Nucci, Leo

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Patanè, Nucci, Bartoli

3 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Anepata, Pippo; Arbace, Libero; Banditelli, Gloria; Bartoli, Cecilia; Benini, Maurizio; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fissore, Enrico; Matteuzzi, William; Nucci, Leo; Pertusi, Michele...
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra

The # 1 Puccini Album

2 CD / Decca / 2004-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La bohème; La Rondine
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Freni, M...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Solti, Sir Georg; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Varviso, Silvio; Alagna, Roberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Erede, Alberto; Maazel, Lorin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chailly, Riccardo...

Ramón Vargas - Between Friends / Sutej, Gauci, Nucci, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Maometto II; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Giacom...
Performers: Baronchelli, Davide; Frontiali, Roberto; Gauci, Miriam; Gerelo, Vassily; Guidotti, Emidio; Kasarova, Vesselina; Lanza, Manuel; Lavarian, Barbara; Nucci, Leo; Rota, Alberto; Vargas, Ramon [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Sutej, Vjekoslav
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

One of the most recurring themes in opera is friendship and the many guises it takes. From duty, honor and love to sacrifice, disregard and...continue...
Personnel: Ramón Vargas (tenor saxophone).

Recording information: Auditorium di Milano, Milan, Italy (04/08/2003-04/15/2003)....continue...

Verdi: I Due Foscari [DVD]

8 DVD Video / TDK / 2003-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari
Performers: La Scola, Vincenzo; Nucci, Leo; Pendachanska, Alexandrina
Conductors: Santi, Nello
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

A sombre lagoon drama based on a tragedy by Lord Byton: 'I Due Foscari' is among the later re-discovered operas by Verdi. The present live...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 , Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, DD 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, Fr...continue...

Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera / Pavarotti, Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Blackwell, Harolyn; Millo, Aprile; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Quivar, Florence
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"James Levine imbues the score with an elastic pulse, and the Met Orchestra handles exquisitely... Deutsche Grammophon comes through with superb visual and sonic production...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Italy
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Verdi: La Traviata / Gheorghiu, Solti/Orch. & Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2001-06-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Earle, Roderick; Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Leah-Marian; Knight, Gillian; Leggate, Robin; Lopardo, Frank; Nucci, Leo; Van Allan, Richard
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The long-awaited release on DVD video of the classic 1994 production from the Royal Opera House, featuring Angela Gheorghiu's stunning debut as Violetta....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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The #1 Opera Album Vol 1

2 CD / Decca / 2001-02-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tos...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Burrowes, Norma; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; Domingo, Placido;...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Mauceri, John; Mehta, Zubin; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, György; Chailly, Ricca...

Donizetti: Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali / Nucci

2 CD / Bella Voce / 2000-04-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, opera; Belisario, opera
Performers: Antonini, Giovanni; Antonini, Giovanni [Bass Vocal]; Davia, Federico; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Grilli, Umberto; Mazzucato, Daniela; Monreale, Leonardo; Nucci, Leo; Pecile, Mirna; Rinaldi, Alberto; Taddei...
Conductors: Franci, Carlo; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"The performance is a crackling, hysterically funny one, heavy on the comedy. The ensemble work is razor-sharp, with a quick, brilliant naturalness. Taddei...steals the show...There...continue...

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Pavarotti, Freni, Nucci

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-06-15

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Montarsolo, Paolo; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Ratti, Eugenia
Conductors: Giovaninetti, Reynald
Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Mehta, Pavarotti, Banaudi, Verrett

2 CD / Decca / 1995-10-17

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Banaudi, Antonella; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Facini, Enrico; Frittoli, Barbara; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scaltriti, Roberto; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano ...
Conductors: Tonini, Antonio; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

Verdi: La Traviata / Solti, Gheorghiu, Lopardo, Nucci, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1995-09-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Earle, Roderick; Gheorghiu, Angela; Gibson, Rodney; Griffiths, Neil; Jones, Leah-Marian; Knight, Gillian; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Lopardo, Frank; Nucci, Leo; Secombe, Bryan; van ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"...The sound of the live performance is rich and detailed. There is a libretto with translations. With Gheorghiu's inspired Violetta and a conductor to match,...continue...

Rossini - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La gazza ladra; La scala di seta; L'italiana in Algeri; Semiramide; Guglielmo Tell; Guillaume Tell; Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Neidich, Charles; Nucci, Leo
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Marin, Ion; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Davis, Andrew; Neidich, Charles; Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; EIAR Symphony Orchestra Turin; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Mozzafiato; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Opera - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Carmen Suite for orchestra no 2; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Turan...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Caballé, Montserrat; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Marton, Eva; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Ste...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Sebastian, Georges; Kohn, Eugene; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Rudolf, Max; Cobos, Luis; Pritchard, John; Buckley, Emerson; Schippers, Thomas;...
Ensemble: ; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metro...

Movies - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Jacob, Werner; Marton, Eva; Missenhardt, Gunter; Morelli, Adriana; Nucci, Leo; Putz, Ruth-Margaret; Stemme, Nina [Sopran...
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe; Bruno, Weil; Bernstein, Leonard; Ziegler, Klaus Martin; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Chailly, Riccardo; Georgiadis, John; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Gosm...
Ensemble: ; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Canadian Brass; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Kassel Vocal Ensemble; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; London Philhar...

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Highlights / Chailly

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-06-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Barbacini, Paolo; Dara, Enzo; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Nucci, Leo; Pierotti, Raquel; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Sammaritano, Silvestro
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Verdi: Otello / Solti, Pavarotti, Te Kanawa, Nucci

2 CD / Decca / 1991-11-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Ardam, Elzbieta; Cohn, Richard; Kavrakos, Dimitri; Keyes, John; Nucci, Leo; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore / Levine, Battle, Pavarotti

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1990-12-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Dara, Enzo; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Rutenberg, Craig; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Verdi: Aida / Maazel, Chiara, Pavarotti, Dimitrova, Nucci

3 CD / Decca / 1990-05-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Chiara, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Renee, Madelyn; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Vocals], Paata Burchuladze [Bass
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Casoni, Bruno
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Verdi: Rigoletto / Chailly, Pavarotti, Nucci, Anderson

2 CD / Decca Import / 1989-11-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Bortoli, Carlo de; Carolis, Natale de; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Laurenzia, Marilena; Mori, Orazio; Mosca, ...
Conductors: Tonini, Antonio; Chailly, Riccardo; Polastri, Roberto
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus

Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims / Abbado, Ricciarelli, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1986-02-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bandelli, Antonella; Corato, Luigi de; Credico, Oslavio di; Cuberli, Lella; Dara, Enzo; Gasdia, Cecilia; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Gimenez, Edoardo; Matteuzzi, William; Niss...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

"Abbado's conducting is masterly. His ear for Rossini's sonorities can not be faulted...it is a very alert performance, passionate and precise." -Gramophone Record of the...continue...