Mannion, Rosa

Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance; Death of Tintagiles / Rosa Mannion, soprano; Thomas Randle, tenor; Matthew Brook, baritone

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance, cantata (arr. by Jacobson from synopsis of Hugh the Drover, opera); The Death of Tintagiles, incidental music
Performers: Mannion, Rosa; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Though quite popular and well-explored, the catalogue of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams still boasts a few rarely-heard gems. Richard Hickox interprets these near-forgotten beauties...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (10/03/1997-10/04/1997)....continue...

In Celebration / William Christie

6 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Sigismondo d'India: Alme luci beate / Io vi lascio mie scorte, madrigal for 5 voices; Sospir che del bel patto, madrigal (from Madrigali a cinque voci,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayley, Clive; Berg, Nathan [Baritone Vocal]; Beuron, Yann; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bontoux, Bertrand; Bostridge, Ian; Cavallier, Nicolas; ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Les Sacqueboutiers; Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble

John Rutter: Requiem

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: John Rutter: Requiem; Hymn to the Creator of Light; God be in my head; A Gaelic Blessing; Cantate Domino; Open Thou Mine Eyes, for chorus; A Prayer of St. Patrick for chorus; A Choral Fanfare; Birthd...
Performers: Crabtree, Libby; Mannion, Rosa
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: 01/07/1997-01/09/1997....continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Mannion, Rosa; Taylor, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe

Artists:
Rosa Mannion (soprano), Birgit Remmert (mezzo), James Taylor (tenor), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass)
Chapelle Royale Choir, Collegium Vocale & Orchestre des Champs Elysees, Philippe ...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Stravinsky de Montreux (02/1995)....continue...

Land of Hope and Glory

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Sea, for baritone, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 91; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Fawbert, Andrew; George, Michael; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christo...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger

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...

Schwarz Conducts Mahler 4 / Schwarz, Mannion

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2004-05-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Mannion, Rosa
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Life and Works - Mozart / Jeremy Siepmann, Nicholas Boulton

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, narration with musical examples; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Minuet for piano in G major, K. 1 (K. 1e); Allegro for piano in G major (frag...
Performers: Bloch, Thomas; Borowska, Joanna; Carolis, Natale de; Chance, Michael; Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Frontiali, Roberto; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; ...
Conductors: ; Nerat, Harald; Ward, Nicholas; Hegyi, Ildiko; Grimbert, Jacques; Morandi, Pier G.; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Ligeti, András; Edlinger, Richard; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Concentus Hungaricus; German Wind Soloists; Kodály Quartet; Oxford Camerata

Dominated and shaped by a highly intelligent but frustrated and ambitious father, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's story sees the development of a unique genius, from precocious...continue...

Mozart: Così Fan Tutte / Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; James, Eirian; Mannion, Rosa; Roocroft, Amanda; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

"The first advantage of this film of the opera is Carlo Tommasi's ravishing decor that accords with what the libretto predicates, conjuring 18th-century Naples overlooked...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Opera in English - Cav & Pag / Parry, O'Neill, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Dazeley, William; Hall, Peter; Joll, Phillip; Mannion, Rosa; Miricioiu, Nelly; Montague, Diana; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Parfitt, Paul
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera in English - Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliac...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Bronder, Peter; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Haymon, Cynthia...
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul

This is the premiere recording in English of Donizetti's sparkling comic opera. Conductor David Parry has been unanimously praised for his direction throughout the Opera...continue...

Opera in English - Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Parry, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-09-15

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Dazeley, William; Hall, Peter; Mannion, Rosa; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Parfitt, Paul; Williams, Duncan
Conductors: Parry, David

Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance, Death of Tintagiles

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-09-15

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance, cantata (arr. by Jacobson from synopsis of Hugh the Drover, opera); The Death of Tintagiles, incidental music
Performers: Mannion, Rosa; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"...These are the first recordings of both works, and both are excellent. Hickox brings his usual clarity of texture and precision to the performances. The...continue...

Rutter: Requiem / Layton, Polyphony, Bournemouth Sinfonietta

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-07-01

Works: John Rutter: Requiem; Hymn to the Creator of Light; God be in my head; A Gaelic Blessing; Psalmfest, choir & organ (or orchestra, or charmber orchestra & organ); Open Thou Mine Eyes, for chorus; A Pr...
Performers: Crabtree, Libby; Handy, Lionel; Knight, Andrew; Mannion, Rosa; Nelson, Howard
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Polyphony (Vocal Ensemble)

"John Rutter (b.1945) writes music in an eminently listenable, conservative, and restrained style...[The Requiem] should appeal to anyone who finds the Faure and/or Durufle Requiems...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Christie, Blochwitz, Dessay, et al

2 CD / Erato Import / 1996-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Cole, Steven; Colin, Damien; Croset, Patrick Olivier; Dessay, Natalie; Dutournier, Stephane; Hagen, Reinhard; Josey, Christopher; Kitchen, Linda; Lamprecht, Doris; Mannion, Ros...
Conductors: Carsen, Robert; Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants