Dvoˇrák’s most popular opera contains “The Song to the Moon,” one of the most gorgeous soprano arias ever written, but the rest of the music is just as enchanting and shoul...więcej »
Another first-class production of a major opera, with big-name cast & conductor and remastered sonics. Compare to the other (few) Tannhäuser recordings at twice the price and more. This Ta...więcej »
Little known today, mainly because almost no sopranos other than Mme. Caballé can sing it, Gemma di Vergy was for some years in the 19th century the most popular opera by Donizetti, produced...więcej »
During his peak years, Giuseppe Di Stefano (b. 1921) had one of the most sensually beautiful tenor voices ever recorded. He was universally regarded as the leading lyric tenor in the world during t...więcej »
Exciting live recordings taped 1945–1972 featuring the greatest operas from Mozart to Strauss. It was Mozart who first established a viable, lasting school of German opera with Die Entfü...więcej »
Georges Moustaki, właściwie Giuseppe Mustacchi ur. 3 maja 1934 r. w Aleksandrii, zm. 23 maja 2013 r. w Nicei – francuski piosenkarz i kompozytor włosko-grecko-żydowskiego pochodzenia. Najbard...więcej »
Unfinished at the composer's death, and long one of Puccini's more neglected works, Turandot is today one of his most popular operas. The tenor aria "Nessun dorma" made the pop charts a f...więcej »
Six complete operas starring the great Plácido Domingo at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos!...więcej »
A gripping performance, one of the best recordings ever of this modern masterpiece, and certainly the best in its price range. Karl Böhm was one of the classic conductors of this opera from th...więcej »
Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting live recordi...więcej »
Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) wrote three operas based on the lives of English Queens: Anna Bolena (1830), Maria Stuarda (1834), and Roberto Devereux (1837). None of them stick very close to ...więcej »
Spain’s famous opera stars Carreras and Caballé, who are professional colleagues and friends in real life, are an irresistible pairing at the head of a wonderful cast in this La Scala ...więcej »
This live 1969 broadcast performance of Debussy’s operatic masterpiece, one of the seminal vocal works of the twentieth century, joins the Grand Tier catalogue with full documentation and a c...więcej »
A magnificent performance of Wagner’s seminal masterpiece, at mid-price. Notable above all for the fiery conducting of Carlos Kleiber, which helps create a reading of unsurpassable power and ...więcej »
First mounted during Carnival season in Milan in 1841, Maria Padilla remained extremely popular for about 17 years, and then sank out of sight until this London revival in 1973. Every Donizetti fan...więcej »
Live performance from La Scala in 1969 of this Rossini rarity, with much the same cast as the studio recording now out of print and very rare! Two of opera’s authentic superstars, Beverly Sil...więcej »
A rare recording of a rarely heard French operatic masterpiece, the first time this opera has ever been offered at mid-price with a complete French-English libretto, newly translated.Di...więcej »
A brilliant live performance from Salzburg in 1961. Baritone Tito Gobbi, one of the great singing actors of his era, is indelibly vivid as the tortured title character in this dark masterpiece. Thi...więcej »
The Gambler was Prokofiev’s first opera to gain a public performance, and the first opera ever based on a story by Dostoyevsky. It’s funny, ironic, challenging, and wonderfully original...więcej »