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Opera D'Oro
Rossini: William Tell / Previtali, Guelfi, Gencer, Raimondi3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-09-12 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo TellPerformers: Bersiani, Leyla; Campi, Enrico; Gencer, Leyla; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Marangoni, Bruno; Pagliuca, Silviano; Raimondi, Gianni; Rota, Anna Maria; Washington, Paolo Conductors: Previtali, Fernando Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus Rossini had already written dozens of successful operas and was wealthy by the time he decided to retire from the stage in the late 1820s....continue...
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Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Sawallisch, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-22 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying DutchmanPerformers: Fischer, Res; Greindl, Josef; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Paskuda, Georg; Rysanek, Leonie; Uhl, Fritz Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Wagner's early masterpiece is heard in an authoritative, truly classic performance from the composer's own theater in Bayreuth, Germany, the shrine and Mecca of the...continue...
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ODO 7030
Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-22 Works: Richard Strauss: ElektraPerformers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Gerber-Candy, Audrey; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; M... Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra "This recording finds Borkh in top form. Her energy and voice never flag...Lisa della Casa is a near perfect Chrysothemis...Dimitri Mitropoulos paces the opera with...continue...
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ODO 7033
Rossini: L'occasione fa il ladro / Gui, Rinaldi, Gaifa, RAI1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-08 Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'occasione fa il ladro, operaPerformers: Fissore, Enrico; Gaifa, Carlo; Malagu, Stefania; Pirino, Antonio; Rinaldi, Margherita; Socci, Gianni Conductors: Gui, Vittorio Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Turin Giaocchino Rossini (1792-1868) was just twenty years old when he wrote this little comedy (known in English as "The Opportunity Makes the Thief") - but...continue...
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ODO 1458
Tippett: Midsummer Marriage / Pritchard, Sutherland, Lewis2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-08 Works: Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 actsPerformers: 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...
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ODO 1459
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots / Maerzendorfer, Gedda, Equiluz2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-08 Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die HugenotenPerformers: Aichberger, Ewald; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Farres, Pedro; Gedda, Nicolai; Illavsky, Ladislav; Neukirch, Harald; Petkov, Dimiter; Rugtvedt, Unni; Schenk, Manfred; Scovotti, Jeanette; Shane, Rita;... Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst This live broadcast from Vienna in 1971 brings together one of the most outstanding casts ever assembled for this rarely heard opera, a situation due...continue...
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ODO 1464
Rossini: Zelmira / Franci, Zeani, Tagger, Limarilli, Rota2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13 Works: Gioachino Rossini: ZelmiraPerformers: Limarilli, Gastone; Mazzini, Guido; Moretti, Giuseppe; Rota, Anna Maria; Tagger, Nicola; Vocals], Virginia Zeani [Soprano; Washington, Paolo Conductors: Franci, Carlo Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus One of Rossini's least-known operas, 'Zelmira' nevertheless contains much excellent music, sometimes rising to the very best Rossini has to offer. The heroine is sung...continue...
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ODO 1455
Grand Tier - Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila/ Fournet, Vickers2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13 Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47Performers: Bilt, Peter van der; Blanc, Ernest; Dominguez, Oralia; Driessen, Henk; Vickers, Jon Conductors: Fournet, Jean Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chorus "If you haven't heard Vickers in the role of Samson, you haven't heard Samson... [he is] caught here in his absolute prime...Oralia Dominguez sings Dalila...it's...continue...
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ODO 7028
Grand Tier - Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13 Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), operaPerformers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura Conductors: Abbado, Claudio Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra "Here, in addition to the staggering virtuosity and the pointed characterization we're used to [from Marilyn Horne], we get wonderful humor and the impression that...continue...
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ODO 7023
Catalani: La Wally / Scaglia, Olivero, Zaccaria, Zanini2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13 Works: Alfredo Catalani: La WallyPerformers: Carroli, Silvano; Farina, Ida; Foiani, Giovanni; Olivero, Magda; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zambon, Amadeo; Zannini, Laura Conductors: Scaglia, Ferruccio Ensemble: Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Chorus Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893) was a talented composer who perhaps lived at the wrong time. He came along at the end of Verdi's career and the...continue...
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ODO 1456
Respighi: La fiamma / Molinari-Pradelli, Coleva, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09 Works: Ottorino Respighi: La fiamma, opera in 3 acts, P. 175Performers: Carturan, Gabriella; Coleva, Mara; Mandalari, Maria Teresa; Mandelli, Luisa; Moffo, Anna; Prandelli, Giacinto; Santo, Tusa; Tagliabue, Carlo; Villa, Luisa; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal] Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France Respighi composed several operas, of which 'La Fiamma' is generally considered the most successful. Enchanted by the Byzantine-era mosaics in Ravenna churches, Respighi had long...continue...
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ODO 1451
Grand Tier - Verdi: Macbeth / Böhm, Milnes, Ludwig, Cossutta2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: MacbethPerformers: Aichberger, Ewald; Cossutta, Carlo; Flossman, Gilels; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Ludwig, Christa; Milnes, Sherrill; Pantscheff, Ljubomir; Proglhoff, Harald; Ridderbusch, Karl Conductors: Böhm, Karl Macbeth has been well presented on discs, but this performance...should be held in the greatest esteem and surpasses the others in overall intensity and theatricality...Bohm's...continue...
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ODO 7027
Grand Tier - Halévy: La Juive / Guadagno, Tucker, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09 Works: Fromental Halévy: La juivePerformers: Baldwin, Anthony; Bickerstaff, Robert; Bris, Michele Le; Fleet, Edgar; Fyson, Leslie; Gwynne, David; Hayashi, Yasuko; Rucker, Richard; Sabate, Juan Conductors: Guadagno, Anton Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus "A viable masterpiece...with great musical and theatrical force...this performance is one of real commitment; no one holds back in an effort to recreate some of...continue...
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ODO 7022
Mozart: Don Giovanni / Solti, Siepi, Freni, Jurinac, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don GiovanniPerformers: Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Freni, Mirella; Gencer, Leyla; Jurinac, Sena; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Savoie, Robert; Siepi, Cesare; Ward, David Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra This amazing all-star performance of "the greatest opera" is taken from a live performance in London in February 1962. Some of the most legendary singers...continue...
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ODO 1452
Puccini: La rondine / Molinari-Pradelli, Pilou, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La RondinePerformers: Bottion, Aldo; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fusco, Cecilia; Mazzini, Guido; Pilou, Jeannette Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France Puccini first got the idea for this work during a performance of an operetta he was attending in Vienna. The directors of the theater approached...continue...
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ODO 1453
Wagner: Das Liebesverbot / Heger, Zadek, Dermota, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09 Works: Richard Wagner: Das Liebesverbot, operaPerformers: Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Friedrich, Willy; Imdahl, Heinz; Sorell, Christiane; Welter, Ludwig; Zadek, Hilde Conductors: Hager, Robert Wagner took Shakespeare's play 'Measure for Measure' as a framework for the plot of his second opera. The premiere at Magdeburg on March 29, 1836...continue...
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ODO 1454
Grand Tier - Mozart: Così Fan Tutte / Böhm, Janowitz, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Janowitz, Gundula; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schreier, Peter Conductors: Böhm, Karl "Bohm's conducting is first rate...in the arias, he is a master of working with the cast. The cast is excellent. Janowitz sings with authority and...continue...
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ODO 7013
Grand Tier - Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Maazel2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, operaPerformers: Cossotto, Fiorenza; Gavarini, Renato; Pastori, Antonietta; Tatozzi, Vittorio; Vinco, Ivo Conductors: Maazel, Lorin Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome "This live performance...is of particular interest to fans of mezzo Fiorenza Cossotto, here caught early in her career, before the voice had grown into the...continue...
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ODO 7021
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Karajan, Callas2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di LammermoorPerformers: Callas, Maria; Carlin, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Panerai, Rolando; Villa, Luisa; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zampieri, Giuseppe Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus "Callas brings a passion and intimacy to the role that no other soprano [in the last] century has equaled...Karajan creates ideal support for Callas' blinding...continue...
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ODO 1447
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Gavazzeni, Simionato1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11 Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 actPerformers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Carturan, Gabriella; Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra "This live [1963] recording of 'Cavalleria Rusticana'...features a group of singers 'to the manner born,' all in their prime, and a conductor who was a...continue...
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ODO 1448
Pacini: Saffo / Capuana, Gencer, Mattiucci, Guggia2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11 Works: Giovanni Pacini: SaffoPerformers: Bianco, Tito Del; Gencer, Leyla; Guggia, Mario; Maniachi, Vittoria; Mattiucci, Franca; Piacente, Maurizio; Quilico, Louis Conductors: Capuana, Franco Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra If it had not been for Bellini, and Donizetti, and Verdi...and maybe even Cimarosa and Paisiello...Pacini would be famous today. But as he himself sadly...continue...
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ODO 1450
Puccini: Edgar / Cillario, Luchetti, Sighele, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Edgar, operaPerformers: Casoni, Bianca Maria; Colella, Alfredo; Luchetti, Veriano; Scorsoni, Renzo; Sighele, Mietta Conductors: Cillario, Carlo Felice Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin In later years Puccini himself disowned 'Edgar,' his second opera, referring to it as a "blunder," and yet even the least efforts of great composers...continue...
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ODO 1449
Dvorak: Rusalka / Gregor, Stratas, Zidek, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14 Works: Antonin Dvorák: RusalkaPerformers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Bello, Angela; Boer, Nico; Dielemann, Marianne; Killebrew, Gwendolyn; Philippo, Ans; Stratas, Teresa; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]; Zidek, Ivo; Zijl, Fons van Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Orchestra Although Dvork is more widely known for his symphonic and chamber works today, he considered opera his real forte, and wrote numerous stage works. Their...continue...
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ODO 1446
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman / Sawallisch, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying DutchmanPerformers: Fischer, Res; Greindl, Josef; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Paskuda, Georg; Rysanek, Leonie; Uhl, Fritz Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus Wagner's early masterpiece is heard in an authoritative, truly classic performance from the composer's own theater in Bayreuth, Germany, the shrine and Mecca of the...continue...
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ODO 1445
Legendary Performances of Franco Corelli - 7 Operas14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14 Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ... Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von Franco Corelli (1921-2003), by virtue of his thrilling tenor voice and handsome stage presence, was one of the most popular opera singers on the international...continue...
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ODO 5602
Legendary Performances of Renata Tebaldi - 7 Operas14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: MefistofelePerformers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca... Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Orc... Throughout the 1950s and '60s Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) was one of the best-loved sopranos in the world. Famous both for the stunning beauty of her...continue...
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ODO 5601
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Abbado, Pavarotti2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, operaPerformers: Aragall, Giacomo; Ferrin, Gaetano; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata Conductors: Abbado, Claudio Ensemble: ; La Scala Philharmonic Chorus "[This release] captures a trio of superb performers in their prime, in music that ideally suited their talents. Scotto's Guilietta is rich, impassioned and youthful,...continue...
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ODO 1439
Verdi: Otello / Furtwängler, Vinay, Martinis, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: OtelloPerformers: Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Greindl, Josef; Jaresch, August; Martinis, Dragica; Monthy, Georg; Vinay, Ramon; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Wagner, Sieglinde Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm Chilean singer Ramon Vinay is little remembered today because of the rarity of his recordings, but he is considered by many to be the greatest...continue...
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ODO 1438
Gounod: Faust / Gavazzeni, Gedda, Ghiaurov, Harper, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06 Works: Charles Gounod: FaustPerformers: Bartoletti, Luisa; Gedda, Nicolai; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harper, Heather; Massard, Robert; Retes, Africa De Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea 'Faust' made its composer, Gounod, and his publisher, Choudens, rich men. For decades it was the most popular opera in the world, although in recent...continue...
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ODO 1443
Wagner: Tannhauser / Keilberth, Vinay3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06 Works: Richard Wagner: TannhäuserPerformers: Blankenheim, Toni; Brouwenstijn, Gre; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Greindl, Josef; Horn, Volker; Traxel, Josef; Vinay, Ramon; Wilfert, Herta Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus "If you're lucky, you might find a copy of the 1954 Bayreuth performance, conducted by Keilberth, with a revelatory cast headed by the Chilean bari-tenor...continue...
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ODO 1444
Grand Tier - Rossini: La Cenerentola / Rossi, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La CenerentolaPerformers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Monreale, Leonardo; Monti, Nicola; Pace, Miti Truccato; Petri, Mario; Rovero, Ornella Conductors: Rossi, Mario Among Rossini's numerous comic operas 'La Cenerentola' has long held a place second only to 'The Barber of Seville'. In fact, for many years it...continue...
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ODO 7019
Grand Tier - Marschner: Der Vampyr / Rieger, Hermann, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15 Works: Heinrich August Marschner: Der Vampyr, operaPerformers: Auger, Arleen; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Grobe, Donald; Halem, Victor von; Hermann, Roland; Hillebrand, Nikolaus; Hopfner, Heiner; Kesteren, John van; Malta, Alexander; Marsh, ... Conductors: Rieger, Fritz Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Heinrich Marschner was a popular Early Romantic opera composer in Germany whose works disappeared for a few decades but have been successfully revived in recent...continue...
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ODO 7016
Berg: Wozzeck / Böhm, Evans, Silja, Uhl, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15 Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7Performers: Driscoll, Laurent; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Hirte, Klaus; Jahn, Gertrude; Kelemen, Zoltan; Kraemmer, Hans; Melchert, Helmut; Ree, Jan Van; Silja, Anja; Uhl, Fritz Conductors: Böhm, Karl "Geraint Evan's Wozzeck is a powerful, tragic presence... Balancing clarity and madness, power and impotence, nobility and crudeness, it is one of the great portrayals...continue...
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ODO 7020
Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Santi, Domingo, Olivero, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-09-20 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon LescautPerformers: Bosco, Carlo del; Casarini, Gianfranco; Domingo, Placido; Federici, Franco; Fioravanti, Giulio; Lorenzi, Ermanno; Mariotti, Alfredo; Olivero, Magda; Ricciardi, Franco Conductors: Santi, Nello Ensemble: Verona Teatro Arena Orchestra "This set was recorded live in Verona in 1970, when Placido Domingo was still barely known, and it captures him in fantastically exciting form -...continue...
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ODO 1436
Smetana: Dalibor / Krips, Rysanek, Spiess, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-09-20 Works: Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96Performers: Czerwenka, Oskar; Dallapozza, Adolf; Franc, Tugomir; Kreppel, Walter; Rysanek, Leonie; Rysanek, Lotte; Spiess, Ludovic; Wachter, Eberhard Conductors: Krips, Josef Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra An exciting performance of Smetana's historic/tragic operatic masterpiece, 'Dalibor', a romantic tale of chivalry and patriotism. Gustav Mahler first conducted 'Dalibor' in Vienna and this...continue...
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ODO 1434
Grand Tier - Puccini: Tosca / Gibson, Milanov, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09 Works: Giacomo Puccini: ToscaPerformers: Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Langdon, Michael; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Robinson, Forbes; Tree, David Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra "Regardless of how many 'Toscas' decorate your shelves, you wouldn't want to miss the only one with the pairing of Zinka Milanov and Franco Corelli....continue...
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ODO 7014
Grand Tier - Beethoven: Fidelio / Böhm, Ludwig, King, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72Performers: Crass, Franz; Grobe, Donald; Hirte, Klaus; Hotter, Hans; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Malm, Curt; Mathis, Edith; Wixell, Ingvar Conductors: Böhm, Karl "[This is] a terrific bargain and a sparkling representation of Beethoven's great masterwork." - ClassicsToday...continue...
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ODO 7025
Boito: Nerone / Capuano, Picchi, Petri, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09 Works: Arrigo Boito: NeronePerformers: Cavalieri, Anna de; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; di Stasio, Anna; Escalar, Valeria; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lazzarini, Adriana; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Petri, Mario; Picchi,... Conductors: Capuana, Franco Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra Most famous for writing the librettos for Verdi's final two masterpieces, 'Otello' and 'Falstaff', Arrigo Boito wrote two operas on his own: 'Mefistofele', which today...continue...
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ODO 1435
Verdi: Falstaff / Rossi, Taddei, Carteri, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: FalstaffPerformers: Canali, Anna Maria; Carteri, Rosanna; Dalamangas, Cristiano; Meletti, Saturno; Nessi, Giuseppe; Pagliughi, Lina; Pini, Amalia; Renzi, Emilio; Signore, Gino del; Taddei, Giuseppe Conductors: Rossi, Mario Verdi's last opera, written when he was approaching 80, receives one of its finest performances on disc, with a conductor greatly admired by connoisseurs though...continue...
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ODO 1437
Grand Tier - Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Matacic, Tebaldi2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-06-14 Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea ChénierPerformers: Bastianini, Ettore; Corelli, Franco; Forti, Carlo; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hurshell, Edmund; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Sjostedt, Margaret; Tebaldi, Renata Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus "Corelli was born to sing this role... He 'is' Chenier... [Tebaldi's] singing combines feverish intensity with a meltingly beautiful tone... The Vienna Phiilharmonic plays magnificently...continue...
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ODO 7012
Grand Tier - Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Karajan, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-06-14 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: Berbie, Jane; Caron, Willy; Freni, Mirella; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Kelemen, Zoltan; Krause, Tom; Montarsolo, Paolo; Schary, Elke; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; Van Dam, Jose; Von Sta... Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von "...This is a wonderfully Italianate performance. Orchestra and chorus are superb and the sound is surprisingly good, with voice/orchestra balance clear and true most of...continue...
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ODO 7018
Pizzetti: Fedra / Sanzogno, Bertocci, Fortunati, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-05-10 Works: Ildebrando Pizzetti: FedraPerformers: Bertocci, Aldo; Brandolini, Silvana; Fortunati, Mercedes; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Palombini, Vittoria; Ronchini, Bruna; Vocals], Anselmo Colzani [Baritone; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal] Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Ildebrando Pizzetti was a composer whose operas avoid the lush lyricism of the Romantic Italian school in favor of a style reminiscent both of the...continue...
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ODO 1421
Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Perlea, Bjoerling, Albanese, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-26 Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon LescautPerformers: Albanese, Licia; Bjorling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals] Conductors: Perlea, Jonel Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra "This 'classic' 1954 recording is indeed that: I'd be hard pressed to think of a better performance of this opera, either live or on discs....continue...
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ODO 1428
Wagner: Tannhäuser / Sawallisch, Janowitz, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-12 Works: Richard Wagner: TannhäuserPerformers: Brendel, Wolfgang; Chiappi, Mario; Dunn, Mignon; Finke, Martin; Janowitz, Gundula; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Mercker, Karl-Ernst; Schary, Elke; Schenk, Manfred; Vermeesch, Jef Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome An array of top Wagner singers leads the cast under the taut direction of German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch. Tenor Rene Kollo is one of the...continue...
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ODO 7006
Bellini: Norma / Santini, Cerquetti, Corelli, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-12 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, operaPerformers: Borelli, Giannella; Cerquetti, Anita; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Nero, Giulio; Pirazzini, Miriam Conductors: Santini, Gabriele Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra "...One of the best live recordings available. Cerquetti made few recordings; this performance makes you wonder why... Corelli sings magnificently throughout, with an exhuberance that...continue...
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ODO 1433
Grand Tier - Verdi: La traviata / Verchi, Scotto, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-05 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviataPerformers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Jacopucci, Fernando; Lombardi, Franco; Mazzini, Guido; Meliciani, Carlo; Pedrotti, Anna; Scotto, Renata Conductors: Verchi, Nino Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus Renata Scotto, one of the great dramatic sopranos of the past generation, made her debut in this very role at age 18. This performance showcases...continue...
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ODO 7009
Grand Tier - Puccini: Turandot / Gavazzeni, Nilsson, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-05 Works: Giacomo Puccini: TurandotPerformers: Capecchi, Renato; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ricciardi, Franco; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal] Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus "...What a show it is! We get Franco Corelli and Birgit Nilsson at their most enflamed and potent, with the ultra-feminine and fascinating Galina Vishnevskaya...continue...
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ODO 7008
Hindemith: Cardillac / Keilberth, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-03-08 Works: Paul Hindemith: Cardillac, opera, Op. 39Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grobe, Donald; Katz, Eberhard; Kirschstein, Leonore; Kohn, Karl Christian; Nett, Willi; Soderstrom, Elisabeth Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus The only recording ever made of this 20th-century masterpiece features the towering artistry of Fischer-Dieskau in the title role of a Renaissance goldsmith who murders...continue...
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ODO 1427
Menotti: Goya / Mercurio, Hernandez, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-03-08 Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: GoyaPerformers: Adams, Angela; Daner, Penelope; Hernandez, Cesar; Nickell, Karen; Senator, Boaz; Vocals], Suzanna Guzman [Mezzo-Soprano; Wentzel, Andrew Conductors: Mercurio, Steven Ensemble: Spoleto Festival Orchestra Premiered in Washington DC in 1986, and revised in 1991, 'Goya' is one of the last operas by America's best-known opera composer, Gian Carlo Menotti....continue...
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ODO 1426
Verdi: Luisa Miller / Rossi, Kelston, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-03-08 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa MillerPerformers: Baronti, Duilio; Colarescu, Grazia; Colombo, Scipio; Kelston, Lucy; Lauri-Volpi, Giacomo; Pace, Miti Truccato; Vaghi, Giacomo Conductors: Rossi, Mario "...very much a collector's item, primarily on account of the casting of the legendary tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi. This remarkable showman is in amazingly dynamic voice......continue...
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ODO 1429
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