Since you are interested in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor [The Merry wives of Windsor] (complete opera in German), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Essential Borodin (Includes Symphonies 1-3 & In the Steppes of Central Asia) Borodin Quartet / Nicolai Ghiaurov / London Symphony Orchestra / Suisse Romande Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] "Ashkenazy's (1st) many delights come richly, thanks not only to the quality of the RPO playing but also to the warm (1992) digital recording." (Penguin Guide) |
J. STRAUSS II
Strauss: Die Fledermaus (complete operetta recorded in 1971) Anneliese Rothenberger, Renate Holm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Nicolai Gedda, Adolf Dallapozza, Walter Berry / Wiener Staatsoper, Willi Boskovsky [ Warner Classics Cologne Collection / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2016 ] The original source for Die Fledermaus is a farce by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix (1811-1873), Das Gefängnis (The Prison). Another source is a French vaudeville play, Le Réveillon, by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Their play was... |
MASSENET
Manon (Complete opera) Beverly Sills - Nicolai Gedda - Garard Souzay - Gabriel Bacquier. New Philharmonia Orchestra. Julius Rudel [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 8/Jun/2004 ] Beverly is on top form as Manon, one of her signature roles. She is joined by a wonderful cast, among them Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay and Gabriel Bacquier. |
BIZET / GOUNOD / MASSENET / MOZART / PUCCINI / etc
Per Amore: Opera Arias Juliane Banse (Soprano) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen [ Hanssler / CD - released 20/Mar/2011 ] "Banse consistently uses her exceptionally sweet and pure voice with extraordinary precision, hitting exposed top notes effortlessly and shading her tone most subtly." Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 |