DiDonato, Joyce

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

The Enchanted Island, a baroque pastiche with music by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau et al. / Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Placido Domingo [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Various: The Enchanted Island, a baroque pastiche
Performers: Appleby, Paul; Claire, Layla; Daniels, David; De Niese, Danielle; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Emerson, Ashley; Madore, Elliot; Oropesa, Lisette; Pisaroni, Luca
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Drama Queens / Joyce Didonato, soprano; Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Giuseppe Maria Orlandini: Berenice; Giovanni Porta: Ifigenia in Aulide; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Alessandro; Reinhard Keiser: Fredegunda; Octavia; Johann Adolf Hasse:...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Grammy® Award winner Joyce DiDonato joins conductor Alan Curtis and Il complesso barocco for Drama Queens, an electrifying program of royal arias the 1rom 7th...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Italy (07/16/2012-07/22/2012)....continue...

Simply Opera

4 CD / Simply / 2012-09-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frederick Handel: Xerxes (Serse); Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d'Amore; La Favorita; Don Sebastiano; Il Duca d'Alba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fis...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Barowska, Janna; Callas, Maria; Cupido, Alberto; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; DiDonato, Joyce; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Jeric, Ana P...
Conductors: Camerata Budapest; Kovács, László; Elmquist, Martin; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Greenwood, Andrew; Zedda, Alberto; Kuchar, Theodore; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; I Solisti Italiani; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Massenet: Cendrillon / de Billy, DiDonato, Gutierrez, Coote, Podles [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Jules Massenet: Cendrillon
Performers: Coote, Alice; DiDonato, Joyce; Gutierrez, Eglis; Lafont, Jean-Philippe; Podles, Ewa
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

With Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella capturing all hearts – not just Prince Charming’s – Massenet’s enchanting, sophisticated retelling of the classic fairytale makes its debut...continue...
Run Time: 165 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: English
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Opera 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; La traviata; Nabucco; V...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Braun, Victor; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Mehta, Zubin; Luisi, Fabio; Pappano, Antonio; Antonini, Giovanni; Armiliato, Marco; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Wellber, Omer Meir; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; C...

This magnificent collection features the greatest starts of opera including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Cecilia Bartolia, Andrea Bocelli and many...continue...

Opera 2012 / Gheorghiu, Villazon, Damrau, Alagna, Dessay, Grigolo, DiDonato, Daniels

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Fille du Régiment; ...
Performers: Ades, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Veroni...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Ono, Kazushi; Viotti, Marcello; Pidò, Evelino; Morandi, Pier G.; Coppola, Anton; Armstrong, Richard; Bellincampi, Giordano; Curtis, Alan; Norrington, Roger; Faso...

Following the enormous success of the album OPERA 2011, Virgin Classics releases OPERA 2012. With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Rossini: Le Comte Ory / Benini, Florez, Damrau, DiDonato [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Le Comte Ory
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Degout, Stephane; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Pertusi, Michele; Resmark, Susanne; Yunus, Monica
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Le Comte tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order...continue...
Run Time: 165 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

Magic Moments of Opera / Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss [11 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, ...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Beczala, Piotr; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gambill, Robert; Garanca, Elina; Kaufmann, Jonas; Marton, Eva; Nylund, C...
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Fischer, Iván; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Maazel, Lorin; Jordan, Philippe; Campanella, Bruno; Oren, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Orchestra

For the first time, gathered together in one box set are all of your favorite operas. Feel the love and passion; wrath and wit; revenge...continue...
Run Time: 1500 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish + Italian (except Aida) + Dutch (Aida only)
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Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...continue...

Best Handel 50 / EMI

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ariodante; Arianna in Creta; Radamisto; Orlando; Armino; Serse; Giulio Cesare; Teseo; Alcina; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Wa...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Auger, Arleen; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Genaux, Vivica; Gilchrist, Jane; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jaroussky, Ph...
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; ; Norrington, Roger; Rousset, Christophe; Hickox, Richard; Nelson, John; Briger, Alexander; Linde, Hans-Martin; McGegan, Nicholas; P...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...continue...

Opera 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Stabat Mater; Antonio Caldara: L'Olimpiade; Thomas Arne: Rosamond; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Dian...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Labadie, Bernard; Pappano, Antonio; Kohn, Eugene; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Rhorer, Jérémie; Inkinen, Pietari; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Gardner, ...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; L'Arpeggiata

Classical 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Stabat Mater; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Capu...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Müller, Eduardo; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Prizeman, Robert; ; Gergiev, Valery; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Serafin, Tullio; Nézet-Sé...
Ensemble: ; Quatuor Ebène ; Scottish Ensemble

With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of classical favorites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music, ranging from...continue...

Diva Divo / Joyce DiDonato

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Jules Massenet: Chérubin; Cendrillon; Ariane; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; La Clemenza di Tito; Christoph Willibald Gluck: La Clemenza di Tito; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di ...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Montvidas, Edgaras; Obrecht, Pascale; Semenova, Elena; Stupenengo, Paolo; Suliman, Nabil
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi

Joyce DiDonato’s capacity for characterization is as astounding as the range and flexibility of her voice. This new collection showcases DiDonato’s multi-faceted art, and the...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France (09/18/2010-09/28/2010)....continue...

Mark Adamo: Little Women / Summers/Houston Opera, Novacek, DiDonato [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Mark Adamo: Little Women, opera
Performers: Belcher, Daniel; Ciesinski, Katherine; DiDonato, Joyce; Jones, Gwendolyn; Lloyd, Margaret; Maddalena, James; Novacek, Stephanie; Parker, Derrick; Shelton, Chad; Tappan, Stacey; Yuan, Chen-Ye
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Based on Louisa May Alcott's enduringly popular novel about the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in civil-war era New England, Mark Adamo's opera...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Rossini: 3 Operas / Muti, Möst, DiDonato, Bartoli, Raimondi [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2010-11-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Il turco in Italia; Moïse et Pharaon (rev. of Mosè in Egitto), opera
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Bartoli, Cecilia; Ceron, Antonello; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Filianoti, Giuseppe; Fischer, Jeannette; Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Garrett, Nicholas; Giuseppini, Gi...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; Welser-Möst, Franz; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

This Rossini box set combines a number of opera highlights: his well-known operas II barbiere di Siviglia, II Turco in Italia and MoÏse et Pharaon....continue...
Run Time: 473 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

The World of the Castrati: The Voice of Angels

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione; Giulio Cesare; Ariodante; Alcina; Serse; Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Fernando, re di Castiglia; Faramondo; Antonio Caldara: La Pass...
Performers: Baldi, Antonio; Bedini, Domenico; Blythe, Stephanie; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Cafarelli; Carestini, Giovanni; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cicognani, Giuseppe; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Des...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Hickox, Richard; Rousset, Christophe; Christie, William; Bolton, Ivor; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; Bicket, Har...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of...continue...

Mark Adamo: Little Women / Summers/Houston Opera, Novacek, DiDonato [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2010-10-26

Works: Mark Adamo: Little Women, opera
Performers: Belcher, Daniel; Ciesinski, Katherine; DiDonato, Joyce; Jones, Gwendolyn; Lloyd, Margaret; Maddalena, James; Novacek, Stephanie; Parker, Derrick; Shelton, Chad; Tappan, Stacey; Yuan, Chen-Ye
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Based on Louisa May Alcott's enduringly popular novel about the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in civil-war era New England, Mark Adamo's opera...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Jake Heggie: Passing By / Von Stade, Susan Graham

1 CD / Avie Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Jake Heggie: At the Statue of Venus; Some Times of Day, songs (3) for voice & piano; Facing Forward/Looking Back; Here and Gone, song cycle for 2 voices & piano quartet; To Say Before Going to Sleep,...
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; DiDonato, Joyce; Graham, Susan; Groves, Paul; Harms, Dawn; Heggie, Jake; Miland, Emil; Phares, Keith; Rodrigues, Carla-Maria; Von Stade, Frederica; Zheng, Cao

One of the leading American composers of his generation, Jake Heggie arrives on Avie with a gorgeous collection of new songs performed by a stunning...continue...
Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA (2007-06-21_2007-06-24&2008-)....continue...

Opera 2010

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago; Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda; Orlando finto pazz...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Ciofi, Patrizia; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Diana; Daniels,...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Müller, Eduardo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Muti, Riccardo; Langrée, Louis; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Bicket, Harry; Bateman, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Harding...

Following the enormous success of the album 'Opera 2009', EMI Classics releases Opera 2010. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Florez, DiDonato, ROH, Pappano [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Keenlyside, Simon
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The cast of this Barbiere, taken from performances in July 2009 at the London's Royal Opera House, could quite simply not be bettered today: dazzling...continue...

Opéra National De Paris: Prokofiev, Rossini, Tchaikovsky [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Antoine, Guillaume; Ballestra, Jean-Luc; Banks, Barry; Bogatcheva, Irina; Chausson, Carlos; DiDonato, Joyce; Galouzine, Vladimir; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Jenis, Dalibor; Minutillo, Hanna Esther; Papian, H...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Campanella, Bruno; Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

TDK presents three exceptional recordings of superb operas from productions by the Opéra national de Paris, that reflect an operatic history of over 100 years:...continue...
Run Time: 446 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Florez, Didonato, Summers [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: De Simone, Bruno; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Menendez, David; Mentxaka, Itxaro; Obregon, Cristina; Orfila, Simon
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Chorus; Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

Tenor superstar Juan Diego Florez adds the role of Prince Ramiro in Rossini's sparkling comedy La Cenerentola to his rapidly growing catalog of performances on...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Opera Arias / Joyce Didonato, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Armida; La Donna del Lago; Maometto II; Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Semiramide; Otello; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Amici, Corrado; Brownlee, Lawrence; DiDonato, Joyce; Nicola, Roberta de; Putelli, Carlo
Conductors: Müller, Eduardo
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

"While recording companies do not routinely concern themselves with exploring the legacies of singers that no one can reasonably hear, to her credit DiDonato takes...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Mackerras/Royal Opera, Keenlyside, DiDonato, Vargas [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Gleadow, Robert; Halfvarson, Eric; Keenlyside, Simon; Ketelsen, Kyle; Persson, Miah; Poplavskaya, Marina; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

'Don Giovanni' is one of the timeless classics of all opera. Mozart's music, and the words of his great collaborator Da Ponte, are brought to...continue...
Run Time: 202 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Mackerras/Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Keenlyside, Vargas, Ketelsen [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Gleadow, Robert; Halfvarson, Eric; Keenlyside, Simon; Ketelsen, Kyle; Persson, Miah; Poplavskaya, Marina; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1009. 'Don Giovanni' is...continue...
Run Time: 202 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish and I...continue...

Handel Anniversary Edition 1759-2009 - Arias & Duets / Dessay, Daniels, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Admeto, Rè di Tessag...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Banditelli, Gloria; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daneman, Sophie; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Dessay, Natalie; DiD...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; ; Curtis, Alan; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Hickox, Richard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Basses Réunies ; Raglan Baroque Players

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Virgin Classics is releasing a 2-CD collection of his finest arias and duets. This generous selection includes...continue...

Handel: Admeto, Arminio, Deidamia, Radamisto, Rodrigo, Fernando / Alan Curtis, Furio Zanasi, et al

16 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5; Radamisto, HWV 12; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Sosarme, HWV 30; Arminio, HWV 36; Deidamia
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banditelli, Gloria; Banerjee, Neal; Beaumont, Maite; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Buwalda, Sytse; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Che...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This 16-CD boxed set contains six complete Handel operas composed over a period of more than 30 years, and arrives just in time to celebrate...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Curtis, DiDonato, Beaumont, Gauvin, Cherici, Priante, Il Complesso Barocco, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Cherici, Laura; DiDonato, Joyce; Gauvin, Karina; Priante, Vito; Prina, Sonia; Rensburg, Kobie van
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

"This new recording is interesting partly for the casting of a mezzo-soprano in the title role. Anyone wondering about this aspect should worry no further:...continue...

Long Road Home / William Bernewitz

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Conradin Kreutzer: Das Mühlrad for soprano, clarinet & piano, Op. 72, KWV 9110-01; Richard Strauss: Andante for horn & piano in C major (fr...
Performers: Anderson, Carol; Barnewitz, William; Bird, Anne Carolyn; Butler, Margaret; DiDonato, Joyce; Gutierrez, Eglis; Holloway, Jennifer; Oppens, Ursula; Soluri, Ted

Bill Barnewitz offers chamber works which feature the horn either as a solo personality or integrated into an ensemble. Throughout, Bill, like an operatic interpreter,...continue...

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...

Furore - Handel: Opera arias / Joyce Didonato, Christopher Rousset, Les talens lyriques

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Teseo; Giulio Cesare; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, opera, HWV 22; Hercules; Semele; Imeneo, HWV 41; Ariodante; Amadigi
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Hendry, Dave; Lafont, Josep Domenech [Oboe]
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

"Every aria here is a worthy experience and each grips the listener. Christophe Rousset and his Les Talens Lyrique have a remarkable sense of drama,...continue...

Lamenti - Cavalli, Monteverdi, Carissimi, etc / Emmanuel Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Egisto; Didone; Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; L'Incirinazione Di Poppea; L'Orfeo; Barbara Strozzi: Cantate, ar...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Gens, Veronique; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Purves, Christopher; Villazon, Rola...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Emmanuelle Haim follows her acclaimed 2006 recording of Monteverdi's 'Combattimento' with an unusual and inventive program on the theme of the lamento, a literary and...continue...

Handel: Floridante / Alan Curtis, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Floridante, HWV 14
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mijanovic, Marijana; Novaro, Riccardo; Priante, Vito; Rostorf-Zamir, Sharon
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Pre-eminent Baroque specialist Alan Curtis sheds light on another neglected opera masterpiece. Following the critical acclaim of his milestone recording Rodelinda, Curtis turns his attention...continue...

Pasión! / Joyce DiDonato

1 CD / Eloquentia / 2007-02-13

Works: Fernando J. Obradors: Canciones Clásicas Españolas; Enriqué Granados: Elegia eterna, for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 49; Colección de tonadillas; No lloréis ojuelos,...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Drake, Julius [Piano]

Celebrated internationally for her rich timbre and amazing vocal agility, Joyce DiDonato is the mezzo of the moment, also noted for her fine acting skills...continue...

Fauré, Hahn, Head, Rossini, Handel: Songs and Arias/DiDonato

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-08-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 1 "Album italiano"; Anzoleta dopo la regata ("Ciapa un baso"), for voice & piano (La regata veneziana) (P...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Drake, Julius [Piano]

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Zedda, DiDonato, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Bellei, Marco; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Cigna, Patrizia; DiDonato, Joyce; Pisaroni, Luca; Pratico, Bruno; Zapata, Jose Manuel
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern

Alternating between opera seria and opera buffa, Rossini's tenth opera, 'La Cenerentola', treats the story of Cinderella with a degree of modified realism and occasional...continue...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Nelson, Kunde, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-01-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Delaigue, Renaud; DiDonato, Joyce; Huchet, Eric; Kunde, Gregory; Lapointe, Jean Francois; Mauillon, Marc; Naouri, Laurent; Nedelec, Ronan; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]; Salha, Eric
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: French National Radio Chorus

Virgin Classics presents a new recording of Berlioz's gigantic operatic work 'Benvenuto Cellini', recorded at La Maison de Radio France in 2003 in parallel to...continue...

Amor e Gelosia - Handel / Patrizia Ciofi, Joyce Di Donato

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Poro, Rè dell'Indie, HWV 28; Rinaldo; Rodelinda; Silla, HWV 10; Sosarme, HWV 30; Faramondo; Atalanta; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Orlando; MEDLEY; Admeto, Rè di Tess...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Curtis, Alan; DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Alan Curtis' new recording brings together two singers already familiar to the Virgin label - Joyce Di Donato in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and Patrizia Ciofi...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 9 / King, King's Consort, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for 2 voices, 2 choruses, flute, 2 strings & continuo in A major,; Salve Regina, antiphon for voice, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & conti...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Gritton, Susan; Lunn, Joanne; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

"As expected, the performances are breathtaking. The period strings have an extraordinarily refined tone and play with great animation. King elicits reading of seemingly effortless...continue...

Mozart - The Last Concerto, 1791 / Bruggen, Hoeprich, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2002-06-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Adagio for 2 Clarinets and 3 Basset Horns in B flat major, K 411 (484a); Masonic Funeral Music in C minor...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Hoeprich, Eric
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans
Ensemble: Orchestra of the 18th Century

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We're hardly lacking for pretty-toned mezzo-sopranos these days, but Joyce DiDonato has more than just a lovely voice - she's got what showbiz folks call...continue...

Machover: Resurrection / Summers, Houston Grand Opera

2 CD / Albany Records / 2002-02-01

Works: Tod Machover: Resurrection, opera
Performers: Belcher, Daniel; Christian, Judith; Ciesinski, Catherine; DiDonato, Joyce; Hendricks, Scott; Travis, Dale; Turner, Elizabeth
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera Chorus

Adamo: Little Women / Summers, Lloyd, Houston Grand Opera

2 CD / Ondine / 1997-09-06

Works: Mark Adamo: Little Women, opera
Performers: Belcher, Daniel; Ciesinski, Catherine; DiDonato, Joyce; Maddalena, James; Novacek, Stephanie; Shelton, Chad
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera Orchestra