Guelfi, Giangiacomo

Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2010-11-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Barioni, Daniele; Bazzani, Anna Lia; Carlin, Mario; Federici, Franco; Grella, Bruno; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Guggia, Mario; Maddalena, Alessandro; Nosotti, Angelo; Olivero, Magda; Pandano, Vittorio; Ped...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Includes 20-page booklet with an interview of Magda Olivero by Stefan Zucker....continue...
Recording information: 02/20/1967....continue...

Gaetano Donizetti: Il duca d'Alba

2 CD / Myto Records Import / 2009-11-03

Works: Spoken Word: Radio introduction; Gaetano Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba
Performers: Berdini, Amedeo; Catalani, Nestore; Cioni, Renato; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Mancini, Caterina; Quilico, Luigi; Tei, Enzo; Tosini, Ivana; Ventriglia, Franco
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Previtali, Fernando

Bizet: Carmen / Corelli, Freni, Guelfi, Simionato, et al

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2009-10-13

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Ercolani, Renato; Freni, Mirella; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lelio, Loretta Di; Malfatti, Guido; Palmieri, Norma; Rosetti, Maria; Simionato, Giulietta; Viaro, Enzo
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre

Jose was the role of Corelli's debut and the one he performed most often. Here he is in his early prime, sounding like a hungry...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Dervaux, Simionato, Corelli, Freni, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-06-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Di Lelio, Loretta; Freni, Mirella; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Malfatti, Guido; Palmieri, Norma; Rossetti, Mario; Simionato, Giulietta; Viaro, Enzo
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre
Ensemble: Palermo Teatro Massimo Chorus; Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra

This CD features an exceptional vocal cast: Franco Corelli is at the top of his performance; Giulietta Simionato is wonderful and sensual and Mirella Freni...continue...

Il Mito Dell'Opera - Franco Corelli

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2008-10-08

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla Del West; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Forza Del Destino
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Capuana, Franco; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Votto, Antonino; Santini, Gabriele; Gui, Vittorio; Tansini, Ugo

Although it is not too long since Franco Corelli passed away, he retired from the stage over thirty years ago. Since then he has been...continue...

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Mitropoulos, Steber, Del Monaco, Giacomo, Guelfi, Tozzi, et al

2 CD / Regis Records / 2008-09-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: de Palma, Piero; Del Monaco, Mario; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Steber, Eleanor; Susca, Vito; Tozzi, Giorgio; Viaro, Enzo
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri;
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, etc: Arias and Duets / Giangiacomo Guelfi

1 CD / Myto Records / 2008-06-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; I due Foscari; Attila; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Otello; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Umberto Giordano...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Suliotis, Elena

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Karajan/La Scala, Vickers, Cossotto [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-03-11

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Cecchele, Gianfranco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Glossop, Peter; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Kabaivanska, Raina; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This production of 'Cavalleria Rusticana' from 1968 was staged by Giorgio Strehler, and Herbert von Karajan conducted the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Giordano: La cena delle beffe / Bonavolontá, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-11-13

Works: Umberto Giordano: La cena delle beffe
Performers: Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Degl'Innocenti, Angelo; Formichini, Dino; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Marchiandi, Angelo; Mariotti, Alfredo; Matsumoto, Miwako; Morresi, Giuseppe; Rosati, A. M.; Zambon, Amade...
Conductors: Bonavolontà, Nino

The most popular work of Umberto Giordano (1867–1948) remains Andrea Chenier, but he did write other fine operas that deserve revival. One of these is...continue...

Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, etc: Operas / Corelli, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Seven complete operas starring the great Franco Corelli! Seven great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four page booklet...continue...

Puccini, Catalani, Verdi, Giordano, Boito: Operas / Tebaldi

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto

Giordano: Fedora; Puccini: Turandot, etc / Di Stefano

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; ...
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Beggiato, Ortensia; Buccini, Vittorio; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Campolonghi, Piero; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Carteri, Rosanna; Carturan, Gabriella;...
Conductors: Picco, Guido; Mugnai, Umberto; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo

During his peak years, Giuseppe Di Stefano (b. 1921) had one of the most sensually beautiful tenor voices ever recorded. He was universally regarded as...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Tebaldi, Poggi, Guelfi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2007-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Guelfi, Giangiacomo; La Porta, Arturo; Onesti, Giorgio; Pagliuca, Silvano; Pirino, Antonio; Poggi, Gianni; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Basile, Arturo
Ensemble: NHK Italian Opera Chorus; The NHK Symphony Orchestra; Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus

This 1961 production from the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan finds soprano Renata Tebaldi in one of her greatest roles. She is partnered by tenor Gianni Poggi...continue...
Run Time: 134 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Grand Tier - Verdi: Nabucco / Gavazzeni, Guelfi, Suliotis, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-03-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lane, Gloria; Raimondi, Gianni; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Produced in March 1842, Nabucco was Verdi's first triumph with the public and (most) critics, establishing him as a great composer. The audience at the...continue...

Meyerbeer: L'Africana / Muti, Norman, Luchetti, Guelfi

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-02-13

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin
Performers: Casarini, Gianfranco; Ferrin, Agostino; Formichini, Dino; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Luchetti, Veriano; Matteini, Giuliana; Norman, Jessye; Rinaudo, Mario; Sighele, Mietta; Vivo, Graziano del
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo

Live performance of this rarely-performed opera, Florence, 1971. Only budget recording on CD! Meyerbeer died before L'africana, his last opera, was quite finished. He was...continue...

Rossini: William Tell / Previtali, Guelfi, Gencer, Raimondi

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-09-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell
Performers: Bersiani, Leyla; Campi, Enrico; Gencer, Leyla; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Marangoni, Bruno; Pagliuca, Silviano; Raimondi, Gianni; Rota, Anna Maria; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus

Rossini had already written dozens of successful operas and was wealthy by the time he decided to retire from the stage in the late 1820s....continue...

Great Opera Choruses

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Otello; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Macbeth; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, oper...
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Büchner, Eberhard; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Harling, Stuart; Leib, Günther; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Maionic...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Böhm, Karl; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Gavazzeni, Simionato

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-04-11

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Carturan, Gabriella; Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"This live [1963] recording of 'Cavalleria Rusticana'...features a group of singers 'to the manner born,' all in their prime, and a conductor who was a...continue...

Legendary Performances of Franco Corelli - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Franco Corelli (1921-2003), by virtue of his thrilling tenor voice and handsome stage presence, was one of the most popular opera singers on the international...continue...

Legendary Performances of Renata Tebaldi - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele
Performers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Orc...

Throughout the 1950s and '60s Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) was one of the best-loved sopranos in the world. Famous both for the stunning beauty of her...continue...

Historical - Verdi: La forza del destino / Santini, Tebaldi

3 CD / Myto Records / 2006-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Luise, Melchiorre; Neri, Giulio; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Florence Teatro Comunale Chorus; Florence Teatro Comunale Orchestra

"Pippo" offers a performance which alone would justify the purchase of this CD....continue...

Grand Tier - Puccini: Tosca / Gibson, Milanov, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Langdon, Michael; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Robinson, Forbes; Tree, David
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"Regardless of how many 'Toscas' decorate your shelves, you wouldn't want to miss the only one with the pairing of Zinka Milanov and Franco Corelli....continue...

Boito: Nerone / Capuano, Picchi, Petri, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-08-09

Works: Arrigo Boito: Nerone
Performers: Cavalieri, Anna de; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; di Stasio, Anna; Escalar, Valeria; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lazzarini, Adriana; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Petri, Mario; Picchi,...
Conductors: Capuana, Franco
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

Most famous for writing the librettos for Verdi's final two masterpieces, 'Otello' and 'Falstaff', Arrigo Boito wrote two operas on his own: 'Mefistofele', which today...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Votto, Di Stefano, et al

1 CD / Myto Records / 2005-04-01

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Beggiato, Hortensia; Carturan, Gabriella; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Historical - Spontini: Agnese di Hohenstaufen / Gui, Corelli

2 CD / Myto Records / 2004-06-01

Works: Gasparo Spontini: Agnes von Hohenstaufen
Performers: Albanese, Francesco; Colzani, Anselmo; Corelli, Franco; Dow, Dorothy; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Mascherini, Enzo; Udovich, Lucilla; Van Mill, Arnold
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Florence Teatro Comunale Chorus; Florence Teatro Comunale Orchestra

Spontini: Olimpia / Molinari-Pradelli, Lorengar, Tagliavini

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

Works: Gaspare Spontini: Olympia, opera
Performers: Cossotto, Fiorenza; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lorengar, Pilar; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Rizzati, E.; Tagliavini, Franco; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Spontini was one of the most important Italian composers just before Rossini swept all before him. Long neglected, his operas have been revived with great...continue...

Verdi: I Due Foscari /Serafin, Gencer, Guelfi, Picchi, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2003-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Begali, Ottorino; Botteghelli, Raimondo; Carta, Nino; Gencer, Leyla; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Maddalena, Alessandro; Picchi, Mirto; Prandelli, Giacinto; Salimbene, Marisa; Scaglione, Uberto; Veronese, Au...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Gavazzeni, Corelli, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2003-03-01

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Legendary Performances - Andrea Chenier, etc /Franco Corelli

8 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-11-05

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Tosca
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Corelli, Franco; Forti, Carlo; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hurshell, Edmund; Konetzni, Hilde [...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Karajan, Herbert von; Votto, Antonino; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Puccini: Tosca / Gibson, Milanov, Corelli, Guelfi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-06-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Langdon, Michael; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Robinson, Forbes; Tree, David
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano / Molinari-Pradelli, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2002-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano; I vespri siciliani
Performers: Borriello, Mario; Gencer, Leyla; Gibin, Joao; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Jacopucci, Fernando; Limarilli, Gastone; Maddalena, Alessandro; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Pugliese, Franco; Ronchini, Bruna; R...
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Rome Opera House Chorus; Rome Opera House Orchestra

This political potboiler is the 13th of Verdi's 36 operas. Rarely recorded it is now available at the great Gala price. Bonus tracks are excerpts...continue...

Recitals - Renata Tebaldi - Arias & Scenes

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-10-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; La forza del destino; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Ch...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Serafin, Tullio; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Basile, Arturo; Paoletti, Alberto; Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Florence Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

A decade (1951-61) of great early recordings by Renata Tebaldi. Tebaldi enchanted audiences with her vocal beauty and personal charm. She is joined here in...continue...

Verdi: Attila / Bartoletti, Christoff, Guelfi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Frosini, Mario; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Limarilli, Gastone; Roberti, Margherita

Recitals - Renata Tebaldi Vol 2 - Arias & Scenes

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-10-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Paoletti, Alberto; Basile, Arturo; Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Recitals - An Evening with Gianni Raimondi Vol 1

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-08-15

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Anna Bolena; La Favorita
Performers: Callas, Maria; Carturan, Gabriella; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Raimondi, Gianni; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Basile, Tebaldi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-04-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Borriello, Mario; Casolari, Egidio; Cava, Carlo; Cesarini, Athos; Ciavola, Giovanni; Cioni, Bruno; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Guelfi, Giang...
Conductors: Basile, Arturo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Though one of Puccini's less famous operas, The Girl of the Golden West offered a showcase role for the great Renata Tebaldi, the only rival...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Votto, Di Stefano, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-03-14

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Beggiato, Ortensia; Carturan, Gabriella; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Votto, Antonino
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

A live 1955 performance of the original "verismo" opera, sung with fire and passion by two of the greatest of their time, Di Stefano and...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Karajan, Cossotto, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-01-11

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Allegri, Maria Grazia; Bergonzi, Carlo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Martino, Adriana
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"Karajan...presented a suprememly beautiful and challenging interpretaion [in this 1965 recording]. From the very first shimmer of strings in the prelude, listeners will realize that...continue...

Verdi: Attila / Muti, Raimondi, Stella, Cecchele, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-03-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila
Performers: Cecchele, Gianfranco; Ferrari, Ferrando; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Monreale, Leonardo; Raimondi, Ruggero; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Verdi: Nabucco / Gavazzeni, Guelfi, Suliotis, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1997-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Lane, Gloria; Raimondi, Gianni; Suliotis, Elena
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Mario Filippeschi - Opera Arias

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 1992-01-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Otello; I vespri siciliani; Il trovatore
Performers: Filippeschi, Mario; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Sardi, Ivan; Taddei, Giuseppe; Tucci, Gabriela

Verdi: Aida

2 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Parutto, Mirella; Simionato, Giulietta; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zampieri, Giusep...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...