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

3 CD / Widescreen / 2012-07-05

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

The Hero of New Beyreuth / Wolfgang Windgassen, tenor (rec. 1950 - 1958)

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz (The Marksman); Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland (Lowlands); Richard Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman); Rienzi; Die Meistersinger von Nü...
Performers: Czubok, Engelbert; Fischer, Res; Greindl, Josef; Hann, Georg; Hoffmann, Grace; Kuen, Paul; Kupper, Annelies; Modl, Martha; Muller, Maria; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Uhde, Hermann; Varnay, Astri...
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Wetzelsberger, Bertil; Fricsay, Ferenc; Leitner, Ferdinand; Rischner, Alfons; Ludwig, Leopold; Jochum, Eugen; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Weigert, Hermann; Sawallisch, Wolfgang;...
Ensemble: ; Billiards Quintet

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

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

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

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

Legendary recording of Strauss II's opera, featuring some of the greatest opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. In addition to the opera itself - which...continue...
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50 Best Puccini / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Corelli, Franco; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ercolani...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France

Royal Swedish Opera Archives 5

3 CD / Caprice Records / 2010-03-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bergstrom, Margareta; Bjorker, Leon; Bjorling, Sigurd; Dellert, Kjerstin; Kjellgren, Ingeborg; Lovberg, Aase Nordmo; Meyer, Kerstin [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Nilsson, S...
Conductors: Ehrling, Sixten

Operamania (Box Set)

5 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera;...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Aragall, Giacomo; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastianini, Ettore; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Ca...
Conductors: Patanè, Franco; Lewis, Henry; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello; Erede, Alberto; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, István; Varviso, Silvio; Solti, Si...

Best Puccini 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Sch...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Bergonzi, Carlo; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Ciofi...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Matacic, Lovro von; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera Teatro Reale Orchestra

In 2008, the world honors the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), one of the most popular composers of all time, and...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...

100 Best Puccini

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-10-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Sch...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Bergonzi, Carlo; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Ciofi...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Matacic, Lovro von; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France

Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bode, Hannelore; Browner, Alison; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Dene, Jozsef; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Greindl, Jos...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdä...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...continue...

Opera 2008

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Bostridge, Ian; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brightma...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Viotti, Marcello; Langrée, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Bateman, Paul; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Chung, Myung-Whun; Kohn, Eugene; Serafin, Tullio; Ensemble, Matheus; Spinosi, Jean-Chri...

2008 two-CD compilation featuring the world's favorite opera tracks, sung by the world's greatest opera stars. Featuring Operatic Superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas...continue...

Puccini: Turandot

2 CD / Orfeo / 2008-04-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie, Murray; Klein, Peter; Lorenzi, Ermanno; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Paskalis, Kostas; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Price, Leontyne; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Ultimate Opera - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borthayre, Jean; Braun, Victor; Bumbry, Grace; Burrowes,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Lewis, Henry; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bernet, Dietfried; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Serafin, Tullio; Downes, Edward; Gibson,...

"Decca doesn't stint in offering some of its most outstanding performances -- the star-studded list of singers includes Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson, Marilyn...continue...

The Originals - R. Strauss: Elektra / Solti, Nilsson, Resnik

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Collier, Marie; Cook, Jane; Franc, Tugomir; Heppe, Leo; Lehane, Maureen; Lilowa, Margarita; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Resnik, Regina; Sjostedt, Margaret; Stolz...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A classic superbly remastered, with Nilsson's searing anti-heroine and Solti building almost unbearable tension. Includes Resnik's raddled Klytaemnestra, Krause's heroic O...continue...

The Originals - J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Karajan, Kmentt

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; The Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady, musical; Vincenzo Valente: Passione for voice & orc...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berry, Walter; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Koth, Erika; Nilsso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The most luxuriantly Viennese of all Fledermice, with Karajan and the Philharmonic at their most effervescent and a delectable Staatsoper cast, plus a...continue...

Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991

2 CD / / 2007-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts; Rich...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Berry, Walter; Groote, Hilda de; Hoffmann, Grace; Hongen, Elisabeth; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Ligendza, Catarina; Lilowa, Margarita; Lindroos, Peter; London, George [Baritone Vocal]...
Conductors: Klobucar, Berislav; Kubelik, Rafael; Verchi, Nino; Berry, Walter; Krips, Josef; Stein, Horst; Schneider, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Neumann, Václav; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von

R Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten / Böhm, Rysanek, Nilsson

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Alvary, Lorenzo; Arneson, Sally; Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Helm, Hans; Hesse, Ruth; Hintermeier, Margaretha; Jahn, Gertrude; King, James [Vocals]; Nikolova, Milkana; Nilsson, ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Strauss: Salome / Solti, Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic

2 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Douglas, Nigel; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gestner, Aron; Hoffmann, Grace; Holecek, Heinz; Kirschbichler, Theodor; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kosnowski, Zenon; Krause, Tom; Kuen, Paul; Maikl, Liselotte; Nil...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Nilsson's account of the title role remains another towering monument to her tireless singing." -Gramophone...continue...

Opera House - Weber: Oberon / Kubelik, Domingo

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Domingo, Placido; Grobe, Donald; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schiml, Marga
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Carl Maria von Weber's giant fantasy, with English libretto, tells the story of the king of the fairies. 'Oberon' is full of a rich variety...continue...

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...

An introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen / Cooke, Solti

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Deryck Cooke: An Introduction to Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Crespin, Regine; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flagstad, Kirsten; Frick, Gottlob; Guy, M...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Famed British Musicologist, Deryck Cooke, offers insightful comentary highlighted with musical examples performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Georg Solti. This...continue...

Grand Tier - Puccini: Turandot / Gavazzeni, Nilsson, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ricciardi, Franco; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"...What a show it is! We get Franco Corelli and Birgit Nilsson at their most enflamed and potent, with the ultra-feminine and fascinating Galina Vishnevskaya...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Sigurd Bjorling

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-04-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Siegfried
Performers: Kuen, Paul; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]

Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Fricsay, Nilsson, et al

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-03-08

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Sonnerstedt, Bernhard
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

A tremendous rarity! Legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson, best known for her Wagner roles and Puccini's Turandot, is the surprising and surpassing star of this modern...continue...

Trio - Wagner: Tannhäuser / Gerdes, Nilsson, Adam, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Adam, Theo; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hirte, Klaus; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Lenz, Friedrich; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Profe, Helga; Sotin, Hans; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Gerdes, Otto
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

The Compact Opera Collection - Wagner: Die Walküre/Leinsdorf

3 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre; Gorr, Rita; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Vickers, Jon; Ward, David
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The legendary Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson as Brunnhilde heads a magnificent cast. George London is equally acclaimed for his Wotan, while the heroic qualities needed...continue...

Opera Obsession! - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-03-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Otello; Rigoletto; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Brendel, Wolfgang; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Cor...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Basile, Arturo; Maag, Peter; Verchi, Nino; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Rennert, Wolf...

Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits!From the 20th century's most exciting live opera performances come nineteen spectacular tracks starring Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballe, Franco Cor...continue...

Philips 50 - Wagner: Die Walküre / Böhm, Bayreuth Festival

4 CD / Philips / 2002-01-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Hopf, Gertraud; King, James [Vocals]; Mastilovic, Danica; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Rysanek, Leonie...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"This presents a more involving experience than any rival complete recording." -Penguin Guide "Birgit Nilsson heads the cast as an unsurpassed Brunnhilde..." -Gramophone...continue...

Jon Vickers - A Tribute on His 75th Birthday

2 CD / Video Artists International / 2001-12-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55; Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; There's Not a Swain (from "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"), song, Z. 587/1; History of King ...
Performers: Carlyle, Joan; Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]; Hoffmann, Grace; MacNeil, Cornell; Nait, Jose; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Schaaf, Peter; Vickers, Jon; Woitach, Richard
Conductors: Stein, Horst; Martini, Juan Emilio
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón 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...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Nilsson, Kleiber, Hopf, Schöffler et al

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Braun, Hans; Frick, Gottlob; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Unger, Gerhard; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Wenglor, Ingeborg; Witsch, Peter
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus

Carlo Bergonzi - The Sublime Voice

2 CD / Decca / 2001-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: D...
Performers: Arbace, Libero; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carral, Dora; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; D'Angelo, Gianna; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Franc, Tugomir; Ni...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Kubelik, Rafael; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardelli, Lamberto; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic...

Strauss: Elektra / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Stewart, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Balboni, Anna Maria; Bjoner, Ingrid; Callio, Timo; Cortez, Viorica; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]; Zotti, Marisa
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

One of the most powerful dramas in all of opera, Elektra is the perfect vehicle for a great dramatic soprano. Birgit Nilsson was the greatest...continue...

Strauss Famous Scenes / Nilsson, Rysanek, Price, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Der Rosenkavalier; Elektra; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Final Scene
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Crespin, Regine; Gruberova, Edita; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith; Holecek, Heinz; McDaniel, Barry; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Rysanek, Leoni...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Puccini: Turandot / Votto, Nilsson, Carteri, La Scala

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-07-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Carteri, Rosanna; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ferrara, Mario; Mercuriali, Angelo; Modesti, Giuseppe; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Testa, Luigi
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Sure to be one of the most popular titles in the entire vast Opera d'Oro catalog, this 1958 Turandot features two of opera's mega-stars in...continue...

Richard Strauss: Elektra (Excerpts)

1 CD / Orfeo / 1999-03-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Lackner, Herbert; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Rysanek, Leonie; Unger, Gerhard; Varnay, Astrid; Vocals], Christel Goltz [Soprano; Walkner, Therese; Wieser, Karin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Kraus, Richard; Maazel, Lorin; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich

Puccini: Tosca / Maazel, Nilsson, Corelli, Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / Decca / 1999-03-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Arbace, Libero; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Mantovani, Dino; Mariotti, Alfredo; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Veronel...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Stein, Nilsson, Vickers, et al

3 CD / Video Artists International / 1999-02-16

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Crass, Franz; Gagliardo, Tullio; Hoffmann, Grace; Mittelmann, N.; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Sassola, Renato; Vickers, Jon; Yost, Ricardo
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

The Ultimate Divas Album

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Bu...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jo, Sumi; Lopardo, Frank; Milanov,...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Lewis, Henry; Solti, Sir Georg; Cleva, Fausto; Previtali, Fernando; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Orchestra Monte Carlo; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

The Ultimate Puccini Collection / Pavarotti, Carreras, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-06-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Corelli, Franco; Corena, Fernando; Crespin, Regine; D'Angelo, Gianna; Di Stefa...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barlow, Stephen; Chailly, Riccardo; Serafin, Tullio; Maazel, Lorin; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Mauceri, John
Ensemble: ; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa ...

Puccini Gala - Famous Arias / Caballé, Carreras, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Francesco, Pier; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Santi, Nello; Varviso, Silvio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Chailly, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mehta, Zubin

Music of a Royal Family - Bernadotte in Sweden

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 1998-03-15

Works: Oscar I, King of Sweden: Beaucoup d'amour; Bergers et Troubadours; Josephine, Queen of Sweden: Adagio; Romance islandaise; Therese, Princess of Sweden: Gondoliera; Lied ohne Worte; Eugenie, Princess ...
Performers: Babs, Alice; Blohm, Lars; Gedda, Nicolai; Hallgren, Carl-Axel; Meyer, Kerstin [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ostman, Arnold; Saeden, Erik; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Wesslen, Ulf

Puccini: Turandot / Gavazzeni, Nilsson, Corelli, et al

2 CD / Opera d'Oro / 1998-02-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Corelli, Franco; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ricciardi, Franco; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Famous Swedish Opera Singers - Nilsson, Björling, et al

1 CD / Gala / 1997-11-18

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Pyotr Il...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Backelin, Gosta; Berglund, Joel; Bjorker, Leon; Bjorling, Jussi; Branzell, Karin; Gedda, Nicolai; Larsen-Todsen, Nanny; Lindholm, Berit; Lovberg, Aase Nordmo; Meyer, Kerstin [Mezzo-So...
Conductors: Blech, Leo; Bendix, Kurt; Sandberg, Herbert; Klobucar, Berislav; Segerstam, Leif; Farncombe, Charles

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Böhm, Nilsson, Windgassen

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-11-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Heater, Claude; Ludwig, Christa; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Schreier, Peter; Talvela, Martti; Wachter, Eberhard; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]; Wohlfahrt, Erwin
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Penguin Guide
...the performance glowes with intensity from beginning to end, carried through in the longest spans. Birgit Nilsson sings the Liebestod at the end of...continue...

Wagner: Siegfried / Solti, et al

4 CD / PolyGram Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Hoffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Hotter, Hans; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Stolze, Gerhard; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Wagner, Rich...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
Solti's array of singers could hardly be bettered. Windgassen is at the very peak of his form, lyrical as well as heroic. Hotter has...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre / Solti, Vienna Philharmonic

4 CD / Decca Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Crespin, Regine; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Frick, Gottlob; Hellmann, Claudia; Hotter, Hans; King, James [Vocals]; Lindholm, Berit; Little, Vera; Ludwig,...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: The Best of the Ring / Böhm, Nilsson, Rysanek, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1996-04-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Greindl, Josef; Hesse, Ruth; Hopf, Gertraud; King, James [Vocals]; Mastilovic, Danica; Neidlinger, Gustav [B...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl