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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Il Trovatore (highlights) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne, Ingvar Wixell, Nicolai Ghiaurov / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 10/Apr/1988 ] Highlights from the original recording from 1977 |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Rigoletto (Highlights from the opera) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Huguette Tourangeau / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 27/Sep/1988 ] "[Pavarotti] is an intensely characterful Duke: an unmistakable rogue but a charmer, too...[Sutherland] is glowingly beautiful as well as supremely assured technically. Milnes makes a strong Rigoletto." Penguin Guide |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (Highlights from the complete 1972 recording)) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 24/Oct/1992 ] "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 |
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Luciano Pavarotti
Christmas With Pavarotti [ Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] Luciano Pavarotti, the world's favourite tenor and classical music's most popular recording artist ever, brought huge numbers of new fans to the world of opera. Decca now presents his most popular performances of Christmas classics on a special... |
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VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Operatic Duets Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbie, Huguette Tourangeau, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Marilyn Horne, Carlo Bergonzi, etc [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 10/Oct/1982 ] Original recordings from 1959 to 1974 |
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Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras
The Three Tenors: Paris 1998 - 25th Anniversary Edition [ Decca CD+DVD / CD/DVD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] The world's most celebrated trio, The Three Tenor's first concert in Rome produced the biggest-selling classical album of all time. On July 10, 1998, set against the imposing backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano... |
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THE THREE TENORS
Three (3) Tenors In Concert 1990 [The original recording] Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta [ Decca Records / CD - released 12/Dec/1999 ] On the evening of July 7, 1990, an `impossible dream' came true: the three greatest tenors of the day joined forces with an orchestra of 200 musicians against a backdrop of the majestic scenery of ancient Rome. |
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VERDI / SAINT-SAENS / PUCCINI / GIORDANO / OFFENBACH / DVORAK / MOZART / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever! Roberto Alagna, Mirella freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Mady Mesple, Placido Domingo, Thomas Hampson, Nicolai Gedda, Victoria de los Angeles, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2016 ] This CD set presents an extensive opera sampler of mostly arias, with some famous choruses as well, such as Va, Pensiero from Verdi's Nabucco. |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / DELIBES / OFFENBACH / BERLIOZ / BELLINI / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Operatic Duets Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Mario del Monaco, Mirella Freni. Christa Ludwig, April Cantelo, Hugette Tourangeau, Jane Berbié [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 5/Apr/1994 ] Decca's recorded legacy is dominated by the huge number of complete opera recordings and vocal recitals. These extracts are taken from complete recordings. |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Love Duets Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 5/Apr/1999 ] The ardour and passion of some of the best-known love duets from Italian Opera are brought out to the full by the stunning voices of two of the world's greatest singers. |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (complete opera recorded in 1971) [2 CDs plus Blu-ray audio] Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge [ Decca 2 CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 3 CD Box Set - released 27/Sep/2019 ] "The "L'elisir" set was one of the loveliest things Sutherland ever did on record . . . As Donizetti's Adina she is charming -- touching, exuberant, virtuoso (her coloratura is astounding), and always very human." (Gramophone) |
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VERDI / PUCCINI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / MASSENET / OFFENBACH / etc
Live at the Sydney Opera House 1983 & 1985 Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ ABC Opera Australia / 2 CD - released 22/Jan/2021 ] This double CD restores to the catalogue two landmark events, and performances never to be forgotten. |
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VERDI / BELLINI / PUCCINI / PONCHIELLI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Live From The Lincoln Centre Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti / NYC Opera Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Decca / London / CD - released 30/Jun/1987 ] Three of operas greatest stars came together under the baton of Richard Bonynge for this sensational concert which took place in New York's Avery Fisher Hall in March 1981 and which first appeared as a 2-LP set later that year. |
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MOZART / GOUNOD / GLUCK / MASSENET / ROSSINI / PUCCINI / VERDI / etc
100 Best Opera Classics Maria Callas, Roberto Alagna, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Gedda, Placido Domingo, Boris Christoff, Kiri Te Kanawa, Christa Ludwi [ EMI Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 6/Mar/2006 ] This set offers 100 opera tracks, 6 CDs at a super special price! |
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Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti
The Best of the Three Tenors [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Jun/2002 ] 28 tracks taken from the three concerts of 1990/1994/1998 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Wedding Album (Bach, Handel, Wagner, Clarke, Franck, Mendelssohn) Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri te Kanawa, etc [ Double Decca / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] All you could want for your wedding music |
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Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Tenors - Paris 1998 [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Jun/1998 ] This album was recorded at a Three Tenors concert on 10 July 1998 during celebrations for the FIFA World Cup. The concert took place in front of the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Orchestre de Paris accompanied the singers. |
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Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pavarotti - Ti Adoro [ Decca Records / CD - released 15/Oct/2003 ] A shining star in Pavarotti's esteemed career, "Ti Adoro" showcases his total range, and also features guitar legend, Jeff Beck! |
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VERDI
Verdi: Rarities (recorded 1978 & 1980) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) / Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala, Claudio Abbado [ Sony Singers / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Reissue of the classic recordings Pavarotti made of some of the more unusual Verdi repertoire. Includes one of the few recordings of the original 'Aida' Overture - all 11 minutes of it! |
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VERDI / PUCCINI / GOUNOD / MASCAGNI / BIZET / MOZART / etc
50 X Opera Luciano Pavarotti, Elizabeth Harwood, Mirella Freni, Brigitte Fassbaender, Carlo Bergonzi, Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, etc [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2016 ] From Pavarotti performing "La donna è mobile" [Rigoletto] to Brigit Nilsson's dazzling "Isoldes Liebestod" [Tristan und Isolde] here is a generous selection of popular opera classics performed by leading performers from the vast Decca catalogue. |