Immortal Performances
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Kerstin Thorborg (mezzo), Kerstin Thorborg (Orfeo), Jarmila Novotna (Euridice), Marita Farell (Amore), Annamary Dickey (Blessed Spirit)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Berlin State Opera Orchestra, RCA Victor Symphony, Erich Leinsdorf, Frieder Weissman, Karl Riedel
2 CDs
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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Rene Maison (Hoffmann), Vina Bovy (Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia/Stella), Lawrence Tibbett (Lindorf/Coppélius/Dappertutto/Dr. Miracle), Irra Petina (Nicklausse)
Chorus & Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Maurice Abravanel
2 CDs
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Ezio Pinza (Don Giovanni), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello), Zinka Milanov (Donna Anna), Jarmila Novotna (Donna Elvira), Bidù Sayáo (Zerlina), James Melton (Don Ottavio), Mack Harrell (Masetto), Norman Cordon (Commendatore)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Paul Breisach
Pinza and Baccaloni are indeed wonderful in their recitatives, the words of their native language flashing vividly from their tongues...[Sayáo has] great charm and a real personality, so that... — More…
2 CDs
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Gounod: Faust
Raoul Jobin (Faust), Ezio Pinza (Méphistophélès), Licia Albanese (Marguerite), Martial Singher (Valentin), Lucielle Browning (Siébel), Thelma Votipka (Martha), John Baker (Wagner)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Sir Thomas Beecham
2 CDs
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), René Maison (Florestan), Alexander Kipnis (Rocco), Julius Huehn (Pizarro), Karl Laufkoetter (Jaquino), Marita Farell (Marzelline), Herbert Janssen (Fernando)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Bruno Walter
2 CDs
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Verdi: Falstaff
Leonard Warren (Falstaff), Giuseppe Valdengo (Ford), Giuseppe di Stefano (Fenton), Regina Resnik (Alice Ford), Licia Albanese (Nannetta), Cloe Elmo (Quickly), Martha Lipton (Meg Page), Alessio de Paolis (Bardolpho), Lorenzo Alvary (Pistol)
Metropolitan Opera, Fritz Reiner
2 CDs
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
John Charles Thomas (Figaro), Bruno Landi (Il Conte Almaviva), Josephine Tuminia (Rosina), Ezio Pinza (Don Basilio), Salvatore Baccaloni (Dr. Bartolo), Irra Petina (Berta), Wilfred Engelman (Fiorello)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Gennaro Papi
2 CDs
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
René Maison (Samson), Gertrud Wettergren (Dalila), Ezio Pinza (Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon, Emanuel List (Le Vieillard Hébreu), John Gurney (Abimélech)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Maurice Abravanel
2 CDs
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Lina Bruna Rasa (Santuzza), Antonio Melandri (Turiddu), Afro Poli (Alfio), Maria Meloni (Lola), Rina Gallo-Toscani (Mamma Lucia)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Opera d’Olanda Dutch Royal Theatre, The Hague, Pietro Mascagni
[Lina Bruna Rasa's] vibrant and dynamic representation of Santuzza’s moods is formidable...[Melandri's] characterization is strong and appropriate, particularly in his duet with Santuzza...The... — More…
CD
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Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci
and Florence Quartararo - A Memorial
Ramón Vinay (Canio), Florence Quartarao (Nedda), Leonard Warren (Tonio), Leslie Chabay (Beppe), Hugh Thompson (Silvio), Florence Quartararo (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Giuseppe Antonicelli
2 CDs
$15.25
