Servile, Roberto

Simply Opera

4 CD / Simply / 2012-09-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frederick Handel: Xerxes (Serse); Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d'Amore; La Favorita; Don Sebastiano; Il Duca d'Alba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fis...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Barowska, Janna; Callas, Maria; Cupido, Alberto; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; DiDonato, Joyce; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Jeric, Ana P...
Conductors: Camerata Budapest; Kovács, László; Elmquist, Martin; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Greenwood, Andrew; Zedda, Alberto; Kuchar, Theodore; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; I Solisti Italiani; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Great Opera - Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Rossini, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, ope...
Performers: Abel, Jozef; Alperyn, Graciela; Aragall, Giacomo; Benacka, Stanislav; Boschkowa, Nelly; Braga, Rannveig; Carroli, Silvano; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Daniel, Boaz; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; D...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Saccani, Rico

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

1001 Nights - Breezes from the Orient / Schneidt, Guida, Ottenthal, et al

3 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-05-26

Works: Ernest Reyer: Le Sélam for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, symphonic ode; Karol Szymanowski: Songs of an Infatuated Muezzin, songs (6) for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42, M44...
Performers: Donderer, Georg; Lazzaretti, Bruno; Maile, Hans; Ottenthal, Gertrud von; Pasino, Gisella; Servile, Roberto
Conductors: Guida, Guido Maria; Schneidt, Hanns-Martin
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Opera's Greatest Moments

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Aida, opera; La traviata; Rigoletto; Alfredo Catalani:...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Borowska, Joanna; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Ferrarini, Alida; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Ionata, Maria Pia; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kwon, Hellen; Lamberti, Giorgio;...
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Rahbari, Alexander; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.

All the opera you'll ever need! This 2-CD set compiles the world's most famous arias and choruses from the greatest operas of all time....continue...

Luciano Pavarotti / Magiera, Buckley / Classic Collection [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; Luisa Miller; I vespri siciliani; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; La mia canzone al vento; N/A: Rondine al nido; Arturo Buzzi-Pecc...
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Izzo d'Amico, Fiamma; Mattsey, Jeff; Pasella, Guido; Pavarotti, Fernando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Renee, Madelyn; Scaltriti, Roberto; Servile, Roberto

With the passing of Luciano Pavarotti in 2007, the world lost a towering artist and a great humanitarian. In this Classic Collection, the world's greatest...continue...
Run Time: 276 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

The Very Best of Verdi

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Nabucco; Ernani; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Requiem Mass; La traviata; Ave Maria; Falstaff
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Colombara, Carlo; Dragoni, Maria; Ferrarini, Alida; Filipova, Elena; Frusoni, Maurizio; Gauci, Miriam; Giordani, Marcello; Harper, Thomas; Hernández, César; Johannsson...
Conductors: Morandi, Piergiorgio; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver; Halász, Michael; Mercurio, Steven; Humburg, Will; Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Festival Chorus; Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; National S...

Giuseppe Verdi was the greatest of the late-nineteenth-century Italian opera composers, carrying the legacy of Rossini forward with more realistic storylines, seemingly playing out the...continue...

Donizetti: Pia de' Tolomei / Parry, Cullagh, Custer, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-01-10

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Pia de' Tolomei, opera
Performers: Biccire, Patrizia; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manuela; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Palazzi, Mirco; Servile, Roberto; Turner, Christopher; Vinco, Marco; Wilde, Mark
Conductors: Parry, David

Vocal Teamwork - Rare Operatic Ensembles

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Guglielmo Tell; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Dinorah (Le pardon de Ploërmel), comic opera in 3 acts; L' Esule di Granata, opera (heroic melodrama...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Barcellona, Daniela; Bayley, Clive; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Claycomb, Laura; Collins, Kenneth; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manu...
Conductors: Parry, David; Judd, James; Carella, Giuliano; Matheson, John

We have here many different kinds of ensemble, starting with the elaborate formality of the duet from Rossinis Bianca e Falliero and concluding with the...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme [DVD]

2 DVD Video / TDK / 2005-02-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Peirone, Matteo; Servile, Roberto
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

TDK presents a recording of a marvelous new opera production from Milan on DVD. Franco Zeffirelli stage Puccini's masterpiece 'La Boheme' with international opera stars...continue...
Run Time: 134 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic , Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: E...continue...

Opera Explained - An Introduction to Verdi: Falstaff

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Verdi's "Falstaff", narration with musical examples
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Comencini, Maurizio; Cosentino, Alessandro; Dilber; Facini, Enrico; Faulkner, Julie; Grandis, Franco de; Servile, Roberto; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Humburg, Will

Verdi's 'Falstaff' repays careful study with real pleasure. It is opera's happiest irony that the great Italian master should cap a career - distinguished for...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 7 - Primo Dolce Affano / Vidal, Harper, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2005-01-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonetto del Petrarca no 47 (Benedetto sia'l giorno; II), for piano (Années II/4), S. 161/4 (LW A55/; Sonetto del Petrarca no 104 (Pace non trovo; I) for piano (Tre sonetti no 1), S....
Performers: Claycomb, Laura; Custer, Manuela; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Matteuzzi, William; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Servile, Roberto; Vidal, Elisabeth

Mercadante: Emma d'Antiochia / Parry, Miricioiu, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2004-08-01

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Emma d' Antiochia, opera
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Lee, Colin; Lipinski, Rebecca von; Miricioiu, Nelly; Nocentini, Maria Costanza; Servile, Roberto
Conductors: Parry, David

'Emma d'Antiochia' is a great vehicle for a prima donna who understands Romantic Italian Opera and on this recording, Nelly Miricioiu rises to the challenge...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 6 - La Partenza / Claycomb, Custer, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2004-01-01

Works: Michael Costa: Perche due cori insieme; Felice eta dell' oro', notturno (quintet); Lamento per Bellini, canzone; Count Antonio Belgiojoso: Il biglietto amoroso, canzonetta; Gaetano Donizetti: Inspira...
Performers: Claycomb, Laura; Custer, Manuela; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, David; Natoli, Dominic; Robinson, Dean; Rossi, Nicola; Servile, Roberto; Sherratt, Brindley

Most of the songs and ensembles in this sixth volume of Opera Rara's acclaimed 'Il Salotto' series are about love. Not so surprising in a...continue...

Opera Explained - An Introdution to Verdi: Il trovatore

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Verdi's 'Il trovatore", narration with musical examples
Performers: Csonka, Zsuzsa; Frusoni, Maurizio; Grandis, Franco de; Longhi, Daniela; Mukk, Jozsef [Tenor Vocals]; Servile, Roberto; Tschistiakova, Irina
Conductors: Humburg, Will

This series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of major operas. 'Il Trovatore' has been ruthlessly parodied. It is a tale of...continue...

The Pearl Fishers and other Famous Operatic Duets

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-08-01

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Do...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Gauci, Miriam; Kaludov, Kaludi; Kohutkova, Adriana; Krause, Monika; Lamberti, Giorgio; Lotric, Janez; Miricioiu, Nelly; Morozov, Igor; Orgonasova, Luba; Previati, Fabio; Ramiro, Yor...
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Hungarian Radio Chorus; Jaak Gregoor Chorus; Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Bratislava; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

This recording brings together some of the best-loved and most popular duets in the French and Italian operatic repertoire. The selection takes in music by...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff (Highlights) / Humberg, Trimarchi, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-06-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Comencini, Maurizio; Cosentino, Alessandro; Dilber; Facini, Enrico; Faulkner, Julie; Grandis, Franco de; Servile, Roberto; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Humburg, Will
Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

'Falstaff' was Verdi's last opera, and stands at the very peak of his musical and dramatic achievements. It was closely based on Shakespeare's comedy 'The...continue...

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Humburg, Frusoni, Longhi, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Frusoni, Maurizio; Grandis, Franco de; Longhi, Daniela; Mukk, Jozsef [Tenor Vocals]; Servile, Roberto; Tandari, Janos; Tschistiakova, Irina
Conductors: Humburg, Will
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Il Trovatore was completed in 1863, and followed the success enjoyed by Rigoletto. Opera had never before witnessed such a triumph, and with in a...continue...

A-Z of Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Alceste; Wolfgang A...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Borowska, Joanna; Carolis, Natale de; Dalayman, Katarina; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Kertesi, Ingrid; Kohutkova, Adriana; Krause, Monika; Kwon, Hellen;...
Conductors: ; Kovács, László; Wildner, Johannes; Östman, Arnold; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Saccani...
Ensemble: ; Bratislava Children's Choir; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Camerata Transylvanica; Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Czecho...

Opera Classics - Verdi: Falstaff / Humburg, Trimarchi, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-09-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Comencini, Maurizio; Cosentino, Alessandro; Dilber; Facini, Enrico; Faulkner, Julie; Grandis, Franco de; Servile, Roberto; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Humburg, Will
Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Chorus

"As ever with opera sets from Naxos, this one does a good job in challenging the best in the field...This version may not supersede the...continue...

Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Highlights) / Humburg, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Grandis, Franco de; Kertesi, Ingrid; Romero, Angelo; Servile, Roberto; Vargas, Ramon [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Humburg, Will
Ensemble: Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian Radio Chorus

The Best of Rossini

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Sonate a quattro (6) for 2 violins, cello & bass, QR i/1; La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Guillaume Tell
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Romero, Angelo; Servile, Roberto
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Kiss, Andras; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will
Ensemble: ; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Humburg, Frusoni

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-10-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore
Performers: Csonka, Zsuzsa; Frusoni, Maurizio; Grandis, Franco de; Longhi, Daniela; Mukk, Jozsef [Tenor Vocals]; Pasztor, Sasztor; Servile, Roberto; Tandari, Janos; Tschistiakova, Irina
Conductors: Humburg, Will
Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra