classical music: Paul Plishka

classical music: Paul Plishka

classical music:

Paul Plishka

The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses

Telarc, 1995

Best of American Choral Singing!
This CD could be the cornerstone of your choral music library! Wonderful performances of all of the essential choral pieces give a wonderful introduction to choral music for someone new to it, and also give a nice sampler of the best pieces for someone already familiar ...

Puccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera

Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarott

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

La Boheme
A marvelous version of this great opera. The 'young' Pavoratti's voice simply soars. I saw the new Met version recently which was excellent, but no comparison in tenors. What a loss too soon when he died.

Verdi - Stiffelio

Placido Domingo, Sharon Sweet

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

I was overwhelmed
Stiffelio is a GREAT opera. Lost for close to a century, it has been slow in making its way into the standard repertoire, but productions such as this one should further its cause as well as its reputation. This is frankly one of the best opera productions I've ever ...

Offenbach - The Tales of Hoffmann / Domingo, Sutherland, Bacquier, Bonynge

Jacques Offenbach, Andre Charlet, ...

Decca, 1990

essential recording
This Hoffman is my favorite French opera. It features two of the greatest singers in their divine prime, Sutherland and Domingo. Wow, what a glorious sound they make. And what a tour de force they manage to accomplish. The Sill's version is also very good. But it is ...

Verdi - Otello / Plácido Domingo, Scotto, Milnes, Levine

Giuseppe Verdi, James Levine, ...

RCA, 1998

The Best Otello on Disc
Otello is arguably the greatest of all operas, but its three lead roles are extremely difficult and the role of the conductor is not easy either. This makes Otello one of the toughest operas to pull off and all of the available recordings have their share of problems. ...

Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor / Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira, Paul Plishka, Richard ...

Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

Bel canto diva shines
Perhaps this is not the definitive production of Lucia di Lammermoor, nor is it Sutherland's most sensational performance of the role. But it merits 5 stars simply because it is Sutherland in her signature part, an amazingly rare document considering the astonishing ...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Furlanetto, Upshaw, Te Kanwa, Hampson, von Otter, Troyanos; Levine

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ferruccio Furlanetto, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1992

A Figaro that Lives and Breathes
In my search for a perfect Nozze di Figaro--not one that was flawless, but one that suited my taste best--I listened with a merciless ear to several choices. My parents gave me a copy of the Karajan recording with Schwarzkopf--not because they thought I would like it, ...

Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

Paul Plishka, Giuseppe Verdi, ...

Telarc, 1990

Superb
I don't have anything to add to the excellent reviews, I just want to chime in with my vote. This was rated as the top recording of this piece when I bought it on recomendation of a tenor friend back in 1990 or so and it is probably the best sustained operatic ...

Puccini: La Boheme (Live from the Met)

Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhoa Arteta

EMI Classics, 2008

A BOHEME to treasure !! Is it Rodolfo's or Mimi's Boheme ?
Britten - Peter Grimes (The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Series) This DVD is a recording of the performance of La Boheme at the Met on April 5/2008 which was transmitted in HD worldwide. The first night was on 3/29th with the same cast, and the reviews in NY papers ...

Puccini: Tosca

Giacomo Puccini, Zubin Mehta, ...

RCA, 2005

"Tosca Regina" : Leontyne Price -Take II takes Off!!
Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" was critically declared a "shabby little shocker" at its Metropolitan Opera debut. Opera's greatest aritsts and singers have rushed to embrace and perform this evocative work ever since. After the overwhelming success of the RCA "Il Trovatore" ...

Puccini - Turandot / Zeffirelli, Levine, The Metropolitan Opera

Eva Marton, Plácido Domingo

Deutsche Grammophon, 1991

Awesome
I was a little reluctant to purchase such a popular title; however, I was not disappointed because the costumes and performances were wonderful. I found myself clapping from my living room when watching.

Icon: Mirella Freni Sings Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Mozart, Gounod, Mascagni, Bellini, Bizet

Piero Cappuccilli, Sesto Bruscantini, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

Anyone who enjoys opera should buy this set
What could be better than a budget-priced collection containing recordings by one of the greatest singers of our time captured (mostly) in her prime (the "Forza" excepts were done a little late) in most of her signature roles?!?!?!?!? Mirella Freni possessed one of ...

Absolute Heaven

William Stone, John Cheek, ...

Telarc, 1997

I may be musically challanged but....
This is one of those recordings that would have a hole worn in it from overuse if CD's were capable of getting holes from being used. This is the most used CD in my entire collection. I love it! It picks me up when I am down and it quiets me when I am high. It send ...

The Great Recordings

Gaetano Donizetti, Franz Lehar, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2004

Brava Sills!
A very nice compilation of Sillsiana. The different cuts on this CD provide a nice illustration of her work. Let me briefly describe my response to a sampling of the works on this CD: Bellini, I Puritani, "Son vergin vezzosa." Wonderful. Sutherland owns ...