Since you are interested in Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 1982), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BOITO
Mefistofele (complete opera recorded in 1973) Norman Treigle, Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Heather Begg / London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel [ EMI The Opera Series / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Caballé sings much of her music exquisitely and her voice blends with Domingo's to make magic in the "Lontano" duet." (Gramophone) |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete Opera recorded in 1958 & 1959) Victoria de los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics Legendary Opera Recordings / 3 CD Box Set - released 23/Sep/2016 ] "a spacious recording in which the atmospheric off-stage effects are vividly caught. What is so individual is the way that Beecham points rhythms to captivate the ear, as well as his persuasive moulding of phrases." (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Der Rosenkavalier (Complete Opera recorded in 1956) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Otto Edelmann / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Herbert von Karajan [ EMI The Opera Series / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2011 ] "(The) performance is in a class of its own" Rosette (Highest Award) Penguin Stereo Guide |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Complete Opera recorsded in 1978) Galina Vishnevskaya, Nicolai Gedda, Dimiter Petkov / Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 20/May/2016 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'Rostropovich in his finest recording ever. With an impressive cast and Rostropovich's galvanizing commitment so strongly conveyed' - Gramophone Rosette Recording |
BIZET
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete opera recorded in 1960) Janine Micheau, Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc / Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, Pierre Dervaux [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Ernest Blanc, in the difficult role of the alternately jealous and forgiving Zurga, is in superb voice, showing a real understanding of the right style and of character." (Gramophone) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (Complete Opera recorded in 1957) Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eugenio Fernandi / Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "This 1957 recording is one of her most thrillingly magnetic performances on disc." Penguin Stereo Guide |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Orphee aux Enfers [Orpheus in the Underworld] (Complete Opera recorded in 1997) Natalie Dessay, Laurent Naouri, Yann Beuron / Lyon Opera, Marc Minkowski [ Warner Classics The Home Of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Marc Minkowski makes a compelling case for the original two act 1858 version, and his fine cast just about clinches it. Natalie Dessay is such a nagging wife that it is difficult... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera recorded in 1978) Richard Stilwell, Frederica von Stade, Josa van Dam. Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2017 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "a very characteristically Karajan performance, deeply committed and full of beautiful things. The casting is excellent." (Gramophone) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander [The Flying Dutchman] Theo Adam, Anja Silja, Martti Talvela / BBC Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ EMI Classics / 3 CD - released 8/Mar/2010 ] "The most remarkable aspect of the performance… remains the empathy between Klemperer, Silja and Adam. Adam's Act 1 monologue seizes the dramatic high ground, but Silja raises the stakes still further with an electrifying account of Senta's Ballad,... |