Cortez, Viorica

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...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

Verdi: Aida

2 CD / Bella Voce Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Alvares, Eduardo; Cortez, Viorica; Domingo, Placido; Franc, Tugomir; Ghazarian, Sona; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Holmes, Eugene; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Jesus Lopez Cobos [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-02-24

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Di Felice, Marco; Galouzine, Vladimir; Gandia, Antonio; Guelfi, Carlo; Jugovic, Dragana; La Scola, Vincenzo; Odena, Angel; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Chorus of the Teatro Real; Chorus of the Teatro Real, Madrid; Orchestra of the Teatro Real; Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

This releases is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 0983. Giancarlo del...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Cobos/Teatro Real, Madrid [2DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-11-20

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Di Felice, Marco; Galouzine, Vladimir; Gandia, Antonio; Guelfi, Carlo; Jugovic, Dragana; La Scola, Vincenzo; Odena, Angel; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus
Ensemble: Chorus of the Teatro Real; Chorus of the Teatro Real, Madrid; Orchestra of the Teatro Real; Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Madrid

Giancarlo del Monaco’s acclaimed new production elegantly intertwines Mascagni’s and Leoncavallo’s well-loved operas, masterpieces which brought new levels of realism into opera thro...continue...
Run Time: 201 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Donizetti: La Favorita

2 CD / Dynamic / 2005-07-28

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Corradi, Giampaolo; Cortez, Viorica; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Bizet: Carmen

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

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Cortez, Viorica; Freni, Mirella; Gontcharenko, Bernanrd; Liblin, Eliane; Meloni, Claude; Paskalis, Kostas; Trempont, Michel; Vickers, Jon; Voli, Albert
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

Gemini - Bizet: Carmen / de Burgos, Bumbrey. Vickers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Cortez, Viorica; Freni, Mirella; Gontcharenko, Bernanrd; Liblin, Eliane; Meloni, Claude; Paskalis, Kostas; Trempont, Michel; Vickers, Jon; Voli, Albert
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

"When this 'Carmen' was first released in 1970, it broke new ground.The performance incorporated some recently discovered music, jetticoned after the 1875 premiere: Morales's pantomime...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Stewart, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: 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...

Verdi: Aida / Muti, Jones, Domingo

2 CD / Bella Voce / 1996-05-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Alvares, Eduardo; Cortez, Viorica; Domingo, Placido; Franc, Tugomir; Gazarian, Sona; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Holmes, Eugene B; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra