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Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann / Jerusalem, Scovotti, Fischer-Dieskau, Varady. Wallberg (Electrola Collection)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02

Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jacques Offenbach's final masterpiece Les Contes d' Hoffmann is full of gorgeous melodies, seductive love scenes, and fantastic characters. This recording of Hoffmann's Erzahlungen is...continue...

Franz Lehar: The Merry Widow / Moser, Donath, Prey, Jerusalem, Kusche. Wallberg

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Conductors: Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

The verve of a fast-paced Parisian salon comedy, Slav vivacity, and a dose of political satire were the ingredients that made Lehar's Merry Widow such...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme (sung in German) / Popp, Araiza, Baumann, Brendel, Daniels, Soltesz

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Until the late 20th century, it was common practice to perform Italian operas in German language. The advantage of recording in German language persuaded Electrola...continue...

Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd / Jane Henschel, Mark Stone. Ulf Schirmer

2 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Performers: Baker, Gregg; Best, Jonathan; Bottone, Rebecca; Charbonneau, Pascalin; Dimarzio, Diana; Dwyer, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Henschel, Jane; Hirtreiter, Andreas; Meyer, Andrew Lepri; Samm, Ronald; Schneider,...
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

To commemorate its 60th anniversary in 2012, the Munich Radio Orchestra, under director Ulf Schirmer, performed Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (05/06/2012).

Even though this German production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd may be greeted with some skepticism, it is a remark...continue...

Franz Lehar: Operetta Films, incl. Der Graf von Luxemburg, Paganini, Zigeunerliebe / Janet Perry, Adolph Dallapozza, Colette Lorand et al. [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Lehár: Der Graf von Luxemburg; Paganini; Zigeunerliebe (Gypsy Love)
Performers: Buzea, Ion; Dallapozza, Adolf; Friedrich, Heinz; Frohlich, Peter; Heesters, Johannes; Koller, Dagmar; Kraus, Peter; Kunz, Erich; Lorand, Colette; Luckschy, Wolfgang; Papouschek, Helga; Perry, Janet; ...
Conductors: Goldschmidt, Walter; Ebert, Wolfgang; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps no composer so fully and masterfully plumbs the comedic depths of operetta as Franz Lehár. This collection gathers filmed historic live productions and television...continue...
Run Time: 290 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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Rolalndo Villazon Sings Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La Traviata; Un Ballo in maschera; Ernani; I Lombardi; Don Carlo; Macbeth; Requiem Mass
Performers: Villazón, Rolando; Villaz?n, Rolando
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

From the very beginning of his glittering career, Rolando Villazon has shown himself to be an outstanding Verdi interpreter. On the occasion of the 200th...continue...

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...

Max Reger: Violin Concerto, Op. 101; Aria for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 103a, 3 / Ulf Wallin, violin

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Max Reger: Concerto for Violin in A major, Op. 101; Suite in A minor for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 103a
Performers: Wallin, Ulf
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Even though Max Reger's great Violin Concerto can be found on a number of other CD recordings, we did not want to withhold from you...continue...
Recording information: München, BR, Studio 1 (01/10/2011-01/14/2011)....continue...

The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....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...