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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

Essential Puccini

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-03-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La bohème; La Rondine
Performers: Alagna; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Maria; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ludwig; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Solti, Sir Georg; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Bartoletti, Bruno; Erede, Alberto; Maazel, Lorin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe

Classic Australian Performances / Sutherland, Bonynge

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La Fille du Régiment; Lucia di Lammermoor; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Francis Poulenc: Dialogues of the Carmelites; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, op...
Performers: Allman, Robert; Baigildin, Sergei; Begg, Heather; Bermingham, Jennifer; Black, Jeffrey; Brynnel, Monique; Collins, Kenneth; Dawes, Christopher; Donald, Robin; Donnelly, Malcolm; Elkins, Margreta; Ewe...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard

Recording information: Sydney Opera House....continue...

The Voice Of The Century / Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-10-26

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Georges Bizet: Vasco da Gama, ode-symphony for chorus & orchestra; G...
Performers: Cassinelli, Ricardo; Gibbs, John; Knight, Gillian; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pelizzoni, Rinaldo; Plessis, Christian du; Siepi, Cesare; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Puccini: La Bohème

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-08-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Davis, Colin

BBC Music Magazine
Not Davis's normal repertoire, but he conducts a lively, detailed, idiomatic performance of this masterpiece, and has strong soloists. Carreras was then at...continue...
Recording information: London (02/1979)....continue...

Maynard: The XII Wonders of the World, 1611; Characters Songs

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-07-06

Works: John Maynard: The 12 Wonders of the World, for voices & ensemble; Thomas Campion: Jack and Joan, for voices, lute & ensemble; Tobias Hume: Tobacco for bass & ensemble; Anonymous, English: The Poor So...
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; Kirkby, Emma; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]; Skinner, John York; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke

Recording information: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, UK (01/1975)....continue...

Heritage Masters - R. Strauss: Arabella / Solti, della Casa, London, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Coertse, Mimi; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Edelmann, Otto; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kolowratnik, Karl; Lenninger, Wilhelm; London, Georg...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

Heritage Masters - Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore, / Güden, di Stefano, Corena

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Corena, Fernando; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Mandelli, Luisa
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

BBC Music Magazine
Hilde Gueden's Adina is properly coy and sweetly sung, Giuseppe di Stefano an affecting Nemorino, but Fernando Corena's Dulcamara steals the show.
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Janacek: Vec Makropulos; Lachian Dances

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-07-14

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10; Lachian (Lasské) Dances (6) for orchestra, JW 6/17
Performers: Czakov, Anna; Dvorsky, Peter; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Krejcik, Vladimir; Mixova, Ivana; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Huybrechts, François

BBC Music Magazine
For those wanting a Czech-language performance of Janácek's opera of mortality, Mackerras's 1978 account, led by the intelligently conceived Emilia Marty of Elisabe...continue...

Verdi: Nabucco

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-07-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Carral, Dora; Cava, Carlo; D'Auria, Anna; Foiani, Giovanni; Gobbi, Tito; Krautler, Walter; Prevedi, Bruno; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah, Trevo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber, Reining, Gueden, Jurinac, Weber, Poell, Dermota, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Berry, Walter; Daucha, Wolf; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Klein, Peter; Poell, Alfred; Reining, Maria; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Ca...
Conductors: Patanè, Franco; Lewis, Henry; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello; Erede, Alberto; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, István; Varviso, Silvio; Solti, Si...

Händel: Israel in Egypt; Zadok the Priest; The King Shall Rejoice

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Coronation Anthem; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Deam, Donna; Holton, Ruth; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Priday, Elisabeth; Purves, Christopher; Robertson, Nicholas; Salmon, Philip; Tindall, Paul; Tusa, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-01-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Doese, Helena; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Moll, Kurt; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Dorati, Antal

BBC Music Magazine
The soloists might be 'heavyweight' in more senses than one (some of the recits are 'Old Testament' in their portentousness), but Dorati's joy...continue...

Marches & Dances - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, etc / Claudio Abbado, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (5), K 609; Contredanse for orchestra in D major, K. 609/3; German Dances (3), K 605; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Franz Schubert: Galop & ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gretchen; Erfurt, Ulrike; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hasler, Renate; Kenny, Yvonne; Nafe, Alicia; Pogson, Geoffrey; Sandison, Gordon; Sattmann...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Abbado 2008 is a celebration of the 75th birthday (June) of Claudio Abbado, "the most respected living conductor" (The New York Times). The maestro himself,...continue...

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...

Land of Hope and Glory

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Sea, for baritone, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 91; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Fawbert, Andrew; George, Michael; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christo...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger

Rosenkavalier (24BT)

3 CD / Decca Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Crespin, Regine; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dickie, Murray; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Lackner, Herbert; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano;...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

BBC Music Magazine
Still one of the truly great recordings. Solti's conducting is refreshing, more champagne than schmaltz, yet not unduly driven, and his singers are...continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Otello

2 CD / Decca Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Arbace, Libero; Cesarini, Athos; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Krause, Tom; Protti, Aldo [Baritone Vocals]; Romanato, Nello; Satre, Ana Raquel; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Decca Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Hudecov, Zuzana; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Krejcik, Vladimir; Marova, Libuse; Novak, Richard; Ondraskov, Miriam; Popp, Lucia; Randova, Eva; Saray, Peter; Zigmundov, Eva; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

BBC Music Magazine
The first in the original astringent but atmospheric scoring. Mackerras is slightly less warmly idiomatic than his Czech rivals, but it's better sung.
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Personnel: Peter Saray, Eva Zigmundová, Ivana Mixova, Vaclav Zitek, Eva Randova, Eva Hríbiková, Miriam Ondrásková, Zuzana Hudecová, Libuse Marova, Vladimir Krejcik, Richa...continue...

Shostakovich: The Symphonies/ Ashkenazy, et al

12 CD / Decca Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Festive Overture, Op. 96; October, symphonic poem, Op. 131; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14...
Performers: Kopcak, Sergej; Rodgers, Joan; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Rossini: Matilde di Shabran / Frizza, Massis, Flórez, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2006-08-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Matilde (di) Shabran, opera
Performers: Bonfatti, Gregory; Chialli, Chiara; Cucchi, Rosetta; Florez, Juan Diego; Halevy, Hadar; Lepore, Carlo; Massis, Annick; Moravec, Lubomir; Simone, Bruno de; Taddia, Bruno; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo
Ensemble: Galicia Symphony Orchestra

The Times
...driving the Pesaro audience bananas with his pinging high notes and thrilling volleys of coloratura
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Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová, etc / Mackerras, Söderström, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová, opera, JW 1/8; Capriccio for Piano left hand and Winds "Defiance"; Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon
Performers: Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Drechsler, Hedwig; Dvorsky, Peter; Jahn, Gertrude; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kniplova, Nadezda; Krejcik, Vladimir; Marova, Libuse; Pavlova, Jitka; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Soucek, Jaro...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Atherton, David
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta members; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Charles Mackerras's long knowledge of the score has flowered into the richest account of it he has yet given... he draws wonderful playing from the...continue...

Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Karajan, Price, Vienna PO

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Cava, Carlo; Corena, Fernando; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Mariotti, Alfredo; Monreale, Leonardo; Price, Leontyne; Taddei, Giuseppe; Weiss, Herbert
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Price and Stefano are wonderfully rich-voiced and passionate, Taddei a hellishly charismatic Scarpia with Karajan balancing detail and drama superbly." -Gramophone Magazine...continue...

Strauss: Daphne / Bychkov, Fleming, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Daphne, Op 82
Performers: Botha, Johan; Fleming, Renee; Ifrim, Cosmin; Kleiter, Julia; Larsson, Anna; Reinhart, Gregory; Robinson, Twyla; Schade, Michael; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Wittmoser, Carsten; Youn, Kwangchul
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Men's Chorus

Celebrated for her glorious interpretations of Strauss' great soprano roles, Renee Fleming leads an international cast in this eagerly-awaited complete recording of the gorgeously lyrical...continue...

Verdi: La traviata / Pritchard, Sutherland, Bergonzi, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Carral, Dora; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Frosini, Mario; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Mercuriali, Angelo; Meridionale, Tereno; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Voca...
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

Penguin Guide
She has rarely sung on record with such deep feeling as in the final scene...This is not a sparkling Violetta, but it is vocally...continue...

Essential Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Rigo...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mehta, Zubin; Chailly, Riccardo; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Kertész...

Verdi: La Traviata (Highlights)

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-07-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Caselli, Dario; Cavallari, Rina; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Poggi, Gianni; Protti, Aldo [Baritone Vocals]; Sacchetti, Antonio; Sardi, Ivan; Tebaldi, Renata; Vercelli, Angela
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Britten: Billy Budd / Britten, London SO

3 CD / Decca Import / 2004-09-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35; Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74; Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Bowman, David; Bowman, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Brannigan, Owen; Britten, Benjamin; Bryn-Jones, Delme; Bush, Henry; Coleby, Geoffrey; Dempsey, Gregory; Drake, Bryan; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Garrett, ...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Handel: Orlando / Hogwood, Bowman, Auger, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2004-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma; Robbin, Catherine; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda / Sutherland, Pavarotti

3 CD / Decca Import / 2004-09-14

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera; Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Corena, Fernando; Cross, Richard; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Monti, Nicola; Opthof, Cornelis; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Veasey,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus

Trio - Massenet: Esclarmonde / Bonynge, Sutherland, Aragall

3 CD / Decca Import / 2004-06-15

Works: Jules Massenet: Esclarmonde, opera in 4 acts
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Davies, Ryland; Grant, Clifford; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quilico, Louis; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Tourangeau, Huguette
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir

This next set in the Trio Series, gives up Joan Sutherland in one of her greatest and most spectacular opera roles, a real operatic rarity....continue...

Rossini: Stabat Mater / Chailly, Frittoli, Ganassi, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Pertusi, Michele; Sabbatini, Giuseppe
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chorus

"Chailly is not the most flexible of conductors, and sometimes his accents seem too martial, but he knows how to pace the music and he...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Mehta, Bocelli, Cedolins, Maggio Musicale

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Baggio, Andrea; Barretta, Diego; Bertocchi, Sergio; Bocelli, Andrea; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Ciccone, Matteo; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Guelfi, Carlo; Peirone, Matteo; Ventura, José Ignacio
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

Vissi d'arte - The Magnificent Voice of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Giuseppe Verdi: Il corsaro; I masnadieri; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Gioachino Rossini: Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Giacomo Meyerbe...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bello, Vincenzo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Oliver, Alexander; Pavarotti, Luciano; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Ba...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Masini, Gianfranco; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Mehta, Zubin; Bartoletti, Bruno; Chailly, Riccardo; Maag, Peter; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; López-Cobos, Jesús; Bon...
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Singers; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Wandswort...

Essential Mozart Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366; La Clemenza de Tito; ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bar, Olaf; Barham, Edmund; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Burrows, Stuart; Collins, Anne; Davies, Ryland; Gruberova, Edit...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Lohengrin / Solti

4 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Jelosits, Peter; Mohr, Thomas; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Norman, Jessye; Poschner, Brigitte; Randova, Eva; Renee, Madelyn; Scharinger, Anton; Sotin, Hans; Srame...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

The recording of Lohengrin in June 1986 marked the end of Solti's Wagner cycle....continue...

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Die Meistersinger / Solti

4 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Anderson, Kelly; Deas, Kevin; Dohmen, Albert; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Martin, Gary; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Morscheck, Stephen; Murray, John Horton; Op...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg' was the one Wagner opera which Solti recorded twice. Although both versions were well-received, this fully digital version, recorded in 1995...continue...

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Parsifal / Solti

4 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Hansmann, Rotraud; Hargan, Alison; Hotter, Hans; Howells, Anne; Kelemen, Zoltan; Knight, Gillian; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Lackn...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir

This recording of 'Parsifal' was the first studio recording of the work. The cast includes both Lucia Popp and a young Kiri Te Kanawa as...continue...

Wagner -The Opera Collection: Der Fliegende Holländer /Solti

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Jones, Isola; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Krenn, Werner; Martin, Janis [50's]; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

'Der Fliegende Hollander' was the first of Solti's recordings made with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra....continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elvin, William; Ghazarian, Sona; Howell, Gwynne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Payne, Patricia; Summers, Jonathan; Wixel...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Capuana, Tebaldi, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Caselli, Dario; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Guagni, Enzo; MacNei...
Conductors: Capuana, Franco

The Compact Opera Collection - Rossini: Il Barbiere/Marriner

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-08-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Burgess, Sally; Kraemer, Nicholas; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Noble, John; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Bari...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

"...[Marriner's] characteristic polish and refinement - beautifully caught in the clear, finely balanced recording - never get in the way of urgent spontaneity, the sparkle...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...

Mozart: Magic Flute (Complete)

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Chang, Min-Ju; Hagegard, Hakan; Hansen, Pia; Jo, Sumi; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Mottaw, Karl; Naseband, Dennis; Petzold, Martin; Randsholdt, Hans; Saloma...
Conductors: Östman, Arnold

Essential Beethoven - 24 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Behrens, Hildegard; Brendel, Alfred; Ghazarian, Sona; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Johnson, Robert; King, James [Vocals]; Kovacevich, Stephen;...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Szell, George; Galliera, Alceo; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Davis, Colin; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Piero; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; L...

Eloquence - Mozart: Don Giovanni (Highlights) / Bonynge

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Gramm, Donald; Grant, Clifford; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krenn, Werner; Lorengar, Pilar; Monreale, Leonardo; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Chailly, Eaglen, Ziesak, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-03-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus