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"A wonderful collection of the great Russian pieces, played by a great orchestra under a conductor who certainly qualifies as the greatest living master of this kind of music." —The American Record Guide

Orchestral Pictures From Russia
#5248673
Conductor(s): Evgeny Svetlanov
Ensembles(s): USSR Radio & TV Choir
Label: Melodiya
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 147:11
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"Wonderful as Gobbi's and di Stefano's performances are, and superbly dramatic as de Sabata's conducting is, it is the performance of the unique Callas in the title role that provides the greatest marvel." —Gramophone

Puccini: Tosca
#5249734
Performer(s): Franco Calabrese, Maria Callas, Dario Caselli, Alvaro Cordova, Giuseppe, etc...
Conductor(s): Victor de Sabata
Ensembles(s): La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus
Label: EMI Music Distributio
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 108:04
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Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore
#5266046
Performer(s): Donald Adams, George Cook, Jean Hindmarsh, Gillian Knight, John Reed,, etc...
Conductor(s): Isidore Godfrey
Ensembles(s): D'Oyly Carte Chorus & Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London
Label: London
Number of Discs: 2
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Greatest Tenor in the World
#5260408
Performer(s): Pasquale Amato, Angelo Bada, Enrico Caruso, Salvatore Cottone, Minnie, etc...
Conductor(s): Josef A. Pasternack, Walter B. Rogers, Giulio Setti
Ensembles(s): Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Label: BMG
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 149:58
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Jussi Björling Ultimate Collection
#5260864
Performer(s): Licia Albanese, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, Tommaso Frascati, Emil, etc...
Conductor(s): Renato Cellini, Nils Grevillius, Erich Leinsdorf, Jonel Perlea
Ensembles(s): RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, RCA Victor Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus
Label: RCA Records
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 155:43
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Strauss Jr.: Der Zigeunerbaron
#5252435
Performer(s): Wolfgang Anheisser, Kurt Böhme, Willi Brokmeier, Grace Bumbry, Biserka, etc...
Conductor(s): Franz Allers
Ensembles(s): Munich State Opera Chorus, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Label: EMI Music Distributio
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 101:15
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The #1 Christmas Album [Decca]
#5278060
Performer(s): Robin Barter, James Blades, David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury, David, etc...
Conductor(s): Kurt Adler, Richard Bonynge, Willi Boskovsky, Stephen Cleobury, Carl, etc...
Ensembles(s): Ambrosian Singers, Bach Choir, Chicago Symphony Chorus
Label: Decca / Uptown/Univer
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 152:28
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"Leinsdorf directs an intimate, personal, quite leisurely reading, amenable to his singers". —Gramophone

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera
#5251534
Performer(s): Mario Basiola, Jr., Carlo Bergonzi, Ezio Flagello, Reri Grist, Fernando, etc...
Conductor(s): Nino Antonellini, Erich Leinsdorf
Ensembles(s): Renata Cortiglioni Children's Chorus, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Label: RCA Victor
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 127:55
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"Caballé produces beautiful sounds." —Penguin Guide

Vissi d'arte: The Magnificent Voice of Montserrat Caballé
#5279149
Performer(s): Agnes Baltsa, Vincenzo Bello, Carlo Bergonzi, Montserrat Caballé, José, etc...
Conductor(s): Bruno Bartoletti, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Bonynge, Riccardo Chailly,, etc...
Ensembles(s): John Alldis Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Ambrosian Singers
Label: Decca
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 155:51
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The Voice of Opera
#5273181
Performer(s): Roberta Alexander, Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza, Teresa Berganza,, etc...
Conductor(s): Richard Bonynge, Benjamin Britten, Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis,, etc...
Ensembles(s): Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutschen Opernchor Berlin
Label: Decca
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 148:35
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"Definitive performances." —ClassicsToday.com

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers
#5272806
Performer(s): Dawn Bradshaw, George Cook, Daphne Gill, Ceinwen Jones, Gillian Knight,, etc...
Conductor(s): Isidore Godfrey
Ensembles(s): D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London
Label: Decca
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 128:24
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"America's Queen of Opera." —Time Magazine

The Great Recordings
#5278248
Performer(s): Richard van Allan, Heather Begg, Nicolai Gedda, Peter Glossop, Patricia, etc...
Conductor(s): Emerson Buckley, Aldo Ceccato, Jussi Jalas, James Levine, Charles, etc...
Ensembles(s): Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Members of the Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Label: DG Deutsche Grammopho
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 121:40
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"Helmuth Rilling's fine sense of style makes this recording immediately accessible, with tempos that suit the music quite well ... his deft handling of the orchestra contributes another dimension to this score. His years of experience with the Gächinger Kantorei are borne out in the choral passages, that are clearly sung, with the delicacy that this music demands." —OperaToday.com

Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Der Onkel aus Boston
#5283312
Performer(s): Julia Bauer, Brigitte Bayer, Amarillis Bilbeny, Andreas Daum, Alexandra, etc...
Conductor(s): Helmuth Rilling
Ensembles(s): Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Label: Haenssler
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 105:41
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Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
#5247245
Performer(s): Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks, Eva Lind, Marjana Lipovsek, Anne, etc...
Conductor(s): Jeffrey Tate
Ensembles(s): Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tölzer Knabenchor
Label: EMI Music Distributio
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“One of the glories of Böhm’s set is the singing of Fritz Wuderlich as Tamino, a wonderful memorial to a singer much missed." —Penguin Guide

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte [The Magic Flute]
#5246399
Conductor(s): Karl Böhm
Ensembles(s): Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin RIAS-Chamber Choir
Label: DG Deutsche Grammopho
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 147:26
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"Pavarotti's Rodolfo, in Karajan's reading for Decca, is perhaps the best thing he has ever done." —Gramophone

Puccini: La Bohème
#5235598
Performer(s): Hans-Dieter Appelt, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elizabeth Harwood,, etc...
Conductor(s): Herbert von Karajan
Ensembles(s): Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin State Opera Chorus, Schöneberger Sängerknaben
Label: London
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 110:18
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Verdi: Aida
#5376249
Performer(s): Bruce Brewer, Grace Bumbry, Plácido Domingo, Joyce Mathis, Sherrill, etc...
Conductor(s): John Alldis, Erich Leinsdorf
Ensembles(s): John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
Label: RCA Records
Number of Discs: 3
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“This is a performance which has one revelling in its sensuousness.” — Penguin Guide

Richard Strauss: Salome
#5253774
Performer(s): Heljä Angervo, Agnes Baltsa, Jules Bastin, Hildegard Behrens,, etc...
Conductor(s): Herbert von Karajan
Ensembles(s): Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Label: Musical Heritage Soci
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 105:16
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Bizet: Carmen
#5269105
Performer(s): Jane Berbié, Claude Cales, Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Andrea Guiot,, etc...
Conductor(s): Georges Prêtre
Ensembles(s): Children's Choir, René Duclos Choir, Paris National Opera Orchestra
Label: EMI Music Distributio
Number of Discs: 2
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"Callas + Tebaldi = Caballé" —The New York Times

Only Caballé
#5290751
Performer(s): Montserrat Caballé, Montserrat Marti, Thomas Quasthoff
Conductor(s): Carlo Felice Cillario, Jose Collado, Anton Guadagno, Erich Leinsdorf,, etc...
Ensembles(s): Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Italian Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Italiana Opera Chorus
Label: Rca Red Seal
Number of Discs: 2
Total time: 130:21
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