Abbado, Roberto

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Rossini: Mose in Egitto / Riccardo Zanellato, Alex Esposito, Dmitry Korchak, Sonia Ganassi. Roberto Abbado [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Mosè in Egitto
Performers: Esposito, Alex; Ganassi, Sonia; Korchak, Dmitry; Zanellato, Riccardo
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Teatro Comunale di Bologna Chorus; Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra

A modern-day interpretation of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto" sets the scene at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. For conductor Roberto Abbado, the transposition of...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Rossini: Zelmira / Juan Diego Florez, Kate Aldrich, Gregory Kunde, Alex Esposito - Roberto Abbado [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2012-11-19

Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Juan Diego Florez stars in the only available DVD/Blu-Ray Version of Zelmira, filmed at the celebrated Rossini Festival in the composer's home town of Pesaro...continue...

Rossini: Zelmira / Juan Diego Florez, Kate Aldrich, Gregory Kunde, Alex Esposito - Roberto Abbado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-09-25

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Zelmira
Performers: Aldrich, Kate; Esposito, Alex; Florez, Juan Diego; Kunde, Gregory
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Abbado, Roberto

Juan Diego Florez stars in the only available DVD/Blu-Ray Version of Zelmira, filmed at the celebrated Rossini Festival in the composer's home town of Pesaro...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...

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...

Rossini: Tancredi / Vesselina Kasarova, Eva Mei, Ramon Vargas, Harry Peeters

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2012-01-24

Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Milano Musica Festival: works by Francesconi, Fedele, Verrando

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-10-11

Works: Luca Francesconi: Rest, concerto for cello & orchestra; Ivan Fedele: Duo en résonance, for 2 horns & ensemble; Giovanni Verrando: Quartet for Strings no 2
Performers: Dindo, Enrico; McManama, Jens; Vervoitte, Jean Christophe
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain; RAI National Symphony Orchestra

Stradivarius & Milano Musica proudly present chapter five of the Milan Music Festival collection. The work "Rest," dedicated to Luciano Berio in memoriam, was composed...continue...

Rossini: Ermione / Brych/Prague CO, Ganassi, Pizzolato [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ermione
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Kunde, Gregory; Pizzolato, Marianna; Samoylova, Irina; Siragusa, Antonio; Ulivieri, Nicola; von Bothmer, Ferdinand
Conductors: Brych, Jaroslav; Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Prague Chamber Choir

Run Time: 182 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French, Italian, English, German...continue...

Mirella Freni: Live Recordings 1963-1965

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-06-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; Aida, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Pique Dame; Umberto Giordano: Fedora
Performers: Atlantov, Vladimir; Brendel, Wolfgang; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Peter; Freni, Mirella; Guglielmi, Margherita; Lima, Luis; Mori, Orazio; Pavarotti, Luciano; Raimondi, Gianni; Rinaldi, Alberto
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Kleiber, Carlos; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Graf, Hans; Abbado, Roberto; Ozawa, Seiji; Luisi, Fabio

Prima Donna: First Ladies Of Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2010-02-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberf...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Caballé, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Garanca, Elina; Gheor...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Noseda, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Fischer, Adam; Rose, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Roberto; Christie, William; Abel, Yve...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists; International Chamber Soloists; Les Arts Florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; The English Concert

Prima Donna: The First Ladies of Music is Decca's newest tribute to Opera's greatest stars. This 2 for 1 album features Renee Fleming, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

Bel Canto - Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini / Garanca, Abbado, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-04-28

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; L'Assedio di Calais; Roberto Devereux; Dom Sébastien; Maria Stuarda; Vincenzo Bellini: Adelson e Salvini, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gioachino Ro...
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Garanca, Elina; Polenzani, Matthew; Sampetrean, Adrian; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra

In this personal selection of masterpieces, Elina Garanca balances familiar numbers and ensembles with little known treasures by Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini, riding vocal acrobatics...continue...

Arias for Rubini - Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti / Juan Diego Florez

1 CD / Decca / 2008-01-22

Performers: Adami, Filippo; Florez, Juan Diego; Guagliardo, Ugo
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

Juan Diego Florez is THE tenor for bel canto operas, the first choice for any new production at the world's greatest opera houses. Florez recently...continue...

Puccini's Greatest Hit - The Ultimate "Nessun dorma"

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-10-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Appleby, Jo; Banbury, James; Bjorling, Jussi; Bolton, Michael; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vo...
Conductors: Masini, Gianfranco; Cobos, Luis; Maazel, Lorin; Heindorf, Ray; Mercurio, Steven; Abbado, Roberto; Rizzi, Carlo; Ingman, Nick; Mehta, Zubin; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: ; Grudgionz Festival Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus

MIrella Freni - A Celebration

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-04-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Ruggero L...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ludwig, Christa; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Roberto; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenic...

Mirella Freni is without a doubt a true legendary soprano. She recorded a substantial discography for Decca and Deutsche Grammophon and this 2 CD collection...continue...

Opera - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2005-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Mar...
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Alagna, Roberto; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Brockhaus, Lilo; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cotrubas, Ileana; Crespin, Regine; De...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Roberto; Pritchard, John; Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Varviso, Silvio; Abbado, Claudio; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Downes, ...

The Voice of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Rondine
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Cura, Jose; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Patanè, Franco; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Chailly, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Mehta, Zubin; Capuana, Franco; Abbad...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala ...

The World's Greatest Arias / Domingo, Price, Heppner, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-08-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze d...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Björling, Jussi; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Caballe, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Merrill, Robert [Barito...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Santi, Nello; Cellini, Renato; Davis, Colin; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Navarro, Garcia; Previtali, Fernando; ; Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; New Philharmonic Orchestra; Orquestra Sinfonica de Sevilla; RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra; RCA Victor Orchestra; R...

Puccini's Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-02-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Turandot; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Corena, Fernando; Domingo, Placido; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Mattiucci, Franca; Milnes, Sherrill; Moffo, Anna; Price, Leontyne; Tozzi, Giorgio [Bass Vocals];...
Conductors: Downes, Edward; Leinsdorf, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Roberto; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Santi, Nello; Serafin, Tullio

Romantic Nights / Bocelli, Pavarotti, Domingo, Lanza, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-04-13

Works: Eberhard Schoener: La Luna; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Testa: Il corrag...
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Caruso, Enrico; Domingo, Placido; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Peerce, Jan [Tenor ...
Conductors: Schoener, Eberhard; Mehta, Zubin; Rother, Artur; Pasternack, Josef A.; Morricone, Ennio; Callinicos, Constantin; Previtali, Fernando; Bass, Warner; Bonavolontà, Nino; Sinatra, Ray; Perlea, Jonel...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Chorus; Rome Oper...

Ten Tenors in Prayer / Domingo, Lanza, Heppner, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Allmacht, D 852; Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Percy Kahn: Ave Maria; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angel...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Domingo, Placido; Elman, Mischa; Hadley, Jerry; Heppner, Ben; Kahn, Percy; Kreisler, Fritz; Lanza, Mario; McCormack, John; O'Brien, Vincent; Pavarotti, Luciano; ...
Conductors: Rogers, Walter; Froschauer, Helmuth; Santi, Nello; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Roberto; Sinatra, Ray; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bass, Warner; Ellstein, Abraham; Kout, Jirí
Ensemble: ; Alexander (New Age); English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Bo...

The Ave Maria Album / Price, Lanza, Caruso, Domingo

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-08-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Pietro Mascagni: Ave Maria, for voice & orchestra; Percy B. Kahn: Ave Maria
Performers: Caruso, Enrico; Decker, George; Domingo, Placido; Elman, Mischa; Hadley, Jerry; Kahn, Percy; Kreisler, Fritz; Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]; MacDonald, Jeanette; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; O'Brien,...
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; Abbado, Roberto; Stoll, George; Bourdon, Rosario; Fiedler, Arthur; Bamboschek, Giuseppe; ; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Callinicos, Constantin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Canadian Brass

Rossini: Tancredi / Kasarova, Mei, Vargas, Peeters, et al

3 CD / RCA Records Import / 1996-09-17

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Kasarova, Vesselina; Mei, Eva; Peeters, Harry; Vargas, Ramon [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...In his review of the Naxos set Fogel said 'It is hard to imagine that a finer recording will come forward in the foreseeable future.'...continue...

Opera's Greatest Love Songs - Pavarotti, Domingo, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-10-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; T...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Price, Margaret [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich; Perlea, Jonel; Prêtre, Georges; Oren, Daniel; Steinberg, Pinchas; Levine, James; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry

Opera's Greatest Moments - Domingo, Price, Caballé, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1992-11-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Kr...
Conductors: Previtali, Fernando; Patanè, Giuseppe; Leinsdorf, Erich; Cellini, Renato; Solti, Sir Georg; Ozawa, Seiji; Steinberg, Pinchas; Santi, Nello; Janowski, Marek; Schippers, Thomas; Davis, Colin; Levi...
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orc...