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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K492 [The Marriage of Figaro] (highlights) Cesare Siepi, Hilde Gueden, Alfred Poell, Lisa Della Casa / Vienna State Opera Chorus & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Kleiber [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] A legendary cast of Vienna State Opera stars and the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Erich Kleiber at the peak of his career were the essential ingredients in the making of this 1955 recording of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro that is... |
RICAHRD STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier (Complete opera recorded in 1968) Christa Ludwig, Gwyneth Jones, Lucia Popp / Vienna Philharmonic & Chorus of The Vienna State Opera, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Opera House / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2011 ] "There is no disputing that Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic established a good relationship in this music. The orchestra are the outstanding feature of the recording, the players providing all the lusciousness the conductor required and also... |
WAGNER
Parsifal (complete opera) Daniela Denschlag / Janina Baechle / Placido Domingo / Falk Struckmann / Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD - released 24/May/2006 ] "Domingo assails Wagner's Killer-role but Thielemann is the real hero" (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2006) |
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 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 1983) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Eva Marton, José Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli / Lorin Maazel (conductor) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances Blu-ray BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] The Hungarian soprano Eva Marton brought to the title role a voice of gleaming metal in which one senses the beautiful woman lying in wait to defeat her opponent but is also aware of her fears of man in general. |
WAGNER
Meistersinger von Nurnberg Hermann Gallos (Tenor) / Hilde Gueden (Soprano) / Vienna State Opera Chorus / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Hans Knappertsbusch (Conductor) [ Naxos / 4 CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] The conductor chosen for this enterprise was Hans Knappertsbusch, who started recording for Decca in 1947, having earlier built up an enviable reputation as a Wagnerian conductor. He was also somewhat bohemian in manner with a very ready wit, at... |
JOHANN STRAUSS 11
Die Fledermaus (Rec 1950) Hilde Guden, Julius Patzak, Kurt Preger, Sieglinde Wagner / Vienna State Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Clemens Krauss [ Nimbus Prima Voce / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] "…Clemens Krauss's conducting… has never been surpassed for sheer charm; and the use of a team of native Austrian singers gives a uniquely authentic Viennese feel to the interpretation." Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 |
JOHANN STRAUSS
Die Fledermaus (complete opera recorded in 1960) Hilde Gueden, Walter Berry, Ericjh Kunz, Regina Resnik / Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Herbert von Karajan [ ALTO / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Hilde Gueden is by no means vocally perfect; but how ravishingly she plays the part! Regina Resnik, too, is convincing in Orlovsky's couplets, Walter Berry is an excellent Falke." (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 3 in D minor Jessye Norman (soprano), Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Vienna State Opera Chorus, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/1982 ] "With sound of spectacular range, Abbado's performance is sharply defined and deeply dedicated. The range of expression, the often wild mixture of elements in this work, is conveyed with extraordinary intensity, not least in the fine contributions of... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier (complete opera) Maria Reining / Ludwig Weber / Sena Jurinac / Hilde Gueden / Vienna State Opera Chorus / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Erich Kleiber, conductor [ Regis Records / 3 CD - released 16/Feb/2005 ] "Kleiber senior's innate and deep understanding of the score and his instinctive feeling for the Viennese idiom remains unsurpassed..." - Gramophone |
ENESCU
Enescu: Oedipe Monte Pederson, Eglis Silins, Davide Damiani, Michael Roider Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 2/Jan/2006 ] |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (complete opera recorded live in 1965) Regina Resnik, Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek, Wolfgang Windgassen / Chorus & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Karl Böhm [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "Böhm himself is at his absolute best, attaining almost unbearable levels of frenzy in places, yet also wonderfully detailed, even with the restricted, mono sound." (The Guardian) |
AMILCARE PONCHIELLI
Ponchielli: La Gioconda (complete opera recorded in 1986) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Placido Domingo, Eva Marton, Matteo Manuguerra, Ludmila Semtschuk / Adam Fischer (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Amilcare Ponchielli's sole operatic work La Gioconda made him a major figure in Italy. Internationally renowned stars Eva Marton and Placido Domingo, who play the leading roles in the performance, ensure an unforgettable operatic experience. |
SCHUBERT
Rosamunde (complete incidental music) Rohanzig Yachmi (contralto) / Vienna State Opera Chorus / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Munchinger [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "glows with an affectionate warmth... one of Munchinger's very best records... the VPO is at its magnificent best" (Penguin Guide) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: La fanciulla del West (complete opera recorded in 2013) Vienna State Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Tomasz Konieczny / Franz Welser-Most (cond) [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2016 ] 'Their singing is magnificent' BBC Music Magazine - Opera Choice - March 2016 |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Vanessa Eleanor Steber, Rosalind Elias, Ira Malaniuk, Nicolai Gedda, Giorgio Tozzi / Vienna State Opera & VPO, Dimitri Mitropoulos [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 21/Jul/2006 ] Recorded Live at Salzberg Festival 1958 |
Thomas Moser - Robert Holl - Deborah Voigt - Peter Weber . Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus. Christian Thielemann
Wagner - Tristan und Isolde (Complete opera) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 8/Jun/2004 ] One of the best conductors of his generation with his first complete opera recording on Deutsche Grammophon |
VERDI
Nabucco (complete opera recorded in 1965) Tito Gobbi / Elena Souliotis / Carlo Cava / Bruno Prevedi / Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca Operas / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] Decca's recordings in the 1960s were state-of-the-art and this set, produced by Erik Smith and engineered by Gordon Parry and James Brown, wears its years lightly, better in fact than the much later Muti set. |
VERDI / WAGNER / LEONCAVALLO / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves: 20 Greatest Opera Choruses Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden, Antal Dorati / Vienna State Opera Chorus, Herbert von Karajan / Robert Shaw Chorale [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "For many, Opera is not just about large sopranos and dashing tenors sharing tender moments in duets, or villainous baritones, or even erring daughters; we also relish the thrill of a fine chorus rising to an old favourite such as the Chorus of the... |
