classical music: Robert Massard

classical music: Robert Massard

classical music:

Robert Massard

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy-My Favourite Opera For Children

Robert Massard, Sherrill Milnes, ...

Decca, 1994

Fun, accessible opera for you and your child to enjoy
I bought this CD for my then 3 year old son. He loved it then because it was the "Bugs Bunny" music he was familiar with from the cartoons. He listened to it for awhile then we put it away. After he turned 4, he said to me one day -- let's listen to opera, and now ...

Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Georges Pretre, Paris Opera Orchestra

Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, ...

EMI Classics, 1997

Excellent
I was looking for this play quite long ago, and finally I found it right at Amazon.

Gateway To Classical Music: Volume 1/Volume 2
Claus Ocker, Robert Massard, ...

Angel Records, 1994

Bizet: Carmen (Highlights)

Georges Prêtre, Paris National Opera Theater Orchestra, ...

Angel Records, 1998

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
Claude Cales, Robert Massard, ...

Angel Records, 1989

Massenet: Thaïs

Jules Massenet, Albert Wolff, ...

Opera D'oro, 2004

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 courtesan. The ...

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

Ernest Blanc, Robert Massard, ...

Angel Records, 1999

Great for the amateur Opera listener
As a long time armchair Opera listener I'm shocked that I hadn't come across this album until recently. I'm not really an Opera connoisseur so my review is based on just the fact that I love Opera, but mostly by listening to arias or occasionally going to the Opera. ...

Faust / Sutherland, Corelli, Ghiaurov; Bonynge

Charles Gounod, London Symphony Orchestra, ...

Polygram Records, 1991

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 find some important aspects that I can find ...

Faust (Dig)

Gounod, Corelli, ...

Decca, 2003

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 find some important aspects that I can find ...

Grand Opera Choruses / Kubelik
Ludwig van Beethoven, Vincenzo Bellini, ...

Decca, 1998

Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ...

Gala, 2004

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 malheureusement du ...

Bizet: Le docteur Miracle

Georges Bizet, Bruno Amaducci, ...

Opera D'oro, 2004

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 Omlet Quartet, which is a funny and ...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini

Raimund Herincx, Robert Massard, ...

Philips, 2003

Truly bravado performance by all involved, especially Gedda
I have little to add to the very excellent and educated review of wierdears. This is an outstanding performance of a, regretfully, overlooked masterpiece. Davis' conducting is masterful and Gedda's singing of this torturous Tenor role is absolutely exquisite. The one ...

Berlioz: Les troyens (Abridged)

Hector Berlioz, Georges Prêtre, ...

Opera D'oro, 2003

5 stars for what it is...
... and it is abridged, though what's cut appears to be mainly instrumental music. As the album claims, the important passages for voice are here, and the arc of the narrative is maintained. I have the first Davis recording on lps -- in fine condition and in manual ...

Berlioz Edition (Box Set)
Thomas Allen [baritone], John Shirley-Quirk, ...

Philips, 2003

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 consists of the definitive, available readings of Les Troyens , Béatrice ...