1 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2005-03-08
Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers:
Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Sonnerstedt, Bernhard
Conductors:
Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble:
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
A tremendous rarity! Legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson, best known for her Wagner roles and Puccini's Turandot, is the surprising and surpassing star of this modern...continue...
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ODO 1430
1 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2005-02-01
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Betulia liberata, K 118 (74c)
Performers:
Christoff, Boris; Pirazzini, Miriam; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]; Vincenti, Luigia
Conductors:
Rossi, Mario
An opera in all but name, 'La Betulia liberata' was written by Mozart when he was just 15 years old. It tells the Biblical story...continue...
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ODO 1417
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2005-02-01
Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera
Performers:
Alarie, Pierrette; Bianco, Rene; Depraz, Xavier; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors:
Fournet, Jean
Ensemble:
Elisabeth Brasseur Chorus
Long neglected, this early opera by Bizet has gradually risen in popularity in recent years until it has become second only to 'Carmen' among Bizet's...continue...
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ODO 1423

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2005-01-04
Works: Nino Rota: Il Capella di paglia de Firenze (The Italian Straw Hat), opera
Performers:
Crivellari, Dolores; Davia, Federico; Devia, Mariella; Gimenez, Edoardo; Gonzalez, Manuel; Moesen, Katarina; Olivero, Magda; Pedroni, Augusto; Schmiedner, Hartmut; Schreurs, Jean-Jacques; Socci, Gian...
Conductors:
Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble:
Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus
"...The music is tuneful, conservatively harmonized, immediately attractive, and highly colorful. If this set came with a libretto (almost a requirement for a comic opera)...continue...
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ODO 1420

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2005-01-04
Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Bianca e Fernando, opera
Performers:
Fissore, Enrico; Hayashi, Yasuko; Machi, Mario; Michalopoulos, Eftimios; Monaco, Ignazio Del; Onesti, Gabriella; Savastano, Antonio; Tarantino, Pietro
Conductors:
Ferro, Gabriele
Bellini's second opera is seldom heard today, but contains some good numbers and will appeal to any fan of Early Romantic Italian opera. An Italian...continue...
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ODO 1419
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-12-23
Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers:
Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Grummer, Elisabeth; Horn, Heiner; Kaltwasser, Brigitte; Marschner, Kurt; Munch, Richard; Poell, Alfred; Proebstl, Max; Schulz, Lucy; Siemeling, Marlies; Streich, Rita; Vocal...
Conductors:
Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble:
Cologne West German Radio Chorus
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ODO 1181
3 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-10-05
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers:
Gedda, Nicolai; Harper, Heather; Liviero, Antonio; Norman, Jessye; Pugliese, Franco; Snarski, Andrea; Woodland, Rae
Conductors:
Davis, Colin
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Rome
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ODO 7011
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-10-05
Works: Jules Massenet: Sapho, lyric piece in 5 acts (2 versions)
Performers:
Andrew, Milla; Dickerson, Bernard; Hill, Jenny; MacPherson, George; Oliver, Alexander; Sarti, Laura; Taylor, Nelson
Conductors:
Keefe, Bernard
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
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ODO 7015
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-08-03
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ODO 1414
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-08-03
Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazzetta, opera
Performers:
Borriello, Mario; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cava, Carlo; Galli, Gianna; Lazzari, Agostino; Monreale, Leonardo; Tajo, Italo; Tuccari, Angelica
Conductors:
Caracciolo, Franco
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Naples
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ODO 1413
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-06-08
Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Performers:
Bilt, Peter van der; Blanc, Ernest; Dominguez, Oralia; Driessen, Henk; Rijk, Aad De; Vant'Hoff, Bert; Vickers, Jon
Conductors:
Fournet, Jean
Ensemble:
Netherlands Radio Symphony
An oustanding recording of the most famous opera by Saint-Saens, and one of the glories of the entire French opera repertoire, in crystalline sound with...continue...
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ODO 1405

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-06-08
Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers:
Bastianini, Ettore; Caruso, Mariano; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; di Stasio, Anna; Ercolani, Renato; Frati, Augusto; Olivero, Magda; Simionato, Giulietta; Zerbini, Rosanna
Conductors:
Rossi, Mario
The masterpiece of composer Francesco Cilea, 'Adriana Lecouvreur' premiered in 1902 with Caruso in the tenor lead. It has remained a standard in Italy, though...continue...
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ODO 1410

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-06-08
Works: Franco Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac, opera
Performers:
Blancas, Antonio; Cesare, Ezio di; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Johns, William; Pace, Miti Truccato; Palmi, Agata; Savoiardo, Giovanni; Stapp, Olivia; Strudthoff, Claudio
Conductors:
Arena, Maurizio
Ensemble:
; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin
Alfano is finally coming unto his own after decades of being remembered mainly as the composer who completed 'Turandot' after Puccini's death. Long stereotyped as...continue...
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ODO 1411

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-06-08
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria di Rohan
Performers:
Bruson, Renato; Cassis, Alessandro; Cesari, Paolo; Grilli, Umberto; Padoan, Carlo; Pedroni, Augusto; Scotto, Renata; Zilio, Elena
Conductors:
Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
There are surprisingly few recordings of 'Maria di Rohan' (and fewer of this calibre), despite the fact that most critics consider it one of Donizetti's...continue...
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ODO 1412

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-04-06
Works: Jules Massenet: Thaïs
Performers:
Cabane, Hubert; Gabriel, Andre; Harbell, Christiane; Lovano, Lucien; Massard, Robert; Michel, Solange; Mollien, Jean; Vocals], Andree Esposito [Soprano
Conductors:
Wolff, Albert
Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra
Once one of Massenet's biggest hits, 'Thais' is seldom heard today except for the suavely beautiful 'Meditation', an orchestral interlude with violin solo; but there...continue...
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ODO 1409
1 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-04-06
Works: Georges Bizet: Le Docteur Miracle, operetta in 1 act
Performers:
Corazza, Remy; Eda-Pierre, Christiane; Guitton, Lyliane; Massard, Robert
Conductors:
Amaducci, Bruno
Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra
Bizet was all of 19 years old when he wrote this operetta on a dare from Offenbach, and it won him the prestigious 'Prix de...continue...
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ODO 1408
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-03-02
Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers:
Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Jaresch, August; Lipp, Wilma; Patzak, Julius; Poell, Alfred; Preger, Kurt; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors:
Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Along with 'The Merry Widow' this is the most famous of all operettas. And this 1953 studio recording is one of the all-time classics, available...continue...
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ODO 1404

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-03-02
Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers:
Blachut, Beno; Cadikovicova, Milada; Fidlerova, Miloslava; Hanzalikova, Ludmila; Jedenactik, Vladimir; Jelinkova, Stepanka; Kalas, Karel; Kourimska, Libuse; Krasova, Marta; Musilova, Milada; Subrtova...
Conductors:
Vogel, Jaroslav
Ensemble:
Prague National Theatre Chorus
'Jenufa' is one of the greatest 20th-century operas, and this brilliant performance stunningly remastered in digital sound, is the only budget issue and one of...continue...
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ODO 1403

1 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2004-03-02
Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers:
Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Otakar; Kunz, Erich; Kurty, Hella; Loose, Emmy; Mattoni, André von; Niessner, Anton; Schmidinger, Josef; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors:
; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble:
Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra
"The stellar vocal soloists are, then and now, names to conjure with even the smaller roles are well and knowledgeably cast Schwarzkopf shows her seductive...continue...
The mono recording of this work with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in the lead role, in the full bloom of her youth, is a special treat, a brilliant, fully realized version of the work that, even more helpful...continue...
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ODO 1406

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-11-04
Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers:
Callas, Maria; Cavallari, Rina; Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors:
Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
"This is an epic performance." - Robert Levine...continue...
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ODO 7003
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-11-04
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers:
Cappuccilli, Piero; Ciannella, Giuliano; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Jori, Jone; Mori, Orazio; Morresi, Giuseppe; Raffanti, Dano; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors:
Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
"Not even Toscanini managed to inspire and sustain music-making of such blistering intensity." - Andrew Farach-Colton...continue...
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ODO 7005
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-11-04
Works: Franco Alfano: Risurrezione
Performers:
Allegri, Maria Grazia; Boyer, Antonio; Cadoni, Fernanda; Casolari, Egidio; Condo, Nucci; di Stasio, Anna; Gismondo, Giuseppe; Magrini, Vera; Olivero, Magda; Pace, Patrizia; Sunara, Maja
Conductors:
Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Turin
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ODO 1399
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-11-04
Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Performers:
Andreolli, Florindo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Colombo, Scipio; Lazzari, Agostino; Mattioli, Renata; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors:
Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Milan
Overshadowed for decades by its slightly earlier "twin," L'italiana in Algeri, this opera has come to be regarded as a masterpiece in its own right,...continue...
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ODO 1400

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-10-07
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers:
Arroyo, Martina; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ligi, Josella; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]
Conductors:
Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
"Domingo has recorded Radames commercially four times, but I dare say that this performance, taped live in Munich in 1972 under the baton of Claudio...continue...
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ODO 7002
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-10-07
Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers:
Aichberger, Ewald; Bunger, Reid; Dickie, Murray; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Rudolf; Guthrie, Frederick; Hoffmann, Grace; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lackner, Herbert; Rysanek, Leonie; ...
Conductors:
Böhm, Karl
"...I cannot imagine living without this rendition." - Opera News...continue...
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ODO 7004
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-10-07
Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers:
Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Freni, Mirella; Frosini, Mario; Maddalena, Alessandro; Maffeo, Gianni; Pavarotti, Luciano; Prisco, Elio; Talarico, Rita; Vocals], Nicola Ghiuselev [Bass
Conductors:
Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Rome
"There's no death of Bohemes on the market, but this one has a place alongside the best... [Pavarotti is] vocally animated and simply stellar; to...continue...
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ODO 7001

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-10-07
Works: Gaspare Spontini: Olympia, opera
Performers:
Cossotto, Fiorenza; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lorengar, Pilar; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Rizzati, E.; Tagliavini, Franco; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors:
Molinari-Pradelli, France
Spontini was one of the most important Italian composers just before Rossini swept all before him. Long neglected, his operas have been revived with great...continue...
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ODO 1395

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-10-07
Works: Ildebrando Pizzetti: Assassinio nella Cattedrale, opera
Performers:
Bertocci, Aldo; Campi, Enrico; Carturan, Gabriella; Cassinelli, Antonio; Cormanni, Adolfo; Dondi, Dino; Gencer, Leyla; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Ortica, Mario; Pelizzoni, Rinaldo; Puglisi, Lino...
Conductors:
Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Pizzetti, successor to Respighi at the St. Cecilia Academy in Rome, wrote in a style reminiscent both of the Impressionists and of late Reniaissance or...continue...
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ODO 1396

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-10-07
Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera
Performers:
Cossotto, Fiorenza; Gavarini, Renato; Pastori, Antonietta; Tatozzi, Vittorio; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors:
Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Rome
Bellini's version of the Romeo and Juliet story, first stage in 1830, is one of his finest early works, and after decades of neglect it...continue...
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ODO 1397
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-09-03
Works: Paul Dessau: Einstein, opera
Performers:
Adam, Theo; Buchner, Eberhard; Garduhn, Henno; Suss, Reiner
Conductors:
Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble:
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
An exciting release for the dedicated opera fan and the New Music lover, this is one of the few recordings ever of this 20-century masterwork,...continue...
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ODO 1371

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-07-02
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Simon Boccanegra; Ernani; Macbeth; Un ballo in maschera
Performers:
Amato, Pasquale; Andreva, Stella; Bampton, Rose; Battistini, Mattia; Bjorling, Jussi; Burzio, Eugenia; Caniglia, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; Castagna, Bruna; Chaliapin, Feodor; Cordon, Norman; de Luca, Gi...
Conductors:
Bourdon, Rosario; Gui, Vittorio; Sabajno, Carlo; Sandberg, Herbert; Tansini, Ugo; Pitt, Percy; Panizza, Héctor
The Great Voices survey of Verdi operas continues with this second of three volumes, including extensive excerpts from 'La Traviata' and 'Un Ballo in Maschera'...continue...
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ODO 8014

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-07-02
Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Linda di Chamounix; La figlia del reggimento; Don Pasquale; Franz Lehár: Eva (Das Fabriksmädel), ope...
Performers:
Anders, Peter; Barone, Clement; Bechi, Gino; Belhomme, Hippolyte; Bjorling, Jussi; Cerne, Charles; Debicka, Hedwig von; Fleta, Miguel; Forest, Frank; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Hesch, Wilhelm; Lapitino, F...
Conductors:
Lehár, Franz; Pitt, Percy; Sabajno, Carlo
Operetta is rare on CD these days, so a collection of highlights from the most famous repertoire, sung by the great voices of the Golden...continue...
Includes modern travel, an opera parody on donizetti, gouno by various composers....continue...
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ODO 8015

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-07-02
Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jules Massenet: Il re di...
Performers:
Aumonier, Paul; Bjorling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Chaliapin, Feodor; Civil, Pablo; Clement, Edmond; Destinn, Emmy; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gigli, Beniamino; Homer, Louise; Journet,...
Conductors:
Rapée, Erno; Sabajno, Carlo; Bourdon, Rosario; Erede, Alberto; Molajoli, Lorenzo
The first-ever budget priced album of great singers in French opera features selections from all the most famous titles, as well as a few rarities...continue...
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ODO 8016

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-07-02
Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; I vespri siciliani; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; L...
Performers:
Albanese, Licia; Anzellotti, Alba; Beckmann, Friedel; Bellinzona, E.; Boninsegna, Celestina; Boue, Geori; Caniglia, Maria; Cherkasskaya, Marianne; Collard, Andre; Danco, Suzanne; Destinn, Emmy; Eames...
Conductors:
Tansini, Ugo; Stiedry, Fritz; Panizza, Héctor; Kraus, Richard; Gui, Vittorio; Sabajno, Carlo; Berrettoni, Umberto; Briez, Georges; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Lehár, Franz; Pitt, Percy; Dobroven,...
Assemble three dozen operatic sopranos on one album and MAMA MIA! You have a combination that practically screams 'bada bing'! These are the original, one-and-only,...continue...
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ODO 8013

3 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-06-03
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers:
Barbié, Jane; Caron, Willy; Freni, Mirella; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Kelemen, Zoltan; Krause, Tom; Montarsolo, Paolo; Sénéchal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; Schary, Elke; V...
Conductors:
Karajan, Herbert von
Another full-bore Mozart performance with a tremendous cast and Karajan at the podium in Salzburg, 1974. This great recording has also never been available at...continue...
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ODO 1390

3 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-06-03
Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Katerina Izmaylova, opera, Op. 114
Performers:
Alemanno, Osvaldo; Carmi, Giacomo; Chokalov, Georgi; Cocchieri, Vinicio; Cochran, William; di Stasio, Anna; Domenico, Bernardino di; Lane, Gloria; Mazzieri, Maurizio; Munzi, Marcello; Nurmela, Kari; ...
Conductors:
Ahronovitch, Yuri
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
Originally title 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsendk District', this is the opera that got Shostakovich in trouble with the Stalinist authorities. He revised it years...continue...
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ODO 1388

3 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-06-03
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers:
Donch, Karl; Gallos, Hermann; Greindl, Josef; Grob-Prandl, Gertrud; Hongen, Elisabeth; Klein, Peter; Lipp, Wilma; Ludwig, Walther; Oravez, Edith; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Seefried, Irmgard; Vocals], Pau...
Conductors:
Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Any historic recording conducted by the legendary Furtwangler is an occasion, and this one of Mozart's most beloved opera, with the top German singers of...continue...
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ODO 1387

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-05-06
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers:
Baglioni, Bruna; Bosco, Carlo del; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Pauli, Milena; Pavarotti, Luciano; Porzano, Saverio; Zardo, Carlo
Conductors:
Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Luisa Miller is one of the best of Verdi's earlier operas, transitional between his early and middle periods and overshadowed in its day by the...continue...
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ODO 1383
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-05-06
Works: Pietro Mascagni: Guglielmo Ratcliff, opera (tragedia) in 4 acts
Performers:
Amedeo, Giovanni; Ceroni, Aronne; Ciminelli, Giovanni; Ferraro, Pier Miranda; Jakabfy, Eva; Mattioli, Renata; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Meletti, Saturno; Pace, Miti Truccato; Pedroni, Augusto; Tatone, Vito
Conductors:
Parodi, Armando La Rosa
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ODO 1384
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-05-06
Works: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: I quattro rusteghi, opera
Performers:
Adani, Mariella; Barbieri, Fedora; Carlin, Mario; Cesari, Renato; Lazzari, Agostino; Maddalena, Alessandro; Mariotti, Alfredo; Olivero, Magda; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; Vincenzi, Edda
Conductors:
Gracis, Ettore
Ensemble:
Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra
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ODO 1385
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-05-06
Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: The Consul
Performers:
Casarini, Gianfranco; Castel, Nico; Colmagro, Gianluigi; Davidson, Joy; Fioroni, Giovanni Andrea; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Goldenthal, Bibiana; Matteini, Giuliana; Rafanelli, Flora; Vivo, Graziano del; Vo...
Conductors:
Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble:
Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
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ODO 1386

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-04-08
Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers:
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
Marilyn Horne and Claudio Abbado alone make this recording a no-brainer at budget price. Consider also the brilliant recorded sound, lively ensemble, and the sweet...continue...
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ODO 1382

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-04-08
Works: Richard Strauss: Die ägyptische Helena, Op. 75
Performers:
Aldenhoff, Bernd; Holm, Richard; Kupper, Annelies; Malaniuk, Ira; Rysanek, Leonie; Uhde, Hermann
Conductors:
Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble:
Bavarian State Opera Orchestra
Sometimes called Strauss's "bel canto opera", The Egyptian Helen is rarely staged or recorded. This is the only budget edition ever issued, and it is...continue...
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ODO 1381
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-04-08
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers:
Crass, Franz; Grobe, Donald; Hirte, Klaus; Hotter, Hans; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Malm, Curt; Mathis, Edith; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors:
Böhm, Karl
Beethoven's only opera is heard here in a miraculous performance with perhaps the best cast and conductor ever captured on disc. An incomparable bargain and...continue...
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ODO 1380
2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-04-08
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Gemma di Vergy
Performers:
Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Lamberti, Giorgio; Machi, Mario; Rinaudo, Mario
Conductors:
Gatto, Armando
Ensemble:
Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus
Little known today, mainly because almost no sopranos other than Mme. Caballe can sing it, "Gemma di Vergy" was for some years in the 19th...continue...
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ODO 1379
3 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-03-04
Works: Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina
Performers:
Frantz, Ferdinand; Hotter, Hans; Klarwein, Franz; Nentwig, Kathe; Patzak, Julius; Sabo, Katja; Wieter, Georg
Conductors:
Heger, Robert
Ensemble:
Bavarian State Opera Orchestra
A "forgotten composer" today to the general public, Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949) composed one opera considered a great work by many connoisseurs: Palestrina, based on the...continue...
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ODO 1377

3 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-03-04
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers:
Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Janowitz, Gundula; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schreier, Peter
Conductors:
Böhm, Karl
The stellar cast makes this one of the most desirable recordings of Mozart's masterpiece, and at budget price for the first time, it's irresistible! Live...continue...
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ODO 1372

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-03-04
Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé
Performers:
Badaro, Thelma; Benvenuti, Monica; Beretta, Anna; Caruso, Carmelo; Cossu, Diego; Lazzarini, Serena; Morino, Giuseppe; Pratico, Bruno; Ruffini, Alessandra
Conductors:
Piantini, Carlos
Ensemble:
Bratislava Chamber Chorus
This is Opera d'Oro's first, all-digital recording, and is the first budget recording of Lakme! This lively performance from 1991 features fresh young singers from...continue...
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ODO 1378

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-02-04
Works: Umberto Giordano: Sibera
Performers:
Calo, Gino; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Ferrara, Mario; Guggia, Mario; Londi, Laura; Maragliano, Luisa; Mazzini, Guido; Mazzotta, Paolo; Monachesi, Walter; Pugliese, Franco; Rossini, Pietro; Spica...
Conductors:
Belardinelli, Danilo
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Milan
Seldom heard today, "Siberia" was Giordano's favorite of all his operas, even though "Andrea Chenier" and "Fedora" have become the public's favorites. Full of romantically...continue...
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ODO 1375

2 CD / Opera D'Oro /
2003-02-04
Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers:
Bonisolli, Franco; Brendel, Wolfgang; Frascati, Tommaso; Hage, Robert Amis el; Loomis, James; Sinimberghi, Gino; Steiner, Elisabeth; Thau, Pierre; Zylis-Gara, Teresa
Conductors:
Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Rome
The most common thing people say after they hear this great opera for the first time is: "Why isn't it done more often?" Two simple...continue...
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ODO 1373
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