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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Björling, Caruso & GigliThree Legendary Tenors in Opera and Song
Jussi Björling, Enrico Caruso, Benjamino Gigli Recorded 1909-1944 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Jussi Björling in Concert
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) Au fond du temple saint (duet from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Robert Merrill (baritone) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini | Brahms: | Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Geehl: | For You Alone Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Nils Grevillius | Giordano, U: | Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Hardelot: | Because Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Nils Grevillius | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Puccini: | E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) Manon Lescaut: 'Ah, Manon Mi Tradisce' Licia Albanese (soprano) Orchestra of Rome Opera, Jonel Perlea Manon Lescaut: 'Ah! Non V'avvicinate! No, Pazzo Son' Franco Calabrese (bass) Orchestra of Rome Opera, Jonel Perlea | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Die Forelle, D550 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Die böse Farbe (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Strauss, R: | Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Tosti: | Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Verdi: | Deserto sulla terra (from Il trovatore) Leonard Warren (baritone) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini Il Trovatore: Ah sì ben mio Zinka Milanov (soprano) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Robert Shaw Chorale RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini |
Tracks with piano recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 24th September 1955; other tracks recorded 1937-55 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Opera 2010
Bellini: | Casta Diva (from Norma) Maria Callas (soprano) Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano Care compagne, et voi, ternei amici ... Come per me sereno (from La Sonnambula) Evelino Pidò | Cilea: | Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella (from Adriana Lecouvreur) Myung-Whun Chung | Donizetti: | Il segreto per esser felici from Lucrezia Borgia Vivica Genaux (mezzo) | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Münchner Rundfunkorchester | Gershwin: | Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess) | Giordano, U: | Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta Maria Callas (soprano) | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) David Daniels (countertenor) Harry Bicket | Gounod: | Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (from Roméo et Juliette) Diana Damrau (soprano) L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (Roméo et Juliette) Rolando Villazón (tenor) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France | Handel: | Rival ti sono (from Faramondo) Caro amico amplesso! (from Poro) Precipitoso nel mar che freme (from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo) Laurent Naouri (baritone) Crude furie degli orridi abissi (from Serse) Ove son...Qui ti sfido from Arianna Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) David Daniels (countertenor) | Mascagni: | Attesa (from the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana) Sarah Brightman (soprano) Ed anchè Beppe amò (from L'amico Fritz) Gianandrea Gavazzeni Suzel, buon, di - L'amico Fritz Gianandrea Gavazzeni Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Mozart: | Der Hölle Rache - Queen of the Night's Aria (from Die Zauberflöte) Natalie Dessay (soprano) Louis Langree Và pure ad altri in braccio (from La finta giardiniera) Elina Garanca (mezzo) Camerata Salzburg, Louis Langree In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì quell'alma ingrate Don Giovanni Véronique Gens (soprano) Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio (from Le nozze di Figaro) Teresa Berganza (mezzo) E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Jeffrey Tate O zittre nicht (from Die Zauberflöte) Le Cercle De L'Harmonie | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) Jessye Norman (soprano) | Puccini: | Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Madama Butterfly: 'Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolini' Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) James Levine Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg | Rameau: | Triste séjour – Argie Les Talens Lyriques | Rossini: | La donna del lago: Fra il padre, e fra l'amante Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) Edoardo Muller | Verdi: | Celeste Aida (from Aida) Plácido Domingo (tenor) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Münchner Rundfunkorchester Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Terry Edwards | Vivaldi: | Griselda: Agitata da due venti Vivica Genaux (mezzo) Se in ogni guardo from Orlando finto pazzo Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Jean-Christophe Spinosi |
Following the enormous success of the album OPERA 2009, EMI Classics is releasing OPERA 2010. Great voices of today and legendary singers of the past, from the EMI and Virgin Classics catalogue: the home of opera. With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of operatic arias and duets, this double album features the best and most popular names in opera from the catalogues of both Virgin Classics and EMI Classics, ranging from the newest arrivals on the operatic scene, as well as many present day superstars, to iconic legends. This is an unmissable collection of the best in opera that will have a wide appeal. Present day superstars include Angela Gheorghiu, Natalie Dessay, Sarah Brightman, Barbara Hendricks, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Jessye Norman, Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Rolando Villazón, Roberto Alagna and Bryn Terfel. Rising new artists are strongly represented by Joyce DiDonato, Diana Damrau, Elina Garanca, Vivica Genaux, Véronique Gens, Patrizia Ciofi, Philippe Jaroussky, Jonas Kaufman, David Daniels, Max Emanuel Cencic and Laurent Naouri. The programme also contains tracks by some of the world’s greatest singers of the past such as Victoria de los Angeles, Teresa Berganza, Mirella Freni, Lucia Popp and Franco Corelli as well as the legendary Luciano Pavarotti and the unique Maria Callas. All the most popular operatic composers are represented, from Baroque masters like Vivaldi, Rameau and Handel, through Gluck and Mozart to Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Cilea and Gershwin, as well as French favourites Gounod, Massenet and Offenbach. | 
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| |  | José Cura in Concert Budapest 2000
José Cura (tenor) Failoni Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera, János Ács José Cura needs very little introduction. As well as being an operatic star, this Argentinean tenor is a trained composer and conductor. This concert was recorded live in the Erkel Theatre in Budapest in 2000 and also features an interview from 2008, 'Star Without Cult' |
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| |  | Nessun Dorma - Puccini’s Greatest Arias
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) The ultimate Puccini DVD from the world’s greatest tenor, includes all the best-loved arias and FIVE performances of Pavarotti’s iconic success, "Nessun Dorma".
To mark Puccini’s 150th anniversary, Decca releases a brand new all-Pavarotti compilation, devoted to the great tenor arias and songs by the world’s favourite operatic composer.
This DVD includes Pavarotti's great performances from London’s Hyde Park, New York's Central Park and Rome's Caracalla Baths. As fits the title of the DVD, included are no less than 5 different performances of his greatest-ever success "Nessun Dorma". | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Puccini GoldTo mark Puccini’s 150th anniversary, a new compilation of the best-loved Puccini arias and ensembles sung by a host of the greatest opera stars.
Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Bryn Terfel, Kiri Te Kanawa & Sherrill Milnes Herbert von Karajan & Zubin Mehta | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic Arias
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato “Were the position of World's Top Tenor available, there may be no stronger candidate at present than Kaufmann. For the most part this recital is a triumph.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2008 “This is an exciting disc, for it shows that at long last there is a German tenor whose voice is rich and warm enough to encompass the Romantic Italian reportoire, while being as much at home in French and in his native German operatic traditions. He is, in other words, a successor to Fritz Wunderlich and more besides. Possibly the high point is his singing of the 'Prize Song' from Die Meistersinger, which sounds as if it is being composed as he sings it...” BBC Music Magazine, April 2008 ***** “One of the most important, and versatile, singers of our age” The Times | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | James Melton - Historical Recital
Transfers from RCA recordings 1945-1949 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Roberto Alagna - Tenor
Berlioz: | Prière: Te ergo quaesumus (Te Deum) Chœur & Orchestre de Paris, John Nelson | Bernstein: | Tonight Angela Gheorghiu (Maria) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong | Bizet: | Acte I – Duo : Parle-moi de ma mère (Carmen) Inva Mula (Micaëla) & Angela Gheorghiu (Carmen) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson Acte II – Duo : Je vais danser en votre honneur… La-la-la-la… Au quartier ! (Carmen) Inva Mula (Micaëla) & Angela Gheorghiu (Carmen) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Inva Mula (Micaëla) & Angela Gheorghiu (Carmen) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | Donizetti: | Acte I : C’est moi Lucie (Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò Sur la tombe de mon père (Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò Vers toi toujours s’envoler (Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò Acte III : Tombes de mes aïeux (Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (Roméo et Juliette) Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson Acte IV – Duo de la chambre: Va, je t’ai pardonné…Anges du ciel Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Angela Gheorghiu (Manon) & Yann-Armel Quemener (Le portier du séminaire) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Angela Gheorghiu (Manon) & Yann-Armel Quemener (Le portier du séminaire) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong Toi ! Vous ! Oui ! Je fus cruelle… N’est-ce plus ma main (from Manon) Angela Gheorghiu (Manon) & Yann-Armel Quemener (Le portier du séminaire) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong Oui ce qu'elle m'ordonne... Lorsque l'enfant (from Wether) Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte)
Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Antonio Pappano Pourqoui me reveiller (from Werther) Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte)
Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Antonio Pappano N’achevez pas, hélas (from Werther) Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte)
Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Antonio Pappano | Offenbach: | Acte I – Le jugement de Pâris : Au Mont Ida (La Belle Hélène) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Leontina Vaduva (Mimi) Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Leontina Vaduva (Mimi) Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca) & Enrico Fissore (Le Sacristain) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca) & Enrico Fissore (Le Sacristain) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano Ah! Franchiggia… O dolci mani mansuete e pure Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca) & Enrico Fissore (Le Sacristain) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano Acte III : Ma come puoi lasciarmi (La Rondine) Angela Gheorghiu (Magda) London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Le Villi: 'Ecco la Casa - Torna Ai Felici Di' London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Gianni Schicchi: 'Firenze È Come un Albero Fiorito' London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Et incarnatus est London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Antonio Pappano | Verdi: | Acte III : Ah si, ben mio…L’onda de suoni mistici (La Trouvère) Angela Gheorghiu (Leonora) & Enrico Facini (Ruiz) London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Angela Gheorghiu (Leonora) & Enrico Facini (Ruiz) London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Fontainebleau! Forêt immense et solitaire … (from Don Carlo) Thomas Hampson (Rodrigue), Csaba Airizer (Un moine) & José Van Dam (Philippe II) Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet – Orchestre de Paris, Antonio Pappano Acte IV : Qui me rendra ce mort ? Ô funèbres abîmes (Don Carlos) Thomas Hampson (Rodrigue), Csaba Airizer (Un moine) & José Van Dam (Philippe II) Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet – Orchestre de Paris, Antonio Pappano Acte II : Dieu, tu semas dans nos âmes (Don Carlos) Thomas Hampson (Rodrigue), Csaba Airizer (Un moine) & José Van Dam (Philippe II) Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet – Orchestre de Paris, Antonio Pappano Ingemisco (from Requiem) London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Antonio Pappano |
The incomparable Roberto Alagna sings with some of the world’s greatest artists including Natalie Dessay, Thomas Hampson, Claudio Abbado, Richard Armstrong, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu and many more in this selection of his finest opera performances. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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