Various Artists
Mozart: The Magic Flute [ Naxos Opera Plus / 3 CD - released 3/May/2004 ] |
Various Artists
Opera Goes To The Movies [ Naxos / CD ] |
Various Artists
Puccini: La Boheme [ Naxos Opera Plus / 3 CD - released 3/May/2004 ] |
Various Artists
Puccini: Madama Butterfly [ Naxos Opera Plus / 3 CD - released 3/May/2004 ] |
Various Artists
Strauss: Die Fledermaus [ Naxos Opera Plus / 3 CD - released 3/May/2004 ] |
MOZART / VERDI / BIZET / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Great Opera Regina Schorg (soprano), Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Torsten Kerl (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Ramón Vargas (tenor), etc [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music,... |
PUCCINI / LEONCAVALLO / BELLINI / MOZART / VERDI / etc
Opera's Greatest Moments Various artists, orchestras and conductors [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 12/Feb/2007 ] The world's most famous arias and choruses from the greatest operas of all time |
VERDI / MOZART / BELLINI / PUCCINI / OFFENBACH / etc
A Night at the Opera Various Soloists with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Charles Rosenkrans, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "almost all of the performances are worthy to be in any opera lover's collection" |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Italian Opera Choruses Various choruses [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Jul/2005 ] Various European choruses give powerful renditions of the most famous Italian opera choruses |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Opera Without Words Various Orchestras and Conductors [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Composers often lavished their most beautiful melodies on the overtures, preludes and interludes they created for their operas. The works heard on this collection are some of the most requested of these instrumental gems. |
BEST OF OPERA
Best Of Opera Vol. 2 (arias & excerpts from Carmen, Aida, The Magic Flute, etc) Various orchs/artists incl Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra / Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] More of your popular opera arias & choruses reissued at super budget price. |
BEST OF OPERA
Best Of Opera Vol. 1 (arias & excerpts from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, etc) Various orchs/artists incl Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra / Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "There are ways in which this brand-new super-budget recording of Il barbiere di Siviglia puts to shame just about every other version of the opera there has yet been" - Gramophone review of the Barber of Seville |
BEST OF OPERA
The Best of Opera Vol 4 (Incls the Overture to Die Meistersinger & Meditation from Thais) various singers, orchestras & conductors [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] |
VERDI
La Traviata (Highlights from the opera) Rannveig Braga, Monika Krause, Ivica Neshybova, Jozef Spacek / Slovak Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra / Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jul/2008 ] "You cannot go wrong with this." - Classics |
PUCCINI
Suor Angelica (complete opera recorded in 1957) Victoria de los Angeles / Fedora Barbieri / Rome Opera / Tullio Serafin [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Victoria de los Angeles's performance as Sister Angelica demands superlatives: 'it is in every way perfect, beautifully sung, infinitely touching, and free from the slightest suggestion of theatricality', wrote The Gramophone when this recording was... |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Manon (complete opera recorded in 1955) with works by Debussy & Berlioz Victoria de los Angeles / Henri Legay / Jean Borthayre / Michel Dens / Orchestra & Chorus of the Theatre National de lOpera Comique / Pierre Monteux [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2009 ] "This set is essential listening for anyone who wants to get the feel for what Manon sounded like at the Opéra Comique. It is a precious record of a vanished performance style and has the great advantage of a ravishing Manon from de Los Angeles." --... |
VERDI
Simon Boccanegra (complete opera recorded in 1957) Victoria de los Angeles / Tito Gobbi / Boris Christoff / Giuseppe Campora / Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Gabriele Santini [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2009 ] "Go on, treat yourself: this is Gobbi, Christoff and de Los Angeles in spectacular form." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
MEHUL / GOUNOD / HALEVY / DELIBES / LECOCQ / OFFENBACH / etc
Opéra-Comique Overtures Vienna Radio Symphony, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] With innovative features, colourful orchestration, drama, wit and atmospheric writing, these operettas proved very popular and these overtures encapsulate their immense vivacity and charm. |
ROSSINI
La cambiale di matrimonio (complete opera) Vito Priante / Julija Samsonova / Daniele Zanfardino / Giulio Mastrotaro / Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Franklin [ Naxos Opera Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2011 ] "It is sprucely, at times wittily conducted by Christopher Franklin, and there is a good cast that includes a decent tenor as the romantic lead and a pair of lively buffo basses" (Gramophone) |
Vladimir Grishko
Russian Opera Arias Vol.2 [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] |