Benelli, Ugo

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci; Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana [Highlights] / Scotto, Carreras, Nurmela, Benelli

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Benelli, Ugo; Caballé, Montserrat; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Manuguerra, Matteo; Nurmela, Kari; Scotto, Renata; Varnay, Astrid
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Caballé and Scotto have some lovely moments and both are strong in dramatic commitment ... Carreras gives generously of voice and emotion in both...continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Mehta, Gallo, Mattila, et al

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Benelli, Ugo; Cherici, Laura; Curiel, Nicoletta; Gallo, Lucio; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Nosotti, Angelo; Pertusi, Michele; Severi, Andrea...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

Opera House - Donizetti: Don Pasquale, et al / Gracis

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Il campanello di notte, opera
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Bruno, Emma; Frati, Augusto; Guggia, Mario; Lazzarini, Alfredo; Maccianti, Anna; Mario Basiola, Jr.; Mariotti, Alfredo; Rafanelli, Flora; Rinaldi, Alberto
Conductors: Gracis, Ettore
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus

Donizetti's comic tour de force, 'Don Pasquale,' is a cruel, amusing take on the generation gap and has a concentration and vitality that sets it...continue...

Auber: Fra Diavolo; Donizetti / Basile, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Fra Diavolo; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Campora, Giuseppe; Fusco, Cecilia; Grigolo, Romano; Maccianti, Anna; Mariotti, Alfredo; Mazzotta, Paolo; Rafanelli, Flora; Simoncini, Margaret; Stecci, Marco; Susca, Vito; Viaro, Enzo
Conductors: Basile, Arturo
Ensemble: Trieste Teatro Verdi Chorus

This is a wonderful double set featuring Auber's comic opera 'Fra Diabolo' coupled with Donizetti's delightful 'La figlia del reggimento' in one package. "What matters...continue...

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci / Karajan, Bergonzi, Carlyle, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carlyle, Joan; Morresi, Giuseppe; Panerai, Rolando; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Conviction and insight instil this Pagliacci with excitement and real drama. A troupe of actors arrives to give a performance of a...continue...

Mozart: Requiem, Ave Verum Corpus /Kertész, Vienna PO, et al

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-10-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Ave verum corpus
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Benelli, Ugo; Franc, Tugomir; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Kertész, István; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Sogno talor... Special Collection Celebrating 25 Years

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Emilia di Liverpool; Roberto Devereux; Maria Padilla; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Parisina d'Este; Giovanni Pacini: Carlo di Borgog...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Benelli, Ugo; Brecknock, John; Bros, Jose; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caley, Ian; Christie, Nan; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Dugdale, Sandra; Fa...
Conductors: Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano; Benini, Maurizio; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The double CD set is in the form of a two-act Grand Opera Gala, with an overture, choruses, arias, ensembles and extravagant finales. A total...continue...

Meyerbeer in Italy / Ford, Kenny, Parry, London PO, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2002-10-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Il crociato in Egitto; Romilda e Costanza, opera (melodramma semiserio) in 2 acts; Emma di Resburgo, opera (heroic melodrama) in 2 acts; Margherita d'Anjou; L' Esule di Granata, op...
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Bovino, Maria; Dolton, Geoffrey; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Kitchen, Linda; Mason, Anne; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Mills, Bronwen; Montague, Diana; Nic...
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

19th Century Heroines

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-08-10

Works: Giuseppe Nicolini: I Baccanali di Roma; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Il crociato in Egitto; Gaetano Donizetti: Alahor in Granata, opera; Carlo Coccia: Rosmonda, opera; Marcos Antonio Portugal: La Morte di Semi...
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Doghan, Philip; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Kitchen, Linda; Meek, James; Montague, Diana; Platt, Ian; Smythe, Russell
Conductors: Parry, David

Meyerbeer. Il Crociato In Egitto. I.platt. Y.kenny. D.montag

4 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-07-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Il crociato in Egitto
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Kitchen, Linda; Montague, Diana; Platt, Ian
Conductors: Parry, David

Donizetti: Rita, Il Pigmalione, L'Olimpiade, etc / Maestri

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 1993-03-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Rita; Il Pigmalione; L'Olimpiade; La bella prigioniera
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Broganelli, Daniela; Franceschetto, Romano; Manini, Giuseppe; Pellegrini, Paolo; Rigacci, Susanna
Conductors: Maestri, Fabio
Ensemble: In Canto Association Chamber Orchestra