Bayley, Clive

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Lehtipuu, Topi; Manistina, Elena; Persson, Miah; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In this celebrated Glyndebourne Festival production, David Hockney's designs for director John Cox reinterpret the Hogarth etchings that inspired the opera's libretto, written for Stravinsky...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Jurowski, Lehtipuu, Persson, Rose [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-01-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Lehtipuu, Topi; Manistina, Elena; Persson, Miah; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In this celebrated Glyndebourne Festival production, David Hockney's designs for director John Cox reinterpret the Hogarth etchings that inspired the opera's libretto, written for Stravinsky...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
...continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

In Celebration / William Christie

6 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Sigismondo d'India: Alme luci beate / Io vi lascio mie scorte, madrigal for 5 voices; Sospir che del bel patto, madrigal (from Madrigali a cinque voci,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayley, Clive; Berg, Nathan [Baritone Vocal]; Beuron, Yann; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bontoux, Bertrand; Bostridge, Ian; Cavallier, Nicolas; ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Les Sacqueboutiers; Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble

Landi: Il Sant'Alessio / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

2 CD / Erato / 2008-01-15

Works: Stefano Landi: Il Sant'Alessio, opera
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Bontoux, Bertrand; Charbonnier, Bernadette; Crisafulli, Robert; Eloir, Cecile; Josey, Christopher; Lawson, Mhairi; Marin-Degor, Sophie; Moor, Martha; Petibon, Patricia; Revidat, Stepha...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

Britten: Glorianan / Paul Daniel / Chorus of Opera North / English Northern Philharmonia [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-08-29

Works: Benjamin Britten: Gloriana, Op. 53
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Bayley, Clive; Glanville, Susannah; McGilloway, Emer; Randle, Thomas; Roberts, Eric
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; Opera North Chorus

Phyllida Lloyd's acclaimed adaptation for film of the opera that Benjamin Britten wrote for the celebrations of the Queen's coronation in 1953, based on the...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Vocal Teamwork - Rare Operatic Ensembles

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Guglielmo Tell; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Dinorah (Le pardon de Ploërmel), comic opera in 3 acts; L' Esule di Granata, opera (heroic melodrama...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Barcellona, Daniela; Bayley, Clive; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Claycomb, Laura; Collins, Kenneth; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manu...
Conductors: Parry, David; Judd, James; Carella, Giuliano; Matheson, John

We have here many different kinds of ensemble, starting with the elaborate formality of the duet from Rossinis Bianca e Falliero and concluding with the...continue...

Berkeley: Baa Baa Black Sheep (A Jungle Tale) /Daniel, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Michael Berkeley: Baa Baa Black Sheep--A Jungle Tale, opera
Performers: Bailey, Vivienne; Bayley, Clive; Briggs, Stephen; Budd, Bruce; Cookson, Brian; Dazeley, William; Holland, Mark; Hulse, Eileen; Ives, Anne-Marie; McCann, Paul; Mills, Keith [Tenor Vocal]; Mosley, Geor...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Opera North Chorus

"The recorded performance is excellent, less sung than acted, less performed than lived. Malcolm Lorimer sounds truly terrified by the savage, vicious Aunty of Fiona...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: Idomeneo / Parry, Ford, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Davies, Ryland; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Montague, Diana; Patterson, Susan
Conductors: Parry, David

David Parry's conducting has been consistently praised throughout this series, as much for its dramatic pacing as for its elegance and style. 'There's an intensity...continue...

Opera in English - Alan Opie sings Bel Canto Arias

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Guglielmo Tell; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Ernani; I due Foscari; Attila; Gaetano Donizetti: Dom Sébastien; Lucia di Lammermoor; Ruggero Leoncavall...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Chaundy, Stephen; Gavin, Julian; Hodges, Paul; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Patterson, Susan; Rose, Peter de; Wedd, Peter; Williams, Helen...
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele; Parry, David

Alan Opie, one of the most distinguished baritones on the international opera scene today, is the latest singer to be featured in Chandos' 'Great Operatic...continue...

Opera in English - Berg: Wozzeck / Daniel, Shore, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-05-20

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Bayley, Clive; Bronder, Peter; Flanagan, Leslie John; Graham-Hall, John; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Paterson, Iain; Rigby, Jean; Shore, Andrew; Woodrow, Alan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"[This] recording manages to create the impression of theatre conditions with the added benefit of presenting a more natural balance between singers and orchestra than...continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: Turandot / Parry, Eaglen, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Bayley, Clive; Eaglen, Jane; Gedda, Nicolai; Le Brocq, Mark; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Plazas, Mary; Sidhom, Peter; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"For some people, this recording may be the best way to experience Eaglen's Turandot - her physique does not suggest a beauty men would risk...continue...

Opera in English - Verdi: Falstaff / Daniel, Gritton, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-05-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Coote, Alice; Gritton, Susan; Holland, Ashley; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; Shore, Andrew
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"The success of a performance of 'Falstaff' depends on the singer of the title role. Fortunately, Andrew Shore is completely convincing asthe fat knight, his...continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: Madam Butterfly / Abel, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-11-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Bayley, Clive; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bleiker, D'Arcy; Brett, Frances; Clarke, Paul Charles; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Rigby, Jean; Taylor, Ann; Wood, Roland; Yuris...
Conductors: Abel, Yves
Ensemble: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

An accomplished cast of world-renowned singers performs one of the world's best-loved operas. Paul Charles Clarke, who takes the role of Pinkerton in this recording,...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Cullagh, Majella; Magee, Garry; Plazas, Mary; Shore, Andrew; Tierney, Vivian
Conductors: Parry, David

"With its already substantial catalogue of complete operas, the Opera in English series now (and, rather surprisingly, only now) turns to Mozart. We have come...continue...

Opera in English - Verdi Celebration in English

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Luisa Miller; Ernani; I vespri siciliani; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Falstaff; Inno delle nazioni, for voice, chorus & orchestra; I lombardi; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera;...
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Brecknock, John; Bullock, Susan; Craig, Charles; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Field, Helen [Soprano Vocals]; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Masterson, Valerie; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Mi...
Conductors: Parry, David; Elder, Mark; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Donizetti: La Romanzesca e l'uomo nero / David Parry, ASMF

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-11-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La romanziera e l'uomo nero, opera
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Bayley, Clive; Cicogna, Adriana; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Kelly, Paul Austin; Scano, Elisabetta; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Parry, David

Donizetti wrote nine one-act comedies and most of them have been given revivals in Europe and the U.S. in the last 50 years. They all...continue...

Opera in English - Verdi: Il Trovatore / Parry, Opie, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-10-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Mason, Anne; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Sweet, Sharon; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David

The highly acclaimed Opera in English series from Chandos continues with the premier recording of Il Trovatore in English....continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 3 / O'Neill

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-04-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I lombardi; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesia...
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Bullock, Susan; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera in English - Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliac...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Bronder, Peter; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Haymon, Cynthia...
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul

This is the premiere recording in English of Donizetti's sparkling comic opera. Conductor David Parry has been unanimously praised for his direction throughout the Opera...continue...

100 Years of Italian Opera 1820-1830

3 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-07-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Margherita d'Anjou; L' Esule di Granata, opera (heroic melodrama) in 2 acts; Simon Mayr: Fedra, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Le nozze in villa, opera; La zingara, opera; Chiara e Sera...
Performers: Ambrogi, Antonio; Angeli, Signor de; Ansiglioni, Pietro; Ashman, David; Bassi, Nicola; Bastianelli, Cristoforo; Bayley, Clive; Belloc, Teresa; Benedetti, Michele; Bertozzi, Angela Maria Silvestri; Bi...
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera in English - Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Daniel, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Cookson, Brian; Curtis, Mark; Dowson, Stephen; Howard, Yvonne; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Parry, Susan; Rodgers, Joan; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; Leeds Parish Church Chorus; Opera North Chorus

"With the rich sonics, superior dynamic range, and deep, wide soundstage typical of a Chandos production, the five extended excerpts (Coronaation Scene, Varlaam's Song, Scene...continue...

Walton: Troilus and Cressida / Hickox, Opera North

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-05-23

Works: William Walton: Troilus and Cressida
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Budd, Bruce; Cookson, Brian; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Dowson, Stephen; Howard, Yvonne; Howarth, Judith; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Robson, Nigel
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Opera North Chorus

"...the performance of Troilus has romantic propulsion, aided by exceptional work from chorus and orchestra...The recorded sound is spectacular, and the libretto is given in...continue...