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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Giuseppe Campora Volume 2Arias by Verdi & Puccini
Giuseppe Campora (1923-2004) was an authentic tenore lirico spinto with an attractive timbre, excellent vocal placement AND solid technique. A selection of recordings on the HMV label from 1952 and 1957. “Campora's career began in 1949, rising from provincial Italy to La Scala and seven seasons at the Met. His beautiful tone is captured here in graceful accounts of his central roles.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Giovanni Malipiero
Berlioz: | La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Nature immense, impénétrable et fière La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Merci, doux crépuscule! | Boito: | Giunto sul passo estremo (from Mefistofele) (two recordings) Dai campi, dai prati (Mefistofele) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Spirto gentil ne' sogni miei (from La Favorita) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Sung in Italian O Nature, pleine de grace (from Werther) Sung in Italian Ah! fuyez douce image (from Manon) | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) | Thomas, Ambroise: | Mignon: Ah, non credevi tu; Addio, Mignon, fa core (two recordings) | Verdi: | Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) (two recordings) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Parmi veder le lagrime (from Rigoletto) |
Giovanni Malipiero (tenor) Despite having a voice of reputedly high quality, which could have made him a highly paid global star, Giovanni Malipiero (1906-70) restricted his career almost exclusively to Italy, turning down international engagements. These wonderful recordings were made for the Cetra and Parlophone labels between 1937 and 1941. “Malipiero restricted his repertoire to lyric roles, which he essayed with an unusual timbre and exceptional artistic gifts as captured in these recordings from 1930 to '41.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Puccini’s Turandot, first performed in 1926, was the only work in which Callas sang that was younger than herself and is a perfect vehicle for a dramatic soprano with a steady, steely and brilliant voice capable of rising to top C. Although she had last sung the strenuously demanding title rôle on stage in 1949, her subtlety in is apparent in this dramatically and musically effective 1957 recording. Schwarzkopf (Liu) and Fernandi (Calaf) perfectly complement Callas as the legendary Chinese princess whose icy heart is melted by the power of love. "Callas had not performed the role of the formidable princess for eight years, but her first entrance in ‘In questa reggia’ is commanding… the taxing high tessitura seems to pose her relatively few problems…Not a role that was central to Callas’s repertoire but a good example of her ability to breathe new life into an old warhorse.” MusicWeb International on a previous issue “With Callas, the character seems so much more believably complex than with others, and this 1957 recording is one of her most thrillingly magnetic performances on disc. Schwarzkopf provides a comparably characterful and distinctive portrait as Liu...Serafin's masterly conducting exactly matches the characterfulness of Callas and Schwarzkopf” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** | | | (also available to download from $16.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Recorded 20th-25th August and 3rd, 4th and 12th September, 1956 in the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
From its composition Puccini’s La Bohème, which had its première in 1896, quickly established itself as one of the most popular operas. In August 1956, it became the thirteenth complete recording that Callas took part in for Columbia/Angel and the twelfth with the company at La Scala, Milan. The company with her includes what should have been the perfect Rodolfo, Giuseppe di Stefano. His was one of the most beautiful lyric tenor voices of the twentieth century. Appendix: Giuseppe Di Stefano and Rosanna Carteri: Love Duets “Despite Callas this isn’t the most exciting Bohème with Di Stefano lyrical but laid-back, but still worth hearing.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2009 *** | | | (also available to download from $16.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Renata Scotto - The 1984 Tokyo RecitalKan i Hoken Hall, Gotanda, Tokyo, September 1984
Renata Scotto, one of the greatest and most famous sopranos of the post-war period, is here recorded in her full artistic maturity and, through this vast and varied programme, demonstrates her solid technique and absolutely extraordinary musicality. The performance of this recital ended an eleven-year absence of Scotto from the Japanese stage – a return she clearly relishes as she dedicates the rare musical gems in her performance to the Tokyo audience. Together with famous arias from renowned operas she performs some rare and neglected works, notably Edgar (Puccini’s first opera) and Sole e Amore (written before the success of La Bohème) as well as Respighi’s songs and five unpublished songs by Verdi. The DVD also features a two-minute forward by Renata Scotto (sub – E/G/F/Sp) and a thirteen-minute video featuring the madness scene, Lucia di Lammermoor, Tokyo, 1967 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Renata Herdia Capnist (Tosca), Franco Corelli (Cavaradossi), Carlo Tagliabue (Scarpia) Orchestra e Coro della RAI di Milano, Antonio Votto Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese Recorded on 24th September, 1955 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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The most famous overtures, preludes and interludes from the world’s greatest operas. | |
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| |  | A Celebration of the Genius of Puccini
CD 1: Selections from Manon Lescaut, Le Villi, Edgar, La Bohème, Tosca CD 2: Selections from Madama Butterfly, La fanciulla del West, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, Turandot CD 3: Bonus CD featuring a collection of Puccini’s most romantic arias
In honor of his 150th birthday, A Celebration of the Genius of Puccini is a unique testament to the brilliance of one of opera’s most beloved composers. This collection features 2 CDs with highlights from his greatest operas and a bonus CD filled with an alluring selection of his most romantic arias. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Tracklist: 1. Turandot - "Nessun dorma" (Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) 2. Tosca - "Dammi i colori – Recondita armonia" (Paul Plishka / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Zubin Mehta) 3. Tosca - "E lucevan le stelle" (New Philharmonia Orchestra / Zubin Mehta) 4. La Bohème - "O soave fanciulla" (Montserrat Caballé / Sherrill Milnes / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Georg Solti) 5. La Bohème - "Che gelida manina" (London Philharmonic Orchestra / Georg Solti) 6. Manon Lescaut - “Donna non vidi mai” (Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Lorin Maazel) 7. Gianni Schicchi - "Firenze è come un albero fiorito" (London Symphony Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 8. Il tabarro (Der Mantel) - “Folle di gelosia” (Renata Scotto / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 9. Le Villi - "Torna ai felici dì" (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Downes) 10. Madama Butterfly - “Addio, fiorito asil” (Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 11. Madama Butterfly - “Bimba dagli occhi“ (Renata Scotto / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 12. Turandot - “Non piangere, Liù” (New Philharmonia Orchestra / Nello Santi) 13. La fanciulla del West – “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Lorin Maazel) 14. Manon Lescaut - “Oh, sarò la più bella! Tu, tu, amore?” (Leontyne Price / London Symphony Orchestra / Nello Santi)
A collection of Puccini’s most romantic arias, sung by one of the world’s best-known tenors, Plácido Domingo, and released to tie in with the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth in December 2008. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Amarilli Nizza sings Puccini's Arias
This CD features soprano Amarilli Nizza singing Puccini’s most memorable arias. The talented Milanese singer outlines Puccini’s heroines with her typical passion and emotional engagement. “Nizza's voice is strong and surprisingly effective when it comes to Turandot's "In questa reggia". There is a decided vibrato that is sometimes intrusive, but in general this is an impressive recital, and Nizza is surely a singer to watch out for.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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