 | Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Georges Pretre, Paris Opera Orchestra [Read More ...]
Description: This recording was made near the end of Maria Callas's career. It is a role she never sang onstage, but it suited her almost perfectly, and she gives a deep, compelling performance on this recording. The mezzo-soprano tessitura was comfortable for her voice, and the role did not ... |
 | Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy-My Favourite Opera For Children [Read More ...]
Opera for Children:This is an excellent CD to introduce children to some of the more familiar operas. I would highly recommend this CD for children and also for adults who want to become familiar with opera. |
 | The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever! [Read More ...]
Review: Best Opera....:I'm not opera literate, so I was looking for some kind of introduction that had some familiar arias and that would connect me to others that I had not heard. I liked that the notes with the cd indicated where a new listener may have heard some of the music (in a co... |
 | Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Davis [Read More ...]
Review: KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF BERLIOZ:Everything about this recording is sensational, even the voice one might question at first hearing turns out to win you over. It's a rare occurrence, when every aspect of an opera comes together on disc, but it happens here - to the max!
The recorde... |
 | Faust (Dig) [Read More ...]
Review: This leaves the competition standing:I have listened to many of the other catalogue recordings of this opera and this recording leaves them in it's shadow. The orchestral playing and conducting are a revelation. However, as the other reviewers have said the vocal talent is breath... |
 | Berlioz Edition (Box Set) [Read More ...]
Description: Sir Colin Davis has long been considered the world's finest Berlioz conductor, and over the years, Philips has released all of the composer's major works with Davis at the helm. Now, they're all here, in a 24-CD box, and it is an astonishing achievement. This treasure trove consi... |
![]() | Bizet: Le docteur Miracle [Read More ...]
Review: Right now, it's the only Docteur in the house...:This is a decent recording, for the most part, and there is no other commercially available Docteur Miracle out there, so it's a good bet. The score is frothy and delightful, well orchestrated, and easy on the ears. Don't miss the ... |
![]() | Massenet: Thaïs [Read More ...]
Review: Excellent performance.:Thais is much more than a vehicle for sopranos of a certain age to get in touch with--or attempt to put us in touch with-- their sluttish sides. And this issue is much more than just a budget starter-set of Massenet's take on Anatole France's regenerated co... |
![]() | Sounds of Excellence: 200 Greatest Classics, Vol. 2 [Read More ...]
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 | Grand Opera Choruses / Kubelik [Read More ...]
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 | Bizet: Carmen [Read More ...]
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 | Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila [Read More ...]
Review: Better Than More Famous Performances, But...:It's a live performance, and so comes with all the imperfections (on the one hand) and vitality (on the other) one expects of such an endeavor. Pretre's pacing is far, far superior to Chung's (and the latter has Domingo!), especially ... |
 | Bizet: Carmen (Highlights) [Read More ...]
Callas forever:If you're not too, too big a fan of opera, like me, this is a wonderful selection of highlights from "an old warhorse" -- and dear lord, she did have a glorious voice! Brava! |
 | Bizet: Carmen / Maria Callas / Georges Pretre [Read More ...]
Disc one is Actes I & IIa. Disc two is Actes III & IV. |
 | Faust / Sutherland, Corelli, Ghiaurov; Bonynge [Read More ...]
Review: Hey, it's a thrilling recording... and what voices!!!:This was the first recording I heard of this wonderful opera, but even listening to most of the other usually recommended recordings, including the classic one with Victoria de los Angeles and Nicola? Gedda (EMI), I couldn't f... |
 | Best-Loved Classics 1 [Read More ...]
Review: Fantastic Introduction To Classical Music:I remember first being intrested in classical music when I was about fifteen. I didn't know much about it but knew that I wanted to know more, wanted to be able to tell the difference between Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc. So I went to ... |
![]() | Georges Bizet: Carmen [Read More ...]
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 | Gateway To Classical Music: Volume 1/Volume 2 [Read More ...]
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![]() | Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (Highlights) [Read More ...]
Review: Pobre sonido:Esta grabación es, evidentemente, pirata y sorprende mucho que,siendo de 1.973, pueda tener un sonido tan pobre. Uno no deja de sufrir un tanto (no demasiado) a lo largo de su escucha pues parece estar perdiéndose todos los detalles sutiles. Las interpretaciones, e... |
 | Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride [Read More ...]
Review: Très belle Iphigénie:On ne se trompe jamais quand on achète un disque avec Régine Crespin et sa présence nous fait oublier les limites techniques de cet enregistrement sur le vif fait à Buenos Aires en 1964, face à un public très enthousiasmé par la chanteuse. Il s'agit ... |
