More By Artist: Vienna Opera
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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... |
VERDI / DONIZETTI
Arias from the operas Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) / Vienna Opera Orchestra / Edward Downes [ Decca Records / CD - released 26/Sep/2008 ] The two greatest nineteenth-century Italian opera composers - Donizetti and Verdi - show Pavarotti in both popular and rare repertory. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tenor Arias from Italian Opera Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) / New Philharmonia / Vienna Opera Orchestra [ Decca Pavarotti the Studio Albums / CD - released 15/Dec/2007 ] This collection, Tenor Arias from Italian Opera was published originally in 1971. Covering a vast breadth of expressive styles Pavarotti shows his versatility, depth of interpretation and supreme capacity in these dramatic roles. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The World's Favourite Tenor Arias Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) / Vienna Folk Opera Orchestra & Choir / John Alldis Choir / Berlin Philharmonic / London Philharmonic / various conductors [ Decca Pavarotti the Studio Albums / CD - released 15/Dec/2007 ] A fabulous collection, Luciano Pavarotti recorded 'The World's Favourite Tenor Arias' between 1971 and 1974 with a variety of world-class orchestras and conductors. It is one of Pavarotti's twelve original studio albums made during the course of his... |
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 |
SAINT-SAENS
Essential Saint-Saens (Incl Symphony No. 3, 'Organ' in C minor & Danse macabre) Marilyn Horne. Joshua Bell. Pascal Roge. Cristina Ortiz / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Opera Orchestra [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 15/May/2004 ] "This is very good value, with consistently fine playing and recording" (Gramophone on the piano concerto) |
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... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Vienna Opera / Ausrine Stundyte, Bo Skovhus, Natascha Petrinsky, Elena Zaremba / Constantin Trinks (cond) [ C Major / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "Aušrinė Stundytė has in recent years made the role of Renate her own; and with the openness and generosity of her soprano, its control of colour, its capacity for tender lyricism with a tragic edge, she is perfect as the suffering heart of the work" |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded at the Salzburg Festival in 2015) Vienna Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Adrianne Pieczonka, Tomasz Konieczny, Hans-Peter König, Olga Bezsmertna / Franz Welser-Möst (cond) [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Jonas Kaufmann's gorgeously sung Florestan"(Financial Times) and Leonora - "triumphantly sung by Adrianne Pieczonka" (The Guardian/Observer) |
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
Leoncavallo: Zaza (complete opera recorded in 2020) BLU-RAY Vienna Opera / Svetlana Aksenova, Enkelejda Shkosa, Dorothea Herbert, Juliette Mars / Stefan Soltesz (cond) [ C Major / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Nov/2021 ] "By far the most telling contributions come from Christopher Maltman in the beau rôle of Cascart, Zazà's protector and former lover, and Enkelejda Shkosa as her alcoholic mama." Opera |
W.A. MOZART
Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera recorded the Salzburg Festival in 2006) Vienna State Opera / Ana Maria Martinez/ Sophie Koch / Shawn Mathey / Thomas Allen / Vienna Philharmonic / Manfred Honeck(cond) [ Decca Classics Mozart 22 / 2 DVD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] G - "A musical and vocal pleasure... A major festival event in the anniversary year." -Donaukurier |
