Gemignani, Paul

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2 CD / DRG Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Rupert Holmes: Mystery of Edwin Drood, musical play
Performers: Barasch, Nicholas; Benson, Peter; Block, Stephanie J.; Chase, Will; Creighton, Robert; Davita, Janine [Vocals]; Edelman, Gregg; Karl, Andy; Lewis, Shannon; Mueller, Jesse; Norton, Jim [Vocals]; River...
Conductors: Gemignani, Paul

Recording information: KAS Music & Sound, Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York, N (12/10/2012)....continue...

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

The Art of

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50 Best Songs from the Musicals [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Alain Boublil: I Dreamed a Dream, song (for the musical Les Misérables); Bring Him Home, song (for the musical Les Misérables); Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music of the Night, song (for the mu...
Performers: Anderson, Moira; Barstow, Josephine; Bayless, Jean; Berry, Craig; Burns, Debralee [Vocals]; Burns, Karla; Chapman, Shirley; Cogan, Alma; Criswell, Kim; Dann, Roger; Deleon, Jack; Dent, Rebecca; Garre...
Conductors: Ellis, Philip; Gemignani, Paul; Lee, Simon; Lowe, Robert; Tunick, Jonathan; Love, Geoff; Davies, Gareth; McGlinn, John; Osborne, Tony; Matz, Peter; Fonteyn, Sam; Alwyn, Kenneth; Ainsworth, Alyn; Ratt...
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble

Oscar Hammerstein II: Out of My Dreams

1 CD / Decca / 2012-02-28

Performers: Andrews, Julie; Brightman, Sarah; Brynner, Yul; Clayton, Jan; Clooney, Rosemary; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Drake, Alfred; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Fisher, Connie; Haynes, Dick; Mitchell, B...
Conductors: Mauceri, John; Young, Victor; Lee, Simon; Dvonch, Frederick; Gemignani, Paul; Blackton, Jay; Littau, Joseph; Waters, Willie Anthony

Out Of My Dreams is the audio companion to an acclaimed new documentary about the celebrated theater lyricist, Oscar Hammerstein II. The documentary, written and...continue...

Follies In Concert / Carol Burnett, Liz Callaway, Barbara Cook, et al.

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-10-24

Conductors: Gemignani, Paul; Mercier, Jacques; Savina, Carlo

Divos & Divas

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Agustín Lara: Granada; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera;...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Borodina, Olga; Caballe, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dan, Elena; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego...
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo; Harth Bedoya, Miguel; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Armiliato, Marco; Gemignani, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Bartoletti, Bruno; Chailly, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; Müller, Eduardo...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; ...

Divos & Divas is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today and includes a galaxy of...continue...

Andrew Lloyd Weber - A Classical Tribute

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-25

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Evita; Cats; Phantom of the Opera; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Requiem; Sunset Boulevard; Jesus Christ Superstar; Aspects of Love; Beautiful Game; Variations fo...
Performers: Argent, Rod; Carreras, José; Clayderman, Richard; Copley, Michael; Cullen, David; Fleming, Renée; Garrett, Lesley; Hartley, Dave; Hiseman, Jon; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Paul; Keogh, P...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Farnon, Robert; Gemignani, Paul; Stratta, Ettore; Barlow, Stephen; Inglis, Anthony; Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Sinfonia; Robert Farnon Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

To celebrate the 60th birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber, this spectacular album brings together recordings made by the most sought-after classical artists, including Jose Carreras,...continue...

The Essential Plácido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-10-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass...
Performers: Adams, John; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; McGovern, Maureen; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Cobos, Luis; Levine, James; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Queler, Eve; Patanè, Giuseppe; DeMain, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Roa, Mig...
Ensemble: ; American Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of...

Under the Stars / Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Stephen Sondheim: Not While I'm Around, song (for the musical "Sweeney Todd"); Passion, musical play; Pretty women; Rupert Holmes: Mystery of Edwin Drood, musical play; John Kander: Work(s); Andrew L...
Performers: Fleming, Renée; Hartley, David; Salmins, Ralph; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Gemignani, Paul

This lushly orchestrated program features Fleming and Terfel in fresh and compelling new interpretations of songs and duets from both new and classic shows. Listen...continue...
Personnel: Bryn Terfel (bass baritone); Mitch Dalton (guitar); David Hartley (piano); Ralph Salmins (drums).

Recording information: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (08/07/2002-08/12/20...continue...

Thomas Hampson - A Portrait

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-10-30

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Franz Lehár: O Vaterland, du machst bei Tag, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (from"Die lustige Witwe");...
Performers: Alpher, David; Criswell, Kim; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Mason, Molly; Parsons, Geoffrey; Ungar, Jay
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio; Welser-Möst, Franz; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Norrington, Roger; McGlinn, John; Gemignani, Paul

The Domingo Collection / Placido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-05-20

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: La travi...
Performers: Adams, John; Adams, John [Singer/Songwriter]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Iglesias, Julio; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Prêtre, Georges; Prêtre, Georges; Neschling, John; Queler, Eve; Kohn, Eugene; Gergiev, Valery; Patanè, Giuseppe; ; Navarro, Luis A. Garci...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Beethovenhalle Orchestra, Bonn; Byrne Camp Chorale; Evergreen Studios Orchestra; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestr...

Tenors on Tour / Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-04

Works: Lee Holdridge: Medley; Consuelo Velázquez: Besame mucho; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Some Enchanted Evening, song (for the musical South Pacific); This Nearly Was Mine, song (for the mu...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Griminelli, Andrea; Hofmann, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Kiennast, E.; Patinkin, Mandy; Pavarotti, Luciano; Three Tenors, The; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Holdridge, Lee; Henderson, Skitch; Gemignani, Paul; Tunick, Jonathan; Osterreicher, Richard; Heck, Roland; Buckley, Emerson; Cobos, Luis
Ensemble: ; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Opera's Greatest Drinking Songs

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-04-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Otello; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Sigmund Romberg: The Student Prince, operetta; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana,...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Bowen, Kenneth; Caballe, Montserrat; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Gramm, Donald; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hadley...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Wallberg, Heinz; Gemignani, Paul; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Karajan, Herbert von; Slatkin, Leonard; Steinberg, Pinchas; Solti, Sir Georg; Reiner, Fritz; Stolz, Robert; Perlea,...
Ensemble: ; American Theatre Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Harvard Glee Club; Jo...

Kismet [1991 Studio Cast Recording]

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-01-09

Works: George Forrest / Robert Wright: Kismet, musical (after works by Alexander Borodin); N/A: The Wazir's Palace; Finale-Act II
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Bassi, James [Tenor Vocal]; Bingham, James; Brown, Rodne; DeLuise, Dom; Egan, Daniel; Gemignani, Paul; Hadley, Jerry; Hume, Michael; Johnson, Julia Migenes; Limansky, Gale; London ...
Conductors: Gemignani, Paul

Personnel: Samuel Ramey (vocals); Dom DeLuise, Ruth Ann Swenson, Jerry Hadley, Mandy Patinkin, Julia Migenes-Johnson (vocals).

Kismet is one of those shows that succeeds in spite of itself -- ...continue...