Since you are interested in Puccini Gold: The 30 most popular arias, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GOUNOD / ORFF / PUCCINI / KORNGOLD / CANTELOUBE / RICHARD STRAUSS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Renee Fleming - The Beautiful Voice Renee Fleming (soprano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ Decca Records / CD - released 15/Jan/1998 ] "But this is "the beautiful voice", no doubt about that, exercised with skill and heard in what will appeal widely as a programme of captivatingly beautiful music." Gramophone Magazine March 1998 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Very Best of Relaxing Classics Various Artists (Including I Musici, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Academy St Martins, Heinz Holliger, Takacs Quartet, Renee Fleming and Monteverdi Choir) [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 21/May/2003 ] Over 2 hours of the most beautiful classical melodies to soothe and relax. |
VERDI / PONCHIELLI / CILEA / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi (soprano) New Philharmonia Orchestra / Oliviero de Fabritiis [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] Glorious singing from the great soprano in spectacular arias from popular Italian operas. Recorded in London in 1964. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Renee Fleming: By Request (the very best of) Renee Fleming, soprano with various orchestras and conductors [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] The very best of soprano Renée Fleming |
VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Arias: Verdi & Puccini (Rec February 1977) Sylvia Sass (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra. Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] "The very first phrases of the opening aria ["In questa reggia] command attention and let you know that something rather special has arrived on the scene … it becomes quite clear that here is an exceptional singer, distinctive in timbre,... |
MOVIE ADAGIOS
Movie Adagios - 2 CDs of all those beautiful moments in recent popular movies Various artists incl David Zinman / Radu Lupu / Renata Tebaldi / Lucia Popp [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2001 ] "Altogether, this double CD was pleasurable to listen to and a nostalgic reminder of the many films featured in it." (MusicWeb March 2002) |
PUCCINI
Puccini Romance Antoinette Halloran (soprano) Rosario La Spina (tenor) / The Queensland Orchestra / Stephen Mould [ Universal Classics / ABC Classics / CD - released 15/May/2008 ] FEATURES THE STAR OF THE NZ OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF LA BOHEME! |