Jussi Björling

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Verdi: Il Trovatore

Verdi: Il Trovatore

Jussi Bjorling, Zinka Milanov, Leonard Warren, Fedora Barbieri, Nicola Moscona, Margaret Roggero, Paul Franke, George Cehanovsky, Nathaniel Sprinzena

Robert Shaw Chorale & RCA Orchestra, Renato Cellini

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Puccini: La Bohème

Puccini: La Bohème

plus 7 bonus arias

Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Angeles, Robert Merrill

RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Thomas Beecham

Regis - RRC2075

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Jussi Bjorling

Jussi Bjorling

CD 1 Opera and Oratorio Arias and Songs 1936–1941

GIUSEPPE VERDI 1813–1901

1 Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida (Aida, Act I) (It)

Matrix and coupling number: 2SB 440-2 (DB 3049) · Recorded: 1 or 3.XII.1936

2 La donna è mobile (Rigoletto, Act III) (It)

0SB 441-2 (DA 1548) · 3.XII.1936

GIACOMO PUCCINI 1858–1924

3 Che gelida manina (La bohème, Act I) (It)

2SB 439-2 (DB 3049) · 1 or 3.XII.1936

4 Recondita armonia (Tosca, Act I) (It)

0SB 442-2 (DA 1548) · 3.XII.1936

5 E lucevan le stelle (Tosca, Act III) (It)

0SB 574-2 (DA 1584) · 4.IX.1937

6 Ch’ella mi creda (La fanciulla del West, Act III) (It)

0SB 571-2 (DA 1584) · 3.IX.1937

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI 1834–1886

7 Cielo e mar (La Gioconda, Act II) (It)

2SB 570-2 (DB 3302) · 3.IX.1937

GIACOMO MEYERBEER 1791–1864

8 Mi batte il cor…O paradiso (L’africaine, Act IV) (It)

2SB 573-2 (DB 3302) · 4.IX.1937

FRANCESCO PAOLO TOSTI 1846–1916

9 Ideale (Errico) (It)

0SB 577-2 (DA 1582) · 5.IX.1937

EDUARDO DI CAPUA 1865–1917

10 ’O sole mio (Capurro) (It)

0SB 576-2 (DA 1582) · 5.IX.1937

RUDOLF FRIML 1879–1972

11 Only a Rose (The Vagabond King, Act I) (Eng)

0SB 575-1 (DA 1607) · 4.IX.1937

HENRY ERNEST GEEHL 1881–1961

12 For You Alone (O’Reilly) (Eng)

0SB 572-1 (DA 1594) · 3.IX.1937

JULES MASSENET 1842–1912

13 Instant charmant…En ferment les yeux (Manon, Act II) (Fr)

2SB 779-2 (DB 3603) · 10.VIII.1938

GEORGES BIZET 1838–1875

14 La fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen, Act II) (Fr)

2SB 780-1 (DB 3603) · 10.VIII.1938

CHARLES GOUNOD 1818–1893

15 Salut ! Demeure chaste et pure (Faust, Act III) (Fr)

2SB 984-3 (DB 3887) · 14.VII.1939

FRIEDRICH VON FLOTOW 1812–1883

16 M’apparì tutt’amor (Martha, Act III) (It)

2SB 983-3 (DB 3887) · 14.VII.1939

GIOACHINO ROSSINI 1792–1868

17 Cujus animam (Stabat Mater) (Lat)

2SB 823-1 (DB 3665) · 12.X.1938

VERDI

18 Ingemisco (Messa da Requiem) (Lat)

2SB 824-1 (DB 3665) · 12.X.1938

19 Ah sì, ben mio (Il trovatore, Act III) (It)

0SB 825-3 (5 66306 2) · 12.X.1938 (P) 1997

20 Di quella pira (Il trovatore, Act III) (It)

0SB 826-1 (5 66306 2) · 12.X.1938 (P) 1997

21 Ah sì, ben mio (Il trovatore, Act III) (It)

0SB 825-5 (DA 1701) · 15.VII.1939

22 Di quella pira (Il trovatore, Act III) (It)

0EA 8086-1 (DA 1701) · 15.VII.1939

23 Questa o quella (Rigoletto, Act I) (It)

0SB 2033-2 (DA 1818) · 16.VI.1941

CD 2 Opera Arias and Songs 1941–1950

PUCCINI

1 O soave fanciulla (La bohème, Act I) (It)

Hjödis Schymberg soprano

2SB 2034-1 (DB 6119) · 17.VI.1941

VERDI

2 È il sol dell’anima (Rigoletto, Act II) (It)

2SB 2035-1 (DB 6119) · 17.VI.1941

3 Questa o quella (Rigoletto, Act I) (It)

0SB 2401-2 (DA 1837) · 27-30.III.1944

4 Di’ tu se fedele (Un ballo in maschera, Act I) (It)

0SB 2404–2 (DA 1837) · 27-30.III.1944

PUCCINI

5 Nessun dorma (Turandot, Act III) (It)

0SB 2399-2 (DA 1841) · 27-30.III.1944

UMBERTO GIORDANO 1867–1948

6 Come un bel dì di maggio (Andrea Chénier, Act IV) (It)

0SB 2397-2 (DA 1836) · 27-30.III.1944

7 Amor ti vieta (Fedora, Act II) (It)

0SB 2398-2 (DA 1836) · 27-30.III.1944

PIETRO MASCAGNI 1863–1945

8 Mamma! Quell vino è generoso (Cavalleria rusticana) (It)

2SB 2403-1 (DB 6163) · 27-30.III.1944

RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO 1857–1919

9 Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (Pagliacci, Act I) (It)

2SB 2400-2 (DB 6163) · 27-30.III.1944

10 Mattinata (Leoncavallo) (It)

0SB 2402-2 (DA 1841) · 27-30.III.1944

GAETANO DONIZETTI 1797–1848

11 Una furtive lagrima (L’elisir d’amore, Act III) (It)

2SB 2537-2 (DB 6714) · 7.IX.1945

BIZET

12 Je crois entendre encore (Les Pêcheurs de perles, Act I) (Fr)

2SB 2538 (5 66306 2) · 7.IX.1945 (P) 1997

GOUNOD

13 Ah! Lève-toi, soleil ! (Roméo et Juliette, Act II) (Fr)

2SB 2535-2 (DB 6249) · 6.IX.1945

MASSENET

14 Je suis seul !...Ah ! Fuyez, douce image (Manon, Act III) (Fr)

2SB 2536-1 (DB 6249) · 6.IX.1945

FRANCESCO CILEA 1866–1950

15 È la solita storia (L’arlesiana, Act II) (It)

2SB 2882-1 (DB 6714) · 27.XI.1947

MASCAGNI

16 O Lola (Cavalleria rusticana) (It)

0SB 2937-1 (DA 1908) · 15.IX.1948

PUCCINI

17 Donna non vidi mai (Manon Lescaut, Act I) (It)

0SB 2936-2 (DA 1908) · 15.IX.1948

18 Recondita armonia (Tosca, Act I) (It)

0SB 3315 (5 66306 2) · 12.IX.1950 (P) 1997

19 E lucevan le stelle (Tosca, Act III) (It)

0SB 3314 (RLS 715) · 12.IX.1950 (P) 1977

20 O soave fanciulla (La bohème, Act I) (It)

Anna-Lisa Björling soprano

2SB 3070-1 (5 66306 2) · 10.VIII.1949 (P) 1997

GOUNOD

21 Ange adorable (Roméo et Juliette, Act I) (Fr)

Anna-Lisa Björling soprano

2SB 3069-2 (5 66306 2) · 10.VIII.1949 (P) 1997

BENJAMIN GODARD 1849–1895

22 Concealed in this retreat (Berceuse) (Jocelyn, Act II) (Eng)

0SB 3072-2 (DA 1931) · 11.VIII.1949

TOSTI

23 L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra (d’Annunzio)

0SB 3071-2 (DA 1931) · 11.VIII.1949

Orchestra (1)-(10) · Royal Orchestra (11)-(14), (16) & (17)

Stockholm Concert Association Orchestra (15), (20)-(23)

Swedish Radio Orchestra (18) & (19)

Nils Grevillius

CD 3 Opera and Operetta Arias and Songs in Swedish 1929–1941

GEEHL

1 För dig allén (For You Alone) (O’Reilly)

BE 1892-1 (HM 189) · 4.IX.1929 (P) 2008

LEONCAVALLO

2 Mattinata (Leoncavallo)

BE 1893-1 (HM 189) · 4.IX.1929 (P) 2008

(?) Hjalmar Meissner piano

GOUNOD

3 Höj dig, du klara sol (Ah ! Lève-toi, soleil !) (Roméo et Juliette, Act II)

BT 5206-2 (X 3628) · 29.IX.1930

VERDI

4 O, I kvinnor (Questa o quella) (Rigoletto, Act I)

BT 5207-2 (X 3628) · 29.IX.1930

RAOUL LAPARRA 1876–1943

5 Fylld av vemod sänker sig natten (Mélancolique tombe le soir)

(L’illustre Frégona)

0PA 122-2 (X 4108) · 21.III.1933

ALEXANDER BORODIN 1833-1887

6 Dagen gick långsamt till ro (Vladimir’s Cavatina) (Prince Igor, Act II)

0PA 123-2 (X 4108) · 21.III.1933

PUCCINI

7 Det sköna står att finna (Recondita armonia) (Tosca, Act I)

0PA 194-1 (X 4205) · 13.XI.1933

8 Jag minns stjärnorna lyste (E lucevan le stelle) (Tosca, Act III)

0PA 195-1 (X 4205) · 13.XI.1933

VERDI

9 Ack, som ett fjun så lätt (La donna è mobile) (Rigoletto, Act III)

0PA 213-2 (X 4220) · 20.XII.1933

10 Skyhögt mot himlen (Di quella pira) (Il trovatore, Act III)

0PA 235-2 (X 4265) · 3.III.1934

LEONCAVALLO

11 Spela komedi! … Pudra ditt anlet (Recitar!...Vesti la giubba)

(Pagliacci, Act I)

0PA 214-1 (X 4220) · 20.XII.1933

MASCAGNI

12 O Lola (Cavalleria rusticana)

0PA 236-1 (X 4265) · 3.III.1934

PUCCINI

13 Låt henne tro (Ch’ella mi creda) (La fanciulla del West, Act III)

0SB 100-1 (X 4436) · 4.III.1935

KURT ATTERBERG 1887-1974

14 I männwe över lag och rätt (Ye men of law and justice) (Fanal, Act III)

0SB 99-1 (X 4436) · 4.III.1935

NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV 1844-1908

15 I söderns hav (Song of India) (Sadko, Scene 4)

0SB 410-1 (X 4723) · 8.X.1936

JACQUES OFFENBACH 1819–1875

16 Uti en skog på berget Ida (Au mont Ida troi déesses) (La belle Hélène, Act I)

0SB 755-1 (X 6090) · 31.V.1938

JOHANN STRAUSS II 1825-1899

17 Vem oss har vigt? (Wer uns getraut?) (Der Zigeunerbaron, Act II)

Hjördis Schymberg soprano

0SB 741-5 (X 6146) · 28.IV.1938

KARL MOLLÖCKER 1842–1899

18 Skall jag tala…Antag det fall (Soll ich redden…Ich setz’ den Fall)

(Der Bettelstudent, Act II)

Hjördis Schymberg soprano

0SB 756-2 (X 6146) · 31.V.1938

19 Nu är jag pank och fågelfri (Ich hab’ kein Geld) (Der Bettelstudent, Act III)

0SB 743-4 (X 6090) · 30.V.1938

WILHELM PETERSON-BERGER 1867-1942

20 När jag för mig själv I mörka skogen går (As I walk alone in the dark forest)

BT 5209-2 (X 3675) · 29.IX.1930

21 Bland skogens höga furustammar (Among the tall pine trees of the forest)

BT 5210-2 (X 3675) · 29.IX.1930

SWEDISH FOLKSONG arr. ANDREAS RANDEL 1806-1864

22 Ack Värmeland, do sköna (Ah Värmeland, thou fairest)

0SB 403-2 (X 4720) · 7.X.1936

SWEDISH FOLKSONG

23 Allt under himmelens fäste (Just below the roof of heaven)

0SB 404-1 (X 4720) · 7.X.1936

CARL SJÖBERG 1861-1900

24 Tonerna (Music) (Geijer)

0SB 402-2 (X 4716) · 7.X.1936

MOGENS SCHRADER 1894-1934

25 Sommarnatt (Summer Night) (Stevens)

0SB 409-2 (X 4716) · 8.X.1936

WILHELM STENHAMMAR 1871-1927

26 Sverige (Sweden) (Ett Folk)

0SB 471-1 (X 4777) · 26.I.1937

RAGNAR ALTHÉN 1883-1961

27 Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Land) (Björklund)

0SB 472-2 (X 4777) · 26.I.1937

ERIC WIDE (RAGNAR WIDESTEDT) 1887-1954

28 Nämner du Sverige (Coldén)

0SB 753-2 (X 6235) · 30.V.1938

CD 4 Lieder and Songs 1939–1959

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770–1827

1 Adelaide (Matthisson) (Ger)

0SB 987-2 & 988-2 (DA 1705) · 15.VII.1939

RICHARD STRAUSS 1864–1949

2 Morgen! (Morning) (Hart) (Ger)

0SB 985-3 (DA 1704) · 15.VII.1939

3 Cäcilie (Mackay) (Ger)

0SB 986-3 (DA 1704) · 15.VII.1939

Harry Ebert piano

GUSTAF NORDQVIST 1886-1949

4 Bön I ofredstid (Prayer in a time of unrest) (Personne) (Sw)

0SB 2409 (X 7077) · 5.IV.1944

5 Bisp Thomas frihetssång (Freedom is the finest thing) (Simonsson) (Sw)

0SB 2410-1 (X 7077) · 5.IV.1944

Orchestra / Sune Waldimir

SERGEI RACHMANINOV 1873-1943

6 In the Silence of the Night (Harris & Taylor) (Eng)

0SB 2880-2 (DA 1890) · 27.XI.1947

7 Lilacs (Chapman) (Eng)

0SB 2881-1 (DA 1890) · 27.XI.1947

Stockholm Concert Association Orchestra / Nils Grevillius

STEPHEN FOSTER 1826-1864

8 Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Foster) (Eng)

0SB 2926-2 (DA 1902) · 7.IX.1948

GUY D’HARDELOT 1858–1936

9 Because (Teschemacher) (Eng)

0SB 2927-2 (DA 1902) · 7.IX.1948

Royal Orchestra / Nils Grevillius

OLEY SPEAKS 1874-1948

10 Sylvia (Scollard) (Eng)

0EA 16909-1 (DA 2039) · 24.XI.1952

LOUIS CAMPBELL-TIPTON 1877-1921

11 A Spirit Flower (Stanton) (Eng)

0EA 16915-1 (DA 2039) · 24.XI.1952

AMY MARCY CHENEY BEACH 1867-1944

12 Ah, Love, But a Day (Browning) (Eng)

0EA 16916-1 (DA 2025) · 24.XI.1952

SJÖBERG

13 I Bless Ev’ry Hour (Tonerna) (Geijer trans. Tysh) (Eng)

0EA 16914-1 (DA 2025) · 24.XI.1952

Ivor Newton piano

NORDQVIST

14 Till havs (Toward the Sea) (Reuter) (Sw)

0SB 3843-1S (X 7947) · 30.IX.1953

SVEN SALÉN 1890-1969

15 Sången till havet (Song to the Sea) (Salén) (Sw)

0SB 3844-1S (X 7946) · 30.IX.1953

16 Visa kring slånblom och månskära (Song of blackthorn and crescent moon)

(Thorén) (Sw)

0SB 3845-1S (X 7946) · 30.IX.1953

PETERSON-BERGER

17 Jungfrun under lind (The maid under the linden tree) (Peterson-Berger) (Sw)

0SB 3846-1S (X 7947) · 30.IX.1953

Orchestra / Bertil Bokstedt

AUGUST SÖDERMAN 1832-1876

18 Kung Heimer och Aslög (King Heimer and Aslög) (Hedberg) (Sw)

6H2-RH-0006 (ERAS 102) · 22.I.1957

19 Trollsjön (The Magic Lake) (Bäckström) (Sw)

KSAW 0120 (ERAS 113) · 8.II.1959

HUGO ALFVÉN 1872-1960

20 Så tag mit hjerte (So take my heart) (Ditlevsen) (Dan)

KSAW 0126 (ERAS 113) · 8.II.1959

JEAN SIBELIUS 1865-1957

21 Demanten på marssnön (The diamond in the March snow) (Wecksell) (Sw)

KSAW 0123 (FRS 569) · 8.II.1959

ADOLPH ADAM 1803-1856

22 Julsång (O Helga natt) (Cantique de Noël) (Kock) (Sw)

KSAW 0122 (FRS 576) · 8.II.1959

Royal Orchestra / Nils Grevillius

CD 5 Three classic operas 1953-1959

LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci (Leoncavallo)

1 Mi accordan di parlar?...Un grande spettacolo...Un tal gioco

(Canio/Chorus/Tonio/Beppe/Nedda)

2 Recitar!...Vesti la giubba

(Canio)

3 A stanotte...Coraggio!...No, Pagliaccio non son

(Canio/Nedda/Tonio/Beppe/Silvio/Chorus)

Canio - Jussi Björling

Nedda - Victoria de los Angeles

Tonio - Leonard Warren

Beppe - Paul Franke

Silvio - Robert Merrill

Robert Shaw Chorale · RCA Victor Orchestra

Renato Cellini (P) 1953/1989*

Recorded: 10, 11, 15, 19 & 29.I.1953, RCA Victor Studio, Manhattan Centre, New York

Producer: Richard Mohr · Balance engineer: Lewis Layton

PUCCINI: La bohème (Illica & Giacosa)

4 Non sono in vena...Che gelida manina (Act I)

(Rodolfo/Mimì)

5 Ehi! Rodolfo...O soave fanciulla (Act I)

(Schaunard/Colline/Marcello/Rodolfo/Mimì)

6 Marcello, finalmente...Donde lieta usci...Dunque è proprio finita (Act III)

(Rodolfo/Marcello/Mimì/Musetta)

7 In un coupè?...O Mimi, tu più non torni (Act IV)

(Marcello/Rodolfo)

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Mimì - Victoria de los Angeles

Musetta - Lucine Amara

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Schaunard - John Reardon

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

RCA Victor Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham (P) 1956/2002*

Recorded: 16, 17, 30.III & 1-3, 5,6.IV.1956, RCA Victor Studio, Manhattan Centre, New York

Producer: Richard Mohr · Balance engineer: Lewis Layton

PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Illica & Giacosa)

8 Dovunque al mondo...Amore o grillo (Act I)

(Pinkerton/Sharpless/Goro/Chorus)

9 Viene la sera...Bimba dagli occhi (Act I)

(Pinkerton/Butterfly)

Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) - Victoria de los Angeles

B. F. Pinkerton - Jussi Björling

Suzuki - Miriam Pirazzini

Sharples - Mario Sereni

Goro - Piero de Palma

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini (P) 1960/1990*

Recorded: IX. & X.1959, Rome Opera House

Producer: Victor Olof · Balance engineer: Francis Dillnutt

Jussi Bjorling

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Jussi Björling - In Song

Jussi Björling - In Song

Arthur:

Today

Bizet:

Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles)

Brahms:

Die Mainacht, Op. 43 No. 2

Curtis, E:

Torna a Surriento

Geehl:

For You Alone

Grieg:

En svane, Op. 25 No. 2

Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum'

Kalman:

Du Veilchen vom Montmartre

Körling:

Vita rosor

Leoncavallo:

Mattinata

Liszt:

Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, S. 314

Rachmaninov:

Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5

Schubert:

Die Forelle, D550

Die Allmacht, D852

Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4

Wandrers Nachtlied II 'Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', D768

Die böse Farbe, from Die schöne Müllerin, D795

Sibelius:

Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson)

Sjögren:

I drömmen du är mig nära

Strauss, R:

Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2

Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4

Tosti:

Ideale

trad.:

Ack Värmeland du sköna

arr. Randel

Allt under himmelens fäste

Wolf, H:

Verborgenheit

Jussi Björling (tenor)

Historic Masters Ltd. Is delighted to be associated with, and to have contributed to, this CD release of little known material by one of the truly great tenors of the twentieth century. In the course of our researches we have discovered original metal parts for three recordings by Jussi Björling which were not released by EMI at the time they were made. All three have now been issued as part of our Historic Masters series and we are delighted to be able to make copies available for transfer to this CD. The tenor solo from Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de perles was recorded in April 1947. Given that it is Björling’s only studio version of this aria, it seems surprising that it remained unissued until November 1977, late in the LP era. Only then was it included in an EMI boxed set entitled The Art of Jussi Björling. The other two items, the songs Mattinata and For you alone, rank amongst our most sensational discoveries in the EMI archive. These were the very first recordings made by Björling as an adult on 4 September 1929. Piano accompanied, they were almost certainly intended as tests to determine Björling’s suitability for a recording contract. Listening to these first recordings, there can be no surprise that Björling clearly passed this examination with flying colours. Three months later he was in the studio for what was in effect the launching of his hugely successful recording career with HMV and Victor. In the first few months of that career Björling repeated both songs – this time with full orchestral accompaniment. Perhaps this explains why the original tests were forgotten and, indeed, were marked in March 1930 as ‘destroyed’. In 1952, RCA, using the recently developed tape technology, decided to record a selection of the songs that Björling performed at his recitals. It is unlikely that all of these pieces would have been given at one time, but they were certainly included in his programmes over the years and give a very representative selection of the range of his repertoire. Apart from German Lieder, he always liked to sing some Swedish pieces, as well as works by the Finnish composer Sibelius, who complimented him on his interpretations of his songs, particularly those written to Swedish words. This recording from 1952 remained on the catalogue for many years as an LP in the USA, but it was less widely available in Europe and can now be heard here for the first time in a CD transfer from the original master tape. It finds Björling in particularly glorious voice.

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Verdi: Rigoletto

Verdi: Rigoletto

Recorded 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th-22nd, 25th-26th and 28th June, 1956 in the Opera House, Rome

Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters, Jussi Björling, Anna Maria Rota & Giorgio Tozzi

Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Jonel Perlea

When this 1956 recording of Rigoletto was first released in Britain, the Gramophone reviewer commented: “under Perlea, the orchestral playing is firm and dramatic, well balanced with the voice. The music is well paced. Björling’s tone is a constant pleasure. He sings elegantly. Merrill, too, is in fine voice: he sings the title rôle in correct and often impressive style… in short, this performance with Metropolitan stars offers an able, and therefore enjoyable performance of the opera”.

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Opera Highlights - The Collector’s Edition

Opera Highlights - The Collector’s Edition

Beethoven:

Fidelio, Op. 72 (highlights)

Libretto by Josef Sonnleithner & Friedrich Treitschke, after Bouilly

Helga Dernesch, Jon Vickers, Karl Ridderbusch, Zoltan Kélémen, José Van Dam, Helen Donath, Horst R. Laubenthal, Werner Hollweg & Siegfried Rudolf Frese

Berliner Philharmoniker & Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Herbert von Karajan

Bellini:

I Puritani (highlights)

Libretto by Carlo Pepoli

Montserrat Caballé, Alfredo Kraus, Matteo Manuguerra, Julia Hamari, Agostino Ferrin, Stefan Elenkov & Dennis O’Neill

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Norma (highlights)

Libretto by Felice Romani. Recorded live at the Ravenna Festival

Jane Eaglen, Eva Mei, Vincenzo La Scola & Dimitri Kavrakos

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Riccardo Muti

Berlioz:

Les Troyens (highlights)

Libretto by Berlioz, after Virgil’s Aeneid

Régine Crespin, Guy Chauvet, Jane Berbié, Marie-Luce Bellary, Jean-Pierre Hurteau, Gérard Dunan & Lucien Vernet

Fanfare du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Choeurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre

Bizet:

Carmen (highlights)

Libretto by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy, after Mérimée

Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Eliane Lublin, Viorica Cortez, Kostas Paskalis, Claude Meloni & Bernard Gontcharenko

Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, Choeurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Les Pêcheurs de Perles (highlights)

Libretto by Eugène Cormon & Michel Carré

Barbara Hendricks, John Aler, Gino Quilico & Jean-Philippe Courtis

Choeurs de Capitole de Toulouse & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson

Debussy:

Pelléas et Mélisande (highlights)

Text from Maurice Maeterlinck’s play, adapted by Debussy

Jacques Jansen, Victoria de Los Angeles, Gérard Souzay, Pierre Froumenty, Jeannine Collard, Françoise Ogéas & Jean Vieuille

Choeurs Raymond St Paul & Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, André Cluytens

Delibes:

Lakmé (highlights)

Libretto by Edmond Gondinet & Philippe Gille, after Loti

Mady Mesplé, Danielle Millet, Charles Burles, Roger Soyer & Jean-Christophe Benoît

Choeurs du Théâtre National De l’Opéra-Comique & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique, Alain Lombard

Donizetti:

L'elisir d'amore (highlights)

Libretto by Felice Romani, after Scribe

Rosanna Carteri, Luigi Alva, Rolando Panerai, Giuseppe Taddei & Angela Vercelli

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Tullio Serafin

Lucia di Lammermoor (highlights)

Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, after Scott

Edita Gruberova, Alfredo Kraus, Renato Bruson, Robert Lloyd, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Bruno Lazzaretti & Bonaventura Bottone

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno

Gershwin:

Porgy and Bess (highlights)

Libretto by Du Bose Heyward. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, after Du Bose & Dorothy K. Heyward

Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, Bruce Hubbard, Harolyn Blackwell, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, Barrington Coleman, Johnny Worthy, Mervin Wallace, Maureen Braithwaite, Autris Paige, Paula Ingram, Linda Thompson & Wayne Marshall

Glyndebourne Chorus & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Gluck:

Orfeo ed Euridice (highlights)

Libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi

Agnes Baltsa, Margaret Marshall & Edita Gruberova

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Gounod:

Faust (highlights)

Libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré, after Goethe

David Bell (organ), Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, r Thomas Allen, Michèle Command & Marc Vento

Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris & Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris, Georges Prêtre

Roméo et Juliette (highlights)

Libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré, after Shakespeare

Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, José van Dam, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Simon Keenlyside, Alain Fondary, Claire Larcher, Guy Fechter & Alain Vernes

Choeur du Capitole de Toulouse & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson

Handel:

Alcina (highlights)

Anonymous libretto, after Ariosto

Arleen Augér, Eiddwen Harrhy, Della Jones & Kathleen Kuhlmann

Opera Stage Chorus & City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Leoncavallo:

Pagliacci (highlights)

Libretto by Leoncavallo

José Carreras, Renata Scotto, Kari Nurmela, Ugo Benelli & Thomas Allen

Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Southend Boys’ Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Mascagni:

Cavalleria Rusticana (highlights)

Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti & Guido Menasci, after Verga

Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Matteo Manuguerra, Julia Hamari & Astrid Varnay

Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Southend Boys’ Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Massenet:

Manon (highlights)

Libretto by Henri Meilhac & Philippe Gille, after Prévost

Ileana Cotrubas, Alfredo Kraus, Gino Quilico, Ghyslaine Raphanel, Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Martine Mahe & José van Dam

Choeurs du Capitole du Toulouse & Orchestre du Capitole Toulouse, Michel Plasson

Werther (highlights)

Libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Millet & Georges Hartmann, after Goethe

Alfredo Kraus, Tatiana Troyanos, Christine Barbaux, Matteo Manuguerra & Jules Bastin

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Michel Plasson

Monteverdi:

L'Orfeo (highlights)

Libretto by Alessandro Striggio

Nigel Rogers, Patrizia Kwella, Emma Kirkby, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, Guillemette Laurens, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter, Stephen Varcoe, Terry Edwards & Geoffrey Shaw

London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble & London Baroque, Nigel Rogers

Mozart:

Così fan tutte, K588 (highlights)

Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. Recorded live at the Salzburg Festival

Margaret Marshall, Agnes Baltsa, James Morris, Francisco Araiza, Kathleen Battle & José Van Dam

Konzertvereinigung der Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti

Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384 (highlights)

Libretto by Gottlieb Stephanie, after Bretzner

Anneliese Rothenberger, Lucia Popp, Nicolai Gedda, Gerhard Unger & Gottlob Frick

Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Wiener Philharmoniker, Josef Krips

Le nozze di Figaro, K492 (highlights)

Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, after Beaumarchais

Thomas Allen, Kathleen Battle, Jorma Hynninen, Margaret Price, Ann Murray, Kurt Rydl, Mariana Nicolesco, Alejandro Ramirez, Ernesto Gavazzi, Patrizia Pace & Franco de Grandis

Konzertvereinigung der Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti

Die Zauberflöte, K620 (highlights)

Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder

Siegfried Jerusalem, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Brendel, Roland Bracht, Edita Gruberova, Heinz Zednik & Brigitte Lindner

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink

Don Giovanni, K527 (highlights)

Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

William Shimell, Cheryl Studer, Carol Vaness, Samuel Ramey, Frank Lopardo, Natale de Carolis & Susanne Mentzer

Konzertvereinigung der Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti

Mussorgsky:

Boris Godunov (highlights)

Version by Rimsky-Korsakov. Libretto by Mussorgsky, after Pushkin & Karamzin

Boris Christoff, Ana Alexieva, John Lanigan, Boris Christoff, Dimitr Ouzounov, Evelyn Lear, Nicolai Christov, Bojan Katzarsky, Vasil Benchev, Christina Hadjikoleva & Kina Kosseva

Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia & Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens

Offenbach:

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (highlights)

Libretto by Jules Barbier, after Hoffmann: Oeser edition

Neil Shicoff, Ann Murray, Luciana Serra, Rosalind Plowright, Jessye Norman, José Van Dam, Robert Tear, Jocelyn Taillon, Marcel Vanaud, Dale Duesing & Thierry Dran

Choeurs de l’Opéra National du Théâtre Royale de la Monnaie & Orchestre Symphonique de l’Opéra National du Théâtre Royale de la Monnaie, Sylvain Cambreling

Puccini:

La Bohème (highlights)

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica, after Murger

Nicolai Gedda, Mirella Freni, Mario Sereni, Mario Basiola Jr., Paolo Montarsolo, Mariella Adani & Ferruccio Mazzoli

Chorus of Rome Opera House & Orchestra of Rome Opera House, Thomas Schippers

Madama Butterfly (highlights)

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica

Victoria de los Angeles, Miriam Pirazzini, Jussi Björling, Mario Sereni, Piero de Palma & Antonio Sacchetti

Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Gabriele Santini

Manon Lescaut (highlights)

Libretto by Domenico Oliva & Luigi Illica, after Prévost

Montserrat Caballé, Placido Domingo, Noël Mangin, Vicente Sardinero, Robert Lloyd & Delia Wallis

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Bruno Bartoletti

Tosca (highlights)

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica, after Sardou

Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Andrea Velis, Renato Capecchi, Paul Hudson & Itzhak Perlman

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine

Turandot (highlights)

Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni, after Gozzi

Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Mirella Freni, Paul Plishka, Vicente Sardinero, Remy Corazza, Riccardo Cassinelli & Michel Sénéchal

Maîtrise de la Cathédrale de Strasbourg, Choeurs de l’Opéra du Rhin & Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard

Rossini:

Guillaume Tell (highlights)

Libretto by Étienne de Jouy & Hippolyte Bis, after Schiller

Andréa Guiot, Nicolai Gedda & Ernest Blanc

Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Alain Lombard

Il barbiere di Siviglia (highlights)

Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after Beaumarchais

Sherrill Milnes, Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Renato Capecchi, Ruggero Raimondi, Fedora Barbieri, Joseph Galiano & Michael Rippon

John Alldis Choir & London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine

Saint-Saëns:

Samson et Dalila (highlights)

Libretto by Ferdinand Lemain

Rita Gorr, Jon Vickers, Ernest Blanc, Anton Diakov, Remy Corazza, Jacques Potier & Jean-Pierre Hurteau

Choeurs René Duclos & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre

Strauss, R:

Der Rosenkavalier (highlights)

Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Kiri Te Kanawa, Kurt Rydl, Anne Sofie von Otter, Franz Grundheber, Barbara Hendricks, Claire Powell, Richard Leech & Alfred S?ramek

Staatsopernchor Dresden & Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink

Verdi:

Aida (highlights)

Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni

Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry, Mario Sereni, Ferruccio Mazzoli & Bonaldo Giaiotti

Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Zubin Mehta

Il Trovatore (highlights)

Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano

Robert Merrill, Gabriella Tucci, Giulietta Simionato, Franco Corelli, Ferruccio Mazzoli, Luciana Moneta, Angelo Mercuriali & Mario Rinaudo

Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Thomas Schippers

La Traviata (highlights)

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Dumas

Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Rolando Panerai, Delia Wallis, Robert Lloyd, Mirella Fiorentini & Richard Van Allan

John Alldis Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato

La Forza del Destino (highlights)

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave

Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Giorgio Zancanaro, Dolora Zajic, Paul Plishka & Silvestro Sammaritano

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti

Nabucco (highlights)

Libretto by Temistocle Solera

Matteo Manuguerra, Veriano Luchetti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Renata Scotto, Elena Obraztsova, Robert Lloyd, Kenneth Collins & Anne Edwards

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Otello (highlights)

Libretto by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare

James McCracken, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gwyneth Jones, Piero de Palma, Florindo Andreolli, Alfredo Giacomotti, Anna di Stasio & Leonardo Monreale

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Rigoletto (highlights)

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave

Nicolai Gedda, Cornell MacNeil, Reri Grist, Agostino Ferrin, Anna di Stasio, Limbania Leoni, Benito di Bella, Franco Ricciardi & Alfredo Giacomotti

Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Wagner:

Der Fliegende Holländer (highlights)

Libretto by Wagner

José Van Dam, Kurt Moll, Dunja Vejzovic, Peter Hofmann, Thomas Moser & Kaja Borris

Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

The Ring (highlights)

Libretto by Wagner

James Morris, Andreas Schmidt, Peter Seiffert, Heinz Zednik, Marjana Lipov?sek, Julie Kaufmann, Silvia Herman, Susan Quittmeyer, Cheryl Studer, Reiner Goldberg, James Morris, Anita Soldh, Ruth Falcon, Ute Walther, Ursula Kunz, Silvia Herman, Margaretha Hintermeier, Carolyn Watkinson, Margartia Lilowa, Siegfried Jerusalem, Peter Haage, Kiri Te Kanawa, Eva Marton & John Tomlinson

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (highlights)

Libretto by Wagner

Theo Adam, Karl Ridderbusch, Eberhard Büchner, Horst Lunow, Geraint Evans, Zoltan Kélémen, René Kollo, Peter Schreier, Helen Donath & Ruth Hesse

Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert von Karajan

Lohengrin (highlights)

Libretto by Wagner

René Kollo, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Siegmund Nimsgern, Dunja Vejzovic, Karl Ridderbusch & Robert Kerns

Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Parsifal (highlights)

Libretto by Wagner

Warren Ellsworth, Phillip Joll, Donald McIntyre, Waltraud Meier & William Mackie

Chorus of Welsh National Opera & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Reginald Goodall

Tannhäuser (highlights)

Libretto by Wagner

Waltraud Meier, Klaus König, Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl, Kurt Moll, Siegfried Jerusalem, Walton Grönroos, Donald Litaker & Rainer Scholze

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink

Tristan und Isolde (highlights)

Libretto by Wagner

Helga Dernesch, Jon Vickers, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry & Karl Ridderbusch

Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Weber:

Der Freischütz (highlights)

Libretto by Friedrich Kind

Elisabeth Grümmer, Lisa Otto, Karl Christian Kohn, Rudolf Schock, Wilhelm Walter Dicks & Fritz Hoppe

Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin & Berliner Philharmoniker, Joseph Keilberth

EMI - 5099802

(CD - 50 discs)

£76.99 (£65.52 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days.

Verdi: Il Trovatore

Verdi: Il Trovatore

Stella Roman (Leonora); Leonard Warren (Il Conte di Luna); Margaret Harshaw (Azucena); Jussi Björling (Manrico); Giacomo Vaghi (Ferrando); Lodovico Oliviero (Ruiz); Inge Manski (Ines) & John Baker (gypsy)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Emil Cooper

Music & Arts West Hill Radio Archive - WHRA6010

(CD - 2 discs)

£24.49 (£20.84 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 4 - 6 working days.

Puccini Opera Favourites

Puccini Opera Favourites

Jussi Björling, Montserrat Caballé, Giuseppe Campora, Floriana Cavalli, Franco Corelli Charles Craig, Victoria de los Angeles, Ghena Dimitrova, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, Amy Shuard & Antonietta Stella

EMI Classics for Pleasure - 3825892

(CD)

£5.99 (£5.10 ex. VAT)

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Great Tenor Arias

Great Tenor Arias

Carlo Bergonzi, Jussi Björling, José Carreras, Giuseppe di Stefano, Placido Domingo Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Luciano Pavarotti, Jon Vickers & Fritz Wunderlich

EMI Classics for Pleasure - 3826182

(CD)

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Great Opera Duets

Great Opera Duets

Jussi Björling, Ernest Blanc, Judith Blegen, Franco Bonisolli, Wolfgang Brendel, Victoria de los Angeles, Carlo del Monte, Helga Dernesch, Helen Donath, Mirella Freni Nicolai Gedda, Edita Gruberova, Heather Harper, Alfredo Kraus, Christa Ludwig, Mady Mesplé, Danielle Millet, Lucia Popp, Leontyne Price, Renata Scotto, Roger Soyer, Teresa Stich-Randall & Jon Vickers

EMI Classics for Pleasure - 3826192

(CD)

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