GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (complete opera recorded in 1988) Cecilia Bartoli, David Kuebler, Gino Quilico, Carlos Feller / Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gabriele Ferro [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] "All the singers benefit from Michael Hampe's imaginative yet uneccentric direction and from Gabriele Ferro's well-calibrated (if not exactly warm-hearted) conducting." Opera |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Olivo e Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 1980 with complete libretto) Eva Czapò, Benedetta Pecchioli, Gastone Sarti, Gino Orlandini, Mario Chiappi / Coro Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana, Bruno Rigacci [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/1997 ] Recording Date: October 26, 1980 Recording Location: Lugano, Svizzera, Auditorio RSI |
Gino Vannelli
Powerful People [ Music on CD / CD - released 14/Mar/2022 ] European imported disc. |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (Highlights from the opera) Jennifer Larmore, Raul Gimenez, Gino Quilico, Alessandro Corbelli / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Carlo Rizzi [ Teldec / CD - released 14/Jun/2004 ] "What really makes a reading of Cenerentola stand out is the handling of the ensembles. In this respect Carlo Rizzi is outstanding." (MusicWeb July 2004) |
LUIGI CHERUBINI
Cherubini: Medea (complete opera recorded live in 1953) Gino Penno, Maria Callas, Maria Luisa Nache, Fedora Barbieri, Giuseppe Modesti, Enrico Campi / Teatro alla Scala, Leonard Bernstein [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Live Remastered / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] The character of Medea became closely associated with Maria Callas. In 1969, several years after she had left the opera stage, she even played the betrayed and finally infanticidal sorceress in a film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. |
PUCCINI / GIORDANO / BOITO / CILEA / VERDI / BELLINI / etc
Operatic Recitals by Giuseppe Campora and Gianni Poggi Gino Penno (tenor), Gianni Poggi (tenor) with Gino Penno (tenor) / Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Alberto Erede [ Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 4 / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "excellently remastered . . . [Campora is] revealing a voice at once sturdy and supple, always at the service of his high-level musicianship and dramatic sensitivity . . . In every aria, Campora's beautiful legato allows plenty of play for rhythmic... |
Gino Vannelli
Brother to Brother [ A&M Records / CD - released 25/Oct/1990 ] |
Gino Vannelli
The Gist of the Gemini [ A&M Records / CD - released 25/Oct/1990 ] |
Gino Vannelli
Storm at Sunup [ A&M Records / CD - released 25/Oct/1990 ] |
Gino Vannelli
These are the Days [ Verve Records / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Featuring seven timeless Gino Vannelli classics, alongside seven new songs. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Nabucco (complete opera remastered recorded live 1949) Maria Callas, Gino Bechi, Amalia Pini, Gino Sinimberghi / Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, Vittorio Gui [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] The temperament-filled role of Abigaille in Nabucco is notorious for its extreme vocal demands, but the young Callas - just 26 when she performed the role at Naples' Teatro San Carlo - conquers it confidently and commandingly. Her astonishing... |
MASCAGNI
Cavalleria Rusticana (complete opera recorded in 1940, conducted by the composer) + opera overtures Beniamino Gigli / Lina Bruna-Rasa / Gino Bechi / Giulietta Simionato / La Scala Orchestra and Chorus / Pietro Mascagni [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] The fiftieth anniversary of the first staging of Cavalleria rusticana was the occasion of particular celebration, represented by the present recording under the composer’s direction. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera [The Masked Ball] (complete opera recorded in 1943) Gino Bechi, Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli / Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Tullio Serafin [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Tullio Serafin |
Gino D'Auri
Flamenco Mystico [ Hearts of Space Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] |
Gino D'Auri
Flamenco Passion & Soul [ Hearts of Space Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] |
Gino Pennacchi and Alessandro Scillitani
Heavenly Voices: The Legacy of Farinelli [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 15/Jan/2014 ] Heavenly Voices tells the story of the castrato phenomenon, and how the most gifted amongst these singers rose to international stardom. Max Emanuel Cencic and Philippe Jaroussky, two of today´s singing stars, take us back in time. |
Gino Vannelli
The Best & Beyond (Double Gatefold LP) [ Vinyl Passion / 2 LP - released 2/Jul/2012 ] While it's indisputable that Gino Vannelli was truly prominent within a specific 12-year period, there is also no doubt that he has been one of the most dynamic and enduring artists since his 1970 debut. The singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Forza del Destino (complete opera recorded in 1941) Maria Caniglia, Tancredi Pasero, Carlo Tagliabue / RAI Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Turin, Gino Marinuzzi [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "This is a fascinating, unmissable set both in historic and musical terms. Marinuzzi, a Toscanini coeval at La Scala, was chosen as conductor, and it's his only complete recording of an opera." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |