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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Carlo Bergonzi: Puccini & Verdi Arias & Duets
“Bergonzi sings with sincerity and style” Opera “Bergonzi emerges as a model among tenors, with a rare feeling for the shaping of phrases and attention to detail” Penguin Guide | 
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| |  | The Art of Verdi
Here is Plácido Domingo’s first glorious contribution to Verdi Year – a wide-ranging anthology of his starring roles, over two hours of glorious singing From Alfredo's Brindisi to Manrico's Di quella pira, with extended extracts from his parade role, Otello, all the hits and favourites are there (La donna è mobile, Celeste Aida, Quando le sere al lacido, Fontainebleau!, Lunge da lei, Un dì felice, Questo o quella, Ingemisco) Rarities as well, including selections from Alzira, I due Foscari, Oberto and Il Corsaro “Domingo shows his versatility in this generous compilation of extracts from Verdi's operas, recorded over a period of 29 years. Some roles suit him better than others, but there's artistic intelligence throughout.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** |
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| |  | The Italian TenorJewel-case version
Sony Classical proudly announces the release of the debut recording on the label by the highly-acclaimed young tenor Vittorio Grigolo. Acknowledged by critics and public alike as the finest exponent of the Italian tenor tradition in a generation, this album is one of the most eagerly-awaited releases of 2010. Vittorio Grigolo says that his first operatic recital disc, "The Italian Tenor", has been a project of great importance for him. He has purposely waited until he felt the conditions were perfect and he had something unique to communicate in this repertoire. He has chosen a programme of arias representing "the culture I come from. It's like giving my card to someone who doesn't know me the voice of the Italian tenor, with a communication that comes in a natural way, like opening a window on a sunny day!" Vittorio Grigolo was born in Arezzo, Tuscany and grew up in Rome. A soloist in the celebrated Sistine Chapel Choir as a child, he appeared at the Rome Opera as the Pastorello in "Tosca" opposite the great Luciano Pavarotti when only 13 years old. He has since gone on to conquer the world's major opera houses and festivals, collaborating with outstanding singers and today's greatest conductors including Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pappano, Riccardo Chailly, Lorin Maazel and Daniel Oren. His natural charisma and outstanding dramatic abilities complement a voice that possesses all the unique attributes of the Italian tenor: beautiful tone, effortless production and stylish phrasing, qualities which are fully displayed on this album. “Now and then there are hints of another great Italian-style tenor, the stylish Alfredo Kraus. It's there in the hushed tone Grigolo adopts for the 'Favorita del re!...Spirto gentil' from La Favorita and Manrico's elegant swagger in the cabaletta 'Di quella pira'.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2010 *** “Handsome, prolific and blessed with uncommon interpretive skills, Vittorio Grigolo is the most exciting young male talent in opera today...It's a marvellous collection, with Grigolo's dramatic abilities abundantly evident in the fruity relish with which he rolls each syllable round his mouth” The Independent on Sunday, 30th September 2010 ***** “His bright, incisive tones modulate, soften and sweeten, yet the voice has a non-departmentalised consistency, a supple and expressive instrument in grief and gaiety, tenderness and anger...for a comparison, the young Bergonzi might come to mind, but Grigolo's expressiveness and imagination are quite his own” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010 “Grigolo’s voice is agile, unstrained, with colours stretching from dulcet cream to piercing red; and strikingly subtle volume control...when the voice needs to “ping”, it does so securely, with lively expression. It’s a good, steady album, and a worthy calling card” The Times, 8th October 2010 “He's notably good at scamps, such as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, or tragic wits such as Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, where you get a real sense of the laughter behind the passion. There are moments of wonderfully rapt introspection, too, in arias from Donizetti's La Favorita and Puccini's Le Villi.” The Guardian, 7th October 2010 **** “He can get overexcited, but shows musical sensibility in arias from La favorita, Rigoletto and Manon Lescaut, and his clear diction and firmly produced tone suggest solid technical foundations.” The Telegraph, 15th October 2010 *** “He lends suitable swagger to "Possente amor mi chiama" from Rigoletto and brings real tenderness to "Spirto gentil"...Grigolo is the real thing: a shining, stylish romantic hero in the great tradition of the Italian tenor, but with a warmer, more appealing persona for 21st-century audiences.” The Observer, 31st October 2010 “he's clearly in love with his native language and his little rolled 'r's will make those who care about such things purr with pleasure” International Record Review, November 2010 “This is quite a test for the tenor who's had an outstanding year on stage, but one he passes with ease...Grigolo has developed from light to lyric tenor, and you feel there's more to come from this young voice already rich with plenty of colour and drama.” Classic FM Magazine, January 2011 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Marcelo Álvarez - The Verdi Tenor
From one of the greatest Verdi singers on today's operatic stage, a disc of the most glorious music Verdi wrote for the tenor voice. "Alvarez performs with generosity and compassion, throwing himself into the high emotions demanded. He scales his high notes joyfully, boldly, never indulgently. This is familiar Pavarotti territory, but in Alvarez's hands a more tormented and impassioned experience." (Evening Standard, London (on Il Trovatore at Covent Garden)) Marcelo Álvarez showcases the voice that has made him THE Verdi tenor on today's operatic stage, in his first disc for Decca. “Throughout, Álvarez offers open-hearted, open-throated vocalism, founded on impeccable breath control and a textural attention that binds the consonants carefully into the line. …there's some fine caressing of the line (Ballo), immaculately shaped cantilena (Luisa Miller), impetuous heroism (thrilling in Trovatore) and an intelligent highlighting of the dramatic context throughout, but especially in Macbeth, Forza and Otello.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2009 | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album
Verdi: | O figli … Ah, la paterna mano (from Macbeth) Dove siam? (from Macbeth) Il foglio dunque?…Io tutto già vi narrai (from Luisa Miller) Quando le sere al placido (from Luisa Miller) M'ardon le vene (from Luisa Miller) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) Ella mi fu rapita! (from Rigoletto) Parmi veder le lagrime (from Rigoletto) Duca, Duca!...Scorrendo uniti (from Rigoletto) Possente amor mi chiama (from Rigoletto) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Un di, se ben rammentomi... Bella figlia dell'amore (from Rigoletto) Quale d’armi fragor poc’anzi intesi? (from Il Trovatore) Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) L'onda de'suoni mistici (from Il Trovatore) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Miserere d'un' alma gia vicina (from Il Trovatore) Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Un dì felice, eterea (from La traviata) Lunge da lei…De’ miei bollenti spiriti (from La Traviata) O mio rimorso (from La Traviata) Parigi, o cara (from La Traviata) A toi, que j'ai cherie (from Les vêpres siciliennes) Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) E' scherzo od è follia (from Un ballo in maschera) Teco io sto (from Un ballo in maschera) Forse la soglia attinse (from Un ballo in maschera) Ma se m'è forza perderti (from Un ballo in maschera) Fratello...Riconoscimi! (from La Forza del Destino) Io l'ho perduta (from Don Carlos) Io la vidi e al suo sorriso (from Don Carlo) Dio, che nell'alma infondere (from Don Carlo) Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida (from Aida) La fatale pietra (from Aida) Presago il core della tua condonna (from Aida) O terra, addio (from Aida) Ingemisco (from Requiem) Giá nella notte densa (from Otello) Dio, mi potevi scagliar tutti i mali (from Otello) Cassio è là! (from Otello) Niun mi tema (from Otello) |
A special collection of the great Verdi tenor arias taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings, made at the height of his prime. Packed with famous melodies known and loved the world over, including "Celeste Aïda", "Questa o' quella", "Ah si, ben mio", "Di quella pira" and "La donna è mobile". This album also includes the arias from the Riccardo Muti complete recording of "Don Carlo". Sung with Pavarotti's inimitable style and verve, this highly commercial collection will have wide appeal. 2 CDs for the price of 1. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Opera Gala - Live from Baden-Baden
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| |  | Romantic Pavarotti
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| |  | Verdi: Arias
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| |  | The Essential Plácido Domingo
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| |  | Essential Verdi40 of his Greatest Masterpieces
Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Va, pensiero (from Nabucco) La Forza del Destino: Sinfonia Un dì felice, eterea (from La traviata) Mercè, dilette amiche 'Bolero' (from I Vespri Siciliani) Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Anvil Chorus (from Il Trovatore) Stride la vampa (from Il Trovatore) Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) Dio, che nell'alma infondere (from Don Carlo) La traviata: Prelude to Act 1 Caro nome (from Rigoletto) O don fatale (from Don Carlo) Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) Celeste Aida (from Aida) Surta è la notte...Ernani! Ernani, involami (from Ernani) Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) Morrò, ma prima in grazia (from Un Ballo in Maschera) Quando le sere al placido (from Luisa Miller) Gloria all'Egitto (from Aida) Dies Irae (from Requiem) Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) Bella figlia dell'amore (from Rigoletto) Ave Maria (from Otello) Parigi, o cara (from La Traviata) Ah, la paterna mano (from Macbeth) Squilli, echeggi la tromba (from Il Trovatore) O Carlo, ascolta (from Don Carlo) Ingemisco (from Requiem) Come in quest'ora bruna (from Simon Boccanegra) Si colmi il calice di vino eletto (from Macbeth) O patria mia (from Aida) La mia letizia infondere (from I Lombardi) Lo sguardo avea degli angeli (from I Masnadieri) Solenne in quest'ora (from La Forza del Destino) Patria oppressa (from Macbeth) Tacea la notte (from Il Trovatore) Ah sì, ch'io senta ancora … Dal più remoto esilio (from I Due Foscari) Spuntato ecco il di d'esultanza (from Don Carlo) |
Joan Sutherland, Kiri te Kanawa, Renee Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu, Montserrat Caballé, Leontyne Price, Jussi Björling, Carlo Bergonzi Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, Gabriele Santini, Riccardo Chailly, Richard Bonynge, Sir Colin Davis, Sir John Pritchard, Lamberto Gardelli | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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