Luna, Pablo

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

Songs I Love - Donizetti, Rossini, et al / Drivala, Walker

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Ah, rammenta, o bella Irene; Gioachino Rossini: Anzoleta dopo la regata ("Ciapa un baso"), for voice & piano (La regata veneziana) (Péchés de vieill; Vincenzo Bellini: E ...
Performers: Drivala, Jenny; Walker, Nina

Habanera / Elina Garanca

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-25

Works: Francisco Asenjo Barbieri: El barberillo de Lavapiés; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: Zigeunerliebe; Michael William Balfe: The Bohemian Girl; Xavier Montsalvatge: Cinco cancione...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barletta, Alberto; Baroni, Enrico Maria; Bridelli, Giuseppina; Brown, Geri; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Garanca, Elina; Maghenzani, Cesare; Maori, Massimo; Milani, Alessandro [Viol...
Conductors: Chichon, Karel Mark

Elina Garanca's supple, seductive mezzo is aflame with the neon hues and rhythmic dash of Romany in excerpts from beguiling Gypsy roles in opera and...continue...
Personnel: Elina Garanca (mezzo soprano).

Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (03/2010)....continue...

A Portrait Of Conchita Supervia, Vol. 1

4 CD / Gala Import / 2010-07-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La cenerentola; Il barbieri di Siviglia; L'italiana in Algeri; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Adieu de l'hôtesse arabe; Juan Man&ea...
Performers: Appoloni, Anita; Baracchi, Aristide; Bettoni, Vincenzo; Ederle, Nino; Ferraris, Ines; Gil, Maria; Mannarini, Ida; Manurita, Giovanni; Marques, Antonio; Marshall, Frank; Redondo, Marcus; Scattola, Car...
Conductors: Albergoni, Angelo; Acevedo, Emilio; Martinez, Modesto; Gennai, Leopoldo Emanuele; Capdevila, Antonio; Cloez, Gustave

Zarzuela and Spanish Orchestral Music - Chapí, Albéniz, Turina, Granados, etc / Argenta, et al

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2009-04-28

Works: Ruperto Chapí y Lorenta: La Revoltosa, zarzuela; Reveriano Soutullo Otero / Juan Vert Carbonell: La leyenda del Beso, zarzuela; Federico Chueca / Joaquín Valverde: La Gran Via, zarzuela; Pa...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

Spanish Love Songs / Lieberson, Kaiser, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-10-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: Colección de tonadillas; Descúbrase el pensamiento de mi secreto cuidado, song for soprano & piano (Canciones amatorias, no; Joan Lamote de Grignon: Larirà-Abril...
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Blier, Steven; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Kaiser, Joseph

This memorable recording, performed at the Caramoor Festival, features the great mezzo Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, partnered by the young tenor, Joseph Kaiser, the Tamino in...continue...

Gitano: Zarzuela Arias

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-02-06

Works: Pablo Sorozábal: La taberna del puerto; La Del Manojo de Rosas, zarzuela; Amadeo Vives: Doña Francisquita, zarzuela in 3 acts; José Serrano: La Alegria del batallon, zarzuela; La...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Domingo, Placido

"The greatest compliment I can pay to Villazon is that, as his trumpet tones rang out in the first of these arias (and I had...continue...
This album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Vocal Performance."...continue...

On Wings of Songs & Zarzuela Arias / Victoria de los Angeles

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Edvard Grieg: Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy So...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

"Victoria de los Angeles's recital of zarzuela arias is a most rewarding disc. A carefully selected programme, finely sung and played, offers the most persuasive...continue...

Zarzuela: Spanish Operetta

3 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2006-06-06

Works: Amadeo Vives: Doña Francisquita, zarzuela in 3 acts; Reveriano Soutullo Otero / Juan Vert Carbonell: El ultimo romantico, zarzuela; La leyenda del Beso, zarzuela; José Serrano: Alma de Dios...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Ros Marbà, Antoni; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique

Soprano Songs and Arias / Ana María Martínez

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Franz Lehár: The Merry W...
Performers: Martinez, Ana Maria
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven

The dramatic range and unusually broad repertoire of Ana Mara Martnez sets her apart as one of todays most sophisticated and versatile lyric sopranos, a...continue...

Great Voices of the Past - Light Opera Gems

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-07-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Linda di Chamounix; La figlia del reggimento; Don Pasquale; Franz Lehár: Eva (Das Fabriksmädel), ope...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Barone, Clement; Bechi, Gino; Belhomme, Hippolyte; Bjorling, Jussi; Cerne, Charles; Debicka, Hedwig von; Fleta, Miguel; Forest, Frank; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Hesch, Wilhelm; Lapitino, F...
Conductors: Lehár, Franz; Pitt, Percy; Sabajno, Carlo

Operetta is rare on CD these days, so a collection of highlights from the most famous repertoire, sung by the great voices of the Golden...continue...
Includes modern travel, an opera parody on donizetti, gouno by various composers....continue...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; ...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Spanish Classics - Preludes and Choruses from Zarzuelas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Ruperto Chapí y Lorenta: El Tambor de Granaderos, zarzuela; El rey que rabió, zarzuela; Francisco Asenjo Barbieri: El Barberillo de lavapiés, zarzuela; Jerónimo Giménez: El B...
Performers: Asensi, César; Prieto, María Jesús; Suarez, Maria José
Conductors: Roa, Miguel
Ensemble: Madrid Community Chorus; Madrid Community Orchestra

The zarzuela is a distinctive and historic form of Spanish light opera... [and] it still endures through the music of composers who lived well into...continue...

Hijo De La Luna

1 CD / RCA Import / 1994-10-10

Works: Freddie Mercury: Barcelona; José María Cano: Hijo de la Luna; Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Phantom of the Opera; Pablo Luna: El Niño Judio, zarzuela; José Serrano: La canción del...
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Mercury, Freddie