Franc, Tugomir

Heroes & Villains

2 CD / Decca / 2010-06-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Braun, Victor; Bruson, Renato; Burrowes, Norma; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Clark,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; De Billy, Bertrand; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Davis, Colin; Abbado, Claudio; Bartoletti, Bruno; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbe...

The biggest stars seize centre stage to sing the greatest scenes and arias of opera's heroes and villains. This is a compilation of the calibre...continue...

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

The Originals - R. Strauss: Elektra / Solti, Nilsson, Resnik

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Collier, Marie; Cook, Jane; Franc, Tugomir; Heppe, Leo; Lehane, Maureen; Lilowa, Margarita; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Resnik, Regina; Sjostedt, Margaret; Stolz...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A classic superbly remastered, with Nilsson's searing anti-heroine and Solti building almost unbearable tension. Includes Resnik's raddled Klytaemnestra, Krause's heroic O...continue...

Grand Tier - Verdi: Don Carlo / Stein, Corelli, Janowitz

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Stein, Horst
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice - pungent, emotionally...continue...

Bellini: I Capuletti e i Montecchi, etc / Patanè, Baltsa

2 CD / Gala / 2006-03-07

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Franc, Tugomir; Garaventa, Ottavio; Ghazarian, Sona; Rydl, Kurt
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Smetana: Dalibor / Krips, Rysanek, Spiess, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-09-20

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96
Performers: Czerwenka, Oskar; Dallapozza, Adolf; Franc, Tugomir; Kreppel, Walter; Rysanek, Leonie; Rysanek, Lotte; Spiess, Ludovic; Wachter, Eberhard
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

An exciting performance of Smetana's historic/tragic operatic masterpiece, 'Dalibor', a romantic tale of chivalry and patriotism. Gustav Mahler first conducted 'Dalibor' in Vienna and this...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlo

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-05-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Corelli, Franco; Franc, Tugomir; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Janowitz, Gundula; Talvela, Martti; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; ...
Conductors: Stein, Horst

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

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-10-14

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

Grand Tier - Strauss: Salome / Böhm, Rysanek, Hopf, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-10-07

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Bunger, Reid; Dickie, Murray; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Rudolf; Guthrie, Frederick; Hoffmann, Grace; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lackner, Herbert; Rysanek, Leonie; ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"...I cannot imagine living without this rendition." - Opera News...continue...

Carlo Bergonzi - The Sublime Voice

2 CD / Decca / 2001-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: D...
Performers: Arbace, Libero; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carral, Dora; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; D'Angelo, Gianna; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Franc, Tugomir; Ni...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Kubelik, Rafael; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardelli, Lamberto; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic...

Strauss: Salome / Böhm, Rysanek, Hopf, Hoffman, et al

2 CD / RCA Import / 1999-11-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Bunger, Reid; Dickie, Murray; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Guthrie, Frederick; Hoffmann, Grace; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lackner, Herbert; Rysanek...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna State Orchestra

Wagner: Parsifal / Karajan, Waechter, Hotter, Franc, Uhl

4 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Berry, Walter; Franc, Tugomir; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Ludwig, Christa; Uhl, Fritz; Wächter, Eberhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

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

Strauss: Elektra

2 CD / Orfeo / 1992-07-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hillebrecht, Hildegard; King, James [Vocals]; Modl, Martha; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Rutgers, Hildegard; Sjost...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von