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Giuseppe Verdi – his name has become the definitive symbol of Italian opera. No other composer succeeded in establishing so many of his works in the repertoire of the international opera stage. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth we present five complete recordings in a 10 CD wallet box. It includes favourites such as Rigoletto and La Traviata but also rarities, e.g. I due Foscari.
Outstanding soloists can be heard, e.g. Mirella Freni, Rolando Panerai, Franco Bonisolli, Raina Kabaivanska, Vincenzo la Scola, Daniela Dessi, Paolo Coni and Michele Pertusi, accompanied by stars of the rostrum such as Francesco Molinari-Pradelli and Lamberto Gardelli.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Daniela Dessi (Soprano),
Vincenzo La Scola (Tenor),
Michele Pertusi (Bass),
Riccardo Ristori (Bass),
Paolo Coni (Baritone),
Marina Giorgio (Mezzo Soprano),
Diego Cossu (Tenor)
Conductor:
Giuliano Carella
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Italian International Orchestra,
Bratislava Chamber Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Italy
Date of Recording: 1991
Venue: Live Martina Franca, Italy
Length: 139 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: Italian
2.
I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Lorenza Canepa (Soprano),
Nicola Martinucci (Tenor),
Renato Bruson (Baritone),
Armando Caforio (Tenor)
Conductor:
Maurizio Arena
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turin Teatro Regio Chorus,
Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Italy
Date of Recording: 1984
Language: Italian
3.
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Margherita Rinaldi (Soprano),
Ilona Papenthin (Mezzo Soprano),
Bengt Rundgren (Bass),
Antonín Svorc (Bass),
Henno Garduhn (Tenor),
Horst Lunow (Bass),
Peter Olesch (Bass),
Rolando Panerai (Baritone),
Franco Bonisolli (Tenor),
Maria Corelli (Mezzo Soprano),
Sylvia Pawlik (Soprano),
Viorica Cortez (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Date of Recording: 03/1977
Length: 113 Minutes 45 Secs.
Language: Italian
4.
Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Gisela Pohl (Soprano),
Giorgio Zancanaro (Baritone),
Viorica Cortez (Mezzo Soprano),
Raina Kabaivanska (Soprano),
Franco Bonisolli (Tenor),
Giancarlo Luccardi (Bass),
Johannes Bier (Tenor)
Conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra,
Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 1975
5.
La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Rudolf Jedlicka (Baritone),
Peter Bindszus (Tenor),
Gudrun Schäfer (Soprano),
Hania Kovics (Soprano),
Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone),
Franco Bonisolli (Tenor),
Hans-Joachim Lukat (Bass),
Heinz Reeh (Bass),
Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra,
Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 1973
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