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Maria Callas - The Complete Puccini Studio Recordings15 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; TurandotPerformers: Badioli, Carlo; Boniface, Edgard; Borriello, Mario; Bowman, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Caselli, Dario; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass... Conductors: De Sabata, Victor; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Cillario, Carlo Felice Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra This elegant 15-CD set includes all of Callas' studio recordings of Puccini operas: Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. These are all...continue... ![]() Giordano: Fedora / Basile, Tebaldi, di Stefano, Sereni2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-05-13 Works: Umberto Giordano: FedoraPerformers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Caruso, Mariano; Chiocca, Gennaro; Cioffi, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Esca, Pina; Frosini, Mario; Mezetti, Sofia; Padillo, Luigi; Sereni, Mario [... Conductors: Basile, Arturo Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra Enrico Caruso sang in the premiere of this opera in 1898, and it became a favorite worldwide. Giordano's opera 'Andrea Chenier' eventually surpassed it in...continue... ![]() Jussi Björling in Concert - Live at Carnegie Hall1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-02-05 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Adelaide, song Op. 46; Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Schwanengesang, D 957; Die schöne Müllerin, D 7...Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bjorling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Campi, Enrico; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Schauwecker, Frederick; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal] Conductors: Perlea, Jonel; Cellini, Renato; Grevillius, Nils "Bjorling was sadly underused as a concert singer; recordings of renowned recitals such as here offer glimpses of his musicianship even in unfamiliar territory... Included...continue... ![]() Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Perlea, Björling, Albanese, et al2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-02-05 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, operaPerformers: Albanese, Licia; Björling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Rota, Anna Maria Conductors: Perlea, Jonel; Bellezza, Vincenzo; Cellini, Renato Ensemble: ; Rome Opera House Orchestra "The sound may be limited, but no Puccinian should miss this, where Bjorling gives the finest ever interpretation on record of the role of Des...continue... ![]() Giordano: Fedora; Puccini: Turandot, etc / Di Stefano14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; ...Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Beggiato, Ortensia; Buccini, Vittorio; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Campolonghi, Piero; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Carteri, Rosanna; Carturan, Gabriella;... Conductors: Picco, Guido; Mugnai, Umberto; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo During his peak years, Giuseppe Di Stefano (b. 1921) had one of the most sensually beautiful tenor voices ever recorded. He was universally regarded as...continue... ![]() Puccini, Catalani, Verdi, Giordano, Boito: Operas / Tebaldi14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: MefistofelePerformers: 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 ![]() Maria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)70 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25 Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor...Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Alberto Albertini [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Amadini, Maria; Arie, Raffaele; Badioli, Carlo; Barbieri, Fedora; Begali, Ottorino; Benzi, Arma... Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Santini, Gabriele; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Rescigno, Nicola; Prêtre, Georges This 70-CD set features everything Callas ever recorded in the studio, including newly licensed and remastered material....continue... ![]() Legendary Performances of Renata Tebaldi - 7 Operas14 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: MefistofelePerformers: 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... ![]() Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Perlea, Bjoerling, Albanese, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-26 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon LescautPerformers: Albanese, Licia; Bjorling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals] Conductors: Perlea, Jonel Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra "This 'classic' 1954 recording is indeed that: I'd be hard pressed to think of a better performance of this opera, either live or on discs....continue... ![]() Cilèa: Gloria, etc / Previtali, Roberti, Labò, et al2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2005-04-01 Works: Francesco Cilèa: Gloria; Il mio canto; Alba novella; Nel ridestarmi; VIta breve; Dolce amor di povertade; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 38Performers: Albertini, Alberto; Campi, Enrico; Cianti, Fausta; De Lisi, Leonardo; Labo, Flaviano; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Pepicelli, Angelo; Pepicelli, Francesco; Roberti, Margherita; Rota, Anna Maria; Testi, Lorenz... Conductors: Previtali, Fernando Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Turin; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin ![]() Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Votto, Callas, Del Monaco, et al2 CD / Living Stage / 2002-10-09 Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea ChénierPerformers: Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Coda, Eraldo; Danieli, Lucia; Del Monaco, Mario; Morresi, Giuseppe; Protti, Aldo; Sordello, Enzo; Tatozzi, Vittorio; Zanolli, Silvana Conductors: Votto, Antonino Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra ![]() Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Votto, Callas, Del Monaco, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-02 Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea ChénierPerformers: Amadini, Maria; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Caruso, Mariano; Cazzato, Michele; Coda, Eraldo; Danieli, Lucia; Del Monaco, Mario; Forti, Carlo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Protti, Aldo [Bariton... Conductors: Votto, Antonino Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus A few listeners new to opera may not be familiar with the trumpet-toned tenor Mario Del Monaco. He recorded Andrea Chenier in a famous album...continue... ![]() Giordano: Fedora / Basile, Tebaldi, di Stefano, Sereni2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-01-09 Works: Umberto Giordano: FedoraPerformers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Caruso, Mariano; Chiocca, Gennaro; Cioffi, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Frosini, Mario; Mazzetti, Sofia; Padillo, Luigi; Sereni, Mario [Baritone Vo... Conductors: Basile, Arturo Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus Second only to Andera Chenier in popularity among Giordano's operas, Fedora was premiered in 1898 with Caruso as the tenor lead. It was a great...continue...
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