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VERDI
La forza del destino [The Force of Destiny] (complete opera recorded in 1996) Askar Abdrazakov, Galina Gorchakova, Nikolai Putilin / Orchestra & Chorus of the Kirov Theatre, Valery Gergiev [ Decca Operas / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] Orchestra & Chorus of the Kirov Theatre, Valery Gergiev |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera) Birgit Nilsson / Grace Hoffman / Gerhard Stolze / Eberhard WANchter / Vienna Philharmonic / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] "A truly hair-raising experience that finds Nilsson and Solti at their most dramatically involved, but also at their most moving." - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (Complete Opera) Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Wilson, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, German Olvera / Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta [ Decca / 2 CD - released 31/Jul/2015 ] In this new and much-anticipated complete opera recording from superstar Andrea Bocelli, the tenor heads up a fine cast to explore Puccini's last opera. |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (complete opera) Catherine Bott, Emma Kirkby, John Mark Ainsley, David Thomas / Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ Decca / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] "…Catherine Bott's Dido is perfectly rendered as part of an integrated recorded sound in a performance that's breathtakingly well nuanced. Emma Kirkby's Belinda is similarly finely turned In addition" (BBC Music) |
VERDI
I Masnadieri (Complete opera) Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, Ruggero Raimondi, Montserrat Caballe / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca / Philips / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "As this excellent Philips recording makes plain, the long neglect of I Masnadieri is totally undeserved ... With Gardelli as ever an urgently sympathetic Verdian, and a team of four excellent principals, splendidly recorded, the set can be warmly... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi Opera Choruses (Incls 'Anvil Chorus' & Grand March from Aida) Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 30/Aug/2014 ] |
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VERDI
Gerusalemme [Jerusalem] (complete opera) Marcello Giordani, Philippe Rouillon, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Daniel Borowski, Simon Edwards / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Fabio Luisi [ Decca Operas / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2014 ] |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 1972) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2011 ] "Though some of the girlish freshness of voice which marked the 1961 recording had disappeared by the 1971 set, Sutherland's detailed understanding was intensified. Power is there as well as delicacy, and the rest of the cast is first-rate." Penguin |
GLUCK
Opera Arias Daniel Behle (tenor), Armonia Atenea, George Petrou [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] Celebrating the 300th anniversary of Gluck's birth, Daniel Behle presents this album of Gluck's lesser known opera arias. Showcasing their rich variety of styles, he illustrates that these works are primed for revival. |
W.A. MOZART
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Complete opera) Lynne Dawso, Marianne Hirsti, Uwe Heilmann, Günter von Kannen, Wolfgang Hinze / Academy Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 5/May/2003 ] This recording was made in 1990 after a series of stage performances. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore (Complete opera) coupled with Sullivan's Cox and Box D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with John Reed; Kenneth Sandford; Jean Hindmarsh / Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Isidore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe (Complete Operetta) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Mary Sansom, John Reed, Gillian Knight / New Symphony Orchestra / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "The chorus is excellent and the orchestral detail has the usual light Godfrey touch. The production was given added panache by introducing the Grenadier Guards band into the March of the Peers, with spectacular effect." *** Three Stars. Penguin... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (Complete Operetta) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "The recording is superbly spacious and clear throughout, with a fine sense of atmosphere. The CD transfer is remarkable in its added presence." (Penguin Guide) |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Pirates of Penzance (highlights) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Die Fledermaus (complete operetta) Eberhard Waechter, Gundula Janowitz, Renate Holm, Heinz Holecek, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic. Karl Bohm [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Classic recordings now available at a budget price |
Elena Souliotis / Tito Gobbi / Wiener Opernorchester / Lamberto Gardelli
Verdi - Nabucco (Highlights) [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 7/May/2000 ] This is where the Chorus of Hebrew Slaves comes from! |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Opera Arias Renée Fleming, José Carreras, Domenico Trimarchi, Montserrat Caballé, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Bergonzi, etc [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 23/Apr/2012 ] Spend a lovely time revelling in the wealth of magnificent Puccini recordings. |
DONIZETTI
L'elisir d'amore (Complete opera) Hilde Gueden, Giuseppe di Stefano, Fernando Corena / Orchestra e coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli [ Decca Heritage Masters / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "Hilde Gueden's Adina is properly coy and sweetly sung, Giuseppe di Stefano an affecting Nemorino, but Fernando Corena's Dulcamara steals the show." (BBC Music) |
BEETHOVEN
Fidelio (complete opera recorded in 1990) Jessye Norman, Reiner Goldberg, Kurt Moll, Pamela Cobur / Staatsopernchor Dresden & Staatskappelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Opera! / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "..the rugged strength characteristic of Haitink's Beethoven is consistently contrasted against the most refined, transparent textures, with the Staatskapelle Dresden playing beautifully." (Gramophone) |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Esclarmonde (complete opera recorded in 1976) Joan Sutherland, Hugette Tourangeau, Clifford Grant / National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonyng [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2012 ] "Bonynge draws passionate singing and playing from the chorus and orchestra, and the recording has both atmosphere and spectacle" (Penguiin Guide) |
