Opera D'Oro > Ghiaurov, Nicolai

Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbier di Siviglia / Gabriele Santini, Luigi Alva, Sesto Bruscatini, Carlo Badioli

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-09-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Badioli, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Forti, Carlo; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"This performance was recorded live at La Scala on January 20, 1964. Gabriele Santini - who would pass away toward the end of that year...continue...

Grand Tier - Rossini: Mosè / Sawallisch, Ghiaurov, Verrett, Petri, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-11-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Mosè in Egitto
Performers: Corradi, Giampaolo; Garaventa, Ottavio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gusmeroli, Giovanni; Jacopucci, Fernando; Lane, Gloria; Petri, Mario; Ventriglia, Franco; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Zylis-Gar...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

This is a fine Rossini opera, once very famous especially for the noble "Prayer of Moses," but was neglected in the 20th century along with...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...

Verdi: Ernani / Votto, Kabaivanska, Domingo, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Kabaivanska, Raina; Meliciani, Carlo; Pauli, Milena
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Ernani had its premiere in 1844 and went on swiftly to conquer the world's theaters, remaining one of Verdi's most popular operas for many decades....continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Don Carlo / Stein, Corelli, Janowitz

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice - pungent, emotionally...continue...

Legendary Performances of Renata Tebaldi - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Orc...

Throughout the 1950s and '60s Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) was one of the best-loved sopranos in the world. Famous both for the stunning beauty of her...continue...

Legendary Performances of Franco Corelli - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Franco Corelli (1921-2003), by virtue of his thrilling tenor voice and handsome stage presence, was one of the most popular opera singers on the international...continue...

Gounod: Faust / Gavazzeni, Gedda, Ghiaurov, Harper, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Bartoletti, Luisa; Gedda, Nicolai; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harper, Heather; Massard, Robert; Retes, Africa De
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

'Faust' made its composer, Gounod, and his publisher, Choudens, rich men. For decades it was the most popular opera in the world, although in recent...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Aida / Abbado, Arroyo, Domingo, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-10-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ligi, Josella; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"Domingo has recorded Radames commercially four times, but I dare say that this performance, taped live in Munich in 1972 under the baton of Claudio...continue...

Recitals - Giulietta Simionato - Arias & Scenes

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-06-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Tancredi; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sanzogno, Nino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Matacic, Lovro von

Recitals - Mirella Freni - Arias & Scenes

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-06-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: La Griselda, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Charles Goun...
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; di Stasio, Anna; Freni, Mirella; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Malagu, Stefania; Pavarotti, Luciano; Raimondi, Gianni
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Prêtre, Georges; Maag, Peter

Verdi: Requiem, Te Deum / Abbado, Scotto, Horne, Pavarotti

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Verdi: Macbeth / Abbado, Cappuccilli, Verrett, Ghiaurov, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-04-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Mariotti, Alfredo; Martinucci, Nicola; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Zardo, Carlo; Zerbini, Antonio [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

The cast on this great recording in recent sound is equal or superior to anything on commercial studio recordings. With Abbado conducting at La Scala,...continue...

Opera Obsession! - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-03-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Otello; Rigoletto; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Brendel, Wolfgang; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Cor...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Basile, Arturo; Maag, Peter; Verchi, Nino; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Rennert, Wolf...

Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits!From the 20th century's most exciting live opera performances come nineteen spectacular tracks starring Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballe, Franco Cor...continue...

Verdi: La forza del destino / Solti, Bergonzi, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Noreen; Capecchi, Renato; Cavalli, Floriana; Dobson, John; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Robinson, Forbes; Shaw, John; Veasey, Josephine
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Verdi's sprawling tragedy is presented in excellent sound featuring Carlo Bergonzi and Nicolai Ghiaurov. Live performance, London, October 1, 1962....continue...

Gounod: Faust / Prêtre, Raimondi, Ghiaurov, Freni, et al

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

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; di Stasio, Anna; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Massard, Robert; Raimondi, Gianni
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

Recitals - Gianni Raimondi Vol 2 - Arias & Scenes

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-10-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Raimondi, Gianni
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von

Recitals - Giulietta Simionato Vol 1

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-08-15

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Tancredi; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sanzogno, Nino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic 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...

Cherubini: Medea / Schippers, Callas, Vickers, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-06-13

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts
Performers: Callas, Maria; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Leoni, Limbania; Martelli, Edith; Simionato, Giulietta; Tosini, Ivana; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

One of the benchmark Callas recordings in one of her favorite roles. A searing drama that seems almost written for her voice and temperament....continue...

Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots / Sutherland, Corelli, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten
Performers: Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Gullino, Walter; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]...
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

The excuse always given as to why Meyerbeer's brilliant masterpiece is not more often mounted is that seven great singers are needed for the principal...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo / Ghiaurov, Prevedi, Abbado, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Casula, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guglielmi, Margherita; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Prevedi, Bruno; Talvela, Martti; Zerbini, Anton...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

A star-studded performance of this dark Verdi masterpiece makes for an evening of great opera....continue...

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Leskovich, Ghiaurov, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina
Performers: Bosco, Carlo del; Carosi, Ubaldo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Handt, Herbert; Luchetti, Veriano; Marchiandi, Angelo; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Rovetta, Teodoro; Siepi, Cesare; Sighele, Mietta; S...

Mussorgsky's "second" opera (after Boris Godunov) has really come into its own in recent years, and it is fair to say that it has never...continue...

Recitals - An Evening with Nicolai Ghiaurov

1 CD / Opera d'Oro / 1999-04-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Mosè in Egitto; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Don Carlos; Charles Gounod: Faust; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Karajan, Ghiaurov, Borg

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

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Borg, Kim; Diakov, Anton; Dobriyanova, Nadya; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Jahn, Gertrude; Jurinac, Sena; Kelemen, Zoltan; Markov, Sabin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Paounov, Milen; Stolze, Gerhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: Aida / Abbado, Arroyo, Domingo, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-08-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ligi, Josella; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

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

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Santini, Cossotto, Alva

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Badioli, Carlo; Bertinazzo, Giuseppe; Bruscantini, Sesto; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Forti, Carlo; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra