Verdi, Giuseppe

Great Love Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Recording information: RCA Studios, Rome, Italy (01/21/1972-01/22/1972); RCA Studios, Rome, Italy (02/03/1972)....continue...

The Opera Singer / René Kollo, tenor (rec. 1981 - 1986) [2 CDs]

2 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangelimann; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; ...
Performers: Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Marton, Eva; Orth, Norbert; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Wallat, Hans; Ebert, Wolfgang; Janowski, Marek; Geese, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Collado, Jose

Opera singer René Kollo does not restrict himself to only tenor roles in Richard Wagner's opera repertoire. An extensive catalogue of LPs and CDs, including...continue...
Recording information: 1981-1986....continue...

Great Opera Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; I Vespri Siciliani; Don Carlo; Otello; Georges Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton

Recording information: Great Britain (06/08/1970-06/11/1970)....continue...

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Lu...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Placido Domingo Sings Caruso

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; La bohème, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore; Jules Massenet: Manon; Le Cid; Francesco Cilèa: L' arlesiana; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giaco...
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Santi, Nello

Recording information: London, England (07/26/1971-07/30/1971); London, England (08/05/1971); London, England (08/09/1971)....continue...

The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

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

3 CD / Widescreen Import / 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

Susan Chilcott In Brussels

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54; Peter Grimes; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Philippe Boesmans: Wintermärchen (Winter's Tale), ope...

30 Years at La Monnaie

2 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Richard Strauss: Salome; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Simon Boccanegra; Falstaff; W...
Performers: Bastin, Jules; Cupido, Alberto; Dufrasne, Arnaud [Vocals]; Gustafson, Nancy [Soprano Vocals]; Kozlowska, Joanna; Krause, Carlos [Vocals]; Lascarro, Juanita; Malfitano, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; McI...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Pritchard, John; Pappano, Antonio; Schoenwandt, Michael; Fischer, Iván; Benjamin, George

Legendary baritone José van Dam celebrates a triple anniversary: his 70th birthday, 50 years onstage, and 30 years at La Monnaie, Brussels' opera house. This...continue...
Recording information: La Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Erwin Schrott: Arias

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-06-26

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts; Giuseppe Verdi: I Lombardi; Attila; Arrigo Boito: Mefist...
Performers: Coliban, Sorin; Grun, Maria [Cello]; Schrott, Erwin; Shaham, Rinat
Conductors: Rustioni, Daniele

Recording information: ORF, Vienna, Austria (03/11/2012-04/25/2012)....continue...

Opera Choirs - choruses by Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni

1 CD / Acanta / 2012-06-26

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; I Lombardi; Macbeth; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacc...
Conductors: Arena, Maurizio
Ensemble: ; Choir of the Maggio Musicale, Florence; Girls choir of the Music School Fiesole

In opera the chorus provides a change from the solo voices in the on-stage production and form an integral part of the theatrical whole. Usually...continue...

New Year's Concert 2012 Teatro La Fenice - Tchaikovsky: Sym.5; and works by Verdi, Bellini, Rota, Mozart, Masagni, Donizetti, Ponchielli, Puccini / Esposito,Fraccaro, Pratt [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Giuseppe Verdi: Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao); Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Vincenzo Bellini: La s...
Performers: Esposito, Alex; Fraccaro, Walter; Pratt, Jessica

As is now customary, the first part of the Live 2012 New Year's Concert from Teatro La Fenice is exclusively orchestral, with Symphony No.5 by...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1
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New Year's Concert 2012 Teatro La Fenice - Tchaikovsky: Sym.5; and works by Verdi, Bellini, Rota, Mozart, Masagni, Donizetti, Ponchielli, Puccini / Esposito,Fraccaro, Pratt [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Giuseppe Verdi: Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao); Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Vincenzo Bellini: La s...
Performers: Esposito, Alex; Fraccaro, Walter; Pratt, Jessica
Conductors: Matheuz, Diego
Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice; Teatro La Fenice Orchestra

As is now customary, the first part of the Live 2012 New Year's Concert from Teatro La Fenice is exclusively orchestral, with Symphony No.5 by...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1
Country of Origin: Germany
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Arena di Verona Festival - Verdi: Aida; Bizet: Carmen; Puccini: Tosca [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Aceto, Raymond; Alvarez, Marcelo; Berti, Marco; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; Dashuk, Maya; Domashenko, Marina; Ghiuselev, Nicola; Johannsson, Kristijan; Pons, Juan; Raimondi, Ruggero; Zajick, D...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Oren, Daniel
Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona

Arthaus Musik presents three legendary outstanding operas from the Arena di Verona Festival featuring world renowned conductors as Nello Santi and Daniel Oren. Star singers...continue...
Run Time: 415 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: IT, EN, DE, FR, ES, CN
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In the Footsteps of Verdi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Works

From humble beginning , Giusepe Verdi rose to become Italy's greatest composer. His music transformed opera and his revolutionary politics helped bring about the unified...continue...
Run Time: 52 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Johanne...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

The Olympic Experience

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Henry ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Martini, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Santi, Nello; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Mehta, Zubin; Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Leppard, Raymond; Harnoncourt,...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Banalités - Songs by Poulenc, Ravel, Haydn, Wolf, Lord Berners, Copland, Rossini et al. / Thomas Blondelle, tenor; Danild Blumenthal, piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-06-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Banalités; Maurice Ravel: Sur l'herbe; Erik Satie: Mélodies (3) of 1916, for voice & piano; Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 11 "Miscellan&eacu...
Performers: Blondelle, Thomas; Blumenthal, Daniel

Thomas Blondelle, who finished second in the prestigious Concours Reine Elisabeth 2011, was chosen by the competition's partner BNP Paribas Fortis to record a song...continue...
Recording information: Flagey, Studio 4, Brussels (08/25/2011-08/28/2011)....continue...

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Gasdia, Antinori, Alaimo, Okayama, Gavazzeni cond. Live 1981 [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Hardy Classic / 2012-06-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Alaimo, Simone; Antinori, Nazzareno; Desideri, Carlo; Fichera, Annamaria; Gasdia, Cecilia; Okayama, Hiroyuki

Essential Overtures - Over 2 hours of thrilling overtures (overture highlights only)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederi...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo; Rodzinski, Artur; Kempe, Rudolf; Tausky, Vilem; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert ...

Welsh Male Voice Choir Tradition - Welsh and English Songs / Morriston Orpheus

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Welsh Traditional: Land of My Fathers, song; Cadair Idris; Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech; Cyfri'r geifr (Counting the Goats), folk song; C.F. Chudleigh-Cha...
Conductors: Sims, Ivor E.

Verdi: Messa da Requiem

1 CD / Myto Records / 2012-06-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Cossotto, Fiorenza; Ottolini, Luigi; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria

Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (08/21/1960)....continue...

Edita Gruberova, soprano: The Teldec Recordings - Mozart, Haydn, Donizetti, Verdi, R. Strauss [4 CD]

4 CD / Teldec / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena, K 416; Voi avete un cor fedele, K 217; No, che non sei capace, K 419; Ma che vi fece...Sperai vicino il lido, K 368; Misera! dov...
Performers: Agache, Alexandru; Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Holl, Robert; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Tachezi, Herbert
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Bonynge, Richard; Rizzi, Carlo

Edita Gruberová (born December 23, 1946) is one of the most acclaimed coloraturas of recent decades. She is noted for her great tonal clarity, agility,...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Maria Callas, Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese - Santini (mono 1953)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: RAI Symphony Orchestra Torino

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
Warner is re-releasing all the Cetra 1950s Verdi operas. Of the three sets I'm reviewing, the Rigoletto is the...continue...
Recording information: Torino (09/1953)....continue...

Verdi: Requiem / Vishnevskaya, Isakova, Ivanovska, Petrov - Igor Markevitch (Live, Moscow 1960)

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; La gazza ladra; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola
Performers: Isakova, Nina; Ivanovsky, Vladimir; Petrov, Ivan; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor

The great Russian conductor Igor Markevitch (1912 - 1983) was born in Kiev and spent his formative years in Switzerland. At the height of his...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Santi, Chiara, Johansson, Zajick, Pons [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Chiara, Maria; Ghiuselev, Nicola; Johannsson, Kristijan; Pons, Juan; Striuli, Carlo; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Santi, Nello
Ensemble: Verona Teatro Arena Chorus; Verona Teatro Arena Orchestra

Recorded at the world-famous Arena di Verona, this opulent production of Verdi's popular opera Aida was brought to life in a classic staging by Gianfranco...continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spani...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Curtis Verna, Corelli, Guelfi, Neri, Pirazzini - Angelo Questa (mono, 1956)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Conductors: Questa, Angelo
Ensemble: RAI Symphony Orchestra Torino

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
Warner is re-releasing all the Cetra 1950s Verdi operas. Of the three sets I'm reviewing, the Rigoletto is the...continue...
Recording information: Torino (12/18/1956)....continue...

Great Voices of the Century / Prey, Damrau, Domingo, Bartoli, Schock, Kraus, Wunderlich

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Missa in C, KV 257, "Credo-Messe"; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Don Giovanni; Vincenzo Bellini: I Pur...
Performers: Aliberti, Lucia [Soprano Vocal]; Arnaltes, Edelmiro; Bartoli, Cecilia; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Damrau, Diana; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hollweg, Werne...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Paternostro, Roberto; Wöss, Kurt; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gardelli, Lamberto; Raichev, Rouslan; Simonov, Georgi; Kraus, Richard; Marinov, Ivan; Froschauer, Helmuth; Knubben, Klaus; Sussk...

Great Voices of the Century is a wonderful collection featuring the greatest voices of the century as well as the greatest works by Mozart, Donizetti,...continue...

Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano / Caterina Mancini, Amedeo Berdini, Rolando Panerai - Previtali (mono, 1951)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano
Conductors: Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome

Warner Classics is proud to present the first of 18 Verdi opera recordings from the legendary Cetra (Fonit-Cetra) archive of historic mono recordings made in...continue...
Recording information: Roma (03/01/1951)....continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Taddei, Pagliughi, Tagliavini, Neri - Questa (mono, 1954)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Conductors: Questa, Angelo
Ensemble: RAI Symphony Orchestra Torino

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
Warner is re-releasing all the Cetra 1950s Verdi operas. Of the three sets I'm reviewing, the Rigoletto is the...continue...
Recording information: Torino (02/22/1954-02/24/1954)....continue...

50 Best Overtures [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Il Signor Bruschino; Tancredi; Overture to L'italiana in Algeri; Overture to Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro;...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rodzinski, Artur; Lanchbery, John; Kempe, Rudolf; Serafi...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Opera 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; La traviata; Nabucco; V...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Braun, Victor; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Mehta, Zubin; Luisi, Fabio; Pappano, Antonio; Antonini, Giovanni; Armiliato, Marco; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Wellber, Omer Meir; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; C...

This magnificent collection features the greatest starts of opera including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Cecilia Bartolia, Andrea Bocelli and many...continue...

Verdi: Macbeth / Callas, Mascherini, Penno, Tajo, de Sabata

2 CD / Myto Records Import / 2012-05-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Conductors: De Sabata, Victor

Recording information: Teatro alla Scala, Milano (07/12/1952)....continue...

Overtures - Dvorak, Offenbach, Verdi, Auber, Berlioz et al. / U.S. Air Force Band

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Jacques Offenbach: La Fille du Tambour-Major; Giuseppe Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Fra Diavolo; Hector Berlioz: B&eac...
Conductors: Graham, Lowell
Ensemble: ; U.S. Air Force Band

Recording information: Center for the Performing Arts Auditorium, George Mason (06/09/1999-06/13/1999)....continue...

Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Gergiev, Gorchakova, Putilin, Grigorian [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Alexashkin, Sergei; Gorchakova, Galina; Grigorian, Gegam; Karasev, Grigory; Putilin, Nikolai; Tarasova, Marianna
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra

Giuseppe Verdi's drama of love and destiny in times of war remains one of the best known operas by this Italian master. Conductor Valery Gergiev...continue...
Run Time: 160 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish
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Great Singers: Hermann Prey sings Mozart, Rossini, Lortzing, Verdi et al.

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildsc...
Performers: Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Wallberg, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Eichhorn, Kurt; Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hermann Prey's performance of Papageno was historic, and turned him into the most popular opera singer in Germany. This CD includes a collection of previously...continue...

Verdi: Opera Choruses / La Scala Opera Chorus - Muti

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Ernani; I lombardi; Attila; Il trovatore; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Requiem
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; La Scala Opera Orchestra

Where Italian opera is concerned; the center of the world is in Milan - and the famous La Scala. This is where these recordings of...continue...

Beethoven: Missa solemnis; Verdi: Requiem; Brahms: German Requiem / Barenboim & the Chicago SO [5 CDs]

5 CD / Erato / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Holl, Robert; Kiberg, Tina; Magad, Samuel; Marc, Alessandra; Meier, Waltraud; Schrader, David
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim was named music director designate of the CSO in January 1989, and he assumed leadership as the Orchestra's ninth music director in September...continue...
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Great Opera - Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Rossini, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, ope...
Performers: Abel, Jozef; Alperyn, Graciela; Aragall, Giacomo; Benacka, Stanislav; Boschkowa, Nelly; Braga, Rannveig; Carroli, Silvano; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Daniel, Boaz; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; D...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Saccani, Rico

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Verdi & Puccini / Pritchard

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Le villi; Tosca; La rondine; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Dale, Laurence; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The New Zealand-born Kiri Te Kanawa's lyric soprano voice and captivating stage presence have, throughout her operatic career, won her critical acclaim and a multitude

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Recording information: EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London (09/17/1981)....continue...

Verdi: Don Carlos / Sawallisch, King, Lorengar, Fischer-Dieskau [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Johnson, Patricia; King, James; Lorengar, Pilar; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

"The production by Deutsche Oper Berlin ... achieves a beautiful balance between the stage drama and the music. It proves that there are still singers...continue...
Run Time: 155 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian
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The Tokyo Concerts: Alfredo Kraus (1996) & Franco Corelli (1971) [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2012-04-24

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Flavio; Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Paride ed Elena; Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Le Cid; Fernando J. Obradors: Del cabello más sutil, for voi...
Performers: Arnaltes, Edemiro; Corelli, Franco; Kraus, Alfredo; Polo, Asier; Suga, Emiko; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Mori, Tadashi
Ensemble: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

This collection box consists of the Franco Corelli 1971 Tokyo Concert and the Alfredo Kraus 1996 Tokyo Recital. Two wonderfully historic performances for the price...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German
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Great Sacred Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baylon, Jay; Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Colombara, Carlo; Faulkner, Julie; Filipova, Elena; Gedge, Nicholas; Genz, Christoph; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hernandez, Cesar; Im, Sunhae; Ke...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Spering, Andreas; Kosler, Zdenek; Jun, Märkl,; Sch...

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Ihre gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler; Franz von Suppé: Boccacio; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Rund um die Liebe; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Albrecht, Otto; Dolz, Dolf; Fritz, Bruno; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Gunter, Horst; Lais, Detlev; Pfeifle, Alfred; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Stephan, Wilhelm; Marszalek, Franz; Hermann, Harry; Zacharias, Helmut; Jary, Michael; Walter, Fried; Burkhardt, Paul; Szell, George; Rother, Artur

Recording information: 1950-1958....continue...

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary - Great Moments

2 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Concerto for Piano no 27; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Concerto ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Benyamini, Daniel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Perlman, Itzhak; Stern, Isaac; Taub, Chaim; Ulivieri, Nicola; Zukerm...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert; Bertini, Gary; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Released to celebrate the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 75th anniversary, this two disc set features a collection of twenty-two key tracks excerpted from the Helicon Classics...continue...

Dreamticket to La Traviata / Operatic legends sing the most famous arias & scenes

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bori, Lucrezia; Callas, Maria; Cebotari, Maria; de Luca, Giuseppe; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Merrill, ...

This is a compilation of recordings made between 1914-1961 of the most famous arias and scenes from La Traviata allowing the listener to arrange several...continue...
Recording information: 1914-1961....continue...

Le Voci Di Lecce / Camassa, Emitry, Elmo, Gallo, Perulli, Rizzo, Tafuro

1 CD / Nireo / 2012-04-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La Traviata; Rigoletto; I Lombardi alla prima criciata; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Strauss: Serenata; Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix; Lucia di Lamm...
Performers: Camassa, Vanna; Demitry, Luigi; Elmo, Cloe; Gallo, Gustavo; Gigli, Beniamino; Pagliughi, Lina; Perulli, Franco; Rizzo, Niceta; Salerno, Mario; Tafuro, Franco; Vocals], Gina Cigna [Soprano
Conductors: Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Berretoni, U.; Morel, Jean Paul; Capuana, Franco; Mignone, E.; Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno