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Gluck: Alceste / Gui, Gencer, Picchi, Rome Opera, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-07-02

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Baratti, Giuseppe; Cadoni, Fernanda; d'Orazi, Attilio; Guarnera, Guido; Jotti, Renza; Nerozzi, Lidia; Piacente, Maurizio; Picchi, Mirto; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

Gluck's stately and moving tale of an ancient Greek myth is one of the grandest products of its era, and a milestone in opera history....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

Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Del Monaco, et al

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

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Cavallari, Rina; Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

Maria Callas is a true legend, and her name has sold millions of CDs. Sometimes she is the only great singer in a cast -...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Ivan the Terrible / Schippers, Panni, et al

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

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov (Pskovityanka) (standard version), opera in 3 acts with a prologue
Performers: Bertocci, Aldo; Bondino, Ruggero; Christoff, Boris; Colella, Alfredo; Gaetani, Lorenzo; Gonzales, Renzo; Las, Genia; Moretti, Giuseppe; Panni, Nicoletta; Pugliese, Franco
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

Originally called "The Maid of Pskov", this enjoyable Russian opera is better known in the West as Ivan the Terrible, first performed under that title...continue...