Richard Bonynge
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Treasures of Baroque Opera
RecommendedJanet Baker, Teresa Berganza, Catherine Bott, Luciano Pavarotti
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The World of Offenbach
RecommendedDame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Sumi Jo (soprano), Régine Crespin (soprano)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Richard Bonynge, Ernest Ansermet, Alain Lombard
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
RecommendedJoan Sutherland (Antonia/Stella/Giulietta/Olympia), Plácido Domingo (Hoffmann), Gabriel Bacquier (Coppélius/Dapertutto/Lindorf/Miracle), Huguette Tourangeau (Nicklausse), Hugues Cuénod (Franz)
Suisse Romande Choir & Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
This is a wonderfully refreshing set. The story emerges crystal-clear, even the black ending to the Giulietta scene in Venice, which in Bonynge's text restores the original idea of the heroine... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Verdi: Rigoletto
RecommendedDigitally remastered
Joan Sutherland (Gilda), Luciano Pavarotti (Il Duca), Sherrill Milnes (Rigoletto), Huguette Tourangeau (Maddalena), Martti Talvela (Sparafucile), Gillian Knight (Giovanna), Clifford Grant (Monterone)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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Building A Library, June 2026, Top Choice
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Bradman has it all – a richness and range of colour in the middle voice that puts many mezzos to shame, extreme high notes of extraordinary fullness, and the sparkling-clean coloratura that... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th August 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Richard Bonynge
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Building a Library, December 2011, First Choice
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Bellini: I Puritani
RecommendedJoan Sutherland (Elvira), Luciano Pavarotti (Arturo Talbot), Piero Cappuccilli (Riccardo Forth), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Giorgio Walton), Anita Caminada (Enrichetta de France), Gian Carlo Luccardi (Gualtiero Walton), Renato Cazzaniga (Bruno Robertson)
Chorus of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London...
Sutherland's singing here is brighter and fresher than her earlier recording, with the lovely aria 'Qui la voce' no longer a wordless melisma...The recording is vivid and atmospheric and one... —
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Building a Library, First Choice
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
RecommendedJoan Sutherland (Adina), Luciano Pavarotti (Nemorino), Dominic Cossa (Belcore), Spiro Malas (Dulcamara), Maria Casula (Giannetta)
English Chamber Orchestra & Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Richard Bonynge
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Building a Library, First Choice
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Delibes: Coppelia & Massenet: Le Carillon
RecommendedSuisse Romande Orchestra and National Philharmonic, Richard Bonynge
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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