Mercadante, Saverio

Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja with music by Rossini, Weber, Bellini et a.

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Gazzetta; Otello; Mosè in Egitto (Naples version); La Donna del lago; Maometto II; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: R...
Performers: Adami, Filippo; Amou, Akie; Bandelow, Karen; Colonna, Monica; Ganassi, Sonia; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni; Mahieux, Ugo; Mironov, Maxim; Podles, Ewa; Pratt, Jessica; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Th...
Conductors: Franklin, Christopher; Fogliani, Antonino; Koch, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; Amberger, Martin; Morandi, Pier G.; Walter, Alfred; Mercurio, Steven; Rota, Marcello; Benini, Maurizio

Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years. The ruthless mogul was at the very heart of the...continue...

Rare Italian Clarinet Chamber Music of the 19th Century / Luigi Magistrelli, clarinet

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Ernesto Cavallini: Quartet no 1 for 4 clarinets; Quartet no 2 for 4 clarinets; Etude no 22 for clarinets; Etude no 14 for clarinets; Su l'Arno andiam (Romanza) for clarinet & piano; Benedetto Carull...
Performers: Magistrelli, Luigi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Adami Clarinet Quartet; Bel Canto Ensemble (Italy)

The clarinet repertoire reached its zenith in the classical period when many composers showed their interest about this young wind instrument with great flexibility and...continue...
Recording information: (Mercadante) in Santo Stefano Ticino (Milano), Italy (2010-07-??_2010-08-??&2011-)....continue...

Saverio Mercadante: Don Quixote at the wedding of Gamaccio / Guagliardo, Colaianni, Catrani, Mirabelli, Mogollon, Mastrototaro

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Don Chisciotte alle nozze di Gamaccio, opera
Performers: di Benedetto, Fausto [Harpsichord]
Conductors: Fogliani, Antonino
Ensemble: San Pietro a Majella Chorus, Naples

A contemporary of Rossini and Donizetti, Saverio Mercadante was one of Italy's most productive 19th century operatic composers. Don Chisciotte alle nozze di Gamaccio was...continue...
Recording information: Kursaal, Bad Wildbad, Germany (2007-07-17_2007-07-18&2007-)....continue...

Mercadante: I Normanni a Parigi [Highlights] / Judith Howarth, Barry Banks

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2011-07-12

Works: Saverio Mercadante: I Normanni a Parigi
Performers: Banks, Barry; Broadbent, Graeme; Hall, Aled; Howarth, Judith; Karnéus, Katarina; Novaro, Riccardo
Conductors: Stratford, Stuart
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

Opera Rara continues to explore the fascinating figure of Saverio Mercadante with this world premiere recording of substantial highlights from I Normanni a Parigi, written...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (05/2009)....continue...

James Galway / Great Flute Concerto Edition

12 CD / RCA Records / 2011-05-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1032; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056...
Performers: Duetschler, Ursula; Galway, James [Flute]; Galway, Jeanne; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Proud, Malcolm; Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Vassalo, Eduardo; Wolters, Rainer
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; Galway, James [Flute]; Prieur, Andre; Scimone, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Zagreb; I Solisti Veneti; London Mozart Players

Donizetti: 5 Overtures; Cimarosa: Il matriomonio segreto - Overture; Il fanatico per gli antichi romani

1 CD / Apex Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Les Les martyrs; Maria di Rohan; Don Pasquale; Linda di Chamounix; Marino Faliero; Saverio Mercadante: Grande Sinfonia, sopra i motivi dello Stabat Mater del celebre Rossini, for o...
Performers: Vocals], Philippe Huttenlocher [Baritone
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Jordan, Armin

Celebrating 40 Years: Then and Now

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2010-07-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide; Ermione; Gaetano Donizetti: Ugo conte di Parigi; Parisina; Saverio Mercadante: Orazi e Curiazi; Virginia; Giovanni Pacini: Maria regina d'Inghilterra; Alessand...
Performers: Bezdüz, Bülent; Browne, Sandra; Einarsdottir, Thora [Vocals]; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Giannattasio, Carmen; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Larmore, Jennifer; Lee, Colin; Massis, Annick; Mi...
Conductors: Parry, David; Francis, Alun; Judd, James; Benini, Maurizio

This disc, featuring some of Opera Rara's finest singers, is dedicated to Sir Peter Moores and the Peter Moores Foundation in recognition of their invaluable...continue...

Saverio Mercadante: Pelagio

2 CD / Dynamic / 2010-03-30

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Pelagio, opera in 4 acts
Performers: Coletta, Giovanni; Diaz, Cristian Camilo Navarro; Finucci, Costantino; Formaggia, Danilo; Mebonia, Vladimer; Natale, Paola Francesca; Polito, Clara; Rivas, Mariano; Sarinelli, Vincenzo Maria

Recording information: Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca, Italy (08/2008)....continue...

Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bergonzi, Vitale, Panerai, Petri

2 CD / Gala / 2009-09-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea; Saverio Mercadante: Il Giuramento; Gaspare Spontini: La Vestale
Performers: Berdini, Amedeo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bertocci, Aldo; Canali, Anna Maria; Demetz, Vincenzo Maria [Vocals]; Dominguez, Oralia; Ferrein, Giuliano; Guagni, Enzo; Panerai, Rolando; Petri, Mario; Pirazzini, M...
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino; Simonetto, Alfredo; Previtali, Fernando

Recording information: Teatro dell'Arte, Milan, Italy (02/12/1954)....continue...

Flute Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bourdin, Roger [Flute]; Challan, Annie; Dohn, Robert; Ellis, Osian; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grant, Michael; Griminelli, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Malcolm, George; Munchinger, Karl; Britten, Benjamin; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Grumiaux Trio; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

From one of the most popular and successful classical music series, this release features famous flute repertoire - Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi Concertos and the...continue...

Mercadante: Virginia / Benini, Patterson, Antonucci, Clarke, Castronovo, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2009-03-10

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Virginia, opera
Performers: Antonucci, Stefano; Castronovo, Charles; Clarke, Paul Charles; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Le Brocq, Mark; Manley, Katherine; Patterson, Susan
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Many 19th century Italian operatic composers had problems with censors. Verdi's disputes over Rigoletto notorious, but many other works by Rossini and Donizetti were rewritten...continue...

Plaisir d'amour

1 CD / Dynamic / 2008-10-28

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Alessandro Scarlatti: Work(s); Il Tigrane; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Vincenzo Bellini: La r...
Performers: Muus, Niels; Nakajima, Akiko

Gramophone Magazine
Akiko Nakajima has a light voice... with an able technique and imaginative expressiveness.
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Ponchielli: Cielo e mar, etc; Verdi, Boito, etc / Villazón, Callegari, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-22

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Il figliuol prodigo; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Saverio Mercadante: Il giuramento; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giuseppe Pietri: Maristella; Carlos Gome...
Performers: Alfano, Gianluca; Villazón, Rolando
Conductors: Callegari, Daniele
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"It's a pleasure to hear a recital devoted to rarities sung with such passion and conviction; it's clear Villazon is thrilled to have discovered these...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 11 - La Serenata / Ford, Montague, Harper

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2008-01-08

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Le Soir; Ange et Mortel ("La nuit a parsemé son manteau d'étincelles"), duet for 2 voices; La serenata ("Tu d'amarmi un dì giurasti"), romanza for voice; Giovanni Paci...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Beer, Susanne; Bundgaard, Sine; Cullagh, Majella; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Kelly, Paul Austin; Montague, Diana; Sampson, Richard; Stone, Mark [Baritone Vocals]; Stone, ...

'La Serenata' is the eleventh volume of Opera Rara's acclaimed 'Il Salotto' series, exploring the more intimate world of the salon ("salotto," in Italian) and...continue...

Pavarotti - The Studio Albums

12 CD / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I due Foscari; Un ballo in maschera; Macbeth; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Il Duca d'Alba; La Favorita; Dom Sébas...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baillie, Peter; Bartoli, Alberto; Beck, Jeff; Bonaviri, Daniele; Brown, Kameron; Bunger, Reid; Centonze, Michele; Cortesi, Manuela "Manu"; Fabbri, Giorgio "Cartolo"; Flossman, Gilels; ...
Conductors: Downes, Edward; Rescigno, Nicola; Magiera, Leone; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Mehta, Zubin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Chailly, ...

'The Studio Albums' comprise the twelve original studio albums Luciano Pavarotti recorded during the course of his unparalleled career spanning four decades from the earliest...continue...

O Holy Night

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Alessandro Stradella: Pietà, Signore (Agnus Dei), aria di chiesa (spurious, by Niedermeyer o...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert

Live Recordings 1967-1999

3 CD / Orfeo / 2007-05-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Benackova, Gabriela; Burke, Richard; Carroli, Silvano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Diepold, Alexander; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Frittoli, Barbara; Gall, Axelle; Go...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Klobucar, Berislav; Luisi, Fabio; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Oren, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Slatkin, Leonard; Santi, Nello; Albrecht, Gerd; Viotti, Marcello; Badea...

Mercadante: Maria Stuarda (highlights) / Allemandi, Howarth

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2007-05-08

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Maria Stuarda, regina di Scozia, opera in 2 acts
Performers: Clark, James; Custer, Manuela; Howarth, Judith; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Larmore, Jennifer; Lee, Colin; Putnins, Pauls
Conductors: Allemandi, Antonello
Ensemble: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

"'Maria Stuarda' was written and produced in 1821 and though it disappeared from the repertory within four years, the contention is that, whatever the cause,...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 9 - Ora Divina - The Sublime Hour

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2007-01-09

Works: Angelo Mariani: Ad un fiume, romanza for voice & piano; La partenza, for voice & piano; Lord Burghersh: Sì fiero dolore, canone for 4 voices & piano; Fabio Campana: Clair de lune, mélodie f...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Beer, Susanne; Bundgaard, Sine; Cullagh, Majella; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Kelly, Paul Austin; Montague, Diana; Stone, Mark [Baritone Vocals]; Stone, Mark [Baritone Voc...

Ora divina is the ninth volume of Opera Rara's acclaimed Il Salotto series. The songs featured on this disc explore the serious side of love....continue...

Mercadante: Il Giuramento

2 CD / Orfeo / 2006-09-05

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Il giuramento
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Domingo, Placido; Fiotta, Michele; Herman, Sylvia; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Zampieri, Mara
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd

Paventa Insano - Pacini, Mercadante / Parry, Cullagh, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-05-09

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Il Corsaro, opera; Stella di Napoli, opera; Il contestabile di Chester, opera; Cesare in Egitto, opera; Allan Cameron, opera; Saverio Mercadante: Elena da Feltre, opera; I Normanni a...
Performers: Cullagh, Majella; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Massis, Annick; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Polverelli, Laura; Tarver, Kenneth; Waddington, Henry; Wood, Roland
Conductors: Parry, David

Mercadante and Pacini were, in the first place, very close contemporaries, born only five months apart. Both composers, though they may have begun as imitators...continue...

Vocal Teamwork - Rare Operatic Ensembles

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Guglielmo Tell; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Dinorah (Le pardon de Ploërmel), comic opera in 3 acts; L' Esule di Granata, opera (heroic melodrama...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Barcellona, Daniela; Bayley, Clive; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Claycomb, Laura; Collins, Kenneth; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manu...
Conductors: Parry, David; Judd, James; Carella, Giuliano; Matheson, John

We have here many different kinds of ensemble, starting with the elaborate formality of the duet from Rossinis Bianca e Falliero and concluding with the...continue...

O Holy Night [Special Edition] / Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Louis Niedermeyer: Pietà, Signore! for voice & piano (or orchestra); César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Gamba, Piero; Kertész, István; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone

Luciano Pavarottis classic album O Holy Night is one of the truly great Christmas albums of all-time, ranking alongside Bing Crosbys White Christmas and Nat...continue...

Bravura Diva / Jennifer Larmore

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2005-08-09

Works: Michael Costa: Eloisa, scena for voice & orchestra; Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Saverio Mercadante: Andronico, opera; Luigi Arditi: Il desìo, bravura ...
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Larmore, Jennifer
Conductors: Allemandi, Antonello; Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano
Ensemble: ; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"It's about time Jennifer Larmore got a razzle-dazzle solo aria album from Opera Rara. After all, she's lent her bel canto expertise to their recordings...continue...

Il Corno Italiano

1 CD / Zuk Records (Germany) / 2005-05-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Horn Concerto, for 2 horns, strings & continuo in F major, RV 539; Double Horn Concerto, for 2 horns, strings & continuo in F major, RV 538; Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for h...
Performers: Muzyk, Jacek; Zuk, Zbigniew
Conductors: Stanienda, Jan

La Pastorella / Akiko Nakajima

3 CD / Preiser / 2005-04-01

Works: Alessandro Parisotti: Se tu m'ami; Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Saverio Mercadante: Tirolese vocalizzata; Gioachi...
Performers: Muus, Niels; Nakajima, Akiko; Schmidl, Peter

Rossini's Rivals - Pacini, Mercadante, et al / Amlen, et al

1 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2005-02-01

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Ah, mio prence!, for voice & piano; Furio Camilla, opera; Saverio Mercadante: Il Desiato ritorno; L' Abbandonata; Federico Ricci: Il marito e l'amante; Nicola Vaccai: Pietro il grand...
Performers: Amlen, Elinor; Bosworth, Jill; Miller, Mayne

Elinor Amlen has appeared in recital, opera and as a chamber soloist in most of the major New York area concert halls. Included is a...continue...

Mercadante: Clarinet Concertos, etc / Klöcker, Prague CO

1 CD / Orfeo / 2004-11-04

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra in B flat major, Op 101; Concerto for Clarinet in E flat major, Op. 76; Concertino for clarinet & orchestra in C minor, ohne Op.; Sinfonia concer...
Performers: Klocker, Dieter; Kunt, Vaclav; Porgo, Giuseppe; Schroeder, Jan

Mercadante: Flute Concertos

2 CD / Dynamic / 2004-09-28

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for flute & orchestra in E major; Concerto for Flute in E minor, Op. 57; Concerto for Flute in G major; Concerto for Flute in F major; Concerto for Flute in D major; Them...
Performers: Angelo Teora; Carbotta, Mario; Marco Piazzai
Conductors: Parisi, Vittorio
Ensemble: I Solisti Aquilani

30th Anniversary of Martina Franca Festival

3 CD / Dynamic / 2004-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Farnace, RV 711; Giovanni Paisiello: Il duello comico, comic opera; Proserpine, opera; Domenico Cimarosa: Le Astuzie Femminili, opera; Gioa...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Allegretta, Sara; Antonucci, Stefano; Bonfatti, Gregory; Bumbry, Grace; Ciofi, Patrizia; Colaianni, Domenico; Coni, Paolo; Cuberli, Lella; Cura, Jose; Custer, Ma...
Conductors: Panni, Marcello; Carraro, Massimiliano; Carella, Giuliano; Bernart, Massimo de; Zedda, Alberto; Arrivabeni, Paolo; Aprea, Bruno; Halász, Michael; Bosman, Arnold; Luisi, Fabio; Guidarini, Marco; ...

Luciano Pavarotti / Pavarotti In Central Park [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I vespri siciliani; La traviata; Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for Flute in E minor, Op. 57; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Romualdo Marenco: L'Arlesiana; Billy ...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Harlem Boys Choir

On June 26, 1993, half a million people gathered in New York's Central Park to hear one of the greatest tenors of the twentieth century....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mercadante: Emma d'Antiochia / Parry, Miricioiu, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2004-08-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Emma d' Antiochia, opera
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Lee, Colin; Lipinski, Rebecca von; Miricioiu, Nelly; Nocentini, Maria Costanza; Servile, Roberto
Conductors: Parry, David

'Emma d'Antiochia' is a great vehicle for a prima donna who understands Romantic Italian Opera and on this recording, Nelly Miricioiu rises to the challenge...continue...

Mercadante Rediscovered / Parry, Miricioiu, Ford, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-11-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Fantasia concertante for flutes & orchestra on themes from "Orazi e Curiazi"; Emma d' Antiochia, opera; Les Soirées Italiennes, opera; Virginia, opera; Zaira; Gabriella di ...
Performers: Cullagh, Majella; Daniels, Claire; Daymond, Karl; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Haddock, Marcus; Harper, David; Kenny, Yvonne; Lee, Colin; Matteuzzi, William; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Miles, Alastair [B...
Conductors: Parry, David

"[These] performances are first-rate, and this makes for an excellent introduction to the music of Mercadante." - Parsons, ARG...continue...

Mercadante: Flute Concertos / Marzio Conti, V. Antonellini

1 CD / Arts / 2003-11-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for Flute in E minor, Op. 57; Concerto for flute & orchestra in E major; Concerto for Flute in D major
Performers: Conti, Marzio
Conductors: Antonellini, Vittorio
Ensemble: Abruzzese Symphony Orchestra

"The performances are quite good, and Marzio Conti is clearly a talented player. Vittorio Antonellini seems to be an effective conductor." - Bauman, ARG...continue...

Sogno talor... Special Collection Celebrating 25 Years

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Emilia di Liverpool; Roberto Devereux; Maria Padilla; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Parisina d'Este; Giovanni Pacini: Carlo di Borgog...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Benelli, Ugo; Brecknock, John; Bros, Jose; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caley, Ian; Christie, Nan; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Dugdale, Sandra; Fa...
Conductors: Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano; Benini, Maurizio; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The double CD set is in the form of a two-act Grand Opera Gala, with an overture, choruses, arias, ensembles and extravagant finales. A total...continue...

Saverio Mercadante: Concertos for Clarinet; Concertoni for Winds & Orchestra

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2003-06-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra in B flat major, Op 101; Sinfonia concertante no 1 in F major for flute, 2 clarinets, horn & strings; Sinfonia concertante no 2 in F major for fl...
Performers: Alfredo Pedretti; Cecconi, Elena; Magistrelli, Laura; Magistrelli, Luigi
Conductors: Gelmini, Pierangelo

Mercadante: Zaira / Parry, Miles, Cullagh, Ford, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-05-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Zaira
Performers: Cullagh, Majella; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Lee, Colin; Magee, Garry; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Wild, Claire
Conductors: Parry, David

"There is a boldness and confidence to Mercadante's music that is reminiscent of early Verdi. Rhythmic vitality is much in evidence, coupled with melodic elan....continue...

Tyrants and Lovers / Parry, Miricioiu, Larmore, Ford, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2002-08-01

Works: Simon Mayr: L' amor coniugale, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata; Pia de' Tolomei, opera; Buondelmonte, opera (2nd vers., Maria Stuarda); Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Torquato Tasso, opera; Gio...
Performers: Blake, Rockwell; Cicogna, Adriana; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Fulgoni, Sarah; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Glanville, Mark; Hargraves, Matthew; Harrh...
Conductors: Parry, David

"Mostly this is a compilation of extracts from Opera Rara's catalogue of early 19th century exotica, but three new items are all worth seeking out....continue...

Clarinet Concertos / Angerer, Friedli

1 CD / Claves / 2002-02-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major, Op. 101; Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto for Clarinet no 6 in D major, MWV 6 no 37; Ignaz Pleyel: Concerto for Clarinet/Flute/Cello in C ma...
Performers: Friedli, Thomas
Conductors: Angerer, Paul
Ensemble: Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra

Duets to Die For - Larmore, Fleming, Miricioiu, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2002-02-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Zoraida di Granata; Anna Bolena; Simon Mayr: Ginevra di Scozia, opera; Medea in Corinto, opera; Vincenzo Lavigna: Hoango; Gioachino Rossini: Otello; Ricciar...
Performers: Blake, Rockwell; Cullagh, Majella; Eaglen, Jane; Fleming, Renee; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gimenez, Raul [Tenor Vocals]; Haddock, Marcus; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jones, ...
Conductors: Parry, David

Bel Canto Portrait / Nelly Miricioiu

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2001-08-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Emma d' Antiochia, opera; Michael Costa: L' assedio di Corinto, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Belisario, opera; Parisina d'Este
Performers: Coote, Alice; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Holland, Ashley; Janes, Fiona; Miricioiu, Nelly; Natoli, Dominic; Plazas, Mary; Wood, Roland
Conductors: Parry, David

"Opera Rara has long been in a class of its own in promoting neglected bel canto repertoire... it here presents a clutch of operatic scenes-...continue...

Katia Ricciarelli & José Carreras in Concert

1 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Luigi Cherubini: Faniska; Gioachino Rossini: La pietra del paragone; Vincenzo Bellini: La Straniera, opera; Saverio Mercadante: Il giuramento; Gaetan...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Katz, Martin; Ricciarelli, Katia

The Art of Montserrat Caballé Vol 2 - Handel, Mozart, et al

2 CD / Bella Voce / 2001-03-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joshua; Ezio, HWV 29; Atalanta; Gaetano Donizetti: Maria di Rudenz; Fausta, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65; Carl Mar...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Caballe, Montserrat

Mercadante: Messa concertata, etc / Presutti, et al

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2001-03-02

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Salve Maria; Messa concertata; Tantum ergo I; Tantum ergo II
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Fasolino, Maria Luisa; Mondelli, Massimo; Petroni, Luigi; Zennaro, Iorio
Conductors: Presutti, Rosario Gian
Ensemble: Grande Accademia Strumentale; Grande Accademia Vocal

Carnevale Di Venezia / Eduard Brunner

1 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: Alamiro Giampieri: The Carnival of Venice; Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Clarinet and Strings in C minor; Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino for Clarinet in B flat major; Gioachino Rossini: Introduction...
Performers: Brunner, Eduard
Conductors: Stadlmair, Hans
Ensemble: Munich Chamber Orchestra

Beautiful Image - Mosca, Rossini, et al / Diana Montague

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-05-10

Works: Giuseppe Mosca: Le bestie in uomini, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Ah, per pietà, t'arresta!, duet for 2 sopranos & orchestra (insertion number for G. Nicolini's Quint; L' inganno felice, opera; Gia...
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; Lewis, Keith; Montague, Diana
Conductors: Parry, David

"Rarities there certainly are here...all featuring Diana Montague prominently. But the gem is a newly released item...[by] Julius Benedict. With its early-Romantic sensibility it makes...continue...

The Opera Rara Collection Vol 2

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-05-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide; Mosè in Egitto; Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata; L'Assedio di Calais; Gianni da Calais, opera; Alfredo il Grande, opera; Maria di Rudenz; ...
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Banks, Barry; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Fleming, Renee; Focile, Nuccia; Ford, Bruce [Te...
Conductors: Parry, David

The success of the first Opera Rara Collection created the demand for this second disc of highlights from their catalog of 19th century rarities. Once...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 2 - La Potenza d'Amore / Miricioiu, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1999-12-10

Works: Ferdinando Paër: La Gloria Al Massimo Degli Eroi, cantata; Giovanni Pacini: Triste Istoria, songs (4) for baritone (voice) & piano; La rampogna, romanza for voice & piano; Gioachino Rossini: Egl...
Performers: Black, Nigel; Cullagh, Majella; Drake, Susan; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Magee, Garry; Matteuzzi, William; Miricioiu, Nelly; Shkosa, Enkelejda; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]

This is the second volume in Opera Rara's five-part series devoted to the neglected genre of salon music by 19th century composers. This volume presents...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 1 - Mercadente: Les Soirées Italiennes

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1999-07-10

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Les Soirées Italiennes, opera; Un pensiero sopra Sorrento for voice & piano; La preghiera for voice & piano; Tornan le fronde al bosco for voice & piano; A mia figlia for voi...
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; Magee, Garry; Matteuzzi, William; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Miricioiu, Nelly

This is the first volume in a series of five discs devoted to salon music of the 19th century. Most composers wrote songs to be...continue...

Opera Rara Collection - 20 Selected Highlights

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-09-10

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Orazi e Curiazi; Virginia, opera; Il Salotto; Gaetano Donizetti: Gabriella di Vergy, opera; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Ugo conte di Parigi, opera; L'Assedio di Calais; Emilia di Live...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Arthur, Maurice; Browne, Sandra; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cook, Deborah; Davies, Joan; Eaglen, Jane; Fleming, Renee; Focile, Nuccia; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Gray, Lissa; Hargraves, Ma...
Conductors: Parry, David; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Listening to the nearly 80 minutes of this disc was, for me, analogous to what I felt as a child entering a candy shop: Every...continue...