 | The #1 Opera Album [Read More ...]
Description: The labels that are now gathered under the Universal Classics umbrella have a pretty impressive scorecard in the area of classical compilations. We've seen The Greatest Opera Show on Earth, The Yellow Guide: Classical Music, Best of the Millennium, and now there's The No. 1 Opera... |
 | Italian Opera Arias [Includes DVD] [Read More ...]
full stars all the way! :A must have! That's all one has to say about this! Well done Natalie. We move with you...a true actor-singer synthesis who is also very precise musically and correct in technique! Brava! |
 | The Greatest Opera Show on Earth [Read More ...]
Description: This really is a remarkable collection, and anyone even remotely interested in opera is bound to be vastly entertained by it. Almost everything and everyone is here, albeit in small doses: Tebaldi, Pavarotti (a lot), Bjoerling, Bartoli, Sutherland, Solti, Karajan, Troyanos, Gheor... |
 | Donizetti - Lucie de Lammermoor / Dessay, Alagna, Tézier, Laho, Cavallier, Saelens, Pido (Opéra de Lyon) [Read More ...]
Description: In the 1830s, Paris was a mecca for musicians, so it's no wonder that successful Italian opera composers wrote or adapted their works for its prestigious stages. Donizetti settled in Paris in 1838. That year, his Lucia di Lammermoor, which had triumphed in Naples in 1835, was pro... |
 | La Sonnambula [Read More ...]
La Sonnanbula:I have heard very few La Sonnanbula's but I love the way Dessay sings those beautiful melodies. The sound is quite good. |
 | Rolando Villazon - Gounod · Massenet Arias [Read More ...]
Description: Rolando Villazon's follow-up CD to his sensational debut recital of Italian arias is devoted to music by Gounod and Massenet: some as familiar as Faust's, Romeo's and Des Grieux's arias, some as rare as pieces from Gounod's Polyeucte and La Reine de Saba and Massenet's Roma and ... |
 | The #1 Tenor Album [Read More ...]
Essential for Opera lovers:This CD shows the highest performances made ever by number one artists.Obliged to have home |
 | Viva Villazón (incl. bonus DVD) [Read More ...]
Review: Good introduction to a fine tenor:Rolando Villazon is a contemporary tenor. This CD (with an accompanying DVD of a live Prague concert) provides a sense of his craft. As such, listeners will find this a representative introduction to his work. In short, he compares favorably wit... |
 | Super Estrellas de la Opera - Super Stars of Opera (2 CDs) [Read More ...]
Review: Fantastic, A +, gold star:Wow. In the last year I have transformed into an opera Maniac with the help of the cd. It's got all the greats - Pavarotti, Fleming, more Pavarotti - as well as the other greats - Puccini, Mozart, Verdi - compiled to produce the single most inclusive 2... |
 | Greatest Hits: Opera [Read More ...]
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 | Donizetti - L'elisir d'amore / Alagna, Gheorghiu, Pido, Opéra de Lyon [Read More ...]
Review: Everything is magnificent except Gheorghiu's voice:This was the first version of L'elisir that I ever listened to, so I might be influenced by that, but I think that this recording is nearly perfect. Stylistically speaking, the ensemble performance is marvelous. There's comedy,... |
 | Angela Gheorghiu - Casta Diva / Pido [Read More ...]
Description: The title Casta Diva tells all. This recital disc shows soprano Angela Gheorghiu reaching out beyond the lyric Verdi-Gounod-Massenet-Puccini repertory in which she made her name and edging into the gymnastic world of coloratura and bel canto--with some measure of success. Her ope... |
 | Diva [Read More ...]
Diva:Excellent singing, but the aria selection should have been more appropriate to her voice. Particularly the french arias were boring and didn't show off her talent. |
 | Greatest Tenor Show on Earth [Read More ...]
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 | The Essential Angela Gheorghiu [Read More ...]
Not enough:This album hardly shows up what this gorgeous coloratura can do. It's slow, has a easy listening feel to it, but totally lacks a moment to remember. |
 | Rossini - Overtures [Read More ...]
stupendous!:This one is a Rossini to treasure--highly
entertaining-- wondefully played overtures plus
great sound! |
 | Bel Canto: Arias by Bellini & Donizetti; Roberto Alagna [Read More ...]
Description: On this disc, tenor Roberto Alagna concentrates solely on the work of bel canto masters Donizetti and Bellini. These are composers who foreground vocal timbre and rely on highly decorated melodies to propel their dramas. Alagna's voice is therefore placed under a rather harsh spo... |
 | Tenor! [Read More ...]
Review: Introduction to Roberto Alagna:Roberto Alagna covers a wide scope of singing on this CD. From Donizetti to Puccini to Bernstein. He displays a smooth, attractive voice. He does exhibit an irritating tendency to introduce little affectations (catches or cries) into his singing ... |
 | The Best Classical Moments [Best Buy Exclusive] [Read More ...]
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 | For the Ones You Love: Romantic Melodies [Read More ...]
The World's Favorite Romantic Melodies~Giacomo Puccini:The music immediately transports you to a softer, lighter existence. The music is beautiful and soothing, and yet so powerful. It is everything the title suggests. Buy it! |
