De Fabritiis, Oliviero

Ignaz Holzbauer: Günther von Schwarzburg / L. Infantino, R. Arie, A. Moffo, G. Prandelli, O. Moscucci

2 CD / Myto Records Import / 2012-11-04

Conductors: De Fabritiis, Oliviero

First release on any format of this rare opera....continue...

The Voice of Elena Souliotis - Verdi, Donizetti, Mascagni, Ponchielli

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2012-09-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Amilcar...
Performers: di Stasio, Anna; Foiani, Giovanni; Souliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Varviso, Silvio

Recording information: RCA Italiana Studio A, Rome (09/1965); Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria (09/1965); RCA Italiana Studio A, Rome (09/1966); Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria (09/1966)....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; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
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...

Méditation: The Beautiful Music of Massenet

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-03

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Le Cid; Werther; Hérodiade; Manon; Esclarmonde; Thaïs; Valse très lente, for piano; Chérubin; Cendrillon; Oh! si les fleurs avaient...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Fleming, Renée; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kaufmann, Jonas; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lisni...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mauceri, John; Armiliato, Marco; Abel, Yves; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Lewis, Henry; Agoult, Raymond

Julesl Massenet, who died 100 years ago in 1912, was a French composer best known for his operas, and was widely considered in his day...continue...

Leontyne Price: Arias & Duets / Complete Album Collection (14 CDs)

14 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Giacomo Pu...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Barioni, Daniele; Boatwright, McHenry; Bubbles, John W.; Burton, Miriam; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hage, Robert El; Hall, Berniece; Henso...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Henderson, Skitch; Leinsdorf, Erich; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Adler, Peter Herman; Downes, Edward; Cleva, Fausto; Santi, Nello; Lewis, Hen...

This Limited Edition fourteen CD set, 'The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums' brings together for the first time all the recital and duet albums...continue...

Bravura Basses

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Fig...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Coad, Conal; East, Angela; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Herford, Henry; Martin, Bruce; Myers, Raymond; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Pape, Rene; Parkin, David; Parsons, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Rob...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Rudner, Ola; Measham, David; Divall, Richard; Franks, Dobbs; Solti, Sir Georg; Weigle, Sebastian; Cleobury, Stephen; Boult, Adrian; Gardiner, John Eliot; Greene, Andrew; Davis...

Donizetti: La Favorita / De Fabritiis, Cossotto, Kraus, Raimondi, NHK Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2011-06-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Kraus, Alfredo; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

A thrilling and sublimely sung 1971 performance of one of Donizetti's most beautiful scores, starring two of opera's most magnificent artists, mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto and...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Ricciarelli, Cappuccilli, Live 1976 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2011-06-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Merighi, Giorgio; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 142 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
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Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

Irma Gonzalez En Vivo, 1945-1965

2 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2011-01-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Turandot; Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Arrigo Boit...
Performers: de la Pena, Dora; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Dominguez, Oralia; Gonzalez, Irma; Vickers, Jon; Woodrow, Aurora
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Ochoa, Salvador; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Guadagno, Anton; Markevitch, Igor

Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2010-11-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Barioni, Daniele; Bazzani, Anna Lia; Carlin, Mario; Federici, Franco; Grella, Bruno; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Guggia, Mario; Maddalena, Alessandro; Nosotti, Angelo; Olivero, Magda; Pandano, Vittorio; Ped...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Includes 20-page booklet with an interview of Magda Olivero by Stefan Zucker....continue...
Recording information: 02/20/1967....continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano

2 CD / Myto Records / 2010-05-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Botteghelli, Raimondo; Carta, Nino; Gencer, Leyla; Hussu, Liliana; Prandelli, Giacinto
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Recording information: Teatro della Pergola, Firenze, Italy (05/10/1959)....continue...

Icon: Tito Gobbi / The Complete Solo Recordings

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Pagliacci; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Otello...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Caselli, Dario; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Cornoldi, Claudio; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Robertson, James; Green, Philip; Susskind, Walter; Braithwaite, Warwick; Olivieri, Dino; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Bizzelli, Annibale; Serafin, Tullio; Santini, Ga...

This 5-CD set, devoted to the outstanding Italian baritone Tito Gobbi, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. The bulk of this...continue...

Icon: Beniamino Gigli (7 CDs)

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La favorita; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Iris; L'amico Fritz; Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Isab...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bada, Angelo; Baldosseri, Nerina; Bechi, Gino; Caniglia, Maria; Conti, Gino; de Luca, Giuseppe; Elmo, Cloe; Fedri, Dino; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Giannini, Dusolina; Gigli, Beniamino; M...
Conductors: Pasternack, Joseph; Bourdon, Rosario; Setti, Giulio; Sabajno, Carlo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Ghione, Franco; Barbirolli, John; Goehr, Walter; Berrettoni, Umberto; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mascagni, Pie...
Ensemble: ; Neapolitan Novelty Band

Beniamino Gigli was the most popular and successful Italian tenor in the first half of the 20th century. Acclaimed as the second Caruso, he was...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata (Highlights)

1 CD / IMC Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Alonso, Francisco; Callas, Maria; Cerda, Gilberto; Farfan, Luz Maria; Giron, Cristina; Ruffino, Ignacio; Sagarminaga, Carlos; Taddei, Giuseppe; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Donizetti: Fausta

3 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Fausta, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Botteghelli, Raimondo; Bruson, Renato; Carta, Nino; Gencer, Leyla; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Hussu, Liliana; Kabaivanska, Raina; Molle, Giuseppina Dalle; Pane, Tullio; Prandelli, Giacinto; Roni, Luigi [Ba...
Conductors: Oren, Daniel; de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Verdi Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Nabucco; La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Don Carlo; Otello; La Forza Del Destino
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Caruso, Enrico; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scotto,...
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Shaw, Robert; Previtali, Fernando; Buckley, Emerson; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Cellini, Renato; Masini, Gianfranco; Levine, James; Schippers, Thomas; Pr...

Verdi: Stiffelio / Del Monaco, Gulin, De Fabritii, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-11-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Stiffelio
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Currently this is not only the only mid-price version of Stiffelio with a libretto - it's the only available recording, period! And a fine one...continue...
Recording information: Naples (01/07/1973)....continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Corelli, De Fabritis, et al

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2009-09-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Ferrin, Agostino; Marcangeli, Anna; Pandano, Vittorio; Parutto, Mirella; Russo, Mino
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

This performance is very serious business! Corelli is aflame, singing his scenes with Azucena with warmth, fervor and - in Act II - frenzy!...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Operamania (Box Set)

5 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera;...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Aragall, Giacomo; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastianini, Ettore; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Ca...
Conductors: Patanè, Franco; Lewis, Henry; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello; Erede, Alberto; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, István; Varviso, Silvio; Solti, Si...

Giuseppe Di Stefano - The Complete Italian Radio Recordings 1952-1956

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-07-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Friedrich v...
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe
Conductors: Paoletti, Alberto; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Great sound including unpublished recordings - a unique Document remembering one of the greatest voices of the last century....continue...

Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2008-06-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Howlett, Neil; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Krause, Tom; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2008, the classical music world will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago. No opera singer in recent times is more...continue...

Bellini: Norma / de Fabritiis, Cecchele, Vinco, di Stasio, Cossotto, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-04-11

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Castellana, Franco; Cecchele, Gianfranco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; di Stasio, Anna; Suliotis, Elena; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Aida

2 CD / Myto Records Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario; Dominguez, Oralia; Rodriguez, Rosa; Ruffino, Ignacio; Sagarminaga, Carlos; Silva, Roberto; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Verdi: Aida / de Fabritiis, Callas, Monaco, Taddei, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-03-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Del Monaco, Mario; Dominguez, Oralia; Ruffino, Ignacio; Silva, Roberto; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Chorus; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra

Puccini Gold - Pavarotti, Netrebko, Bocelli, Villazón, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Ren...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Bartoletti, Bruno; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package...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...

Verismo Arias - Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chénier; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Pietro Mascagni: Iris; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Jules Massenet: Werther;...
Performers: Howlett, Neil; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; National Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Verdi: La Traviata / de Fabritiis, Callas, Taddei, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2007-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Callas, Maria
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Chorus; Mexico City Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra

Callas' legendary Mexico Traviata is now back in the catalog for the first time at the correct pitch - you will notice the difference!...continue...

Ultimate Opera - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borthayre, Jean; Braun, Victor; Bumbry, Grace; Burrowes,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Lewis, Henry; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bernet, Dietfried; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Serafin, Tullio; Downes, Edward; Gibson,...

"Decca doesn't stint in offering some of its most outstanding performances -- the star-studded list of singers includes Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson, Marilyn...continue...

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / De Fabritiis, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2007-03-07

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Botteghelli, Raimondo; Carta, Nino; Gencer, Leyla; Hussu, Liliana; Prandelli, Giacinto; Sabatucci, Lorenzo
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Trieste Teatro Verdi Chorus; Trieste Teatro Verdi Orchestra

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Bartoletti, Scotto, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-10-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Baratti, Giuseppe; Bergonzi, Carlo; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Marchiandi, Angelo; Scotto, Renata; Zanasi, Mario
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: ; NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

A thrillingly dramatic performance by two of the greatest singers of the 20th century....continue...

Everybody's Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Collier, Marie; Corelli, Franco; Crespin, Regine; Cross, Gr...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin; Pidò, Evelino; Mackerr...
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symph...

Featuring an all-star lineup that includes Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Carreras and many others. This is...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Fabritiis, Corelli, Maragliano, Nave, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-09-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Begali, Ottorino; Corelli, Franco; Ferrin, Agostino; Foiani, Giovanni; Maragliano, Luisa; Mastromei, Gianpiero; Nave, Luisa Bordin
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Corelli "live" is always a sensation. Radames was one of his greatest roles and the audience at the Arena adored hearing him sing it....continue...

Verdi: Aida / De Fabritiis, Price, Casellato-Lamberti, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-05-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Casellato-Lamberti, Giorgio; Fiorentini, Mirella; Julius, Gabriele de; Parutto, Mirella; Price, Leontyne; Pugliese, Franco; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Zanasi, Mario
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Leontyne Price 'live' was one of the greatest artists ever. Here she performs in Verdi's 'Aida in a live recording in Rome, 1966....continue...

Classic Library - Verdi Heroines / Leontyne Price

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Macbeth; La traviata; Ernani; Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino
Performers: El Hage, Robert Amis; Hage, Robert Amis el; Londi, Laura; Price, Leontyne; Tozzi, Giorgio [Bass Vocals]; Vozza, Corinna [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; ; Leinsdorf, Erich; Basile, Arturo
Ensemble: ; RCA Italian Opera Chorus; RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra; Rome Opera Orchestra

The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Agustín Lara: Granada; Derek Strange / Bond: Viva! (after Vivaldi); Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ludovic...
Performers: Banbury, James; Bocelli, Andrea; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Freire...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Banbury, James; Norrington, Roger; Scholes, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Cleobury, Nicholas; Horner, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Musumarra, Romano; Giulini, Carlo Maria...
Ensemble: ; Bond (String Quartet); Czech Film Orchestra; Duel; Duel Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tab...

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfe...continue...

The Best

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; M...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Odorici, Piero; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; P...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Karajan, Herbert von; Maag, Peter; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Mehta, Zubin; Chiaramello, ...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orch...

Luciano Pavarotti recently celebrated his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and has just begun his 40-date worldwide farewell tour that will kick off in...continue...
Few operatic tenors of the 20th century were more honored than Luciano Pavarotti, and none were as popular; his fame went far beyond the usual boundaries of classical music and his music was as widely...continue...

Classic Opera - Boito: Mefistofele / De Fabritiis, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Condo, Nucci; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Jones, Della; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

"The late de Fabritis in what proved to be his swan-song for the gramophone, enters fully into the spirit of the piece, balancing carefully its...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / de Fabritiis, Corelli, Bakocevic, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2005-05-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bakocevic, Radmila; Bruscantini, Sesto; Corelli, Franco; Lopes, Jose Oliveira; Ricciardi, Franco
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Chorus; Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Orchestra

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...

For Lovers Only - The Romantic Pavarotti

3 CD / Decca / 2005-01-11

Works: Vincenzo Valente: Passione for voice & orchestra; Eldo di Lazzaro: Chitarra romana, song for voice & orchestra; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Erne...
Performers: Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Mancini, Henry; Tonini, Adalberto; Gamba, Piero; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Pritchard, John; Magiera, Leone; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Rescigno, Nicola; Mehta, Zubi...

This 2-CD set features an album of romantic inspiration. Join one of the world's greatest tenors in an intimate journey of affection, passion and love....continue...

Verdi: Ernani / De Fabritiis, Corelli, Cappuccilli, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2004-10-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Corelli, Franco; Ligabue, Ilva; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Verona Teatro Arena Chorus; Verona Teatro Arena Orchestra

Leontyne Price - Verdi & Puccini Arias

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Tosca; Turandot
Performers: Londi, Laura; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo
Ensemble: ; Rome Opera House Orchestra

Known by connoisseurs as the legendary 'Blue Album', this historic gem from 1961 was Leontyne Price's debut orchestral recording for RCA. It offers some of...continue...

The # 1 Puccini Album

2 CD / Decca / 2004-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La bohème; La Rondine
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Freni, M...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Solti, Sir Georg; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Varviso, Silvio; Alagna, Roberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Erede, Alberto; Maazel, Lorin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chailly, Riccardo...

The Millennium Collection - Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Hip-O / 2004-08-03

Works: Italian Traditional: Santa Lucia; Giovanni Battista Califano: Vieni Sul Mar for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib); Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La tra...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Mancini, Henry; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David
Conductors: Buckley, Emerson; Mancini, Henry; Bonynge, Richard; Magiera, Leone; Gamba, Piero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Gatto, A...
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Giancarlo Chiaramello; London Symphony Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Or...

Luciano Pavarotti's larger-than-life personality and extraordinary voice have made him a household name, and this 'Millennium' compilation features many of his most popular and beautiful...continue...
For those who can countenance the idea of a "best of" Luciano Pavarotti compilation to begin with, there may be some confusion why another one is needed, what with the existence of 1998's The Ultimate...continue...

Giordano: Siberia; Catalani, Cilea / Belardinelli, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2004-04-09

Works: Umberto Giordano: Siberia; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers: Calo, Gino; Clabassi, Plinio; Farina, Ida; Ferrara, Mario; Gencer, Leyla; Guggia, Mario; Lazzarini, Adriana; Londi, Laura; Maragliano, Luisa; Mazzini, Guido; Mazzotta, Paolo; Monachesi, Walter; Olive...
Conductors: Belardinelli, Danilo; Scaglia, Ferruccio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Chorus; Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Orchestra; Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orches...