Bruscantini, Sesto

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Nessun Dorma / Franco Bonisolli, tenor (rec. 1972 - 1975) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madame Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Manon Lexcaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Jules Massenet: Manon; Fromental Halévy: La Juive; Charles Gounod: Faust; Gae...
Performers: Bier, Johannes; Bindszus, Peter; Bonisolli, Franco; Bruscantini, Sesto; Corelli, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Freni, Mirella; Garduhn, Henno; Jedlicka, Rudolf; Kabaivanska, Raina; Kovicz, Hania; Lukat, Ha...
Conductors: Magiera, Leone; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno

Donizetti: La Favorita / De Fabritiis, Cossotto, Kraus, Raimondi, NHK Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2011-06-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Kraus, Alfredo; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

A thrilling and sublimely sung 1971 performance of one of Donizetti's most beautiful scores, starring two of opera's most magnificent artists, mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto and...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
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Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Caballe, Carreras, La Scala Live 1978 [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Hardy Classic / 2010-03-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Luisa Nave, Maria
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: la scala chorus; La Scala Orchestra

Run Time: 192 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCD Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Mono
Subtitles: English, French. Italia...continue...

Donizetti: Don Pasquale

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Colombo, Scipio; Corena, Fernando; Gatta, Dora; Lazzari, Agostino; Mattioli, Renata; Poli, Afro; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Signo...
Conductors: Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Sanzogno, Nino

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Performers: Bishop, Frank; Bruscantini, Sesto; Dixon, Sarah; Duff, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Meadows, George; Raftery, J. Patrick; Serra, Judith; Verde, Jose; Wentworth, Paul
Conductors: Stapleton, Robin

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Annaloro, Antonio; Bertinazzo, Giuseppe; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cattelani, Aurora; Ferrin, Agostino; Gencer, Leyla; Gullino, Walter; Lazzarini, Adriana; Martelli, Edith; Mercuriali, Angelo; Monreale, Le...
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbier di Siviglia / Gabriele Santini, Luigi Alva, Sesto Bruscatini, Carlo Badioli

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-09-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Badioli, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Forti, Carlo; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"This performance was recorded live at La Scala on January 20, 1964. Gabriele Santini - who would pass away toward the end of that year...continue...

Opera Exclusive - Mozart at the Salzburg Festival [3 DVD]

6 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 537 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

Historical - Rossini: Il Turco in Italia / Sanzogno, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2009-04-17

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Colombo, Scipio; Lazzari, Agostino; Sciutti, Graziella
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Icon - Mirella Freni - Mascagni: L'amico Fritz, etc / Pavarotti, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; L' elisi...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Garbi, Francesca; Gedda, Nicolai; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, St...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Downes, Edward; Muti, Riccardo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Plasson, Michel; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Ferraris, Franco; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Votto, A...

Like her frequent stage partner and friend Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni was also born in 1935, a native of Modena, Italy. Freni had a long...continue...

Elections Classiques 2007 - Coffret 50 Airs Prefer

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-08-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle no 2 en mi bémol majeur D. 929; Ave Maria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie no 9 en ré mineur Op. 125 -; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emper...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Bonney, Barbara; Braley, Frank; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Cals, Isabelle; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Cavallier, Nicolas; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessa...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Vonk, Hans; Serafin, Tullio; Barenboim, Daniel; Harding, Daniel; Marin, Ion; Willcocks, David; Karajan, Herbert von; Klemperer, Otto; Munch, Charles; Paavo, Jä...

Donizetti: Don Pasquale, etc / Parodi, Corena, Poli, Lazzari, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2008-05-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Colombo, Scipio; Corena, Fernando; Del Signore, Gino; Gatta, Dora; Lazzari, Agostino; Mattioli, Renata; Poli, Afro; Sciutti, Graziella
Conductors: ; La Rosa Parodi, Armando; Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Pavarotti, Blegen, Bruscantini/Metropolitan Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Ellis, Brent; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wohlafka, Louise
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Decca is proud to present Luciano Pavarotti in one of his most famous roles, a traditional MET production of Donizetti’s much-loved comic classic, 'L’elisir d’amore'....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Rescigno, Trama, Caballé, Sciutto, Bruscantini, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2008-04-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Beni, Gimi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballé, Montserrat; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cormany, Elaine; Cuénod, Hugues; Dominguez, Oralia; Fitch, Bernard; Sciutti, Graziella; Tadeo, Giorgio; Trama,...
Conductors: ; Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Dallas Civic Opera Chorus; Dallas Civic Opera Orchestra

Gounod: Romeo et Juliette / Stapleton, Kraus, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2007-11-09

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Freni, Mirella; Kraus, Alfredo
Conductors: Stapleton, Robin
Ensemble: Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus; Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra

Verdi - The Greatest Operas / Giulini, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting...continue...

Bel Canto - Beautiful Voices of Opera

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La figlia del reggimento
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Cappucc...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gagnon, Roland

Rossini is said to have defined 'bel canto' as denoting a voice of natural beauty that is even throughout its range, effortless delivery of florid...continue...

The World's Most Romantic Operas / Gavazzeni, Ozawa, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La bohè...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Crass, Franz; Farina, Ida; Filici, Mari...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Böhm, Karl; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Verchi, Nino; Maag, Peter; Schippers, Thomas; Matacic, Lovro von

Seven complete operas from the romantic repertoire—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1967–1973 of the greatest...continue...

A Night at the Opera - 6 Complete Operas by Mozart, etc

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Arroyo, Martina; Berbié, Jane; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cahill, Teresa; Calabrese, Franco; Cappuccilli, Piero; Caron, Willy; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cioni, Renato; Cosso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Schippers, Thomas; Basile, Arturo

This set offers six complete operas from the basic repertoire in great live opera recordings at a budget price. This set is a delightful primer...continue...

Bellini, Verdi, Donizetti, etci: Operas / Pavarotti, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La boh&e...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Baglioni, Bruna; Bosco, Carlo del; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballé, Montserrat; Calabrese, Franco; Cappuccilli, Piero; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Corradi, ...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maag, Peter; Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Seven complete operas starring the great Luciano Pavarotti at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic...continue...

Handel, Bellini, Gounod, Donizetti: Operas / Freni

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: L...
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arie, Raffaele; Berbie, Jane; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Caron, Willy; Cioni, Bruno; Companez, Irene; Cossotto, Fiore...
Conductors: Bellugi, Piero; Verchi, Nino; Prêtre, Georges; Sanzogno, Nino; Schippers, Thomas; Karajan, Herbert von

This collection of six complete operas makes a strong case for why Mirella Freni has had the distinction of being one of the best-loved operatic...continue...

Donizetti, Verdi, Bellini: Complete Operas / Carreras

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Caterina Cornaro, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Jérusalem; Luisa Miller; Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera
Performers: Baldani, Ruza; Bertocci, Aldo; Bezinian, Ruth; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Casarini, Gianfranco; Cassis, Alessandro; Cocchieri, Vinicio; Cor...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Verchi, Nino; Mannino, Franco; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previtali, Fernando

This fourteen disc set consists of seven complete operas starring the great Jose Carreras in exciting live recordings from 1972-1976. These imperishable performances are among...continue...

Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini, Bellini, Verdi: Operas / Scotto

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La Stran...
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Aragall, Giacomo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [B...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Basile, Arturo; Abbado, Claudio; Gracis, Ettore; Verchi, Nino

Renata Scotto is an artist unique for the intensity of her acting combined with a concentrated technique, great intelligence and authentic Italian style. These seven...continue...

Grand Tier - Bellini: I Puritani / Muti, Pavarotti, Freni, Bruscantini

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-06-12

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Venturini, Mino
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

"Mirella Freni [is] at her vocally most impeccable and emotionally most communicative and her Elvira is a lovely creation. Pavarotti sings with grace, ease, and...continue...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1857 Version)

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2007-05-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Elvin, William; Howell, Gwynne; Hudson, Paul; Lamberti, Giorgio; Taylor, Patricia; Turp, Andre
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Matheson, John

Cimarosa: Il Credulo / Simonetto, Valleti, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-03-06

Works: Domenico Cimarosa: Il credulo
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Carlin, Mario; Gatta, Dora; Giorgetti, Maria Luisa; Rizzieri, Elena; Valletti, Cesare
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Rossini: L'equivoco Stravagante / Rigacci, Bruscantini

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-02-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'equivoco stravagante, opera
Performers: Baratti, Giuseppe; Bruscantini, Sesto; Gaiffa, Varlo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Panerai, Rolando; Zilio, Elena
Conductors: Rigacci, Bruno

1971 live broadcast of this rare opera! Giaocchino Rossini(1792-1868) was all of nineteen years old when he wrote his first full-length comedy, "The Bizarre Misunderstanding,"...continue...

Donizetti: Il Campanello / Simonetto, Bruscantini, Capecchi

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-02-04

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il Campanello di notte
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Capecchi, Renato; Mercuriali, Angelo; Pace, Miti Truccato; Scarangella, Clara
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo
Ensemble: EIAR Chorus Turin; EIAR Symphony Orchestra Turin

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Gui, Jurinac, Sciutti, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Cuenod, Hugues; Griffiths, Gwyn; Jurinac, Sena; Leppard, Raymond; McCoshan, Daniel; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]; Sinclair, Jeannette; Stevens, Rise [Mez...
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

"...the Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra's brightness of tone, tightness of ensemble and tautness of tempos is still highly appealing. But most of the reason is the...continue...

Donizetti: Operas / Campanella, Bernart, Soudant, et al

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Poliuto; Maria di Rohan
Performers: Alaimo, Vincenzo; Brighi, Walter; Briscik, Barbara; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Carroli, Silvano; Colafelice, Giacomo; Coni, Paolo; Connell, Elizabeth; d'Amico, Mildela; Dara, Enzo; Federici,...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; de Bernart, Massimo; Soudant, Hubert; Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bratislava Philharmonic Chorus; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Naples Teatro S...

Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento, etc / Martinotti, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2006-02-04

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Baro, Jaime; Bouvier, Michel; Bruscantini, Sesto; Castel, Francois; di Stasio, Anna; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Grist, Reri; Pavarotti, Luciano; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Martinotti, Bruno [cond.]; Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Grand Tier - Rossini: La Cenerentola / Rossi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: 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...

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Busch, Lewis, Jurinac, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2005-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Howland, Alice; Jurinac, Sena; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Quesnel, Isa; Rothmuller, Marko
Conductors: Busch, Fritz
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Puccini: Tosca / de Fabritiis, Corelli, Bakocevic, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2005-05-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bakocevic, Radmila; Bruscantini, Sesto; Corelli, Franco; Lopes, Jose Oliveira; Ricciardi, Franco
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero
Ensemble: Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Chorus; Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Orchestra

Grand Tier - Verdi: La traviata / Verchi, Scotto, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: 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...

Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Muti, Domingo, Freni, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Garbi, Francesca; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Hadrian, Frank; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Sammaritano, Silvestro; Surjan, Giorgio [Bass Vocals]; Zajick, D...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo

Ravel: L'heure espagnole; Rossini / Fournet, et al

1 CD / Living Stage / 2005-01-06

Works: Maurice Ravel: L' heure espagnole, opera in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Kraus, Herbert; Misciano, Alvino; Monreale, Leonardo; Monti, Nicola; Petri, Mario; Tadeo, Giorgio [Bass Voc...
Conductors: Fournet, Jean; Rossi, Mario; Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: ; Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Matheson, Bruscantini, Ligi, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2004-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Elvin, William; Howell, Gwynne; Hudson, Paul; Ligi, Josella; Turp, Andre
Conductors: Matheson, John
Ensemble: BBC Singers

"The differences between the two versions are most striking in the first half of the opera. The 1857 'Boccanegra' has a short instrumental prelude where...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Scimone, Araiza, et al

3 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2004-05-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; La donna del lago; Tancredi; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Rodelinda; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet, RV 703 "Tamerlano"
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Horne, Marilyn; Montarsolo, Paolo; Ravaglia, Emilia; Rocchino, Teresa; Tadeo, Giorgio
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra

Rossini: Il turco in Italia / Bruscantini, Sciutti, et al

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...

Grand Tier - Puccini: La Bohème / Schippers, et al

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...

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...

Opera Obsession! Act II - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-02-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Così fan tutte, K 588; Giuseppe Verdi: I ma...
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Channes, Muriel de; Ciannella, Giuliano; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Harper, Heather; ...

This second volume of "Opera Obsession!" brings more great hits from the vast Opear d'Oro catalog of live opera, most of them issued for the...continue...

Cimarosa: Le Astuzie Femminili, etc / Rossi, Sciutti, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-01-07

Works: Domenico Cimarosa: Le Astuzie Femminili, opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Mattioli, Renata; Rota, Anna Maria; Sciutti, Graziella [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Rossi, Mario

Massenet: Werther / Capuana, Tagliavini, Simionato, Gatta

2 CD / Myto Records / 2002-10-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Bruscantini, Sesto; Gatta, Dora; Ligabue, Ilva; Orlandini, Gino; Simionato, Giulietta; Tagliavini, Ferruccio
Conductors: Capuana, Franco
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso / Scimone, Horne, De los Angeles

3 CD / Erato Import / 2002-08-05

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728
Performers: Adorjan, Andras [Flute]; Bruscantini, Sesto; Chiampan, Gianni; de los Angeles, Victoria; Farina, Edoardo; Koyama, Kiyoshi; Kozma, Lajos; Marzi, Bepi de; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti