Legendary Performances of Freni [Box Set] at MusicalHeritage.com

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Features Mirella Freni in six complete operas on 14 CDs, including Handel's Serse, Bellini's I puritani, Gounod's Faust, Donizetti's La figlia del reggimento, Puccini's La bohème and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.

Freni is joined by such greats as Nicolai Ghiaurov, José van Dam, Frederica von Stade and others. Conductors and ensembles include the Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan with Georges Prêtre, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Herbert von Karajan and more.

Contains 24-page booklet with a biographical essay on Freni, rare historic photos, complete cast lists and short synopses of each opera.

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Performances

Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 by Handel, George Frederick

Performer(s): La Scala Theater Chorus (Choir, Chorus), La Scala Theater Orchestra (Orchestra), Luigi Alva (Vocals), Franco Calabrese (Vocals), Irene Companez (Vocals), Fiorenza Cossotto (Vocals), Mirella Freni (Vocals), Leonardo Monreale (Vocals), Rolando Panerai (Vocals), Piero Bellugi (Conductor)
Recording location: Milan

I Puritani, opera by Bellini, Vincenzo

Performer(s): Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Modena (Orchestra), Chorus of Teatro Comunale, Modena (Choir, Chorus), Raffaele Arie (Vocals), Mirella Freni (Vocals), Alfredo Kraus (Vocals), Rita Bezzi Breda (Vocals), Bruno Cioni (Vocals), Attilio d'Orazi (Vocals), Augusto Pedroni (Vocals), Nino Verchi (Conductor)
Recording location: Modena

Faust, opera by Gounod, Charles

Performer(s): La Scala Theater Chorus (Choir, Chorus), La Scala Theater Orchestra (Orchestra), Luigi Alva (Vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Vocals), Mirella Freni (Vocals), Alfredo Giacomotti (Vocals), Robert Massard (Vocals), Georges Prêtre (Conductor), Gianni Raimondi (Vocals), Anna di Stasio (Vocals)
Recording location: Milan

La fille du régiment, opera by Donizetti, Gaetano

Performer(s): La Scala Theater Chorus (Choir, Chorus), La Scala Theater Orchestra (Orchestra), Maria Grazia Allegri (Vocals), Mirella Freni (Vocals), Vladimiro Ganzarolli (Vocals), Walter Gullino (Vocals), Angelo Mercuriali (Vocals), Walter Monachesi (Vocals), Giuseppe Morresi (Vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (Vocals), Nino Sanzogno (Conductor), Anna di Stasio (Vocals)
Recording location: Milan

La bohème, opera by Puccini, Giacomo

Performer(s): RAI Chorus, Rome (Choir, Chorus), RAI Orchestra, Rome (Orchestra), Sesto Bruscantini (Vocals), Franco Calabrese (Vocals), Mirella Freni (Vocals), Mario Frosini (Vocals), Nicola Ghiuselev (Vocals), Alessandro Maddalena (Vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (Vocals), Thomas Schippers (Conductor), Rita Talarico (Vocals), Gianni Maffeo (Vocals), Elio Prisco (Vocals), Mario di Filici (Vocals)
Recording location: Rome

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Performer(s): Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir, Chorus), Jane Berbié (Vocals), José van Dam (Vocals), Mirella Freni (Vocals), Elizabeth Harwood (Vocals), Herbert von Karajan (Conductor), Zoltan Kelemen (Vocals), Tom Krause (Vocals), Paolo Montarsolo (Vocals), Michel Sénéchal (Vocals), Frederica Von Stade (Vocals), Elke Schary (Vocals), Willy Caron (Vocals)
Recording location: Salzburg