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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Aleksandra Kurzak - Bel Raggio: Rossini Arias Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Artur Ruciński (bass-baritone) / Sinfonia Varsovia, Warsaw Chamber Choir, Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "Without over-egging the pudding, Kurzak acts vividly for a 'blind' audience, alive to verbal nuance and using coloratura not merely as a vote-catching circus trick, but to enhance character." Gramophone |
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Giorgio Conte
La Belle Vie... [ Nocturne / CD - released 21/Apr/2017 ] |
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: Piano Concertos Vol 1: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 5 / Concertino Giorgio Koukl (piano) / Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra / Arthur Fagen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "Naxos's sound is first rate, clear and bright with the right balance between soloist and orchestra. Warmly recommended." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice March 2010 |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Mose in Egitto (1819 Naples version of the complete opera) Giuseppe Fedeli, Wojtek Gierlach, Lorenzo Regazzo, Giorgio Trucco / Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra / Antonino Fogliani [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2008 ] Rossini's Mosè in Egitto, described as an azione tragico-sacra, combines the biblical narrative of the release of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt, and a more characteristically operatic element in the love of Pharaoh's son Osiride for the Hebrew... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (Complete Opera recorded in 1993) Gran Teatro la Fenice, Venice / Edita Gruberova / Neil Shicoff / Giorgio Zancanaro / Carlo Rizzi (cond) [ NVC Arts / DVD - released 6/Jun/2000 ] This famous work was recorded at the Gran Teatro, La Fenice in Venice, one of the most famous and beautiful venues in all opera. The theatre has been the scene for first nights for Rossini, Bellini, Verdi and more. |
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: The Rose - Songs 3 Jana Wallingerová (mezzo-soprano) Giorgio Koukl (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] This recording focuses on three of Martinů's song-cycles, and a selection of individual songs from an early period in his life that sheds fascinating light on his enthusiasm for song composition. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: I vespri Siciliani (complete opera recorded in 1990) La Scala Opera / Giorgio Zancanaro, Enzo Capuano, Chris Merritt, Cheryl Studer / Riccardo Muti (cond) [ Opus Arte / Rai Trade / La Scala Collection DVD / DVD - released 25/Dec/2015 ] Verdi's 1855 Paris opera which followed Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La Traviata is treated to a performance of blazing energy and intimate refinement with a superb cast which includes Cheryl Studer and Chris Merritt. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Coccia / Giuseppe Altomare, Giorgio Giuseppini, Dimitra Theodossiou, Dario Di Vietri / Giuseppe Sabbatini (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Recorded live at Teatro Carlo Coccia, Novara, 4-6 October 2013 |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Il Borgomastro di Saardam (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Teatro Sociale di Bergamo / Giorgio Caoduro, Juan Francisco Gatell, Andrea Concetti, Irina Dubrovskaya / Roberto Rizzi Brignoli (conductor) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Having fallen into oblivion following performances in 1839, this attractive, rare opera buffa was revived in 1973 in the Dutch city of Zaanstad (the Saardam of the libretto). It's staged on this recording at Bergamo's Teatro Sociale. |
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VERDI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vittorio Grigolo - The Italian Tenor Vittorio Grigolo (tenor) with Danila Rigosa & Maria Cioppi / Coro e Orchestre del Teatro di Parma, Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Oct/2010 ] "Now and then there are hints of another great Italian-style tenor, the stylish Alfredo Kraus. It's there in the hushed tone Grigolo adopts for the 'Favorita del re!...Spirto gentil' from La Favorita and Manrico's elegant swagger in 'Di quella pira' |