Mezzo Soprano > Karajan, Herbert von

Magic Verdi - highlights of Aida, Otello, Don Carlo, La Forza & Un ballo / Caballé, Freni, Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Falstaff; La forza del destino; Don Carlo; Otello
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Freni, M...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Guadagno, Anton; Gardelli, Lamberto; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Semkov, Jerzy; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferraris, Franco

The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special...continue...

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...

The Very Best of Mirella Freni

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; Turandot; Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz; Francesco Cil...
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Vilma, Michele
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Magiera, Leone; Votto, Antonino; Lombard, Alain; Klemperer, Otto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von

Mirella Freni was one of Herbert von Karajan's favorite signers; indeed, he is known to have commented that if he could have any voice in...continue...

Verdi: Opera Highlights / Bergonzi, Caballé, Carreras, Cossotto, Domingo, Freni, Gobbi, Kraus, Milnes, Price et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Macbeth; Un Ballo in maschera; La Forza del destino; Don Carlo; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonisolli, Franco; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cossott...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Rudel, Julius; Karajan, Herbert von; Gardelli, Lamberto; Giulini, Carlo Maria

2013 will herald the start of Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial year. To celebrate the occasion, EMI Classics presents the ultimate Verdi opera collection, Verdi: Opera Highlights....continue...

Essential Verdi - Over 2 hours of dramatic arias and choruses

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Ernani; Macbeth; Nabucco; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Otello; Don Carlo
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bella, Benito di; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Violin]; Corelli, Franco; Crespin, Régine; D'Amico, Fiamma Izzo; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dessi, Daniella; Dimitrova, Ghen...
Conductors: Ceccato, Aldo; Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Rudel, Julius; Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Zedda, Alberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Prêtre, Geor...

The operas of Verdi today form the mainstay of the repertoire of opera all over the world. Some of his music has become absorbed into...continue...

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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Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

Portrait of a Legend - 17 arias from Mignon, La Cenerentola, Barber of Seville et al. / Giulietta Simionato, mezzo-soprano (mono)

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; L' Italiana in Algeri; Tancredi; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Jules M...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bettarini, Luciano; Pellegrino, Lilliana; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Rossi, Mario [Management]; Previtali, Fernando; Basile, Arturo; Ghione, Franco; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Erede, Alberto; Sanzogno, Nino; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

Born in 1910, Giulietta Simionato had a slow start with her career, but had her big breakthrough at La Scala in 1955. Her workload was...continue...
Recording information: 1949-1960....continue...

The Essential Wagner - highlights from the great operas performed by the artists of EMI Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Die Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tris...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Goldberg, Reiner; Gorr, Rita; Haage, Peter; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lipovsek, Marj...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Heger, Robert; Ludwig, Leopold; Jansons, Mariss; Tennstedt, Klaus; Konwitschny, Franz; Schneider, Peter; Cluytens, André; Bender, Heinrich; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang;...

The operas of Richard Wagner have never been more popular than they are today, and performances of his Ring cycle continue to fill opera houses...continue...

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Carlo Bergonzi: A Discographic Career - Selections from Macbeth, Luisa Miller, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Un Ballo, Tosca, Andrea Chenier et al.

3 CD / Widescreen / 2012-07-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L' Africana; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; MacNeil, Cornell; Mercuriali, Angelo; Mill, Arnold van; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Simionato, Giulietta; Sordello, Enzo;...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Serafin, Tullio; Pritchard, John; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

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...

Verdi: Don Carlo [Highlights] / Carreras, Freni, Ghiarov, Baltsa, Raimondi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; German Opera Chorus

Gramophone Magazine
Freni is an involved and sympathetic Elisabetta with a voice that sounds warm and even throughout. Carreras is ideally ardent as Carlos and Baltsa...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/15/1978-09/20/1978)....continue...

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (highlights) / Theo Adam, Rene Kollo, Peter Schreier

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Adam, Theo; Büchner, Eberhard; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hesse, Ruth; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Lunow, Horst; Ridderbusch, Karl; Schreier...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Dresden State Opera Chorus

Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden (11/24/1970-12/04/1970)....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

The Opera Show

2 CD / / 2011-09-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball); Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers); Tancredi; Il barbiere di Siviglia (Th...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Burrows, Stuart; Campbell, Fiona; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cautoruccio, Paolo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Do...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Frizza, Riccardo; Divall, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Varviso, Silvio; Armiliato, Marco; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Do...

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Complete Opera Plus Bonus Gala Scene / Gueden, Kmentt, Koth, Berry, Waechter

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); E...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Sutherland, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recording of Strauss II's opera, featuring some of the greatest opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. In addition to the opera itself - which...continue...
Recording information: 1960....continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Concert Arias / The Complete Studio Recordings

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-05-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così ...
Performers: Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: 1946-1956....continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Karajan, Schwarzkopf [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Edelmann, Otto; Jurinac, Sena; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Newly restored and digitally remastered from the original 35mm film, the legendary soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf stars in this acclaimed film of Richard Strauss' delightful opera,...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Verdi: Requiem

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Cossutta, Carlo; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ludwig, Christa; Scholz, Rudolf; Schreier, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grobe, Donald; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Mangelsdorff, Simone; Moser, Edda; Reynolds, Anna; Ridder...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Rolls-Royce orchestral playing in a fine studio recording, with a starry cast led by Fietrich Fischer-Dieskau's Wotan. What is lacking in the rough...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Brockhaus, Lilo; Crespin, Regine; Ericson, Barbro; Janowitz, Gundula; Mastilovic, Danica; Ordassy, Carlotta; Rebmann, Liselotte; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]; Talvela, Martti; Vease...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Penguin Guide
The great merits of Karajan's version are the refinement of the orchestral playing and the heroic strength of Jon Vickers as Siegmund...Veasey as Fricka...continue...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Brilioth, Helge; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Janowitz, Gundula; Kelemen, Zoltan; Ludwig, Christa; Moser, Edda; Reynolds, Anna; Ridderbusch, Karl; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

100 Best Verdi

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Il Trovatore; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlos; Requiem; La forza del destino...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Andreolli, Florindo; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Bella, Benito di; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bernardi, Giuliano; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgato, ...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Rudel, Julius; Erede, Alberto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von; Pappano, Antonio; Gardelli, Lamberto; Barker, John; Pidò, Evelino;...

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), performed by many of...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Dutoit, Laurence; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zimmer, Rudolf
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Essential Wagner

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera,...
Performers: Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Haage, Peter; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lipovsek, Marjana; Ludwig, Christa; Morris, James; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Jansons, Mariss; Haitink, Bernard; Karajan, Herbert von

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Karajan/Vienna State Opera, Domingo, Kabaivanska, Van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-01-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Cappuccilli, Piero; Caslavsky, Karl; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Kabaivanska, Raina; Van Dam, Jose; Venuti, Maria; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 151 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spani...continue...

R. Strauss: Salome / Herbert Karajan, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Unspecified: Salome Synopsis & Libretto
Performers: Angervo, Heljä; Nienstedt, Gerd; Ochman, Wieslaw; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (05/09/1977-05/02/1978)....continue...

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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The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Puccini - The Definitive Collection / Pavarotti, Freni, Sutherland, et al

11 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Appelt, Hans-Dieter; Baratti, Walter; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bunnell, Jane; Caballe, Montserrat; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Frese, Sieg...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Mehta, Zubin; Levine, James

Best Karajan 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat majo...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baltsa, Agnes; Bottion, Aldo; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

In the 100th Anniversary year of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, EMI Classics is very pleased to announce this latest 6-CD set in the...continue...

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...

Vissi d'arte - The Puccini Love Songs / Maria Callas, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Suor Angelica; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Borriello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Danieli, Lucia; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fernandi, Eugenio; Gedda, Nicolai; Gobbi, Tito; Moffo, Anna; Nessi, Giuseppe; Panerai, Rolando; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Spatafor...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Votto, Antonino; De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

This 2-CD set covers all of Puccini's main soprano arias as well as the principal love duets, in which Callas is joined by her regular...continue...

Beethoven: The Symphonies [Box Set]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-09-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony n...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Schreier, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

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Beethoven is in no way déjà vu to Karajan, as this set gloriously proves
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Icon - Mirella Freni - Mascagni: L'amico Fritz, etc / Pavarotti, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; L' elisi...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Garbi, Francesca; Gedda, Nicolai; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, St...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Downes, Edward; Muti, Riccardo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Plasson, Michel; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Ferraris, Franco; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Votto, A...

Like her frequent stage partner and friend Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni was also born in 1935, a native of Modena, Italy. Freni had a long...continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-08-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Canali, Anna Maria; Ercolani, Renato; Gobbi, Tito; Moffo, Anna; Panerai, Rolando; Petri, Mario; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Simionato, Giulietta; Spataro, Tomaso
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Wagner: Die Walkure / Karajan, Suthaus, Rysanek, Frick, Hotter, Nilsson, Ludwig, et al

3 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-07-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Frick, Gottlob; Hellwig, Judith; Hotter, Hans; Ludwig, Christa; Madeira, Jean; Nilsson, Birgit; Rössl-Majdan, Hilde; Rohs, Martha; Rysanek, Leonie; Rysanek, Lotte; Scheyrer, Gerd...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von;
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

On the 100th anniversary of Herbert von Karajan's birth, IDIS is proud to present a World Premiere Recording on CD, one of the most significant...continue...

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Karajan, Rysanek, Ludwig, Thomas, Berry, Wiener Staatsoper, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dutoit, Laurence; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hoffmann, Grace; Kreppel, Walter; Lilowa, Margarita; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Miljakovic, Olivera; Popp, Lucia; Rysan...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The casting was absolutely magnificent, offering us the finest voices and well-drawn characters involved in significant drama." -Die Presse...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...

Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Edition von Karajan Vol 1 - Verdi: Requiem - Live 1949

2 CD / Audite / 2008-05-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Klose, Margarete; Rosvaenge, Helge; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan's first recording of the Verdi Requiem (Salzburg Festival, 1949) was made at a time when he was laboriously rebuilding his career. It...continue...

"Popular Puccini" / Complete performances of Tosca, La Boheme & Madama Butterfly [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-05-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Bohème; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Kabaivanska, Raina; Kerns, Robert; Ludwig, Christa; Maffeo, Gianni; Martino, Adriane; Milnes, Sherrill; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Senechal, Michel; Vinco, ...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: La Scala Chorus; La Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This set includes Puccini's best-loved operas in a specially priced 3-DVD set to celebrate the composer's 150th anniversary year....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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The Pavarotti Story

4 CD / Decca / 2008-04-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Otello; I lombar...
Performers: Bono; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eno, Brian; Evans, David; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; John, Elton; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kavrakos, Dimitri; Kerns, Ric...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Patanè, George; Rescigno, Nicola; Chailly, Riccardo; Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Levine, James; Kertész, Istv...

This commemorative set documents Pavarotti's life story in both words and music. Presented in superb, high quality packaging including a 70 page illustrated booklet of...continue...
Personnel: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Dr. David Evans , Elton John, Frank Sinatra (vocals); Joan Sutherland (soprano); Christa Ludwig, Elke Schary, Jane Shaulis (mezzo soprano); Plácido Domingo, ...continue...

Wagner: Das Rheingold / Karajan/Berlin PO, Fassbaender, Stewart, Schreier, Altmeyer [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Altmeyer, Jeanine; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Kelemen, Zoltan; Schreier, Peter; Stewart, Thomas; Stolze, Gerhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This 1978 studio production of 'Das Rheingold', the prologue to 'The Ring', is the only segment of the famous Salzburg Festival/Metropolitan Opera productions, first seen...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Karajan/Berlin PO, Tomowa-Sintow, Baldani, Tappy, van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Baldani, Ruza; Tappy, Eric; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Singing Society

Conductor, director and artistic supervisor Herbert von Karajan leads the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Singing Society in the 'Missa Solemnis' by Ludwig van Beethoven....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 / Karajan/Vienna PO, Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Rendall, van Dam [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Rendall, David; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Singing Society

"Herbert von Karajan had special relationship with the music of Bruckner, and in particular the three masterpieces heard on this 2-DVD set. Karajan conducted the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

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...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Karajan/Berlin PO, (recorded live, 12/31/1977) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-03-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Kollo, Rene; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008 the musical world observes the 100th birthday of one of the most widely respected performing musicians of the past century. Born in Salzburg...continue...
Run Time: 70 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Berlin
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