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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Raffaele Arie, Valiano Natali, Anna Maria Canali & Gino Sarri Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin One of the great recordings from the EMI catalogue, recorded in 1953 and re-mastered in 1989. ‘It (The Mad Scene) is filled with the deepest pathos (as in her singing of “Alfin son tua”, in the section beginning “Ardon gl’incensi”, which is quite unforgetable) and it has an impulsive, excitable note in it that conveys the derangement of the poor girl’s mind. With all this goes the most superb vocalisation. Here is certainly some of the finest singing of our time, and there is one moment in the repeat of Spargi d’amaro when the voice is recorded with all the actuality of 3-dimensional sound. It is startling.’ Gramophone 1954 Based on the novel ‘The Bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, and set during the confrontation between the supporters of King William III, and those loyal to the deposed James II. The drama surrounds the Stair family and Lord Rutherford, Edgar of Ravenswood. Donizetti composed the opera in a remarkable burst of activity, taking just 36 days to complete the work. The premiere in Naples in 1835 was a great success, and the opera marked the beginning of Donizetti’s mature period. Lucia di Lammermoor is rightly considered as one of the most influential pre-Verdian romantic operas, and also Donizetti’s masterpiece. The ‘mad scene’ (‘Ardon gli incensi’) is one of the most famous in all opera, and presents huge technical and physical demands upon the singer. | 
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Andrea Rost & Bruce Ford London Voices & The Hanover Band, Sir Charles Mackerras Each release includes a booklet with a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list. |
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Anna Netrebko (Lucia), Piotr Beczala (Edgardo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Enrico), Colin Lee (Arturo), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet, Marco Armiliato (conductor) & Mary Zimmerman (director) Having dazzled opera audiences from St. Petersburg to L.A. as Lucia, Anna Netrebko triumphantly returns to the Metropolitan Opera in this touchstone coloratura role. Mariusz Kwiecien’s Enrico delivers theatrical truth with a matchless baritone, the lustre of polished mahagony. This Met performance of director Mary Zimmerman’s “imaginative staging . . . And nuanced portrayals” (Times) is a tour de force of music and theatricality. STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: DTS 5.1 Picture Format: 16:9 Subtitles: Italian/German/English/French/Spanish/Chinese “Director Mary Zimmerman's… offers a Victorian gloss on the drama… which adds a fresh and fascinating resonance. This is reinforced by the filming, often steeply angled from front stage, and enjoys uncommonly strong choral and orchestral support.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2010 *** |
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Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna, Ludovic Tézier, Marc Laho, Nicolas Cavallier & Yves Saelens Orchestre & Chœur de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò (direction) The brand new series celebrates EMI - The Home of Opera with Natalie Dessay's recording of Lucie de Lammermoor with Roberto Alagna and Ludovic Tézier. Includes complete libretto and synopsis on a bonus CD ROM. |
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Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai & Nicola Zaccharia Chorus of La Scala Milan & Orchestra RIAS Berlin, Herbert von Karajan | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sonja Poot, Giacomo Aragall, Vincenzo Sardinero, Thomas O’Leary & Adolf Dallapozza Orchestra & Chorus of the Volksoper of Vienna, Argeo Quadri Recorded in Vienna, 1972 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Orchestra & Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Edita Gruberova, Neil Shicoff, Alastair Miles & Alexandru Agache Ambrosian Singers & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge “[Gruberova's] purity of tone, like her range and technical accomplishment, is outstanding.” Gramophone |
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| |  | Donizetti: Lucia di LammermoorScala studio recording September 1959
Giuseppe di Stefano, Renata Scotto & Ettore Bastianini Nino Sanzogno | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Lord Enrico Ashton, Maria Stader (soprano) Lucia; Ernst Haefliger (tenor) Edgardo, Horst Wilhelm (tenor) Arturo,Theodor Schlott (bass) Raimondo, Sieglinde Wagner (alto) Alisa & Cornelis van Dyck (tenor) Normanno RIAS Kammerchor & RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Ferenc Fricsay Ferenc Fricsay recorded Lucia di Lammermoor in 1953 with a dream-team of soloists: Maria Stader, Ernst Haefliger and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau shared Fricsay's stylistic sensitivity, his conceptual approach and his desire for perfection. After four years of working with the RIAS Symphony Orchestra, he had formed it into a committed ensemble bearing its own, characteristic sound and displaying a clear concept of style and immense precision. Fricsay produced the recording for the RIAS Berlin in German. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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