Newton Classics > Opera/Operetta

Verdi: Overtures, Preludes and Sinfonias for orchestra / Marko Letonja

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Forza del destino; Giovanna d'Arco; Luisa Miller; I Masnadieri; Otello; I Vespri siciliani; Nabucco
Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta

The preludes and overtures to his operas fulfil different functions according to the nature of the main work, and when he wrote it. This broad...continue...
Recording information: Villa Pisani, Biadene di Montebelluna, Treviso (09/01/2002-09/06/2002)....continue...

Mozart: Opera Arias for Bass from Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Fagaro; Magic Flute et al. / Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni, K 527; Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio
Conductors: Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This exciting release features 15 of Mozart's most popular operatic arias, performed by legendary bass-baritone Ferruccio Furlanetto. Representing the pinnacle of Mozart's mature style, these...continue...
Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (10/05/1990)....continue...

Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Verdi & Puccini / Pritchard

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Le villi; Tosca; La rondine; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Dale, Laurence; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The New Zealand-born Kiri Te Kanawa's lyric soprano voice and captivating stage presence have, throughout her operatic career, won her critical acclaim and a multitude

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Recording information: EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London (09/17/1981)....continue...

Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1-3; Overture & Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor; Etc. / Davis

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-01-31

Works: Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 1 in E flat major; Symphony no 2 in B minor; Symphony no 3 in A minor; Quartet for Strings no 2 in D; In the steppes of central Asia; Prince Igor
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Toronto Symphony Orchestra

'In the First and Third Symphonies Davis's marvellous sense of style and the clear, bright recordings are well aligned. His extraordinarily keen sense of rhythm...continue...

Handel: Opera Arias / Nathalie Stutzmann, Roy Goodman

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-01-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando; Aci, Galatea e Polifemo; Rinaldo; Giulio Cesare; Floridante; Partenope; Radamisto
Performers: Diaz, Raul
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Hanover Band

Contralto Nathalie Stutzmann was not yet 30 years of age when she made this extraordinarily dramatic recording of arias from Handel's Italian operas. It showcases...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London (10/1991)....continue...

Wagner: Arias / Kirsten Flagstad, soprano with Lauritz Melchoir and Gordon Dillworth

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Dilworth, Gordon; Flagstad, Kirsten; Melchior, Lauritz
Conductors: McArthur, Edwin; Ormandy, Eugene; Lange, Hans
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Victor Symphony Orchestra

These recordings were made when the great Norwegian soprano was in her vocal prime, between 1935 and 1940. Although her voice remained astonishingly well preserved...continue...

Wagner: Opera Arias / Simon Estes

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre; Parsifal
Performers: Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Reeh, Heinz
Conductors: Fricke, Heinz
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

Once a medical student in Iowa, Simon Estes left his studies to attend Julliard and eventually became the first black, male artist to take a...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (04/1984)....continue...

Rita Streich sings Waltzes & Arias

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rossignol; Giuseppe Verdi: Lo spazzacamino, song for voice & piano; Benjamin Godard: J...
Performers: Streich, Rita
Conductors: Gaebel, Kurt
Ensemble: Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin

"...she delights the ear from start to finish. Highly recommended, this true Original." -Gramophone Magazine...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany....continue...

Stravinsky: The Works for Piano & Violin / Isabelle van Keulen / soprano Brouwenstijn

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Le Baiser de la fée; Danse russe; Mavra; Pastorale for Violin and Piano; Divertimento, transcription for violin & piano by Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin (after T...
Performers: Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]

The title is something of a charming misnomer: only a few minutes of Stravinsky's all-encompassing output were originally scored for violin and piano. However, once...continue...
Recording information: La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland....continue...

Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner, & Weber: Operatic Arias / Brouwenstijn

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; The Flying Dutchman; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La for...
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre
Conductors: Otterloo, Willem Van; Moralt, Rudolf

The Dutch soprano Gré Brouwenstijn has long been held in the highest esteem within her own country for the fearless vibrancy of her approach to...continue...

Russian Overtures & Orchestral Works

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Sergey Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko Suite, Op. 81a; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon, Op...
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail

This stunning 2 CD set includes a mix of the familiar and the not-so-familiar: Liadov's exquisite miniature tone poems and Glinka's effervescent overture to Ruslan...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Moscow Conservatory....continue...