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Stravinsky: Rake's Progress / Stravinsky, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-10-14

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Cuenod, Hugues; Kraus, Otakar; Rounseville, Robert; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Tangemann, Nell; Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Stravinsky, Igor
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

This is a historical recording of the opera's world premiere in 1951, conducted by Stravinsky himself....continue...

Mozart: La Betulia liberata / Rossi, Schwarzkopf, et al

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Betulia liberata, K 118 (74c)
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Pirazzini, Miriam; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]; Vincenti, Luigia
Conductors: Rossi, Mario

An opera in all but name, 'La Betulia liberata' was written by Mozart when he was just 15 years old. It tells the Biblical story...continue...

Lehár: The Merry Widow

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2004-03-02

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Otakar; Kunz, Erich; Kurty, Hella; Loose, Emmy; Mattoni, André von; Niessner, Anton; Schmidinger, Josef; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: ; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

"The stellar vocal soloists are, then and now, names to conjure with even the smaller roles are well and knowledgeably cast Schwarzkopf shows her seductive...continue...
The mono recording of this work with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in the lead role, in the full bloom of her youth, is a special treat, a brilliant, fully realized version of the work that, even more helpful...continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-07-02

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Performers: Jurinac, Sena; Palombini, Vittoria; Panerai, Rolando; Ronchini, Bruna; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan

The two leads and the conductor of this live 1954 performance also headlined the most famous studio recording of this beloved children's opera. The supporting...continue...

Verdi: Messa da Requiem / De Sabata, Schwarzkopf, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dominguez, Oralia; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: De Sabata, Victor

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Furtwängler, Gobbi, Schwarzkopf, etc

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gobbi, Tito; Greindl, Josef; Kunz, Erich; Poell, Alfred; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Welitsch, Ljuba
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Jurinac, Sena; Panerai, Rolando; Petri, Mario; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Villa, Luisa
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Moralt, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-04-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Loose, Emmy; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of Mozart's very best comic operas, Die Entfuhrung is heard suprisingly seldom in America. This historic broadcast features the legendary Schwarzkopf early in her...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Furtwängler, Flagstad, Schwarzkopf, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-02-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Braun, Hans; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Greindl, Josef; Patzak, Julius; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm