Giordano: Fedora, etc / Molajoli, Bruna-Rasa, et al2 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 Badioli2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-09-08 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di SivigliaPerformers: 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, Stignani3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-30 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, operaPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-02-10 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di ChamounixPerformers: 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 al2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Suor Angelica; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; TurandotPerformers: 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 al17 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 Recordings15 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; TurandotPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Testament / 2008-08-12 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, operaPerformers: 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 al3 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-07-04 Works: Richard Wagner: Die WalkürePerformers: 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 al2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-05-07 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, operaPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-04-11 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, operaPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-04-11 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in mascheraPerformers: 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 Ludwig5 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 al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-11-13 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il TrovatorePerformers: 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, etc8 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 al2 CD / Testament / 2007-07-10 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: 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 al2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il TrovatorePerformers: 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 al2 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, Stella2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-07-06 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in mascheraPerformers: 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 BohèmePerformers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Maria Callas sings Puccini / Karajan, Serafin, et al1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-05-09 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama ButterflyPerformers: Callas, Maria; Danieli, Lucia; Gedda, Nicolai Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra ![]() Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Gavazzeni, Simionato1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11 Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 actPerformers: 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, Callas2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-03-01 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di SivigliaPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2006-02-04 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di SivigliaPerformers: 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 CenerentolaPerformers: 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... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Verdi: Requeim / Price, Karajan/Vienna Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem MassPerformers: 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... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Berganza, Abbado [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-06-14 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di SivigliaPerformers: 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 ...continue... ![]() 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, operaPerformers: 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... Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA ...continue... ![]() Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Stignani3 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-06-07 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, operaPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2005-05-01 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, operaPerformers: 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 Stefano2 CD / Myto Records / 2005-05-01 Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, operaPerformers: 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 al1 CD / Myto Records / 2005-04-01 Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 actPerformers: 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 Scala1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, operaPerformers: 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 lagoPerformers: 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 Country ...continue... ![]() Verdi: I Due Foscari [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2004-10-19 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I due FoscariPerformers: 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 Country of Origi...continue... ![]() Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte [DVD]1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2004-09-21 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588Performers: 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 Country of Origi...continue... ![]() Verdi: Don Carlos / Abbado, Domingo, Ricciarelli, et al4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don CarlosPerformers: 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 'nnamoratoPerformers: 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 Country of Origi...continue... ![]() Boito: Mefistofele / Votto, Siepi, Poggi, Broggini, et al2 CD / Gala / 2004-07-01 Works: Arrigo Boito: MefistofelePerformers: 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 al2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2004-06-05 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: 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, Sordello2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2004-04-03 Works: Gasparo Spontini: La VestalePerformers: 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, Gobbi2 CD / Myto Records / 2004-03-01 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del WestPerformers: 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 Rusticana1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-03-01 Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana", narration with musical examplesPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-11-04 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: OtelloPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-28 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: 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, Leoncavallo2 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11 Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, operaPerformers: 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 al2 CD / Living Stage / 2002-10-09 Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea ChénierPerformers: 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, Gatta2 CD / Myto Records / 2002-10-01 Works: Jules Massenet: WertherPerformers: 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 Record1 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 Legend1 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 |
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