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ID: OPD7041
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Opera
Mariano Stabile, Renata Tebaldi, Cesare Valletti, et al.: vocal soloists / La Scala Orchestra and Chorus / Victor de Sabata: conductor
Verdi’s last opera, written when he was approaching eighty, was only the second comedy of his long career, following the ill-fated Un giorno di regno of fifty years before. His friend and collaborator Arrigo Boito, who had with some difficulty talked him into composing Otello several years earlier, now had an easier time convincing him to crown his glory with one more tribute to his beloved Shakespeare. The three principals are all famous portrayers of their roles, aided by an outstanding supporting cast. Mariano Stabile was a veteran Italian basso buffo who had the role of Falstaff in his belly, if not his bones. Renata Tebaldi was the most famous Italian lyric soprano of her era and she remains, along with Maria Callas, the most loved soprano of recent years. Cesare Valletti was a tenore di grazia, a tenor with a light, flexible head voice of exquisite beauty. Live performance, Milan, May 26, 1951.
Ilustration © Rafal Olbinski |
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ID: OPD7036
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Opera
Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi, Gigliola Frazzoni, et al.: vocal soloists / Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan / Antonino Votto: conductor
Live performance, Milan, April 4, 1956. Puccini made a big hit with the American public when his new opera, The Girl of the Golden West, had its fi rst performance, not in Italy but at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, with Emmy Destinn and Enrico Caruso in the leading roles, and Toscanini conducting. The enthralled audience called out the composer and cast forty-seven times and placed on Puccini’s head a silver crown bearing the national colors of Italy and the US. When Franco Corelli died recently in Milan at the age of eighty-two, the opera world lost one of its most colorful figures, and the most thrilling Italian tenor of his generation. With his powerful voice and movie-star looks, Corelli became an opera matinee idol from the 1950s until his retirement in 1976. Opera d’Oro’s Grand Tier series presents the best-selling Opera d’Oro titles with libretto and deluxe new packaging at mid-price!
Ilustration © Rafal Olbinski |
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ID: IMLCD077
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
A Musical Trilogy in 3 parts and 8 scenes
Libretto by A. Wenkstern, based on the trilogy by Aeschylus.
CD1 (64:24)
CD2 (68:44)
Characters and Performers:
Agamemnon, King of Argos - Victor Morozov, bass
Clytemnestra, his wife - Sophia Preobrazhenskaya, mezzo-soprano
Aegisthus, his cousin - Konstantin Laptev, baritone
Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra - Mikhail Dovenman, tenor
Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra - Nina Serval, soprano
Pallas Athena - Tatiana Lavrova, soprano
Judge of the Areopagites - Ivan Melentiev, bass
The Leningrad Radio Choir (chorus master Yury Slavnitsky)
The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Gemal Dalgat
Recording dates: 8 and 15 January, 1958
Bonus track
Part 2. Scene 1
12. Oh, my soul is filled with horror (Clytemnestra)
Sophia Preobrazhenskaya, mezzo-soprano
The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Edouard Grikurov
Recorded in 1951 |
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ID: IMLCD076
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
Recorded live 19.01.1958
Pique Dame (The Queen Of Spades) - Opera in 3 Acts after A.Pushkin
Countess - Sofia Preobrazhenskaya, mezzo-soprano Herman - Matvey Gavrilkin, tenor Liza - Ludmila Revina, soprano Prince Yeletsky Konstantin Laptev, baritone Count Tomsky Lipa Solomiak, baritone |
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ID: UP0141
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
1750 Prague version
Jana Levicova (Ezio)
Eva Mullerova (Fulvia)
Yukiko Srejmova Kinjo (Onoria)
Michaela Srumova (Valentiniano)
Martin Srejma (Massimo)
Ondrej Socha (Varo)
Prague Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Jiri Petrdlik |
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ID: SMCCD0093-94
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Oratorio
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
Performed by:
Yana Besyaduinskaya (Soprano I) - Widow
Oksana Lesnichaya (Soprano II)
Svetlana Trifonova (Alto) - Angel
Ella Feighinova (Alto) - Angel
Youlia Pronyaeva (Alto) - Queen
Andrey Dounaev (Tenor) - King Akhav, Avidy
Vladimir Baikov (Bass) - Elijah
Dmitriy Sidorov (Treble) - Adolescent
Leader - Loudmila Zhilenkova
Artistic Director Stanislav Kalinin
Place of recording: Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatoire
Date of recording: December 12, 1999 |
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ID: SIGCD208
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
For You is a new opera that brings together the music of composer and BBC Radio 3 presenter Michael Berkeley and Booker-prize winning author Ian McEwan. This gripping tale of love, lust and obsession centers on the composer and prodigious womanizer Charles Frieth (Alan Opie), and the tragic consequences that his selfish actions cause him and those around.
Although essentially dark, there are moments of irony, wit, and humour throughout the opera. Soaring vocal lines, intricate ensemble pieces, and imaginative instrumental writing make this an electrifying work. Masterly performed by Music Theatre Wales, directed by Michael Rafferty.
The Opera has had great success from its initial performances in Wales and the Royal Opera House provoking great reviews.
“For You is a dark opera worth waiting for.”The Evening Standard
“... a dazzling and taut chamber piece which gives passionate way to Bergian lyricism while referencing both Britten and Richard Strauss in its airy, word-driven vocal lines.” |
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ID: SIGCD246
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Choral Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
The Huddersfield Choral society has one of the longest and most fruitful relationships with Handel’s famous Messiah than perhaps any other chorus in the world: they first performed it in concert during their inception year of 1836, and have continued to do so annually since 1860 with concerts the world over as well as in their hometown of Huddersfield.
Recorded live in concert in December 2010, this new recording combines the famous ensemble with the Northern Sinfonia and four world-class professionals, under the direction of Jane Glover CBE. The disc begins with John Wainwright’s ‘Christians Awake’, a traditional addition to the Messiah programme at their concerts in Huddersfield. |
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ID: DVD985
CDs: 1
Type: DVD
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Collection: Opera & Vocal Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: none
Region Code: 0 (wordwide)
DVD Format: DVD 5
Duration: 67 mins |
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