Since you are interested in Parsifal (Complete opera recorded in 1985), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: Die lustige Witwe [Merry Widow] / Das Land des Lachelns [Land of Smiles] (operettas) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Erich Kunz, Nicolai Gedda / Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra / Otto Ackermann [ Warner Classics The Opera Series / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2010 ] The Record Guide described Schwarzkopf in Die lustige Witwe as 'enchanting from end to end' and said that in Das Land des Lächelns it is her 'radiant loveliness of tone that enchants us first, but also the consummate, irresistible artistry' |
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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) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (recorded 1950) Erich Kunz, Irmgard Seefried, George London, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sena Jurinac / Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2016 ] 'Karajan's first recording of Figaro offers one of the most distinguished casts ever assembled….' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs, 2004) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded in 1962) Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer [ EMI Classics Great Recordings of the Century / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2009 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Superbly remastered. The sound has a depth, beauty and realism far beyond any previous incarnation of this splendid 1962 Kingsway Hall recording. It remains first choice." - |