Sunday, December 20, 2015

Shostakovich - Lady Macbeth of Mtensk (Mstislav Rostropovich, 1978)

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Katerina Izmailova - Galina Vishnevskaya
Sergey - Nicolai Gedda
Boris Izmailov - Dimiter Petkov
Sonyetka - Birgit Finnilä
Zinovi Izmailov - Werner Krenn
Shabby Peasant - Robert Tear
Aksinya - Taru Valjakka
Teacher - Martyn Hill
Priest - Leonard Mróz
Police sergeant - Aage Haugland
Old convict - Alexander Malta
Millhand - Leslie Fyson
Officer - Leslie Fyson
Porter - Steven Emmerson
Steward - John Noble
Coachman - Colin Appleton
First Foreman - Colin Appleton
Second Foreman - Alan Byers
Third Foreman - James Lewington
Policeman - Oliver Broome
Drunken Guest - Edgar Fleet
Sentry - David Beavan
Woman Convict - Lynda Richardson

Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
EMI Classics 1978

Friday, December 11, 2015

Szymanowski - Krol Roger (Josep Pons, 2009)

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Roger II, rei de Sicília - Scott Hendricks
Roksana - Monika Mych
El pastor - Will Hartmann
Edrisi - Francisco Vas
Arquebisbe - Daniel Borowski
Diaconesa - Jadwig Rappé

Dirección musical - Josep Pons
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Barcelona, 05 nov 2009

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Henze - Phaedra (Michael Boder, 2007)

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Maria Riccarda Wesseling - Phaedra
Marlis Petersen - Aphrodite
John Mark Ainsley - Hippolyt
Axel Köhler - Artemis
Lauri Vasar - Minotaur

Michael Boder (conductor), Ensemble Modern
Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 10 September 2007

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Prokofieff - Lyubov k trem apielsynam (Jemal Dalgat, 1962)

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Lyubov k trem apielsynam  (Love for three Oranges)
Opera in 4 Acts

The King of Clubs - Viktor Rybinski
Leandr - Boris Dobrin
Truffaldino - Juri Jelnikoff
Fata Morgana - Nina Poliakova
Clarice - Lyntsia Rashkovets
Smeraldina - Nina Postavnicheva
Panthalon - Ivan Budrin
Celi - Gennadi Troitsky
The Prince - Vladimir Makhov
The Cooker - Georg Abramoff
Farfarello - Juri Jakushev
Linetta - Tamara Erofeyeva
Nicoletta - Tamara Medvedeva
Ninetta - Tatiana Kallistratova
The Master of Ceremonies - Ivan Kartavenko

Chorus and Orchestra of the Central TV and USSR Radio
Conductor - Jemal Dalgat

Recorded in 1962, Stereo Studio Recording
Transfer and remastering from OOP LPs Melodija, C 0349-54

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Schubert - Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus (Claudio Abbado, 1991)

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Schubert · Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus
Complete Recording

Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzosoprano
Claudio Abbado, The Chamber Orchestra of Europa
1991 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Floyd - Susannah (James Conlon, 1999)

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Susannah - Renée Fleming
Sam Polk - Jerry Hadley
Rev. Olin Blitch - Samuel Ramey
Little Bat McLean - John McVeigh
Elder McLean - James Courtney
Mrs. McLean - Joyce Castle
Elder Gleaton - Jerold Siena
Mrs. Gleaton - Jane Dutton
Elder Hayes - Jonathan Welch
Mrs. Hayes - Jennifer Welch
Elder Ott - LeRoy Lehr
Mrs. Ott - Jane Shaulis
Square Dance Caller - Howard Richman
First Man - Ross Crolius
Second Man - Kenneth Young

Conductor - James Conlon
Metropolitan Opera House
April 3, 1999 Matinee Broadcast

Monday, October 19, 2015

Gluck - Iphigenie in Aulis (Kurt Eichhorn, 1972)

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Complete recording in German

Iphigénie - Anna Moffo
Clytemnestre - Trudeliese Schmidt
Agamemnon - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Achille - Ludovic Spiess
Calchas - Thomas Stewart
Archas - Bernd Weikl
Diane - Arleen Auger
Officier - Nicolaus Hillebrand

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Kurt Eichhorn, 1972

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Músorgski - Boris Godunov (Hartmut Haenchen, 2012)

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Boris Godunov: Günther Groissböck (bas)
Xenia: Alina Yarovaya (sopraan)
Fjodor: Alexandra Kadurina (mezzosopraan)
Grigori, de ‘valse Dmitri’: Michael König (tenor)
Pimen: Dmitri Ulyanov (bas)
Prinses Marina Mnisjek: Béatrice Uria-Monzon (sopraan)
Vorst Vasili Ivanovitsj Sjoejski: Stefan Margita (tenor)
Andrei Sjtsjelkalov: Yuri Nechaev (bariton)
Varlaam: Anatoli Kotcherga (bas)
Missail: John Easterlin (tenor)
Rangoni: Evgeny Nikitin (bas)
Herbergierster: Pilar Vázquez (mezzosopraan)
Joerodivi, heilige dwaas: Andrei Popov (tenor)
Voedster van Xenia: Margarita Nekrasova (alt)
Nikitisj: Károli Szmerédy (bas)
Mitjoecha: Fernando Radó (bas)
Bojaar: Antonio Lozano (tenor)
Kroestsjov: Tmoeu Bibiloni (tenor)
Lavitski: Ángel rodriguez (bas)
Tsjernikovski: Rodrigo Álvarez (bas)

Pequeños cantores de la JORCAM, Intermezzo Koor
Symfonieorkest van Madrid
Dirigent: Hartmut Haenchen

Teatro Real, Madrid
October 13, 2012

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Abert - Ekkehard (Peter Falk, 1999)

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Johann Joseph Abert - Ekkehard
World Premiere Recording

Jonas Kaufmann - Ekkehard
Nyla van Inden - Hadwig
Susanne Kelling - Praxedis
Jorg Hempel - Montfort
Mihoko Fujimura - Forest Woman
Alfred Reiter - Watzmann
Henryk Böhm - Spazzo
Christian Gerhaher - Rudimann

Peter Falk, Conductor
SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern
Stuttgarter Choristen
1999

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Rachmaninov - Francesca da Rimini (Neeme Jarvi, 2001)


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Glass - Akhnaten (Dennis Russell Davies, 1987)

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Paul Esswood (Contratenor - Akhnaten)
Melinda Liebermann (Soprano - Rainha Tye)
Milagro Vargas (Contralto - Nefertiti)
Helmut Holzapfel (Tenor - Alto Sacerdote de Amon)
Tero Hannula (Barítono - Horemhab)
Cornelius Hauptmann (Bass - Aye)
Victoria Schneider (Soprano - Bekhetaten)
Lynne Wilhelm-Koniger (Soprano - Meretaten)
Maria Koupilova-Ticha (Soprano - Maketaten)
Geraldine Rose (Contralto - Neferneferuaten)
Angelika Schwarz (Contralto - Sotopenre)
David Warrilow (Narrador - Escriba)
Christina Wachtler (Contralto - Ankhesenpaaten)

Dennis Russell Davies
Stuttgart State Opera Chorus
1987 CBS Inc.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Barber - Antony and Cleopatra (Christian Badea, 1984)

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Samuel Barber: Antony and Cleopatra
Composition Date: 1966

Jeffrey Wells, bass-baritone, "Antony"
Esther Hinds, soprano, "Cleopatra"
Eric Halfvarson, bass-baritone, "Enobarbus"
Jane Bunnell, mezzo-soprano, "Iras"
Robert Grayson, tenor, "Caesar"

Spoleto Festival Orchestra & Westminster Choir
Christian Badea, Conductor
Spoleto 1984

Monday, October 5, 2015

Rimsky-Kórsakov - Tsarskaya Nevesta (Fouat Mansourov, 1973)

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Nikolái Rimski-Kórsakov - Tsarskaya Nevesta (The Tsar’s Bride)

Marfa: Galina Vishnevskaya
Lykov: Vladimir Atlantov
Sobakin: Evgeny Nesterenko
Lyubasha: Irina Arkipova
Gryaznoy: Vladimir Vailatis
Dr. Bromelius: Andrei Sokolov
Domna Saburova: Eleonora Andreyev

Bolshoi Theater Orchestra & Chorus
Fouat Mansourov, conductor
Moscow 1973

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Korngold - Die tote Stadt (Erich Leinsdorf, 1975)

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Paul: René Kollo
Marietta / Marie: Carol Neblett
Frank: Banjamin Luxon
Brigitta: Rose Wagemann
Fritz: Hermann Prey
Juliette: Gabriele Fuchs
Lucienne: Patricia Clark
Gaston / Victorin: Anton de Ridder
Graf Albert: Willi Brokmeier

Erich Leinsdorf
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Tölzer Knabenchor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
1975

Suppé - Boccaccio (Marc Piollet, 2003)


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Complete operetta
This is the only recording that has the title role sung by a mezzosoprano, as intended by Suppé.
Recorded: 27 December 2003, Volksoper Wien

Weber - Abu Hassan (Leopold Ludwig, 1944)

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Fatime - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Abu Hassan - Erich Witte
Omar - Michael Bohnen

Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester und Chor
Leopold Ludwig, 1944

Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier (Edo de Waart, 2009)

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Marschallin: Renée Fleming
Octavian: Susan Graham
Sophie: Miah Persson
A Singer: Ramón Vargas
Faninal: Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
Baron Ochs: Kristinn Sigmundsson

Metropolitan Opera,  Chorus and Orchestra
Edo de Waart, Broadcast 13 Oct 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Beethoven - Fidelio (Wilhelm Furtwängler, 1953)

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Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Alfred Poell
Erster Gefangene - Alwin Hendriks
Zweiter Gefangene - Franz Bierbach

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
1953(STU)