Since you are interested in Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (complete operetta), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2009) Thomas Hampson, Robert Holl, Edita Gruberova, Roberta Alexander, Barbara Bonney, / Royal Concertgebouw orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 3 CD - released 2/Sep/2016 ] "No interpretation of this endlessly fascinating work will ever hold all the answers, but this one provides a good deal of them in its lean, direct and perceptive way." Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Genoveva (complete opera recorded in 1997) Ruth Ziesak, Marjana Lipovsek, Thomas Quasthoff, Rodney Gilfry, Deon van der Walt, Hiroyuki Ijichi / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 4/May/2009 ] "Opera buffs might complain at a lack of action, but lovers of Schumann will celebrate a work that is at once intimate, thought-provoking and gloriously melodious. A sure-fire first choice." (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (Complete Opera recorded in 1994) Boje Skovhus, Sergei Leiferkus, Charlotte Margiono, Barbara Bonney / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "As you would expect, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, tackling Fidelio, reflects the climate of period performance, even though - with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe as immaculate as ever - modern instruments are used." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (complete opera recorded in 1991) Ruggero Raimondi (Boris Godunov), Paul Plishka, Kenneth Riegel, Nicolai Gedda, Galina Vishneyevskaya / National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropov [ Erato / Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2018 ] "Ruggero Raimondi's Boris is sung firmly and lyrically. He responds to the elegance to be found in Mussorgsky's brief, speech-inflected phrases, and some scenes, notably his final exchanges with his son, are movingly done." (Gramophone) |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Strauss, Johann: Composer Series Orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestra Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] Nikolaus Harnoncourt at Eighty - Harnoncourt & J. Strauss |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Idomeneo (complete opera recorded in 1980) Werner Hollweg, Trudeliese Schmidt, Rachel Yakar, Felicity Palmer / Mozart-Orchester und Chor des Opernhauses Zurich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner the Teldec Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/May/2009 ] "The depth of the music seems greater than ever, the drama more real." (Gramophone) |