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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87
Cecilia Bartoli (Sifare), Brian Asawa (Farnace), Natalie Dessay (Aspasia), Giuseppe Sabbatini (Mitridate), Juan Diego Flórez (Marzio), Hélène Le Corre (Arbate)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
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Wagner: Tannhäuser
RecommendedParis version
René Kollo (Tannhauser), Helga Dernesch (Elisabeth), Christa Ludwig (Venus), Victor Braun (Wolfram), Manfred Jungwirth (Biterolf), Hans Sotin (Hermann), Kurt Equiluz (Heinrich), Norman Bailey (Reinmar)
Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
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Building a Library, May 2013, First Choice on CD (Paris version)
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Beethoven - Piano Concertos & Sonatas
RecommendedSteven Lubin (fortepiano)
The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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Massenet: Esclarmonde
Joan Sutherland (Esclarmonde), Huguette Tourangeau (Parséis), Clifford Grant (L'Empereur Phorcas), Giacomo Aragall (Le Chevalier Roland), Luois Quilico (L'Evêque de Blois), Ryland Davies (Enéas) & Robert Lloyd (Cléomer, Roi de France)
John Alldis Choir & National Philharmonic Orchestra,...
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Verdi: Aida
RecommendedMaria Chiara (Aida), Luciano Pavarotti (Radames), Ghena Dimitrova (Amneris), Leo Nucci (Amonasro), Paata Burchuladze (Ramfis), Luigi Roni (Il Re di Egitto), Madelyn Renée (Una Sacerdotessa), Ernesto Gavazzi (Un Messaggero)
Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel
Pavarotti was well into the autumn of his career when this recording under Lorin Maazel was made in 1985, but the golden lustre of the voice remains undimmed; starrier sopranos have recorded... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters
Strauss, Wagner, Berlioz, Haydn & Britten
Jessye Norman (soprano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Norman possessed one of the great voices in modern times, and she matured into an artist almost at the height of that voice. When the two came together, as they do throughout these performances,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Mirella Freni (Butterfly), Luciano Pavarotti (Pinkterton), Christa Ludwig (Suzuki), Robert Kerns (Sharpless)
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
In every way except one the transfer of Karajan's radiant Vienna recording for Decca could hardly provide a firmer recommendation. The reservation is one of price – this Karajan is on three... —
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Joan Sutherland: Art of the Prima Donna (Deluxe Edition)
RecommendedJoan Sutherland (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Her incomparable technique, stylistic virtuosity and full-bodied tone were captured at their peak, without any trace of subsequent mannerisms. —
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Porpora: Germanico in Germania
Max Emanuel Cencic (Germanico), Julia Lezhneva (Ersinda), Mary-Ellen Nesi (Arminio), Juan Sancho (Segeste), Dilyara Idrisova (Rosmonda), Hasnaa Bennani (Cecina)
Capella Cracoviensis (on period instruments), Jan Tomasz Adamus
This opera is all about power, and no one needs more of it than the principal singers…Porpora’s writing, fitted originally to the artistry of famed castrato Domenico Annibali, spurs countertenor... —
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Diapason d’Or, March 2018, Nouveauté
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