Since you are interested in Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander [The Flying Dutchman], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera recorded in 1955) Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicola Zaccaria / Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "There has never been a more compelling performance of the title-role in Rigoletto than that of Gobbi on his classic La Scala set. Callas is compellingly imaginative throughout." Penguin Stereo guide |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Le Rossignol / Oedipus Rex (Complete Operas recorded 1999 & 1993) Natalie Dessay, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Marjana Lipovsek / l'Opéra National de Paris, James Conlon / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most [ EMI The Opera Series / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2010 ] "A fine recording of Stravinsky's colourful ballet, The Nightingale, with Natalie Dessay perfect in the title-role." (Gramophone) |
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) |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
The Best of Gershwin Richard Hayman and His Symphony Orchestra, Kathryn Selby (piano), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, and more [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Gershwin drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue |
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) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Complete Opera recorded in 1955) Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello / Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Callas's view, aided by superbly imaginative and spacious conducting from Karajan, gives extra dimension to the Puccinian little woman" Penguin Stereo Guide |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (Complete Opera recorded in 1957) Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Luigi Alva / Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2014 ] "She turns in a buoyant, joyful performance. Tito Gobbi's Figaro and Luigi Alva's Almaviva also came from the Scala production, and their experienced teamwork adds considerably to the whole achievement. Galliera's idiomatic conducting gives the... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Nabucco (complete opera recorded in 1977) Matteo Manuguerra, Renata Scotto, Elena Obraztsova, Nicolai Ghiaurov / Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Riccardo Muti [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 20/May/2016 ] "Scotto sings the most intelligent and, when needed, refined Abigaille on record." (Gramophone) |
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... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (Complete Opera) (recorded 1964-65) Nicolai Gedda, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Gianna d'Angelo, Nicola Ghiuselev, Ernest Blanc / Concerts du Conservatoire, Andre Cluy [ Warner Classics The Opera Series / 2 CD - released 1/May/2010 ] 'In a celebrated cast, Gedda, as Hoffmann, sings beautifully and with dramatic feeling, Victoria de los Angeles is a delightful Antonia, Schwarzkopf brings sumptuous creamy tone to Giulietta, Blanc is a splendid Dapertutto, and the smaller parts,... |