La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]

Georges Bizet: Carmen

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2009-10-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bechi, Gino; Cadoni, Fernanda; Gigli, Beniamino; Gigli, Rina; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Marcangeli, Anna; Mazzini, Guido; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tomei, Giulio; Tommaso, S. De
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo

Giacomo Puccini - The Operas / Bartoletti, Prêtre, Alagna, Bergonzi, Caballé, Callas, Corelli, Freni, et al

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Le Villi; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; ...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Badioli, Carlo; Banks, Barry; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Busher...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Pappano, Antonio; Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Matacic, Lovro von; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

All of Puccini's popular operas are represented in this 17-CD boxed set, as well as the less frequently heard titles 'La Rondine', 'La Fanciulla del...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) Import / 2008-07-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Otello; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Celli, Silvana; Chissari, Santa; Frascati, Tommaso; Grandi, Lidia; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Mineo, Andrea; Monrea...
Conductors: Perlea, Jonel; Bellezza, Vincenzo

Verdi - The Greatest Operas / Giulini, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting...continue...

Bellini, Verdi, Donizetti, etci: Operas / Pavarotti, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La boh&e...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Baglioni, Bruna; Bosco, Carlo del; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballé, Montserrat; Calabrese, Franco; Cappuccilli, Piero; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Corradi, ...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maag, Peter; Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Seven complete operas starring the great Luciano Pavarotti at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic...continue...

Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini, Bellini, Verdi: Operas / Scotto

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La Stran...
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Aragall, Giacomo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [B...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Basile, Arturo; Abbado, Claudio; Gracis, Ettore; Verchi, Nino

Renata Scotto is an artist unique for the intensity of her acting combined with a concentrated technique, great intelligence and authentic Italian style. These seven...continue...

Maria Callas - Opera Highlights - Bellini, Bizet, Verdi, etc

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La travi...
Performers: Badioli, Carlo; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbié, Jane; Borriello, Mario; Calabrese, Franco; Cales, Claude; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Casellato, Renzo; Caselli, Dario; Cor...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Prêtre, Georges; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; De Sabata, Victor; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

8-CD budget priced clamshell box including highlights of Callas in her most iconic performances....continue...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Leinsdorf, Price, Tucker, Elias

2 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-09-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Cadoni, Fernanda; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; di Stasio, Anna; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; La Porta, Art...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich

This Grammy-winning recording documents the extraordinarily passionate interpretation of the title character by Leontyne Price, by turns delicately girlish and fiercely resolute. The first opera...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Monteux, Carteri, Valletti, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2005-07-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Simon Boccanegra; La forza del destino
Performers: Carteri, Rosanna; Caselli, Dario; Keast, Raymond; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Maccagnani, Rina Allesandri; Marimpietri, Lidia; Monreale, Leonardo; Scarlini, Glauco; Tommaso, Salvatore De; Vall...
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre; Morel, Jean Paul; Cellini, Renato
Ensemble: ; Rome Opera House Orchestra

This 1956 'Traviata' departed from the usual formula in that the conductor chosen was Pierre Monteux, an eminent figure in the field of French music...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Bellezza, Stignani, Gigli, Rome Opera, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-02-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bechi, Gino; Cadoni, Fernanda; Gigli, Beniamino; Gigli, Rina; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Marcangeli, Anna; Mazzini, Guido; Stignani, Ebe [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tomei, Giulio
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra

Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Highlights / Leinsdorf, Price

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; di Stasio, Anna; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Maero, Philip; Price, Leontyne; Tucker, Richard [T...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: RCA Italian Opera Orchestra

Giordano: Andrea Chenier / Tebaldi, Del Monaco

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-08-17

Works: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Performers: Del Monaco, Mario; di Stasio, Anna; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Onesti, Giorgio; Pini, Amalia; Pirino, Antonio; Protti, Aldo [Baritone Vocals]; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Capuana, Franco
Ensemble: Tokyo Lirici Italiana

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / De los Angeles, Gobbi, et al

2 CD / Testament / 1998-12-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Canali, Anna Maria; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ercolani, Renato; Gobbi, Tito; Huder, Maria; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Sbalchiero, Bruno
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra

Verdi: Rigoletto / Giulini, Pavarotti, Scotto, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-10-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Breda, Rita Bezzi; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Guagni, Enzo; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Laghezza, Rosa; Paskalis, Kostas; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Florence Teatro Comunale Chorus

Amore - Opera's Greatest Romances / Price, Domingo, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Frascati, Tommaso; Hadley, Jerry; Jussila, Mika; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Londi, Laura; Mathis, Edith; Milnes,...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Kubelik, Rafael; Perlea, Jonel; Basile, Arturo; Downes, Edward; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Chorus; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orche...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly

2 CD / RCA Records / 1997-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Cadoni, Fernanda; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; di Stasio, Anna; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; La Porta, Art...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

"If you are tired of the rash of tiny, pale, faceless voices attempting to sing Butterfly, then return to those thrilling days of yesteryear with...continue...

Basic 100 Vol 64 - Puccini: Madame Butterfly - Highlights

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-05-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Maero, Philip; Price, Leontyne; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: RCA Italian Opera Chorus; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra

Verdi: Rigoletto / Perlea, Merrill, Peters, Bjoerling, Tozzi

2 CD / RCA Records / 1990-04-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Celli, Silvana; Chissari, Santa; Frascati, Tommaso; Grandi, Kidia; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Mineo, Andrea; Monreale, Leonardo; Peter...
Conductors: Perlea, Jonel