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Opera Highlights - The Collector's Edition

	Release Date: 11/06/2007 Label: Emi Classics Catalog #: 09980 Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Vincenzo Bellini, Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Georges Bizet, Léo Delibes, Gaetano Donizetti, George Gershwin, Christoph W. Gluck, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Jules Massenet, Claudio Monteverdi, Modest Mussorgsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Camille Saint-Saëns, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber Performer: Horst Laubenthal, Helga Dernesch, José Van Dam, Jon Vickers, Zoltan Kélémén, Helen Donath, Karl Ridderbusch, Werner Hollweg, Siegfried Rudolf Frese, Agostino Ferrin, Alfredo Kraus, Montserrat Caballé, Dennis O'Neill, Matteo Manuguerra, Julia Hamari, Stefan Elenkov, Dimitri Kavrakos, Jane Eaglen, Vincenzo La Scola, Eva Mei, Lucien Vernet, Jean Pierre Hurteau, Marie-Luce Bellary, Jane Berbié, Régine Crespin, Gérard Dunan, Guy Chauvet, Bernard Gontcharenko, Kostas Paskalis, Viorica Cortez, Éliane Lublin, Grace Bumbry, Mirella Freni, Claude Meloni, Barbara Hendricks, Jean-Philippe Courtis, John Aler, Gino Quilico, Pierre Froumenty, Gérard Souzay, Jacques Jansen, Jeanine Collard, Victoria de los Angeles, Françoise Ogéas, Jean Vieuille, Jean-Christophe Benoit, Mady Mesplé, Charles Burles, Danielle Millet, Roger Soyer, Rolando Panerai, Angela Vercelli, Luigi Alva, Rosanna Carteri, Giuseppe Taddei, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Robert Lloyd, Renato Bruson, Edita Gruberova, Bruno Lazzaretti, Bonaventura Bottone, Johnny Worthy, Mervin Wallace, Gregg Baker, Barrington Coleman, Marietta Simpson, Bruce Hubbard, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Willard White, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, Agnes Baltsa, Margaret Marshall, Marc Vento, Thomas Allen, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Placido Domingo, Michèle Command, Alain Fondary, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Simon Keenlyside, Claire Larcher, Della Jones, Arleen Augér, Eiddwen Harrhy, Astrid Varnay, José Carreras, Kari Nurmela, Ugo Benelli, Renata Scotto, Ghyslaine Raphanel, Ileana Cotrubas, Martine Mahé, Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Jules Bastin, Christine Barbaux, Tatiana Troyanos, John Potter, Jennifer Smith, Nigel Rogers, Patrizia Kwella, Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, Mario Bolognesi, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Terry Edwards, Geoffrey Shaw, Vasil Benchev, Bojan Katzarsky, Nicolai Christow, Evelyn Lear, Dimitr Uzunov, Ana Alexieva, Boris Christoff, John Lanigan, Christina Hadjikoleva, Kina Kosseva, Francisco Araiza, James Morris, Kathleen Battle, Gerhard Unger, Anneliese Rothenberger, Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Popp, Gottlob Frick, Patrizia Pace, Mariana Nicolesco, Ernesto Gavazzi, Margaret Price, Jorma Hynninen, Ann Murray, Kurt Rydl, Alejandro Ramirez, Franco De Grandis, Wolfgang Brendel, Siegfried Jerusalem, Roland Bracht, Brigitte Lindner, Heinz Zednik, Frank Lopardo, Cheryl Studer, William Shimell, Carol Vaness, Samuel Ramey, Natale de Carolis, Susanne Mentzer, Dale Duesing, Thierry Dran, Jessye Norman, Luciana Serra, Neil Shicoff, Jocelyne Taillon, Rosalind Plowright, Robert Tear, Marcel Vanaud, Ferruccio Mazzoli, Mario II Basiola, Mario Sereni, Paolo Montarsolo, Mariella Adani, Antonio Sacchetti, Piero de Palma, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Vincente Sardinero, Noël Mangin, Delia Wallis, Renato Capecchi, Andrea Velis, Paul Hudson, Itzhak Perlman, Paul Plishka, Rémy Corazza, Michel Sénéchal, Riccardo Cassinelli, Ernest Blanc, Andréa Guiot, Michael Rippon, Sherrill Milnes, Joseph Galiano, Fedora Barbieri, Ruggero Raimondi, Beverly Sills, Jacques Potier, Anton Diakov, Rita Gorr, Richard Leech, Claire Powell, Anne Sofie von Otter, Franz Grundheber, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Alfred Sramek, Franco Corelli, Birgit Nilsson, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Robert Merrill, Giulietta Simionato, Gabriela Tucci, Luciana Moneta, Angelo Mercuriali, Mario Rinaudo, Mirella Fiorentini, Giorgio Zancanaro, Dolora Zajic, Silvestro Sammaritano, Anne Edwards, Kenneth Collins, Veriano Luchetti, Elena Obraztsova, Florindo Andreolli, James McCracken, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Alfredo Giacomotti, Anna di Stasio, Leonardo Monreale, Reri Grist, Limbania Leoni, Benito Di Bella, Cornell MacNeil, Franco Ricciardi, Thomas Moser, Dunja Vejzovic, Kaja Borris, Kurt Moll, Peter Hofmann, Susan Quittmeyer, Silvia Herman, Marjana Lipovsek, Julie Kaufmann, Andreas Schmidt, Peter Seiffert, Anita Soldh, Reiner Goldberg, Ruth Falcon, Ursula Kunz, Margaretha Hintermeier, Carolyn Watkinson, Margarita Lilowa, Ute Walther, Peter Haage, John Tomlinson, Eva Martón, Geraint Evans, Eberhard Büchner, Theo Adam, Horst Lunow, René Kollo, Peter Schreier, Ruth Hesse, Siegmund Nimsgern, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Robert Kerns, Waltraud Meier, Donald McIntyre, Phillip Joll, Warren Ellsworth, William Mackie, Bernd Weikl, Klaus König, Walter Berry, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Grümmer, Lisa Otto, Wilhelm Walter Dicks, Karl Christian Kohn, Fritz Hoppe, Maria Friederun, Herta Maria Schmidt, Helga Hildebrand, Leonore Kirchstein, Rudolf Schock Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, R. Frühbeck de Burgos, Michel Plasson, André Cluytens, Alain Lombard, Tullio Serafin, Nicola Rescigno, Simon Rattle, Richard Hickox, Nigel Rogers, Josef Krips, Bernard Haitink, Sylvain Cambreling, Thomas Schippers, Gabriele Santini, Bruno Bartoletti, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Aldo Ceccato, Sir John Barbirolli, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Reginald Goodall, Joseph Keilberth Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus, Paris National Opera Chorus, Paris National Opera Orchestra, Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Toulouse Capitole Chorus, Raymond St. Paul Chorus, French Broadcasting Orchestra, Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra, Paris Opéra Comique Chorus, Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Opera Stage Chorus, London Baroque, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris, Sofia National Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Tölz Boys Choir Members, Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra, Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus, Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhine Opera Chorus, Maîtrise de la Cathédrale de Strasbourg, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, René Duclos Chorus, Dresden Staatskapelle, Dresden State Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra Number of Discs: 50 Recorded in: Stereo	CD $86.49 In Stock

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1.	Fidelio, Op. 72: Excerpt(s) by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performer: Horst Laubenthal (Tenor), Helga Dernesch (Soprano), José Van Dam (Bass Baritone), Jon Vickers (Tenor), Zoltan Kélémén (Baritone), Helen Donath (Soprano), Karl Ridderbusch (Bass), Werner Hollweg (Tenor), Siegfried Rudolf Frese (Bass Baritone) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus Period: Classical Written: 1805/1814; Vienna, Austria


2.	I puritani: Excerpt(s) by Vincenzo Bellini
	Performer: Agostino Ferrin (Bass), Alfredo Kraus (Tenor), Montserrat Caballé (Soprano), Dennis O'Neill (Tenor), Matteo Manuguerra (Baritone), Julia Hamari (Alto), Stefan Elenkov (Bass) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1835; Italy


3.	Norma: Excerpt(s) by Vincenzo Bellini
	Performer: Dimitri Kavrakos (Bass), Jane Eaglen (Soprano), Vincenzo La Scola (Tenor), Eva Mei (Soprano) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1831; Italy


4.	Les troyens: Excerpt(s) by Hector Berlioz
	Performer: Lucien Vernet (Voice), Jean Pierre Hurteau (Bass), Marie-Luce Bellary (Mezzo Soprano), Jane Berbié (Mezzo Soprano), Régine Crespin (Soprano), Gérard Dunan (Tenor), Guy Chauvet (Tenor) Conductor: Georges Prêtre Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus, Paris National Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1856-1858; France


5.	Carmen: Excerpt(s) by Georges Bizet
	Performer: Bernard Gontcharenko (Bass), Kostas Paskalis (Baritone), Viorica Cortez (Mezzo Soprano), Jon Vickers (Tenor), Éliane Lublin (Voice), Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano), Mirella Freni (Soprano), Claude Meloni (Bass) Conductor: R. Frühbeck de Burgos Orchestra/Ensemble: Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, Paris National Opera Chorus, Paris National Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1873-1874; France


6.	Les pêcheurs de perles: Excerpt(s) by Georges Bizet
	Performer: Barbara Hendricks (Soprano), Jean-Philippe Courtis (Bass), John Aler (Tenor), Gino Quilico (Baritone) Conductor: Michel Plasson Orchestra/Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Toulouse Capitole Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1863; France


7.	Pelléas et Mélisande: Excerpt(s) by Claude Debussy
	Performer: Pierre Froumenty (Bass), Gérard Souzay (Baritone), Jacques Jansen (Baritone), Jeanine Collard (Mezzo Soprano), Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano), Françoise Ogéas (Soprano), Jean Vieuille (Baritone) Conductor: André Cluytens Orchestra/Ensemble: Raymond St. Paul Chorus, French Broadcasting Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1893-1902; France


8.	Lakmé: Excerpt(s) by Léo Delibes
	Performer: Jean-Christophe Benoit (Baritone), Mady Mesplé (Soprano), Charles Burles (Tenor), Danielle Millet (Mezzo Soprano), Roger Soyer (Bass) Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra, Paris Opéra Comique Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1883; France


9.	L'Elisir d'Amore: Excerpt(s) by Gaetano Donizetti
	Performer: Rolando Panerai (Baritone), Angela Vercelli (Mezzo Soprano), Luigi Alva (Tenor), Rosanna Carteri (Soprano), Giuseppe Taddei (Baritone) Conductor: Tullio Serafin Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1832; Italy


10.	Lucia di Lammermoor: Excerpt(s) by Gaetano Donizetti
	Performer: Kathleen Kuhlmann (Mezzo Soprano), Robert Lloyd (Bass), Renato Bruson (Baritone), Edita Gruberova (Soprano), Alfredo Kraus (Tenor), Bruno Lazzaretti (Tenor), Bonaventura Bottone (Tenor) Conductor: Nicola Rescigno Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1835; Italy


11.	Porgy and Bess: Excerpt(s) by George Gershwin
	Performer: Johnny Worthy (Tenor), Mervin Wallace (Tenor), Gregg Baker (Baritone), Barrington Coleman (Tenor), Marietta Simpson (Mezzo Soprano), Bruce Hubbard (Baritone), Cynthia Haymon (Soprano), Damon Evans (Tenor), Willard White (Bass), Cynthia Clarey (Soprano), Harolyn Blackwell (Soprano) Conductor: Simon Rattle Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus Period: 20th Century Written: 1935; USA


12.	Orfeo ed Euridice: Excerpt(s) by Christoph W. Gluck
	Performer: Edita Gruberova (Soprano), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano), Margaret Marshall (Soprano) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria


13.	Faust: Excerpt(s) by Charles Gounod
	Performer: Marc Vento (Baritone), Thomas Allen (Baritone), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass), Placido Domingo (Tenor), Mirella Freni (Soprano), Michèle Command (Soprano) Conductor: Georges Prêtre Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus, Paris National Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1859; France


14.	Roméo et Juliette: Excerpt(s) by Charles Gounod
	Performer: Alain Fondary (Baritone), Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Soprano), José Van Dam (Bass Baritone), Roberto Alagna (Tenor), Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano), Simon Keenlyside (Baritone), Claire Larcher (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Michel Plasson Orchestra/Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Toulouse Capitole Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1867; France


15.	Alcina, HWV 34: Excerpt(s) by George Frideric Handel
	Performer: Della Jones (Mezzo Soprano), Arleen Augér (Soprano), Eiddwen Harrhy (Soprano), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Richard Hickox Orchestra/Ensemble: City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Opera Stage Chorus Period: Baroque Written: 1735; London, England


16.	Cavalleria Rusticana: Excerpt(s) by Pietro Mascagni
	Performer: Astrid Varnay (Soprano), Julia Hamari (Alto), Matteo Manuguerra (Baritone), José Carreras (Tenor), Montserrat Caballé (Soprano) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1890; Italy


17.	I Pagliacci: Excerpt(s) by Ruggero Leoncavallo
	Performer: Thomas Allen (Baritone), Kari Nurmela (Baritone), Ugo Benelli (Tenor), José Carreras (Tenor), Renata Scotto (Soprano) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1892; Italy


18.	Manon: Excerpt(s) by Jules Massenet
	Performer: Ghyslaine Raphanel (Soprano), Alfredo Kraus (Tenor), Gino Quilico (Baritone), Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano), Martine Mahé (Mezzo Soprano), Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Soprano), José Van Dam (Bass Baritone) Conductor: Michel Plasson Orchestra/Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Toulouse Capitole Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1883-1884; France


19.	Werther: Excerpt(s) by Jules Massenet
	Performer: Matteo Manuguerra (Baritone), Jules Bastin (Bass), Christine Barbaux (Soprano), Tatiana Troyanos (Mezzo Soprano), Alfredo Kraus (Tenor) Conductor: Michel Plasson Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1892; France


20.	L'Orfeo: Excerpt(s) by Claudio Monteverdi
	Performer: John Potter (Tenor), Jennifer Smith (Soprano), Nigel Rogers (Tenor), Patrizia Kwella (Soprano), Emma Kirkby (Soprano), Catherine Denley (Mezzo Soprano), Mario Bolognesi (Tenor), Guillemette Laurens (Soprano), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone), Terry Edwards (Bass), Geoffrey Shaw (Baritone) Conductor: Nigel Rogers Orchestra/Ensemble: London Baroque, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble Period: Baroque Written: 1607; Mantua, Italy


21.	Boris Godunov: Excerpt(s) by Modest Mussorgsky
	Performer: Vasil Benchev (Tenor), Bojan Katzarsky (Tenor), Nicolai Christow (Bass), Evelyn Lear (Soprano), Dimitr Uzunov (Tenor), Ana Alexieva (Mezzo Soprano), Boris Christoff (Bass), John Lanigan (Tenor), Christina Hadjikoleva (Voice), Kina Kosseva (Voice) Conductor: André Cluytens Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris, Sofia National Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1868-1873; Russia


22.	Così fan tutte, K 588: Excerpt(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Francisco Araiza (Tenor), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano), James Morris (Bass), Margaret Marshall (Soprano), José Van Dam (Bass Baritone), Kathleen Battle (Soprano) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung Period: Classical Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria


23.	Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384: Excerpt(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Gerhard Unger (Tenor), Anneliese Rothenberger (Soprano), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Lucia Popp (Soprano), Gottlob Frick (Bass) Conductor: Josef Krips Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria


24.	Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Excerpt(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Patrizia Pace (Soprano), Mariana Nicolesco (Soprano), Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor), Margaret Price (Soprano), Kathleen Battle (Soprano), Thomas Allen (Baritone), Jorma Hynninen (Baritone), Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano), Kurt Rydl (Bass), Alejandro Ramirez (Tenor), Franco De Grandis (Bass) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria


25.	Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Excerpt(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Wolfgang Brendel (Baritone), Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor), Lucia Popp (Soprano), Roland Bracht (Bass), Brigitte Lindner (Soprano), Heinz Zednik (Tenor), Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Tölz Boys Choir Members Period: Classical Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria


26.	Don Giovanni, K 527: Excerpt(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Frank Lopardo (Tenor), Cheryl Studer (Soprano), William Shimell (Baritone), Carol Vaness (Soprano), Samuel Ramey (Bass), Natale de Carolis (Bass Baritone), Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung Period: Classical Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ


27.	Les contes d'Hoffmann: Excerpt(s) by Jacques Offenbach
	Performer: Dale Duesing (Baritone), José Van Dam (Bass Baritone), Thierry Dran (Tenor), Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano), Jessye Norman (Soprano), Luciana Serra (Soprano), Neil Shicoff (Tenor), Jocelyne Taillon (Mezzo Soprano), Rosalind Plowright (Soprano), Robert Tear (Tenor), Marcel Vanaud (Baritone) Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra, Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1881; Paris, France


28.	La Bohème: Excerpt(s) by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Ferruccio Mazzoli (Bass), Mirella Freni (Soprano), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Mario II Basiola (Baritone), Mario Sereni (Baritone), Paolo Montarsolo (Bass), Mariella Adani (Soprano) Conductor: Thomas Schippers Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1896; Italy


29.	Madama Butterfly: Excerpt(s) by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Antonio Sacchetti (Bass), Piero de Palma (Tenor), Jussi Björling (Tenor), Miriam Pirazzini (Mezzo Soprano), Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano), Mario Sereni (Baritone) Conductor: Gabriele Santini Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1904; Italy


30.	Manon Lescaut: Excerpt(s) by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor), Robert Lloyd (Bass), Vincente Sardinero (Baritone), Noël Mangin (Bass), Delia Wallis (Mezzo Soprano), Montserrat Caballé (Soprano) Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1893; Italy


31.	Tosca: Excerpt(s) by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Renato Capecchi (Baritone), Andrea Velis (Tenor), Renato Bruson (Baritone), Renata Scotto (Soprano), Placido Domingo (Tenor), Paul Hudson (Bass), Itzhak Perlman (Bass) Conductor: James Levine Orchestra/Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1900; Italy


32.	Turandot: Excerpt(s) by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Vincente Sardinero (Baritone), Paul Plishka (Bass), Mirella Freni (Soprano), José Carreras (Tenor), Rémy Corazza (Tenor), Montserrat Caballé (Soprano), Michel Sénéchal (Tenor), Riccardo Cassinelli (Tenor) Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhine Opera Chorus, Maîtrise de la Cathédrale de Strasbourg Period: Romantic Written: 1926; Italy


33.	Guillaume Tell: Excerpt(s) by Gioachino Rossini
	Performer: Ernest Blanc (Baritone), Andréa Guiot (Soprano), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor) Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris National Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1829; Italy


34.	Il barbiere di Siviglia: Excerpt(s) by Gioachino Rossini
	Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Michael Rippon (Bass), Sherrill Milnes (Baritone), Joseph Galiano (Voice), Renato Capecchi (Baritone), Fedora Barbieri (Mezzo Soprano), Ruggero Raimondi (Bass), Beverly Sills (Soprano) Conductor: James Levine Orchestra/Ensemble: John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1816; Italy


35.	Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Excerpt(s) by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Performer: Jacques Potier (Tenor), Jean Pierre Hurteau (Bass), Anton Diakov (Bass), Rita Gorr (Mezzo Soprano), Rémy Corazza (Tenor), Ernest Blanc (Baritone), Jon Vickers (Tenor) Conductor: Georges Prêtre Orchestra/Ensemble: René Duclos Chorus, Paris National Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1877; France


36.	Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Excerpt(s) by Richard Strauss
	Performer: Richard Leech (Tenor), Claire Powell (Mezzo Soprano), Barbara Hendricks (Soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano), Franz Grundheber (Baritone), Kurt Rydl (Bass), Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano), Alfred Sramek (Bass) Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle, Dresden State Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1909-1910; Germany


37.	Aida: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano), Franco Corelli (Tenor), Birgit Nilsson (Soprano), Mario Sereni (Baritone), Ferruccio Mazzoli (Bass), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Bass) Conductor: Zubin Mehta Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1871; Italy


38.	Il trovatore: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Ferruccio Mazzoli (Bass), Franco Corelli (Tenor), Robert Merrill (Baritone), Giulietta Simionato (Mezzo Soprano), Gabriela Tucci (Soprano), Luciana Moneta (Mezzo Soprano), Angelo Mercuriali (Tenor), Mario Rinaudo (Bass) Conductor: Thomas Schippers Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1853; Italy


39.	La traviata: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Robert Lloyd (Bass), Mirella Fiorentini (Mezzo Soprano), Beverly Sills (Soprano), Delia Wallis (Mezzo Soprano), Rolando Panerai (Baritone), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor) Conductor: Aldo Ceccato Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir Period: Romantic Written: 1853; Italy


40.	La forza del destino: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Mirella Freni (Soprano), Giorgio Zancanaro (Baritone), Dolora Zajic (Mezzo Soprano), Placido Domingo (Tenor), Silvestro Sammaritano (Bass), Paul Plishka (Bass) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1862/1869; Italy


41.	Nabucco: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Anne Edwards (Soprano), Kenneth Collins (Tenor), Veriano Luchetti (Tenor), Matteo Manuguerra (Baritone), Elena Obraztsova (Mezzo Soprano), Renata Scotto (Soprano), Robert Lloyd (Bass), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1842; Italy


42.	Otello: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Florindo Andreolli (Tenor), Piero de Palma (Tenor), James McCracken (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano), Alfredo Giacomotti (Bass), Anna di Stasio (Mezzo Soprano), Leonardo Monreale (Bass) Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1887; Italy


43.	Rigoletto: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Agostino Ferrin (Bass), Reri Grist (Soprano), Limbania Leoni (Alto), Anna di Stasio (Mezzo Soprano), Benito Di Bella (Baritone), Cornell MacNeil (Baritone), Franco Ricciardi (Tenor), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Alfredo Giacomotti (Bass) Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1851; Italy


44.	Der fliegende Holländer: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Thomas Moser (Tenor), Dunja Vejzovic (Soprano), Kaja Borris (Mezzo Soprano), Kurt Moll (Bass), Peter Hofmann (Tenor), José Van Dam (Bass Baritone) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1841/1852; Germany


45.	Das Rheingold: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Heinz Zednik (Tenor), Susan Quittmeyer (Mezzo Soprano), Silvia Herman (Soprano), Marjana Lipovsek (Mezzo Soprano), James Morris (Bass), Julie Kaufmann (Voice), Andreas Schmidt (Baritone), Peter Seiffert (Tenor) Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1854; Germany


46.	Die Walküre: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Anita Soldh (Soprano), Reiner Goldberg (Tenor), James Morris (Bass), Cheryl Studer (Soprano), Ruth Falcon (Soprano), Ursula Kunz (Mezzo Soprano), Silvia Herman (Soprano), Margaretha Hintermeier (Mezzo Soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (Alto), Margarita Lilowa (Mezzo Soprano), Ute Walther (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1856; Germany


47.	Siegfried: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano), Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor), Peter Haage (Tenor) Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1871; Germany


48.	Götterdämmerung: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: John Tomlinson (Bass), Eva Martón (Soprano), Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor) Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1874; Germany


49.	Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Geraint Evans (Voice), Eberhard Büchner (Tenor), Karl Ridderbusch (Bass), Theo Adam (Bass), Horst Lunow (Bass), Zoltan Kélémén (Baritone), René Kollo (Tenor), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Helen Donath (Soprano), Ruth Hesse (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle, Dresden State Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1867; Germany


50.	Lohengrin: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: René Kollo (Tenor), Siegmund Nimsgern (Bass), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano), Dunja Vejzovic (Soprano), Karl Ridderbusch (Bass), Robert Kerns (Baritone) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1847; Germany


51.	Parsifal: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Waltraud Meier (Mezzo Soprano), Donald McIntyre (Bass), Phillip Joll (Baritone), Warren Ellsworth (Tenor), William Mackie (Tenor) Conductor: Reginald Goodall Orchestra/Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1877-1882; Germany


52.	Tannhäuser: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Bernd Weikl (Baritone), Klaus König (Tenor), Waltraud Meier (Mezzo Soprano), Lucia Popp (Soprano) Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1845/1861; Germany


53.	Tristan und Isolde: Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Walter Berry (Bass Baritone), Karl Ridderbusch (Bass), Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano), Jon Vickers (Tenor), Helga Dernesch (Soprano) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1859; Germany


54.	Der Freischütz, J 277: Excerpt(s) by Carl Maria von Weber
	Performer: Elisabeth Grümmer (Soprano), Lisa Otto (Soprano), Wilhelm Walter Dicks (Baritone), Karl Christian Kohn (Bass), Fritz Hoppe (Baritone), Maria Friederun (Alto), Herta Maria Schmidt (Alto), Helga Hildebrand (Soprano), Leonore Kirchstein (Voice), Rudolf Schock (Tenor) Conductor: Joseph Keilberth Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1817-1821; Dresden, Germany

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