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Early Puccini from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson
13th Mar 2026
With the emphasis on clean lines and rhythmic drive, this collection of student symphonic works, upscaled chamber music and orchestral excerpts from the first three operas presents a fully-rounded Portrait of the Composer As A Young Man.
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Puccini Songs from Charles Castronovo
5th Jan 2024
Johannes X. Schachtner's idiomatic new orchestrations of the composer's sixteen published songs inspire some ardent, full-throated singing from the American tenor - with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester on incendiary form under Ivan Repušić.
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Verismo from Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
27th Oct 2023
The orchestra and their Chief Conductor perform a selection of orchestral highlights from verismo operas, from familiar favourites to rarer gems.
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
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Puccini's Il Trittico from Salzburg
28th Jul 2023
Asmik Grigorian stakes her claim as one of the finest singing actresses of today in Christof Loy’s coherent, uncluttered staging of Puccini’s trilogy of one-act operas - culminating in a devastating interpretation of Suor Angelica.
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Antonio Pappano conducts Puccini's Turandot
10th Mar 2023
Sondra Radvanovsky and Jonas Kaufmann lead a stellar cast in a sumptuous account from Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia of Puccini's final opera.
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Freddie De Tommaso - Il Tenore
24th Jun 2022
The young British-Italian tenor is on barnstorming form in a programme of scenes and arias from Tosca, Turandot, Madama Butterfly and Carmen, with equally impressive guest appearances from Lise Davidsen, Natalya Romaniw and Aigul Akhmetshina.
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Ermonela Jaho on Le Willis
19th Sep 2019
The Albanian soprano talks to Katherine about singing the role of Anna on Sir Mark Elder's recording of Puccini's first opera in its original one-act incarnation, released tomorrow on Opera Rara.
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Angela Gheorghiu on Tosca and Eternamente
23rd Jan 2018
Katherine talks to the Romanian soprano about returning to one of her signature-roles at Covent Garden this week, and her new album of verismo arias on Warner Classics.
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Jonas Kaufmann sings Puccini
11th Sep 2015
Katherine enjoys the star tenor's hotly-awaited collection of Puccini arias, including - of course - the immortal Nessun Dorma.
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Giacomo Puccini
11th Jul 2014
James has a lovely time revelling in the wealth of magnificent Puccini recordings on offer, and selects some of his personal favourites.
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Puccini's forgotten masterpiece - La Rondine
6th Sep 2010
Angela Gheorghiu sings the role of the eponymous swallow with Roberto Alagna as her naïve lover on a new DVD of Puccini’s unfairly neglected opera, filmed at the Metropolitan Opera last year with Marco Armiliato conducting.
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Angela Gheorghiu in Puccini's Madama Butterfly
2nd Mar 2009
The Romanian soprano assumes the role of the tragic teenage geisha for the first time, with Jonas Kaufmann as the American naval officer who abandons her, and Antonio Pappano conducting.
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A La Bohème for all
5th May 2008
Anna Netrebko is the Parisian seamstress with the cold hands and Rolando Villazón is the poet who finds her door-key on this new recording from Bertrand de Billy and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
