Opera D'Oro > Foiani, Giovanni

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'Assedio di Corinto / Schippers, Sills, Horne, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-10-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto
Performers: Bonisolli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Paoli, Milna; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone; Washingt...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Live performance from La Scala in 1969 of this Rossini rarity, with much the same cast as the studio recording now out of print and...continue...

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera / Molinari-Pradelli, Caballé

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Baldani, Ruza; Bertocci, Aldo; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Davia, Federico; Foiani, Giovanni; Guglielmi, Margherita; Meliciani, Carlo; Romani, Regoklo
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Spain's famous opera stars Carreras and Caballe, who are professional colleagues and friends in real life, are an irresistible pairing at the head of a...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Nabucco / Gavazzeni, Guelfi, Suliotis, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-03-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lane, Gloria; Raimondi, Gianni; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Produced in March 1842, Nabucco was Verdi's first triumph with the public and (most) critics, establishing him as a great composer. The audience at the...continue...

Catalani: La Wally / Scaglia, Olivero, Zaccaria, Zanini

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13

Works: Alfredo Catalani: La Wally
Performers: Carroli, Silvano; Farina, Ida; Foiani, Giovanni; Olivero, Magda; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zambon, Amadeo; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Scaglia, Ferruccio
Ensemble: Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Chorus

Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893) was a talented composer who perhaps lived at the wrong time. He came along at the end of Verdi's career and the...continue...

Verdi: I Masnadieri / Gavazzeni, Raimondi, Christoff, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-05-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I masnadieri
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Christoff, Boris; Corradi, Giampaolo; Foiani, Giovanni; Ligabue, Ilva; Raimondi, Gianni; Talba, Enrico
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Molinari-Pradelli, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Baldani, Ruza; Bertocci, Aldo; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Davia, Federico; Foiani, Giovanni; Guglielmi, Margherita; Meliciani, Carlo; Romani, Regoklo
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Spain's famous opera stars Carreras and Caballe, who are both professional colleagues and friends in real life, are an irresistible pairing at the head of...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo / Inbal, Domingo, Caballé, Petkov, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Bertagna, Gianfranco; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Foiani, Giovanni; Kamura, Takao O; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Pedretti, Maria Cristina; Petkov, Dimit...
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Verona Teatro Arena Orchestra

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'Assedio di Corinto / Schippers, Sills, Horne, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-02-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto
Performers: Bonisolli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Paoli, Milna; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Abbado, Cappuccilli, Freni, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-07-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Foiani, Giovanni; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Pauli, Milena; Raimondi, Gianni; Schiavi, Felice
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Many years after its first performance Verdi extensively revised Simon Boccanegra, exhibiting the great faith he had in its splendid music. The story is one...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Verrett, Cassily, Massard

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-10-20

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Performers: Cassilly, Richard; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Massard, Robert; Monreale, Leonardo; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

Verdi: Nabucco / Gavazzeni, Guelfi, Suliotis, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1997-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lane, Gloria; Raimondi, Gianni; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra