Washington, Paolo

Aida: Live Recording - Tokyo, 1961

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Pagliuca, Silviano; Protti, Aldo [Baritone Vocals]; Simionato, Giulietta; Tucci, Gabriella; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Capuana, Franco

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Serafin, Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Cossotto, Sordello, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mercuriali, Angelo; Sordello, Enzo; Tebaldi, Renata; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

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...

Bellini: Complete Operas / Bernstein, Callas, Bonynge, Caballé, Cioffi, Scotto, et al

25 CD / Dynamic / 2008-09-30

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Adelson e Salvini, opera; Bianca e Fernando, opera; Il Pirata, opera; La Straniera, opera; Zaira, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Beatric...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Aliberti, Lucia [Soprano Vocal]; Amodio, Nicola; Anderson, Kelly; Balboni, Anna Maria; Barcellona, Daniela; Caballe, Montserrat; Caforio, Armando; Callas, Maria;...
Conductors: Licata, Andrea; Viotti, Marcello; Sanzogno, Nino; Olmi, Paolo; Acocella, Luciano; Carella, Giuliano; Arrivabeni, Paolo; Luisi, Fabio; Bonynge, Richard; Bernstein, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Macerata Opera Festival Orchestra; Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra

Rossini: Guillaume Tell / Sanzogno, Silveri, Filippeschi, Borrelli, Zaccaria, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-07-04

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell
Performers: Arié, Raffaele; Barbesi, Attilio; Benetti, Margherita; Borelli, Giannella; Carlin, Mario; Filippeschi, Mario; Massaria, Antonio; Mercuriali, Angelo; Rovere, Anna Maria; Silveri, Paolo; Washing...
Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino;
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

Grand Tier - Rossini: La Donna del Lago / Bellugi, Caballe, Bonisolli, Hamari, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-03-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Performers: Balboni, Anna Maria; Bonisolli, Franco; Bottazzo, Pietro; Caballé, Montserrat; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Sinimberghi, Gino; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Bellugi, Piero

The Lady of the Lake, based on the narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, has been one of the most successful of Rossini's "serious" operas...continue...

Bellini, Verdi, Donizetti, etci: Operas / Pavarotti, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La boh&e...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Baglioni, Bruna; Bosco, Carlo del; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballé, Montserrat; Calabrese, Franco; Cappuccilli, Piero; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Corradi, ...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maag, Peter; Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Seven complete operas starring the great Luciano Pavarotti at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic...continue...

Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini, Bellini, Verdi: Operas / Scotto

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La Stran...
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Aragall, Giacomo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Cioni, Renato; Clabassi, Plinio [B...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Basile, Arturo; Abbado, Claudio; Gracis, Ettore; Verchi, Nino

Renata Scotto is an artist unique for the intensity of her acting combined with a concentrated technique, great intelligence and authentic Italian style. These seven...continue...

Verdi - The Greatest Operas / Giulini, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Aichberger, Ewald; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bastianini, Ettore; Breda, Rita Bezzi; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose ...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Verchi, Nino; Abbado, Claudio; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Tucci, Del Monaco, Simionato, Protti [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2007-07-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Kawauchi, Sumie; Pagliuca, Silvano; Protti, Aldo; Simionato, Giulietta; Tucci, Gabriela; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Capuana, Franco
Ensemble: NHK Italian Opera Chorus; NHK Symphony Orchestra; Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus

"This September 1967 performance from Tokyo is a remarkable treasure. Call the production "traditional" or "old-fashioned", but it does nothing to distract from the singers....continue...
Run Time: 165 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, B&W
Country of Origin: USA
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Rossini: William Tell / Previtali, Guelfi, Gencer, Raimondi

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-09-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell
Performers: Bersiani, Leyla; Campi, Enrico; Gencer, Leyla; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Marangoni, Bruno; Pagliuca, Silviano; Raimondi, Gianni; Rota, Anna Maria; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus

Rossini had already written dozens of successful operas and was wealthy by the time he decided to retire from the stage in the late 1820s....continue...

Rossini: Zelmira / Franci, Zeani, Tagger, Limarilli, Rota

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-06-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Zelmira
Performers: Limarilli, Gastone; Mazzini, Guido; Moretti, Giuseppe; Rota, Anna Maria; Tagger, Nicola; Vocals], Virginia Zeani [Soprano; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Franci, Carlo
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus

One of Rossini's least-known operas, 'Zelmira' nevertheless contains much excellent music, sometimes rising to the very best Rossini has to offer. The heroine is sung...continue...

Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba / Renzetti, Bruson, Ingraam, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2004-04-03

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Casellato, Renzo; Falcon, Ruth; Ingram, Ivo; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Renzetti, Donato
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

The Compact Opera Collection - Puccini: Madama Butterfly

2 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cazzato, Michele; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nanni, Oscar; Nerozzi, Lidia; Sordello, Enzo; Tebaldi, Renata; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus

This classic recording, using Italian forces under the direction of Tullio Serafin, features the incomparable pairing of Renata Tebaldi with Carlo Bergonzi in their first...continue...

Cherubini: Gli Abencerragi / Giulini, Cerquetti, Roney, etc

2 CD / Gala / 2002-01-01

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Les abencérages
Performers: Cerquetti, Anita; Frati, Augusto; Misciano, Alvino; Natali, Valiano; Petri, Mario; Testi, Lorenzo; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Florence Teatro Comunale Orchestra

Verdi: Aida / Capuana, Tucci, Del Monaco, Simionato

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Cesarini, Athos; Del Monaco, Mario; Pagliuca, Silvano; Protti, Aldo; Simionato, Giulietta; Tucci, Gabriela; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Capuana, Franco
Ensemble: Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group; NHK Italian Opera Chorus; NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

Rossini: La Donna del Lago / Bellugi, Caballé, Bonisolli

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-08-17

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Performers: Balboni, Anna Maria; Bonisolli, Franco; Bottazzo, Pietro; Caballé, Montserrat; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Sinimberghi, Gino; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Bellugi, Piero
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Serafin, Tebaldi, Bergonzi et al

2 CD / Decca / 1999-03-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cazzato, Michele; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nanni, Oscar; Nerozzi, Lidia; Sordello, Enzo; Tebaldi, Renata; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus

Verdi: Rigoletto / Giulini, Pavarotti, Scotto, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-10-20

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Breda, Rita Bezzi; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Guagni, Enzo; La Porta, Arturo [Baritone Vocal]; Laghezza, Rosa; Paskalis, Kostas; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scotto, Renata; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Florence Teatro Comunale Chorus

Rossini: La donna del lago / Serafin, Carteri, Valletti, Ruhl, et al

2 CD / Traditions Alive / 1997-02-17

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago; Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Boni, Luciana; Carteri, Rosanna; Companez, Irene; Piccini, Fernanda; Rota, Anna Maria; Ruhl, Edward; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra