Benini, Maurizio

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...

Verdi: Alzira / Pasquetto, Frusoni, Fukushima, Prestia. Benini (1991 live Teatro di Parma)

1 DVD Video / Hardy Classic / 2012-12-04

Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma della Cooperativa; Orchestra del Conservatorio di Music

Rossini: Le Comte Ory / Benini, Florez, Damrau, DiDonato [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Le Comte Ory
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Degout, Stephane; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Pertusi, Michele; Resmark, Susanne; Yunus, Monica
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Le Comte tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order...continue...
Run Time: 165 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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Anna Netrebko: Live At The Met

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Sergey Prokofiev: Voyna i mir (War and Peace); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Alagna, Roberto; Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Beczala, Piotr; Brauer, Cecilia; Calleja, Joseph; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Florez, Juan Diego; Halfvarson, Eric...
Conductors: Summers, Patrick; Gergiev, Valery; Cambreling, Sylvain; Benini, Maurizio; Fisch, Asher; Domingo, Placido; Armiliato, Marco; Levine, James

Our generation's greatest performer on the Met Stage showcases her finest performances in one collection. Live At The Met features excerpts from live performances on...continue...
Recording information: Metropolitan Opera, NY (2002-2010)....continue...

Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24
Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue...
Run Time: 750 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Bellini: La Sonnambula / Benini, Gutierrez, Alaimo [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-02-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: Alaimo, Eglise; Alaimo, Simone; Colecchia, Gabriella; Cosotti, Max Rene; Nani, Gabriel; Siragusa, Antonino
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Cagliari Theater Chorus; Cagliari Theater Orchestra

Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
Subtitles: Italian, English, German & French
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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...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Siurina, Auty, London PO, Benini [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-05-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Auty, Peter; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Pretorian, Eliana; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Acclaimed Italian conductor Maurizio Benini makes his Glyndebourne debut in Donizetti's intoxicating and deeply touching opera, whose fast-moving comic story unfolds the romantic rivalry between...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Siurina, Auty, London PO, Benini [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-05-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Auty, Peter; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Pretorian, Eliana; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play in a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1026D. Acclaimed Italian...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Benini/MET, Garanca, Brownlee, Alberghini [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-01-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alberghini, Simone; Brownlee, Lawrence; Corbelli, Alessandro; Garanca, Elina; Ralyea, John
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Rossini's classic take on the "Cinderella" story is a comic opera full of thrilling arias, beautiful melodies and lots of laughs. The Metropolitan's charming production...continue...
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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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...

Puccini: Tosca / Benini, Dessi, Armiliato, Raimondi [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-01-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Armiliato, Fabio; Dessi, Daniela; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Madrid Teatro Real Chorus; Madrid Teatro Real Orchestra

Daniela Dessi takes the title role in Nuria Espert's new production of Puccini's operatic tour de force - a fiery melodrama of lust, betrayal and...continue...
Run Time: 186 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spa...continue...

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Benini/Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Takova, Sabbatini, Salerno [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Favaron, Luca; Ferri, Ursula; Kotchinian, Arutiun; Martorana, Elisabetta; Sabbatini, Giuseppe; Salerno, Damiano; Takova, Darina; Vinogradov, Alexander
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Teatro La Fenice Chorus; Teatro La Fenice Orchestra

Based on Schiller's 'Kabale und Liebe' (Intrigue and Love), Verdi's tragic melodramma 'Luisa Miller' revolves around the loves of the heroine of the title and...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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The # 1 Opera Album Vol 2 / Bartoli, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Wolfgang Am...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cerquetti...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Östman, Arnold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Böhm, Karl; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richa...

The #1 Opera Album II features the best-loved and most popular arias sung by an all-time roster of the greatest opera stars - including tracks...continue...

Pavarotti Forever

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Friedri...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bocelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David; Sinatra, Frank; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Maazel, Lorin; Chailly, Riccardo; Magiera, Leone; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Rescigno, Joseph; Downes, Edward;...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metro...

For millions of people all over the world Luciano Pavarotti literally was Classical music. This outstanding collection of popular oprera arias and duets, sacred songs,...continue...
Released at the time of Luciano Pavarotti's death in 2007, Pavarotti Forever is a repackaged version of The Ultimate Collection, a double-disc best-of compilation originally released in 1997 that late...continue...

Rossini: La Donna del Lago / Benini, Giannattasio, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2007-06-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Giannattasio, Carmen; Gleadow, Robert; Kunde, Gregory; Sassu, Francesca; Tarver, Kenneth; Wilde, Mark
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus

Rossini's La donna del lago was not only the first Italian opera to be based on a work by Sir Walter Scott (the narrative poem...continue...

Verdi: Luisa Miller

2 CD / Dynamic / 2007-05-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Damiano Salerno; Favaron, Luca; Kotchinian, Arutiun; Martorana, Elisabetta; Sabbatini, Giuseppe; Takova, Darina; Ursula Ferri; Vinogradov, Alexander
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio

Antônio Carlos Gomes: Salvator Rosa

2 CD / Dynamic / 2005-05-01

Works: Carlos Gomes: Salvator Rosa, opera
Performers: Cordella, Salvatore; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Emil Zhelev; Giovanni Francesco Cappelluti; Leonardo Gramegna; Pagano, Mauro; Scaini, Francesca; Sofiya Solovey; Tiziana Spagnoletta; Volodymyr Deyne...
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio

Rossini: Zelmira / Benini, Futral, Ford, Custer, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2004-10-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Zelmira
Performers: Catling, Ashley; Custer, Manuela; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Hausmann, Mathias; Palazzi, Mirco; Siragusa, Antonino; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

"There is no full-scale overture - only a brief, intense prelude followed by an exciting, no-holds-barred chorus and cavatina with chorus for Antenore, strongly belted...continue...

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; ...

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...

Donizetti: Roberto Devereux / Benini, Miricioiu, Bros, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-08-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
Performers: Broadbent, Graeme; Bros, Jose; Frontiali, Roberto; Ganassi, Sonia; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Miricioiu, Nelly
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"The choral, comprimario, and orchestral work is on a high level, and Maestro Benini leads this uncut performance with tempos that seem just right for...continue...

The #1 Tenor Album / Alagna, Bergonzi, Björling, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bi...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aragall, Giacomo; Bailey, Norman; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Böhm, Karl; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Patan...

Notte d'Amore / Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Domenico Modugno: Volare; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Stanislas Gastaldon: Musica proibita, Op. 5; Giovanni B. Califano: Vieni sul Mar; Francesco Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Erne...
Performers: Griminelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Gamba, Piero; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Williams, John [Composer]; Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Chorus; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Notte D'Amore is a successful collection of romantic songs that showcases Pavarotti near the top of his form. ~ Rodney Batdorf...continue...

Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor / Benini, Ciofi, et al

2 CD / Dynamic / 1998-04-09

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Bonfatti, Gregory; Botta, Riccardo; Ciofi, Patrizia; Lee, Jae-Jun; Rivenq, Nicolas
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Bratislava Chamber Chorus