Tenor > Votto, Antonino

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Giuseppe di Stefano

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2011-06-30

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Paolo Tosti: Non t'amo più; Ideale, ...
Performers: Callas, Maria; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Moser, Edoardo
Conductors: Merola, Gaetano; Erede, Alberto; Cellini, Renato; Votto, Antonino; De Sabata, Victor; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Guarino, G.M.

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Géza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Batt...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

50 Best Callas

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Anna Bolena; Lucrezia Borgia; Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; G...
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Berbie, Jane; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Gedda, Nicolai; Gobbi, Tito; Moffo, Anna; Natali, Valiano; Panerai, Rolando; Rossi-Lemeni, Ni...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Galliera, Alceo; Rescigno, Nicola; Votto, Antonino; De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von; Prêtre, Georges

Boito: Mefistofele

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Broggini, Cesy; Cavalieri, Anna de; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Malagú, Stefania; Mercuriali, Angelo; Poggi, Gianni; Ricciardi, Franco; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Votto, Antonino

Bellini: Norma

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Carturan, Gabriella; Del Monaco, Mario; Simionato, Giulietta; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zampieri, Giuseppe
Conductors: Votto, Antonino

Maria Callas - The Legendary Duets

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-11-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Aida, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Purit...
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ercolani, Renato; Fernandi, Eugenio; Forti, Carlo; Ged...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Ghione, Franco; Prêtre, Georges; Galliera, Alceo

In these 2 CDs, the iconic Greek-American soprano Maria Callas is heard in duets with a number of the greatest opera stars of her day....continue...

Best Tenor Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Roccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today...continue...

Prima Voce - Giuseppe Di Stefano sings Verdi & Puccini

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-04-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Barbieri, Fedora; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Cehanovsky, George; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Gobbi, Tito; Luise, Melchiorre; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Cellini, Renato; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; De Sabata, Victor

Giuseppe di Stefano, without any doubt, possessed one of the most beautiful natural tenor voices to be heard during the 20th century. The 1950 recordings...continue...

Best Tenor Arias 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te...continue...

Maria Callas and Friends / Votto, Gavazzeni, Corelli, Monaco, et al

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-01-02

Works: Gaspare Spontini: La Vestale; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena; Luigi Cherubini: Medea
Performers: Callas, Maria; Corelli, Franco; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Raimondi, Gianni; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Rescigno, Nicola; Ghione, Franco
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Saying something new about Maria Callas is an impossible task. In the fifties she was the absolute star of the international opera scene and since...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1958....continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Corelli, Capnist, Tagliabue, Votto [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Hardy Classic / 2008-12-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Heredia Capnist, Renata; Sacchetti, Antonio; Tagliabue, Carlo
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, Italian, French & Spanish
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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...

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...

Il Mito Dell'Opera - Franco Corelli

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2008-10-08

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla Del West; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Forza Del Destino
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Capuana, Franco; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Votto, Antonino; Santini, Gabriele; Gui, Vittorio; Tansini, Ugo

Although it is not too long since Franco Corelli passed away, he retired from the stage over thirty years ago. Since then he has been...continue...

Icon - Giuseppe Di Stefano - Puccini: Tosca; Verdi, Bellini, Bizet, Mascagni, etc / Callas, Gobbi, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jules Massenet: Manon; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Otello; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Carteri, Rosanna; Dawson, Herbert; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ercolani, Renato; Forti, Carlo; Gerbino, Giuse; Luise, Melchiorre...
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Olivieri, Dino; Tonini, Antonio

The Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, who died on March 3, 2008, aged 86, was one of the finest opera singers of his day, blessed...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...

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

Spontini, Giordano, etc: Operas / Callas, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gaspare Spontini: La Vestale, opera; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Poliuto; Giacomo Puccini: Tos...
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Bastianini, Ettore; Boniface, Edgard; Callas, Maria; Campi, Carlo; Carlin, Mario; Carturan, Gabriella; Caruso, Mariano; Cavallari, Rina; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Cioni, Rena...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von

Seven complete operas starring the great Maria Callas! Seven great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with...continue...

Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, etc: Operas / Corelli, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Seven complete operas starring the great Franco Corelli! Seven great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four page booklet...continue...

Giordano: Fedora; Puccini: Turandot, etc / Di Stefano

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; ...
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Beggiato, Ortensia; Buccini, Vittorio; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Campolonghi, Piero; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Carteri, Rosanna; Carturan, Gabriella;...
Conductors: Picco, Guido; Mugnai, Umberto; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo

During his peak years, Giuseppe Di Stefano (b. 1921) had one of the most sensually beautiful tenor voices ever recorded. He was universally regarded as...continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Maria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

70 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor...
Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Alberto Albertini [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Amadini, Maria; Arie, Raffaele; Badioli, Carlo; Barbieri, Fedora; Begali, Ottorino; Benzi, Arma...
Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Santini, Gabriele; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Rescigno, Nicola; Prêtre, Georges

This 70-CD set features everything Callas ever recorded in the studio, including newly licensed and remastered material....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...

Simply Callas - Ponchielli, Verdi, Wagner, etc

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-07-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Albanese, Francesco [Tenor Vocal]; Alberto Albertini [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Amadini, Maria; Barbieri, Fedora; Benzi, Armando; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Mariano; Gandolfo, Ede Marietti; Marietti, Ines; M...
Conductors: Basile, Arturo; Votto, Antonino; Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Verdi: La Traviata / Scotto, Raimondi, Bastianini, Votto

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bonato, Armanda; Carbonari, Virgilio; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Mercuriali, Angelo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Raimondi, Gianni; Ricciardi, Franco; Scotto, Renata; Tavolaccini, Giul...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The first of Scotto's two studio recordings of Traviata finds her in fresher voice than her later attempt under Muti, though her colleagues...continue...

Grand Tier - Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Votto, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-04-10

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

"Franco Corelli gives us the most vocally thrilling Dick Johnson of all his burnished, brawny tone makes him both lovable and heroic. Tito Gobbi's Jack...continue...

Verdi: Ernani / Votto, Kabaivanska, Domingo, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Kabaivanska, Raina; Meliciani, Carlo; Pauli, Milena
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Ernani had its premiere in 1844 and went on swiftly to conquer the world's theaters, remaining one of Verdi's most popular operas for many decades....continue...

Maria Callas 100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Norma, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Anna Bolena; Luc...
Performers: Arie, Raffaele; Barbieri, Fedora; Berbié, Jane; Borriello, Mario; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Cattelani, Aurora; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Di Stefano, Gius...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Rescigno, Nicola; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Galliera, Alceo; Ghione, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von; De Sabata, Victor; Prêtre, Georges

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular works composed between 1900 and 1999, as well as representative pieces by composers who broadened the...continue...

Great Opera Choruses

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Otello; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Macbeth; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, oper...
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Büchner, Eberhard; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Harling, Stuart; Leib, Günther; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Maionic...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Böhm, Karl; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von

Verdi: Traviata (Highlights)

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bonato, Armanda; Carbonari, Virgilio; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Morresi, Giuseppe; Raimondi, Gianni; Ricciardi, Franco; Scotto, Renata; Tavolaccini, Giuliana
Conductors: Votto, Antonino

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Weekend Classics - A Soprano Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Artmeier, Fred; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Gruberova, Edita; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ott, Karin; Poggi, Gianni; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Bar...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Kleiber, Carlos; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Löwlein, Hans; Peters, Reinhard; Rudel, Julius; Levine, James; Marin, Ion; Böhm, Karl; Michalski, C...

Legendary Performances of Franco Corelli - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Franco Corelli (1921-2003), by virtue of his thrilling tenor voice and handsome stage presence, was one of the most popular opera singers on the international...continue...

Weekend Classics - A Puccini Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Bruno, Emma; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Gobbi, Tito; Konya, Sandor; Meneguzzer, Iolanda; Poggi, Gianni; Scotto, Renata; S...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Peters, Reinhard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

From DG's Weekend Classics Series comes "A Puccini Weekend"....continue...

Verdi: Ernani, etc / Balkwill, Votto, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2006-02-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: Bickerstaff, Robert; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grant, Clifford; Kabaivanska, Raina; Smith, Donald; Tinsley, Pauline; Tracey, Peter
Conductors: Balkwill, Bryan; Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus; Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

Opera House - Puccini: La Bohème / Votto, Scotto, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Carbonari, Virgilio; Frati, Augusto; Frosini, Mario; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Gobbi, Tito; Guagni, Enzo; Meneguzzer, Iolanda; Modesti, Giuseppe; Poggi, Gianni; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

With an all-Italian cast, including a fresh and distinctive Renata Scotto as Mimi, the great Tito Gobbi as Marcello and Gianni Poggi as a devoted...continue...

Maria Callas - Gli anni d'oro Vol 1 1951-1953

10 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2005-09-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Gioachino Rossini: Armida; Luigi Cherubini: Medea
Performers: Albanese, Francesco; Andreassi, Maria; Barbieri, Fedora; Botteghelli, Raimondo; Callas, Maria; Campolonghi, Piero; Christoff, Boris; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Elmo, Cloe; Filippeschi, Ma...
Conductors: Picco, Guido; Votto, Antonino; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Chorus; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples ...

Istituto Discografico Italiano is proud to present this 10-CD box-set featuring five memorable performances by Maria Callas, recorded when she was at the peak of...continue...

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...

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

Verdi: Ernani / Votto, Domingo, Ghiaurov, Teatro alla Scala

2 CD / Myto Records / 2005-04-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Spoken Word: Intervista a Placido Domingo (Interview); Intervista a Raina Kabaivanska (Interview); Intervista a Nicolai Ghiaurov (Interview)
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Kabaivanska, Raina; Meliciani, Carlo; Pauli, Milena
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This performance was Placido Domingo's 'La Scala' debut, and the beginning of a spectacular career. Great sound....continue...

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

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

Callas - A Verona

1 CD / Fono / 2004-03-02

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il trovatore; Aida, opera
Performers: Albanese, Francesco; Amadini, Maria; Barbieri, Fedora; Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario; Marietti, Ines; Poggi, Gianni; Savarese, Ugo; Silveri, Paolo; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Santini, Gabriele; Picco, Guido; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Coro Cetra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra; 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

Legendary Performances - Andrea Chenier, etc /Franco Corelli

8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-11-05

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Tosca
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Corelli, Franco; Forti, Carlo; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hurshell, Edmund; Konetzni, Hilde [...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

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

The Great Operas of Giacomo Puccini

8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca
Performers: Ausensi, Manuel; Boniface, Edgard; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carteri, Rosanna; Cioni, Renato; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demar, ...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Votto, Antonino; Rivoli, Gianfranco; Cillario, Carlo Felice
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Spanish Radio/TV Orchestra

Eight discs for the price of six! Four Puccini masterworks are brought together at one low price....continue...

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

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-02

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Caruso, Mariano; Cazzato, Michele; Coda, Eraldo; Danieli, Lucia; Del Monaco, Mario; Forti, Carlo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Protti, Aldo [Bariton...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

A few listeners new to opera may not be familiar with the trumpet-toned tenor Mario Del Monaco. He recorded Andrea Chenier in a famous album...continue...

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

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Corelli, Franco; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Mercuriali, Angelo; Novelli, Ugo; Ricciardi, Franco; Signore, Gino del; Sordello, Enzo; Tatozzi, Vittorio; Zaccari...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Antonino Votto leads the orchestra and chorus in a muscular reading of Puccini's dramatic score, which very clearly served as one of the inspirations for...continue...

Beniamino Gigli in Buenos Aires & Rio de Janeiro

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2001-07-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; La traviata; La forza del destino; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Mattinata; Georges Biz...
Performers: Barbato, Elisabetta; Gigli, Beniamino; Neri, Giulio; Sivieri, Enrico
Conductors: Votto, Antonino

Bellini: Norma / Antonio Votto, Maria Callas

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-03

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