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The mid-price collection presents some of the most important and admired recordings of the EMI Classics and Virgin Classics catalogue which make EMI - The Home of Opera. Bonus Disc contains synopsis and libretto with translation. “Muti reveals all the beauty and subtlety of Bellini’s scoring, emphasising the opera’s romantic eloquence and giving its tautly shaped scenes the benefit of his understanding of the flow and pulse of the score.” Gramophone Magazine “Gruberova is an outstandingly agile Juliet, as well as a very affecting one; Baltsa is just as impressive vocally and movingly conveys Romeo's total devotion to Juliet. The recording is full and immediate (rather like a good live radio broadcast from Covent Garden).” International Record Review, January 2011 “In this live 1984 Covent Garden account Muti's conducting points up the detail of Bellini's dramatic score, with Agnes Baltsa and Edita Gruberova on top form” BBC Music Magazine, April 2011 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Gruberová and Baltsa may not be love's young dream, but they don’t make bel canto singers like this any more. The focus of a live performance suits the supportive Muti to perfection.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Dame Janet Baker is Romeo to the Juliet of Beverly Sills, with Giuseppe Patanè conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra; although there are now at least half a dozen other recordings; this retains a very special appeal, catching both great prima donnas towards the autumn of their stage careers (they both retired in the early 1980s), but still in magnificent form.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2007 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | My Favourite Opera: Katia Ricciarelli
A new release of EuroArts successful series My Favourite Opera. Here we study the results of involvement with a specific role. We witness musical and stage rehearsals in 1991, listen to what the artists have to say about the work in progress and share in private moments. “I can feel deep into Giulietta’s soul” explains Katia Ricciarelli. The world famous and distinguished Italian star soprano fascinates as Giulietta in Vincenzo Bellini’s I capuleti e i Montecchi alongside Diana Montague (as Romeo), Dano Raffanti (Tebaldo), Macello Lippi (Capellio) and Antonio Salvadori (Lorenzo). This opera is inspired by the tragic love story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It is an opera about power, hate, jealousy, rivalry, love. The role of the Giulietta was one of the high points of Katia Ricciarelli’s career. Katia Ricciarelli is best known for her roles in Rossini, Verdi and Puccini Operas but also appeared on screen and won the best actress prize Nastro D’Argento for her role in Pupi Avati’s La seconda notte di nozze. This intimate portrait of a great opera singer also reveals how an opera production at the highest level is created. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Languages: English, German, French Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 58 mins | 
| | | Scheduled for release on 3 June 2013. Order it now and we will deliver it as soon as it is available. |
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“Donald Runnicles offers a fresh and sympathetic reading of Bellini’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ opera with an outstanding cast…Though the competition is strong, the Teldec set scores both in its casting and in its fullness of sound." (Penguin Guide *** Key Recording) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Bringing true youth to an archetypal tale of youthful passion, Anna Netrebko as Juliet and Elîna Garanca as Romeo blow the dust off Bellini’s bel canto classic. Recorded under studio conditions in conjunction with concert performances at Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Anna’s and Elîna’s voices match like pearls from one oyster. Their duets from Lakmé and Norma electrified the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden during an unforgettable evening released by Deutsche Grammophon as Opera Gala. Further collaboration was – and is – clearly in the cards. “The performance is dominated by Elina Garanca's Romeo; she easily suggests both the swaggering duellist and the lovelorn youth. There are times when her rich, velvety tones sound almost like a soprano, and in the duets with Anna Netrebko's Juliet, the two voices seem naturally to complement each other. The tenor who sings Tebaldo needs to be of equal strength to balance the drama, and Joseph Calleja rises to the challenge... The duet in Act 2, when Tebaldo and Romeo are about to fight but then learn of Juliet's death, find Garanca and Calleja striking sparks off each other; despite the beauty of the final tomb-scene duet, I found this confrontation the highlight of the proceedings.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 “Giulietta suits Netrebko’s plangent manner and less than dazzling coloratura technique better than the more florid Bellini and Donizetti roles, and she is more feminine and touching than the icily brilliant Edita Gruberova or the brittle, virtuosic Beverly Sills. Garanca’s warm, lustrous mezzo makes her ideal casting for Romeo, and the same goes for the supporting roles...A big success.” Sunday Times, 1st March 2009 **** “Garanca is the best reason for cherishing this fine recording. There isn't a lyric mezzo-soprano who can currently hold a candle to the Latvian in this repertoire.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2009 **** | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi14th October 1958
“I Capuleti e I Montecchi” recorded live with Simionato, Hurley, Cassily and Flagello as soloists. Given by the New York Opera Society on 14th October 1958. Conducted by Arnold Gamson | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Victorio Tatozzi, Antonietta Pastori, Fiorenza Cossotto and Ivo Vinco star in this fabulous recording of Bellini’s version of the Romeo and Juliet story. Recorded in Rome 24th September 1958 under conductor Lorin Maazel. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi(La Scala version for two sopranos, 26 Dec 1830)
Patrizia Ciofi (Giulietta), Clara Polito (Romeo), Danilo Formaggia (Tebaldi), Nicola Amodio (Lorenzo), Federico Sacchi (Capellio) Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, The Bratislava Chamber Chorus, Luciano Acocella (conductor) & Denis Krief (director) Recorded at Festival Della Valle D’itria, Martina Franca 2005 This is the version of I Capuleti e i Montecchi made for La Scala, where it was first staged on 26th December 1830, featuring two female voices in the roles of Romeo and Juliet. This opera is usually performed with a tenor as Romeo, but at La Scala Bellini found a different singing troupe which obliged him to cast not the en travesti warrior of Rossinian manner (like Tancredi, Arsace, Malcolm) but a wholly female Romeo, ardent and authoritative yet at the same time languid, sensual and soft. The choice of this Capuleti at the 2005 Martina Franca Festival was also dictated by the availability of Patrizia Ciofi. This great specialist of romantic belcanto had never been offered the role of Giulietta in Capuleti, a role which is absolutely ideal for her vocal talents. Recorded 2005. “This Capuleti e i Montecchi is one of the best versions of this opera on disc. The edition used is the one Bellini made for La Scala a few months after the Venice premiere in 1830. The main difference is that Friar Lawrence here is a tenor (the excellent Nicola Amodio), and Juliet's solo in Act 2 is a continuous aria, rather than being punctuated by interjections from her father. Patrizia Ciofi gives this a really passionate performance: she is an ideal Juliet, youthful in appearance, in no way over-extended by Bellini's long vocal lines.
Clara Polito makes a tremendous Romeo, adding some effective flourishes in the cabaletta to her Act 1 aria and joining Danilo Formaggia as Tybalt in an exciting account of their fight duet in Act 2. Federico Sacchi is a thunderous Capulet, and the chorus makes an always positive contribution.
Luciano Acocella and the Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia make the opera sound quite the equal of Bellini's later, more famous works, but as Wagner wrote of it, 'there is true passion and emotion there'. Denis Krief's production is straightforward and always concentrated on the drama. It is played in modern dress, the Montagues and Capulets obviously on opposite sides in some unforgiving sectarian civil war, the men brandishing machine guns and revolvers. It works extremely well on its own terms, and the setting of the Ducal Palace in Martina Franca makes a perfect backdrop: recommended.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Patrizia Ciofi gives this a really passionate performance: she is an ideal Juliet, youthful in appearance, in no way over-extended by Bellini's long vocal lines. Clara Polito makes a tremendous Romeo, adding some effective flourishes in the cabaletta to her Act 1 aria and joining Danilo Formaggia as Tybalt in an exciting account of their fight duet in Act 2. Federico Sacchi is a thunderous Capulet, and the chorus makes an always positive contribution. Denis Krief's production is straightforward and always concentrated on the drama. It is played in modern dress, the Montagues and Capulets obviously on opposite sides in some unforgiving sectarian civil war... It works extremely well on its own terms, and the setting of the Ducal Palace in Martina Franca makes a perfect backdrop: recommended.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Valentina Farcas (Giulietta), Paola Farcas (Romeo), Giacomo Patti (Tebaldo), Gabriele Spina (Lorenzo), Roberto Tagliavini (Capello) Orchestra Lirica, I Pomeriggi Musicali, Pietro Mianiti Optional English, Italian, French, Spanish subtitles. Live performance from the Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, on 20th November 2005 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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