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The World's Greatest Operas / Carmen, Aida, Tosca, Magic Flute [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-10-24

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Bespalovaite, Irena; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Damrau, Diana; Gerhaher, Christian; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Gu...
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony; Chailly, Riccardo; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra;...

The World's Greatest Operas is a 6 DVD Deluxe set, containing 4 of the most famous and most performed operas - Aida, Carmen, Die Zauberflöte...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo / Pappano, Royal Opera, Villazon, Keenlyside [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2010-10-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ganassi, Sonia; Halfvarson, Eric; Keenlyside, Simon; Lloyd, Robert; Poplavskaya, Marina; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

National Theatre director Nicholas Hytner's new staging of Verdi's grandest - and arguably greatest - opera, 'Don Carlo', was the highlight of the 2007/2008 Royal...continue...

Gounod: Faust / Gheorghiu, Alagna, Terfel, Pappano [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2010-10-05

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Keenlyside, Simon; Koch, Sophie; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Angela Gheorghiu stars as Marguerite alongside a divine cast of operatic superstars, including Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside and Sophie Koch, in David McVicar's...continue...

Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles Vol. 3 / French Operas [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-09-28

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Mazurok, Yuri; Obraztsova, Elena; Serra, Luciana; Verrett, Shirley
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Rudel, Julius; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Kultur is delighted to announce the release of the third volume of DVD boxed sets showcasing some of the greatest recordings of Placido Domingo's career...continue...
Run Time: 479 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Brilliant Opera Collection - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Furtwängler, Flagstad, et al

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Davies, Rhydderch; Evans, Edgar; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flagstad, Kirsten; Greindl, Josef; Schock, Rudolf; Suthaus, Ludwig; Thebom, Blanche
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This first recording made by EMI in 1952 for the new LP format and produced by the legendary Walter Legge was the first major recording...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Downes/Royal Opera, Alvarez, Gavanelli, Schafer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-05-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Gavanelli, Paolo; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Downes, Edward
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Verdi's drama of revenge, in its stunning new production by David McVicar, is filled with some of the composer's most celebrated music. Sir Edward Downes...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Verdi: Falstaff / Haitink/Royal Opera House, Bryn Terfel, Barbara Frittoli [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Frittoli, Barbara; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The spectacular opening production of London's newly-restored Royal Opera House, first broadcast live on BBC television in December 1999, brings a riot of color to...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Icon - Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Boito, Mascagni, Giordano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; Macbeth; Un ba...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baratti, Giuseppe; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; K...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe was one of the world's leading operatic divas during the latter part of the 20th century. This 4-CD set brings together...continue...

The Blu-Ray Experience: Opera & Ballet Highlights [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-11-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi,...
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berg, Nathan; Cirillo, Lucia; Dahlin, Anders; Damrau, Diana; di Pasquale, Luciano; Donose, Ruxandra; Machado, Aquiles; Matthews, Sally; Mironov, Maxim; Papian, H...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pahn, Vello; Davis, Colin, Sir; Lopez-Cobos, Jesus; Jordan, Philippe; Kershaw, Stewart; Jurowski, Vladimir; Rousset, Christophe; Reynolds, Julian; Connelly, Paul; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra; Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra; Les Talens Lyriques; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchest...

'Opera & Ballet: The Blu-ray Experience' includes opera and ballet highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience the stunning...continue...
Run Time: 50 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby True HD
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Bizet: Carmen / Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Caterina Antonacci [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Kaufmann, Jonas; Rose, Matthew; Vizin, Viktoria; Xanthoudakis, Elena
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"This terrifically-cast and conducted Carmen goes to the top of the list, which is saying a great deal... Bizet's expert scoring is underlined but never...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Bizet: Carmen / Kaufman; Antonacci; Amsellem; Pappano/Royal Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; DAEArcangelo, Ildebrando; Kaufmann, Jonas; Rose, Matthew; Vizin, Viktoria; Xanthoudakis, Elena
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Historical Recordings 1926-1932 Vol 1 / Barbirolli, et al

4 CD / Gala / 2008-10-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried
Conductors: ; Barbirolli, John, Sir; Alwin, Karl
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"To hear these singers tear into their parts with gusto and unrestrained theatricality is to enter another time. The god-like majesty of Schorr's Wotan, the...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Rizzi/Royal Opera House, Cura, Hvorostovsky [Blu-Ray]

3 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-08-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Performers: Cura, Jose; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Naef, Yvonne; Villarroel, Veronica
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Jose Cura and Dmitri Hvorostovsky lead the star cast of Verdi's blazingly passionate opera, in Elijah Moshinsky's Royal Opera House production co-produced with Teatro Real...continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Verdi: Otello (Sung in Russian) / Svetlanov, Atlantov, Kluonov, Vishnevskaya, Maslennikov, et al

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2008-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Aida, opera
Performers: Atlantov, Vladimir; Borissova, Galina; Glossop, Peter; Klyonov, Oleg; Korolyov, Yuriy; Maslennikov, Alexei; Rouleau, Joseph; Simionato, Giulietta; Sokolov, Andrei; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Yaroslavzev, ...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; ; Balkwill, Bryan
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; USSR State Academy Chorus; USSR State Academy Symphony Orchestra

This Ponto release of 'Otello' marks the eightieth birthday of Galina Vishnevskaya, one of the finest Russian singers of her generation. It joins a discography...continue...

Historical - Verdi: La Traviata / Rescigno, Callas, Valletti, Zanasi, Collier, Roberts, Troy, Robinson, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Callas, Maria; Collier, Marie; Roberts, Lea; Robinson, Forbes; Troy, Dermot; Valletti, Cesare; Zanasi, Mario
Conductors: ; Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

To quote Verdi's own words, the very first performance of 'La Traviata' that took place at the Teatro La Fenice of Venice, on March 6,...continue...

Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) / Campanella/Royal Opera House, Dessay, Florez, Palmer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-04-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; Dessay, Natalie; Florez, Juan Diego; French, Dawn; Palmer, Felicity
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"Dessay and Florez more or less epitomize what the opera was meant to be: a cute story of two cute people who sing florid, cute...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Russian Opera Arias & Songs / Christoff, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Khovanschina; Mephistopheles' song of the flea; Songs and dances of death; Softly the spirit flew up to heaven; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsak...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Malko, Nicolai; Karajan, Herbert von; Dobroven, Issay; Schuchter, Wilhelm
Ensemble: ; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Verdi: Falstaff, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore / Royal Opera House / Terfel, Cura, et al [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Rigoletto; Il trovatore
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Auty, Peter; Barnard, Thomas; Broadbent, Graeme; Cura, José; Frittoli, Barbara; Frontiali, Roberto; Gavanelli, Paolo; Halfvarson, Eric; Hayes, Quentin; Hoare, Peter; Howell, ...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Rizzi, Carlo; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

this 3 DVD box set presents some of the world's leading artists in outstanding productions, all from the stage of the world famous Royal Opera...continue...
Run Time: 498 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Verd: Falstaff / Giulini, Royal Opera House / Bruson, Wildermann, Egerton [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Boozer, Brenda; Bruson, Renato; Egerton, Francis; Hendricks, Barbara; MacPherson, George; Nucci, Leo; Wildermann, William
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"The Falstaff (it's a pleasure to report) is a delight from start to finish... Bruson is a magnificent Falstaff, whether from the twinkle in his...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Grand Tier - Halévy: La Juive / Guadagno, Tucker, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09

Works: Fromental Halévy: La juive
Performers: Baldwin, Anthony; Bickerstaff, Robert; Bris, Michele Le; Fleet, Edgar; Fyson, Leslie; Gwynne, David; Hayashi, Yasuko; Rucker, Richard; Sabate, Juan
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"A viable masterpiece...with great musical and theatrical force...this performance is one of real commitment; no one holds back in an effort to recreate some of...continue...

Wagner: Gotterdammerung Act II, etc / Beecham, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2006-02-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre; Siegfried
Performers: Habich, Eduard; Janssen, Herbert; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Leider, Frida; Marherr, Elfriede; Melchior, Lauritz; Nezadal, Maria; Schorr, Friedrich; Thorborg, Kerstin; Vocals], Emanuel List [Bass; Weber, ...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Blech, Leo
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Here is an essential release for anyone who loves great Wagnerian singing and the conducting art of Sir Thomas Beecham. By the time of this...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Solti, Domingo, Verrett, Te Kanawa, et al

3 CD / / 2005-11-15

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Allan, Thomas; Cahill, Teresa; Dobson, John; Domingo, Placido; Egerton, Francis; Pashley, Anne; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Van Dam, Jose; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"Verrett is quite interesting. Hers has always been an individual timbre, perhaps not beautiful in the conventional sense, but unique, and possessing an innate animal...continue...

The Best

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; M...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Odorici, Piero; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; P...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Karajan, Herbert von; Maag, Peter; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Mehta, Zubin; Chiaramello, ...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orch...

Luciano Pavarotti recently celebrated his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and has just begun his 40-date worldwide farewell tour that will kick off in...continue...
Few operatic tenors of the 20th century were more honored than Luciano Pavarotti, and none were as popular; his fame went far beyond the usual boundaries of classical music and his music was as widely...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Gheorghiu, Solti/Orch. & Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden [DVD/CD Combo]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2005-06-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Earle, Roderick; Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Leah-Marian; Knight, Gillian; Leggate, Robin; Lopardo, Frank; Nucci, Leo; Van Allan, Richard
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This DVD features the performance that turned Angela Gheorghiu into an overnight international sensation. The occasion also marked Sir Georg Solti's first performances of Verdi's...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini; Auber / Pritchard, Gedda

3 CD / Gala / 2004-06-05

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; Daniel-François Auber: La muette de Portici
Performers: Bisson, Napoleon; Bruyere, Jules; Dobson, John; Gedda, Nicolai; Godfrey, Victor; Massard, Robert; Minton, Yvonne; Vaughan, Elizabeth; Ward, David
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Ehrling, Sixten
Ensemble: ; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Kiri Te Kanawa - Highlights from "Faust", "Otello", etc

2 CD / Bella Voce / 2004-05-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Bisson, Yves; Burrows, Stuart; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossutta, Carlo; Dobson, John; Domingo, Placido; Fernandez, Wilhelmenia; Fyson, Leslie; Howell, Gwynne; Krause, Tom; Soyer, R...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elvin, William; Ghazarian, Sona; Howell, Gwynne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Payne, Patricia; Summers, Jonathan; Wixel...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Bizet: Carmen / Solti, Verrett, Domingo, Van Dam, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-09-03

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Cahill, Teresa; Dobson, John; Domingo, Placido; Egerton, Francis; Lancaster, Robert; Pashley, Anne; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Van Dam, Jose; Verr...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

A "Carmen" cast and conductor like this would be hard to match on any label, at any price, but it's yours in remastered digital sound...continue...

Salvatore Licitra - The Debut

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-07-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Simon Boccanegra; Un ballo in maschera; Macbeth; Il Trovat...
Performers: Licitra, Salvatore
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Moussorgsky: Boris Godounov (Highlights) / Chaliapin, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2002-04-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Baccaloni, Salvatore; Bada, Angelo; Borgioili, Dino; Chaliapin, Feodor; Dua, Octave; Manfrini, Luigi; Noble, Dennis; Vocals], Margherita Carosio [Soprano
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

A Portrait of Pavarotti - Highlights from Pavarotti Edition

3 CD / Decca / 2001-09-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bormida, Ida; Caballé, Montserrat; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Courtney, James; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiau...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Pritch...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orches...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (vocals)....continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Gheorghiu, Solti/Orch. & Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2001-06-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Earle, Roderick; Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Leah-Marian; Knight, Gillian; Leggate, Robin; Lopardo, Frank; Nucci, Leo; Van Allan, Richard
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The long-awaited release on DVD video of the classic 1994 production from the Royal Opera House, featuring Angela Gheorghiu's stunning debut as Violetta....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Essential Verdi - 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Ernani; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass; Otello; Mac...
Performers: Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borodina, Olga; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; ...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Pritchard, John; Santi, Nello; Davis, Colin; Haitink, Bernard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Downes, Edward; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, ...
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Kirov Theater...

2001 is the Verdi Year - Verdi's 100th Anniversary. "Essential Verdi" is packed with 40 selections from the great Verdi operas sung by the greatest...continue...

Recitals - Renata Scotto Vol 2 - Arias & Scenes

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-10-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; La traviata; Requiem Mass
Performers: Glossop, Peter; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Rome Opera Teatro Reale Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Verdi: Il trovatore / Gui, Björling, Cigna, Basiola, et al

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2000-10-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Dua, Octave; Huder, Maria; Mario Basiola, Jr.; Vocals], Gina Cigna [Soprano; Wettergren, Gertrud; Zambelli, Corrado; Zammit, Giuseppe
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-07-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butter...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Richard [Conductor]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Berbié, Jane; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Blanc, Erne...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Armstrong, Richard; Schippers, Thomas; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Santini, Gabriele; Kohn, Eugene; Prêtre, Georges; Levine, James; Chung, Myung-Whun; ...
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National P...

This collection contains both stereo and monaural, and both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Nadine Sautereau, Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Helga Dernesch , Mirella Freni, Edita Gru...continue...

Donizetti: Arias / Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1998-08-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Il Duca d'Alba; Dom Sébastien; Don Pasquale; Maria Stuarda; Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Pavarotti, Luciano; Soyer, Roger
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Downes, Edward; Magiera, Leone
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Opera Orchestra

Bizet: L'Arlésienne, Carmen Suite / Carlo Rizzi, London PO

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-05-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, incidental music for voices & orchestra
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Solti, Gheorghiu, Lopardo, Nucci, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1995-09-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Earle, Roderick; Gheorghiu, Angela; Gibson, Rodney; Griffiths, Neil; Jones, Leah-Marian; Knight, Gillian; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Lopardo, Frank; Nucci, Leo; Secombe, Bryan; van ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"...The sound of the live performance is rich and detailed. There is a libretto with translations. With Gheorghiu's inspired Violetta and a conductor to match,...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo, etc / Giulini, Brouwenstijn, Vickers

3 CD / Myto Records / 1994-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Allman, Robert; Barbieri, Fedora; Begali, Ottorino; Bergonzi, Carlo; Brouwenstijn, Gré; Cassis, Alessandro; Christoff, Boris; Evans, Edgar; Gobbi, Tito; June, Ava; Langdon, Michael; Lazzarini,...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus; Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra

Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice / Bonynge, Sutherland, Gedda, Malas

2 CD / Myto Records / 1991-02-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: L'anima del filosofo, H 28 no 13 "Orfeo ed Euridice"; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; George Frederick Handel: Alcina, HWV 34
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Gilbert, Simon; Graham-Hall, John; King, Malcolm; Lazzari, Agostino; Malas, Spiro; O'Brien, Mary; Rouleau, Joseph; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Serafin, Tullio; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Scottish Opera Chorus

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Sinopoli, Domingo, Studer, Schmidt

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1989-10-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bieber, Clemens; Bonney, Barbara; Domingo, Placido; Pell, William; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Salminen, Matti; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Studer, Cheryl
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Bellini: I Puritani / Bonynge, Sutherland, Pavarotti

3 CD / Decca Import / 1987-11-13

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Caminada, Anita; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cazzaniga, Renato; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Luccardi, Giancarlo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus