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This performance was recorded in the King’s Theatre Edinburgh on 8th September 1960 and is a further release in memory of Joan Sutherland. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Maria Callas Live in ParisRecorded at the Palais Garnier on 19th December 1958
This concert was recorded in 1958 in the Palais Garnier. Callas performs excerpts from Bellini’s Norma, Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Rossini’s Barber of Seville and the second act of Puccini’s Tosca with Tito Gobbi. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Maria Callas in StuttgartRecorded in the Liederhalle, Stuttgart on 19th May 1959
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| |  | The Art of Belcanto
Bellini: | Son vergin vezzosa (from I Puritani) Eccomi in lieta vesta...Oh! quante volte (from I Capuleti e I Montecchi) Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna (from I Puritani) | Donizetti: | La Corrispondenza amorosa Amore e morte La dernière nuit d'un novice Le crépuscule O toi, Lisbonne (from Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal) Sung in Italian Qui un pugnale!...Ah! nel cuor (from Gemma di Vergy) Non turbati a questi accenti (from Caterina Cornaro) Vieni, amor...Leonora! A' piedi tuoi (from La Favorita) La morale in tutto questo (from Don Pasquale) Com'é gentil…Tornami a dir (from Don Pasquale) Come, innocente giovane (from Anna Bolena) Convien partir (from La figlia del reggimento) Deciso è dunque...le richezze (from La Figlia del Reggimento) | Liszt: | Sonetti di Petrarca (3) for voice & piano, S270 | Mascagni: | La tua stella Pena d´amore Rosa | Mozart: | Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni) La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Hai gia vinta la causa! (from Le nozze di Figaro) | Respighi: | Notte, P. 97 No. 1 Stornellatrice Ma come potrei Nebbie Tanto bella | Verdi: | Ad una stella Il tramonto Lo spazzacamino Di provenza il mar (from La Traviata) Perfidi!…Pietà, rispetto, amore (from Macbeth) In braccio alle dovizie (from I Vespri Siciliani) Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo! (from Simon Boccanegra) |
This set includes the most famous recording of Alfredo Kraus, Lucia Alberti and Renato Bruson with arias by Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Mascagni etc. Also included are rare opera scenes such as Donizetti’s “Gemmy di Vergy” and Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi. A highly recommended collection for fans of opera and these Belcanto artists. “Kraus is in fine voice at 62...Aliberti peals out secure, clean-toned ardour...Bruson is a skilled exponent of [bel canto]...His more emphatic, dramatic side is met in the wonderful Council Chamber scene, especially as Boccanegra launches his curse. The Mozart pieces are good, yet I shall place them behind the Donizetti and Verdi on this laudable CD.” International Record Review, December 2011 | | | (also available to download from $17.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Live Recording from The Teatro Regio Di Parma, 2001
Set by Giovanni Carluccio This production of Bellini’s famous masterpiece Norma was extraordinary in many aspects. Staged by Italian director and filmmaker Roberto Andó at the Teatro Regio in Parma, it gathered international stars like American soprano June Anderson and shooting star Daniela Barcellona as well as Russian bass lldar Abdrazakov. Audience and critics alike enthusiastically received the remarkable orchestral accompaniment. Fabio Biondi’s transparent conducting and the authentic performance practice of Europa Galante illuminated the musical structure of Bellini’s opera and provided a new perspective on early 19th century opera. Playing on historic instruments, the ensemble’s velvety tone and transparent playing enabled a constant musical exchange between orchestra and singers, which complemented the exquisite voices perfectly. June Anderson has long been considered one of the leading sopranos in the bel canto repertoire. Her lyric voice shines particularly brightly against the softer sound texture of historic instruments, thus adding a rare flexibility to the dramatic soprano part of Norma. This is especially palpable in the famous aria „Casta diva, che in argenti“, one of the gems of Italian song. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Picture Format: 4:3 DVD Format: 1 x DVD 5 & 1x DVD 9, NTSC Subtitle Languages: IT, GB, DE, FR, ES, CN Running Time: 163 mins FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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This performance was recorded on 25th October 1960 at Covent Garden and is a unique live document, released in honour of Joan Sutherland. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Bellini: Mass in G Minor
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| |  | Operatic Duets for Baritone & Bass
“Two world-renowned American voices at the peak of their powers, resonant and characterful, exploring early and late bel canto duets, both comic and dramatic.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Renée Fleming & Dmitri HvorostovskyA Musical Odyssey in St Petersburg – Film
Bellini: | Casta Diva (from Norma) | Medtner: | Winterabend, Op. 13 No. 1 | Rachmaninov: | In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 | Rubinstein: | Epithalamium (from Néron) | Tchaikovsky: | Akh, istomilas' ya gorem from The Queen of Spades Eugene Onegin: Final scene Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Ya vas lyublyu 'Yeletsky’s aria' (from Pique Dame) I thought I heard some voices (Oprichnik) | Thomas, Ambroise: | O vin, dissipe la tristesse (from Hamlet) | Verdi: | Favella il Doge ad Amelia Grimaldi? (from Simon Boccanegra) Udisti?…Mira di acerbe lagrime (from Il Trovatore) |
Renée Fleming explores the cultural riches of St Petersburg, and the role that music played in its unique history. She is joined by Russian baritone star Dmitri Hvorostovsky, for a three-part programme of opera excerpts by Tchaikovsky and Verdi, and songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Medtner. The 90 minute film is presented by Renée Fleming herself, as she takes the viewer on a journey through the principal sights and musical history of ‘The Venice of the North’. All repertoire was performed by special permission in the opulent theatres of the Winter Palace, the Yusopov Palace and the magnificent palace of Peterhof. Video-direction by Brian Large | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Giannina Arangi Lombardi II
Giannina Arangi Lombardi (soprano) Arangi-Lombardi was underestimated during her lifetime and was a belcanto specialist. She valued exquisite vocal artistry, musical phrasing and rich tonal shading much more than outward effects. Unfortunately, Vol. I of her collection on Preiser is out of print. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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