Opera/Operetta > Gruberova, Edita

Mad Scenes / Gruberova, Luisi, Münchner Rundfunksorchester

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Rosner, Anton; Schmidt, Monika; Siegele, Dankwart; Uhlmann, Gisela; Weber, Heinrich
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

The philosophy and artistic work of the Romantic period exhibits a curious interest in the phenomenon of insanity. Featuring scenes from I Puritani, Il Pirata,...continue...

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...

Edita Gruberova Edition Vol 1 - The Queen of Belcanto - Arias by Donizetti and Bellini

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Anna Bolena; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Bros, Jose; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Schneiderman, Helene; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Boncompagni, Elio; Viotti, Marcello; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Edita Gruberova, leading diva of bel canto singing, has selected several of her favorite arias centered on an archetype of the bel canto era: the...continue...

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Chernov, Gruberova, Florez, Serra, Ellero d'Artegna Weikert - Munich Radio SO

3 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Anderson, Brother James; Brembeck, Christian; Chernov, Vladimir; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Flórez, Juan Diego; Gruberova, Edita; Laghezza, Rosa; Serra, Eric
Conductors: Weikert, Ralf
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Male Choir; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Juan Diego Florez and Vladimir Chernov are outstanding as Almaviva and Figaro. Enric Serra sounds appropriately like the old man looking for a young wife......continue...

Bellini Portraits - arias from I Pirata; I Capuleti e I Montecchi; La Sonnambula; Norma et al. / Edita Gruberova, soprano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Beatrice di Tenda, opera; I Puritani, opera
Performers: Bros, Jose; Clementis, Tamas; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Schmidt, Monika; Schrott, Erwin; Tuand, Carlo
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio; Haider, Friedrich; Viotti, Marcello; Steinberg, Pinchas

Bellini's individually melancholic and ethereal phrases have always been a favorite of Edita Gruberova, and the artist personally has made this selection out of six...continue...

The Art of Gruberova: Opera arias from Semiramide; Rigoletto; Mignon, Lakme; Die Fledermaus et al. / Haider / Edita Gruberova, soprano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, opera; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Léo D...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

A breathtaking program of virtuoso soprano and coloratura arias performed by Edita Gruberova, recorded in Tokyo with her frequent artistic collaborator Friedrich Haider on the...continue...

Donizetti Portraits - arias from Gemma di Vergy; Caterina Comato, Lucrezie Borgia et al. / Edita Gruberova

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool; Gemma di Vergy; Linda di Chamounix; Caterina Cornaro, opera; Lucrezia Borgia; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Gruberova, Edita; Haußler, Gerald; Hollop, Markus; Weber, Hanne
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

This recital program composed of operas whose pivotal characters are women. Emilia di Liverpool, Gemma di Vergy, Caterina Camera, Lucrezia Borgia and Rosmonda d`Inghilterra are...continue...

Mozart at Salzburg Festival - 3 complete operas: Marriage of Figaro; Magic Flute & Clemenza di Tito [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bonney, Barbara; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Grist, Reri; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Mathis, Edith; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schade, Michael; Schreier,...

Spanning 1966 to 2003, these three performances offer up a stunning retrospective not only of the Salzburg Festival, but of changing winds in the presentation...continue...
Run Time: 529 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby, Mono, Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Italia...continue...

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Lu...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Edita Gruberova, soprano: The Teldec Recordings - Mozart, Haydn, Donizetti, Verdi, R. Strauss [4 CD]

4 CD / Teldec / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena, K 416; Voi avete un cor fedele, K 217; No, che non sei capace, K 419; Ma che vi fece...Sperai vicino il lido, K 368; Misera! dov...
Performers: Agache, Alexandru; Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Holl, Robert; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Tachezi, Herbert
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Bonynge, Richard; Rizzi, Carlo

Edita Gruberová (born December 23, 1946) is one of the most acclaimed coloraturas of recent decades. She is noted for her great tonal clarity, agility,...continue...

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Fischer, Gruberova, van Der Walt, Polgar [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-05-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Ariostini, Armando; Asher, Nadine; Gruberova, Edita; Polgar, Laszlo; Walt, Deon Van der; Will, Jacob
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

For the performance at the Zurich opera, the producer Daniel Schmid changed the sentimental story into an ironical post-card idyll and thus achieved a modern...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Gruberova, Groop, Kim, Palatchi, Melander

3 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Bernardini, Don; Groop, Monica; Gruberova, Edita; Hedlund, Klas; Kim, Ettore; Melander, Anders; Precht, Ulrika
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra members

Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment / Gruberova, van der Walt, Laghezza, Fourcade

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Castel, François; Fourcade, Philippe; Gruberova, Edita; Hansen, Paul [Tenor]; Laghezza, Rosa; Raschèr, Andrea; Steinhaus, Heidi; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Panni, Marcello
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

"For coloratura fans: Edita Gruberova... offers bravura vocal artistry mixed with sentimental lyricism and a large helping of humor. She brings out everyone's best in...continue...

Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda / Gruberova, Kasarova, Morosow, Bernardini

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera
Performers: Bernardini, Don; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Morozov, Igor; Robinsak, Branko; Sumego, Daniel
Conductors: Steinberg, Pinchas
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Youth Chorus

Donizetti: Roberto Devereux / Gruberova, Ziegler, Bernardini, Kim. Friedrich Haider - Strasbourg PO

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
Performers: Bernardini, Don; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Rhine Opera Chorus; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

"[Edita Gruberova's performance is] full of subtle nuance and breadth of phrase as well as vocal and dramatic power.... The balance between voices and orchestra...continue...

Donizetti's Tudor Queens: Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda & Roberto Devereux / Edita Gruberova

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena; Maria Stuarda; Roberto Devereux
Performers: Boutet, Benoit; Bros, Jose; Gruberova, Edita; Hauáler, Gerald; Hollop, Markus; Kim, Ettore; Morozov, Igor; Reyes, Jose Guadalupe; Schneiderman, Helene; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio; Haider, Friedrich

"The clear tone and breathtaking agility sparkle as before, now informed by a loving portamento that caresses each phrase. In 'Pianfete voi?' She rivals Callas...continue...

Donizetti: Maria di Rohan / Gruberova, Arevalo, Kim, Papi

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria di Rohan
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Precht, Ulrika
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble: Vienna Concert Choir; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...Even in the expanded form...[the opera] shows a notable economy of means and moves ahead with an almost Verdi-like swiftness...[Gruberova's] voice is gorgeously luminous...and her...continue...

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Gruberova, Oprisanu, Arevalo, Bronikowski

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Bronikowski, Marcin; Gruberova, Edita; Lucas, Michaela; Monte, Duccio dal; Oprisanu, Carmen
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

A superb recording of the bel canto classic featuring the incomparable Edita Gruberova in the title role supported by a cast of exciting young singers....continue...

Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia / de Billy, Gruberova, Breslik, Vassallo, Coote [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-01-31

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Performers: Breslik, Pavol; Coote, Alice; Gruberova, Edita; Vassallo, Franco
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

A scandalous tale of murder, torture, incest, homosexuality, drunkenness and orgies, Donizetti's opera is one of the great masterpieces of Italian bel canto repertoire. This...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, ...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

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor [Highlights] / Gruberova, Kraus, Bruson, Lloyd

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Bottone, Bonaventura; Bruson, Renato; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Kuhlmann, Kathleen; Lazzeretti, Bruno; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Gruberova constantly pleases by her innate musicality ... Kraus is a master of Donizetti style.
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Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (05/16/1983-05/26/1983)....continue...

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

Mozart Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Symphony no 29 in A major, K201; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K467 "Elvira Madigan"; Sonata for Piano in A minor, K310; Quartet for Strings no 20 ...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Engel, Karl; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gruberova, Edita; Holl, Robert; Kam, Sharon; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Margiono, Charlotte; Protschka, Josef; Rodgers, Joan; Vocals], Rachel Ya...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Hager, Leopold; Leppard, Raymond; Faerber, Jörg; Riedel, Kurt

Mozart Opera Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Il re Pastore; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Lucio Silla; Der Schauspie...
Performers: Baur, Markus; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Coburn, Pamela; Fischer, Andreas; Fischer, Thierry; Gassmann, Frank; Gienger, Stefan; Gruberova, Edita; Hampson, Thomas; Holl, Robert; Hollweg, W...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Levine/Vienna PO, Cotrubas, Gruberova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Gruberova, Edita; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This production of Mozart's Magic Flute received enormous and unanimous approval when it was premiered in Salzburg. Receiving critical acclaim from international press, this production...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Gala Concerts / Abbado, Welser-Most [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; La traviata; Falstaff; Aida, opera; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Richard Strauss: ...
Performers: Aliberti, Lucia; Baltsa, Agnes; Barcellona, Daniela; Domingo, Placido; Doufexis, Stella; Emmerlich, Gunter; Futral, Elizabeth; Gallo, Lucio; Gruberova, Edita; Grundheber, Franz; Hadley, Jerry; Hampso...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Gatti, Daniele; Mehta, Zubin; Ozawa, Seiji; Thielemann, Christian; Welser-Möst, Franz; Seiffarth, Roland; Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra; Veinna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The greatest names in opera take to the stage for these galas from three musical centers that have come to stand as symbols of rebirth...continue...
Run Time: 385 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbié, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Teno...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...continue...

Essential Mozart

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Desderi, Claudio; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gr...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Welser-Möst, Franz; Leppard,...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members)

100 Chefs-D'oeuvre

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Concerto pour clarinette en la majeur, K. 622; Symphony no 25 en sol mineur, K. 183; Concerto pour piano no 21 en ut majeur, K. 467; Sym...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Car...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Nash Ensemble; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Impressionen Vol 1

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2009-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Einkehr ("Bei einem Wirte wundermild"), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/4 (TrV 200/4)...
Performers: Agnas, Urban; Bernardini, Don; Borowska, Joanna; Bros, Jose; Castel, Francois; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Deutsch, Helmut; Fourcade, Philippe; Groop, Monica; Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Ka...
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Luisi, Fabio; Sjokvist, Gustav; Bibl, Rudolph; Steinberg, Pinchas; Boncompagni, Elio; Panni, Marcello

Mozart - The Complete Operas

44 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta semplice, K 51 (46a); Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111; Il sogno di Scipione, opera, K. 126; Lucio Silla, K 135; La finta gi...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Blasi, Angela Mari...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Hager, Leopold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Klee, Bernhard

A unique collection of the complete operatic works of Mozart! This set ranges from the fascinating works of his teenage years to the profound late...continue...

Opera Exclusive - Mozart at the Salzburg Festival [3 DVD]

6 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 537 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

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

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

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

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

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...

Mozart Effect 101

6 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Das Veilchen, K 476; Sonata in F major; Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (125c); Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling (...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Baumann, Hermann; Berkes, Kalman; Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Clevenger, Dale; Cuberli...
Conductors: Conlon, James; Cassuto, Alvaro; ; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Jordan, Armin; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond; Koopman, Ton; Scholz, Alfred; Barenboim, Daniel; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pitamic, Alexan...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Salzburg Consort; Schultz Ensemble; Trio Fontenay; Vienna Baroque Ensemble; Vienna Mozart Winds

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (soprano, mezzo soprano); Barbara Bonney, Sumi Jo (soprano); Herbert Lippert (tenor); Thomas Hampson (baritone); Maxim Vengerov , Thomas Zehetmair (violin); Jean-Pierre Ra...continue...

R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos / Bohm/VPO, Janowitz, Kollo, Gruberova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60
Performers: Berry, Walter; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Kollo, Rene; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD features an ideal Straussian cast and conductor in Filippo Sanjust’s enchanting Vienna State Opera production from 1978. Karl Bohm conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Bellini: Norma / Edita Gruberová, Friedrich Haider/Bavarian State Orch. [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Gruberova, Edita; Herzog, Markus; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Todorovic, Zoran
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester; Bayerischen Staatsoper

"Gruberova brings a lifetime's experience of singing bel canto opera and caresses Bellini's vocal lines with many subtle touches. Almost entirely absent is that mannerism...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...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; Abel, David [Violin]; 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...

Various / La Scala Box Set / Various [12 DVD]

12 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-07-25

Works: Gio Battista Pergolesi: Lo frate 'nnamorato; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; La donna del lago; Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June; Araiza, Francisco; Berti, Marco; Bertocchi, Sergio; Blake, Rockwell; Bottion, Aldo; Bramante, Aldo; Bruson, Renato; Capuano, Enzo; Cassis, Alessandro; Cazzaniga, Renato...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin; Ranzani, Stefano; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Corale Polifonica di Sommariva Bosco; La Scala Philharmonic; La Scala Philharmonic Chorus

With 11 operas and over 30 hours of performances, Opus Arte presents outstanding RAI television recordings of performances from the Teatro alla Scala, beautifully packaged...continue...
Run Time: 1832 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: USA
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Festspieldokumente - Mozart: Operas / Hager, et al

1 CD / Orfeo / 2006-07-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bastien und Bastienne, K 50 (46a); Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486
Performers: Bilt, Peter van der; Cotrubas, Ileana; Gati, Istvan; Gruberova, Edita; Laki, Krisztina; Lehrberger, Thomas; Vocals], Thomas Moser [Tenor
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Verdi: Rigoletto / Pavarotti, Gruberova, Wixell, Chailly/VPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-07-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gruberova, Edita; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's authentic rendering of Verdi's 'Rigoletto' captures all the tenderness and tragedy of Verdi's heart-breaking drama. This production was filmed on location in 1981...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Weekend Classics - A Soprano Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Artmeier, Fred; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Gruberova, Edita; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ott, Karin; Poggi, Gianni; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Bar...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Kleiber, Carlos; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Löwlein, Hans; Peters, Reinhard; Rudel, Julius; Levine, James; Marin, Ion; Böhm, Karl; Michalski, C...

Hérold: La Fille Mal Gardée / Lanchbery/Vienna Symphony Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09

Works: Louis Joseph F. Hérold: La Fille Mal Gardee
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gruberova, Edita; Lima, Luis; Montarsolo, Paolo; Stratas, Teresa; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Lanchbery, John
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This is the comic tale of two lovers, and the only classic 18th century ballet that continues to be performed internationally. Heinz Spoerli's 1981 staging...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Complete Mozart Edition 13 - Early Italian Operas

13 CD / Philips Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta semplice, K 51 (46a); Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111; Il sogno di Scipione, opera, K. 126; Lucio Silla, K 135
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Aigner, Alois; Auger, Arleen; Baltsa, Agnes; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Gruberova, Edita; Hager, Leopold; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Salzburg Chamber Choir; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Volume 13 of the Complete Mozart Edition presents Mozart's Early Italian Operas performed by a variety of soloists accompanied by the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg....continue...

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Gruberová, Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Orch.[DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Dernesch, Helga; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gruberova, Edita; Jurinac, Sena; Prey, Hermann
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD features Frederica von Stade in Rossini's adaptation of the classic Cinderella story. Included is the beautiful 'Nacqui all'affanno' aria. Engelbert Humperdinck's classic opera...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Great Opera Moments 1 / Bartoli, Domingo, etc

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, K 344 (334b); Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Aronson, David; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Domingo, Placido; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Netrebko, Anna; Pavarotti, Luciano; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Quadflieg, Will; Talvela, Martti...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Noseda, Gianandrea; Levine, James; Pritchard, John; Jochum, Eugen; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

'The Mozart Collection' features the most acclaimed performances from the catalogs of Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips! On this release, 'Great Opera Moments, Volume 1',...continue...