Ganassi, Sonia

Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja with music by Rossini, Weber, Bellini et a.

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Gazzetta; Otello; Mosè in Egitto (Naples version); La Donna del lago; Maometto II; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: R...
Performers: Adami, Filippo; Amou, Akie; Bandelow, Karen; Colonna, Monica; Ganassi, Sonia; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni; Mahieux, Ugo; Mironov, Maxim; Podles, Ewa; Pratt, Jessica; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Th...
Conductors: Franklin, Christopher; Fogliani, Antonino; Koch, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; Amberger, Martin; Morandi, Pier G.; Walter, Alfred; Mercurio, Steven; Rota, Marcello; Benini, Maurizio

Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years. The ruthless mogul was at the very heart of the...continue...

Rossini: Mose in Egitto / Riccardo Zanellato, Alex Esposito, Dmitry Korchak, Sonia Ganassi. Roberto Abbado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Mosè in Egitto
Performers: Esposito, Alex; Ganassi, Sonia; Korchak, Dmitry; Zanellato, Riccardo

A modern-day interpretation of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto" sets the scene at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. For conductor Roberto Abbado, the transposition of...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Rossini: Mose in Egitto / Riccardo Zanellato, Alex Esposito, Dmitry Korchak, Sonia Ganassi. Roberto Abbado [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Mosè in Egitto
Performers: Esposito, Alex; Ganassi, Sonia; Korchak, Dmitry; Zanellato, Riccardo
Conductors: Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Teatro Comunale di Bologna Chorus; Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra

A modern-day interpretation of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto" sets the scene at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. For conductor Roberto Abbado, the transposition of...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Rossini: La Cenerentola / Antonino Siragusa, Sonia Ganassi, Marco Vinco. Renato Palumba [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Siragusa, Antonino; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Palumbo, Ranato
Ensemble: Teatro Carlo Felice

Arthaus presents Rossini's popular retelling of the Cinderella fairytale in an unusual staging by Paul Curran. The work - often oversimplified as a comic romp...continue...
Run Time: 169 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: DVD 9, NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, It...continue...

Great Opera - Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Rossini, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, ope...
Performers: Abel, Jozef; Alperyn, Graciela; Aragall, Giacomo; Benacka, Stanislav; Boschkowa, Nelly; Braga, Rannveig; Carroli, Silvano; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Daniel, Boaz; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; D...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Saccani, Rico

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Carminati, Cedolins, Ganassi, Bros [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2011-02-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Bros, Jose; Caria, Marco; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chakar, Pervin; Ganassi, Sonia; Palazzi, Mirco
Conductors: Carminati, Fabrizio Maria
Ensemble: Teatro La Fenice Chorus; Teatro La Fenice Orchestra

This recording was made at Venice's beautiful Teatro La Fenice. With his sharp and lively conducting, Fabrizio Maria Carminati puts the Orchestra of the Teatro...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Italian
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Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Carminati, Cedolins, Ganassi, Bros [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2011-02-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Bros, Jose; Caria, Marco; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chakar, Pervin; Ganassi, Sonia; Palazzi, Mirco
Conductors: Carminati, Fabrizio Maria
Ensemble: Teatro La Fenice Chorus; Teatro La Fenice Orchestra

First time on Blu-ray! This recording was made at Venice's beautiful Teatro La Fenice. With his sharp and lively conducting, Fabrizio Maria Carminati puts the...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spa...continue...

Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Carmela Remigio, Sonia Ganassi, Joseph Calleja, Riccardo Zanellato, et al [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Ganassi, Sonia; Giossi, Marzio; Remigio, Carmela; Rizzone, Cinzia; Zanellato, Riccardo
Conductors: Carminati, Fabrizio Maria
Ensemble: Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo / Maroc Guidarini / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro San Carlo di Napoli [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Gulin, Angeles; Streit, Kurt; Tamar, Iano
Conductors: Guidarini, Marco

Run Time: 166 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Rossini: Ermione / Brych/Prague CO, Ganassi, Pizzolato [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Ermione
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Kunde, Gregory; Pizzolato, Marianna; Samoylova, Irina; Siragusa, Antonio; Ulivieri, Nicola; von Bothmer, Ferdinand
Conductors: Brych, Jaroslav; Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Prague Chamber Choir

Run Time: 182 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French, Italian, English, German...continue...

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...

Verdi: Don Carlo / Pappano, Royal Opera, Villazon, Keenlyside [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2010-10-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ganassi, Sonia; Halfvarson, Eric; Keenlyside, Simon; Lloyd, Robert; Poplavskaya, Marina; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

National Theatre director Nicholas Hytner's new staging of Verdi's grandest - and arguably greatest - opera, 'Don Carlo', was the highlight of the 2007/2008 Royal...continue...

Rossini: Moise et Pharaon / Muti, Frittoli, Ganassi, Filianoti, Schrott [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-06-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Ceron, Antonello; Filianoti, Giuseppe; Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Giuseppini, Giorgio; Muraro, Maurizio; Muzek, Tomislav; Schrott, Erwin; Surguladze, Nino
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Arthaus presents an impressive staging of one of Rossini's opera masterpieces. This production, staged by La Scala Milan is conducted by Riccardo Muti. Moise et...continue...
Run Time: 181 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Antonio Pappano, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Harteros, Anja; Pape, Rene; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

"There's not much to be picky about in Antonio Pappano's excellent version; he straddles the line between the work's theatrical and "spiritual" sides and conveys...continue...

Bellini: Norma / Carella/Gran Teatre del Liceu, Cedolins, Gnassi, Papi [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-05-26

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Alberdi, Begona; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Ganassi, Sonia; La Scola, Vincenzo; Papi, Andrea; Plazaola, Jon
Conductors: Carella, Giuliano
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra

Arthaus Musik presents a powerful story of love, betrayal and honour, 'Norma' is a classic of the bel canto tradition, combining lavish vocal splendor with...continue...
Run Time: 169 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Rossini: La donna del Lago / Zedda, Ganasi, Mironov, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Performers: Bothmer, Ferdinand von; Cifolelli, Stefan; Ganassi, Sonia; Gierlach, Wojciech Adalbert; Mironov, Maxim; Peretyatko, Olga; Pizzolato, Marianna
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Chorus

First staged in Naples in 1819, Rossini's opera 'La donna del lago' is based on Walter Scott's romantic poem 'The Lady of the Lake', setting...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Palumbo, Teatro Carlo / Siragusa, Vinco [2 DVD]

4 DVD Video / TDK / 2007-05-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Di Censo, Carla; Ganassi, Sonia; Gardina, Paola; Orfila, Simon; Siragusa, Antonio; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Palumbo, Renato

Paul Curran's production, originally created for Naples in 2004, and presented to rapturous acclaim in Genoa in May 2006, finds a rather unusual setting for...continue...
Run Time: 169 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bellini: Norma / Edita Gruberová, Friedrich Haider/Bavarian State Orch. [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Gruberova, Edita; Herzog, Markus; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Todorovic, Zoran
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester; Bayerischen Staatsoper

"Gruberova brings a lifetime's experience of singing bel canto opera and caresses Bellini's vocal lines with many subtle touches. Almost entirely absent is that mannerism...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Perez/Madrid SO & Chorus, Carlos Alvarez, Alfred Reiter, Maria Bayo [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-10-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos; Bayo, Maria; Bros, Jose; Ganassi, Sonia; Lopez, Antonio; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Reiter, Alfred
Conductors: Pérez, Victor Pablo
Ensemble: Madrid Teatro Real Chorus; Madrid Teatro Real Orchestra

"Jose Bros is a luxurious Don Ottavio, with an excellent high register, perfect diction and an exquisite vocal elegance. Alvarez is the perfect Trickster of...continue...
Run Time: 208 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Donizetti: Roberto Devereux / Benini, Miricioiu, Bros, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-08-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
Performers: Broadbent, Graeme; Bros, Jose; Frontiali, Roberto; Ganassi, Sonia; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Miricioiu, Nelly
Conductors: Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"The choral, comprimario, and orchestral work is on a high level, and Maestro Benini leads this uncut performance with tempos that seem just right for...continue...

Rossini: Stabat Mater / Chailly, Frittoli, Ganassi, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Frittoli, Barbara; Ganassi, Sonia; Pertusi, Michele; Sabbatini, Giuseppe
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chorus

"Chailly is not the most flexible of conductors, and sometimes his accents seem too martial, but he knows how to pace the music and he...continue...

Donizetti: Anna Bolena

3 CD / Dynamic / 2001-01-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: Battaglia, Paolo; Ganassi, Sonia; Olivieri, Cristiano; Papi, Andrea; Sartori, Fabio; Theodossiou, Dimitra
Conductors: Severini, Tiziano

The Best of Opera Vol 5

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo ...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Ferrarini, Alida; Ganassi, Sonia; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Johannsson, Kristjan; Lamberti, Giorgio; Longhi, Daniela; Nielsen, Inga; Orgonasova, Luba
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Rahbari, Alexander; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Wildner, Johannes; Saccani, Rico

This well-filled disc contains music from some of the grandest operas in the Naxos catalog. This well-recorded collection is both an accessible memoir of and...continue...

Bellini: La Sonnambula - Highlights / Bellini, Lind, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1999-11-09

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: De Candia, Roberto; Donzelli, Stefania; Ganassi, Sonia; Lind, Eva [Soprano Vocals]; Matteuzzi, William; Pastoor, Henk; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: National Traveling Opera Chorus; Orchestra of Eastern Netherlands

Bellini: La Sonnambula / G. Bellini, Lind, Matteuzzi, et al

2 CD / Arts / 1999-07-13

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: De Candia, Roberto; Donzelli, Stefania; Ganassi, Sonia; Lind, Eva [Soprano Vocals]; Matteuzzi, William; Pastoor, Henk; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: National Traveling Opera Chorus

"...the present set (recorded in 1991) is a major bargain...and presents much of the score in the original higher keys performed by a strong cast...continue...

Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Highlights) / Humburg, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Grandis, Franco de; Kertesi, Ingrid; Romero, Angelo; Servile, Roberto; Vargas, Ramon [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Humburg, Will
Ensemble: Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian Radio Chorus

The Best of Rossini

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Sonate a quattro (6) for 2 violins, cello & bass, QR i/1; La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Guillaume Tell
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Romero, Angelo; Servile, Roberto
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Kiss, Andras; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will
Ensemble: ; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Bellini, Devia, Canonici

3 CD / Arts / 1996-06-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Canonici, Luca; Devia, Mariella; Fiksinski, Boguslaw; Ganassi, Sonia; Provisionato, Francesca; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: National Traveling Opera Chorus

Rossini: Sigismondo / Bonynge, Ganassi, Lazzaretti, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 1994-12-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Sigismondo
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Lazzaretti, Bruno; Pina, Filippo; Prestia, Giacomo; Ragatzu, Rosella; Zanini, Nicoletta
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Autunno Musicale Trevigianon Chorus; Rovigo Conservatory Orchestra