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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda
Adam: | Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (from Le Postillon de Lonjumeau) | Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bellini: | Prendi l'anel ti dono (from La Sonnambula) | Berlioz: | La gloire etait ma seule idole (from Benvenuto Cellini) | Bizet: | Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Donizetti: | Quanto è bella, quanto è cara! (from L'Elisir d'amore) Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Fra poco a me ricovero...Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali (from Lucia di Lammermoor) | Flotow: | Ach, so fromm (from Martha) | Glinka: | Souvenir | Goldmark: | Magische Töne, berauschender Duft (from Die Königin von Saba) | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) | Lehár: | Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküßt (from Paganini) Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) | Massenet: | Pourquoi me reveiller (from Werther) Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte) | Mussorgsky: | Boris Godunov: Dmitry! Tsarevich | Offenbach: | Va pour Kleinzach...Il était une fois à la cour (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann) | Puccini: | Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 | Rossini: | Asile héréditaire (from Guillaume Tell) | Strauss, J, II: | Ja, das alles auf Ehr' (from Der Zigeunerbaron) | Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 | Tchaikovsky: | Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) In this moonlight, Op.73, No.3 Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 | Thomas, Ambroise: | Elle ne croyait pas, dans sa candeur naïve (from Mignon) | Verdi: | Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) |
Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, is an exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as in the art song. With a magnificent lyric tenor voice and extraordinary range, Gedda makes the notorious top D at the end of ‘Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire’ sound positively effortless. This collection offers a wealth of repertoire that has helped to cement Gedda’s reputation as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. | 
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| |  | Classical 2013
Beethoven: | Fidelio Overture Op. 72c Otto Klemperer | Bizet: | Carmen: Prelude to Act I Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) Magdalena Kozena (mezzo) Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle | Delibes: | Les filles de Cadix Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) | Fauré: | Sicilienne, Op. 78 Gautier Capucon (cello) | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) Divinités du Styx (from Alceste) Maria Callas (soprano) | Handel: | Atalanta: Overture Alison Balsom (trumpet) English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | Heggie: | This journey...This journey to Christ (from Dead Man Walking) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) | Leoncavallo: | Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!.... Hui! Stridono lassù (from I Pagliacci) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) | Leontovich: | Carol of the Bells Libera | Liszt: | Bist du!, S277 Diana Damrau (soprano) | Puccini: | Donde lieta usci (from La Bohème) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 Alison Balsom (trumpet) English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 - arrangement for orchestra Vasily Petrenko | Rodgers, R: | The King And I: Overture The John Wilson Orchestra, John Wilson | Verdi: | Ingemisco (from Requiem) Rolando Villazon (tenor) | Vivaldi: | Vedro con mio diletto (from Giustino) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) |
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| |  | An Evening With The Royal Opera
Bringing together a collection of arias and choruses from some of the world’s favourite operas, this disc showcases the outstanding artists and productions from the stage of the Royal Opera House. The perfect gift for anyone who loves opera. A unique collection from one of the world’s finest opera houses, showcasing the international opera stars and famous Royal Opera House productions. The comprehensive packaging will include a synopsis of each opera, suggestions for further exploration of the catalogue and full subtitles. International stars featured in the collection include: Jonas Kaufmann, Renee Fleming, Simon Keenlyside, Gerald Finley and Miah Persson. Running time: 80 minutes Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/ES Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS “all musically exceptional” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Be My Love: A Tribute to Mario Lanza
Blessed with “a golden-age voice” (The Sunday Times) that routinely inspires comparisons with legendary singers from earlier eras, Joseph Calleja will follow the success of The Maltese Tenor with a tribute to one of the most popular tenors of all time; the unique “crossover” star of the Hollywood musical – Mario Lanza. This is an album that Joseph Calleja has always wanted to record. As a youth in Malta he saw Lanza in the cult film The Great Caruso and was so captivated that he gave up his predilection for Metallica and Iron Maiden and decided to become an opera singer “Calleja doesn’t suffer from...self-imposed comparisons: the voice is burnished and focused; the top notes whammy yet unforced; the legato tone garnished with saccharine slithers but not sloppy. Calleja doesn’t do final consonants; and sometimes you wish his conductor (Steven Mercurio) had encouraged more ebb and flow. But these throbbing ballads will delight Calleja’s fans.” The Times, 8th September 2012 *** “It's an unashamedly populist collection, Calleja rolling the Rs of "Granada" and "Arrivederci, Roma" with obvious relish in arrangements replete with castanets and trilling mandolins, before building to the full football climax with spirited renditions of "Nessun Dorma" and a mighty "You'll Never Walk Alone".” The Independent, 8th September 2012 *** “Calleja is not a Mario Lanza: he's a gifted lyric tenor with a voice that is most comfortable in the head...there's a nice throb in the voice in Lara's Granada...and Tosti's 'A vucchella' would seduce a slab of marble. But 'Vesti la giubba'. 'Cielo e mar' and 'Nessun dorma' all lack vocal drama.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 *** “an imaginative display of Calleja's art and interpretative approach, clearly captured by Decca's recording team.” International Record Review, December 2012 “Here is one of the most beautiful tenor voices now before the public, treated with musicality, style and feeling...but don’t expect the adrenalin kick that Mario Lanza was able to convey.” MusicWeb International, December 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Domingo conducts Milnes! Milnes conducts Domingo!
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| |  | The Opera Album 2011
Bizet: | Votre toast je peux vous le rendre 'Toreador Song' (from Carmen) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo) Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass) La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Plácido Domingo (tenor) Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) Magdalena Kozená (mezzo) | Delibes: | Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) Joan Sutherland (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Pilar Lorengar (soprano) | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Andreas Scholl (countertenor) | Gounod: | Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (from Roméo et Juliette) Renée Fleming (soprano) Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux (from Faust) Richard Bonynge | Handel: | Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Ombra mai fu (from Serse) Andreas Scholl (countertenor) | Leoncavallo: | Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) | Mozart: | Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja (from Die Zauberflöte) Hermann Prey (baritone) La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Ingvar Wixell (baritone), Mirella Freni (soprano) Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) Patricia Petibon (soprano) | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) Joan Sutherland (soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo) Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) Joseph Calleja (tenor) | Puccini: | Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Anna Netrebko (soprano) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Andrea Bocelli (tenor) Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) Giuseppe Sinopoli Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) Renata Tebaldi (soprano) | Rossini: | Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Teresa Berganza (mezzo) Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Leo Nucci (baritone) | Saint-Saëns: | Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila) Marilyn Horne (mezzo) | Verdi: | Anvil Chorus (from Il Trovatore) Sir Georg Solti La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Plácido Domingo (tenor), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) José Carreras (tenor) Sempre libera (from La Traviata) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) Rolando Villazón (tenor) Va, pensiero (from Nabucco) Silvio Varviso Celeste Aida (from Aida) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) | Wagner: | Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde) Birgit Nilsson (soprano) |
This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras. With a carefully chosen selection of perennially popular arias, duets and choruses, this enchanting collection creates the perfect introduction to opera. With 40 tracks and over 2½ hours of music this collection is outstanding value for money. Includes Pavarotti’s classic recording of the most popular opera aria of all, Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Pavarotti - Domingo - Carreras: The Best of the 3 Tenors
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| |  | Divos and Divas
Bellini: | Casta Diva (from Norma) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Orchestra La Scintilla, Adam Fischer | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Plácido Domingo (tenor) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti | Capua: | O sole mio José Carreras (tenor) English Chamber Orchestra, Edoardo Muller | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, John Mauceri | Charpentier, G: | Depuis le jour (from Louise) Nicole Cabell (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Frizza Quanto è bella, quanto è cara! (from L'Elisir d'amore) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti | Glinka: | Vdali ot milogo (from Ruslan and Lyudmila) Anna Netrebko (soprano) Kirov Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev | Handel: | Lascia la spina (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski Semele: Endless Pleasure Danielle de Niese (soprano) Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | Lara, Augustin: | Granada Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Mozart: | Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Erwin Schrott (bass-baritone) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valencian, Riccardo Frizza Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato Firenze è come un albero fiorito (from Gianni Schicchi) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bruno Bartoletti Addio, fiorito asil (from Madama Butterfly) Joseph Calleja (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Renée Fleming (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Nicole Cabell (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis | Saint-Saëns: | Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila) Olga Borodina (mezzo) Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi | Schönberg, C-M: | Stars (from Les Misérables) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Paul Gemignani | Strauss, J, II: | Nun's Chorus from Casanova Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Joseph Calleja (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly | Wagner: | Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein 'Prize Song' (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato |
The greatest opera stars in the world - together in one 2-CD set. A unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today. A galaxy of great names performing opera's best-loved arias and classic melodies. CD 1 ("The Divos") features celebrated performances from Roberto Alagna, Juan Diego Flórez, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, José Carreras, Josef Calleja and Erwin Schrott CD 2 ("The Divas") features outstanding recordings by Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu, Montserrat Caballé, Nicole Cabell, Olga Borodina, and Kiri te Kanawa A fabulous showcase of today's top vocal talent 2 CDs for the price of one | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Herbert von Karajan: 100th Anniversary Edition
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| |  | Viva Villazón! (STANDARD)The Best of Rolando Villazón
Berlioz: | Dieu tout puissant, Dieu de l’aurore Thomas Gounet d’après Thomas Moore Chœur « Les Eléments » & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson A cette voix quel trouble… Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Tombe degl'avi miei … Fra poco a me ricovero...Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali (from Lucia di Lammermoor) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Marcello Viotti | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Evelino Pido Polyeucte: Source délicieuse L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) | Gruber, F: | Stille Nacht arr.Philippe Rombi Orchestre Symphonique Bel Arte, Philippe Rombi | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) with Teresa Blank (mezzo-soprano) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Massenet: | Ah ! Parais, astre de mon ciel Zarastra from Le Mage Chœur et Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Evelino Pido Roma - Je vais la voir! Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Traduire ! Ah ! Bien souvent mon rêve s’envole… Pourquoi me réveiller (Werther) Ah! Tout est bien fini... O souverain (from Le Cid) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Evelino Pído | Monteverdi: | Libro Nono di Magrigali e Canzonette: Si dolce è'l tormento Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haim Eri già tutta mia Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haim | Offenbach: | Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach (from Les contes d'Hoffmann) With Florian Laconi (ténor) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) (previously unreleased) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Marcello Viotti Recondita armonia (from Tosca) | Sorozábal: | La Taberna del Puerto – ‘No puede ser’ Orquesta de la Communidad de Madrid, Placido Domingo | Tchaikovsky: | Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Marcello Viotti Lunge da lei…De’ miei bollenti spiriti (from La Traviata) Io l'ho perduta (from Don Carlos) Ma se m'è forza perderti (from Un ballo in maschera) Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Vives: | Por el humo se sabe donde esta el fuego Fernando from Dona Frasquita Orquesta de la Communidad de Madrid, Placido Domingo | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful arr.Philippe Rombi |
Standard Version ““Villazón's singing offers a combination of intelligence and glamour not seen since the ascendancy of Domingo” The New Yorker | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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