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Carmen: The Arias

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-05-07

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Ballestra, Jean-Luc; Bocelli, Andrea; Domashenko, Marina; Felix, Thierry; Gabriel, Alain; Haidan, Delphine; Lallouette, Olivier; Leger, Magali; Mei, Eva; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun

The 2005 studio recording of Bizet's Carmen, performed by the Radio France Orchestre Philharmonique with soloists Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Marina Domashenko, and Myung-Whun Chung is here abridged ...continue...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

Groáe Tenöre der Musikgeschichte, Vol. 3

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Otello; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Amilcare Ponchiell...
Performers: Alda, Frances; Amato, Pasquale; Ancona, Mario; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [Soprano Vocals]; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gogorza, Emilio de; Hempel, Frieda; Homer, Louise; Perini, ...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Simply Opera

4 CD / Simply / 2012-09-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frederick Handel: Xerxes (Serse); Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d'Amore; La Favorita; Don Sebastiano; Il Duca d'Alba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fis...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Barowska, Janna; Callas, Maria; Cupido, Alberto; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; DiDonato, Joyce; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Jeric, Ana P...
Conductors: Camerata Budapest; Kovács, László; Elmquist, Martin; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Greenwood, Andrew; Zedda, Alberto; Kuchar, Theodore; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; I Solisti Italiani; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Great Opera Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; I Vespri Siciliani; Don Carlo; Otello; Georges Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton

Recording information: Great Britain (06/08/1970-06/11/1970)....continue...

Domingo Conducts Milnes! Milnes Conducts Domingo!

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Hérodiade; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Charles Gounod: Faust; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Piet...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Price, Doreen; Temperley, Jean; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/14/1972-08/16/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/18/1972-08/19/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great ...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Garanca, Alagna, Nezet-Seguin/Met [Blu Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Frittoli, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Miller, Keith; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English/German/French/Spanish/Chinese
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Great Opera - Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Rossini, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, ope...
Performers: Abel, Jozef; Alperyn, Graciela; Aragall, Giacomo; Benacka, Stanislav; Boschkowa, Nelly; Braga, Rannveig; Carroli, Silvano; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Daniel, Boaz; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; D...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Saccani, Rico

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Kleiber, Obraztsova, Domingo, Buchanan [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Buchanan, Isobel; Domingo, Placido; Gall, Axelle; Kanfoush, Cheryl; Mazurok, Yuri; Obraztsova, Elena
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Vienna Boys Choir; Vienna State Opera Ballet; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arthaus presents a sensational filmed document from the musical legacy of Carlos Kleiber: The wonderful staging of Carmen by director Franco Zeffirelli in a live...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chin...continue...

Carmen in 3D / Carydis, Rice, Hymel, Agiris, Kovalevska [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-11-15

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Argiris, Aris; Hymel, Bryan; Kovalevska, Maija; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Carydis, Constantinos
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

The First Complete Opera on 3D Blu-Ray!

Passion, jealousy and betrayal take center stage at London's Royal Opera House in a spectacular production of the...continue...
Run Time: 175 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, Castellano,...continue...

Popular Arias (Sung in German)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro); Don Giovanni; So machen es alle (Così fan tutte); Gioachino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Il barbiere di Siviglia); Gae...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Anheisser, Wolfgang; Apreck, Rolf; Berry, Walter; Bjoner, Ingrid; Borg, Kim; Buchner, Eberhard; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Casapietra, Celestina; chke, Thomas; Crass, Franz; End...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Fricke, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Patanè, Giuseppe; Stein, Horst; Apelt, Arthur; Kegel, Herbert

Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Greg; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Parsons, Geoffrey; R...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...continue...

Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24
Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue...
Run Time: 750 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Rolando Villazon's Guide to Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-06-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, oper...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbié, Jane; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Pl...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von

Pathos, Passion & Patriotism / La Traviata, Carmen & Jackie O [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-06-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Michael Daugherty: Jackie O
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Carnevale, Federica; Courjal, Nicolas; D'Aguanno, Emanuele; Delcour, Patrick; Do, Philippe; Dudziak, Francis; Forte, Cinzia; Gardina, Paola; Grayson, Elizabeth; Lungu, Irina; McAn...
Conductors: Arrivabeni, Paolo; Montanaro, Carlo; Franklin, Christopher
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Lugo Teatro Rossini Orchestra; Opéra Royal de Wallonie Chorus; Opéra Royal de Wallonie Orchestra; Sferisterio Opera Festival Orchestra

Run Time: 390 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French & Spanish
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Lebendige Vergangenheit: Manuel Ausensi

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La Tra...
Performers: Ausensi, Manuel
Conductors: Grignon, Ricardo Lamote de; Cisneros, Indalecio; Argenta, Ataúlfo

Manuel Ausensi was born in Barcelona and studied at the conservatory. His first prize in a radio singing competition gave him the opportunity to sing...continue...

Seine Grössten Erfolge: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

10 CD / Red/membran / 2011-02-15

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Undine; Der Wildschütz; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni;...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Casa, Lisa della; Fehrenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Greindl, Josef; Greverus, Boris; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reutter, Hermann; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Fricsay, Ferenc; Rother, Artur; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Cluytens, André; Ludwig, Leopold; Böhm, Karl; Schmitz, Paul; Lohe, Jean; Busch, Fritz; Rossi, Mario;...

Viva Domingo!

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Macbeth; Giavanna d'Arco; Otello; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; La clemenza di...
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Domingo, Placido; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Gabriel, Ana; Graham, Susan; Hampson, Thomas; Milnes, Sherrill; Pand...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Barker, John; Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Chung, Myung-Whun; Levine, James; Pappano, Antonio; Prêtre, Georges; Bartoletti, Bruno; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Viotti, Marcello; Rudel, J...

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 4-CD set replete with extension liner notes, artist testimonials, and a career...continue...

Georges Bizet: Les Pecheurs des perles / Marcello Viotti / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera
Performers: de Donato, Luigi; Grassi, Luca; Massis, Annick; Nakajima, Yasu
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra

Run Time: 122 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: Italy
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Bizet: Carmen / Montanaro/Sferisterio Opera, Surguladze, Lungu, Zabala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Courjal, Nicolas; D'Aguanno, Emanuele; Do, Philippe; Dudziak, Francis; Gardina, Paola; Lungu, Irina; Mischketa, Gezim; Surguladze, Nino; Zabala, Alexandra
Conductors: Montanaro, Carlo
Ensemble: Sferisterio Opera Festival Orchestra

Run Time: 157 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French, Italian, English, German, ...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Gardiner, Antonacci, Richards [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / FRA Musica / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Brook, Matthew; Cavallier, Nicolas; Dudziak, Francis; Gill, Annie; Gillet, Anne-Catherine; Novaro, Riccardo; Ordonneau, Vincent; Richards, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

New from the enterprising new DVD label FRA Musica, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, leads the period-instrument Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique and an all star cast...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Lombard, Domashenko, Dashuk [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-10-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Accurso, Roberto; Aceto, Raymond; Benini, Dario; Berti, Marco; Camastra, Marco; Dashuk, Maya; Domashenko, Marina; Feltracco, Antonio; Josipovic, Milena; Pastorello, Cristina
Conductors: Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona

This DVD captures a warm summer's evening in July 2003 when thousands of spectators gathered for the passionate tale of the self-willed gypsy 'Carmen', staged...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Best Film 50

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K.626; Divertimento for string trio in E flat 'Puchberg' K.563; Serenade no 13 in...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Previn, Andre; Karajan, He...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles Vol. 3 / French Operas [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-09-28

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Mazurok, Yuri; Obraztsova, Elena; Serra, Luciana; Verrett, Shirley
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Rudel, Julius; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Kultur is delighted to announce the release of the third volume of DVD boxed sets showcasing some of the greatest recordings of Placido Domingo's career...continue...
Run Time: 479 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Bizet: Carmen / Garanca, Alagna, Nézet-Séguin/Met [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-21

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Frittoli, Barbara; Garanca, Elina; Miller, Keith; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

After her triumphant success as Carmen in Riga, London, and Munich, Elina Garanca, "the Carmen of our day" (News, Austria), took the Metropolitan Opera by...continue...

Hermann Uhde

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Julius Cäsar; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Richard Wagner: The Flying Du...
Performers: Uhde, Hermann
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; ; Rother, Artur; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Hermann Uhde was one of the most interesting singing performers of the "New Bayreuth" between 1951 and 1960. Uhde's performances offered a combination of intellect...continue...

Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbié, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Teno...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...continue...

Carmen: Duets and Arias / Terfel; Bocelli; Domashenko; Mei

1 CD / Decca / 2010-08-17

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domashenko, Marina; Felix, Thierry; Gabriel, Alain; Haidan, Delphine; Lallouette, Olivier; Leger, Magali; Mei, Eva; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun

Andrea Bocelli is the tenor audiences love to love. His sincerity, his commitment to the music he sings, and, of course, his arresting sound and...continue...
Recording information: Salle Olivier Messiaen, Radio France, Paris, France (2005-06-26_2005-07-02&2005-).

The 2005 studio recording of Bizet's Carmen, performed by the Radio France Orchestre Ph...continue...

Melodies Francaises / Gérard Souzay

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Chanson du pêcheur ("Ma belle amie est morte"), song for voice & piano or orchestra in F minor ("lam; Poème d'un jour, Op. 21; Les berceaux, Op. 23 no 1; Le secret, Op...
Performers: Baldwin, Dalton; Souzay, Gérard

A recital of French song by one of the great singers of the 20th century. Souzay possessed a warm, lyrical, supple, sensual and vibrant voice,...continue...

A Portrait Of Conchita Supervia, Vol. 1

4 CD / Gala Import / 2010-07-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La cenerentola; Il barbieri di Siviglia; L'italiana in Algeri; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Adieu de l'hôtesse arabe; Juan Man&ea...
Performers: Appoloni, Anita; Baracchi, Aristide; Bettoni, Vincenzo; Ederle, Nino; Ferraris, Ines; Gil, Maria; Mannarini, Ida; Manurita, Giovanni; Marques, Antonio; Marshall, Frank; Redondo, Marcus; Scattola, Car...
Conductors: Albergoni, Angelo; Acevedo, Emilio; Martinez, Modesto; Gennai, Leopoldo Emanuele; Capdevila, Antonio; Cloez, Gustave

50 Best Opera

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastin, Jules; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Call...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

Heroes & Villains

2 CD / Decca / 2010-06-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Braun, Victor; Bruson, Renato; Burrowes, Norma; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Clark,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; De Billy, Bertrand; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Davis, Colin; Abbado, Claudio; Bartoletti, Bruno; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbe...

The biggest stars seize centre stage to sing the greatest scenes and arias of opera's heroes and villains. This is a compilation of the calibre...continue...

Georges Bizet: Carmen [Highlights]

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-05-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Beuron, Yann; Cals, Isabelle; Cavallier, Nicolas; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hampson, Thomas; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Rivenq, Nicolas; Tezier, Ludovic; Vidal, Elisabeth
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

Godfathers Of Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La Traviata; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Requiem; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Madame Butterfly; Edua...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Blanc, Ernest; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Caruso, Enrico; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Gobbi, Tito; Kraus, Alfredo [T...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Mingardo, Raffaele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Kohn, Eugene; Levine, James; Goehr, Walter; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Guarino, G.M.; Schippers, Thomas; Ferraris, Franc...

Everyone needs a Godfather to look up to and today's crop of young singers need only review the pantheon of greats that came before them....continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupre, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mallabrera,...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 21

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-02-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; John Adams: Doctor Atomic; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Mastersingers of Nuremberg; Wolfgang Amade...
Performers: Brain-Gabbott, Emma; Crowe, Lucy; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gibbons, Anne-Marie; Hancock, Gareth; Jenkin, Kathryn; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Miles-Johnson, Deborah
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

Leading baritone and dramatic interpreter of his generation, Gerald Finley is an artist who sets alight the stage and delights the ear, whatever role he...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls, London, England (04/13/2009-04/16/2009)....continue...

Baritone Arias - Verdi, Rossini, Mozart, Donizetti / Lado Ataneli

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; Ernani; I vespri siciliani; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492; Don Giovanni, K. 527; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di ...
Performers: Ataneli, Lado
Conductors: Zocche, Lodovico

For his Naxos debut recording, the internationally acclaimed Georgian baritone Lado Ataneli has selected operatic arias by Bizet, Donizetti, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Massenet, Mozart and Rossini,...continue...
Recording information: Studio of the Württembergische Philharmonie, Reutlingen (07/09/2007-07/12/2007)....continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Corelli, Freni, Guelfi, Simionato, et al

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2009-10-13

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Ercolani, Renato; Freni, Mirella; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lelio, Loretta Di; Malfatti, Guido; Palmieri, Norma; Rosetti, Maria; Simionato, Giulietta; Viaro, Enzo
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre

Jose was the role of Corelli's debut and the one he performed most often. Here he is in his early prime, sounding like a hungry...continue...

Georges Bizet: Carmen

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2009-10-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bechi, Gino; Cadoni, Fernanda; Gigli, Beniamino; Gigli, Rina; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Marcangeli, Anna; Mazzini, Guido; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tomei, Giulio; Tommaso, S. De
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo

Georges Bizet: Carmen

3 CD / RCA Import / 2009-09-08

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Besancon, Maurice; Corelli, Franco; Demigny, Bernard; Freni, Mirella; Linval, Monique; Macaux, Genevieve; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Leontyne; Schooten, Frank
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Jean Noté - Opera Arias, Songs

1 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2009-09-01

Works: Daniel-François Auber: La muette de Portici; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi:...
Performers: Fontaine, Charles; Gall, Yvonne; Note, Jean

Hector Dufranne - Arias & Songs

1 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2009-09-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; Jules Massenet: Manon; Thaïs; Grisélidis; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; The Pearl Fishers, opera; A...
Performers: Dufranne, Hector

Bizet: Carmen / Dervaux, Simionato, Corelli, Freni, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-06-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Di Lelio, Loretta; Freni, Mirella; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Malfatti, Guido; Palmieri, Norma; Rossetti, Mario; Simionato, Giulietta; Viaro, Enzo
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre
Ensemble: Palermo Teatro Massimo Chorus; Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra

This CD features an exceptional vocal cast: Franco Corelli is at the top of his performance; Giulietta Simionato is wonderful and sensual and Mirella Freni...continue...

1001 Nights - Breezes from the Orient / Schneidt, Guida, Ottenthal, et al

3 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-05-26

Works: Ernest Reyer: Le Sélam for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, symphonic ode; Karol Szymanowski: Songs of an Infatuated Muezzin, songs (6) for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42, M44...
Performers: Donderer, Georg; Lazzaretti, Bruno; Maile, Hans; Ottenthal, Gertrud von; Pasino, Gisella; Servile, Roberto
Conductors: Guida, Guido Maria; Schneidt, Hanns-Martin
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Opera Exclusive - Placido Domingo Live / Carmen, Fedora, Il Trovatore [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Performers: Buchanan, Isobel; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Kabaivanska, Raina; Mazurok, Yuri; Obraztsova, Elena; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 418 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish
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Operamania (Box Set)

5 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera;...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Aragall, Giacomo; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastianini, Ettore; Battle, Kathleen; Berbié, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björlin...
Conductors: Patanè, Franco; Lewis, Henry; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello; Erede, Alberto; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, István; Varviso, Silvio; Solti, Si...

Opera's Greatest Moments

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Aida, opera; La traviata; Rigoletto; Alfredo Catalani:...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Borowska, Joanna; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Ferrarini, Alida; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Ionata, Maria Pia; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kwon, Hellen; Lamberti, Giorgio;...
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Rahbari, Alexander; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.

All the opera you'll ever need! This 2-CD set compiles the world's most famous arias and choruses from the greatest operas of all time....continue...

The Last Singing Despot

4 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Charles Gounod: Faust; Ivar Widéen: Vallarel...
Performers: Forsell, John; Järnefelt, Armas; Lykseth-Schjerven, Magna; Meissner, Hjalmar; Ohlson, Martha; Sandberg, Herbert; Stenhammar, Wilhelm
Conductors: Meissner, Hjalmar; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Sandberg, Herbert