Cava, Carlo > Romantic Period

Verdi: Nabucco

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-07-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Carral, Dora; Cava, Carlo; D'Auria, Anna; Foiani, Giovanni; Gobbi, Tito; Krautler, Walter; Prevedi, Bruno; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto

The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

The World's Most Romantic Operas / Gavazzeni, Ozawa, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La bohè...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Crass, Franz; Farina, Ida; Filici, Mari...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Böhm, Karl; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Verchi, Nino; Maag, Peter; Schippers, Thomas; Matacic, Lovro von

Seven complete operas from the romantic repertoire—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1967–1973 of the greatest...continue...

Bel Canto - Beautiful Voices of Opera

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Cappucc...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gagnon, Roland

Rossini is said to have defined 'bel canto' as denoting a voice of natural beauty that is even throughout its range, effortless delivery of florid...continue...

Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini, Bellini, Verdi: Operas / Scotto

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La Stran...
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Aragall, Giacomo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [B...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Basile, Arturo; Abbado, Claudio; Gracis, Ettore; Verchi, Nino

Renata Scotto is an artist unique for the intensity of her acting combined with a concentrated technique, great intelligence and authentic Italian style. These seven...continue...

Donizetti: L'elisir d'Amore

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-10-09

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cava, Carlo; Jotti, Renza; Scotto, Renata; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Opera House - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Artmeier, Fred; Capecchi, Renato; Carturan, Gabriella; Cava, Carlo; D'Angelo, Gianna; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Monti, Nicola; Sabbioni, Renato; Tadeo, Giorgio [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rossini's rollicking masterpiece is a succession of marvelous numbers that captures the essence of the characters and at the same time offers an ironic, even...continue...

Rossini: La gazzetta / Caracciolo, Tajo, Tuccari, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2004-08-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazzetta, opera
Performers: Borriello, Mario; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cava, Carlo; Galli, Gianna; Lazzari, Agostino; Monreale, Leonardo; Tajo, Italo; Tuccari, Angelica
Conductors: Caracciolo, Franco
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Naples

Verdi: Alzira; Bellini / Capuana, Cava, McNeil, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-03-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Alzira; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera
Performers: Bortoluzzi, Bianca; Cava, Carlo; Cecchele, Gianfranco; Filippeschi, Mario; MacNeil, Cornell; Mongelli, Andrea; Monti, Nicola; Porzano, Saverio; Protti, Aldo [Baritone Vocals]; Rinaudo, Mario; Rossi-L...
Conductors: Capuana, Franco; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; Rome Opera House Orchestra

Verdi: Nabucco / Gardelli, Gobbi, Suliotis, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Carral, Dora; Cava, Carlo; D'Auria, Anna; Foiani, Giovanni; Gobbi, Tito; Krautler, Walter; Prevedi, Bruno; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Recitals - Renata Scotto - Arias & Scenes from...

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

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: La Straniera, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; La traviata; Requiem Mass
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cava, Carlo; Cioni, Renato; Glossop, Peter; Pavarotti, Luciano; Rafanelli, Flora; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Sanzogno, Nino; Cillario, Carlo Felice

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore / Gavazzeni, Bergonzi, Scotto

2 CD / Living Stage / 2002-02-08

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cava, Carlo; Jotti, Renza; Scotto, Renata; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Gavazzeni, Fraus, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-01-09

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Bruson, Renato; Cava, Carlo; Dara, Enzo; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Rinaldi, Margherita; Zilio, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Orchestra

For most of the second half of the 19th century, Linda de Chamounix was one of Donizetti's most popular and successful operas - then changing...continue...

Recitals - An Evening with Renata Scotto Vol 1

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

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: La Straniera, opera
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cava, Carlo; Cioni, Renato; Rafanelli, Flora; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra

Bizet: The Pearl Fishers / Parodi, Taddei, Kraus, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-03-14

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera
Performers: Cava, Carlo; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Malgarini, Pina; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Parodi, Armando La Rosa

Sung in Italian, this 1960 performance from Milan offers the beautiful tenor of Alfredo Kraus, the great stylist of French opera in the full youthful...continue...

Verdi: Nabucco (Highlights)

1 CD / Decca Import / 1999-04-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Cava, Carlo; Gobbi, Tito; Souliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto

Penguin Guide
Souliotis's impressive contribution is well represented on the Decca highlights disc, and there are fine contributions too from Gobbi.
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Gavazzeni, Bergonzi, Scotto

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

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cava, Carlo; Jotti, Renza; Scotto, Renata; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Florence Teatro Comunale Orchestra