Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Méditation: The Beautiful Music of Massenet

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-03

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Le Cid; Werther; Hérodiade; Manon; Esclarmonde; Thaïs; Valse très lente, for piano; Chérubin; Cendrillon; Oh! si les fleurs avaient...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Fleming, Renée; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kaufmann, Jonas; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lisni...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mauceri, John; Armiliato, Marco; Abel, Yves; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Lewis, Henry; Agoult, Raymond

Julesl Massenet, who died 100 years ago in 1912, was a French composer best known for his operas, and was widely considered in his day...continue...

Leontyne Price: Arias & Duets / Complete Album Collection (14 CDs)

14 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Giacomo Pu...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Barioni, Daniele; Boatwright, McHenry; Bubbles, John W.; Burton, Miriam; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hage, Robert El; Hall, Berniece; Henso...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Henderson, Skitch; Leinsdorf, Erich; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Adler, Peter Herman; Downes, Edward; Cleva, Fausto; Santi, Nello; Lewis, Hen...

This Limited Edition fourteen CD set, 'The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums' brings together for the first time all the recital and duet albums...continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

The Opera Show

2 CD / / 2011-09-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball); Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers); Tancredi; Il barbiere di Siviglia (Th...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Burrows, Stuart; Campbell, Fiona; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cautoruccio, Paolo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Do...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Frizza, Riccardo; Divall, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Varviso, Silvio; Armiliato, Marco; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Do...

Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

The Vivaldi Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630; Ottone in Villa, RV 729; Orlando furioso, RV 728; Arsilda, Regina di Ponto, RV 700;...
Performers: Bertagnin, Glauco; Browne, Sandra; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fornaciari, Marco; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Mazzucato, Daniela; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Sasaki, Kazuki; Scalabrin, Fabrizio; Smi...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne

The Music of America: Barber

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: Samuel Barber: The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Dover Beach, Op. 3; Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; Adagio for Strings; Concerto for Violin, Op. 14...
Performers: Barber, Samuel [Composer]; Blier, Steven; Garvey, David [Piano]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Horowitz, Vladimir; Katz, Martin; Price, Leontyne; Stern, Isaac; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Slatkin, Leonard; Bernstein, Leonard

"For a number of reasons, Sony's three-disc release of music by Samuel Barber in honor of his centenary year makes a terrific introduction for listeners...continue...

The Music of America: Bernstein

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Chichester Psalms; Songfest, song cycle for 6...
Performers: Adrian, Max; Alexander, Cris; Chaplin, Sydney; Chapman, William; Cheek, John; Comden, Betty; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Goodman, Benny; Green, Adolph; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Hahn, Hilary; Hartma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Zinman, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Goberman, Max; Vaccariello, Patrick; Engel, Lehman

Verdi: Aida

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Anthony, Charles [Tenor Vocal]; Baldwin, Marcia; Domingo, Placido; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; MacNeil, Cornell; Morris, James; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Levine, James

Little Music Lovers - Lullabies

1 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Lullaby; Stephen Foster: Beautiful dreamer; Jeannie with the light brown hair; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 5...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Popp, Lucia; Price, Leontyne; Su...
Conductors: Magiera, Leone; Karajan, Herbert von; Davis, Carl; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...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...

Operamania (Box Set)

5 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera;...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Aragall, Giacomo; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastianini, Ettore; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Ca...
Conductors: Patanè, Franco; Lewis, Henry; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello; Erede, Alberto; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, István; Varviso, Silvio; Solti, Si...

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'Assedio di Corinto / Schippers, Sills, Horne, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-10-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto
Performers: Bonisolli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Paoli, Milna; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone; Washingt...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Live performance from La Scala in 1969 of this Rossini rarity, with much the same cast as the studio recording now out of print and...continue...

Opera - The Greatest Moments Ever

1 CD / Petrol Records / 2008-07-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Christoph Willibald Gluck...
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Begg, Heather; Brennan, David; Buchanan, Isobel; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Elms, Lauris; Fowles, Glenys; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; James, Fio...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Arnold, Geoffrey; Guidarini, Marco; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Walker, Antony; Rizzi, Carlo; Albert, Werner Andreas; Martin, André
Ensemble: ; Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Australian Symphony Orchestra; Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Sinfonia Australis; Tasmanian Sympho...

40 Most Beautiful Arias - Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Borodina, Olga; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cuberli, Lella; Cura, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gallardo-Dom?s, Cri...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Maazel, Lorin; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; López-Cobos, Jesús; Christie, William; Barenboim, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Colin; Nagano, Kent; Le...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti

Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for...continue...

The Ultimate Classical Christmas / Ma, Domingo, Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-10-23

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Jo...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bell, Joshua; Bolton, Michael; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Huang, Ying; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo...
Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Previn, Andre; ; Stern, Michael; Mercurio, Steven; Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Ottley, Jerold D.; Williams, John
Ensemble: ; Wynton Marsalis Septet

Includes work(s): medley: the christmas song / have yoursel by various composers....continue...

French Opera Masterworks / Fournet, Solti, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Fromental Halévy: La juive; Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Charles Gounod: Faust; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Léo Delib...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Badaro, Thelma; Baldwin, Anthony; Benvenuti, Monica; Beretta, Anna; Bickerstaff, Robert; Bilt, Peter van der; Blanc, Ernest; Bris, Michele Le; Cahill, Teres...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton; Prêtre, Georges; Solti, Sir Georg; Fournet, Jean; Piantini, Carlos

Six complete operas from the French repertoire in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting live recordings...continue...

Bernstein: West Side Story / Bernstein, Te Kanawa, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-18

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Albert, Adrienne; Bernstein, Leonard; Bogardus, Stephen; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cornier, Carmen; Edeiken, Louise; Gondek, Juliana; Harrell, Richard; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kueth...
Conductors: Stahl, David; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Orchestra

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the premiere of West Side Story, Deutsche Grammophon has prepared this deluxe version of its memorable 1984 recording under...continue...
Personnel: Darryl Tookes, June Magruder, John Kuether, Richard Harrell, Stella Zambalis, Louise Edeiken, Peter Thom, Stephen Bogardus, Adrienne Albert, Charles Magruder, Angelina Reaux, Tony Wells, Jo...continue...

Ultimate Opera - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borthayre, Jean; Braun, Victor; Bumbry, Grace; Burrowes,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Lewis, Henry; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bernet, Dietfried; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Serafin, Tullio; Downes, Edward; Gibson,...

"Decca doesn't stint in offering some of its most outstanding performances -- the star-studded list of singers includes Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson, Marilyn...continue...

Handel - The Ultimate Collection

1 CD / Erato / 2007-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Coronation Anthem; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit Dominus; Giu...
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Ross, Scott [Harpsichord]
Conductors: Lubbock, John; Paillard, Jean-François; Gardiner, John Eliot; Leppard, Raymond; Scimone, Claudio; Koopman, Ton

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Bonynge, Pavarotti, Sutherland, Horne

4 CD / Decca / 2007-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Evans, Wynford; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Knapp, Peter [Bass/Baritone]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Wixell, Ingv...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Six great operas reissued from the Decca and Philips catalogs. Highlights include the famous Pavarotti/Sutherland/Horne Il trovatore and the reissue of Korngold's Das Wunder der...continue...

The Originals - Verdi: Requiem, etc / Solti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pickens, Jo Ann; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"There have been so many good recordings of Verdi's gripping Requiem over the years that I had almost forgotten about this one, recorded in Vienna...continue...

Rossini: Semiramide / Bonynge, Sutherland, Horne

3 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide
Performers: Clark, Patricia; Fyson, Leslie; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Langdon, Michael; Malas, Spiro; Rouleau, Joseph; Serge, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

"To give Mr. Bonynge his due, he inspires a memorable account of the title role in "Semiramide" from Ms. Sutherland in this classic recording from...continue...

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne, Alva, Dara

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-09-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Horne and Abbado did not often work together - when they did the sparks were flying. One of the wittiest Italiana recordings ever preserved....continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Gerber-Candy, Audrey; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; M...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This recording finds Borkh in top form. Her energy and voice never flag...Lisa della Casa is a near perfect Chrysothemis...Dimitri Mitropoulos paces the opera with...continue...

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

"Here, in addition to the staggering virtuosity and the pointed characterization we're used to [from Marilyn Horne], we get wonderful humor and the impression that...continue...

O Holy Night / Marilyn Horne, Mormon Tabernacle Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Christmas Traditional: Es ist ein R...
Performers: Asper, Frank W.; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Ottley, Jerold D.

Today's most beloved opera star delivers eternal performances of such Christmas classics as 'O Holy Night', 'Joy to the World', 'O Tannenbaum', 'The First Noel',...continue...

Rockabye Baby / Horne, Katz, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-10-11

Works: Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Joseph Canteloube: Brezairola; Ethelbert Nevin: Mighty Lak' a Rose, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Hugo Wolf: Lieder (6) fü...
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Katz, Martin

Marilyn Horne sings the wondrous music of childhood lullabies from around the world, each in their original language. Highlights include: 'Berceuse', 'Arrorro', 'All Through the...continue...

Bellini: Norma / Bonynge, Sutherland, Horne, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; MalagL, Stefania; McAlpine, William; Rouleau, Joseph; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Tagliavini, Franco
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

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...

An American Songbook [Australia]

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-02-22

Works: Stephen Foster: Jeannie with the light brown hair; Beautiful dreamer; If you've only got a moustache; Camptown races; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; John W. II Work: I've Just Come from th...
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]

Australian pressing. Quintessential mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne treats us to a program of great songs from The American Songbook - a veritable quilt of many-coloured delights....continue...

Rossini: Semiramide / Bonynge, Sutherland, Horne, et al

3 CD / Video Artists International / 2004-07-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide
Performers: Hoekman, Guus; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montal, Andre; Rouleau, Joseph; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Opera Company of Boston

"'Semiramide' was the first time [Joan] Sutherland and [Marilyn] Horne performed their roles together in fully staged performances. Horne was playing a though Babylonian warrior...continue...

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

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 Vocals]; Benelli, Ugo; Franc, Tugomir; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Kertész, István; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri / Abbado, Horne, Alva, Dara

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-04-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Dara, Enzo; Guglielmi, Margherita; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Rinaldi, Alberto; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Marilyn Horne and Claudio Abbado alone make this recording a no-brainer at budget price. Consider also the brilliant recorded sound, lively ensemble, and the sweet...continue...

Opera Obsession! Act II - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-02-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Così fan tutte, K 588; Giuseppe Verdi: I ma...
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Channes, Muriel de; Ciannella, Giuliano; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Harper, Heather; ...

This second volume of "Opera Obsession!" brings more great hits from the vast Opear d'Oro catalog of live opera, most of them issued for the...continue...

Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Alagna, Roberto; Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin R...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ozawa, Seiji; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Kulka, János; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ferro, Gabriele; Levine, James; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Maazel...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra; Bayreuth Festival Choir; Bayreuth Festival Or...

Personnel: Reri Grist , Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberová, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop...continue...

Trio - Bizet: Carmen / Bernstein, Horne, Baldwin, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-10

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Baldwin, Marcia; Boky, Colette; Christopher, Russell; Gramm, Donald; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Maliponte, Adriana; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Compact Opera Collection - Bellini: Norma / Bonynge

3 CD / Decca Import / 2002-08-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Alexander, John; Cross, Richard; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"In her first, mid-1960's recording of "Norma", Sutherland was joined by an Adalgisa in Marilyn Horne whose control of florid singing is just as remarkable...continue...

God Bless America - The Ultimate Patriotic Album

1 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: American Traditional: Yankee Doodle, song; Shenandoah, folk song; The Marine Corps Hymn; John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Irving Berlin: God Bless America; G. S. Scofield: Battle Hymn o...
Performers: Band Of The Grenadier Guards; Bashford, Rodney; Black, Stanley; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Fennell, Frederick [Conductor]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Sopran...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Rogers, Eric; Davis, Carl; Ottley, Jerold D.; Black, Stanley; Harris, Frederick J.; Ozawa, Seiji; Bashford, Rodney
Ensemble: ; Band of the Grenadier Guards; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Eric Rogers Chorale; Eric Rogers Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

God Bless America: The Ultimate Patriotic Album gathers over an hour's worth of official and unofficial American anthems, including the Eric Rogers...continue...

Verdi: Requiem, Te Deum / Abbado, Scotto, Horne, Pavarotti

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-05-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Opera Obsession! - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-03-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Otello; Rigoletto; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Brendel, Wolfgang; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Cor...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Basile, Arturo; Maag, Peter; Verchi, Nino; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Rennert, Wolf...

Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits!From the 20th century's most exciting live opera performances come nineteen spectacular tracks starring Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballe, Franco Cor...continue...

Recitals - Marilyn Horne - Arias & Scenes

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Guidò Marte i nostri passi, for tenor, chorus & orchestra (insertion aria for Niccolin...
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Fisher, John; Lewis, Henry; Franci, Carlo; Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra

These recordings of America's leading mezzo-soprano from the late 1960s and early 1970s show her in the prime of her early career performing some of...continue...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

Essential Beethoven - 24 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Behrens, Hildegard; Brendel, Alfred; Ghazarian, Sona; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Johnson, Robert; King, James [Vocals]; Kovacevich, Stephen;...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Szell, George; Galliera, Alceo; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Davis, Colin; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Piero; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; L...

Eloquence - Mozart: Don Giovanni (Highlights) / Bonynge

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Gramm, Donald; Grant, Clifford; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krenn, Werner; Lorengar, Pilar; Monreale, Leonardo; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust / Prêtre, Horne, Gedda, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Petkov, Dimiter; Soyer, Roger
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

Berlioz spent nearly 20 years working on his "dramatic legend". The Damnation of Faust is not a traditional opera, but a unique blend of opera,...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Herbert von Karajan, Giulietta Simionato

3 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Le Prophète
Performers: Carmeli, Boris; Gedda, Nicolai; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Mazzotta, Paolo; Pirino, Antonio; Roux, Michel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Simionato, Giulietta; Tarre...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Marzendorfer, Ernst; Lewis, Henry
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra