Mascagni: L'amico Fritz / Gavazzeni, Freni, Raimondi, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-02-05 Works: Pietro Mascagni: L'amico FritzPerformers: Carbonari, Virgilio; Casoni, Bianca Maria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus Live performance, Milan, December 7, 1963 of Mascagni's second most famous opera (after Cavalleria rusticana), in a surprisingly different mode. A gentle pastoral tale of...continue... ![]() Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann /Maag, Konya, Mesplé, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-02-05 Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté ParisiennePerformers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Bakocevic, Radmila; Falzetti, Nino; Harper, Heather; Konya, Sandor; Mesple, Mady; Souza, Noemi Conductors: Maag, Peter Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus A top cast introduces Offenbach's operatic masterpiece to the Opera d'Oro collection for the first time in a really superior performance. Live performance, Buenos Aires,...continue... ![]() Puccini: La Bohème / Karajan, Freni, Raimondi, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-02-05 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohèmePerformers: Freni, Mirella; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Klein, Peter; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vinco, Ivo Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra One of the strongest casts in any live performance of this favorite opera, with Karajan conducting in Vienna. Live performance, Vienna, November 9, 1963....continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades / Samosud, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-01-08 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68Performers: Barssova, Valeriya; Baturin, Alexander; Bellinik, Piotr; Chubienko, Nadezhda; Derzhinskaya, Xenia; Khanaev, Nikhander; Maksakova, Maria; Manshavin, Ivan; Ostroumov, Sergei; Politkovsky, Vladimir; She... Conductors: Samosud, Samuel Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus ![]() Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Abbado, Berganza, Prey, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-01-08 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Borgato, Maria; Freni, Mirella; Malagú, Stefania; Mazzucato, Daniela; Monreale, Leonardo; Montarsolo, Paolo; Picchi, Mirto; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Voc... Conductors: Abbado, Claudio Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus ![]() Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Pretre, Janowitz, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-01-08 Works: Richard Strauss: Der RosenkavalierPerformers: Carral, Dora; Cotrubas, Ileana; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gonzales, Carmen; Hemsley, Thomas; Janowitz, Gundula; Luchetti, Veriano; Ridderbusch, Karl Conductors: Prêtre, Georges ![]() Verdi: La forza del destino / Solti, Bergonzi, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-01-08 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destinoPerformers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Noreen; Capecchi, Renato; Cavalli, Floriana; Dobson, John; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Robinson, Forbes; Shaw, John; Veasey, Josephine Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra Verdi's sprawling tragedy is presented in excellent sound featuring Carlo Bergonzi and Nicolai Ghiaurov. Live performance, London, October 1, 1962....continue... ![]() Great Performances - Maria Callas8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30 Eight discs for the price of 6! This valuable box brings together four beloved soprano Maria Callas' greatest complete opera performances....continue... ![]() The Great Operas of Giacomo Puccini8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; ToscaPerformers: Ausensi, Manuel; Boniface, Edgard; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Calabrese, Franco; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carteri, Rosanna; Cioni, Renato; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demar, ... Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Votto, Antonino; Rivoli, Gianfranco; Cillario, Carlo Felice Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Spanish Radio/TV Orchestra Eight discs for the price of six! Four Puccini masterworks are brought together at one low price....continue... ![]() Recitals - Maria Callas - Arias & Scenes2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Nabucco; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramid...Performers: Callas, Maria Conductors: Votto, Antonino; Prêtre, Georges; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Simonetto, Alfredo Ensemble: ; Athens Festival Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan Highlights from the legendary Maria Callas recitals in Athens (1957) and Paris (1963), and from Italian radio broadcasts (1952-56). Conductors include Pretre, Votto, De Fabritis...continue... ![]() Recitals - Placido Domingo - Arias & Scenes from Boheme, etc2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Ge...Performers: Cooper, Sylvia; Crader, Jeannine; Domingo, Placido; Dunn, Mignon; Niska, Maralin; Saunders, Arlene; Schwartzman, Seymor; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals] Conductors: Rudel, Julius; Effron, David; Kuntsch, Matthias; Patanè, Franco; Buckley, Emerson; Guadagno, Anton Ensemble: ; Cincinnati Summer Opera Association; New York City Opera Orchestra Recordings 1967-70 from the early years of tenor Placido Domingo's brilliant career, when the astonishing power and beauty of his voice were in their first...continue... ![]() Recitals - Renata Tebaldi - Arias & Scenes2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; La forza del destino; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Ch...Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Tebaldi, Renata Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Serafin, Tullio; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Basile, Arturo; Paoletti, Alberto; Matacic, Lovro von Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Florence Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Vienna State Opera Orchestra A decade (1951-61) of great early recordings by Renata Tebaldi. Tebaldi enchanted audiences with her vocal beauty and personal charm. She is joined here in...continue... ![]() Recitals - Marilyn Horne - Arias & Scenes2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30 Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Guidò Marte i nostri passi, for tenor, chorus & orchestra (insertion aria for Niccolin...Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Conductors: Fisher, John; Lewis, Henry; Franci, Carlo; Schippers, Thomas Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra These recordings of America's leading mezzo-soprano from the late 1960s and early 1970s show her in the prime of her early career performing some of...continue... ![]() Great Performances - Luciano Pavarotti8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Jules Massenet: ManonPerformers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; di Stasio, Anna; Farina, Ida; Filici, Mario di; Freni, Mirella; Frosini, Mario; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Grilli, Umberto; Jacopucci, Fernan... Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Sanzogno, Nino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maag, Peter Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra The performances come from the great opera houses of Rome and La Scala, Milan, and feature co-stars such as Mirella Freni, Renata Scotto, Ruggero Raimondi...continue... ![]() Handel: Serse / Bellugi, Alva, Freni, Panerai, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-02 Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEYPerformers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Calabrese, Franco; Companez, Irene; Freni, Mirella; Monreale, Leonardo; Panerai, Rolando Conductors: Bellugi, Piero Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus For several generations Handel's opera Xerxes (or, in Italian, Serse) was remembered for a single unforgettable melody: the aria "Ombra mai fu," even better known...continue... ![]() Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Votto, Callas, Del Monaco, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-02 Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea ChénierPerformers: Amadini, Maria; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Carlin, Mario; Caruso, Mariano; Cazzato, Michele; Coda, Eraldo; Danieli, Lucia; Del Monaco, Mario; Forti, Carlo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Protti, Aldo [Bariton... Conductors: Votto, Antonino Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus A few listeners new to opera may not be familiar with the trumpet-toned tenor Mario Del Monaco. He recorded Andrea Chenier in a famous album...continue... ![]() Handel: Sosarme / Lewis, Deller, Watts, Herbert, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: George Frederick Handel: Sosarme, HWV 30Performers: Deller, Alfred; Herbert, William; Kentish, John; Ritchie, Margaret; Wallace, Ian; Watts, Helen [Contralto Vocals] Conductors: Lewis, Anthony Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Chamber Orchestra ![]() Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Karajan, Gedda, Laszlò, Petri, etc1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rexPerformers: Bertocci, Aldo; Catalani, Nestore; Gedda, Nicolai; Laszlo, Magda; Petri, Mario Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome ![]() Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Votto, Corelli, Gobbi, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del WestPerformers: Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Corelli, Franco; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Mercuriali, Angelo; Novelli, Ugo; Ricciardi, Franco; Signore, Gino del; Sordello, Enzo; Tatozzi, Vittorio; Zaccari... Conductors: Votto, Antonino Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra "Antonino Votto leads the orchestra and chorus in a muscular reading of Puccini's dramatic score, which very clearly served as one of the inspirations for...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Fidelio / Nilsson, Kleiber, Hopf, Schöffler et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72Performers: Braun, Hans; Frick, Gottlob; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Unger, Gerhard; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Wenglor, Ingeborg; Witsch, Peter Conductors: Kleiber, Erich Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus ![]() Einem: Dantons Tod / Schöffler, Patzak, Cebolari, Fricsay2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: Gottfried von Einem: Dantons Tod, opera, Op.6Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Anday, Rosette; Cebotari, Maria; Felden, Wilhelm; Hann, Georg; Klein, Peter; Patzak, Julius; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]; Wernigk, William; Witt, Jos... Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ![]() Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Caballé, Carreras, Santi, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria StuardaPerformers: Bezinian, Ruth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Mazzieri, Maurizio; Menendez, Michele Vilma; Serra, Enrique Conductors: Santi, Nello Ensemble: ORTF Lyric Orchestra ![]() Bellini: I Puritani / Verchi, Freni, Kraus, Arie, Bezzi, etc2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, operaPerformers: Arie, Raffaele; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Cioni, Bruno; d'Orazi, Attilio; Freni, Mirella; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Pedroni, Augusto Conductors: Verchi, Nino Ensemble: Modena Teatro Comunale Orchestra ![]() Schoenberg: Moses und Aron / Scherchen, Greindl, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04 Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Moses und Aron, biblical drama in 3 acts (unfinished)Performers: Driscoll, Loren; Gotz, Werner; Greindl, Josef; Hoffmann, Robert; Hoppe, Fritz; Melchert, Helmut; Nissen, Hans-Heinz; Oelke, Alice; Reitan, Ronald; Sardi, Ivan; Treptow, Gunther; Turke, Marina Conductors: Scherchen, Hermann Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus ![]() Scarlatti: La Griselda / Sanzogno, Freni, Alva, Panerai2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: La Griselda, operaPerformers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Freni, Mirella; Lavani, Carmen; Luchetti, Veriano; Panerai, Rolando Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino Ensemble: Alessandro Scarlatti Chorus ![]() Weber: Der Freischütz / Furtwängler, Grümmer, Streich, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Czerwenka, Oskar; Donch, Karl; Edelmann, Otto; en, Claus; Grummer, Elisabeth; Poell, Alfred; Streich, Rita; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm ![]() Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Dido & Aeneas / Leppard, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fill up the bowl (from "The Fairy Queen), trio for 2 sopranos & bass with chorus, Z. 629/5b; Come all ye songsters of the sky (from "The Fairy Queen"), aria, Z. 629...Performers: Cavicchioli, Rosina; Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Esswood, Paul; Gaifa, Carlo; Jordacescu, Dan; Lavani, Carmen; Lensky, Margaret; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Valente, Benita; ... Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond ![]() Strauss: Salome / Mehta, Caballé, Nimsgern, Wolff, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Richard Strauss: Final ScenePerformers: Caballe, Montserrat; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Lilowa, Margarita; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Ochman, Wieslaw; Thiemann, Karlheinz; Ventriglia, Franco; Wolff, Beverly ![]() Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Karajan, Simionato, Jurinac, etc2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: OrfeoPerformers: Jurinac, Sena; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Simionato, Giulietta Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ![]() Verdi: Falstaff / Rossi, Gobbi, Tebaldi, Freni, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: FalstaffPerformers: Barbieri, Fedora; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Ercolani, Renato; Freni, Mirella; Gobbi, Tito; Lazzari, Agostino; Pandano, Vittorio; Tebaldi, Renata Conductors: Rossi, Mario ![]() Verdi: Messa da Requiem / De Sabata, Schwarzkopf, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem MassPerformers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dominguez, Oralia; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Siepi, Cesare Conductors: De Sabata, Victor ![]() Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Krauss, Ursuleac, Korjus, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07 Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60Performers: Arnold, Benno; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Fuchs, Eugen; Hammes, Karl; Holndonner, Ilonka; Korjus, Milizia; Rosvaenge, Helge; Runger, Gertrud; Ursuleac, Viorica; Zimmermann, Erich Conductors: Krauss, Clemens Ensemble: Berlin Reichssenders Orchestra ![]() Great Voices of the Past - Legendary Opera Duets2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Simon Boccanegra; Otello; Henry Pur...Performers: Alda, Frances; Amato, Pasquale; Baillie, Isobel; Bampton, Rose; Beuf, Augusto; Bjorling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Clement, Edmond; de Luca, Giuseppe; Eames, Emma; Farrar, Geraldine [Soprano Vocals]; Fr... This is a unique collection of some operatic rarities, some sung by famous singers, some by names now forgotten, but belonging to artists of surprising...continue... ![]() Great Voices of the Past-Wagner's Ring: Collected Highlights2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; GötterdämmerungPerformers: Branzell, Karin; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fuchs, Marta; Hotter, Hans; Klose, Margarete; Lehmann, Lotte; Mayr, Richard; Melchior, Lauritz; Onegin, Sigrid; Reiss, Albert; Tibbett, Lawrence Historic recordings from the golden age of Bayreuth recordings of Wagner's mighty Ring of the Nibelung, with the greatest voices from an era never to...continue... ![]() Great Voices of the Past - Great Opera Ensembles2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; La traviata; I lombardi; Ernani; Attila; Otello; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: La bo...Performers: Albanese, Licia; Amato, Pasquale; Anthony, Grace; Bada, Angelo; Bjorling, Jussi; Carena, Maria; Carmassi, Bruno; Caruso, Enrico; Cebotari, Maria; Civil, Pablo; de Luca, Giuseppe; Debicka, Hedwig von;... Trios, quartets and quintets from the great operas, featuring familiar stars of yesteryear, mixed in with some of the great voices whose memories have faded...continue... ![]() Great Voices of the Past - Great Moments from Wagner Operas2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von NürnbergPerformers: Bohnen, Michael; Destinn, Emmy; Flagstad, Kirsten; Hotter, Hans; Kinderman, Lydia; Knupfer, Paul; Kraus, Ernst; Kuttner, Max; Langhammer, Irmgard; Manowarda, Josef von; Melchior, Lauritz; Reinmar, Ha... This companion set to ODO 8002 (Ring Highlights) reverberates with the mightiest Wagnerian voices of the past century, from 1906 to 1948, recorded in their...continue... ![]() Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Matacic, Tebaldi, Corelli, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 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 Philharmonic Orchestra One of the best operas of the verismo school is sung with ultimate passion and beauty by Corelli and Tebaldi at their best. The Viennese...continue... ![]() Verdi: Aida / Sanzogno, Norman, Cossotto, Lavirgen, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, operaPerformers: Alberti, Walter; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Lavirgen, Pedro; Norman, Jessye; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals] Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino Ensemble: ORTF Chorus The headline here is of course the title role taken by the young Jessye Norman, before her international fame as complete, but the supporting cast...continue... ![]() Bellini: La Sonnambula / Santi, Scotto, Kraus, Vinco, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, operaPerformers: Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Laghezza, Rosa; Scotto, Renata; Vinco, Ivo; Zotti, Marisa Conductors: Santi, Nello Ensemble: Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra Alfredo Kraus died late in the year 2000 at the age of 71, having long since established himself as one of the most stylish and...continue... ![]() Falla: Atlantida, etc / Schippers, Argenta, Stratas, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10 Works: Manuel de Falla: Atlántida, scenic cantata, G. 102 (unfinished, completed by Halffter 1961, rev. 1976); El amor brujoPerformers: Browne, Roger; Halley, Gustavo; Simionato, Giulietta; Stratas, Teresa Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Argenta, Ataúlfo Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus This double bill may be the historic rarity release of the year! Falla's final, unfinished masterpiece, a mythological extravaganza about the Lost Continent Atlantis, was...continue... ![]() Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust / Prêtre, Horne, Gedda, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05 Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Petkov, Dimiter; Soyer, Roger Conductors: Prêtre, Georges Berlioz spent nearly 20 years working on his "dramatic legend". The Damnation of Faust is not a traditional opera, but a unique blend of opera,...continue... ![]() Strauss: Elektra / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Stewart, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05 Works: Richard Strauss: ElektraPerformers: Balboni, Anna Maria; Bjoner, Ingrid; Callio, Timo; Cortez, Viorica; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]; Zotti, Marisa Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome One of the most powerful dramas in all of opera, Elektra is the perfect vehicle for a great dramatic soprano. Birgit Nilsson was the greatest...continue... ![]() Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Del Monaco, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, operaPerformers: Callas, Maria; Cavallari, Rina; Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Modesti, Giuseppe; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals] Conductors: Serafin, Tullio Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus Maria Callas is a true legend, and her name has sold millions of CDs. Sometimes she is the only great singer in a cast -...continue... ![]() Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Molinari-Pradelli, et al2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in mascheraPerformers: Baldani, Ruza; Bertocci, Aldo; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Davia, Federico; Foiani, Giovanni; Guglielmi, Margherita; Meliciani, Carlo; Romani, Regoklo Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France Spain's famous opera stars Carreras and Caballe, who are both professional colleagues and friends in real life, are an irresistible pairing at the head of...continue... ![]() Gounod: Faust / Prêtre, Raimondi, Ghiaurov, Freni, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01 Works: Charles Gounod: FaustPerformers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; di Stasio, Anna; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Massard, Robert; Raimondi, Gianni Conductors: Prêtre, Georges ![]() Rossini: William Tell / Muti, Gedda, Marton, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo TellPerformers: Casula, Maria; Ferrin, Agostino; Formichini, Dino; Gedda, Nicolai; Giorgetti, Giorgio; Marton, Eva; Mittelmann, N.; Rafanelli, Flora; Rinaudo, Mario; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals] Conductors: Muti, Riccardo Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus ![]() Verdi: I vespri siciliani / Kleiber, Callas, Masini, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri sicilianiPerformers: Bardi, Giorgio Kokolios; Callas, Maria; Carmassi, Bruno; Christoff, Boris; Frosini, Mario; Mascherini, Enzo; Sarri, Gino Conductors: Kleiber, Erich Ensemble: Florence Teatro Comunale Chorus ![]() Wagner: Tannhäuser / Sawallisch, Kollo, Janowitz, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01 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 ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / Furtwängler, Gobbi, Schwarzkopf, etc3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don GiovanniPerformers: Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gobbi, Tito; Greindl, Josef; Kunz, Erich; Poell, Alfred; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Welitsch, Ljuba Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm ![]() Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Böhm, Vickers, Berry, et al3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-05-01 Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90Performers: Berry, Walter; Hesse, Ruth; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Rundgren, Bengt; Vickers, Jon Conductors: Böhm, Karl |
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