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Giordano: Fedora, etc / Molajoli, Bruna-Rasa, et al

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chénier; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lesca...
Performers: Alfieri, Antonio; Baracchi, Aristide; Bassi, Anna Masetti; Dall'Argine, Eugenio; Dominici, Ernesto; Galeffi, Carlo; Ghirardini, Emilio; Girardi, Piero; Giusti, Blando; Mannarini, Ida; Marini, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Molajoli, Lorenzo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbier di Siviglia / Gabriele Santini, Luigi Alva, Sesto Bruscatini, Carlo Badioli

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-09-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Badioli, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Forti, Carlo; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"This performance was recorded live at La Scala on January 20, 1964. Gabriele Santini - who would pass away toward the end of that year...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...

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Simonetto, Carosio, Raimondi, Taddei, Corsi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-02-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Corsi, Rina; Modesti, Giuseppe; Raimondi, Gianni; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vocals], Margherita Carosio [Soprano
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Donizetti had written about sixty operas already when he produced 'Linda di Chamounix', the last and best of his works in the semiseria style. It...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...

Giacomo Puccini - The Operas / Bartoletti, Prêtre, Alagna, Bergonzi, Caballé, Callas, Corelli, Freni, et al

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Le Villi; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; ...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Badioli, Carlo; Banks, Barry; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Busher...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Pappano, Antonio; Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Matacic, Lovro von; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

All of Puccini's popular operas are represented in this 17-CD boxed set, as well as the less frequently heard titles 'La Rondine', 'La Fanciulla del...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...

Bellini: La sonnambula / Votto, Callas, Cossotto, Monti, Zaccaria, Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2008-08-12

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mantovani, Dino; Martelli, Edith; Monti, Nicola; Ricciardi, Franco; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

As Rene Seghers notes in his essay, at her 1955 debut in the role of Amina, Maria Callas "dominated the ensembles and, at certain moments,...continue...

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...

Bellini: Norma / Votto, Callas, Del Monaco, Zaccaria, Simionato, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-05-07

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Carturan, Gabriella; Del Monaco, Mario; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola; Zampieri, Giuseppe
Conductors: Votto, Antonino;
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Bellini: Norma / de Fabritiis, Cecchele, Vinco, di Stasio, Cossotto, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-04-11

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Castellana, Franco; Cecchele, Gianfranco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; di Stasio, Anna; Suliotis, Elena; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Verchi, Merighi, Cappuccilli, Gerncer, Lazzarini, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-04-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Davià, Federico; Gencer, Leyla; Lazzarini, Adriana; Maionica, Silvio; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Meliciani, Carlo; Merighi, Giorgio; Romani, Regolo; Santelli, Giovanna
Conductors: ; Verchi, Nino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

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...

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...

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: 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...

Historical - Verdi: Il trovatore / Karajan, Callas, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Callas, Maria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ercolani, Renato; Mauri, Giulio; Panerai, Rolando; Villa, Luisa; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Callas and Karajan took the world by the ears in the 1950s with this Il trovatore. Leonora was one of Callas's finest...continue...

Giordano: Fedora, etc / Molajoli, Bruna-Rasa, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2006-09-02

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chénier; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lesca...
Performers: Dall'Argine, Eugenio; Dominici, Ernesto; Galeffi, Carlo; Ghirardini, Emilio; Girardi, Piero; Giusti, Blando; Marini, Luigi; Melandri, Antonio; Mirella, Luba; Rasa, Lina Bruna; Rizza, Gilda dalla; Tic...
Conductors: Molajoli, Lorenzo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Historical - Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Gavazzeni, Stella

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-07-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Benatti, Erminio; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Maionica, Silvio; Mercuriali, Angelo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Ratti, Eugenia; Stella, Antonietta; Stignani, Ebe; Zaccaria, Nicola
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Puccini: La Bohéme / Freni, Raimondi, Karajan/Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Maffeo, Gianni; Martino, Adriane; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

In the early 1960s, Herbert von Karajan joined forces with the world-famous stage director Franco Zeffirelli for a milestone production of 'La Boheme'. Filmed at...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: Italian, German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Maria Callas sings Puccini / Karajan, Serafin, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-05-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Callas, Maria; Danieli, Lucia; Gedda, Nicolai
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Gavazzeni, Simionato

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Carturan, Gabriella; Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"This live [1963] recording of 'Cavalleria Rusticana'...features a group of singers 'to the manner born,' all in their prime, and a conductor who was a...continue...

Historical- Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia/Giulini, Callas

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-03-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Gobbi, Tito; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Luise, Melchiorre; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Callas in one of her only "comic" roles recorded live....continue...

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Giulini, Callas, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2006-02-04

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Gobbi, Tito; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Luise, Melchiorre; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Maria Callas's interpretation of this role appears exceptionally modern and faithful to the original score in its revival of the tessitura for mezzo. Beside Callas...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Von Stade, Abbado/La Scala [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Desderi, Claudio; Guglielmi, Margherita; Montarsolo, Paolo; Von Stade, Frederica; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Rossini’s adaptation of the classic Cinderella story includes the beautiful "Nacqui all'affanno" aria. This performance from Teatro alla Scala features Frederica von Stade in the...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Verdi: Requeim / Price, Karajan/Vienna Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Cossotto, Fiorenza; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

An exceptional cast of soloists - Leontyne Price, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Fiorenza Cossotto and the young Luciano Pavarotti - makes this a visual and musical experience...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Berganza, Abbado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-06-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Berganza, Teresa; Cesari, Renato; Dara, Enzo; Malagú, Stefania; Montarsolo, Paolo; Prey, Hermann; Roni, Luigi
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

A classic staging, witty lovely and full of theatrical truth, this DVD is a must-have for every admirer of Rossini's unique masterpiece....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: Italy
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Domingo, Pretre/La Scala [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-06-14

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Barbieri, Fedora; Bruson, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Gall, Axelle; Obraztsova, Elena; Pons, Juan; Rinaldi, Alberto; Stratas, Teresa
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"In many respects, this is an excellent production. The work is transferred to the turn-of-the-20th century... Nicky Gillibrand's costuming is excellent, and the ensemble acting...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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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

Bellini: Norma / Votto, Callas, Simionato, del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2005-05-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Carturan, Gabriella; Del Monaco, Mario; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola; Zampieri, Giuseppe
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This double CD set features the newly re-mastered recording of one of the most famous Italian operatic performances of the 1950s: the opening night at...continue...

Historical - Bizet: Carmen / Karajan, Simionato, di Stefano

2 CD / Myto Records / 2005-05-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Carteri, Rosanna; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Roux, Michel; Sciutti, Graziella; Simionato, Giulietta; Sordello, Enzo
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Votto, Di Stefano, et al

1 CD / Myto Records / 2005-04-01

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Beggiato, Hortensia; Carturan, Gabriella; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala 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

Rossini: La Donna Del Lago [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-01-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago
Performers: Anderson, June; Blake, Rockwell; Dupuy, Martine; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Laurenza, Marilena; Merritt, Chris; Poggi, Ferrero
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

In this marvelous issue of the La Scala Collection, director Werner Herzog and conductor Riccardo Muti combine with the finest of casts to lavish Rossini's...continue...
Run Time: 167 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, Dolby 2.0, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: English
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Verdi: I Due Foscari [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2004-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari
Performers: Bottion, Aldo; Bramante, Aldo; Bruson, Renato; Cazzaniga, Renato; Cupido, Alberto; Roark-Strummer, Linda; Roni, Luigi; Tagliasacchi, Monica
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Renato Bruson takes the role of the Venetian Doge - Francesco Foscari - in Verdi's dark, three-act tragedy based on a drama by Lord Byron...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: English
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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2004-09-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; Desderi, Claudio; Dessi, Daniela; Kundlak, Jozef; Scarabelli, Adelina; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Daniella Dessi and Delores Ziegler lead the cast in Mozart's brilliant and witty opera as the two women whose faithfulness in the face of romantic...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: English
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Verdi: Don Carlos / Abbado, Domingo, Ricciarelli, et al

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Bramante, Aldo; Bullo, Libero; Cerri, Gaspare; Corbelli, Alessandro; Domingo, Placido; Fontaine, Serge; Gernone, Sebastiano; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grella, Bruno; Maz...
Conductors: Lizzio, Franco; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Pergolesi: Lo Frte 'Nnamorato [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2004-08-01

Works: Gio Battista Pergolesi: Lo frate 'nnamorato
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; Curiel, Nicoletta; D'Intino, Luciana; De Simone, Bruno; Di Cesare, Ezio; Felle, Amelia; Focile, Nuccia; Manca di Nissa, Bernadette; Norberg-Schulz, Elisabeth
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Pergolesi's 'Lo Frate 'nnamorato' is a jewel of an opera, rediscovered and mounted in 1989 by Riccardo Muti and the forces of La Scala to...continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: English
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Boito: Mefistofele / Votto, Siepi, Poggi, Broggini, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2004-07-01

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Broggini, Cesy; Cossotto, Fiorenza; De Cavalieri, Anna; Malagu, Stefania; Mercuriali, Angelo; Poggi, Gianni; Ricciardi, Franco; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2004-06-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Jurinac, Sena; Maionica, Silvio; Panerai, Rolando; Petri, Mario; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Villa, Luisa
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Spontini: La Vestale / Votto, Callas, Corelli, Sordello

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2004-04-03

Works: Gasparo Spontini: La Vestale
Performers: Callas, Maria; Corelli, Franco; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; Sordello, Enzo; Stignani, Ebe
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Votto, Corelli, Gobbi

2 CD / Myto Records / 2004-03-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Benatti, Erminio; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Coda, Eraldo; Corelli, Franco; Del Signore, Gino; Forti, Carlo; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Mercuriali...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Opera Explained - Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-03-01

Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana", narration with musical examples
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Bechi, Gino; Evstatieva, Stefka; Gigli, Beniamino; Marcucci, Maria; Mauro, Anna di; Rasa, Lina Bruna; Tumagian, Eduard
Conductors: Mascagni, Pietro; Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

'Cavalleria Rusticana' is the short opera that has all the elements of a grand opera compressed into a single highly dramatic time span. The story...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Otello / Kleiber, Domingo, Freni, et al

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Ciannella, Giuliano; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Jori, Jone; Mori, Orazio; Morresi, Giuseppe; Raffanti, Dano; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Not even Toscanini managed to inspire and sustain music-making of such blistering intensity." - Andrew Farach-Colton...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Muti, Fabbricini, Curiel, Alagna, et al

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Capuano, Enzo; Coni, Paolo; Cossutta, Enrico; Curiel, Nicoletta; Fabbricini, Tiziana; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Mori, Orazio; Musinu, Francesco; Panariello, Ernesto; Sammaritano, Silvestro; ...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

The Compact Opera Collection - Mascagni, Leoncavallo

2 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Barbieri, Fedora; Bruson, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Obraztsova, Yelena; Pons, Juan; Rinaldi, Alberto; Stratas, Teresa
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Votto, Callas, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2002-10-09

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers: Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Coda, Eraldo; Danieli, Lucia; Del Monaco, Mario; Morresi, Giuseppe; Protti, Aldo; Sordello, Enzo; Tatozzi, Vittorio; Zanolli, Silvana
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Massenet: Werther / Capuana, Tagliavini, Simionato, Gatta

2 CD / Myto Records / 2002-10-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Gatta, Dora; Ligabue, Ilva; Orlandini, Gino; Simionato, Giulietta; Tagliavini, Ferruccio
Conductors: Capuana, Franco
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Début Series - Simionato - My First Record

1 CD / Fono / 2002-07-02

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act;...
Performers: Bechi, Gino; Bossi, Renzo; Caniglia, Maria; Conti, Gino; Huder, Maria; Rasa, Lina Bruna; Simionato, Giulietta; Taddei, Giuseppe; Tagliavini, Ferruccio
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Mascagni, Pietro; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Capuana, Franco; Picco, Guido
Ensemble: Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra; Milan Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Renata Tebaldi - The Birth of a Legend

1 CD / Fono / 2002-05-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; Requiem Mass; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626; Gioachino Rossini: Mosè in Egitto; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele...
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bergonzi, Carlo; Elmo, Cloe; Gardino, Jolanda; Malipiero, Giovanni; Panerai, Rolando; Pasero, Tancredi; Prandelli, Giacinto; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Böhm, Karl; Cantelli, Guido; Toscanini, Arturo; Merola, Gaetano
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Association Orchestra