Opera , Opera Arias, Verdi (composer)

Arias

Jonathan Tetelman (tenor), Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Karel Mark Chichon

Presto Recording of the Week, 12th August 2022
Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Recording of the Month
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year, Solo Vocal & Conductor
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Young Talent of the Year

Benjamin Bernheim

Benjamin Bernheim (tenor) PKF Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume

Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
The Times Records of the Year, 2019
Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019
International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Solo Recital Recording
Opera, April 2020, Disc of the Month
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year

Anima Rara

Ermonela Jaho (soprano), Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Andrea Battistoni

Presto Recording of the Week, 25th September 2020
BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Opera Choice
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
The Times Records of the Year, 2020
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble

Pene Pati

Pene Pati (tenor), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Choeur de l'Opéra national de Bordeaux, Emmanuel Villaume

Presto Recording of the Week, 8th April 2022
Opera, May 2022, Disc of the Month
BBC Music Magazine, May 2022
Opus Klassik, 2022, Young Artist of the Year

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Verdi

Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Frédéric Chaslin

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
Presto Recording of the Week, 19th February 2021
Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Winner - Voice & Ensemble
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021

Insieme - Opera Duets

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Editor's Choice
Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year (both artists), Conductor of the Year & Vocal
Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Voice & Orchestra

Espoir

Michael Spyres (tenor), Joyce El-Khoury (soprano) The Hallé, Carlo Rizzi

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
The Times Records of the Year, 2017
International Opera Awards, 2018, Nominated - Solo Recital
Opera, October 2017, Recording of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Recital

Boulevard des Italiens

Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Frédéric Chaslin

Presto Recording of the Week, 8th April 2022
Opera, August 2022, Disc of the Month
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year, Conductor of the Year & Solo Vocal

Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi

Lise Davidsen (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder

Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Editor's Choice
Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd April 2021
BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, Opera Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal

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Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Chorus & Orchestra of the ROH, Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

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Paris, mon amour

Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Etienne Dupuis (baritone), Celso Albelo (tenor) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Frederic Chaslin

Presto Recording of the Week, 20th April 2015
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Recital
Opera, May 2015, Recording of the Month

Tales of Opera

Simon Keenlyside Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer

BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, Opera Choice
Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Disc of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Recital

Nessun Dorma

Pene Pati (tenor), with Amina Edris (soprano), Amitai Pati (tenor), Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Emmanuel Villaume

Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Solo Vocal

CD: $17.75

Invocation

Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova Orchestra, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova Choir, Massimo Zanetti

CD: $17.75

George Gagnidze: Opera Arias

George Gagnidze (baritone), Staatskapelle Weimar, Stefan Solyom

International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal

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Héroïque: French Opera Arias

Bryan Hymel (tenor) PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Emmanuel Villaume

Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2015
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
Opera, April 2015, Recording of the Month

Verdi & Donizetti: Opera Arias

Michael Fabiano (tenor) London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Voices, Enrique Mazzola

BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Opera Choice

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Joseph Calleja - Verdi

Joseph Calleja (tenor), Vittorio Vitelli (baritone), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ramón Tebar

Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2018
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
The Times Records of the Year, 2018

Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic Arias

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato

Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Recital
Gramophone Magazine, April 2008, Editor's Choice
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009

Piotr Beczala: The French Collection

Piotr Beczala (tenor), Diana Damrau (soprano) Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Alain Altinoglu

Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2015
BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, Opera Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015

Revive

Elīna Garanča (mezzo) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Roberto Abbado

Presto Recording of the Week, 4th November 2016
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016

Verdi Choruses

Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Chailly

Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Choral

Fairy Tales

Regula Mühlemann (soprano), CHAARTS Chamber Artists

Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Vocal

CD: $20.00

The New Sound of Maria Callas

Maria Callas (soprano)

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Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)

Gramophone Awards, 2000, Lifetime Achievement Award

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Aleksandra Kurzak: Gioia!

Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Francesco Demuro (tenor) Orchestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Omer Meir Wellber

Presto Recording of the Week, 20th February 2012
Opera, April 2012, Recording of the Month

Special offer. Great Operatic Arias 22 - Gerald Finley

Gerald Finley (baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Edward Gardner

Gramophone Magazine, April 2010, Editor's Choice
Opera, May 2010, Recording of the Month

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Anita Rachvelishvili

Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo-soprano) Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Giacomo Sagripanti

Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2018, Winner - Jahrespreis
International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Recital Album

Anna Netrebko sings Verdi (standard CD edition)

Anna Netrebko (soprano) Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino, Gianandrea Noseda

Presto Recording of the Week, 12th August 2013
Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice

The Italian Tenor

Vittorio Grigolo (tenor), with Maria Cioppi (soprano) & Luca Casalin (tenor)

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010, Editor's Choice
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Nouveau Talent

Ildar Abdrazakov - Verdi

Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) Orchestre Métropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year

Remembering Tebaldi

Melody Moore (soprano), Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster

International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music

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Verdi Heroines

Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly

Gramophone Awards, 2000, Winner - Recital
Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Classic FM People's Choice Award

Rolando Villazón - Cielo E Mar | Jewel Case

Rolando Villazón (tenor)

Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Recital
Gramophone Magazine, July 2008, Editor's Choice

My Hero

Greta Bradman (soprano) English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Presto Recording of the Week, 28th August 2015
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015

Special offer. I Vespri Verdiani

Olga Mykytenko (soprano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits

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Special offer. A Tribute to Gilbert Duprez

John Osborn (tenor) Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas State Chorus, Constantine Orbelian

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The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4 | From 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952

Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Historic vocal
Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Historical
Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Historic vocal
Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Reissue
Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Historical

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Joseph Calleja - Ave Maria

Joseph Calleja (tenor), Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan

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Special offer. Pilar Lorengar | Berlin, 1959 - 1962

Pilar Lorengar, Richard Klemm (viola da gamba), Siegfried Behrend (guitar), Hertha Klust (piano) RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Orchester RSO Berlin & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Opera, September 2014, Recording of the Month
Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended

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Special offer. Arias of Love and Sorrow

Gevorg Hakobyan (baritone), Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, John Fisher, Constantine Orbelian

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Jonas Kaufmann: The Verdi Album

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Erika Grimaldi (Leonora), Giovanni Gregnanin (Ruiz), Franco Vassallo (Rodrigo), Franco Vassallo (Jago) Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma, Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Pier Giorgio Morandi

BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, Opera Choice

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Sonya Yoncheva - Verdi

Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, Massimo Zanetti

Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2018

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Je n'aime pas le classique, mais ça j'aime bien!

Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Nelly Kokinos (piano), Vladimir Spivakov (violin), Sergei, Steven Isserlis (cello), Xavier De Maistre (piano), Julian Bream (guitar), Johns Williams (guitar), James Galway (flute), Lorenzo Ghielmi (organ), Samuel Lipman & Leo Litwin (pianos), Martin Hoherman (xylophone), Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Sylvia Gestzy (soprano), Nathalie Stutzmann (soprano), Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Alfred Scholz (piano), Karl-Heinz Steffens (clarinet), Andreas Staier (harpsichord), Ben Heppner (tenor), Leontyne Price (soprano), Will Sanders (horn), Eugene Istomin (piano), Isaac Stern (violin), Leonard Rose (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano), Guarneri Quartet I Soloisti di Zaghreb, London Musici, Boston Pops Orchestra, Charles Munch, Arthur Fiedler, Sir Thomas Beecham, John McCarthy, Eduardo Mata, Riccardo Muti, Fritz Reiner, Dmitri Kitayenko, Georg Solti

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Insieme - Opera Duets - Vinyl Edition

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano

Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Voice & Orchestra

Vinyl Record: $57.75

Great Singers Live: Margaret Price | Selection from three “Sunday Concerts” with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester given in 1977, 1981, 1986 and 1991

Margaret Price (soprano) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg, Leopold Hager & Thomas Fulton

Opera, April 2012, Recording of the Month

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Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), John Wustman (piano)

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Alessandra Marc (soprano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg

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Special offer. New Year’s Concert | Live recording from the Teatro La Fenice, 1 January 2013

Desirée Rancatore (soprano) & Saimir Pirgu (tenor) Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice & Members of the Ballet of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

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Special offer. New Year’s Concert | Live recording from the Teatro La Fenice, 1 January 2013

Desirée Rancatore (soprano) & Saimir Pirgu (tenor) Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice & Members of the Ballet of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

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Rolando Villazón - Cielo E Mar | Hardback CD size book

Rolando Villazón (tenor)

Gramophone Magazine, July 2008, Editor's Choice

Leontyne Price: Great Soprano Arias from Handel to Britten | Prima Donna Vol. 5

Leontyne Price (soprano) The Philharmonia Orchestra, Henry Lewis

Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Joseph Calleja - Tenor Arias | Operatic arias by Verdi, Donizetti, Cilea & Puccini

Joseph Calleja (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly

Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice

Beniamino Gigli Vol.2 (1925 - 1940) | with Giuseppe de Luca

Beniamino Gigli

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Opera Arias

Bryn Terfel Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Grammy Awards, 39th Awards (1996), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Rolando Villazon - Opera Recital

Rolando Villazon Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson

Gramophone Magazine, April 2006, Editor's Choice

Rolando Villazon - Opera Recital | limited edition deluxe version

Rolando Villazon Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson

Gramophone Magazine, April 2006, Editor's Choice

Divas Vol.1 - (1906 - 1935)

Luisa Tetrazzini, Nellie Melba, Adelina Patti, Frieda Hempel, Amelita Galli-Curci, Rosa Ponselle, Lotte Lehmann, Eva Turner, Nina Koshetz, Eidé Norena, Maria Nemeth, Claudia Muzio

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