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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...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Ernani / Gavazzeni, Prevedi, Caballé, Christoff

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-06-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Christoff, Boris; Fiorentini, Mirella; Glossop, Peter; Morresi, Giuseppe; Prevedi, Bruno; Ricciardi, Franco
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan

"Bruno Prevedi... sings ardently, is stylistically right, has all the notes, and makes a good bandito. Peter Glossop [is]... a superb Carlo, dignified and noble......continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Il Trovatore / Gavazzeni, Bergonzi, Tucci, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Simionato, Giulietta; Tucci, Gabriella; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This recording, which has been a best-seller in the standard Opera d’Oro budget catalogue, represents a live performance by the world-famous La Scala opera company...continue...

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...

Bellini, Verdi, Donizetti, etci: Operas / Pavarotti, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La boh&e...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Baglioni, Bruna; Bosco, Carlo del; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballé, Montserrat; Calabrese, Franco; Cappuccilli, Piero; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Corradi, ...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maag, Peter; Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Seven complete operas starring the great Luciano Pavarotti at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic...continue...

Grand Tier - Bellini: I Puritani / Muti, Pavarotti, Freni, Bruscantini

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-06-12

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Venturini, Mino
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

"Mirella Freni [is] at her vocally most impeccable and emotionally most communicative and her Elvira is a lovely creation. Pavarotti sings with grace, ease, and...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Nabucco / Gavazzeni, Guelfi, Suliotis, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-03-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lane, Gloria; Raimondi, Gianni; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Produced in March 1842, Nabucco was Verdi's first triumph with the public and (most) critics, establishing him as a great composer. The audience at the...continue...

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz / Gavazzeni, Freni, Raimondi, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-10-11

Works: Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz, opera (commedia lyrica) in 3 acts; Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Carbonari, Virgilio; Casoni, Bianca Maria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Prêtre, Georges

The first part of the famous double-bill performance, featuring the under-recorded Raimondi opposite the gorgeous Freni and the charismatic Panerai....continue...

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Bartoletti, Scotto, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-10-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Baratti, Giuseppe; Bergonzi, Carlo; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Marchiandi, Angelo; Scotto, Renata; Zanasi, Mario
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: ; NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

A thrillingly dramatic performance by two of the greatest singers of the 20th century....continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Khaikin, Naydenov, Ghiaurov

3 CD / Gala / 2006-07-05

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Baldani, Ruza; Bodourov, Ljubomir; Chiappi, Mario; Cvejik, Biserka; Di Cesare, Ezio; Diakov, Anton; Fiorentini, Mirella; Frascati, Tommaso; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grigoriev, Anton; K...
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris; Naydenov, Asen
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

Verdi: Aida / De Fabritiis, Price, Casellato-Lamberti, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-05-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Casellato-Lamberti, Giorgio; Fiorentini, Mirella; Julius, Gabriele de; Parutto, Mirella; Price, Leontyne; Pugliese, Franco; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Zanasi, Mario
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Leontyne Price 'live' was one of the greatest artists ever. Here she performs in Verdi's 'Aida in a live recording in Rome, 1966....continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Kubelik, Scotto, Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-06-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Scotto...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

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Kubelik is a conductor in Fricsay's class as his support for Fischer-Dieskau's Rigoletto reveals. Fischer-Dieskau once more reaches to a character's soul
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Verdi: La forza del destino / Previtali, Bergonzi, et al

3 CD / Bongiovanni / 2005-04-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Francesco Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Romanze (2); Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Arturo Buzzi-Peccia: Lolita "Spanish Ser...
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Del Vivo, Graziano; Ferrin, Agostino; Fiorentini, Mirella; Gusmeroli, Giovanni; Ligabue, Ilva; Magiera, Leone; Mattiucci, Franca; Rovetta, Te...
Conductors: Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Turin; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Verdi: La Traviata / Schippers, Nicolesco, Kraus, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2005-01-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Fiorentini, Mirella; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Matteini, Giuliana; Nicolesco, Mariana; Romero, Angelo
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

Verdi: Ernani / Gavazzeni, Caballé, Prevedi, Glossop, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2002-07-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Christoff, Boris; Fiorentini, Mirella; Glossop, Peter; Morresi, Giuseppe; Prevedi, Bruno; Ricciardi, Franco
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Bellini: I Puritani / Muti, Freni, Pavarotti, Bruscantini

2 CD / Living Stage / 2002-02-26

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Antonini, Giovanni [Bass]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Venturini, Emilio
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz / Gavazzeni, Freni, Raimondi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-02-05

Works: Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz
Performers: Carbonari, Virgilio; Casoni, Bianca Maria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Live performance, Milan, December 7, 1963 of Mascagni's second most famous opera (after Cavalleria rusticana), in a surprisingly different mode. A gentle pastoral tale of...continue...

Corelli in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" / Gavazzeni, Stella, et al

2 CD / Opera Legacy / 2002-02-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Carbonari, Virgilio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Ricciardi, Franco; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Here is the white heat of La Scalas opening night, December 7, 1962! Gavazzeni leads the Scala orchestra through a singularly memorable evening. The climax...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Ernani / Gavazzeni, Prevedi, Caballé, Christoff

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1997-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Christoff, Boris; Fiorentini, Mirella; Glossop, Peter; Morresi, Giuseppe; Prevedi, Bruno; Ricciardi, Franco
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Bellini: I Puritani / Pavarotti, Freni, Bruscantini

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1997-09-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Venturini, Mino
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

"Mirella Freni [is] at her vocally most impeccable and emotionally most communicative and her Elvira is a lovely creation. Pavarotti sings with grace, ease, and...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Gavazzeni, Bergonzi, Tucci, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1997-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Simionato, Giulietta; Tucci, Gabriella; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Verdi: Nabucco / Gavazzeni, Guelfi, Suliotis, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1997-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lane, Gloria; Raimondi, Gianni; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: La Traviata / Maazel, Lorengar, Aragall, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 1994-02-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Carbonari, Virgilio; Fiorentini, Mirella; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foiani, Giovanni; Lorengar, Pilar; Losa, Alfonso; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Malagu, Stefania; Poli, Pier F...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

Verdi: La Traviata / Ceccato, Sills, Gedda, Panerai

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1988-09-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Elvin, William; Erwen, Keith; Fiorentini, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Panerai, Rolando; Sharpe, Terence; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; van Allan, Richard [B...
Conductors: Alldis, John; Ceccato, Aldo
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra