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José Carreras: Live Comeback Concerts - arias, songs, zarzuela arias by Grieg, Tosti, Toldra, Catala, Mompou, Vives, Puccini et al. / José Carreras, tenor

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Edvard Grieg: Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3; Spoken Word: Jose Carreras welcomes his audience; Paolo Tosti: Romanze (3); Eduardo Toldrá: Canticel for voice & or...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Scalera, Vincenzo; Schneider, Ronald

Jose Carreras was known as part of the "big three" tenors of the twentieth century, among Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. This new disc presents...continue...

Salzburg Festival 1981 - Songs by Massenet, Fauré, Tosti, Mompou, Turina, de Falla / José Carreras, tenor; Edoardo Muller, piano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Jules Massenet: Pensée d'automne; Elégie; Poème d'amour; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Toujours, song for voice & piano (Poème d'un jour), Op. 21/2;...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Muller, Eduardo [Conductor]

Accompanied by Edoardo Müller, José Carreras' recital of 1981 takes us from the French song with piano by Massenet and Fauré to the canciones of...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/16/1981)....continue...

Verdi: Opera Highlights / Bergonzi, Caballé, Carreras, Cossotto, Domingo, Freni, Gobbi, Kraus, Milnes, Price et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Macbeth; Un Ballo in maschera; La Forza del destino; Don Carlo; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonisolli, Franco; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cossott...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Rudel, Julius; Karajan, Herbert von; Gardelli, Lamberto; Giulini, Carlo Maria

2013 will herald the start of Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial year. To celebrate the occasion, EMI Classics presents the ultimate Verdi opera collection, Verdi: Opera Highlights....continue...

Opera 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; La traviata; Nabucco; V...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Braun, Victor; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Mehta, Zubin; Luisi, Fabio; Pappano, Antonio; Antonini, Giovanni; Armiliato, Marco; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Wellber, Omer Meir; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; C...

This magnificent collection features the greatest starts of opera including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Cecilia Bartolia, Andrea Bocelli and many...continue...

Favorite Film Music / Music from Amadeus, JFK, Minority Report, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525; Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365 (316a); Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 (297c); Ave verum corp...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Helmis, Fritz; Lupu, Radu; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Parkening, Christopher;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Daniel, Paul; Muti, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; del Mar, Norman; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra

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

Love Classics: Favorite Love Duets / Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Delibes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Doniz...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burles, Charles; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Ten...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Mirella Freni, José Carreras, Teresa Berganza

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-07-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Available for the first time on 2 CDs- with Mirella Freni as model Butterfly, and strong supportinf ssingerFull track lists and synopses n English, German...continue...

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...

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,...

Puccini: La Bohème

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-08-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Davis, Colin

BBC Music Magazine
Not Davis's normal repertoire, but he conducts a lively, detailed, idiomatic performance of this masterpiece, and has strong soloists. Carreras was then at...continue...
Recording information: London (02/1979)....continue...

Original Three Tenors: 20th Anniversary Special Edition (Spec)

2 CD / Decca / 2010-08-10

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L' Africaine; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart's Delight) (from "Das Land des L...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Three Tenors' legendary Rome concert, this is a remastered and repackaged version (on CD plus bonus DVD) of...continue...
Recording information: The Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy (07/07/1990).

Includes the three tenors finale medley by various composers....continue...

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

Original Three Tenors: 20th Anniversary Edition

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-06-22

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlésiana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart's Delight) (from "Das Land des ...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano

Includes the three tenors finale medley by various composers....continue...

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...

Godfathers Of Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La Traviata; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Requiem; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Madame Butterfly; Edua...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Blanc, Ernest; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Caruso, Enrico; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Gobbi, Tito; Kraus, Alfredo [T...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Mingardo, Raffaele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Kohn, Eugene; Levine, James; Goehr, Walter; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Guarino, G.M.; Schippers, Thomas; Ferraris, Franc...

Everyone needs a Godfather to look up to and today's crop of young singers need only review the pantheon of greats that came before them....continue...

Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Giuseppe Verdi: Il corsaro
Performers: Caliero, Gilbert; Canne-Meijer, Cora; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Demigny, Bernard; Friedmann, Gerard; Genty, Claude; Lamberti, Giorgio; Mollien, Jean; Papantoniou, Vasso; Plantey, Bernard; Steffne...
Conductors: Lecomte, Pierre-Michel; López-Cobos, Jesús

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Best Tenor Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Roccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today...continue...

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...

Legends: The Three Tenors

1 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Luigi Denza: Funiculì funicul&a...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; López-Cobos, Jesús; Müller, Eduardo; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Mehta, Zubin

Personnel: Plácido Domingo, José Carreras , Luciano Pavarotti (tenor).

Includes work(s): medley: west side story (bernstein) / o p by various composers....continue...

Ultimate Puccini - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Austin, Charles; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borkh, Inge; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Ten...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Westminster Symphonic Choir

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...

Best Tenor Arias 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te...continue...

Best of Best

2 CD / Philips Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il Trovatore; La battaglia di ...
Performers: Barboza, Raul; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Domingo; Gutierrez, Lalo; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Padin, Jorge; Ramirez, Ariel; Ricciarelli, Katia; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal];...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Scimone, Claudio; Benzi, Roberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Ocejo, José Luis; Müller, Eduardo; Garcia-Ase...
Ensemble: ; Grupo Huancara

Japanese-only 2 disc SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound....continue...

Opera! The Most Famous Arias

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2008-10-21

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Jules Massenet: Werther; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Ave Maria; Aida, opera; Otello; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Luisa Miller; Alfredo ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cavaradossi, Mario; Cupido, Alberto; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fisichella, Salvatore; Nicolova, Tania; Pastine, Giafranco; Raimondi, Rugger...

The Puccini Experience / Mehta, Italian Radio SO Rome, Italian Radio Chorus Rome

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-05-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet; Suor Angelica; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; ...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Canonici, Luca; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cowan, Richard; Cura, Jose; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Domingo, Placido; Gallardo-Domas, Cristina; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Barbacini, Maurizio; Conlon, James; Domingo, Placido; Sado, Yutaka; Nagano, Kent; Mehta, Zubin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Slatkin, Leonard; Szilvay, Géza; Szilvay, Csaba; Verrot, Pasca...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; Ph...

The Great Masters of the Opera

3 CD / HBDirect Import / 2008-05-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Otello; La traviata; Aida, opera; Aroldo; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gi...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Caruso, Enrico; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Gigli, Beniamino; Jasper, Bella; Knoll, Rudolf; Kraus, Alfredo...

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...

40 Most Beautiful Arias - Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Borodina, Olga; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cuberli, Lella; Cura, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gallardo-Dom?s, Cri...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Maazel, Lorin; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; López-Cobos, Jesús; Christie, William; Barenboim, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Colin; Nagano, Kent; Le...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti

Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for...continue...

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera / Molinari-Pradelli, Caballé

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Baldani, Ruza; Bertocci, Aldo; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Davia, Federico; Foiani, Giovanni; Guglielmi, Margherita; Meliciani, Carlo; Romani, Regoklo
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Spain's famous opera stars Carreras and Caballe, who are professional colleagues and friends in real life, are an irresistible pairing at the head of a...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

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...

The Ultimate Wedding Album

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, B...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Domingo, Placido; Hurford, Peter; Pavarotti, Luciano; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Rudel, Julius; Chailly, Riccardo; Bonynge, Richard; Riddle, Nelson

Three Tenors in Concert 1994

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Jules Massenet: Le Cid; Werther; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Richard Rodgers: Spring is Here; Agustín Lara: Granada; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Tu ca nun chiagne; Torna ...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Brodszky, Nicholas; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Denza, Luigi; Domingo, Placido; Grever, Maria Mendez; Lara, Agustin; Lehar, Franz; Massenet, Jules; Neto, Joaquim Antonio Barroso...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin

Personnel: Plácido Domingo, José Carreras , Luciano Pavarotti (tenor).

Recording information: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA.

This installment of The Three Tenors was recorded...continue...

Puccini's Greatest Hit - The Ultimate "Nessun dorma"

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-10-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Appleby, Jo; Banbury, James; Bjorling, Jussi; Bolton, Michael; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vo...
Conductors: Masini, Gianfranco; Cobos, Luis; Maazel, Lorin; Heindorf, Ray; Mercurio, Steven; Abbado, Roberto; Rizzi, Carlo; Ingman, Nick; Mehta, Zubin; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: ; Grudgionz Festival Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Verdi - The Greatest Operas / Giulini, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting...continue...

Donizetti, Verdi, Bellini: Complete Operas / Carreras

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Caterina Cornaro, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Jérusalem; Luisa Miller; Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera
Performers: Baldani, Ruza; Bertocci, Aldo; Bezinian, Ruth; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Casarini, Gianfranco; Cassis, Alessandro; Cocchieri, Vinicio; Cor...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Verchi, Nino; Mannino, Franco; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previtali, Fernando

This fourteen disc set consists of seven complete operas starring the great Jose Carreras in exciting live recordings from 1972-1976. These imperishable performances are among...continue...

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...

Verdi: I Due Foscari / Gardelli, Carreras, Ricciarelli

2 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari
Performers: Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Bello, Vincenzo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Connell, Elizabeth; Handlos, Franz; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Opera Classics Originals

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2007-05-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Otello; La traviata; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Norma, opera; Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago; Gaet...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]; Pavarotti, Luciano

Weekend Classics - An Opera Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giacomo Puccini: Turand...
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Hornik, Gottfried; Ott...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro all...

Puccini: Tosca / Davis, Caballé, Carreras, et al

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-10-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Elvin, William; Murray, Ann; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wixell, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Penguin Guide
Pacing the music naturally and sympathetically, Sir Colin Davis proves a superb Puccinian, one who not only presents Puccini's drama with richness and force...continue...

Opera D'Oro at the Movies / Pavarotti, Callas, et al

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-10-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; La forza del destino; Vincenzo Bellini: N...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Freni, Mirella; Fusco, Cecilia; Gaifa,...

Opera music can heighten the tension of drama, add passion to a romance, or even underscore the antics of a comedy. Beyond its critical role...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...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Great Tenor Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Loh...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burrows, Stuart; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hadley, Jerry; Pavarotti, Luciano; Shicoff, Neil [Tenor Vocal]; Thomas, Jess; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Levine, James; Bernstein, Leonard; Karajan, Herbert von; Born, Walther; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Kubelik, Rafael; Ozawa, Seiji; Abbado, Claudio

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...