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Fiorenza Cedolins, Fernando Portari, Sandra Pastrana, Emanuele Giannino & Stefano Antonucci Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice, Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Graham Vick (director), Peter J. Davison (set design) & Sue Willmington (costumes) Live from the Teatro La Fenice, Venice 2008. This year’s schedule at La Fenice includes a special treat for opera-goers: a production of Puccini’s seldom-performed opera: “La Rondine” (The Swallow). And now this rarity can also be rediscovered on DVD. The score of the operetta-like three-act “lyrical comedy”, which tells the story of the love between Magda and Ruggero, must be one of Puccini’s most subtle creations. The light, bubbling music reveals levels of artistry and complexity that few composers have ever matched. Milan-born conductor Carlo Rizzi has worked with the world’s leading orchestras since 1982 – from Los Angeles and Chicago to Zurich, Milan and Salzburg, where he conducted a much-acclaimed production of “La Traviata” with Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón in 2005. Graham Vick, a highly experienced opera director, has directed who also is something of a “Britpop” enthusiast, has directed productions at the New York Met, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera and the Royal Opera House, London. In Glyndebourne, where he was director of productions from 1994 to 2000, he was responsible, amongst other things, for staging “Così fan tutte”, “Don Giovanni” and “Pélleas et Mélisande”. | 
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Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mulla Tchako, William Matteuzzi London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ljuba Welitsch, Anton Dermota, Waldemar Kmentt, Dorothea Siebert & Walter Berry Austrian Radio Orchestra & Vienna Opera Chorus, Meinhard von Zallinger Recorded Vienna 1955 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Puccini – The Operas
Puccini: | Manon Lescaut Montserrat Caballé & Placido Domingo New Philharmonia, Bruno Bartoletti La Bohème Mirella Freni & Nicolai Gedda Rome Opera Orchestra, Thomas Schippers Tosca Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi & Tito Gobbi Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Madama Butterfly Victoria de los Angeles & Jussi Björling Rome Opera Orchestra, Gabriele Santini La fanciulla del West Birgit Nilsson & João Gibin La Scala Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic La Rondine Robert Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Le Villi (highlights) Robert Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Il tabarro Neil Shicoff & Maria Guleghina London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Suor Angelica Cristina Gallardo-Domâs Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Gianni Schicchi Tito Gobbi & Victoria de los Angeles Rome Opera Orchestra, Gabriele Santini Turandot Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli & Renata Scotto Rome Opera Orchestra, Francesco Molinari Pradelli |
This 17 CD budget box set is one of four special albums being released by EMI Classics on 8 September 2008 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary on 22 December of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Puccini is one of today’s most popular operatic composers. His works dominate the programmes of the world’s leading opera houses, and his compositions are heard frequently on radio and television, in film soundtracks and in TV commercials. All of Puccini’s popular operas are represented, including Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot, as well as the less frequently heard titles La rondine, La fanciulla del West and Il trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi). Also included are highlights from Le villi, an early work by Puccini that is almost never performed these days. The recordings (all stereo) come from EMI’s unrivalled operatic catalogue and feature some of the greatest stars in the world of opera. |
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| |  | Puccini - The Complete Operas
Puccini: | Tosca Stereo 1972 Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Paul Plishka New Philharmonia Orchestra, Zubin Mehta La Bohème Stereo 1973 Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes, Judith Blegen, Ruggero Raimondi London Philharmonic Orchestra, George Solti Madama Butterfly Stereo 1978 Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Ingvar Wixell, Gillian Knight Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Turandot Stereo 1998 (Live) Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Aldo Bottion Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta Le Villi Stereo 1979 Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Leo Nucci, Tito Gobbi National Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Edgar Stereo 1977 Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto, Gwendolyn Killebrew New York City Opera Orchestra, Eve Queler Manon Lescaut Stereo 1992 Nina Rautio, Peter Dvorsky, Gino Quilico, Luigi Roni, Aldo Bramante Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel La fanciulla del West Stereo 1991 (Live) Mara Zampieri, Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Sergio Bertocchi, Luigi Roni Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel La Rondine Stereo 1966 Anna Moffo, Daniele Barioni, Mario Sereni, Graziella Sciutti, Piero de Palma RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Gianni Schicchi Stereo 1977 Tito Gobbi, Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Suor Angelica Stereo 1977 Renata Scotto, Marilyn Horne, Ileana Cotrubas New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Il tabarro Stereo 1977 Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Ingvar Wixell New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel |
The complete operas of Giacomo Puccini, released in an attractive box set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth in December 2008. December 12, 2008 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers of opera, Giacomo Puccini. Sony BMG Masterworks celebrates this Jubilee with its COMPLETE OPERAS EDITION, which for the first time combines all of Puccini’s operatic works in this exclusive 20-disc edition. |
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Gramophone Awards 1997