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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Messa da Requiem (recorded in 2002) Roberto Alagna / Angela Gheorghiu / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 6/May/2002 ] Claudio Abbado Conducts A Live Gala Performance Of Verdi's Requiem With Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu And The Berlin Philharmonic There could have been no more fitting event and no greater sense of occasion than the live performance of Giuseppe... |
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MASCAGNI
L'Amico Fritz (complete opera) Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Laura Polverelli & George Petean / Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Alberto Veronesi [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2009 ] Pietro Mascagni's charming though seldom recorded romantic comedy L'amico Fritz, featuring a "phenomenal" cast. |
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PUCCINI
La Rondine (Complete opera recorded in 1996) [with Le Villi - Highlights] Roberto Alagna / Angela Gheorghiu / London Symphony Orchestra / Pappano [ Warner Classics The Opera Series / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "An almost ideal account of Puccini's least-performed mature work, with both Alagna and Gheorghiu at their peak. Valuable extras from Alagna in Le Villi, too." (BBC Music) |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore [Elixir of Love] (Complete opera) Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Robert Scaltriti / Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opera National de Lyon / Evelino Pido [ Decca Opera! / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "..becomes a clear and welcome choice for this work, worth every penny of the asking price." (Gramophone) |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Il Trovatore (Complete Opera recorded in 2001) Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, Larissa Diadkova, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo / London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 20/May/2018 ] "More and more I'm finding the real Italian in me," said British-born, American-trained Antonio Pappano shortly after making this recording of Il trovatore. |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: La Boheme (Complete opera recorded in 1995) Roberto Alagna / Leontina Vaduva / Thomas Hampson / Ruth Ann Swenson / Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "This is a version to stand alongside the classics of the past." Rosette - Penguin Stereo Guide |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman (The Tales of Hoffman) (complete opera) Roberto Alagna, Jose van Dam, Natalie Dessay, Sumi Jo / l'Opera National de Lyon, Kent Nagano [ Erato Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD - released 20/May/2016 ] "Kent Nagano uses Kaye's complete edition preserving the recitatives. He balances this by taking quite a brisk view of the tempi and the pacing of the piece." MusicWeb |
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TRADITIONAL
The Sicilian Roberto Alagna (tenor) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] These songs are a part of me," states star tenor Roberto Alagna. Raised in Paris on the musical heritage of his Sicilian parents, Alagna sings their homeland's tarantellas, waltzes and lullabies with thrilling authenticity. |
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Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Choeur & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
Roberto Alagna-Sacred Arias (Including 'Ave Maria' & 'Panis Angelicus') [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Beutiful sacred songs by the almighty Alagna |
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DONIZETTI / BELLINI
Bel Canto Roberto Alagna (tenor) / London Philharmonic / Evelino Pido (with Angela Gheorghiu) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] The wonderful Roberto Alagno in a beautiful CD of bel-canto |
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LEONCAVALLO / PONCHIELLI / CILEA / ZANDONAI / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / etc
Nessun Dorma (arias from opera) Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mark Elder [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Following on from the great success of his previous Berlioz releases, superstar tenor Roberto Alagna explores the world of opera with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under conductor Mark Elder. |
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PORTER / LOPEZ / MANSARD / etc
C'est magnifique!: Songs of Luis Mariano Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Paris Symphonic Orchestra / Yvan Cassar [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Dec/2005 ] Roberto Alagna pays tribute to Luis Mariano with a fresh and virtuosic take on the highlights of popular repertoire |
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BAZIN / MASSENET / GOUNOD / GRe°TRY / HALe°VY / THOMAS / MEYERBEER
French Opera Arias Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Royal Opera House Orchestra, Bertrand de Billy [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - Recital "Imaginative programming that combines some old favourites with some rarely encountered gems. All sung with panache by a tenor at home in this music" |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / MASSENET / BIZET / BERLIOZ / DONIZETTI / etc
L'enchanteur Roberto Alagna (tenor) with Natalie Dessay, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Jose van Dam & others [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Roberto Alagna is the kind of 'opera singer' who can sing for all with such infectious pleasure that all we can do is sit back and enjoy. And so happy are we to listen to him that there's only one thing we feel we should say to him: thank you. |
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Roberto Fonseca
Yo [ World Village / CD - released 19/Mar/2012 ] Recognized as a major influence on modern Cuban jazz, and jazz in general, on his new album Roberto Fonseca proves that his horizons are not limited by the subtleties of jazz, nor to just the Caribbean. These new compositions revisit themes such as... |
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CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: The complete works for pedal piano & orchestra Roberto Prosseda (pedal piano) / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Howard Shelley [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 62 / CD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "Prosseda seems to have full command of his unwieldy instrument and manages to make Gounod's music sing and dance in a lively fashion. Howard Shelley, who trades his piano for the podium, is an able accompanist" (AudAud.com) |
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GUIDO ALBERTO FANO / LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA / SILVIO OMIZZOLO / CRISTIAN CARRARA
War Silence: Rare Italian piano concertos Roberto Prosseda (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra Nir Kabaretti (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] The critical reception of Schumann's violin sonatas-like that of much of the composer's late output-has vacillated over the course of the intervening centuries. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Teatro dell'Opera di Roma / Francisca Dotto, Antonio Poli, Roberto Frontali / Jader Bignamini (cond) [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 31/Mar/2023 ] The collaboration between American filmmaker Sofia Coppola and Italian haute couture king Valentino Garavani comes in the form of one of the most spectacular and successful revivals of "La Traviata". Sofia Coppola's staging brings new life into... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Don Carlos (Complete French version recorded in 1996) Theatre du Chatelet, Paris / Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Karita Mattila / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Music Vision DVD / DVD - released 18/Jan/2001 ] G - Libretto by Joseph Mery and Camille du Locle after Schiller's dramatic poem Don Carlos. The original French version in five acts by Ursula Gunther, revised after the original version by Ursula Gunther and Luciano Pelazzoni. |
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VARIOUS
100 Best Carols [6 CD set] Various Artists includes Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Kiri te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Barbara Hendricks, Hermann Prey, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2007 ] This 6-CD set contains all the best-loved carols that gladden and enrich the Christmas season, performed by outstanding choirs, ensembles and soloists from all over the world. |