Rosvaenge, Helge

Dreamticket to La Traviata / Operatic legends sing the most famous arias & scenes

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bori, Lucrezia; Callas, Maria; Cebotari, Maria; de Luca, Giuseppe; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Merrill, ...

This is a compilation of recordings made between 1914-1961 of the most famous arias and scenes from La Traviata allowing the listener to arrange several...continue...
Recording information: 1914-1961....continue...

Maud Cunitz sings highlights from Der Freischütz, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-09-13

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenotten; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Die sizilianische Vesper
Performers: Cunitz, Maud; Frick, Gottlob; Klose, Margarete; Metternich, Josef; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Terkal, Karl
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Heger, Robert; Rother, Artur; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Schroder, Kurt

Born in London in 1911, Maud Cunitz returned with her parents to Germany before the outbreak of World War I. She started singing minor roles...continue...

Verdi: Opera Arias and Duets

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-05-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Der Troubadour; Rigoletto; La Traviata; Ein Maskenball; Don Carlos; Die Macht des Schicksals; Die sizilianische Vesper
Performers: Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlusnus, Heinrich
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Steinkopf, Hanns; Schuler, Johannes

These duets are among the finest recordings these two singers ever made, at a time when both of them were at the height of their...continue...

Belcanto: The Tenors of the 78 Era, Part II [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Kozlovsky, Ivan; McCormack, John; Melchior, Lauritz; Rosvaenge, Helge; Thill, Georges

"The outstanding tenors of the 78 era: comprising thirteen episodes, each with a biographical and a musical focus, this two-volume edition features bel canto singers...continue...
Run Time: 200 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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The Great Premiere

2 CD / Red/membran / 2010-10-25

Works: Franz Lehár: Giuditta; Das Land des Lächcelns; Schön ist die Welt; Friederike; Paganini; Der Zarewitsch; The Merry Widow; Ralph Benatzky: Im weissen Rössl; Die Drei Musketiere; ...
Performers: Alpar, Gitta; Arno, Siegfried; Barsony, Rosy; Bohnen, Michael; Denes, Oskar; Eggerth, Marta; Girardi, Alexander; Grundgens, Gustaf; Hansen, Max; Hildebrand, Hilde; Jaray, Hans; Lemnitz, Tiana; Lenya,...
Conductors: Lehár, Franz; Schönbaumsfeld, Franz; Weber, Marek; ; Schmalstich, Clemens; Hauke, Ernst; Kunneke, Eduard; Schindler, Hans; Abraham, Paul; Mackeben, Theo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Nick, Dr....
Ensemble: ; Paul Jazz Symphoniker Godwin

Great Singers & Musicians in Copenhagen 1931-1939

6 CD / Danacord / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Missa Solemnis, Op. 125; Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Tristan...
Performers: Berettoni, Umberto; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Brems, Else; Bruusgaard, Holger; Busch, Adolf; Byrding, Holger; Cassado, Gaspar; Ettl, Karl; Fidesser, Hans; Gigli, Beniamino; Granfelt, Hanna; Hamm...
Conductors: Weisbach, Hans; Malko, Nicolai; Walter, Bruno; Tango, Egisto; Grondahl, Launy; Mahler, Fritz; Schneevoigt, Georg; Wöldike, Mogens; Busch, Fritz; Paray, Paul; Fitelberg, Grzegorz; Hoeberg, Georg;...

Vocal Legends Vol 8 - Helge Rosvaenge

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2009-05-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Hugo Wolf: Gedichte (3) von Robert Reinick; Mörike Lieder
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rosvaenge, Helge

Helge Roswaenge (1897-1972) was a famous Danish operatic tenor whose career became restricted to Germany, Austria and occupied Europe because of World War II. He...continue...

Prima Voce - Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Krauss, Patzak, Güden, Wagner, Gedda, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Der Zigeunerbaron; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Immer nur Lächeln, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (from...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Gedda, Nicolai; Kunz, Erich; Patzak, Julius; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Welitsch, Ljuba
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Ackermann, Otto; Moralt, Rudolf; Reinshagen, Victor; Paulik, Anton

Surely a more scintillating score than that composed by Johann Strauss II for his operetta 'Die Fledermuas' does not exist. This performance is conducted by...continue...

Il mito dell'opera - 26 "E lucevan le stelle" da Tosca di Giacomo Puccini

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2009-01-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Barioni, Daniele; Bjorling, Jussi; Borgatti, Giuseppe; Caruso, Enrico; Ciniselli, Ferdinando; Corelli, Franco; Cortis, Antonio; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Filippeschi, Mario; Fleta, Mig...

An opera becomes popular only if at least one of its arias is a success: Tosca contains many famous pieces, but one above all, "E...continue...

18 "Celeste Aida" da Aida di Giuseppe Verdi / Caruso, Bergonzi, Paoli, Björling, Corelli, Gigli, et al

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2008-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Corelli, Franco; Del Monaco, Mario; Filippeschi, Mario; Fleta, Miguel; Gigli, Beniamino; Labò, Flaviano; Lagares, Rafael; Martinelli, Gio...

'Aida' is the most widely-performed opera ever and the aria 'Celeste Aida' is what might be termed its calling card. After all, it is sung...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto / Heger, Rosvaenge, Schlusnus, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Booth, Margary; Fuchs, Eugen; Greindl, Josef; Hann, Georg; Harmsen, Gerit; Jacobs, Ilse; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Weigelt, Ruth; Zimmermann, Erich
Conductors: Heger, Robert
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

This exceptional historic performance is presented as part of Berlin Classic's Eterna Collection of fine operas. Although appearing several times over the years on CD,...continue...

Eterna - Helge Rosvaenge - Gounod, Weber, Verdi, Bizet

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, op...
Performers: Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Hager, Robert; Steinkopf, Hans

When Helge Rosvaenge celebrated his 40th anniversary on the stage of the Deutsche State Opera in Berlin, at the age of 65, he demonstrated clearly...continue...

Eterna Collection-Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit /Schlusnus

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Richard Wagner: Tannh...
Performers: Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlusnus, Heinrich
Conductors: Prüwer, Julius; Schuler, Johannes; ; Blech, Leo; Rother, Artur; Steinkopf, Hans
Ensemble: ; Members of the Staatskapelle Berlin (Members)

This CD features historic recordings of the great Heinrich Schlusnus, a baritone who sang not only with his throat but also with his heart -...continue...

Edition von Karajan Vol 1 - Verdi: Requiem - Live 1949

2 CD / Audite / 2008-05-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Klose, Margarete; Rosvaenge, Helge; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan's first recording of the Verdi Requiem (Salzburg Festival, 1949) was made at a time when he was laboriously rebuilding his career. It...continue...

Singers to Remember - Helge Roswaenge - Opera and Operetta

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-10-09

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; ...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Kochhann, Elsa; Lemnitz, Tiana; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Schmidt, Franz; Orthmann, Erich; Reinshagen, Victor; Melichar, Alois; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Kunneke, Eduard
Ensemble: ; Kapelle der Staatsoper Berlin

Ten Top Tenors / Caruso, Roswaenge, Gigli, Tauber, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2006-11-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Adolphe Adam: Le postillon de Lonjumeau; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Fra Diavolo; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giacomo Puccin...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Gigli, Beniamino; Kreisler, Fritz; Martinelli, Giovanni; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Melchior, Lauritz; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schipa, Tito [Tenor Vocal]; Schneider, Ed...
Conductors: Rogers, Walter B.; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Ghione, Franco; Szell, George; Paulik, Anton; Gaubert, Philippe; Heurteur, Fernand; Grevillius, Nils; Ormandy, Eugene; Collingwood, L...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-08-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; Macbeth; Otello; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: ...
Performers: Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu; Beirer, Hans; Borkh, Inge; Perras, Margherita; Ranczak, Hildegarde; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Görlich, Gustav; Merten, Reinhold; Böhm, Karl; Striegler, Kurt; Krauss, Clemens; Heger, Robert; Secker, A.

Ahlersmeyer's singing career came about only after a delay, as he was 18 when World War I broke out. He was sent to the front...continue...

Verdi: Ein Maskenball / Berlin Radio Choir and Orchestra

2 CD / Preiser / 2006-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino
Performers: Burgwinkel, Josef; Callam, Gertrude; Garavello, Augusto; Muller, Hans; Ranczak, Hildegarde; Reinmar, Hans; Rosvaenge, Helge; Wocke, Hans
Conductors: Steiner, Heinrich; Rother, Artur
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

This recording is an authentic document from the heyday of Helge Rosvaenge, but sadly it is a complete opera recording that is incomplete. The recording...continue...

Mozart Singers of the Past

3 CD / Preiser / 2006-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Idomeneo; Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serai...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Beuf, Augusto; Bori, Lucrezia; Cebotari, Maria; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gigli, Beniamino; Ginster, Ria; Gueden, Hilde [Sopra...
Conductors: Reibold, Bruno; Cleva, Fausto; Morel, Jean Paul; Leinsdorf, Erich; Sabino, Antonio; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Walter, Bruno; Black, Frank; Busch, Fritz; Berrettoni, Umberto; Barbirolli, John; Collingwo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; Metropolitan...

The recordings in this CD edition of outstanding Mozart singers were made between 1926 and 1950. This is the period of shellac records made with...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Hildegarde Ranczak

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-03-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Friedrich vo...
Performers: Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu; Anders, Peter; Ranczak, Hildegarde; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Meyrowitz, Selmar; Schmidt, Franz; Rother, Artur; Krauss, Clemens; Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Described by the great conductor Clemens Krauss as "an interpreter of high-spirited, unreserved female characters: individual timbre, attractive and distinctive appearance." Her career was launched...continue...

Reopening of the Vienna State Opera - 1955 / Goltz, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2005-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberfl&ou...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Baylé, Theo; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Braun, Hans; Braun, Helena; Casa, Lisa della; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Equiluz, Ku...
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Swarowsky, Hans; Böhm, Karl; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Erede, Alberto; Prohaska, Felix; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Kegel, Herbert; Knappertsbusch, Ha...

Il mito dell'opera - 24 Nessun dorma da Turandot

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2005-07-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Cecchele, Gianfranco; Corelli, Franco; Cortis, Antonio; Del Monaco, Mario; Filippeschi, Mario; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Gigli, Beniamino; Granda, Aless...

If it is true, as many claim, that the great epic age of opera ended with Puccini, there is no doubt that Calaf's aria, taken...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Furtwängler, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2005-02-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Berger, Erna; Pitzinger, Gertrude; Rosvaenge, Helge; Watzke, Rudolf
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Kittel Choir

Prima Voce - Gerhard Hüsch

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2005-02-01

Works: Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz, opera; Undine; Zar und Zimmermann; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera; Königskinder, opera; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Siegfried Och...
Performers: Bettendorf, Emmy; Hüsch, Gerhard; Lemnitz, Tiana; Rosvaenge, Helge; Strienz, Wilhelm
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Muller, Hans Udo; Dobrindt, Otto; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

German baritone Gerhard Husch was a consummate artist whose international career never quite achieved the exposure it deserved, despite glowing reviews. In some ways a...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lea Piltti

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Il rè pastore, K 208; Idomeneo; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Lieder (5), Op. 15; Lieder (8), ...
Performers: Lang, Wilhelm; Piltti, Lea; Reinmar, Hans; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schilp, Maria Luise; Strauss, Richard; Zimmermann, Erich
Conductors: Kretschmar, Curt; Zaun, Fritz; Rother, Artur; Winter, Hans Adolf; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Städtisches Orchestra Berlin

Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Toscanini, Milanov, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2004-10-12

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Moscona, Nicola; Rosvaenge, Helge; Thorborg, Kerstin
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The performance heard on these discs is particularly remarkable, not only for historical reasons, but also because it seems to be the earliest extant viable...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Margherita Perras

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro (The M...
Performers: Hüsch, Gerhard; Klose, Margarete; Ludwig, Walther; Perras, Margherita; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

Great Voices of the Past - Light Opera Gems

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-07-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Linda di Chamounix; La figlia del reggimento; Don Pasquale; Franz Lehár: Eva (Das Fabriksmädel), ope...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Barone, Clement; Bechi, Gino; Belhomme, Hippolyte; Bjorling, Jussi; Cerne, Charles; Debicka, Hedwig von; Fleta, Miguel; Forest, Frank; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Hesch, Wilhelm; Lapitino, F...
Conductors: Lehár, Franz; Pitt, Percy; Sabajno, Carlo

Operetta is rare on CD these days, so a collection of highlights from the most famous repertoire, sung by the great voices of the Golden...continue...
Includes modern travel, an opera parody on donizetti, gouno by various composers....continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Szell, Reining, Prohaska, et al

3 CD / Arioso / 2003-06-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Performers: Gueden, Hilde; Hann, Georg; Hermann, Dagmar; Holeschofsky, Stefanie; Klein, Peter [Tenor]; Monthy, Georg; Muzzarelli, Alfred; Novotná, Jarmila; Prohaska, Jaro; Reining, Maria; Rosvaenge, Helge...
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marie-Luise Schilp

1 CD / Preiser / 2003-02-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Engelbert Humperd...
Performers: Beilke, Irma; Bensing, Herbert; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kronenberg, Carl; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlip, Marie-Luise; Wuttke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Rother, Artur; Schroder, Kurt; Zillig, Winfried; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Gruber, Arthur
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt

Singers to Remember - Helge Roswaenge - Dane with the High D

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2002-10-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Charles Gounod: Faust; Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad; Adolphe Adam: Le postillon de Lonjumeau; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Fra...
Performers: Debicka, Hedwig von; Perras, Margherita; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

Great Voices of the Past - The 30 Tenors

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-08-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Requiem Mass; Eduardo...
Performers: Anselmi, Giuseppe; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonci, Alessandro; Caruso, Enrico; Clement, Edmond; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fleta, Miguel; Gigli, Beniamino; Jadlowker, Hermann; Kozlovsky, Ivan; ...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Rother, Artur; Bourdon, Rosario; Sabajno, Carlo; Elmendorff, Karl; Orlov, Alexander; Gurlitt, Manfred; Rapée, Erno; Erede, Alberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Quadri, Argeo; Barbiro...
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchester der Staatsoper Dresden; Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano; Radio City Music Hall Orchestra

Opera d'Oro has gathered together 30 of the greatest male voices of the last century to each belt out an aria on "The 30 Tenors"....continue...

Great Voices of the Past - Opera's Greatest Heroes

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-04-02

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Amadis, LWV 63; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von W...
Performers: Anthony, Grace; Bampton, Rose; Björling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Clement, Edmond; de Luca, Giuseppe; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fleta, Miguel; Gigli, Beniamino; Lehmann, Lotte; Lore...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Emmi Leisner

1 CD / Preiser / 2001-10-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Das Rheingold; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dali...
Performers: Rosvaenge, Helge

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Krauss, Ursuleac, Korjus, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60
Performers: Arnold, Benno; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Fuchs, Eugen; Hammes, Karl; Holndonner, Ilonka; Korjus, Milizia; Rosvaenge, Helge; Runger, Gertrud; Ursuleac, Viorica; Zimmermann, Erich
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Berlin Reichssenders Orchestra

Great Voices of the Past - Great Opera Ensembles

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; La traviata; I lombardi; Ernani; Attila; Otello; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: La bo...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Amato, Pasquale; Anthony, Grace; Bada, Angelo; Bjorling, Jussi; Carena, Maria; Carmassi, Bruno; Caruso, Enrico; Cebotari, Maria; Civil, Pablo; de Luca, Giuseppe; Debicka, Hedwig von;...

Trios, quartets and quintets from the great operas, featuring familiar stars of yesteryear, mixed in with some of the great voices whose memories have faded...continue...

Great Voices of the Past - Great Moments from Wagner Operas

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-07-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Bohnen, Michael; Destinn, Emmy; Flagstad, Kirsten; Hotter, Hans; Kinderman, Lydia; Knupfer, Paul; Kraus, Ernst; Kuttner, Max; Langhammer, Irmgard; Manowarda, Josef von; Melchior, Lauritz; Reinmar, Ha...

This companion set to ODO 8002 (Ring Highlights) reverberates with the mightiest Wagnerian voices of the past century, from 1906 to 1948, recorded in their...continue...

Verdi: Ein Maskenball / Busch, Wegner, Mödl, Fehenberger

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino
Performers: Augustin, Fritz; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Himmelmann, Friedrich; Modl, Martha; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schirp, Wilhelm; Schlemm, Anny; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Schoneweiss, Willy; Wegner...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Rother, Arthur
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Giesen Quartet

Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Karajan, Zadek, Christoff, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2001-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Klose, Margarete; Rosvaenge, Helge; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Verdi Revival in the Weimar Republic

1 CD / Symposium / 2001-04-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; I vespri siciliani; Simon Boccanegra; Aida, opera; Macbeth
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Kipnis, Alexander; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Seinemeyer, Meta; Strienz, Wilhelm
Conductors: Busch, Fritz
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Helge Rosvaenge - Zürich 1949

1 CD / Preiser / 2000-12-01

Works: Franz Lehár: Schön ist die Welt, operetta in 3 acts (revision of "Endlich Allein"); Du bist meine Sonne, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (from "Giuditta"); Der Graf von Luxemburg; Freund...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Reinshagen, Victor
Ensemble: Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

Prima Voce Vol 2 - Treasury of Opera - Historic Recordings

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Manon Lescaut; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Turandot; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night; Sadko; Snow Maiden; The Tsar's Bri...
Performers: Anthony, Grace; Barone, Clement; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Björling, Jussi; Bori, Lucrezia; Bronskaya, Yevgeniya; Caruso, Enrico; Chaliapin, Feodor; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [So...
Conductors: Pasternack, Josef A.; Romani, Romano; Molajoli, Lorenzo; Ormandy, Eugene; Cloez, Gustave; Bourdon, Rosario; Albergoni, Angelo; Dobrindt, Otto; Pelletier, Wilfred; Coppola, Piero; Ghione, Franco; Barb...

Great Tenors of the Century - Cura, Seiffert, Alagna, et al

1 CD / Teldec / 2000-03-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; La bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Richard Wagner: Si...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Anders, Peter; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boutet, Benoit; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Caruso, Enrico; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Cottone, Salvatore; Cura, Jose;...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Nagano, Kent; Viotti, Marcello; Rizzi, Carlo; Barenboim, Daniel; Buckley, Emerson; Santi, Nello; Pradella, Massimo; Scaglia, Ferruccio; de Fabritiis, Oliviero...

Verdi: Der Troubadour / Zimmermann, Reining, Karén, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2000-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Karen, Inger; Muller, Bruno; Nissen, Hans Hermann; Reining, Maria; Rosvaenge, Helge; Strienz, Wilhelm
Conductors: Zimmermann, Bernhard
Ensemble: Stuttgart Reichssenders Orchestra

The EMI Record of Singing Vol 3 - 1926-1939

10 CD / Testament / 1999-12-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; The Flying Dutchman; Siegfried; Wesendonck Lieder; Rudolf Wille: Königsballade, ...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Allin, Norman; Andresen, Ivar; Angelis, Nazzareno de; Arangi-Lombardi, Giannina; Austral, Florence; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Badia, Conchita; Badini, Ernesto; Baillie, Isobel; Balbon, A...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Viebig, Ernst; Heidenreich, Johannes; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Weissmann, Frieder; Kun, Cornelius; Dobrindt, Otto; Blech, Leo; Muller, Hans Udo; Orthmann, Erich; Alwin, Carl; Schmals...

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Beecham, Roswaenge, Berger, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-11-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Beilke, Irma; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Berglund, Ruth; Fabbry, Ernst; Grossmann, Walter; Husch, Gerhard; Lemnitz, Tiana; Marherr, Elfriede; Rosvaenge, Helge; Scheppan, Hilde; Spletter, Carla; S...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Favres Solisten Vereinigung

Prima Voce - Highlights / Amato, Anderson, Battistini, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Mikhail G...
Performers: Amato, Pasquale; Anderson, Marian; Battistini, Mattia; Chaliapin, Feodor; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [Soprano Vocals]; Fleta, Miguel; Journet, Marcel; Lapitino, Francis J.; Lehmann, Lotte; ...
Conductors: Rogers, Walter B.; Sabajno, Carlo; Collingwood, Lawrance; Shaw, Robert; Molajoli, Lorenzo; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Messner, J.; Cordone, Mario

This newest release from Nimbus' acclaimed "Prima Voce" series investigates the early history of the recording industry, which would hold little interest for us today...continue...

Il mito dell'opera - 18 "Che gelida manina", Vol 2

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 1999-08-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Kiepura, Jan; Landi, Bruno; Lauri-Volpi, Giacomo; Lazaro, Hipolito; Lugo, Giuseppe; Malipiero, Giovanni; Martinelli, Giovanni; Masini, Galliano; McCormack, John; Minghetti, Angelo; Pertile, Aureliano...

Gounod: Faust / Steiner, Rosvaenge, Bohnen, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 1999-05-29

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu; Arndt-Ober, Margarethe; Bohnen, Michael [voice]; Melchert, Helmut; Rosvaenge, Helge; Singenstreu, Hilde; Wolf, Franz
Conductors: Steiner, Heinrich
Ensemble: Berlin Reichssenders Chorus; Berlin Reichssenders Orchestra

Prima Voce - Helge Roswaenge - Beethoven, Massenet, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Adolphe Adam: Le postillon de Lonjumeau; Jules Massenet: Manon; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Mikhail Glinka: A Life for the Tsar;...
Performers: Perras, Margherita; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Schmidt, Franz; Moralt, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Chorus; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Born in Copenhagen in 1897, Helge Roswaenge was one of the most popular and beloved tenors of this century. In German-speaking areas he is so...continue...