Modesti, Giuseppe > Romantic Period

Verdi: Oberto

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto; I lombardi
Performers: Bertocci, Aldo; Bonelli, Gino; Broilo, Renata; Gallo, Gustavo; Modesti, Giuseppe; Nicolai, Elena; Petri, Mario; Roan, Lydia; Vitale, Maria
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Simonetto, Carosio, Raimondi, Taddei, Corsi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-02-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Corsi, Rina; Modesti, Giuseppe; Raimondi, Gianni; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vocals], Margherita Carosio [Soprano
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Donizetti had written about sixty operas already when he produced 'Linda di Chamounix', the last and best of his works in the semiseria style. It...continue...

Bellini: Complete Operas / Bernstein, Callas, Bonynge, Caballé, Cioffi, Scotto, et al

25 CD / Dynamic / 2008-09-30

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Adelson e Salvini, opera; Bianca e Fernando, opera; Il Pirata, opera; La Straniera, opera; Zaira, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Beatric...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Amodio, Nicola; Anderson, Kelly; Balboni, Anna Maria; Barcellona, Daniela; Caballe, Montserrat; Caforio, Armando; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Capasso, Camille;...
Conductors: Licata, Andrea; Viotti, Marcello; Sanzogno, Nino; Olmi, Paolo; Acocella, Luciano; Carella, Giuliano; Arrivabeni, Paolo; Luisi, Fabio; Bonynge, Richard; Bernstein, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Macerata Opera Festival Orchestra; Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra

Verdi: Otello / Beecham, Stella, Vinay, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-06-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Modesti, Giuseppe; Stella, Antonietta; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vinay, Ramon
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir;
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Ramon Vinay is considered, with Mario del Monaco, as one of the greatest interpreters of 'Otello' of the twentieth century. In 1946 he sang it...continue...

Verdi: Messa da Requiem

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Dominguez, Oralia; Gedda, Nicolai; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Verdi: Oberto, etc / Simonetto, Wolf-Ferrari, Vitale, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2008-01-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto; I lombardi
Performers: Bertocci, Aldo; Bonelli, Gino; Broilo, Renata; Gallo, Gustavo; Modesti, Giuseppe; Nicolai, Elena; Petri, Mario; Roan, Lydia; Vitale, Maria
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Chorus Turin; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

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...

Spontini, Giordano, etc: Operas / Callas, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gaspare Spontini: La Vestale, opera; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Poliuto; Giacomo Puccini: Tos...
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Bastianini, Ettore; Boniface, Edgard; Callas, Maria; Campi, Carlo; Carlin, Mario; Carturan, Gabriella; Caruso, Mariano; Cavallari, Rina; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Cioni, Rena...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von

Seven complete operas starring the great Maria Callas! Seven great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with...continue...

Maria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

70 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Gaetano Donizetti: Luci...
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...

Maria Callas - Opera Highlights - Bellini, Bizet, Verdi, etc

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La travi...
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbié, Jane; Borriello, Mario; Calabrese, Franco; Cales, Claude; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Casellato, Renzo; Caselli, Dario; Cor...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Prêtre, Georges; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; De Sabata, Victor; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

8-CD budget priced clamshell box including highlights of Callas in her most iconic performances....continue...

Verdi: Messa di Requiem / Tullio Serafin

2 CD / Testament / 2007-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; I vespri siciliani; Giovanna d'Arco; Nabucco; I lombardi; Ernani; Il Trovatore; Otello
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Fernandi, Eugenio; Modesti, Giuseppe
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

"hearing this 1959 set after many years, it stands up beautifully and can be highly recommended. The hushed opening mesmerizes and the "Dies irae" and...continue...

Callas Edition - Verdi: Aida - Highlights /Serafin, La Scala

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Callas, Maria; Gobbi, Tito; Modesti, Giuseppe; Ricciardi, Franco; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Fernando Corena

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-12-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Corena, Fernando; Modesti, Giuseppe; Pirazzini, Miriam; Poli, Afro
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Erede, Alberto; Parodi, Armando La Rosa
Ensemble: ; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Verdi: La Forza del Destino / La Rosa Parodi, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2004-08-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Calo, Gino; Campora, Giuseppe; Corena, Fernando; Guerrini, Adriana; Modesti, Giuseppe; Pirazzini, Miriam; Vocals], Anselmo Colzani [Baritone
Conductors: Parodi, Armando La Rosa

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Karajan, Callas, di Stefano

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2004-03-06

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Callas, Maria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Modesti, Giuseppe; Panerai, Rolando
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

In 1954, Maria Callas appeared once again in one of her most sucessful roles at Milan's La Scala. But on the podium that evening, there...continue...

Grand Tier - Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-11-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Cavallari, Rina; Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

"This is an epic performance." - Robert Levine...continue...

Debut Series - Callas - My First Record

1 CD / Fono / 2002-10-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Parsifal
Performers: Baldelli, Africo; Callas, Maria; Modesti, Giuseppe
Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Wagner: Parsifal / Gui, Callas, Baldelli, Panerai, et al

3 CD / Fono / 2001-10-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Baldaccini, F.; Baldelli, Africo; Bertocci, Aldo; Broilo, Renata; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Christoff, Boris; Frosini, Mario; Lopatto, Dimitri; Modesti, Giuseppe; Pace, Mitì Truccato;...
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

In this historic live recording, Callas assumes the role of Kundry in Wagner's Parsifal for the first time, in 1950. Complete libretto, history of the...continue...

Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Cavallari, Rina; Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

Maria Callas is a true legend, and her name has sold millions of CDs. Sometimes she is the only great singer in a cast -...continue...

Italian Singers of Wagner Vol 2 / Del Monaco, Pertile, et al

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2001-06-03

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Parsifal
Performers: Baldelli, Africo; Callas, Maria; Caniglia, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Molinari, Enrico; Pampanini, Rosetta; Parmeggiani, Ettore; Pertile, Aureliano; Stracciari, Riccardo; Tagliabue,...
Conductors: Molajoli, Lorenzo; Quadri, Argeo; Berrettoni, Umberto; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Milan Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra

A Night at the Opera / Caballé, Corelli, Tebaldi, et al

2 CD / Lifestyles / 2001-01-09

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; La bohème; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; U...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cioni, Renato; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; D...

Callas Collection - Wagner: Parsifal / Gui, Christoff, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Baldelli, Africo; Bertocci, Aldo; Broilo, Renata; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Christoff, Boris; Frosini, Mario; Lopatto, Dimitri; Modesti, Giuseppe; Pace, Miti Truccato; Pagliughi, Lina; Paner...
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

One of the more unusual appearances of Maria Callas was as Kundry in Parsifal. Adding to the amazement of it all is that the opera...continue...

Rossini: Guglielmo Tell / Rossi, Cerquetti, Fischer-Dieskau

3 CD / Myto Records / 2000-02-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell
Performers: Cerquetti, Anita; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Jaia, Gianni; Modesti, Giuseppe
Conductors: Rossi, Mario

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Bruscantini, Ghiaurov, Kraus

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

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Carturan, Gabriella; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Modesti, Giuseppe; Nessi, Giuseppe; Ratti, Eugenia; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Bellini: La Sonnambula / Bernstein, Callas, Valletti

2 CD / Myto Records / 1994-04-18

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Carturan, Gabriella; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Modesti, Giuseppe; Ratti, Eugenia; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra