D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando

Verdi: The Great Operas [35 CDs]

36 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Ernani; Giovanna d'Arco; Attila; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Simon Boccanegra; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; ...
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Serafin, Tullio; Pappano, Antonio; Santini, Gabriele; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin

2013 will herald the start Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial year. To kick off the Verdi year, EMI Classics presents the ultimate Verdi box set that celebrates...continue...

Donizetti: Anna Bolena / Pido, Netrebko, Garanca, D'Arcangelo [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-20

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Garanca, Elina; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Hot off her opening 2011 season appearance at the NY Metropolitan Opera, the Queen of The Met Anna Netrebko takes the lead role her much...continue...
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Donizetti: Anna Bolena / Pido, Netrebko, Garanca, D'Arcangelo [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Garanca, Elina; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Hot off her opening 2011 season appearance at the NY Metropolitan Opera, the Queen of The Met Anna Netrebko takes the lead role her much...continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Korsten, Damrau, D'Arcangelo, Spagnoli [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Damrau, Diana; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Korsten, Gérard
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Strehler was one of Europe's most celebrated theatre directors. In his Piccolo Teatro in Milan he created outstanding interpretations of Bertolt Brecht and William Shakespeare....continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Fre...continue...

Baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo sings Mozart Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Alcandro, lo confesso ... Non so d'onde viene, K. 512; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Così fan tutte, K 588; Così dunque tra...
Performers: Agnoletto, Giannandrea; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Filippone, Dora; Ghio, Davide; Lukic, Relja
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino

From the outset of his career, bass-baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo has been the pre-eminent Mozart man in his Fach. For his all-Italian Mozart album under Gianandrea...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Regio di Torino, Sala Regia, Turin (06/2010)....continue...

Rolando Villazon's Guide to Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-06-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La Bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, oper...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbié, Jane; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Pl...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von

Essential Vivaldi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Rachel; Butterfield, Adrian; Chang, Han-Na; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebran...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Brown, Iona; Tognetti, Richard; Warren-Green, Christopher; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Auriacombe, Louis; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Halstead, Anthony; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [V...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble); Virtuosi of England

Bellini: I Puritani / Mariotti, Florez, Machaidze [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Florez, Juan Diego; Floris, Gianluca; Guargliardo, Ugo; Machaidze, Nino; Pirazzini, Nadia; Viviani, Gabriele
Conductors: Mariotti, Michele
Ensemble: Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra

In this high-definition film of Bellini's historical bel canto drama, 'I Puritani', tenor superstar Juan Diego Florez is partnered by new young Georgian soprano Nino...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Muti, Álvarez, Kirchschlager, Vienna State Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Pieczonka, Adrianne; Ragazzo, Lorenzo; Schade, Michael; Selig, Franz-Joseph
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

For his production of "Don Giovanni" at the Vienna International Festival (Vienna Festival), Roberto de Simone does not want to follow in the footsteps of...continue...
Run Time: 173 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Handel Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina; Orlando; Siroe; Rodrigo, HWV 5; Ariodante; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Ezio, HWV 29; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), dr...
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando
Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria

Bel Canto - Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini / Garanca, Abbado, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-04-28

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; L'Assedio di Calais; Roberto Devereux; Dom Sébastien; Maria Stuarda; Vincenzo Bellini: Adelson e Salvini, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gioachino Ro...
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Garanca, Elina; Polenzani, Matthew; Sampetrean, Adrian; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra

In this personal selection of masterpieces, Elina Garanca balances familiar numbers and ensembles with little known treasures by Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini, riding vocal acrobatics...continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Netrebko, D'Arcangelo, Harnoncourt/Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Netrebko, Anna; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schäfer, Christine; Skovhus, Boje
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Harnoncourt mines the score for its deepest emotional resonances. The Vienna Philharmonic is in the pit, and the opera has probably never sounded as magnificent...continue...
Run Time: 228 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (highlights) / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Schä...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko once again triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di...continue...

Best 100 Vivaldi

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, Claron; Place, Aliso...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Following the success of the previous 'Best Mozart 100' and 'Best Beethoven 100', EMI classics is proud to offer the latest composer to get the...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Harnoncourt, Netrebko, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Boesch, Florian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gottfried, Stefan; Henckens, Patrick; Liebau, Eva; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Netrebko, Anna; Röschmann, Dorothea; Ringelhah...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko triumphed at the 2006 Salzburg Festival with her winning portrayal of Susanna in Claus Guth’s new production of 'Le nozze di Figaro', available...continue...

Puccini Gold - Pavarotti, Netrebko, Bocelli, Villazón, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Ren...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Bartoletti, Bruno; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package...continue...

Vivaldi: 100 Chefs d'Ouvre

6 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-09-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Labelle, Dominique; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro / Harnoncourt, Vienna PO / Netrebko, Skovhus, D'Arcangelo [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Netrebko, Anna; Roschmann, Dorothea; Schäfer, Christine; Skovhus, Boje
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Harnoncourt mines the score for its deepest emotional resonances. The Vienna Philharmonic is in the pit, and the opera has probably never sounded as magnificent...continue...
Run Time: 228 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS Stereo Surround,
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Harding/Vienna PO, Hampson, D'Arcangeldo, Schafer, Diener, Beczala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Beczala, Piotr; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Diener, Melanie; Hampson, Thomas; Pisaroni, Luca; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Fresh, transparent, dashing." -Die Presse, Vienna...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Roberto Alagna - Viva l'Opera!

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Macbeth; Aida, opera; Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Friedrich ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barrard, Marc; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Foster, Lucy; Fyfe, Elizabeth; Gheorghiu, Angela; Keenlyside, Simon; Manfrino, Nathalie; Mariotti, Alfredo; Moore, Darren; Price, John; Ragona...
Conductors: Armstrong, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Pidò, Evelino; Elder, Mark; Chailly, Riccardo; De Billy, Bertrand; Guidarini, Marco

This is a great collection of Roberto Alagna singing opera's greatest hits. CD 1 features Italian arias and songs. CD 2 features French arias and...continue...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Villazon, Netrebko [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Netrebko, Anna; Nucci, Leo; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Eschwé, Alfred
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"Villazon is a remarkably versatile tenor and he puts his individual stamp on everything he does. Nemorino was a role in the repertoire of all...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Rossini: Tancredi: Maria Bayo; Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-07-19

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gimenez, Raul; Manca di Nissa, Bernadette; Raul, Maria
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...The performance operates on a high level musically. After a rough opening to the overture, the Stuttgart Radio players settle in to give solid support,...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, German, French, English, Spanish
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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...

Puccini: Tosca / Mehta, Bocelli, Cedolins, Maggio Musicale

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Baggio, Andrea; Barretta, Diego; Bertocchi, Sergio; Bocelli, Andrea; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Ciccone, Matteo; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Guelfi, Carlo; Peirone, Matteo; Ventura, José Ignacio
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

The Dream Cast - Puccini: La Bohème / Alagna, Bocelli, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Gh...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Noseda, Gianandrea; Barlow, Stephen; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Davis, Colin; Chailly, Riccardo

Tyrants and Lovers / Parry, Miricioiu, Larmore, Ford, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2002-08-01

Works: Simon Mayr: L' amor coniugale, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata; Pia de' Tolomei, opera; Buondelmonte, opera (2nd vers., Maria Stuarda); Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Torquato Tasso, opera; Gio...
Performers: Blake, Rockwell; Cicogna, Adriana; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Fulgoni, Sarah; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Glanville, Mark; Hargraves, Matthew; Harrh...
Conductors: Parry, David

"Mostly this is a compilation of extracts from Opera Rara's catalogue of early 19th century exotica, but three new items are all worth seeking out....continue...

Rossini: Bianca e Falliero / Parry, Cullagh, London PO

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2001-12-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Davies, Ryland; Larmore, Jennifer; Natoli, Dominic
Conductors: Parry, David

'Bianca e Falliero' is one of Rossini's most sumptuous and ornate operas. It tells of Bianca's (Majella Cullagh) love for Falliero (Jennifer Larmore) and Bianca's...continue...

Serious Rossini / Bruce Ford

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2001-12-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide; Armida; Mosè in Egitto; Otello; Ugo re d 'Italia, opera (unfinished)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Biccire, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Davies, Ryland; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Jones, Della; Kelly, Paul Austin; Matteuzzi, William; Miricioi...
Conductors: Parry, David

"Here are several little-known arias, duets, trios and ensembles from Rossini's serious operas. Bruce Ford, one of the finest Rossini tenors of our time, is...continue...

Bel Canto Portrait / Nelly Miricioiu

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2001-08-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Emma d' Antiochia, opera; Michael Costa: L' assedio di Corinto, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Belisario, opera; Parisina d'Este
Performers: Coote, Alice; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Holland, Ashley; Janes, Fiona; Miricioiu, Nelly; Natoli, Dominic; Plazas, Mary; Wood, Roland
Conductors: Parry, David

"Opera Rara has long been in a class of its own in promoting neglected bel canto repertoire... it here presents a clutch of operatic scenes-...continue...

Verdi: Requiem

2 CD / Philips / 2001-03-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Borodina, Olga; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

"From almost every point of view this is a superb version of a work whose vocal, choral and orchestral requirements...make it a severe challenge. Gergiev's...empathy...continue...
Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most tuneful, beloved composers of vocal music Italy has produced. Verdi wrote REQUIEM in honor of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist he greatly admired. Acc...continue...

The Opera Rara Collection Vol 2

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-05-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide; Mosè in Egitto; Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata; L'Assedio di Calais; Gianni da Calais, opera; Alfredo il Grande, opera; Maria di Rudenz; ...
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Banks, Barry; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Fleming, Renee; Focile, Nuccia; Ford, Bruce [Te...
Conductors: Parry, David

The success of the first Opera Rara Collection created the demand for this second disc of highlights from their catalog of 19th century rarities. Once...continue...

Rossini: Otello / Parry, Ford, Futral, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-02-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Otello
Performers: Banks, Barry; Brewer, Aline; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Davies, Laurence; Davies, Ryland; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Lopera, Juan Jose; Matteuzzi, William; Natoli, D...
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera Rara presents the first recording of the critical edition of Rossini's opera Otello. As a fascinating bonus, several appendices are included. In 1820 when...continue...

Puccini: La Bohème / Alagna, Gheorghiu, Chailly, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 1999-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Keenlyside, Simon; Scano, Elisabetta
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This dazzlingly fresh interpretation from Chailly, Alagna and Gheorghiu with Milan's famous La Scala opera orchestra promises to be the finest recording available since the...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Levine, Chernov, Studer, Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-10-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Croft, Dwayne; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Graves, Denyce; Groves, Paul; Lindner, Elyssa; Maher, Robert; Murphy, Heidi Grant; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Shaulis, Jane; s...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Following the MET's highly acclaimed "La Traviata" on DG with Cheryl Studer and Luciano Pavarotti (DGG 435 797) comes this long awaited release of "Rigoletto"...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Abbado, Keenlyside, Remiglio, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-08-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Heilmann, Uwe; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Pace, Patrizia; Remigio, Carmela; Salminen, Matti; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

For the first time on disc, opera lovers can enjoy Bryn Terfel performing the role for which he has won international acclaim - Leporello in...continue...

Verdi: I Lombardi / Levine, Anderson, Leech, Pavarotti, etc

2 CD / Decca / 1997-09-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Griffey, Anthony Dean; Leech, Richard; Pavarotti, Luciano; Racette, Patricia; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Shaulis, Jane; ssis, Yanni
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

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Pavarotti appeared at the Met production of ILombardi in 1993: this recording is the delayed result. He's in good voice and sings...continue...

Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice / Hogwood, Bartoli, Heilmann, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-02-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: L'anima del filosofo (Orfeo ed Euridice), opera, H. 28/13
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Campbell, Colin; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Fardilha, Jose; Heilmann, Uwe; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Oxley, James; Scaltriti, Roberto; Silvestrelli, Andrea
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Chorus

"There's an underappreciated element of caprice in how works get played or ignored...This one, Haydn's Orpheus and Euridice, is an especially cruel loss. It was...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Abbado, Gallo, McNair, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-01-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Allemano, Carlo; Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bartolomey, Franz; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gallo, Lucio; Gati, Istvan; Jelosits, Peter; McNair, Sylvia; Rost, Andrea [Soprano V...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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a little on the plush side, perhaps, but with a good cast including a nicely tremulous Cherubino from Cecilia Bartoli
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Gardiner, Gilfry, Orgonasova, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-07-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gilfrey, Rodney; James, Eirian; Margiono, Charlotte; Orgonasova, Luba; Prégardien, Christoph; Silvestrelli, Andrea; Smith, Steve; Watkin, David
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"...on the whole Mozart performances don't come much better than this." -Gramophone...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Chung, Domingo, Studer, Leiferkus, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-10-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Domingo, Placido; Duminy, Philippe; Graves, Denyce; Hepokoski, James A.; Leiferkus, Sergei; Prestia, Giacomo; Schade, Michael; Studer, Cheryl
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Paris Opera Children's Chorus

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theatre, so Otello is a difficult opera to bring off out of it. For some years now, Domingo has been, on stage,...continue...