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50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck; Schoenberg: Erwartung / Waechter, Silja, Winkler

2 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Arnold Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op. 17
Performers: Silja, Anja; Wachter, Eberhard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

The Darling of Italy / Giuseppe Taddei, baritone (rec. 1947 - 1959)

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Fagaro; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sch...
Performers: Alberto Albertini [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Avogadro, Liana; Carteri, Rosanna; Cebotari, Maria; Colasanti, Irma; Corena, Fernando; Dalamangas, Cristiano; Dubbini, Agnese; Fer...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Basile, Arturo; Serafin, Tullio; Simonetto, Alfredo; Previtali, Fernando; Santini, Gabriele; Capuana, Franco; Rossi, Mario; ; Scaglia, Ferruccio; Questa, A...
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Ro

Live On Stage / Fritz Wunderlich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gioachino Rossini: Der Barb...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Casa, Lisa della; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Heater, Claude; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Knapp, Josef...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Prêtre, Georges; Kempe, Rudolf; Wallberg, Heinz; Krips, Josef

Fritz Wunderlich, Germany's greatest tenor in the 20th century - and one of the greatest tenors of all time - would have celebrated his 80th...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; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, Da...
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...

German Romantic Opera

3 CD / Gala / 2010-03-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz; Undine; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler
Performers: Berry, Walter; Blankenheim, Toni; Braun, Hans; Brouwenstijn, Gre; Czubok, Engelbert; Fischer, Res; Gunter, Horst; Hann, Georg; Junker-Giesen, Ellinor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; ...
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Leitner, Ferdinand; Reinshagen, Victor; Salmhofer, Franz; Moralt, Rudolf

Borodin: Fürst Igor

3 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor
Performers: Buoso, Ennio; Christoff, Boris; Corradi, Giampaolo; Dominguez, Oralia; Donch, Karl; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frick, Gottlob; Hotter, Hans; Infantino, Luigi; Klein, Peter; Majkut, Erich; Malaniuk,...
Conductors: Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Matacic, Lovro von

Essential Mozart

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Desderi, Claudio; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gr...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Welser-Möst, Franz; Leppard,...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members)

Mozart: Don Giovanni / George London, Ludwig Weber, Hilde Zadek, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2009-10-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Per questa bella mano, K 612; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584
Performers: Berry, Walter; Jurinac, Sena; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Neikrug, George; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Z...
Conductors: Moralt, Rudolf; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This historic recording of Don Giovanni was originally issued on Philips in 1955. Included as bonus tracks is George London singing Mozart arias. No libretto...continue...

Heritage Masters - Wagner: Das Rheingold / Solti, Flagstad, London, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Kuen, Paul; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Madeira, Jean; Malaniuk, Ira; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus

2 CD / RCA Import / 2009-03-10

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Konya, Sandor; Kunz, Erich; Leigh, Adele; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Majkut, Erich; Prikopa, Herbert; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Stevens, Rise [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Danon, Oskar

Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdä...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Karajan, Ludwig, Janowitz, Vickers, Berry, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-06-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Ludwig, Christa; Pantscheff, Ljubomir; Paskalis, Kostas; Vickers, Jon; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The first official release of a legendary performance that marked Christa Ludwig's debut in a signature role. "An intense, exciting night at the opera." -Hermes...continue...

Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2008-05-27

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann
Performers: Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Holm, Renate; Kmentt, Waldemar; Wachter, Eberhard; Welter, Ludwig
Conductors: Bauer-Theussl, Franz

The Art of Christa Ludwig

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) ...
Performers: Callas, Maria; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; Fleming, Amaryllis; Ludwig, Christa; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Stich-Randall, ...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Böhm, Karl; Stein, Horst; Forster, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Ludwig's range of repertoire was remarkable, from Bach through Mozart to Brahms, Mahler and Strauss. She was equally at home in German Lieder, French melodies,...continue...

Bizet: Carmen

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-02-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bunger, Reid; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dickie, Murray; King, James [Vocals]; Kunz, Erich; Lilowa, Margarita; Ludwig, Christa; Pilou, Jeannette; Popp, Lucia; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Christa Ludwig: Live Recordings, 1955-1994

3 CD / Orfeo / 2008-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Capriccio, ...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Bonisolli, Franco; Casa, Lisa della; Cathy Berns-Rund; Chauvet, Guy; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Flossman, Gilels; Gall...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Krips, Josef; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Ludwig, Leopold; Prêtre, Georges; Heger, Robert; Maazel, Lorin; Bernstein, Leonard; Stein, Horst; Albrecht, Gerd; Mehta, Zubi...

J. Strauss Jr.: Die Fledermaus / Bohm/VPO, Janowitz, Holocek [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Holecek, Heinz; Holm, Renate; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kunz, Erich; Wachter, Eberhard; Windgassen, Wolfgang
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This Viennese dream cast - Janowitz, Wachter, Windgassen, Bohm and the Vienna Philharmonic - perform the greatest of all Viennese operettas, Strauss' 'Die Fledermaus'. 'Die...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Opera Obsession! Act IV - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-09-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Ernani; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wo...
Performers: Brilioth, Helge; Caballe, Montserrat; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Dominguez, Oralia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Fusco, Cecilia; Harwood...

The fourth volume in Opera d'Oro's best-selling super-budget series celebrating the very best tracks from the vast Opera d'Oro catalog! Features the greatest singers of...continue...

The Originals - J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Karajan, Kmentt

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; The Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady, musical; Vincenzo Valente: Passione for voice & orc...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berry, Walter; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Koth, Erika; Nilsso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The most luxuriantly Viennese of all Fledermice, with Karajan and the Philharmonic at their most effervescent and a delectable Staatsoper cast, plus a...continue...

Mozart: Così fan tutte

2 CD / Orfeo / 2007-01-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dallapozza, Adolf; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Miljakovic, Olivera; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Krips, Josef

Grand Tier - Verdi: Don Carlo / Stein, Corelli, Janowitz

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice - pungent, emotionally...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Giulini, Taddei, Moffo, Wächter

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Cunningham, Diana; Ercolani, Renato; Fusco, Elisabetta; Gatta, Dora; Moffo, Anna; Schmidt, Heinrich; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Spencer, Gillian; Taddei, Giuseppe...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Matacic, Kónya, Grümmer, Crass, et al

3 CD / Orfeo / 2006-07-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Bell, Donaldson; Blanc, Ernest; Crass, Franz; Gorr, Rita; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hellmann, Claudia; Konya, Sandor; Kraus, Herold; Ludwig, Anne-Marie; Neukirch, Harald; Nocker, Hans Gunther; Schunemann, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus

Strauss: Salome / Solti, Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic

2 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Douglas, Nigel; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gestner, Aron; Hoffmann, Grace; Holecek, Heinz; Kirschbichler, Theodor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kosnowski, Zenon; Krause, Tom; Kuen, Paul; Maikl, Liselotte; Nil...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Nilsson's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing." -Gramophone...continue...

Wiener Philharmoniker - live performances / Klemperer

8 CD / Testament / 2005-11-08

Works: Recorded Sound: Ambiance; Applause; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in...
Performers: Altmann, Volker; Berger, Roland; Cubasch, Christian; Hanak, Hans; Hogner, Gunter; Holetschek, Franz; Lipp, Wilma; Mayerhofer, Karl; Ohlberger, Camillo; Pamperl, Ernst; Prinz, Alfred; Raab, Ferdinand;...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

1968, a year of political turmoil in the world, began for Klemperer with a recording and performance in London of the Dresden version of Wagners...continue...

Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-09-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Berta Seidl; Boesch, Ruthilde; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dickie, Murray; Edith Preisner; Felbermayer, Anny; Gertraud Bastezky; Hellwig, Judith; Hongen, Elisabeth; Loose, Emmy; Maikl...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Smetana: Dalibor / Krips, Rysanek, Spiess, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-09-20

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96
Performers: Czerwenka, Oskar; Dallapozza, Adolf; Franc, Tugomir; Kreppel, Walter; Rysanek, Leonie; Rysanek, Lotte; Spiess, Ludovic; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

An exciting performance of Smetana's historic/tragic operatic masterpiece, 'Dalibor', a romantic tale of chivalry and patriotism. Gustav Mahler first conducted 'Dalibor' in Vienna and this...continue...

An introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen / Cooke, Solti

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Deryck Cooke: An Introduction to Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Crespin, Regine; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flagstad, Kirsten; Frick, Gottlob; Guy, M...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Famed British Musicologist, Deryck Cooke, offers insightful comentary highlighted with musical examples performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Georg Solti. This...continue...

100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
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;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

Weber: Der Freischütz / Jochum, Seefried, Streich, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-07-12

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Holm, Richard; Kreppel, Walter; Kuen, Paul; Laminet, Margot; Ohrt, Gisela; Peter, Albrecht; Seefried, Irmgard; Streich, Rita; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Der Freischutz has achieved enduring success with its beautiful music and compelling story. This well-loved performance is notable for the vigor and color of Eugen...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-05-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; ...
Conductors: Stein, Horst

Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Carlos Kleiber/Bayerisches Staatsorchester [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Coburn, Pamela; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Perry, Janet; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Bittner: Der Bergsee; Verdi / Prohaska, Konetzni, Treptow

2 CD / Myto Records / 2005-01-01

Works: Julius Bittner: Der Bergsee, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Berze, Josef; Dousek, Max; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Fuchs, Franz; Funk, Emmy; Kamann, Karl; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Maikl, Liselotte; Majkut, Erich; Nikolaidi, Elena; Patzak, Julius; Pe...
Conductors: Prohaska, Felix; Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Strauss J.: Die Fledermaus

2 CD / Decca Import / 2004-09-24

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Holecek, Heinz; Holm, Renate; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kuchar, Erich; Kunz, Erich; Lukan, Sylvia; Wachter, Eberhard; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Die Fledermaus is today regarded as the supreme epitome of Viennese operetta and it enjoys an international popularity at both professional and amateur level. However,...continue...

Shirley Verrett Sings Bellini & Verdi

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto; Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Aida, opera
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Grant, Clifford; Janowitz, Gundula; Milcheva-Nonova, Alexandrina; Philippo, Ans; Todisco, Nunzio; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Peloso, Paolo; Downes, Edward; Stein, Horst

Strauss: Salome / Böhm, Rysanek, Hopf, Wächter, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Hoffmann, Grace; Rysanek, Leonie; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Bohm, Adolph Kurt

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore / Varviso, Gedda, Grist, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 1999-04-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Carmeli, Boris; Gedda, Nicolai; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Wachter, Eberhard; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Varviso, Silvio; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans

Wagner: Parsifal / Karajan, Wächter, Hotter, Uhl

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Berry, Walter; Cvejik, Biserka; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Janowitz, Gundula; Lorenzi, Ermanno; Ludwig, Christa; Maikl, Liselotte; M...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Loewe: Ballades / Wächter, Dokoupil

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Carl Loewe: Ballads (2) for voice & piano, Op. 45/1, Harald; Die Kaiserjagd im Wienerwald, Op. 108/1; Historische Balladen (3) for voice & piano, Op. 67; Der Mönch Zu Pisa, ballad for voice & pi...
Performers: Dokoupil, Hans; Wachter, Eberhard

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Böhm, Nilsson, Windgassen

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-11-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Heater, Claude; Ludwig, Christa; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti; Wachter, Eberhard; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]; Wohlfahrt, Erwin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Penguin Guide
...the performance glowes with intensity from beginning to end, carried through in the longest spans. Birgit Nilsson sings the Liebestod at the end of...continue...

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Solti, Flagstad, London, et al

2 CD / Polydor Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Kuen, Paul; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Madeira, Jean; Malaniuk, Ira; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
The immediacy and precise placing are thrilling...Solti gives a magnificent reading of the score, crisp, dramatic and direct. Vocally, the set is held together...continue...

Great Mozart Singers, Vol. 2: Opera Arias 1949-1960

1 CD / Orfeo / 1995-07-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction fr...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grummer, Elisabeth; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Koth, Erika; Kunz, Erich; Lipp, Wilma; Ludw...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Szell, George; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von

The Most Famous Opera Duets

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-04-16

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Z...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Bonisolli, Franco; Brendel, Wolfgang; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals...
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre; Barbirolli, John; Barenboim, Daniel; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Giulini, Carlo Maria; S...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Elektra

2 CD / Orfeo / 1992-07-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hillebrecht, Hildegard; King, James [Vocals]; Modl, Martha; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Rutgers, Hildegard; Sjost...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Mozart: Don Giovanni - Highlights / Giulini, Sutherland

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1989-06-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Cappuccilli, Piero; Frick, Gottlob; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Taddei, Giuseppe; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra