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Puccini: La bohème / Tulio Serafin, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Gianna

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-10-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Tosca
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; d'Orazi, Attilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Onesti, Georgio; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, R...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Erede, Alberto

One of the most popular and beloved operas of all time, La Bohème is presented in the legendary recording from Rome in 1959. Tebaldi is...continue...
Recording information: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (08/1959)....continue...

The Callas Effect / Delux Edition: 2 CDs plus DVD Video

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Rigoletto; La traviata; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Ernani; Aida, opera; Don Carlo; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera;...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Callas, Maria; Dickie, William; Ercolani, Renato; Forte, Carlo; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Ghione, Franco; Prêtre, Georges; Rescigno, Nicola; De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von

Maria Callas is the ultimate and original diva. She is widely regarded as the greatest opera singer and performer of all time whose life, voice...continue...

The Callas Effect / Standard Edition

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Rigoletto; La traviata; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Ernani; Aida, opera; Don Carlo; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera;...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Callas, Maria; Dickie, William; Ercolani, Renato; Forte, Carlo; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Ghione, Franco; Prêtre, Georges; Rescigno, Nicola; De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von

Maria Callas is the ultimate and original diva. She is widely regarded as the greatest opera singer and performer of all time whose life, voice...continue...

Bellini: Norma [Highlights] / Callas, Corelli, Ludwig, Zaccaria

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Callas, Maria; Corelli, Franco; Ludwig, Christa; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Gramophone Magazine
That the phrasing, the pronunciation, the weight and shape and meaning of the music, are peerlessly conceived can go without saying. The conducting is...continue...
Recording information: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (09/05/1960-09/12/1960)....continue...

Art of Anna Moffo

4 CD / Gala Import / 2011-06-07

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Ottorino Respighi: La Fiamma
Performers: Anelli, Anna Maria; Calabrese, Franco; Carlin, Mario; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Coleva, Mara; Ercolani, Renato; Galli, Gianna; Mazzini, Guido; Moffo, Anna; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vega, Danilo
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bartoletti, Bruno; Serafin, Tullio

Hommage / Joseph Rouleau, bass

3 CD / Analekta / 2011-05-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Claudio Monteverdi: Work(s); Gabriel Fauré: Tristesse, Op. ...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baril, Louise-Andree; Dobson, John; Glossop, Peter; Jasmin, Pierre; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; Pelletier, Colombe; Prevedi, Bruno; Reiner, Charles; Rouleau, Joseph; ...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello

Whatever he does, and wherever he goes, whether singing or sharing the memories of an enviable career, Joseph Rouleau is filled with a contagious fervor....continue...

Puccini: Turandot / Serafin, Schwarzkopf [Includes CD-ROM]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track; [Turandot] Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Mauri, Giulio; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio

Penguin Guide
With Callas, the character seems so much more believably complex than with others, and this 1957 recording is one of her most thrillingly magnetic...continue...
Recording information: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (07/09/1957-07/13/1957); Teatro alla Scala, Milan (07/15/1957)....continue...

Icon: Beniamino Gigli (7 CDs)

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La favorita; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Iris; L'amico Fritz; Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Isab...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bada, Angelo; Baldosseri, Nerina; Bechi, Gino; Caniglia, Maria; Conti, Gino; de Luca, Giuseppe; Elmo, Cloe; Fedri, Dino; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Giannini, Dusolina; Gigli, Beniamino; M...
Conductors: Pasternack, Joseph; Bourdon, Rosario; Setti, Giulio; Sabajno, Carlo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Ghione, Franco; Barbirolli, John; Goehr, Walter; Berrettoni, Umberto; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mascagni, Pie...
Ensemble: ; Neapolitan Novelty Band

Beniamino Gigli was the most popular and successful Italian tenor in the first half of the 20th century. Acclaimed as the second Caruso, he was...continue...

Bellini: I Puritani

2 CD / Bella Voce Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Ferrara, Mario; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Raimondi, Gianni; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Zanasi, Mario; Zerbini, Antonio [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio

Giacomo Puccini: Tosca

2 CD / Preiser / 2010-01-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gaetano Donizetti: La favorita; Linda di Chamounix; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlo; Aida, opera
Performers: Bianchini, Giovanni; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Gaudioso, Gerardo; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Padis, Leo [Vocals]; Poggi, Gianni; Sacchetti, Antonio; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Rapolo, Ugo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Santini, Gabriele

This historic recording of Tosca was made in 1957 and originally released on Philips. There is a synopsis but no libretto or notes included....continue...
Recording information: Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (1957)....continue...

Maria Callas - The Legendary Duets

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-11-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Aida, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Purit...
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ercolani, Renato; Fernandi, Eugenio; Forti, Carlo; Ged...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Ghione, Franco; Prêtre, Georges; Galliera, Alceo

In these 2 CDs, the iconic Greek-American soprano Maria Callas is heard in duets with a number of the greatest opera stars of her day....continue...

Verdi: Aida / Beniamino Gigli, Maria Caniglia, Ebe Stignani, Lia Serafini, et al

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2009-11-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Bechi, Gino; Caniglia, Maria; Gigli, Beniamino; Pasero, Tancredi; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tajo, Italo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra

"My first reaction on hearing this recording again was that to sing RadamEs, Gigli denies the sweetness of his voice and belts, making him sound...continue...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Fillipeschi, Stignani

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Caroli, Paolo; Cavallari, Rina; Filippeschi, Mario; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; Stignani, Ebe
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This recording from La Scala in 1954, whilst not technically perfect, captures Callas in her element. "For a generation of opera-goers, Callas was Norma, and...continue...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Serafin, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Cossotto, Sordello, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mercuriali, Angelo; Sordello, Enzo; Tebaldi, Renata; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

Maria Callas - The Complete Puccini Studio Recordings

15 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Boniface, Edgard; Borriello, Mario; Bowman, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Caselli, Dario; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass...
Conductors: De Sabata, Victor; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Cillario, Carlo Felice
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This elegant 15-CD set includes all of Callas' studio recordings of Puccini operas: Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. These are all...continue...

Platinum Deluxe: Giuseppe Di Stefano

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, op...
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Forti, Carlo; Gobbi, Tito; Luise, Melchiorre; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; Ticozzi, Ebe
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; De Sabata, Victor

Icon - Giuseppe Di Stefano - Puccini: Tosca; Verdi, Bellini, Bizet, Mascagni, etc / Callas, Gobbi, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jules Massenet: Manon; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Otello; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Carteri, Rosanna; Dawson, Herbert; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ercolani, Renato; Forti, Carlo; Gerbino, Giuse; Luise, Melchiorre...
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Olivieri, Dino; Tonini, Antonio

The Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, who died on March 3, 2008, aged 86, was one of the finest opera singers of his day, blessed...continue...

Gioacchino Rossini: Armida

2 CD / Myto Records Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Armida
Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Callas, Maria; Filippeschi, Mario; Frosini, Mario; Raimondi, Gianni; Salvarezza, Antonio; Stefanoni, Marco; Ziliani, Alessandro
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Serafin, Tullio

Rossini: Armida / Serafin, Callas, Albanese, Filippeschi, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-06-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Armida
Performers: Albanese, Francesco; Callas, Maria; Filippeschi, Mario; Frosini, Mario; Raimondi, Gianni; Salvarezza, Antonio; Stefanoni, Marco; Ziliani, Alessandro
Conductors: ; Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

The Very Best of Maria Callas

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-03-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Sviglia; Vincenz...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Dickie, William; Ercolani, Renato; Forte, Carlo; Gedda, Nicolai; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Ghione, Franco; Prêtre, Georges; Rescigno, Nicola; Votto, Antonino

Bel Canto - Beautiful Voices of Opera

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Cappucc...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gagnon, Roland

Rossini is said to have defined 'bel canto' as denoting a voice of natural beauty that is even throughout its range, effortless delivery of florid...continue...

Spontini, Giordano, etc: Operas / Callas, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gaspare Spontini: La Vestale, opera; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Poliuto; Giacomo Puccini: Tos...
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Bastianini, Ettore; Boniface, Edgard; Callas, Maria; Campi, Carlo; Carlin, Mario; Carturan, Gabriella; Caruso, Mariano; Cavallari, Rina; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Cioni, Rena...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von

Seven complete operas starring the great Maria Callas! Seven great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with...continue...

Maria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

70 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Gaetano Donizetti: Luci...
Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Alberto Albertini [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Amadini, Maria; Arie, Raffaele; Badioli, Carlo; Barbieri, Fedora; Begali, Ottorino; Benzi, Arma...
Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Santini, Gabriele; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Rescigno, Nicola; Prêtre, Georges

This 70-CD set features everything Callas ever recorded in the studio, including newly licensed and remastered material....continue...

The One and Only - Opera Arias / Maria Callas

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chéni...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Dickie, William; Ercolani, Renato; Forti, Carlo; Gedda, Nicolai; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von; Ghione, Franco; Galliera, Alceo; Rescigno, Nicola; Prêtre, Georges

A 2-CD compilation of Callas' most famous arias, at a 1-CD price! Packaged in a limited edition 6-panel digipack with a lavishly illustrated booklet....continue...

Maria Callas - Opera Highlights - Bellini, Bizet, Verdi, etc

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La travi...
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbié, Jane; Borriello, Mario; Calabrese, Franco; Cales, Claude; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Casellato, Renzo; Caselli, Dario; Cor...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Prêtre, Georges; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; De Sabata, Victor; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

8-CD budget priced clamshell box including highlights of Callas in her most iconic performances....continue...

Verdi: Messa di Requiem / Tullio Serafin

2 CD / Testament / 2007-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; I vespri siciliani; Giovanna d'Arco; Nabucco; I lombardi; Ernani; Il Trovatore; Otello
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Fernandi, Eugenio; Modesti, Giuseppe
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

"hearing this 1959 set after many years, it stands up beautifully and can be highly recommended. The hushed opening mesmerizes and the "Dies irae" and...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Serafin, Stella, Gobbi, La Scala, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2007-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie, William; Forti, Carlo; Galassi, Elvira; Gobbi, Tito; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Mandelli, Luisa; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal];...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Testament's La Traviata presents the first CD release of EMI's original 1956 recording. Walter Legge would have preferred Maria Callas for Violetta, but she was...continue...

The Essential Collection: Maria Callas

2 CD / West End Records Import / 2007-06-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Dinorah (Le pardon ...
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Canali, Anna Maria; Cattelani, Aurora; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie, William; Ercolani, Renato; Forti, Carlo; Gedda, Nicolai; Gobbi, Tito; Lazzarini, Adriana; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; ...
Conductors: De Sabata, Victor; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von

Verdi: La traviata / Serafin, de los Angeles, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2007-01-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Chissari, Santa; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ercolani, Renato; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Monte, Carlo del; Polotto, Vico; Sereni, Mario [Barito...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra

Maria Callas 100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Norma, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Anna Bolena; Luc...
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Barbieri, Fedora; Berbie, Jane; Borriello, Mario; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Cattelani, Aurora; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; F...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Rescigno, Nicola; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Galliera, Alceo; Ghione, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von; De Sabata, Victor; Prêtre, Georges

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular works composed between 1900 and 1999, as well as representative pieces by composers who broadened the...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Serafin, Bergonzi, Stella, Cossotto

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonato, Armanda; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mercuriali, Angelo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Ricciardi, Franco; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"Blessed with Serafin's lithe, clear, unforced conducting...and a cast all of whose members are Italian." -Gramophone...continue...

Maria Callas - Gli anni d'oro Vol 1 1951-1953

10 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2005-09-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Gioachino Rossini: Armida; Luigi Cherubini: Medea
Performers: Albanese, Francesco; Andreassi, Maria; Barbieri, Fedora; Botteghelli, Raimondo; Callas, Maria; Campolonghi, Piero; Christoff, Boris; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Elmo, Cloe; Filippeschi, Ma...
Conductors: Picco, Guido; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Chorus; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples ...

Istituto Discografico Italiano is proud to present this 10-CD box-set featuring five memorable performances by Maria Callas, recorded when she was at the peak of...continue...

Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Stignani

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-06-07

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Caroli, Paolo; Cavallari, Rina; Filippeschi, Mario; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Ernani; I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Mikhail Glinka: A Li...
Performers: Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Braithwaite, Warwick; Benintende-Neglia, Tomaso; Fistoulari, Anatole; Previtali, Fernando

Puccini: La Bohème (Highlights) / Serafin, Tebaldi, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-03-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Chamber Orchestra

Verdi: La Traviata Highlights / De Los Angeles, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Chissari, Santa; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ercolani, Renato; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Monte, Carlo del; Polotto, Vico; Sereni, Mario [Barito...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra

Callas Edition - Verdi: Aida - Highlights /Serafin, La Scala

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Callas, Maria; Gobbi, Tito; Modesti, Giuseppe; Ricciardi, Franco; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Famous Voices of the Past - Maria Callas

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-08-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Barbieri, Fedora; Callas, Maria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Gobbi, Tito; Panerai, Rolando; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; Savarese, Ugo; Silveri, Paolo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Santini, Gabriele; De Sabata, Victor; Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: ; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Grand Tier - Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, et al

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

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Cavallari, Rina; Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

"This is an epic performance." - Robert Levine...continue...

Verdi: I Due Foscari /Serafin, Gencer, Guelfi, Picchi, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2003-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Begali, Ottorino; Botteghelli, Raimondo; Carta, Nino; Gencer, Leyla; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Maddalena, Alessandro; Picchi, Mirto; Prandelli, Giacinto; Salimbene, Marisa; Scaglione, Uberto; Veronese, Au...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Callas - Her Earliest Successes / Serafin, Basile, Gui, etc

1 CD / Fono / 2002-10-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bechi, Gino; Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Basile, Arturo; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

The Voice of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Rondine
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Cura, Jose; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Patanè, Franco; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Chailly, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Mehta, Zubin; Capuana, Franco; Abbad...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala ...

The Compact Opera Collection - Puccini: La Bohème / Serafin

2 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Onesti, Giorgio; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

"Tebaldi's second Decca set with Bergonzi dominated the catalogue in the early days of stereo. Vocally the performance achieves a consistently high standard... the recording...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Puccini: Madama Butterfly

2 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cazzato, Michele; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nanni, Oscar; Nerozzi, Lidia; Sordello, Enzo; Tebaldi, Renata; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus

This classic recording, using Italian forces under the direction of Tullio Serafin, features the incomparable pairing of Renata Tebaldi with Carlo Bergonzi in their first...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Serafin, del Monaco, Carteri, Capecchi

2 CD / Gala / 2002-04-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Carteri, Rosanna; Catalani, Nestore; Cesarini, Athos; Cioni, Bruno; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Debut Series - Callas - 1949 - One Year, One Voice

1 CD / Fono / 2002-02-05

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bechi, Gino; Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

With 11 selections from Norma, Nabucco and Turandot, these are the very earliest Callas rarities, including her absolute first appearance on tape, May 20, 1949,...continue...

The Great Renata Tebaldi

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-01-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Suor Angelica; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Alfredo Catalani: La ...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caruso, Mariano; Cesari, Renato; Del Monaco, Mario; Fioravanti, Giulio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; MacNeil, Cornell; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Pog...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Cleva, Fausto; Capuana, Franco; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; ...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome...

This new 2-CD collection commemorates Renata Tebaldi's legendary career as she celebrates her 80th birthday. It includes over 2 1/2 hours of popular arias from...continue...

Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Cavallari, Rina; Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

Maria Callas is a true legend, and her name has sold millions of CDs. Sometimes she is the only great singer in a cast -...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Serafin, Callas, Volpi, Tajo, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2001-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Avolanti, Gianni; Callas, Maria; Elmo, Cloe; Gaudioso, Gerardo; Lauri-Volpi, Giacomo; Pergola, Luciano della; Rosa, Teresa De; Silveri, Paolo; Tajo, Italo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus

Verdi: Aida / Serafin, Tajo, Stignani, Caniglia, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2001-04-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Bechi, Gino; Caniglia, Maria; Gigli, Beniamino; Huder, Maria; Pasero, Tancredi; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tajo, Italo; Zagonara, Adelio
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus