Gruberova, Edita > Romantic Period

Edita Gruberova Edition Vol 1 - The Queen of Belcanto - Arias by Donizetti and Bellini

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Anna Bolena; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Bros, Jose; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Schneiderman, Helene; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Boncompagni, Elio; Viotti, Marcello; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Edita Gruberova, leading diva of bel canto singing, has selected several of her favorite arias centered on an archetype of the bel canto era: the...continue...

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Chernov, Gruberova, Florez, Serra, Ellero d'Artegna Weikert - Munich Radio SO

3 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Anderson, Brother James; Brembeck, Christian; Chernov, Vladimir; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Flórez, Juan Diego; Gruberova, Edita; Laghezza, Rosa; Serra, Eric
Conductors: Weikert, Ralf
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Male Choir; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Juan Diego Florez and Vladimir Chernov are outstanding as Almaviva and Figaro. Enric Serra sounds appropriately like the old man looking for a young wife......continue...

Bellini Portraits - arias from I Pirata; I Capuleti e I Montecchi; La Sonnambula; Norma et al. / Edita Gruberova, soprano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Beatrice di Tenda, opera; I Puritani, opera
Performers: Bros, Jose; Clementis, Tamas; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Schmidt, Monika; Schrott, Erwin; Tuand, Carlo
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio; Haider, Friedrich; Viotti, Marcello; Steinberg, Pinchas

Bellini's individually melancholic and ethereal phrases have always been a favorite of Edita Gruberova, and the artist personally has made this selection out of six...continue...

The Art of Gruberova: Opera arias from Semiramide; Rigoletto; Mignon, Lakme; Die Fledermaus et al. / Haider / Edita Gruberova, soprano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, opera; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Léo D...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

A breathtaking program of virtuoso soprano and coloratura arias performed by Edita Gruberova, recorded in Tokyo with her frequent artistic collaborator Friedrich Haider on the...continue...

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Schubert Lieder / Edita Gruberova, soprano; Alexander Schmalcz, piano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Franz Schubert: Scenes, D 857; Die Liebe, D 210; Erlafsee, D 586/Op. 8 no 3; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Der Fluss, D 693; Non t'accostar all'urna, song for voice & pia...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Schmalcz, Alexander

Gruberova, the "prima donna assoluta of belcanto" is pleased to present her new CD of Schubert songs. It is a collection of Schubert's most wonderful...continue...
Recording information: TONAL, Vienna, Austria (07/07/2011-07/07/2011)....continue...

Donizetti Portraits - arias from Gemma di Vergy; Caterina Comato, Lucrezie Borgia et al. / Edita Gruberova

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool; Gemma di Vergy; Linda di Chamounix; Caterina Cornaro, opera; Lucrezia Borgia; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Gruberova, Edita; Haußler, Gerald; Hollop, Markus; Weber, Hanne
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

This recital program composed of operas whose pivotal characters are women. Emilia di Liverpool, Gemma di Vergy, Caterina Camera, Lucrezia Borgia and Rosmonda d`Inghilterra are...continue...

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Fischer, Gruberova, van Der Walt, Polgar [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-05-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Ariostini, Armando; Asher, Nadine; Gruberova, Edita; Polgar, Laszlo; Walt, Deon Van der; Will, Jacob
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

For the performance at the Zurich opera, the producer Daniel Schmid changed the sentimental story into an ironical post-card idyll and thus achieved a modern...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Edita Gruberova, soprano: The Teldec Recordings - Mozart, Haydn, Donizetti, Verdi, R. Strauss [4 CD]

4 CD / Teldec / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena, K 416; Voi avete un cor fedele, K 217; No, che non sei capace, K 419; Ma che vi fece...Sperai vicino il lido, K 368; Misera! dov...
Performers: Agache, Alexandru; Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Holl, Robert; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Tachezi, Herbert
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Bonynge, Richard; Rizzi, Carlo

Edita Gruberová (born December 23, 1946) is one of the most acclaimed coloraturas of recent decades. She is noted for her great tonal clarity, agility,...continue...

Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment / Gruberova, van der Walt, Laghezza, Fourcade

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Castel, François; Fourcade, Philippe; Gruberova, Edita; Hansen, Paul [Tenor]; Laghezza, Rosa; Raschèr, Andrea; Steinhaus, Heidi; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Panni, Marcello
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

"For coloratura fans: Edita Gruberova... offers bravura vocal artistry mixed with sentimental lyricism and a large helping of humor. She brings out everyone's best in...continue...

Donizetti: Maria di Rohan / Gruberova, Arevalo, Kim, Papi

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria di Rohan
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Precht, Ulrika
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...Even in the expanded form...[the opera] shows a notable economy of means and moves ahead with an almost Verdi-like swiftness...[Gruberova's] voice is gorgeously luminous...and her...continue...

Bellini: Norma / Haider, Gruberova, Garanca, Miles, et al

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Howarth, Judith; Machado, Aquiles; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Wade, Ray M.
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Rastatt Vocal Ensemble

Lied-Duette / Gruberova, Kasarova, Haider

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Die Meere ("Alle Winde schlafen..."), duet for soprano, alto & piano, Op. 20/3; Die Schwestern ("Wir Schwestern zwei"), duet for soprano, alto & piano, Op. 61/1; Robert Schumann: Sch...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Kasarova, Vesselina

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Gruberova, Groop, Kim, Palatchi, Melander

3 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Bernardini, Don; Groop, Monica; Gruberova, Edita; Hedlund, Klas; Kim, Ettore; Melander, Anders; Precht, Ulrika
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra members

Bellini: I Puritani / Gruberova, Lavender, Kim, Ellero, D'Artegna

3 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Lavender, Justin; Lytting, Katia; Siegele, Dankwart; Tuand, Carlo
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Those who delight in the sheer sensuality of Bellini's most colorfully orchestrated opera will not be disappointed by this recording Gruberova - with her rock-solid...continue...

Donizetti: Roberto Devereux / Gruberova, Ziegler, Bernardini, Kim. Friedrich Haider - Strasbourg PO

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
Performers: Bernardini, Don; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Rhine Opera Chorus; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

"[Edita Gruberova's performance is] full of subtle nuance and breadth of phrase as well as vocal and dramatic power.... The balance between voices and orchestra...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo [Highlights] / Carreras, Freni, Ghiarov, Baltsa, Raimondi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; German Opera Chorus

Gramophone Magazine
Freni is an involved and sympathetic Elisabetta with a voice that sounds warm and even throughout. Carreras is ideally ardent as Carlos and Baltsa...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/15/1978-09/20/1978)....continue...

Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia / de Billy, Gruberova, Breslik, Vassallo, Coote [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-01-31

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Performers: Breslik, Pavol; Coote, Alice; Gruberova, Edita; Vassallo, Franco
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

A scandalous tale of murder, torture, incest, homosexuality, drunkenness and orgies, Donizetti's opera is one of the great masterpieces of Italian bel canto repertoire. This...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, ...continue...

The Best of Operetta / Offenbach, Lehar, Strauss [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène, operetta in 3 acts; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Beuron, Yann; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gfrerer, Ute; Gilfry, Rodney; Gruberova, Edita; Lott, Felicity; Naouri, Laurent; Popp, Lucia; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Senechal, Michel; Weikl, Ber...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre; Musiciens du Louvre Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Live Recordings from the Theatre Musical de Paris - Chatelet, Zurich Opera House & Wiener Staatsoper...continue...
Run Time: 447 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; "Hunt" Cantata BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Henry...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Bellini: I Puritani / Haider, Gruberova, Bros, Alvarez [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos; Bros, Jose; Esteve Madrid, Vicenc; Gorny, Konstantin; Gruberova, Edita; Orfila, Simon; Pierotti, Raquel
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceo Orchestra

Arhaus captures on DVD Andrei Serban's production of Bellini's gloomy masterpiece, I puritan. In his staging, Serban maintains an ever-present mood of conflict: the drama...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor [Highlights] / Gruberova, Kraus, Bruson, Lloyd

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Bottone, Bonaventura; Bruson, Renato; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Kuhlmann, Kathleen; Lazzeretti, Bruno; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Gruberova constantly pleases by her innate musicality ... Kraus is a master of Donizetti style.
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Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (05/16/1983-05/26/1983)....continue...

Love Classics: Favorite Love Duets / Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Delibes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Doniz...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burles, Charles; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Ten...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Mad Scenes / Gruberova, Luisi, Münchner Rundfunksorchester

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2011-04-13

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Rosner, Anton; Schmidt, Monika; Siegele, Dankwart; Uhlmann, Gisela; Weber, Heinrich
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

The philosophy and artistic work of the Romantic period exhibits a curious interest in the phenomenon of insanity. Featuring scenes from I Puritani, Il Pirata,...continue...

Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Popp, Gruberova, Fassbaender, Weikl, Berry [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Berry, Walter; Caslavsky, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gottling, Karin; Gruberova, Edita; Hopferwieser, Josef; Kunz, Erich; Lohner, Helmut; Popp, Lucia; Weikl, Bernd; Wendler, Anton
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arthaus presents the quintessence of operetta 'Die Fledermaus' in a lavish staging from the theatre where it is most at home: the Vienna State Opera....continue...
Run Time: 169 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Cata...continue...

Dvorak: Liebeslieder, etc; et al / Gruberova, Haider

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55; In Folk Tone (V národním tónu), song cycle for voice & piano, B. 146 (Op. 73); Love Songs (Písne milostmé) (8) for voice & ...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich

This song album of Edita Gruberova combines three important composers of Eastern Europe: Dvorak, Rachmaninov and Rimski-Korsakov. Her soprano is compact but light. This is...continue...

From Heart to Heart / Songs of Brahms, Dvorak & Schumann / Edita Gruberova, soprano; Ivan Paley, Friedrich Haider, piano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Tragödie, for voice(s) & piano (Romanzen und Balladen IV), Op. 64/3; Romances and Ballades ii, Op. 49; Die Lotosblume ("Die Lotosblume ängstigt sich..."), song for voice & ...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Paley, Ivan
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich

This recording was not intended to be a CD for children. It was not produced with music selected for children or a young audience in...continue...

Donizetti's Tudor Queens: Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda & Roberto Devereux / Edita Gruberova

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena; Maria Stuarda; Roberto Devereux
Performers: Boutet, Benoit; Bros, Jose; Gruberova, Edita; Hauáler, Gerald; Hollop, Markus; Kim, Ettore; Morozov, Igor; Reyes, Jose Guadalupe; Schneiderman, Helene; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio; Haider, Friedrich

"The clear tone and breathtaking agility sparkle as before, now informed by a loving portamento that caresses each phrase. In 'Pianfete voi?' She rivals Callas...continue...

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Gruberova, Oprisanu, Arevalo, Bronikowski

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Bronikowski, Marcin; Gruberova, Edita; Lucas, Michaela; Monte, Duccio dal; Oprisanu, Carmen
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

A superb recording of the bel canto classic featuring the incomparable Edita Gruberova in the title role supported by a cast of exciting young singers....continue...

Impressionen Vol 1

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Einkehr ("Bei einem Wirte wundermild"), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/4 (TrV 200/4)...
Performers: Agnas, Urban; Bernardini, Don; Borowska, Joanna; Bros, Jose; Castel, Francois; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Deutsch, Helmut; Fourcade, Philippe; Groop, Monica; Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Ka...
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Luisi, Fabio; Sjokvist, Gustav; Bibl, Rudolph; Steinberg, Pinchas; Boncompagni, Elio; Panni, Marcello

Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda / Gruberova, Kasarova, Morosow, Bernardini

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera
Performers: Bernardini, Don; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Morozov, Igor; Robinsak, Branko; Sumego, Daniel
Conductors: Steinberg, Pinchas
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Youth Chorus

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Best Karajan 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat majo...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baltsa, Agnes; Bottion, Aldo; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

In the 100th Anniversary year of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, EMI Classics is very pleased to announce this latest 6-CD set in the...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Arias - Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Borodina, Olga; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cuberli, Lella; Cura, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gallardo-Dom?s, Cri...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Maazel, Lorin; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; López-Cobos, Jesús; Christie, William; Barenboim, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Colin; Nagano, Kent; Le...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti

Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for...continue...

The # 1 Opera Album Vol 2 / Bartoli, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Wolfgang Am...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cerquetti...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Östman, Arnold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Böhm, Karl; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richa...

The #1 Opera Album II features the best-loved and most popular arias sung by an all-time roster of the greatest opera stars - including tracks...continue...

Bellini: Norma / Edita Gruberová, Friedrich Haider/Bavarian State Orch. [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Gruberova, Edita; Herzog, Markus; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Todorovic, Zoran
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester; Bayerischen Staatsoper

"Gruberova brings a lifetime's experience of singing bel canto opera and caresses Bellini's vocal lines with many subtle touches. Almost entirely absent is that mannerism...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Don Carlo / Stein, Corelli, Janowitz

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice - pungent, emotionally...continue...

Everybody's Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Collier, Marie; Corelli, Franco; Crespin, Regine; Cross, Gr...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin; Pidò, Evelino; Mackerr...
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symph...

Featuring an all-star lineup that includes Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Carreras and many others. This is...continue...

Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Pavarotti, Gruberova, Wixell, Chailly/VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gruberova, Edita; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's authentic rendering of Verdi's 'Rigoletto' captures all the tenderness and tragedy of Verdi's heart-breaking drama. This production was filmed on location in 1981...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-05-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; ...
Conductors: Stein, Horst

The Very Best of Alfredo Kraus

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento; Giu...
Performers: Beguelin, Jean-Noel; Buchan, Cynthia; Caballe, Montserrat; Dunn, Mignon; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Malfitano, Cat...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Veltri, Michelangelo; Caldwell, Sarah; Rescigno, Nicola; Rudel, Julius; Levine, James; Fulton, Thomas; Plasson, Michel; Campanella, Bruno

Festspieldokumente - Mendelssohn, Schubert, etc / Gruberova

1 CD / Orfeo / 2004-07-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Suleika no 1, D 720; An Mignon, D 161; Die Liebe, D 210; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Erlafsee, D 586/Op. 8 no 3; Am Strome ("Ist mir's doch, als sei mein Leben"), song for voice & pi...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Schmidl, Peter; Werba, Erik [Piano]

Bellini: Beatrice Di Tenda [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2003-09-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Hernandez, Rahi; Kaluza, Stefania; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

In his opera 'Beatrice di Tenda' Bellini did not continue, as he did in 'Norma', with the virtuosity and coloratura artistry of the voice but...continue...
Run Time: 144 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, DD 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: E...continue...

Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Alagna, Roberto; Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin R...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ozawa, Seiji; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Kulka, János; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ferro, Gabriele; Levine, James; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Maazel...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra; Bayreuth Festival Choir; Bayreuth Festival Or...

Personnel: Reri Grist , Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberová, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Verdi: Rigoletto / Sinopoli

2 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gabba, Armando; Gruberova, Edita; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Matteuzzi, William; Moses, Geoffrey; Pittavini, Maria Grazia; Rigby, Jean; ...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus

"Renato Bruson as Rigoletto does far more than produce a stream of velvety tone, detailed and intense, responding to the conductor and combining beauty with...continue...

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Abbado, Domingo, Ricciarelli

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-07-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Corato, Luigi de; Domingo, Placido; Foiani, Giovanni; Gruberova, Edita; Obraztsova, Yelena; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

The Most Famous Opera Arias

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-07-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; La bohème; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Obraztsova, Yelena; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Rudel, Julius; Guadagno, Anton; Patanè, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Kuhn, Gustav; Slatkin, Leonard; Gardelli, Lamberto; Schippers, Thomas; Haitink, Bernard