classical music: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala     classical music:     Orchestra e Coro d...      Verdi: Aida [Blu-ray] Ildiko Komlosi, Violeta Urmana Decca, 2008 Excellent Wide-Screen Production Amazon's current listing of the aspect ratio as 1.33:1 is INCORRECT. Like all Blu-Ray productions (that aren't of classic films) Decca's new opera productions on Blu-Ray are 16:9 (or 1.85:1) and anamorphic (according to Ken of the Decca Music Group.             Verdi - Simon Boccanegra / Freni, Cappuccilli, Carreras, Ghiaurov, van Dam, Foiani, Teatro alla Scala, Abbado Giuseppe Verdi, Claudio Abbado, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1998 The best Verdi opera in Abbado's Studio discography Claudio Abbado's reign at La Scala produced some of the finest productions of Verdi's operas ever mounted on the stage. From that prolific era came his dark and revolutionary Macbeth (Verrett, Cappuccilli, Tagliavini), the greatest Don Carlo (Freni, Carreras, ...             The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi, ... EMI Classics, 1998 Ultimate indeed If you don't like the idea of buying whole operas, or if you're a newcomer to opera - this is an extremely good collection / introduction, worth every single cent. The collection features many of the worlds greatest singers, giving their interpretations of some of ...             Maria Callas - La Divina Giacomo Puccini, Vincenzo Bellini, ... EMI Classics, 1993 Terrific introduction to the art of Callas This album is entitled "Divina," not to be confused with "Divina 2," itself a very nice example of Callas at her best. This CD samples a variety of her roles, indicating the range of her art. A few examples. . . . "Un bel di" from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" is ...             Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana Joh Vickers, Raina Kabaivanska Deutsche Grammophon, 2008 Stellar Recordings of Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana These are two outstanding and spellbinding performances from the Italian repertory. Each of the major characters possesses the vocal and dramatic skills to capture the strong and violent emotions associated with verismo opera. The outstanding camera work, especially ...             Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera live 1952) with Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Victor de Sabata, Orchestra & ... Giuseppe Verdi, Victor De Sabata, ... EMI Classics, 1998 Amazing The sound is lousy; most of the cast, pedestrian, though the MacDuff more than passes muster; the conducting is well nuanced, and Callas is incredible. This strikes me as the finest example of vocal operatic acting available, subtle and multifacited so that we do not ...             Verdi: Don Carlo / Muti, Teatro alla Scala Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, ... EMI, 1994 This Don Carlo is nearly perfect, especially Pavarotti This is a recording that two groups must possess. 1-fans of Don Carlos, 2-fans of Pavarotti. I have nearly every Don Carlo recorded in the last four decades, and this is my favorite. I bought it to round out my library, and instead it has reached the top of my list. ...             Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus ... Giacomo Puccini, Victor De Sabata, ... EMI Classics, 1997 Opera as Drama Originally posted in my music review blog. Check my profile if you are interested. --- Music critics have long been fond of drolly referring to Tosca as a "shabby little shocker" and then misattributing the comment to George Bernard Shaw. No small wonder, then, ...             Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, ... Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, ... EMI Classics, 1998 Verdi: Opera LaTraviata Enjoyable recording,singers Maria Callas, DiStefano,Bastianini surperb. Clarity as if recently recorded. Orchestra and chorus fantastic.             Bellini - Norma / Maria Callas, Ludwig, Corelli, Zaccaria, Teatro alla Scala, Serafin Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala EMI Classics, 1998 2 Callas Normas. Which to get. If you are trying to decide between the two studio recordings of Norma with Callas, I offer some advice. Get them both. The later recording is quite beautiful and better recorded. The earlier has a fresher sounding Callas but she does have more dramatic insight in ...             Verdi - Messa da Requiem / Studer, Zajick, Pavarotti, Ramey; Muti Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, ... EMI Classics, 1990 Brilliant choral work, but CD not very economical The Verdi Requiem is probably the only Verdi composition where the chorus can get more applause than the soloists. Whether that actually happened in this live, June 1987 performance at La Scala, I don't know, but it wouldn't have surprised me. The chorus of La ...             Attila / Ramey, Studer, Shicoff, Zancanaro, Teatro alla Scala, Muti Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, ... Angel Records, 1990 The best Attila in the marketplace The standouts in this extraordinary studio recording are the fine Odabella of soprano Cheryl Studer, caught in the prime of her youth and the Ezio of Giorgio Zancanaro. Well, at the scrupulous conducting of Maestro Muti. I wish they had hired someone other than Shicoff ...             Cherubini - Lodoiska / Devia, T. Moser, Shimell, Pedaci, Corbelli, Teatro alla Scala, Muti Luigi Cherubini, Riccardo Muti, ... Sony, 1991 An Interesting Rarity When it comes to popular operas, Cherubini's LODOISKA is probably not at the top of too many lists. As a matter of fact, even the most well versed opera lovers have probably never heard of the piece, let alone whistle its memorable arias and duets. Some music lovers ...             Bellini: La Sonnambula (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Fiorenza Cossotto, Antonino Votto, Chorus & ... Vincenzo Bellini, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, ... EMI Classics, 1997 Lovely Sonnambula La Sonnambula, like "Norma", was written for Bellini's muse Giuditta Pasta and hence casting chirpers in this taxing role is completely wrong. The role requires a dramatic soprano d'agilita with an ability to colour her voice in the lightest and airy colours WITHOUT ...             Rossini - Il Turco in Italia / Bartoli, Corbelli, Pertusi, Vargas, Teatro alla Scala, Chailly Gioachino Rossini, Riccardo Chailly, ... Decca, 1998 A delightful Rossini rarity Gioacchino Rossini wrote two kinds of comic opera. First there was the manic, almost farcial "opera buffa" (eg. THE BARBER OF SEVILLE). Then there was a kind of serio-comedy akin to the "dramma giocoso" of Mozart. IL TURCO IN ITALIA (1816) definitely falls in the ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music boccanegra, cappuccilli, cavalleria, collection, leoncavallo, sonnambula      toavi.com    web we recommend Excellent Wide-Screen Production randomly chosen book: The Man in the Brown Suit, 1924. Sparkling Cyanide, 1945 (IN RUSSIAN ...