Guadagno, Anton

Magic Verdi - highlights of Aida, Otello, Don Carlo, La Forza & Un ballo / Caballé, Freni, Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Falstaff; La forza del destino; Don Carlo; Otello
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caballé, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Pla...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Guadagno, Anton; Gardelli, Lamberto; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Semkov, Jerzy; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferraris, Franco

The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special...continue...

Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini & Verdi Arias

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Don Carlo; La Forza del destino; Macbeth; Otello
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra, Matteo; Rafanelli, Flora
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Guadagno, Anton

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...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...

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Temp...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Icon - Luciano Pavarotti / 'O Sole Mio, Nessun Dorma!, Mattinata, et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2011-09-27

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Luigi Denza: Funiculì funiculà; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; P...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; Karajan, Herbert von; Gamba, Piero; Rescigno, Nicola; Bonynge, Richard; Magiera, Leone; Mehta, Zubin

In the strictest sense of the word, the late Pavarotti was truly an Icon. With a career spanning almost 50 years, Pavarotti was heralded throughout...continue...

The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Don Carlo; Otello; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: Guilla...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lombard, Alain; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Essential Puccini

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; La rondine; Suor Angelica; Turandot
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Craig, Charles; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Schippers, Thomas; Pappano, Antonio; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Matacic, Lovro von; Collins, Michael; Santini, Gabriele; Barbirolli, John; Gardelli,...

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

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Icon - Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Boito, Mascagni, Giordano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; Macbeth; Un ba...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baratti, Giuseppe; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; K...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe was one of the world's leading operatic divas during the latter part of the 20th century. This 4-CD set brings together...continue...

Angels - Christmas with the Great Sopranos / Bonney, Fleming, Te Kanawa, Price, Sutherland, Tebaldi, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2008-10-14

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Christmas Traditional: Good King ...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bonney, Barbara; Clark, Patricia; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; McNair, Sylvia; Price, Leontyne; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Ka...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Delfs, Andreas; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard; Marin, Ion; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Pinnock, Trevor; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Guadagno, Anton; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; R...

Celebrate Christmas with some of the most beautiful melodies written for the holidays, sung by the most gorgeous voices. With opera stars both past and...continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2008-09-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Bosco, Carlo del; Bottion, Aldo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Roark, Linda; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Senn, Martha; Todisco, Nunzio; Tosetti, Cosetta
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton

Original Jacket Collection - Montserrat Caballé

15 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-06-24

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux; Lucrezia Borgia; Maria di Rohan; Anna Bolena; Torquato Tasso, opera; Gemma di Vergy; Belisario, opera; Parisina ...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Bowman, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Brecknock, John; Caballe, Montserrat; Collins, Kenneth; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Elkins, Margreta; Fyson, Leslie; Griffiths, Gwyn; Ho...
Conductors: Cillario, Carlo Felice; Ferrer, Rafael; Guadagno, Anton; Marco, Eugenio M.; Leinsdorf, Erich

This 15-disc set commemorates the virtuoso singer's 75th birthday in 2008. Winner of the 'Gramophone's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award', Caballe personally selected the repertoire in...continue...

The Essential Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; I due Foscari; Aroldo; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Gemma di Vergy; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Vinc...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballé, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milnes, Sherrill; Resnik, Regina; Sardinero, Vicente; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Prêtre, Georges; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Guadagno, Anton; Queler, Eve; Masini, Gianfranco; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of New York;...

"La Superba" was the ecstatic nickname bestowed on the Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe when RCA Red Seal released her first solo recordings in 1966. As...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 Sébasti...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Baillie, Peter; Bartoli, Alberto; Beck, Jeff; Bonaviri, Daniele; Brown, Kameron; Bunger, Reid; Centonze, Michele; Cortesi, Manuela "Manù"; Fabbri, Giorgio "Cartolo"; Flos...
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...

'O Sole Mio - Favourite Neapolitan Songs / Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Ah! Maria, Marì, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Paolo Tosti: 'A vucchella; A Marechiare; Enrico Cannio: O surdato 'nnammurato; Salvatore Gambardella: O ma...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded in 1977 and 1979, this fabulous recital of Favourite Neapolitan songs is one of Luciano Pavarotti’s twelve original studio albums made during the course...continue...

The Christmas Spirit

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Holly and the Ivy (English); Work(s); Good King Wen...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Blades, James; Bowen, John; Briggs, David; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; P...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Karajan, Herbert von; Rutter, John; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Jones, Philip; Guest, George; Davis, Carl; Willcocks, David; Munchinger, Karl; Boult, Adrian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir of Cambridge

French Opera Masterworks / Fournet, Solti, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Fromental Halévy: La juive; Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Charles Gounod: Faust; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Léo Delib...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Badaro, Thelma; Baldwin, Anthony; Benvenuti, Monica; Beretta, Anna; Bickerstaff, Robert; Bilt, Peter van der; Blanc, Ernest; Bris, Michele Le; Cahill, Teres...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton; Prêtre, Georges; Solti, Sir Georg; Fournet, Jean; Piantini, Carlos

Six complete operas from the French repertoire in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting live recordings...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...

Pavarotti's Greatest Hits

2 CD / Decca / 2007-09-18

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; La bohème; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; La Favorita; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattin...
Performers: Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Laccardi, Gian Carlo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Bonynge, Richard; Rescigno, Nicola; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Gamba, Piero; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Magiera, Leone; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Patanè, Giuseppe; Guadagno, A...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

First released as an LP in 1980 and then again in 1985, Pavarotti's Greatest Hits is one of his best-selling albums. Back by popular demand...continue...

Puccini Opera Favourites

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-05-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Campora, Giuseppe; Cavalli, Floriana; Corelli, Franco; Craig, Charles; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Alfredo...
Conductors: Collins, Michael; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Ferraris, Franco; Santini, Gabriele; Magiera, Leone; Gardelli, Lamberto; Fistoulari...

Original Masters - Renata Tebaldi - Aria and Duets

5 CD / Decca Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Otello; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; O del mio dolce ardor; Richard Wagner: Lohe...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Campora, Giuseppe; Caruso, Mariano; Caselli, Dario; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; MacNeil, Cornell; McGillivray, Ja...
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Karajan, Herbert von; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Bartoletti, Bruno; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Serafin, Tullio; Cleva, Fausto; Capuan...

The great soprano Renata Tebaldi's incredible catalogue of recordings for Decca began with a recital disc made in 1949. Over the next twenty years she...continue...

Eileen Farrell in New Orleans

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2007-01-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers: Berberian, Ara; Cassilly, Richard; Dondi, Dino; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Ludgin, Chester; Michalski, Raymond; Moscona, Nicola; Neumann, Lydia; Rankin, Nell
Conductors: Cellini, Renato; Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: New Orleans Opera Chorus; New Orleans Opera Orchestra

Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208, "W...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...

Grand Tier - Halévy: La Juive / Guadagno, Tucker, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09

Works: Fromental Halévy: La juive
Performers: Baldwin, Anthony; Bickerstaff, Robert; Bris, Michele Le; Fleet, Edgar; Fyson, Leslie; Gwynne, David; Hayashi, Yasuko; Rucker, Richard; Sabate, Juan
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"A viable masterpiece...with great musical and theatrical force...this performance is one of real commitment; no one holds back in an effort to recreate some of...continue...

Classic Library - Wagner: Arias & Scenes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Borchers, Christel; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Falcon, Ruth; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lenz, Friedrich; Meier, Waltraud; Melchior, Lauri...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Guadagno, Anton; Davis, Colin; Keilberth, Joseph; Munch, Charles; Ormandy, Eugene; Janowski, Marek; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philad...

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 Library - Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi / Caballé

2 CD / RCA Records / 2004-10-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago; Otello; In giorno si bello, for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass & piano (3 quartetti da camera); Stabat mater; Armida; Tancredi; L'assedio di Corinto; Gaetano Donizetti:...
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Elkins, Margreta; Fyson, Leslie; Kozma, Lajos; Mauro, Ermanno; McDonnell, Tom; Sunara, Maja; Vozza, Corinna [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Cillario, Carlo Felice; Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Chorus; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra

"She's at her best here, singing with the fire that sometimes seemed to elude her, flaunting her ravishing pianissimos, and never breaking a sweat or...continue...

Christmas Recitals - Renata Tebaldi - Christmas Festival

1 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Repentir "O Divine Redeemer"; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Christmas Traditional: What...
Performers: Brahms, Johannes; Franck, Cesar; Gounod, Charles [Composer]; Gruber, Franz Xaver [Composer]; McGillivray, James; Schubert, Franz [Vienna]; Tebaldi, Renata; Thalben-Ball, George, Sir [Composer/Organ];...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: James McGillivray (musette).

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London, England (04/1971)....continue...

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...

Simply Christmas

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Lowell Mason: Jo...
Performers: Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David [Organ]; Cleobury, Stephen; Corkhill, David; Domingo, Placido; Finucane, Tom; Haynes, Simon; Hughes, Christopher; Keenlyside, Simon; Kendall, William; Lamb...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Willcocks, David, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Stephen; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Guadagno, Anton; Münchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, C...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group members; Goldsborough Orchestra; Ki...

Viva Italia!

1 CD / Decca / 2003-06-10

Works: Eduardo Di Capua: 'O sole mio; Maria, Marì; Teodoro Cottrau: Santa Lucia; Traditional: Vieni sul mar; Luigi Denza: La danza; Funiculì funiculà; Carl Sigman: Arrivederci, Roma; Gi...
Performers: Aldrich, Ronnie; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carreras, José; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Buckley, Emerson; Mancini, Henry; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo; Pritchard, John; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Malgoni, Walter; Loges, Karl-Heinz; M...
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; M...

The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Don Carlos; Otello; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: Gugli...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Muti, Riccardo; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lombard, Alain; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gounod: Romeo And Juliet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2003-04-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble

"Opera as Film" is an art form in its own right. From a technological point of view it is extremely demanding - fully comparable with...continue...
Run Time: 73 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, Englis...continue...

Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Guadagno, Corelli, et al

3 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2002-11-05

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers: Bardelli, Cesare; Corelli, Franco; Curtis-Verna, Mary; Dunn, Mignon; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Kriese, Gladys
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Philadelphia Lyric Opera Orchestra

This "First Ever Release" on Bel Canto Society features two performances of Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda". The first is the complete opera recorded in Philadelphia...continue...

Halévy: La Juive / Guadagno, Tucker, Hayashi, Gwynne, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-03-05

Works: Fromental Halévy: La juive
Performers: Baldwin, Anthony; Bickerstaff, Robert; Bris, Michele Le; Etheridge, Brian; Fleet, Edgar; Frost, John; Fyson, Leslie; Gwynne, David; Hayashi, Yasuko; Noble, John; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"La Juive" is a spectacular five-act grand opera with high drama, gigantic set pieces, and thrilling music - the Romantic era's version of Cinemascope. Seldom...continue...

Romantica - The Very Best of Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / UTV Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Torna a Surriento; Ti voglio tanto bene; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; La strada nel bosco; Ruggero Leonc...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Gamba, Piero; Guadagno, Anton; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); London Philharmonic Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic O...

Luciano Pavarotti has captivated music lovers ever since scoring his first major triumph at Covent Garden in 1966 in the role of Tonio in 'La Fille du regiment,' a performance that earned him the titl...continue...

Recitals - Placido Domingo - Arias & Scenes from Boheme, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Ge...
Performers: Cooper, Sylvia; Crader, Jeannine; Domingo, Placido; Dunn, Mignon; Niska, Maralin; Saunders, Arlene; Schwartzman, Seymor; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Rudel, Julius; Effron, David; Kuntsch, Matthias; Patanè, Franco; Buckley, Emerson; Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: ; Cincinnati Summer Opera Association; New York City Opera Orchestra

Recordings 1967-70 from the early years of tenor Placido Domingo's brilliant career, when the astonishing power and beauty of his voice were in their first...continue...

The #1 Christmas Album / Domingo, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Lullaby; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditi...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David; Chester Cathedral Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Cond...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, Colin; ; Music], John Scott [Choral; Boskovsky, Willi; Maazel, ...
Ensemble: ; Members of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Personnel: Douglas Gamley (conch shell).

Recording information: 1958-1996....continue...

Christmas Adagios - Works by Adam, Schubert, Harold Darke. Christmas Traditional / Karajan, Pavarotti, Gheorghiu, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Performers: Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Bostridge, Ian; Briggs, David; Carter, Elinor; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Ca...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Lewis, Henry; Guadagno, Anton; ; Malcolm, George; Marin, Ion; Music], John Scott [Choral; Davis, Colin; Bonynge, Richard...
Ensemble: ; German Bach Soloists

A Portrait of Pavarotti - Highlights from Pavarotti Edition

3 CD / Decca / 2001-09-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bormida, Ida; Caballé, Montserrat; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Courtney, James; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiau...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Pritch...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orches...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (vocals)....continue...

Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Bartoletti, Domingo, Marton, etc

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruson, Renato; Clenton-Carter, Duane; Domingo, Placido; Graham, Sharon; Gulin, Angeles; Kabaivanska, Raina; Kirkpatrick, Carol; Kuhlmann, Kathleen; Marton, Eva; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Guadagno, Anton; Eichhorn, Kurt
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus; Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi - Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-02-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Don Carlos; La forza del destino
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kraus, Alfred...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Santi, Nello; Basile, Arturo; Prêtre, Georges; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Fiedler, Arthur; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Cellini, Renato; Perlea, Jonel; Previtali, Fernando; Cleva, ...
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Boston Pops; London Symphony Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Chorus; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale; Rome Opera House Orchestra

Strauss: Elektra / Andersson, Borkh, Resnik, et al

2 CD / Video Artists International / 1999-07-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Borkh, Inge; Crofoot, Alan; Neumann, Lydia; Rayson, Benjamin; Resnik, Regina; Schuh, Audrey
Conductors: Andersson, Knud; Guadagno, Anton

Artists of the Century - Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-06-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Adelson e Salvini, opera; Gioachino Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto; Semiramide; Armida; S...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballé, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Guadagno, Anton; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Masini, Gianfranco; Prêtre, Georges; Santi, Nello

Budget priced double disc anthology of the best recordings of the late great Spanish soprano. She had one of the most unique voices that ever...continue...

Opera's Greatest Duets / Pavarotti, Price, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; La traviata; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly;...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Mathis, Edith; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pri...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Guadagno, Anton; Basile, Arturo; Kubelik, Rafael; Levine, James; Magiera, Leone; Henderson, Skitch; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Modena Teatro Comunale Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera H...

The Most Famous Opera Arias

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-07-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; La bohème; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Obraztsova, Yelena; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Rudel, Julius; Guadagno, Anton; Patanè, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Kuhn, Gustav; Slatkin, Leonard; Gardelli, Lamberto; Schippers, Thomas; Haitink, Bernard

Amore - Romantic Italian Love Songs / Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1992-09-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Ah! Maria, Marì, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Gioachino Rossini: La danza. Ta...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Alldis, John; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Guadagno, Anton; ; Rescigno, Nicola; Magiera, Leone; Patanè, Giuseppe; de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Italo Tajo; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmo...