Opera/Operetta > Pritchard, John

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Carlo Bergonzi: A Discographic Career - Selections from Macbeth, Luisa Miller, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Un Ballo, Tosca, Andrea Chenier et al.

3 CD / Widescreen / 2012-07-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L' Africana; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; MacNeil, Cornell; Mercuriali, Angelo; Mill, Arnold van; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Simionato, Giulietta; Sordello, Enzo;...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Serafin, Tullio; Pritchard, John; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

30 Years at La Monnaie

2 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Richard Strauss: Salome; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Simon Boccanegra; Falstaff; W...
Performers: Bastin, Jules; Cupido, Alberto; Dufrasne, Arnaud [Vocals]; Gustafson, Nancy [Soprano Vocals]; Kozlowska, Joanna; Krause, Carlos [Vocals]; Lascarro, Juanita; Malfitano, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; McI...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Pritchard, John; Pappano, Antonio; Schoenwandt, Michael; Fischer, Iván; Benjamin, George

Legendary baritone José van Dam celebrates a triple anniversary: his 70th birthday, 50 years onstage, and 30 years at La Monnaie, Brussels' opera house. This...continue...
Recording information: La Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Verdi & Puccini / Pritchard

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Le villi; Tosca; La rondine; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Dale, Laurence; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The New Zealand-born Kiri Te Kanawa's lyric soprano voice and captivating stage presence have, throughout her operatic career, won her critical acclaim and a multitude

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Recording information: EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London (09/17/1981)....continue...

The Opera Show

2 CD / / 2011-09-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball); Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers); Tancredi; Il barbiere di Siviglia (Th...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Burrows, Stuart; Campbell, Fiona; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cautoruccio, Paolo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Do...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Frizza, Riccardo; Divall, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Varviso, Silvio; Armiliato, Marco; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Do...

Stellar Sopranos

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

Works: Victor Massé: La Reine topaze (The Topaz Queen); Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann); Un mari à la porte (A Husband at the Door); George Frederick Handel: Giuli...
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Kenny, Yvonne; Macliver, Sara; Matthews, Emma; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Serra, Luciana; Streich, Rita; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Cohen, Brad; Dyer, Paul; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Leinsdorf, Erich; Tang, Muhai; Rudner, Ola; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Hager, Leopold; Gaebel, Kurt

Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Caballe; Edelmann; Zylis-Gara; Mathis - Pritchard

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Conductors: Pritchard, John

"In short, the Glyndebourne miracle - produced by the intimacy of the house, sensitive casting, dedicated loving rehearsal, and brilliant direction in every department." -...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (05/30/1965)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Intermezzo / Söderström

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Intermezzo, Op. 72
Performers: Bakker, Marco; Gale, Elisabeth; Soderstrom, Elisabeth
Conductors: Pritchard, John

Elisabeth Söderström (1927 - 2009) stars in this live BBC broadcast of Richard Strauss's comic and pioneering opera Intermezzo, recorded at Glyndebourne in 1974. Glyndebourne's...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne (07/13/1974)....continue...

The Voice Of The Century / Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-10-26

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Georges Bizet: Vasco da Gama, ode-symphony for chorus & orchestra; G...
Performers: Cassinelli, Ricardo; Gibbs, John; Knight, Gillian; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pelizzoni, Rinaldo; Plessis, Christian du; Siepi, Cesare; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Bravo Pavarotti [2 CDs]

2 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; M...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Luccardi, Giancarlo; Milnes, Sherrill; Morresi, Gius...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; Maag, Peter; Chailly, Riccardo; B...

This 2-for-1 CD set celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Mozart & Strauss

2 CD / Decca / 2010-08-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Zaide; La finta giardiniera; La clemenza di Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Il re pastore; Lucio Silla; Idomeneo; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o ca...
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Fontana, Gabriele; Grundheber, Franz; Hornik, Gottfried; Ionitza, Alexandru; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Solti, Sir Georg; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Fischer, György; Tate, Jeffrey; Schirmer, Ulf

Heroes & Villains

2 CD / Decca / 2010-06-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Braun, Victor; Bruson, Renato; Burrowes, Norma; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Clark,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; De Billy, Bertrand; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Davis, Colin; Abbado, Claudio; Bartoletti, Bruno; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbe...

The biggest stars seize centre stage to sing the greatest scenes and arias of opera's heroes and villains. This is a compilation of the calibre...continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo / Pritchard

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2010-04-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Pritchard, John
Conductors: Pritchard, John

Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (08/14/1964)....continue...

A Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-03-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Ruhe...
Performers: Amner, Richard; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Andrew

Selections recorded 1979-83....continue...

The Art of Sena Jurinac

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Bedrich Smetana: Die Verkaufte Braut; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoff...
Performers: Beretovac, Branca; Cebotari, Maria; Jurinac, Sena; Krenn, Werner; Lorenzi, Ermanno; Neralic, Tomislav; Paskalis, Kostas; Rossel-Majdan, Hilde; Seefried, Irmgard; Stefanov, Ivan [Vocals]; Stefanov, St...
Conductors: Rossi, Mario; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Martin, Walter; Pritchard, John; Klobucar, Berislav

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Howells, Anne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Masur, Kurt

Prima Donna: First Ladies Of Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2010-02-09

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

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

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...

The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...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...

The Pavarotti Story

4 CD / Decca / 2008-04-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Otello; I lombar...
Performers: Bono; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eno, Brian; Evans, David; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; John, Elton; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kavrakos, Dimitri; Kerns, Ric...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Patanè, George; Rescigno, Nicola; Chailly, Riccardo; Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Levine, James; Kertész, Istv...

This commemorative set documents Pavarotti's life story in both words and music. Presented in superb, high quality packaging including a 70 page illustrated booklet of...continue...
Personnel: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Dr. David Evans , Elton John, Frank Sinatra (vocals); Joan Sutherland (soprano); Christa Ludwig, Elke Schary, Jane Shaulis (mezzo soprano); Plácido Domingo, ...continue...

Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool highlights / Sutherland

1 CD / Myto Records / 2007-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

This legendary performance with Joan Sutherland is now back in the catalog and sounding better than ever!...continue...

5 Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 / Fidelio, Macbeth, Falstaff, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Falstaff; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Baker, Janet, Dame; Barstow, Josephine; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Condo, Nucci; Cosotti, Max Rene; De Ridder, Anton; Dickerson, Bernard; Elias, Rosalind; Erwen, Kei...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne Diamonds is a choice of five highly acclaimed opera productions from the famous Glyndebourne Festival. Everything about these specially selected productions is unique, with...continue...
Run Time: 681 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Strauss: Guntram, etc / Pritchard, Leitner, Farley, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2007-01-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Guntram, opera, Op. 25 (TrV 168); Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Dale, Laurence; Dickerson, Bernard; Douglas, Nigel; Farley, Carole; Lemnitz, Tiana; Lewis, William; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Newman, Henry; Rea, Sean; Sharpe, Terence; Tomlinson, John; Trötsche...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: BBC Singers; Württemberg State Orchestra

Mozart: Così fan tutte, etc; Brahms / Gibson, Pritchard

3 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2006-11-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Johannes Brahms: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 86; Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84; Songs (4), Op. 46; Songs (9) for...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Curry, Carol Ann; Hamburger, Paul; Harwood, Elizabeth; Minton, Yvonne; Shirley-Quirk, John; Van der Bilt, Peter; Westi, Kurt
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Scottish Opera Chorus

One of the most highly acclaimed productions by Scottish Opera in the 1960s was its English-language 'Cosi fan tutte.' Dame Janet Baker sang Dorabella in...continue...

Tippett: Midsummer Marriage / Pritchard, Sutherland, Lewis

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-08

Works: Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Coates, Edith; Kraus, Otakar; Lanigan, John; Leigh, Adele; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Sinclair, Monica; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Michael Tippet (1905-1998) became one of the most influential and respected British composers with several major operas to his credit, of which 'The Midsummer Marriage'...continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo (Complete)

3 CD / Decca Import / 2005-12-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Conductors: Pritchard, John

The Penguin Guide
Pavarotti has the natural magnetism of the superstar...On balance this is the not only the most heroic and the most beatutiful but also...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Verdi and Puccini Arias

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Rondine; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Le Villi; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Knight, Gillian; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Von Stade, Frederica; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Andrew

"It is a pleasure to recommend this programme of Verdi and Puccini without reservation. - Gramophone...continue...

Dokumente Einer Sängerkarriere - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-10-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Se...
Performers: Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: La traviata / Pritchard, Sutherland, Bergonzi, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Carral, Dora; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Frosini, Mario; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Mercuriali, Angelo; Meridionale, Tereno; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Voca...
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

Penguin Guide
She has rarely sung on record with such deep feeling as in the final scene...This is not a sparkling Violetta, but it is vocally...continue...

The Art of Joan Sutherland

6 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Giulio Cesare; Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda; Giovanni Paisiello: La Molinara, opera; Niccolò Piccinni: La Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Begg, Heather; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Clement, Joseph; Dilley, Harry; Dobson, John; Krenn, Werner; Pepin, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Boult, Adrian; Hogwood, Christopher; Jones, Granville; Gamley, Douglas; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John

This new major retrospective showcases Joan Sutherland in many of her famous roles and recordings across her career from 1959 to a recording of a...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-02-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Condo, Nucci; Gale, Elisabeth; Gramm, Donald; Griffel, Kay; Luxon, Benjamin
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In this wonderful Jean-Pierre Ponelle Glyndebourne production of Verdi's final work, the American baritone Donald Gramm perfectly embodies the likeable loser Falstaff....continue...
Run Time: 118 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, Eng...continue...

Opera - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2005-02-08

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

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito; Wagner / Pritchard, Masur

2 CD / Gala / 2005-02-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Cahill, Teresa; Hollweg, Werner; Howells, Anne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Minton, Yvonne
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Mozart: Idomeneo [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-01-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Betley, Bozena; Goeke, Leo; Lewis, Richard
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

With the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1974 Richard Lewis once again confirms his position as the world's leading exponent of this opera, in the title...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish
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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...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2004-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Austin, Anson; Dose, Helena; Lindenstrand, Sylvia; Perriers, Daniele; Petri, Franz
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

By the middle of the 20th century 'Cosi fan Tutte' hadn't been performed often because of its salaciousness, wheras in Glyndebourne, it became repertoire very...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Digitally Processed
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, Eng...continue...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini; Auber / Pritchard, Gedda

3 CD / Gala / 2004-06-05

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; Daniel-François Auber: La muette de Portici
Performers: Bisson, Napoleon; Bruyere, Jules; Dobson, John; Gedda, Nicolai; Godfrey, Victor; Massard, Robert; Minton, Yvonne; Vaughan, Elizabeth; Ward, David
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Ehrling, Sixten
Ensemble: ; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Joan Sutherland

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2004-04-27

Works: Spoken Word: Introduction (Joan Sutherland in Conversation with Jon Tolansky) (Interview); Gaetano Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento; Giuseppe Verdi: La tr...
Performers: Bonynge, Richard; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Tourangeau, Huguette
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; National Orchestra Monte Carlo; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre De L'Association Des Concerts

Donizetti: La Figlia del Reggimento / Mannino, Moffo, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-01-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment, opera; Emilia di Liverpool
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Campora, Giuseppe; Cantelo, April; Cassinelli, Antonio; Dowling, Denis; Fioravanti, Giulio; Frascati, Tommaso; Gardino, Jolanda; McAlpine, William; Moffo, Anna; Rovetta, Teodoro; Suther...
Conductors: Mannino, Franco; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Liverpool Music Group Singers

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; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philha...

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...

Italian Opera Arias / Domingo, Scotto, Te Kanawa, Wixell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Wol...
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Puccini - Great Opera Arias / Domingo, Te Kanawa, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; Le Villi; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Knight, Gillian; Marton, Eva; Ricciarelli, Katia; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Maazel, Lorin; Patanè, Giuseppe; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orches...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

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...

Carlo Bergonzi - The Sublime Voice

2 CD / Decca / 2001-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: D...
Performers: Arbace, Libero; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carral, Dora; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; D'Angelo, Gianna; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Franc, Tugomir; Ni...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Kubelik, Rafael; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardelli, Lamberto; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic...

Tippett: Midsummer Marriage / Joan Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-09

Works: Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Coates, Edith; Kraus, Otakar; Lanigan, John; Leigh, Adele; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Sinclair, Monica; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John

The Art of Sena Jurinac

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Bedrich Smetana: Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1; ...
Performers: Cebotari, Maria; Jurinac, Sena; Krenn, Werner; Lorenzi, Ermanno; Neralic, Tomislav; Paskalis, Kostas; Rossel-Majdan, Hilde; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Rossi, Mario; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Martin, Walter; Pritchard, John; Klobucar, Berislav