Musical Concepts > Opera/Operetta

Welsh Male Voice Choir Tradition - Welsh and English Songs / Morriston Orpheus

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Welsh Traditional: Land of My Fathers, song; Cadair Idris; Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech; Cyfri'r geifr (Counting the Goats), folk song; C.F. Chudleigh-Cha...
Conductors: Sims, Ivor E.

The Very Best of Kathleen Ferrier: Centenary Collection - Lieder and Folksongs

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Kathleen Ferrier; English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Ca' the yowes; Benjamin Britten: Come you no...
Performers: Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis; Stone, Frederick
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Neel, Boyd; Walter, Bruno

Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Overture; A Hampshire Suite / Bostock

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-03-13

Works: Gustav Holst: Symphony in F major ("The Cotswolds"), Op. 8, H. 47; Walt Whitman Overture, for orchestra, Op. 7, H. 42; Suite no 2 in F; The Perfect Fool, Op. 39; Scherzo, for orchestra, H. 192
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini: La bohème / Tulio Serafin, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Gianna

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Tosca
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; d'Orazi, Attilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Onesti, Georgio; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, R...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Erede, Alberto

One of the most popular and beloved operas of all time, La Bohème is presented in the legendary recording from Rome in 1959. Tebaldi is...continue...
Recording information: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (08/1959)....continue...

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Complete Opera Plus Bonus Gala Scene / Gueden, Kmentt, Koth, Berry, Waechter

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); E...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Sutherland, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recording of Strauss II's opera, featuring some of the greatest opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. In addition to the opera itself - which...continue...
Recording information: 1960....continue...

La Stupenda! Arias & Mad Scenes from Verdi, Gounod, Arditi, Thomas / Joan Sutherland

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-08-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; I Vespri Siciliani; Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Linda di Chamounix; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Charles Gounod: Romeo et Juliette; Luigi Ardit...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Santi, Nello

Dubbed "La Stupenda," Joan Sutherland was one of the greatest and most recognizable voices of the twentieth century and her acclaim continues to this day....continue...

Wagner: Favourite Overtures & Preludes / Simonov

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Valkyrie
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"If you want a spectacular modern digital recording of Wagnerian orchestral excerpts, this is hard to beat..." - Penguin Guide 3 stars

"From the most exciting...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (1991)....continue...

Lisa della Casa sings Richard Strauss

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos; Arabella
Performers: Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kirchstein, Lenore; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recordings of famed Swiss soprano Lisa Della Casa performing lieder and opera highlights from Richard Strauss. Taken from three performances in Vienna and Berlin,...continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Operetta

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-06-14

Works: Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Carl Zeller: Der Voglhändler; Der Obersteiger; Franz Lehár: Der Zarewitsch; Der Graf von Luxemburg; Giuditta; The Merry Widow; Der Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von

Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf at her finest, delivering 21 operetta favorites from The Merry Widow, Die Fledermaus, The Land of Smiles, and others: a legendary recording...continue...

Renata Tebaldi Sings Puccini & Verdi Favourites

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-03-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Forza del Destino; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La Boheme; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Del Monaco, Mario; Sordello, Enzo; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Serafin, Tullio

Legendary Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi presents a number of her greatest and most popular roles, the recording as exceptional as her voice....continue...

Art of the Prima Donna / Sutherland

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes; George Frederick Handel: Samson; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Charles Gounod: Faust; Wolfgang Amade...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

In the wake of the passing of this most quintessential of prima donnas, here is a timely issue of a collection that summarizes the apotheosis...continue...
Recording information: 1960....continue...

Sousa: Marches, Polkas & Americana

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; La Reine de la Mer; The Gliding Girl, tango for band; The Thunderer; Myrrha Gavotte, gavotte for band; Washington Post; Peaches & Cream, foxtrot for band...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich

A stirring collection of American classics and patriotic tunes, this compilation is a thrilling performance by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops. Called the ‘Prince...continue...
Recording information: Cincinnati (1988)....continue...

The Very Best of Vintage Gilbert & Sullivan

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-10-05

Works: Arthur Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore; Iolanthe; The Mikado; Ruddigore; The Gondoliers; The Pirates Of Penzance; The Yeomen Of the Guard
Performers: Dean, Yvonne; Drummond-Grant, Ann; Fancourt, Darrell; Gillingham, Joan; Gillingham, Joe; Goodier, Henry; Green, Martyn; Harding, Muriel; Harris, Donald [D'Oyly Carte]; Mitchell, Margaret; Morgan, Fis...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore

A new Collection of the 30 most popular Gilbert & Sullivan Numbers in classic performances from the original Savoy Opera Company. These are the top...continue...

Offenbach: Orchestral Favourites Including Gaite Parisienne

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-08-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Vert-vert, "Kakadu"; Overture to a Grand Orchestra, for orchestra; Souvenir d'Aix-les-Bains, waltz for piano (or orchestra); La Grande-Duchesse de Ge...
Performers: Collins, Philip
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich

This stunning collection offers all of Offenbach's catchiest tunes for orchestra, memorably performed by the late Erich Kunzel....continue...

Handel, Bach, Vivaldi Purcell: Favourite

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-07-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: St. Cecilia; Serse; Semele; Acis & Galatea; Joshua; Jeptha; Alexander's Feast; Samson; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 208; John Weldon: Arise, Ye Subterranean winds; Henry Pu...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; Goodman, Roy; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

A Strong line up of 13 of the greatest Baroque arias performed by the top artists! Its first released was greeted enthusiastically by Gramophone: "enjoyable...continue...
Recording information: St. Pauls', Southgate, London (1987)....continue...

Monteverdi Duets & Solos

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-02-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Chiome d'oro, Canzonetta (Livre 7) a 4 voci con violini; Madrigals, Book 7; Non è di gentil core chi non arde, madrigal for 2 sopranos (from Book 7), SV 118; Concerto. Settim...
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Tubb, Evelyn [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Rooley, Anthony [Lute]
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke

This collection of chamber vocal music is a vivid picture of lavish private entertainment in Venice at the height of its splendor. In a review...continue...
Recording information: Forde Abbey, Somerset (1986)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Franscesca da Rimini

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-02-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Eugen Onegin
Conductors: Kogan, Pavel

Pavel Kogan's Rachmaninoff recordings have made waves, revelatory, compelling & authentic. Stepping back to the earlier Russian composer, these performances once more grab the listener...continue...
Recording information: Moscow Film Synchro Studios (10/1990)....continue...

Verdi: Aida

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-02-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

One of the classic recordings of all time, in this recording from 1959 Karajan assembled a dream cast of the time. Garnering the coveted Three...continue...
Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (09/1959)....continue...

Wagner: Orchestral Favorites From The Operas

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-01-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Tristan und Isolde
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri

"If you want a spectacular modern digital recording of Wagnerian orchestral excerpts, this is hard to beat...magnificent account of Siegfried's Rhine Journey (splendid horn solo)...continue...
Recording information: St John's, Smith Square, London (08/1990)....continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-01-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Elms, Lauris; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Kells, Iris; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Lanigan, John; Nilsson, Raymond; Pears, Peter, Sir; Pease, James; Studholme, Marion; Watson, Clair...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

"Few opera recordings can claim to be so definitive, with Pears, for whom it was written, in the name-part, and a first-rate cast. Britten conducts...continue...
Recording information: 1958....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin [Complete] / Milas Bolshoi Theater Choir & Orchestra

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-11-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Conductors: Cherkasov, Gennadi

This is the first issue in the West of a highly acclaimed Russian Recording of the most well loved purely Russian Opera. The Bolshoi Theatre...continue...
Recording information: Moscow Radio Studio 5 (1984)....continue...

Golden Operetta of Vienna

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-06-30

Works: Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart's Delight) (from "Das Land des Lächelns"); Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); The Merry Widow; Meine Lipp...
Performers: Barabas, Sari; Bjorling, Jussi; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Kunz, Erich; Lipp, Wilma; Loose, Emmy; Patzak, Julius; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Saile...
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Stolz, Robert; Mareczek, Fritz; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Moralt, Rudolf; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Grevillius, Nils; Geehl, Henry Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This remarkable 25-CD survey of some of the great Russian pianists of past and present follows the tradition from those who can, through their teachers,...continue...

Alfred Deller Vol 4 - Music of Handel & Bach - The English Renaissance

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-03-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; MEDLEY; Orlando; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Rinaldo; Theodora; Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Alexander's Feast, HWV...
Performers: Bevan, Maurice; Brown, Wilfred; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; English, Gerald; Frost, John; Leonhardt, Gustav; Lester, Harold; McLoughlin, Eileen; Poulter, Eileen; Rudolf, Richard; Sh...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Deller, Alfred; Leonhardt, Gustav;
Ensemble: ; Deller Consort; Ensemble of Baroque Instruments; Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Wenzinger Consort of V

This is Volume 4 in a series of 6 special Multi-CD sets of the Complete Vanguard Recordings of Alfred Deller. The Deller Consort, Gustav Leonhardt...continue...

Alfred Deller - The Complete Vanguard Recordings Vol 2 - Music of Henry Purcell

7 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-09-02

Works: Henry Purcell: Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Music for a while; I love and I must, Z 382 "Bell Barr"; Let the dreadful engines (from "Don Quixote"), song, Z. 578/3; Oedipus, Z 583; Fairy ...
Performers: Baines, Francis; Bergmann, Walter; Bevan, Maurice; Brown, Wilfred; Cantelo, April; Clift, Dennis; Dales, Ellen; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; English, Gerald; Eskdale, George; Friedma...
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav; Deller, Alfred; Tippett, Michael; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: ; Deller Consort; Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble

Jussi Björling in Concert - Live at Carnegie Hall

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Adelaide, song Op. 46; Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Schwanengesang, D 957; Die schöne Müllerin, D 7...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bjorling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Campi, Enrico; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Schauwecker, Frederick; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Perlea, Jonel; Cellini, Renato; Grevillius, Nils

"Bjorling was sadly underused as a concert singer; recordings of renowned recitals such as here offer glimpses of his musicianship even in unfamiliar territory... Included...continue...

Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Perlea, Björling, Albanese, et al

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-02-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Björling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Rota, Anna Maria
Conductors: Perlea, Jonel; Bellezza, Vincenzo; Cellini, Renato
Ensemble: ; Rome Opera House Orchestra

"The sound may be limited, but no Puccinian should miss this, where Bjorling gives the finest ever interpretation on record of the role of Des...continue...