; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Andrew Lloyd Weber - A Classical Tribute

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-25

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Evita; Cats; Phantom of the Opera; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Requiem; Sunset Boulevard; Jesus Christ Superstar; Aspects of Love; Beautiful Game; Variations fo...
Performers: Argent, Rod; Carreras, José; Clayderman, Richard; Copley, Michael; Cullen, David; Fleming, Renée; Garrett, Lesley; Hartley, Dave; Hiseman, Jon; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Paul; Keogh, P...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Farnon, Robert; Gemignani, Paul; Stratta, Ettore; Barlow, Stephen; Inglis, Anthony; Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Sinfonia; Robert Farnon Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

To celebrate the 60th birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber, this spectacular album brings together recordings made by the most sought-after classical artists, including Jose Carreras,...continue...

The # 1 Opera Album Vol 2 / Bartoli, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Wolfgang Am...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cerquetti...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Östman, Arnold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Böhm, Karl; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richa...

The #1 Opera Album II features the best-loved and most popular arias sung by an all-time roster of the greatest opera stars - including tracks...continue...

Catalani: La Wally / Cleva, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Diaz, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Alfredo Catalani: La Wally
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Del Monaco, Mario; Marimpietri, Lidia; Tebaldi, Renata; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Cleva, Fausto
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra

Catalani's opera was a success at La Scala when first given there in 1892 but it remains something of a rarity in the theatre today...continue...

Ultimate Opera - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borthayre, Jean; Braun, Victor; Bumbry, Grace; Burrowes,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Lewis, Henry; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bernet, Dietfried; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Serafin, Tullio; Downes, Edward; Gibson,...

"Decca doesn't stint in offering some of its most outstanding performances -- the star-studded list of singers includes Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson, Marilyn...continue...

The Originals - J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Karajan, Kmentt

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; The Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady, musical; Vincenzo Valente: Passione for voice & orc...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berry, Walter; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Koth, Erika; Nilsso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The most luxuriantly Viennese of all Fledermice, with Karajan and the Philharmonic at their most effervescent and a delectable Staatsoper cast, plus a...continue...

Ultimate Mozart - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511; Concerto for...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Brown, Timothy; Damm, Peter; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Leister, Karl; Mathis, Edith; Pri...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sillito, Kenneth; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Rossini: Guglielmo Tell / Chailly, Milnes, Pavarotti, Freni

4 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Jones, Della; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Milnes, Sherrill; Noble, John; Pavarotti, Luciano; Suarez, Cesar Antonio; Tomli...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

"Chailly's is a forceful reading, particularly strong in the many ensembles, and superbly recorded. Milnes makes a heroic Tell, always firm and Pavarotti sings the...continue...

Donizetti: Daughter of the Regiment / Juan Diego Florez, Patrizia Ciofi [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Benini, Dario; Bettoschi, Filippo; Ciofi, Patrizia; Flórez, Juan Diego; Franci, Francesca; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo
Ensemble: Genoa Teatro del Carlo Felice Chorus; Genoa Teatro del Carlo Felice Orchestra

Sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez and acclaimed Italian soprano Patrizia Ciofi lead a superb ensemble cast in Donizetti's sparkling opera-comique from the Teatro Carlo...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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Everybody's Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Collier, Marie; Corelli, Franco; Crespin, Regine; Cross, Gr...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin; Pidò, Evelino; Mackerr...
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symph...

Featuring an all-star lineup that includes Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Carreras and many others. This is...continue...

Rossini: Barber of Seville / Juan Diego Florez [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Flórez, Juan Diego; Pratico, Bruno; Raimondi, Ruggero; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge

2 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garde...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David

Personnel: Hervey Alan (bass baritone); Andrew Creswell Davis , Simon Preston (organ)....continue...

A Christmas Nativity

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; Christmas Traditional: I Wonder As I Wander (American); Away in a Manger; Il est né, le divin enfant (French); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Child...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Martineau, Malcolm; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scott, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tebaldi, Renata; Terfel, Bryn; Thalben-Ball, George,...
Conductors: Westenburg, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Music], John Scott [Choral; Bonynge, Richard; Sanchez, Damian; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Rutter, John; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Davis, Carl; Pinnock, Trev...
Ensemble: ; Bilbao Choral Society; Clare College Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; The English Concert; Vienna Singverein

The Nativity, the enchanting and enduring story that tells of the birth of Jesus Christ, is perhaps the best known tale in the history of...continue...

An introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen / Cooke, Solti

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Deryck Cooke: An Introduction to Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Crespin, Regine; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flagstad, Kirsten; Frick, Gottlob; Guy, M...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Famed British Musicologist, Deryck Cooke, offers insightful comentary highlighted with musical examples performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Georg Solti. This...continue...

The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Agustín Lara: Granada; Derek Strange / Bond: Viva! (after Vivaldi); Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ludovic...
Performers: Banbury, James; Bocelli, Andrea; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Freire...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Banbury, James; Norrington, Roger; Scholes, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Cleobury, Nicholas; Horner, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Musumarra, Romano; Giulini, Carlo Maria...
Ensemble: ; Bond (String Quartet); Czech Film Orchestra; Duel; Duel Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tab...

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfe...continue...

Britten Conducts Britten Operas Vol 2

10 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64; Phaedra, Op. 93; The Rape of Lucretia; Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54; Death in Venice, opera, Op. 88; Gloriana, opera, Op. 53
Performers: Adams, Stephen James; Ainsley, John Mark; Alder, Eric; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barstow, Josephine; Bates, Angela Vernon; Bauer, Michael; Bowen, Kenneth; Bowma...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Welsh National Opera Chorus

These recordings of the remaining five Britten operas in the Decca catalog are conducted by mixture of the composer and two colleagues, Steuart Bedford and...continue...

Purcell - Theatre Music / Hogwood, et al

6 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge"; Distressed Innocence, or, the Princess of Persia, incidental music, Z. 577; The Married Beau, or, the Curious Impertinent, incidental music, Z. 603; ...
Performers: Bamber, Peter; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; George, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Keyte, Christopher; Kirkby, Emma; Lane, E...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

An extraordinary opportunity to own the theatre music of Henry Purcell in a compact set at a budget price. Outstanding artists and ensemble led by...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Solti, Weikl, Burrows, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Burrows, Stuart; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hartle, Enid; Kubiak, Teresa; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Reynolds, Anna; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; van Allan, R...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Solti, Behrens, Domingo

3 CD / Decca / 2003-09-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Ardam, Elzbieta; Behrens, Hildegard; Braga, Rannveig; Dohmen, Albert; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gerhard; Franzen, Hans; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Gambill, Robert; Hornik, Gottfried; Jo, Sumi; Lang, Elisabeth...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The #1 Mozart Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffn...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, B...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Hogwood, Christopher; Anda, Géza; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; ; Böhm, Karl; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Baroque Soloists; Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

This set contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marge Marshall, Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks , Eva Lind , Lucia Popp, Cheryl Studer, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Agnes Baltsa, Anne ...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

Strauss: Salome / Terfel, Dohnányi/Orch. Of The Royal Opera House [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Malfitano, Catherine; Philogene, Ruby; Riegel, Kenneth; Silja, Anja; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Grammy Award winner Bryn Terfel and Catherine Malfitano star in Richard Strauss' macabre opera based on Oscar Wilde's play. Christoph von Dohnanyi leads the Orchestra...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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