Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone

The Unknown Puccini

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: A te ("O quanto è vano"), song for voice & piano; Vexilla regis prodeunt, hymn for male chorus & organ; Salve Regina, for soprano & harmonium; Ad una morta!, song for voice & ...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Rudel, Julius; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone

Recording information: RCA Studio A, New York City, USA (03/01/1989-03/06/1989)....continue...

A Handel Portrait

42 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; C...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Balzereit, Charlotte; Borgstede, Michael; Bosgraaf, Erik; Brett, Charles; Bury, Alison; Carolan, Lucy; Comberti, Micaela; Corti, Francesco; Gati, Istvan; Grafova, M...
Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haenchen, Hartmut; Lubbock, John; Szostak, Zdzislav; Rolla, János [Violin]; Vitale, Marco; Matt, Nicol; ; Willcocks, David; Wentz, Jed; Cleobury, St...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Consort of London; L'Ecole d'Orphée ; Musica ad Rhenum

A wider survey of Handel’s output could scarcely be imagined, making this the perfect introduction to one of 'our' musical geniuses, whether you are English,...continue...

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'Assedio di Corinto / Schippers, Sills, Horne, etc

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-10-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto
Performers: Bonisolli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Paoli, Milna; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone; Washingt...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Live performance from La Scala in 1969 of this Rossini rarity, with much the same cast as the studio recording now out of print and...continue...

George Frideric Handel: Semele

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2007-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Deller, Mark; Fleet, Edgar; Lester, Harold; Palmer, Felicity; Taylor, Neilson; Tear, Robert; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Somary, Johannes

Catalani: La Wally / Cleva, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Diaz, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Alfredo Catalani: La Wally
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Del Monaco, Mario; Marimpietri, Lidia; Tebaldi, Renata; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Cleva, Fausto
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra

Catalani's opera was a success at La Scala when first given there in 1892 but it remains something of a rarity in the theatre today...continue...

Best Opera Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Be...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John...

An impressive collection of the best-loved opera arias ever, sung by the world's greatest stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Somary, Price, Minton, Young, Diaz

2 CD / Artemis / 2006-08-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Tilney, Colin; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Somary, Johannes
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

One of the world's great Handel interpreters, Johannes Somary conducts a spirited, lively and profoundly revealing performance of one of Handel's most enduring dramatic works....continue...

Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots / Maerzendorfer, Gedda, Equiluz

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-08

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Farres, Pedro; Gedda, Nicolai; Illavsky, Ladislav; Neukirch, Harald; Petkov, Dimiter; Rugtvedt, Unni; Schenk, Manfred; Scovotti, Jeanette; Shane, Rita;...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

This live broadcast from Vienna in 1971 brings together one of the most outstanding casts ever assembled for this rarely heard opera, a situation due...continue...

100 Best Opera Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il ba...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bacquier, Gabriel; Baltsa, Agnes; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Sopr...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

This six CD set contains the most important sections of key Operas through history. 100 Best Opera Classics is the companion to last years 100...continue...

Leonie Rysanek Opera Arias 1950-1978

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fideleio; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Amilcare Ponchielli: La gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Otello; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tos...
Performers: Aldenhoff, Bernd; Hoppe, Karl; Litz, Gisela; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Peter, Albrecht; Rysanek, Leonie; Schwarz, Hanna; Vocals], Hans Hopf [Tenor; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Michl, Rudolf; Keilberth, Joseph; Santi, Nello; Eichhorn, Kurt; Jochum, Eugen; Heger, Robert; Kubelik, Rafael; Kraus, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang

Grand Tier - Rossini: L'Assedio di Corinto / Schippers, Sills, Horne, etc

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto
Performers: Bonisolli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Foiani, Giovanni; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Paoli, Milna; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Bizet: Carmen / Karajan, Bumbry, Vickers, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-02-17

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Diakov, Anton; Freni, Mirella; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kesteren, John van; Miljakovic, Olivera; Paounov, Milen; Vickers, Jon; Vocals], Justin...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann / Ozawa, Domingo, Gruberova

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1990-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Friedmann, Gerard; Gambill, Robert; Gruberova, Edita; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Ludwig, Christa; Mahe, Paul; Malmber...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Handel: Semele / Somary, Armstrong, Watts, Tear, et al

2 CD / Vanguard /

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Fleet, Edgar; Lester, Harold; Taylor, Neilson; Tear, Robert; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Somary, Johannes
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Semele (1744) is a story of love, ambition and betrayal, illustrated by some of Handel's most memorable music. A stellar cast of oratorio specialists, acclaimed...continue...