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LIGETI
Le Grand Macabre (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Gran Teatre del Liceu / Chris Merritt, Ines Moraleda, Ana Puche / Michael Boder (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] Barcelona's Grand Teatre del Liceu presents György Ligeti's sole opera "Le grand macabre" in a stunningly imaginative and highly theatrical production by La Fura dels Baus. |
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ROSSINI
La Gazzetta (complete opera recorded in 2005) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Cinzia Forte / Bruno Pratico / Charles Workman / Pietro Spagnoli / Maurizio Barbacini (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 18/Jul/2006 ] G :- "A joyous version of one of Rossini's lesser known operas, well sung and acted, beautiful to look at and characterised by a riot of comic invention" (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
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ROSSINI
La Gazzetta (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Gran Teatre del Liceu / Cinzia Forte / Bruno Pratico / Charles Workman / Pietro Spagnoli / Maurizio Barbacini (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2012 ] '…ironic and sensual, friendly but with a light taste of satire, La Gazzetta by Rossini has been reborn in this production that has the distinctive stamp of Fo, who has been able to handle with strength the Rossinian chaos without neglecting - and... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (complete opera recorded in 2004) BLU-RAY Gran Teatre Del Liceu / Marcelo Álvarez, Carlos Álvarez , Inva Mula, Julian Konstantinov, Nino Surguladze / Jesus-Lopez Cobos (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] Sound Format: PCM Stereo Picture Format: 16:9 | Original Language: IT Subtitles: IT, GB, DE, FR, ES, Catalan | Running Time: 130 mins Resolution: 1080i High Definition (Upscale) Blu-ray Disc 25 GB (Single Layer) | FSK: 0 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhauser (complete opera recorded in 2008) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Peter Seiffert, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Günther Groissböck, Markus Eiche / Sebastian Weigle (cond) [ C Major DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] "Peter Seiffert sings powerfully and expressively as Tannhauser, and Petra Maria a bit too powerfully as Elisabeth. The orchestra, under Sebastian Weigle, gives a strong account of the score" BBC Music |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhäuser (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Gran Teatre del Liceu / Peter Seiffert, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Günther Groissböck, Markus Eiche / Sebastian Weigle (cond) [ C Major / Unitel Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] "Peter Seiffert sings powerfully and expressively as Tannhauser, and Petra Maria a bit too powerfully as Elisabeth. The orchestra, under Sebastian Weigle, gives a strong account of the score" (BBC Music) |
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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (Complete opera recorded in 2015) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Sondra Radvanovsky, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Gubanova, Raymond Aceto / Renato Palumbo (cond) [ C Major DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Oct/2016 ] "Renato Palumbo directs a straightforward reading of the score, and the orchestra play for him in their most Italianate manner. The chorus also sounds excellent. This probably now takes the lead as the finest version of Norma available on film" MWeb |
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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (Complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Gran Teatre del Liceu / Sondra Radvanovsky, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Gubanova, Raymond Aceto / Renato Palumbo (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2016 ] Radvanovsky's performance as Norma has been the fixed point of Newbury's staging. British Opera magazine described her as "fearless in scaling the heights of this bel canto challenge. Her range of colours, were wondrous and energizing." |
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MUSSORGSKY
Khovanshchina (complete opera recorded in 2007) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Vladimir Ognovenko / Vladimir Galouzine / Robert Brubaker / Michel Boder (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 30/Mar/2008 ] G : - "The staging drifts into occasional dramatic lulls, but nevertheless provides a highly convincing exposition of this difficult but rewarding score. Mussorgsky's drama is an anomaly in the operatic canon, in that it is driven not by character,... |
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STRAUSS / VERDI / ADAM / TCHAIKOVSKY / MOZART / etc
Herbert von Karajan - Complete Decca Recordings Herbert von Karajan with Vienna Philharmonic, with Mario del Monaco, Renata Tebaldi, Hilde Güden, Leontyne Price, etc [ Decca / 33 CD Box Set - released 21/Feb/2020 ] Presented with original sleeves and spined wallets, this 33CD set of Herbert von Karajan's complete Decca recordings includes a new essay by Karajan biographer, Richard Osborne. |
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KURT WEILL
Das Berliner Requiem (with works by Hindemith, Stravinsky & Milhaud) Hilde Venken (sop) Ivan Goossens (ten) Jacob Bloch Jespersen (bass) / I Solisti del Vento / Flemish Radio Choir / Paul Hillier [ Glossa SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "The performance [of Stravinsky's Octet] here is beautifully executed with a delightful and exuberant finale." BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 **** |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tempesta di Passaggi: Solo Music for Cornetto I Cavalieri del Cornetto, Andrea Inghisciano, María González [ Arcana / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] A storm of passaggi to echo the virtuosity of the cornettists of Renaissance Italy who exalted their instrument, of which Andrea Inghisciano is one of the most sought-after contemporary exponents (listen, for example, to the disc 'La Morte della... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Turandot (highlights from the complete opera) Inge Borkh, Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Fernando Corena / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Alberto Erede [ Decca Belart / CD - released 1/Apr/1996 ] "The recording has a glitter and brilliance to match even the fabulous court of the emperor of China" (Penguin Guide) |
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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (complete opera recorded in 1968) Elena Souliotis, Fiorenza Cossotto, Mario Del Monaco, Carlo Cava / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Silvio Varviso [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Elena Souliotis has the power, ferocity, energy for the role...Mario del Monaco's "Ferisci, ma non interrogarmi" is a splendid moment [...] Cosotto's tone is always full and beautiful...Silvio Varviso's direction is pleasantly spirited" Gramophone |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Acis et Galatée Jean-François Lombard, Elena Harsányi, Valeria La Grotta, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Federico Maria Sarde [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] Jean-Baptiste Lully's unrivalled position at the Sun King's court gave him freedom to produce numerous grand theatre works. Acis et Galatée is acknowledged as one of his masterpieces with its adroit alternation of effects and situations and its... |
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RODRIGO
Complete Orchestral Works 5 (Includes 'Concierto Madrigal' & 'Concierto para una fiesta') Joaquin Clerch, guitar / Ricardo Gallen, guitar Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias Maximiano Valdes, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] "As with Russians, it takes Spaniards to play Spanish music properly, and the Asturias Symphony rises eloquently to the task, filling the most urban sitting-room with those sweeping Spanish vistas." |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Verdi Album Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma, Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Sony / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "his musicianship melds with his keen interpretative intelligence to achieve real and extraordinary success" (Opera Choice BBC Music Five Stars Oct 2013) |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Jonas Kaufmann - Puccini: Love Affairs Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), with Pretty Yende (sop), Anna Netrebko (sop), Sonya Yoncheva (sop), Malin Byström (sop) / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale [ Sony / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Following on from his phenomenally successful Grammy-nominated first Puccini album in 2015, "Nessun Dorma", Jonas Kaufmann now presents a new album of Puccini highlights to mark the composer's anniversary year 2024. "The greatest tenor of his... |
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DUKAS
Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (Recorded live at Gran Teatre del Liceu, June & July 2011) José van Dam, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet / Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Stéphane Denève (conductor) & Claus Guth (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] José van Dam is cast as the villainous Barbe-bleue, while taking on the immensely demanding role of Ariane - who does not leave the stage throughout the entire opera - is American soprano Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet. |
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THE THREE TENORS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Three (3) Tenors In Concert 1990 [The original recording] Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta [ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Original Masters / CD - released 12/Dec/1999 ] This is a special collector's Mobile fidelity gold CD edition. |