1 CD / Preiser /
2012-10-09
Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers:
Albanese, Licia; Arizmendi, Elena; Björling, Jussi; Bori, Lucrezia; Caruso, Enrico; Cebotari, Maria; de Luca, Giuseppe; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Eisinger, Irene; Ferrani, Cesira [Soprano Vocal]; Fr...
This recording offers the opportunity to hear some of the world's famous singers performing the same arias and scenes so the listener can put together...continue...
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PSR 21002
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2012-10-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 8 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major (missa brevis), K. 194 (K. 186h); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 13 in G major, K 274 (271d); Mass no 14 for sol...
Performers:
Horak, Cornelia; Kaimbacher, Alexander; Sander, Klemens
Conductors:
Pixner, Andreas
Ensemble:
; St. Augustin Orchestra
The Choral Society of St. Augustine at Vienna's Jesuit Church is a church choir. The choir occupies a special place in the Viennese musical scene...continue...
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PSR 91195
1 CD / Preiser /
2012-09-11
Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Melchior Vulpius: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, for chorus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestr...
Performers:
Heinrich, Gernot; Horak, Cornelia; Schamschula, Maximilian [Organ]; Sramek, Alfred
Conductors:
Pixner, Andreas
Ensemble:
; Orchestra of St. Augustine Vienna
The Choral Society of St. Augustine at Vienna's Jesuit Church is a church choir. The choir occupies a special place in the Viennese musical scene,...continue...
Recording information: Jesuitenkirche-Univesitätskirche, Vienna, Austria (10/01/2011/10/02/2011)....continue...
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PSR 90805
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2012-05-08
Works: Carl Michael Ziehrer: Festmarsch (Festival March) for orchestra, Op. 287; Wiener Luft, waltz for orchestra, Op. 278a; Freie Gedanken, schnell-polka for orchestra, Op. 13; Der Fremdenführer; Das ...
Performers:
Bogner, Andrea [Soprano (Vocal)]; Schneider, Jörg
Conductors:
Schadenbauer, Hans
Ensemble:
; Original C.M. Ziehrer Orchester
This is volume 17 of the Preiser series devoted to the music of Carl Michael Ziehrer, the last significant representative of Viennese dance music....continue...
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PSR 91187
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2012-04-10
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata
Performers:
Albanese, Licia; Bori, Lucrezia; Callas, Maria; Cebotari, Maria; de Luca, Giuseppe; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Merrill, ...
This is a compilation of recordings made between 1914-1961 of the most famous arias and scenes from La Traviata allowing the listener to arrange several...continue...
Recording information: 1914-1961....continue...
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PSR 21004
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2011-11-08
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir D'Amore; Lucia Di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia; Arrigo Bo...
Performers:
Constantino, Florencio; Nielsen, Alice
A former railway engineer and field worker, Florencio Constantino began singing lessons in 1895 and by 1896 gave his first performances at the Teatro Solis...continue...
Recording information: 1907-1908....continue...
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PSR 89748
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-11-08
Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chènier
Performers:
Bastianini, Ettore; Bjorling, Jussi; Corelli, Franco; Cortis, Antonio; Del Monaco, Mario; Galeffi, Carlo; Gigli, Beniamino; Gobbi, Tito; Lauri-Volpi, Giacomo; Masini, Galliano; Milanov, Zinka [Sopran...
This is a compilation of the most famous arias and scenes from Andrea Chénier performed by different singers with varying interpretations. The recordings range from...continue...
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PSR 21001
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-09-13
Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenotten; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Die sizilianische Vesper
Performers:
Cunitz, Maud; Frick, Gottlob; Klose, Margarete; Metternich, Josef; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Terkal, Karl
Conductors:
Ackermann, Otto; Heger, Robert; Rother, Artur; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Schroder, Kurt
Born in London in 1911, Maud Cunitz returned with her parents to Germany before the outbreak of World War I. She started singing minor roles...continue...
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PSR 93478
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-09-13
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; La Forza del Destino; Il Trovatore; Un Ballo in Maschera; Simon Boccanegra; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africana; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Francesco ...
Performers:
Bergonzi, Carlo
Conductors:
Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Simonetto, Alfredo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Pradella, Massimo
The original Decca recordings on this CD document Bergonzi's first operatic recital of 1957 in its entirety. We hear the tenor after his first season...continue...
Recording information: Torino (01/30/1960)....continue...
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PSR 93480
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-08-09
Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Robert Schumann: Lieder (6), Op. 33; My...
Performers:
Baccaloni, Salvatore; Borgatti, Giuseppe; Fagoaga, Isidoro; Nessi, Giuseppe
Giuseppe Borgatti was Italy's first great Wagnerian tenor. His first Wagnerian opera was Lohengrin, when he appeared at the production in Milan in 1894. He...continue...
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PSR 89747
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2011-05-10
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Don Giovanni; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Eugen d'Albert: Die toten Augen; Tiefland; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Sta...
Performers:
Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Kupper, Annelies; Reinmar, Hans; Schlemm, Anny; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors:
Leitner, Ferdinand; Sandberg, Herbert; Heger, Robert; Kraus, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Reinshagen, Victor; Rother, Artur; Lehmann, Fritz
Annelies Kupper (1906-1987) was born in Poland. She was a schoolteacher while at the same time studying voice. She launched her stage career at the...continue...
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PSR 93476
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-05-10
Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers:
Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Schade, Michael
Michael Schade has established himself internationally as one of the leading singers of his generation and is regularly seen on the world's most important opera...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Grafenegg, Live-Mitschnitt im Rahmen des zwe (08/24/2008)....continue...
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PSR 90789
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-05-10
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Der Troubadour; Rigoletto; La Traviata; Ein Maskenball; Don Carlos; Die Macht des Schicksals; Die sizilianische Vesper
Performers:
Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlusnus, Heinrich
Conductors:
Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Steinkopf, Hanns; Schuler, Johannes
These duets are among the finest recordings these two singers ever made, at a time when both of them were at the height of their...continue...
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PSR 93474
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-04-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dir, Seele des Weltalls, K. 429; Die Maurerfreude, K. 471; Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a); Laut verkünde unsre Freude, cantata for male chorus & orchestr...
Performers:
Berry, Walter; Christ, Rudolf; Majkut, Erich; Schey, Hermann
Conductors:
Paumgartner, Bernhard
This disc of historic recordings of Mozart cantatas and concert arias features Rudolf Christ, tenor and Herman Schey, bass....continue...
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PSR 93477
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-03-08
Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chenier; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Thomas Moore: The Meeting of the Waters; Herbe...
Performers:
Cecil, Lionello; Mannerini, Ida; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Mummery, Browning; Pertile, Aureliano; Sheridan, Margaret; Zanelli, Renato
Conductors:
Blois; Sabajno, Carlo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Irish soprano Margaret Sheridan enjoyed a tumultuous but highly successful opera career in Italy between the wars - a feat that was unusual for a...continue...
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PSR 89745
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-02-08
Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Stabat mater; Fromental Halévy: La Juive; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Hugeunots; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore...
Performers:
Baum, Kurt
Conductors:
Loibner, Wilhelm
Few tenors have polarized opera fans more than Kurt Baum. While some consider him nothing more than a loud and showy singer, others wax lyrical...continue...
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PSR 89741
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-02-08
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe; Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Siegfried; Gött...
Performers:
Greindl, Josef; Hotter, Hans; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors:
Reinhardt, Rolf; Ludwig, Leopold; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Kempe, Rudolf; Krauss, Clemens; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Schuchter, Gilbert
Born in Mainz, Neidlinger sang at the Hamburg Staatsoper and the Staatstheater in Stuttgart. He sang 20 seasons at the Bayreuth Festival and for 25...continue...
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PSR 93475
1 CD / Preiser /
2011-01-11
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenotten; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals; Peter Cornelius: De...
Performers:
Buchsbaum, Harald; Cunitz, Maud; Edelmann, Otto; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frick, Gottlob; Fuchs, Franz; Grummer, Elisabeth; Heppe, Leo; Herrmann, Josef; Hoffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Klose, ...
Conductors:
Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Heger, Robert; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Elmendorff, Karl; Kraus, Richard
Gottlob Frick (1906-1994) was called by Wilhelm Furtwängler the "blackest bass" of his generation. Frick had no competitors capable of surpassing or even matching his...continue...
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PSR 93473
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2010-12-14
Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Douce dame jolie, pour Dieu; French Traditional: L' amour de moi, folk song; Tambourin; Claudio Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Orfeo; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella...
Performers:
Boardman, Reginald; Hayes, Roland
Roland Hayes’s repertoire of lieder ranged from Dowland and Monteverdi to Schubert, Beethoven and Mozart, from Debussy and Wolf all the way to Villa-Lobos. While...continue...
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PSR 93462
1 CD / Preiser /
2010-10-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; François-Adrien Boieldieu: Die weisse Dame; Adolphe Adam: Der Postill...
Performers:
Traxel, Josef
Conductors:
Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gruber, Arthur; Löwlein, Hans; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner
Traxel's particular vocal sound was better suited to the concert hall than to the opera stage and that is where his true importance lies. Although...continue...
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PSR 93459
1 CD / Preiser /
2010-10-12
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; Il trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chenier; Fedora; Rodolfo Falvo: Dicitencello vuie; C.O. Lardini: Voce'e no...
Performers:
Argine, Simona dall'; Neri, Giulio; Poggi, Gianni; Signore, Gino del; Ticozzi, Ebe
Conductors:
Erede, Alberto; Nicello, Ernesto; Capuana, Franco
This is the second volume on Preiser devoted to this popular singer's recordings. Given his undisputed vocal abilities, he would no doubt be considered an...continue...
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PSR 89736
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2010-06-08
Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus und Eurydike; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Don Carlos; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan u...
Performers:
Blatter, Johanna; Mödl, Martha; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors:
Löwlein, Hans; Rother, Artur; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Keilberth, Joseph; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Schuchter, Wilhelm
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PSR 93460
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2010-04-13
Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; La forza del destino; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Aida, opera; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; King Saul; The wild wi...
Performers:
Björling, Jussi; Christoff, Boris; Neri, Giulio
Conductors:
Gui, Vittorio; Santini, Gabriele; Perlea, Jonel; Dobroven, Issay; Tzipine, George
Boris Christoff (b.1914) had 120 roles in his repertoire. The most famous were Boris Godunov, which he reportedly sang close to 600 times, Mephistopheles in...continue...
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PSR 89734
1 CD / Preiser /
2010-04-13
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Der Troubadour; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson und Dalila; Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers:
Grefe, Gustav; Hongen, Elisabeth; Kupper, Annelies; Ludwig, Walther; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano
Conductors:
Leitner, Ferdinand; Solti, Sir Georg
Born in 1906 in Germany, Elisabeth Hongen completed her musical studies at the Academy of Music in Berlin. Championed by Karl Bohm, she sang at...continue...
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PSR 93465
1 CD / Preiser /
2010-03-09
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; La forza del destino; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers:
Campora, Giuseppe; Cappeli, Mario [Vocals]; Corridori, Anita; Fazzini, Guglielmo; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Vocals], Anselmo Colzani [Baritone; Wilson, Dolores
Conductors:
Capuana, Franco; Tonini, Antonio; Parodi, Armando La Rosa
Born in 1918, Anselmo Colzani could not begin vocal instruction until after World War II. Originally a typewriter repairman, he was plagued by doubt about...continue...
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PSR 89731
1 CD / Preiser /
2010-03-09
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Undine; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jacques Offenbac...
Performers:
Blankenheim, Toni; Kuen, Paul; Ludwig, Walther; Schlemm, Anny
Conductors:
Schuchter, Wilhelm; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Lehmann, Fritz
Perhaps the most versatile singer of the 20th century, Anny Schlemm made her debut at age 17. As a singer of outstanding merit, she was...continue...
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PSR 93461
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2010-03-09
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Aida, opera; Otello; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers:
Cesarini, Athos; Mazziotti, Nino; Prati, Antonio [Vocals]; Puglese, Franco [Vocals]; Roman, Stella; Russo, Mino; Sacchi, Franca; Sarri, Gino; Sawyer, Sylvia; Serra, Antonio Manca; Stocco, Virgiglio [...
Conductors:
Ricci, Luigi; Paoletti, Alberto
Born in 1923, Antonio Manca Serra, he made his debut in 1947 in Orvieto. His first international success came in 1953 in London. He died...continue...
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PSR 89732
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2010-02-09
Works: Carl Michael Ziehrer: Es gibt kein zweites Wien!, marsch, Op. 475; Singen, Lachen, Tanzen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 486; Leben heiát genieáen!, polka schnell, Op. 325; Die verliebte Esk...
Performers:
Frank, Gunther; Holm, Renate; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors:
Mogg, Herbert
This disc continues the series on Preiser of C.M. Ziehrer's music. Ziehrer was the last significant representative of Viennese dance music of the classical age...continue...
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PSR 91160
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2010-01-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Die Entfü...
Performers:
Gedda, Nicolai; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors:
Jouve, Andre; Rosbaud, Hans
The collection of recordings by Teresa Stich-Randall (1927-2007) contains arias from various Mozart operas. Although Teresa Stich-Randall was an American, she spent most of her...continue...
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PSR 93469
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2010-01-12
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ein Maskenball; Aida, opera; Othello; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal; Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina
Performers:
Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu; Alsen, Herbert; Ilitsch, Daniza; Kamann, Karl; Konetzni, Anny; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Lorenz, Max; Manowarda, Josef von; Nikolaidi, Elena; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Ba...
Conductors:
Böhm, Karl; Ludwig, Leopold; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Krips, Josef; Kleiber, Erich; Reichwein, Leopold; Kempe, Rudolf
This collection of scenes from works by Verdi, Wagner and Pfitzner presents the singing actor Max Lorenz in live recordings from the years 1937 to...continue...
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PSR 91167
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2010-01-12
Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gaetano Donizetti: La favorita; Linda di Chamounix; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlo; Aida, opera
Performers:
Bianchini, Giovanni; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Gaudioso, Gerardo; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Padis, Leo [Vocals]; Poggi, Gianni; Sacchetti, Antonio; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors:
Serafin, Tullio; Rapolo, Ugo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Santini, Gabriele
This historic recording of Tosca was made in 1957 and originally released on Philips. There is a synopsis but no libretto or notes included....continue...
Recording information: Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (1957)....continue...
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PSR 20055
1 CD / Preiser /
2009-12-08
Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Jacques Offenbach: Hoffmanns Erzählungen; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Performers:
Anders, Peter; Greindl, Josef; Hoffmann, Ludwig; Klose, Margarete; Lorenz, Max; Muller, Anneliese; Muller, Maria; Prohaska, Jaro; Soot, Fritz; Suthaus, Ludwig; Zimmermann, Erich
Conductors:
Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Furtwängler, Wilhelm
One of the most outstanding bass-baritones between 1920 and 1950 was Jaro Prohaska. For 12 years he was among the leading performers at the Bayreuth...continue...
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PSR 89727
1 CD / Preiser /
2009-12-08
Works: Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Tu ca nun chiagne; Evemero Nardella: Ammore e' femmena; Paolo Tosti: La serenata; Vorrei (Could I); Mattinata for voice & piano/orchestra; Venetian Song, duet fo...
Performers:
Alda, Frances; Amato, Pasquale; Ancona, Mario; Anselmi, Giuseppe; Bori, Lucrezia; Caruso, Enrico; Constantino, Florencio; de Luca, Giuseppe; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Giannini, Dusolina; Gigli, Beniamino...
A compilation of the most famous singers of their day performing the popular Neapolitan canzone. These canzone were often performed as encores at recitals given...continue...
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PSR 90767
1 CD / Preiser /
2009-11-10
Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Paolo Tosti: Il pescatore pensa, for voice & piano/orchestra; Canzoni-stornelli (3); Pour un baiser; L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra; Romanze (3); T'amo ancora; Mauro C...
Performers:
Albanese, Licia; Bjorling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Cazette, Louis; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Giacomo, Salvatore di; Gigli, Beniamino; Gobbi, Tito; Lucia, Fernando de; Muratore, Lucien [Vocals]; Pertile, A...
Rooted in popular culture, the Neapolitan canzoni's lyrics and music are inspired by everyday themes. They are plain and simple miniatures that attain a higher...continue...
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PSR 90766
1 CD / Preiser /
2009-10-13
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; August...
Performers:
Badini, Ernesto; Corena, Fernando; Donaggio, Luciano; Nessi, Giuseppe; Noni, Alda; Petrella, Clara; Poli, Afro; Rizzoli, Bruna; Saraceni, Adelaide; Signore, Gino del; Stabile, Mariano; Valletti, Cesa...
Conductors:
Sabajno, Carlo; Nastrucci, Gino; Ghione, Franco; Erede, Alberto; Basile, Arturo; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Olivieri, Dino
The baritone Afro Polis was born in Pisa in 1902. His voice had neither an unusually big sound nor a particularly beautiful timbre. Nevertheless, he...continue...
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PSR 89726
2 CD / Preiser /
2009-09-08
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers:
Campora, Giuseppe; Caselli, Dario; Cavallari, Rina; Ferretti, Edo; Neri, Giulio; Noli, Rosetta; Olini, Giulia; Poggi, Gianni; Serpo, Ottavio; Sperti, Cesare Masini; Tagliabue, Carlo
Conductors:
Berrettoni, Umberto; Erede, Alberto; Capuana, Franco
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra De La Suisse Romande; Rome Opera House Orchestra
This recording, part of the Paperback Opera series on Preiser, presents the seventh recording ever made of 'La Traviata'. It was recorded in 1952 and...continue...
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PSR 20054
2 CD / Preiser /
2009-09-08
Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Hermann Goetz: Der Widersp...
Performers:
Aldenhoff, Bernd; Frantz, Ferdinand; Frick, Gottlob; Höngen, Elisabeth; Katona, Julius; Löbel, Hans; Lorenz, Max; Plumacher, Hetty; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Windgassen, Wolfgang [T...
Conductors:
Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Striegler, Kurt; Leitner, Ferdinand; Schmitz, Paul; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble:
; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Württemberg State...
Christel Goltz (1912-2008) was one of the most outstanding dramatic singers of German origin. Singing and acting were combined in her case and there were...continue...
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PSR 93455
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2009-08-11
Works: Gaspare Spontini: La Vestale, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; I vespri siciliani; Aida, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Giocond...
Performers:
Amato, Pasquale; Bruno, Elisa; Mazzoleni, Ester; Petri, Elisa; Viñas, Francisco; Zenatello, Giovanni
Born in 1882, Ester Mazzoleni sang Leonora in Il trovatore in 1906 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome when she replaced a soprano who had...continue...
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PSR 89724
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2009-07-14
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Simon Boccanegra; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Fanciulla del West; Umberto Giordano: Fedora
Performers:
Campora, Giuseppe; Inghilleri, Giovanni; Noli, Rosetta; Olini, Giulia; Tagliabue, Carlo
Conductors:
Berrettoni, Umberto; Erede, Alberto; Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble:
Orchestra De La Suisse Romande; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Giuseppe Campora had a remarkable career at top opera houses but was labeled as a second-rate tenor because of his lack of recordings. These recording...continue...
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PSR 89718
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2009-07-14
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; La traviata; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; ...
Performers:
Georgevic, Dusan; Gostic, Josef
Conductors:
Sachs, Milan; Krauss, Clemens; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble:
Croatian Opera Orchestra; Orchestra De La Suisse Romande; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
The leading tenor at the Zagreb Opera from 1937 throughout his career, Josef Gostic became one of the leading dramatic tenors in 1950 with the...continue...
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PSR 89722
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2009-06-09
Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Pietro Mascagni: Iris; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot
Performers:
Carteri, Rosanna; Di Stefano, Giuseppe
Conductors:
Tonini, Antonio; Basile, Arturo; Santini, Gabriele
These two famous singers were frequent stage partners. In Italy during the 1950s the two were often hired to sing together at La Scala in...continue...
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PSR 93454
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2009-06-09
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jules...
Performers:
Cristoforeanu, Florica; Malipiero, Giovanni
Conductors:
Tansini, Ugo; Albergoni, Angelo; Berrettoni, Umberto; Ghione, Franco
Ensemble:
; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Giovanni Malipiero's recordings overwhelm the listener with their high quality. The tenor from Padua effortlessly puts today's stars in the shade. He had an excellent...continue...
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PSR 89719
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2009-06-09
Works: Carl Michael Ziehrer: Der Liebeswalzer
Performers:
Dickie, John; Dussmann, Silvana; Kraemmer, Hans; Reimer, Eva-Christine
Conductors:
Mogg, Herbert
Ensemble:
Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Continuing the series of the complete works of Carl Michael Ziehrer, volume 10 offers excerpts from the operetta Liebeswalzer. There is a synopsis included but...continue...
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PSR 91157
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2009-05-12
Works: Carl Michael Ziehrer: Fürst Casimir; Durch die Lüfte, Polka schnell, Op. 45; Minnespiele, Polka française, Op. 74; Carnevalsgeister, Walzer, Op. 187; Blaue Augen, Polka - Mazurka, Op...
Performers:
Berten, Nina; Schneider, Jörg
Conductors:
Schadenbauer, Hans
Ensemble:
C.M. Ziehrer Orchestra
This is the ninth volume in Preiser's series of the music of Carl Michael Ziehrer - the last significant representative of the classical age of...continue...
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PSR 91155
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2009-04-14
Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; The Flying Dutchman; Spoken Word: Rudolf Bockelmann speaks
Performers:
Berglund, Ruth; Bockelmann, Rudolf; Fuchs, Eugen; Laholm, Eyvind; Lemnitz, Tiana; Manowarda, Josef von
Conductors:
Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Schuchter, Wilhelm
Rudolf Bockelmann, the superb heroic baritone was active at a time when there was a veritable plethora of good baritones - each of whom enjoyed...continue...
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PSR 89716
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2009-02-10
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Ambroise Thomas: Le caïd; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le pas d'armes du Roi Jean; Char...
Performers:
Corena, Fernando; Gatta, Dora; Lazzari, Agostino; Poli, Afro; Signore, Gino del
Conductors:
Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Walker, James
This latest offering in Preiser's Paperback Opera Series is taken from a 1952 recording by Urania Records. As a bonus, a recital by Fernando Corena...continue...
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PSR 20053
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2009-01-13
Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Sa&...
Performers:
Arangi-Lombardi, Giannina; Merli, Francesco; Molinari, Enrico; Pasero, Tancredi; Solari, Christy; Zambelli, Corrado; Zinetti, Giuseppina
Zinetti made her debut in 1913 at Teatro Massimo in Palermo and then toured South America with the opera company. She was engaged by Teatro...continue...
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PSR 89715
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2008-12-09
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Pietro Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, oper...
Performers:
Basi, Leonildo; Granforte, Apollo; Mannarini, Ida; Pauli, Piero; Poli, Afro; Saraceni, Adelaide; Schipa, Tito [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors:
Nastrucci, Gino; Sabajno, Carlo; Ghione, Franco
Adelaide Saraceni was born in Argentina in 1895, the daughter of Italian immigrants. She first studied violin and after the family returned to Italy in...continue...
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PSR 89712
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2008-12-09
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Don Carlos
Performers:
Berglund, Joel; Björling, Gösta; Björling, Sigurd; Hasslo, Hugo; Jonnson, Busk Margit; Jonsson, Folke; Lovberg, Aase Nordmo; Meyer, Kerstin [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Ohlson, Arne; Raft, ...
Conductors:
Ehrling, Sixten
Ensemble:
Kungel Hovkapellet
The bonus CD in this set, which contains scenes from Don Carlo, was recorded in 1956 during a gala performance in honor of a state...continue...
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PSR 90754
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2008-10-14
Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Otello; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Georges Bi...
Performers:
Bjorling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Cehanovsky, George; de los Angeles, Victoria; Lenchner, Paula; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Roggero, Margaret; Stevens, Rise [Mez...
Conductors:
Bellezza, Vincenzo; Perlea, Jonel; Toscanini, Arturo; Reiner, Fritz; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
The fact that Robert Merrill generally is remembered more for his singing than for his interpretations does in no way reduce his artistic merits. His...continue...
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