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Opera in English - Janacek: Katya Kabanova / Rizzi, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-11-06

Works: Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová, opera, JW 1/8
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Brubaker, Robert; Hampton, Claire; Henschel, Jane; Hoare, Peter [; Holtam, Philip Lloyd; Howell, Gwynne; Meinir, Sian; Simmonds, Victoria; Webb, Owen; Wedd, Peter; Wilkinson, Kathleen
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus

Janacek once wrote that Katya Kabanova, his sixth opera, was "one of my most tender works," and his score contrasts extreme beauty with fateful oppression...continue...

Opera In English - Puccini Passions

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Edgar, opera; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angel...
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Haymon, Cynthia; Hayward, Robert; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Le Brocq, Mark; Lee, Colin; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Orchestr, Philharmonia Pit; Abel, Yves; Parry, David; Hancock, Gareth

This set includes brand new recordings - with premiere recordings of Manon Lescaut and La Rondine in English. Here is an excellent compilation as an...continue...

Opera in English - Poulenc: The Carmelites / Daniel

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-10-17

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites, opera, FP 159
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Berger, William; Boylan, Orla; Cook, Lyn; Coward, Gary; Crane, Gloria; Davies, Catrin Wyn; Davies, Ryland; Davison, Deborah; Dix, Christine; Douglas, Judith; Edwards, James; Gibbo...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus

Poulenc did something deeply unfashionable in the mid-1950s when he wrote 'Dialogues of the Carmelites' - in an era of modernism he created an opera...continue...

Opera in English - Beethoven: Fidelio / Parry, Brewer, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Catling, Ashley; Evans, Rebecca; Hunka, Pavlo; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Margison, Richard; Purves, Christopher; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"Christine Brewer is so much in command, and in such splendid voice, that there is no doubt that it is Vanessa's story." - Gramophone "The...continue...

Opera In English - Great Arias & Ensembles Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Idomeneo; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Aida, opera; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Banks, Barry; Bardon, Patricia; Clarke, Paul Charles; Eaglen, Jane; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gavin, Julian; Gedda, Nicolai; Gritto...
Conductors: Parry, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Daniel, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Opera in English - Wagner: The Flying Dutchman

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-23

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Begley, Kim; Halfvarson, Eric; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]; Tomlinson, John; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

Stemme is now being hailed as one of the most exciting new Wagnerian sopranos on the scene. She recently received rave reviews for her performance...continue...

Janacek: Jenufa / Mackerras, Watson, Barstow, Ellet, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Drumm, Imelda; Ellet, Charlotte; Fairs, Alan; Hampton, Claire; Hay, Rosemary; McCullough, Marian; Pope, Sarah; Robson, Nigel; Vaughan, Elizabet...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

"Watson's voice is beautiful, lyrical and warm, and she delineates a moving interpretation. Most of the singers, who are all closely miked, have good diction,...continue...

Opera in English - Alan Opie sings Bel Canto Arias

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Guglielmo Tell; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Ernani; I due Foscari; Attila; Gaetano Donizetti: Dom Sébastien; Lucia di Lammermoor; Ruggero Leoncavall...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Chaundy, Stephen; Gavin, Julian; Hodges, Paul; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Patterson, Susan; Rose, Peter de; Wedd, Peter; Williams, Helen...
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele; Parry, David

Alan Opie, one of the most distinguished baritones on the international opera scene today, is the latest singer to be featured in Chandos' 'Great Operatic...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias / Elizabeth Futral

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-06-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Semele; Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix; Gioachino Rossini: Zelmira; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seragli...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Cohen, David; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Montague, Diana; Robinson, Dean; Wakeford, Lucy; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: White, Steven

"...there is much to enjoy here, especially in the French items where Futral's whitish tone sounds idiomatic, her high notes even tending towards the slight...continue...

Opera in English - Bizet: Carmen / Parry, Bardon, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Garrett, Nicholas; Gavin, Julian; Harrison, Sally; Hegarty, Mary; Kilpatrick, Charles; Le Brocq, Mark; Magee, Garry; McCaldin, Clare; Parfitt, Paul; Plazas, Mary; Stafford-Allen, To...
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera in English - Puccini: Turandot / Parry, Eaglen, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Bayley, Clive; Eaglen, Jane; Gedda, Nicolai; Le Brocq, Mark; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Plazas, Mary; Sidhom, Peter; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"For some people, this recording may be the best way to experience Eaglen's Turandot - her physique does not suggest a beauty men would risk...continue...

Opera in English - Donizetti: Lucia of Lammermoor / Parry

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-09-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Chaundy, Stephen; Clarke, Paul Charles; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Rice, Christine; Rose, Peter de; Wakeford, Lucy; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"Parry is an old pro when it comes to bel canto scores, as his many recordings for Opera Rara prove. Tempos are reasonable: never sluggish...continue...

Opera in English - Verdi: Ernani / Parry, Patterson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-09-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: Gavin, Julian; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Patterson, Susan; Rose, Peter de; Wedd, Peter; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David

"When all is said and done, this is an enjoyable 'Ernani' that should please its constituents and surprise its doubters." - Milazzo, ARG...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 7 / Della Jones

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-03-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi; La Cenerentola; Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Gaetano Donizetti: La F...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Jones, Della; Magee, Garry; Mason, Anne; Plazas, Mary; Richards, Paul; Shore, Andrew; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele

"...Della Jones is a Welsh mezzo in her mid-fifties, which makes the youthful energy and tonal steadiness heard on this disc all the more amazing......continue...