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Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Beverly Sills and Friends

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-10-10

Works: Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Anna Bolena; Roberto Devereux; Maria Stuarda; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Dou...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bible, Frances; Burrows, Stuart; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cassel, Walter; Castel, Nico; Dallapozza, Adolf; de Peyer, Gervase; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Garrard, Don; Gedda, Nicola...
Conductors: Rudel, Julius; Schippers, Thomas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ceccato, Aldo; Buckley, Emerson
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; New York City Opera Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Soprano Beverly Sills and her special friends and colleagues together in opera and song. Liner notes features a new and exclusive interview with Beverly Sills,...continue...