Royal Philharmonic Masterworks > Opera/Operetta

Delibes: Sylvia Ballet Music; Lakmé; Le Roi s'amuse; Coppélia

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-04-12

Works: Léo Delibes: Sylvia; Lakmé; Le Roi S'amuse; Coppélia
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Carl Davis is a musician in the American tradition; born in New York, he composes, conducts, and does anything else that may be necessary to...continue...

Borodin: Symphony No. 2

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-02-08

Works: Alexander Borodin: "Prince Igor" Excerpts; In the steppes of central Asia; Symphony no 2 in B minor
Conductors: Schmidt, Ole

Born in Copenhagen in 1928, Ol·Schmidt studied at the city's Royal Conservatoire of Music, where his main courses were in composition, piano, and conducting. After...continue...

Mozart: Overture The Magic Flute; Symphony No. 36 "Linz"; Symphony No. 39

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-09-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute; Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543
Conductors: Lockhart, James

Glinka: Overture to Rusland and Ludmila; Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours; Berlioz: Hungarian March

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-08-10

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65...
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri

Yuri Simonov studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Rabinovich, and assisted Mravinksy at the Leningrad Conservatoire conducting The Mermaid by Dargomizhsky. Following first prize in...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-04-13

Works: Carlos Gomes: Il Guarany; José Pablo Moncayo Garcia: Huapango, for orchestra; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, for chamber...
Conductors: Diemecke, Enrique Arturo

Enrique Arturo Diemecke has been Music Director and Principal Conductor of both the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico and the Flint Symphony Orchestra since 1990....continue...

The Ride of the Valkyries - Orchestral Music by Wagner / Royal PO

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2009-09-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Rienzi; Lohengrin; Siegfried Idyll; Tannhäuser
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner's rich orchestration presents these gems from his most treasured operas, with the added bonus of the charming chamber ensemble lullaby to his son in...continue...

Rossini: Comic Overtures / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2009-09-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; La Cenerentola; Il Signor Bruschino; Il turco in Italia; La cambiale di matrimonio; La pietra del paragone
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's unique collection of Rossini Comic Overtures provides a comforting balance between well-known favorites and long-lost treasures. The recording quality is superb,...continue...

Verdi, Giordano, Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo: Overtures, Intermezzos

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2009-03-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Giovanna d'Arco; I vespri siciliani; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Giacomo Puccini: Suor Angelica; Manon Lescaut; Pi...
Conductors: Licata, Andrea
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrea Licata was born in Palermo, beginning his musical studies at the Conservatoire Vincenzo Bellini where he studied conducting with Franco Ferrara, then moving on...continue...

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Puccini: Opera Highlights

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Clarke, Paul Charles; Gadd, Stephen; Rutter, Claire
Conductors: Abell, David Charles
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This album was compiled with the intention of giving the listener a sense of Puccini's narrative genius. The excerpts fully convey the drama of these...continue...

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet, etc / Simonov

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2008-11-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Eugen Onegin; 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky’s neurotic, diffident nature is displayed in his extensive correspondence with Nadezhda von Meck, a wealthy widow who made him an allowance. Yet few great...continue...