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Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride / Maria Callas

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2012-01-10

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
Performers: Callas, Maria; Malagu, Stefania; Perotti, Eva
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: La Scala Opera Orchestra

The recent rebirth of interest in the masterpiece of Christoph von Gluck's maturity, Ifigenia in Tauride, has proved that his art can still cast a...continue...
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Verdi: Aroldo / Rinaldi, Ceccheli, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-05-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aroldo
Performers: Cecchele, Gianfranco; Gulin, Angeles; Millauro, Carlo; Minetto, Maria; Montefusco, Licinio; Munzi, Marcello; Zanazzo, Alfredo
Conductors: Rinaldi, Maurizio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Few recordings exist of the sensational artistry of Spanish soprano Angeles Gulin (1939–2002), whose enormous, dark voice was said to have set the crystal chandeliers...continue...

Bliss: The Olympians / Fairfax, Ambrosian Singers & Soloists, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-06-10

Works: Arthur Bliss: The Olympians, opera in 3 acts, F. 97
Performers: Bohan, Edmund; Dickerson, Bernard; Hemsley, Thomas; Herincx, Raimund; McAlpine, William; Minty, Shirley; Pashley, Anne; Robinson, Forbes; Woodland, Rae
Conductors: Fairfax, Bryan

In the 1920s, Arthur Bliss was probably the most talked-about composer in England, and certainly the most widely performed abroad. He was knighted in 1950...continue...

Giordano: Fedora / Basile, Tebaldi, di Stefano, Sereni

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-05-13

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Caruso, Mariano; Chiocca, Gennaro; Cioffi, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Esca, Pina; Frosini, Mario; Mezetti, Sofia; Padillo, Luigi; Sereni, Mario [...
Conductors: Basile, Arturo
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

Enrico Caruso sang in the premiere of this opera in 1898, and it became a favorite worldwide. Giordano's opera 'Andrea Chenier' eventually surpassed it in...continue...

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / Maazel, Pilou, Guy, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-02-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Guy, Henri; Martino, Adriana; Pilou, Jeannette; Reynolds, Anna; Rovetta, Teodoro; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra

This live 1969 broadcast performance of Debussy's operatic masterpiece, one of the seminal vocal works of the twentieth century, joins the Grand Tier catalogue with...continue...

Wagner: Ring Cycle / Furtwängler, La Scala Orchestra & Chorus

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Batic, Polly; Crkall, Karen Marie; Emmerich, Albert; Falke, Margret Welk; Flagstad, Kirsten; Frantz, Ferdinand; Gabory, Magda; Herrmann, Josef; Hongen, Elisabeth; Kenney, Margherita; Konetzni, Hilde ...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

This 1950 performance is the only live complete recording of The Ring conducted by the legendary Wilhelm Furtwangler. Although it has been available on several...continue...

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / Maazel, Pilou, Guy, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-06-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Guy, Henri; Martino, Adriana; Pilou, Jeannette; Reynolds, Anna; Rovetta, Teodoro; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra

This live 1969 broadcast performance of Debussy's operatic masterpiece-and one of the seminal vocal works of the 20th century- has long been unavailable, and is...continue...

Donizetti: Il giovedì grasso / Loehrer, Rizzoli, Oncina

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-03-20

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il giovedì grasso, opera
Performers: Bassi-Ferrari, Irene; Catalani, Nestore; Loomis, James; Malacarne, Rodolfo; Minetto, Maria; Oncina, Juan; Rizzoli, Bruna; Rovetta, Teodoro
Conductors: Loehrer, Edwin
Ensemble: Swiss Italian Orchestra

Il giovedi grasso (Fat Thursday) is one of several of Donizetti's short comic operas that have been dusted off in recent years with considerable success....continue...

Auber: Domino noir / Gressier, Micheau, Peyron, Berthon

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-11-14

Works: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Le Domino Noir, opera; Fra Diavolo
Performers: Berton, Liliane; Betti, Freda; Campora, Giuseppe; Corena, Fernando; Demigny, Bernard; Maurun, Gilbert; Micheau, Janine; Nessi, Giuseppe; Noni, Alda; Orlandini, Gino; Pace, Miti Truccato; Parras, Germ...
Conductors: Gressier, Jules; Simonetto, Alfredo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; ORTF Lyric Chorus

Here is a complete performance of Auber's sparkling opera 'Le domino noir', plus highlights from another Auber opera, 'Fra Diavolo'. "Auber's music has an irresistible...continue...

Grand Tier - Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Böhm, Rysanek

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-10-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Alvary, Lorenzo; Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Egel, Martin; Haug, Maria; Hesse, Ruth; Kelemen, Zoltan; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Mayr, Ingrid; Rysanek, Leonie; Schomberg, Martin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"Other recordings of 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' have been in and out of the catalogue, some even with similar casts. This version... may be the...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Gerber-Candy, Audrey; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; M...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This recording finds Borkh in top form. Her energy and voice never flag...Lisa della Casa is a near perfect Chrysothemis...Dimitri Mitropoulos paces the opera with...continue...

Respighi: La fiamma / Molinari-Pradelli, Coleva, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09

Works: Ottorino Respighi: La fiamma, opera in 3 acts, P. 175
Performers: Carturan, Gabriella; Coleva, Mara; Mandalari, Maria Teresa; Mandelli, Luisa; Moffo, Anna; Prandelli, Giacinto; Santo, Tusa; Tagliabue, Carlo; Villa, Luisa; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Respighi composed several operas, of which 'La Fiamma' is generally considered the most successful. Enchanted by the Byzantine-era mosaics in Ravenna churches, Respighi had long...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Gavazzeni, Simionato

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Carturan, Gabriella; Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"This live [1963] recording of 'Cavalleria Rusticana'...features a group of singers 'to the manner born,' all in their prime, and a conductor who was a...continue...

Legendary Performances of Renata Tebaldi - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Orc...

Throughout the 1950s and '60s Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) was one of the best-loved sopranos in the world. Famous both for the stunning beauty of her...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Furtwängler, Vinay, Martinis, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Greindl, Josef; Jaresch, August; Martinis, Dragica; Monthy, Georg; Vinay, Ramon; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Chilean singer Ramon Vinay is little remembered today because of the rarity of his recordings, but he is considered by many to be the greatest...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck / Böhm, Evans, Silja, Uhl, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Driscoll, Laurent; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hirte, Klaus; Jahn, Gertrude; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kraemmer, Hans; Melchert, Helmut; Ree, Jan Van; Silja, Anja; Uhl, Fritz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"Geraint Evan's Wozzeck is a powerful, tragic presence... Balancing clarity and madness, power and impotence, nobility and crudeness, it is one of the great portrayals...continue...

Janacek: Jenufa / Vogel, Jelinkova, Zidek, Krasova, et al

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

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Cadikovicova, Milada; Fidlerova, Miloslava; Hanzalikova, Ludmila; Jedenactik, Vladimir; Jelinkova, Stepanka; Kalas, Karel; Kourimska, Libuse; Krasova, Marta; Musilova, Milada; Subrtova...
Conductors: Vogel, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus

'Jenufa' is one of the greatest 20th-century operas, and this brilliant performance stunningly remastered in digital sound, is the only budget issue and one of...continue...

Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Krauss, Gueden, Dermota, Lipp, etc

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

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jaresch, August; Lipp, Wilma; Patzak, Julius; Poell, Alfred; Preger, Kurt; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Along with 'The Merry Widow' this is the most famous of all operettas. And this 1953 studio recording is one of the all-time classics, available...continue...

Alfano: Risurrezione / Boncompagni, Olivero, Gismondo, et al

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

Works: Franco Alfano: Risurrezione
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Boyer, Antonio; Cadoni, Fernanda; Casolari, Egidio; Condo, Nucci; di Stasio, Anna; Gismondo, Giuseppe; Magrini, Vera; Olivero, Magda; Pace, Patrizia; Sunara, Maja
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Turin

Great Voices of the Past - Favorite French Excerpts

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-07-02

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jules Massenet: Il re di...
Performers: Aumonier, Paul; Bjorling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Chaliapin, Feodor; Civil, Pablo; Clement, Edmond; Destinn, Emmy; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gigli, Beniamino; Homer, Louise; Journet,...
Conductors: Rapée, Erno; Sabajno, Carlo; Bourdon, Rosario; Erede, Alberto; Molajoli, Lorenzo

The first-ever budget priced album of great singers in French opera features selections from all the most famous titles, as well as a few rarities...continue...

Great Voices of the Past - The Sopranos

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-07-02

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; I vespri siciliani; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; L...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Anzellotti, Alba; Beckmann, Friedel; Bellinzona, E.; Boninsegna, Celestina; Boue, Geori; Caniglia, Maria; Cherkasskaya, Marianne; Collard, Andre; Danco, Suzanne; Destinn, Emmy; Eames...
Conductors: Tansini, Ugo; Stiedry, Fritz; Panizza, Héctor; Kraus, Richard; Gui, Vittorio; Sabajno, Carlo; Berrettoni, Umberto; Briez, Georges; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Lehár, Franz; Pitt, Percy; Dobroven,...

Assemble three dozen operatic sopranos on one album and MAMA MIA! You have a combination that practically screams 'bada bing'! These are the original, one-and-only,...continue...

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Furtwängler, Seefried, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-06-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Donch, Karl; Gallos, Hermann; Greindl, Josef; Grob-Prandl, Gertrud; Hongen, Elisabeth; Klein, Peter; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; Oravez, Edith; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Seefried, Irmgard; Vocals], Pau...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Any historic recording conducted by the legendary Furtwangler is an occasion, and this one of Mozart's most beloved opera, with the top German singers of...continue...

Delibes: Lakmé / Piantini, Ruffini, Morino, Praticò, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-03-04

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé
Performers: Badaro, Thelma; Benvenuti, Monica; Beretta, Anna; Caruso, Carmelo; Cossu, Diego; Lazzarini, Serena; Morino, Giuseppe; Pratico, Bruno; Ruffini, Alessandra
Conductors: Piantini, Carlos
Ensemble: Bratislava Chamber Chorus

This is Opera d'Oro's first, all-digital recording, and is the first budget recording of Lakme! This lively performance from 1991 features fresh young singers from...continue...

Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander / Krauss, Hotter, et al

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

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Hann, Georg; Hotter, Hans; Klarwein, Franz; Ostertag, Karl; Ursuleac, Viorica; Willer, Luise
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus

Marking the first availability at budget price of Wagner's exciting early masterpiece, this release stars the legendary bass-baritone Hans Hotter in the title role. Hotter...continue...

Gluck: Iphigenia in Tauride / Sanzogno, Callas, Dondi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-05-07

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Callas, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Dondi, Dino; Ego, Costantino; Malagu, Stefania; Martelli, Edith; Perotti, Eva; Piva, Franco; Vocals], Anselmo Colzani [Baritone
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Great Performances - Luciano Pavarotti

8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Jules Massenet: Manon
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; di Stasio, Anna; Farina, Ida; Filici, Mario di; Freni, Mirella; Frosini, Mario; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Grilli, Umberto; Jacopucci, Fernan...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Sanzogno, Nino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

The performances come from the great opera houses of Rome and La Scala, Milan, and feature co-stars such as Mirella Freni, Renata Scotto, Ruggero Raimondi...continue...

Einem: Dantons Tod / Schöffler, Patzak, Cebolari, Fricsay

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04

Works: Gottfried von Einem: Dantons Tod, opera, Op.6
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Anday, Rosette; Cebotari, Maria; Felden, Wilhelm; Hann, Georg; Klein, Peter; Patzak, Julius; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Wernigk, William; Witt, Jos...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Schoenberg: Moses und Aron / Scherchen, Greindl, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Moses und Aron, biblical drama in 3 acts (unfinished)
Performers: Driscoll, Loren; Gotz, Werner; Greindl, Josef; Hoffmann, Robert; Hoppe, Fritz; Melchert, Helmut; Nissen, Hans-Heinz; Oelke, Alice; Reitan, Ronald; Sardi, Ivan; Treptow, Gunther; Turke, Marina
Conductors: Scherchen, Hermann
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Dido & Aeneas / Leppard, et al

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

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fill up the bowl (from "The Fairy Queen), trio for 2 sopranos & bass with chorus, Z. 629/5b; Come all ye songsters of the sky (from "The Fairy Queen"), aria, Z. 629...
Performers: Cavicchioli, Rosina; Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Esswood, Paul; Gaifa, Carlo; Jordacescu, Dan; Lavani, Carmen; Lensky, Margaret; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Valente, Benita; ...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond

Great Voices of the Past-Wagner's Ring: Collected Highlights

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Branzell, Karin; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fuchs, Marta; Hotter, Hans; Klose, Margarete; Lehmann, Lotte; Mayr, Richard; Melchior, Lauritz; Onegin, Sigrid; Reiss, Albert; Tibbett, Lawrence

Historic recordings from the golden age of Bayreuth recordings of Wagner's mighty Ring of the Nibelung, with the greatest voices from an era never to...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck / Böhm, Evans, SIlja, Uhl, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-03-06

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Driscoll, Laurent; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hirte, Klaus; Jahn, Gertrude; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kraemmer, Hans; Melchert, Helmut; Ree, Jan Van; Silja, Anja; Uhl, Fritz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Wozzeck is considered by many the greatest 20th-century opera, and this great performance is the first for the Opera d'Oro catalog. It is also the...continue...

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Gavazzeni, Fraus, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-01-09

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Bruson, Renato; Cava, Carlo; Dara, Enzo; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Rinaldi, Margherita; Zilio, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Orchestra

For most of the second half of the 19th century, Linda de Chamounix was one of Donizetti's most popular and successful operas - then changing...continue...

Giordano: Fedora / Basile, Tebaldi, di Stefano, Sereni

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-01-09

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Caruso, Mariano; Chiocca, Gennaro; Cioffi, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Frosini, Mario; Mazzetti, Sofia; Padillo, Luigi; Sereni, Mario [Baritone Vo...
Conductors: Basile, Arturo
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus

Second only to Andera Chenier in popularity among Giordano's operas, Fedora was premiered in 1898 with Caruso as the tenor lead. It was a great...continue...

Giordano: Fedora / Annovazzi, di Stefano, Olivero, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-11-14

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora
Performers: Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Mari, Carla; Mazzini, Guido; Mineo, Andrea; Olivero, Magda; Pedroni, Augusto; Rocco, Giovanna di; Stasio, Dino Di
Conductors: Annovazzi, Napoleone
Ensemble: Lucca Teatro del Giglio Orchestra

Gounod: Faust / Beecham, Nash, Licette, Easton, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-09-12

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Brunskill, Muriel; Carr, Robert; Easton, Robert; Licette, Miriam; Nash, Heddle [Tenor Vocals]; Vane, Doris; Williams, Harold
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Here is a complete Faust sung in English, recorded in Central Hall, Westminster April, 1929 through January, 1930....continue...

Wagner: Siegfried / Heger, Coates, Alwin, Melchior, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-09-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Bockelmann, Rudolf; Easton, Florence; Gruhn, Nora; Habich, Eduard; Melchior, Lauritz; Olszewska, Maria; Reiss, Albert; Schipper, Dr. Emil; Schorr, Friedrich; Tessmer, Heinrich
Conductors: Heger, Robert; Coates, Albert; Alwin, Carl
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This historic first attempt at a "complete" recording of Siegfried was compiled in the 1930s from four different performances with some variations in the casting...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Ivan the Terrible / Schippers, Panni, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-07-18

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov (Pskovityanka) (standard version), opera in 3 acts with a prologue
Performers: Bertocci, Aldo; Bondino, Ruggero; Christoff, Boris; Colella, Alfredo; Gaetani, Lorenzo; Gonzales, Renzo; Las, Genia; Moretti, Giuseppe; Panni, Nicoletta; Pugliese, Franco
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

Originally called "The Maid of Pskov", this enjoyable Russian opera is better known in the West as Ivan the Terrible, first performed under that title...continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Böhm, King, Rysanek, et al

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Alvary, Lorenzo; Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Egel, Martin; Haug, Maria; Hesse, Ruth; Kelemen, Zoltan; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Maly, Alexander; Mayr, Ingrid; Rysanek, Leonie; Schneid...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Seldom performed because of its daunting staging difficulties, Die Frau ohne Schatten is nevertheless one of Strauss's musically most brilliant and imposing works, and a...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Prêtre, Cossotto, Domingo, Van Dam, et al

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

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Bosco, Carlo del; Carta, Nino; Ciliento, Nicoletta; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Maliponte, Adriana; Mantovani, Dino; Poli, Pier Francesco; Santelli, Giovanna; Testa, ...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

A Carmen to contend with, especially at the opera d'Oro price, is this lively performance with Domingo in vocal full bloom and the great mezzo...continue...

Callas Collection - Verdi: La traviata / Di Stefano, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-01-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Callas, Maria; Campolonghi, Piero; Cerda, Gilberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Patoni, Edna; Ruffino, Ignacio; Tortolero, Francesco; Trevi, Cristina
Conductors: Mugnai, Umberto
Ensemble: Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Chorus

The dying Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata was another of Callas's great roles, and again she is partnered with Di Stefano in this live performance...continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Lambert, Hammond, Noble, et al

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-11-16

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Coates, Edith; Fullerton, Joan; Hammond, Joan, Dame; Hobson, Edna; Jones, Trefor; Noble, Dennis; Ord, Boris; Patriss, Sylvia; Ripley, Gladys
Conductors: Lambert, Constant
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Strings

R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (abridged) / Heger, Lehmann

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Ettl, Karl; Gallos, Hermann; Lehmann, Lotte; Madin, Viktor; Mayr, Richard; Michalsky, Aenne; Olszewska, Maria; Paalen, Bella; Schumann, Elisabeth; Wernigk, William
Conductors: Heger, Robert
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-03-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; Madeira, Jean; Majkut, Erich; Meyer, Kerstin [Mez...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Karajan, Ghiaurov, Borg

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-10-20

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Borg, Kim; Diakov, Anton; Dobriyanova, Nadya; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Jahn, Gertrude; Jurinac, Sena; Kelemen, Zoltan; Markov, Sabin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Paounov, Milen; Stolze, Gerhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Furtwängler, Frantz, Pernerstorfer

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-05-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Emmerich, Albert; Frantz, Ferdinand; Gabory, Magda; Hongen, Elisabeth; Kenney, Margherita; Markwort, Emil; Mattiello, Angelo; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Sattler, Joachim; Treptow, Gunther; Wagner, Sieglin...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Furtwängler, Flagstad, et al

4 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-05-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Gabory, Magda; Herrmann, Josef; Hongen, Elisabeth; Kenney, Margherita; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Lorenz, Max; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Wagner, Sieglinde; Weber, Ludwig [Bass V...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Donizetti: La Figlia del Reggimento / Sanzogno, Pavarotti

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-02-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment, opera
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; di Stasio, Anna; Freni, Mirella; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Monachesi, Walter; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino