Giordani, Marcello

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; Amberger, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; 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...

Verdi: La forza del destino / Urmana, Guelfi, Giordani, Gertseva, Scandiuzzi. Zubin Mehta [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bosi, Carlo; Dal Monte, Duccio; De Simone, Bruno; Gertseva, Julia; Giordani, Marcello; Guelfi, Carlo; Luongo, Alessandro; Polinelli, Filippo; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra

La forza del destino was originally set in 18th century Spain, however Nicolas Joël establishes the action in a slightly later period, in the time...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Verdi: La forza del destino / Urmana, Guelfi, Giordani, Gertseva, Scandiuzzi. Zubin Mehta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bosi, Carlo; Dal Monte, Duccio; De Simone, Bruno; Gertseva, Julia; Giordani, Marcello; Guelfi, Carlo; Luongo, Alessandro; Polinelli, Filippo; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra

La forza del destino was originally set in 18th century Spain, however Nicolas Joël establishes the action in a slightly later period, in the time...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 7.1, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Morricone Uncovered

1 CD / Perseverance Records / 2012-09-18

Works: Ennio Morricone: Ti ho amato, song (from the music for the film Once Upon a Time in America); What Can I Do?, song (from the music for the film The Legend of 1900); Il cuore mio (Mi corazon), song (f...
Performers: Arena, Romina; Giordani, Marcello
Conductors: Hollerung, Gabor

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani, Lucio Gallo, MET - Nicola Luisotti [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Gallo, Lucio; Giordani, Marcello; Voigt, Deborah

Deborah Voigt stars in the title role of Puccini's wild west opera - in a spectacular performance seen live in cinemas worldwide as part of...continue...

Puccini: Turandot / Nelsons, Guleghina, Giordani, Poplavskaya [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-07-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Giordani, Marcello; Guleghina, Maria; Poplavskaya, Marina; Ramey, Samuel
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Franco Zeffirelli's magnificent staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in...continue...
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Levine/Met, Domingo, Pieczonka, Giordani [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Giordani, Marcello; Morris, James; Pieczonka, Adrianne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

”James Levine obviously loves this score, and he builds the opera to its tragic climax with the orchestra and chorus playing and singing gloriously. Fans...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Summers/Met, Racette, Zifchak [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-01-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Giordani, Marcello; Racette, Patricia; Zifchak, Maria
Conductors: Summers, Patrick
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"Minghella has minimized the singers' actions...there is no over-emoting. The sad story is allowed to speak for itself...Racette's Butterfly is magnificent. Her full-bodied voice is...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Verdi: La Forza Del Destino / Mehta/Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Urmana, Guelfi [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / TDK / 2009-08-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bosi, Carlo; Dal Monte, Duccio; De Simone, Bruno; Gertseva, Julia; Giordani, Marcello; Guelfi, Carlo; Luongo, Alessandro; Polinelli, Filippo; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Mehta, Mehli; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Opera Exclusive: Arena Di Verona / Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Aida [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-06-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; Ghiuselev, Nicolai; Giordani, Marcello; Johannsson, Kristijan; Pons, Juan; Raimondi, Ruggero; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Oren, Daniel; Santi, Nello
Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona

Run Time: 407 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Verdi: La forza del distino / Zubin Mehta, Duccio Dal Monte, Violeta Urmana, Carlo Guelfi [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-01-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Bosi, Carlo; Dal Monte, Duccio; De Simone, Bruno; Gertseva, Julia; Giordani, Marcello; Guelfi, Carlo; Luongo, Alessandro; Polinelli, Filippo; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Trevisan, Antonella; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

In his 2007 production for the Maggio Musicale in Florence, French opera director Nicolas Joel - named as the next director of the Opera de...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.0 Surround, LPCM Stereo
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Levine/MET, Mattila, Giordani [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Croft, Dwayne; Giordani, Marcello; Mattila, Karita; Travis, Dale
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Ballet; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Continuing its collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera and its Metropolitan Opera : Live in High-Definition series, EMI Classics is proud to release the METs classic...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme / Franz Welser-Most/Zurich Opera, Marcello Giordani, Elena Mosuc, Vichael Volle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Giordani, Marcello; Mosuc, Elena; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Puccini's immortal opera La Boheme is captured on this DVD release of the 2005 Opernhaus Zurich production. Wesler-Most leads a superb cast in a performance...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Many Voices / Steven Mercurio

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-08-29

Works: Steven Mercurio: A White Rose, for voice; Desiderio, for voice; Daydream; Good-Night, for voice; Paternità, for voice; Song in Chaos, for voice; Serenade, for tenor and orchestra
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Giordani, Marcello; Jo, Sumi; Martinez, Ana Maria; Quilico, Gino; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven

The Very Best of Verdi

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Nabucco; Ernani; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Requiem Mass; La traviata; Ave Maria; Falstaff
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Colombara, Carlo; Dragoni, Maria; Ferrarini, Alida; Filipova, Elena; Frusoni, Maurizio; Gauci, Miriam; Giordani, Marcello; Harper, Thomas; Hernández, César; Johannsson...
Conductors: Morandi, Piergiorgio; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver; Halász, Michael; Mercurio, Steven; Humburg, Will; Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Festival Chorus; Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; National S...

Giuseppe Verdi was the greatest of the late-nineteenth-century Italian opera composers, carrying the legacy of Rossini forward with more realistic storylines, seemingly playing out the...continue...

Sicilia Bella / Marcello Giordani, Steven Mercurio, et al

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2003-12-23

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: L'honestà negli amori; Emanuele d'Astorga: Morir vogl'io, for voice & piano; Vincenzo Bellini: Vaga luna, che inargenti, song for voice & piano; Fenesta che lucive e mo' ...
Performers: Giordani, Marcello; Lewis, William
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven

Tenor Arias - Il Trovatore, Carmen, etc / Marcello Giordani

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; La Favorita; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Torna vezzosa Fillide, for soprano & piano; Giovanni Pacini: La fidanz...
Performers: Arghiracopulos, Maria; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven
Ensemble: Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra