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HANDEL
Rinaldo (Complete Opera recorded in 1977) Ileana Cotrubas, Carolyn Watkinson & Paul Esswood / La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire [ Sony Opera House / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "The vigour of Malgoire's direction of an opera which plainly for him is very much alive, makes this a very attractive set. The finest singing comes from Ilena Cotrubas, but the whole team is convincing. The bright but spacious recording adds to the... |
SAINT-SAENS
Samson et Dalila (Complete opera recorded in 1973) James King, Christa Ludwig, Bernd Weikl / Munich Radio Orchestra / Giuseppe Patane [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "King and Ludwig are not to be underestimated, of course. They are best in the 'speaking' chromaticisms of the Trio with the Old Hebrew, best where the music is nearest to the Wagner idiom." (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (Complete opera recorded in 1982) Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Meven, Theo Adam / Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Men's Choir Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur [ Sony Classical Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2016 ] "The most telling contributions certainly come from conductor, orchestra and chorus. The playing here is in the highest class, and Masur's control of speed and balance is not to be questioned" (Gramophone) |
WAGNER
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Complete Opera recorded in 1963) Jess Thomas, Claire Watson & Hans Hotter / Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Aushilfschor / Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Joseph Keilberth [ Sony Opera House / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Historic but still handsome-sounding Wagner hails from the opening of Munich's Bavarian State Opera 18 years after the bombing. Joseph Keilberth keeps Die Meistersinger all helpfully on the move, Prelude included, and distinguished casting includes... |
VERDI
Macbeth (Complete opera recorded in 1959) Leonard Warren, Carlo Bergonzi, Leonie Rysanek / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2011 ] Includes a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera [The Masked Ball] (Complete opera recorded in 1967) Leontyne Price, Carlo Bergonzi & Shirley Verrett / RCA Italiana Opera Chorus & RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Bergonzi is both impassioned and refined in what was, perhaps, his best and favourite role, He chuckles urbanely in the laughing song, declaims his love for Amelia with real ardour and laments giving her up with deep sensitivity and plangent tone." |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Complete opera recorded in 1997) Vesselina Kasarova, Ramon Vargas, Eva Mei & Simone Alberghini / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Roberto Abbado [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2017 ] I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Bellini's exquisitely lyrical treatment of Romeo and Juliet, has garnered renewed popularity in recent decades. The 1998 Munich recording reissued here is one of the catalogue's most acclaimed, particularly for the vibrant,... |