classical music: Spiro Malas

classical music: Spiro Malas

classical music:

Spiro Malas

Donizetti - La Fille du Régiment / Sutherland, Pavarotti, Malas, Sinclair, ROH Covent Garden, Bonynge

Gaetano Donizetti, Richard Bonynge, ...

Decca, 1990

A Great Recording of an Opera That Should Be Performed More Often
With the lighthearted music of Donizetti's LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, you'd hardly know that it takes place in the midst of a war and tells the story of a young woman abandoned at birth and left to the benevolence of an army regiment, all the while being in close proximity ...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore

Gaetano Donizetti, Richard Bonynge, ...

Decca, 2006

Timeless Gem
As we mourn the sad loss of the tenor of the 20th century (second half at least!) it is all the more gratifying to revisit his classic recordings - especially those with his "perfect" partner in Joan Sutherland. Perhaps this recording (and their Rigoletto with Sherill ...

Donizetti - The Daughter of the Regiment / Wendelken-Wilson, Sills, McDonald, Wolf Trap

Beverly Sills, William McDonald (IV)

Video Artists Int'l, 2002

Beverly Sills In An Enjoyable Opera Sung In English
This DVD was taken from the rare Wolf Trap performances in New York City. This was a time when televised broadcasts of operas was new and the Met live performances were still to come. Beverly Sills was unfortunatel unable to appear in televised performances during the ...

Peggy Glanville-Hicks: Nausicaa (Scenes from the Opera in Three Acts)

John Modenos, Vassilis Koundouris, ...

Composers Recordings, 1995

An Operatic Event
What an interesting idea for an opera! Nausicaa is based on the Robert Graves novel "Homer's Daughter," and he wrote the libretto. Peggy Glanville-Hicks was a very accomplished composer who is sadly not well represented in the CD catalogue. Prior to writing this ...

Handel - Julius Caesar / Treigle · Sills · Forrester · Wolff · NYCO · Rudel

George Frideric Handel, Julius Rudel, ...

RCA, 1990

Beverly Sills, American Legend: Ave Atque Vale
The world is diminished with the news of the death of Beverly Sills. Her impact on American Opera will never be matched. She was an Original, a woman of great beauty, creative intelligence not only in her vocal production, pyrotechniques, and range, but also in her ...

Donizetti - L'elisir d'amore / Sutherland · Pavarotti · Cossa · Malas · Casula · ECO · Bonynge

Gaetano Donizetti, Richard Bonynge, ...

Decca, 1990

perfect elixir
Solid singing by all! Pavarotti in top form. Sutherland , a marvel. Fine singing/acting by Cossa and Malas.

Robert Ward: The Crucible

Chester Ludgin, Paul Ukena, ...

Albany Records, 2006

An opera that deserves consideration by a major company
I became familiar with this recording of the "The Crucible" back in the 60's when it was available on the old CRI label. It was an exciting piece then and it remains one now. It has been a puzzle to me why such an opera has not been taken up and presented regularly ...

Johann Strauss Jr.: Die Fledermaus

Johann II Strauss, Richard Bonynge, ...

Bella Voce Records, 1997

Gorgeous voice
This opera is of course no challedge to Dame Joan's phenomenal technique. But it is just amazing to me how incredibly gorgeous her voice is here. Talk about total package!

Puccini: Tosca / Te Kanawa, Aragall, Nucci, Sir Georg Solti

Giacomo Puccini, Kiri Te Kanawa, ...

Decca, 1990

Te Kanawa Tosca: What Next Renee Fleming as Tosca ?
This early 90's recording of Puccini's Tosca is not so much a true Puccini operatic experience as it is a vehicle for conductor George Solti and soprano Kiri Te Kanawa. To many operaphiles, myself included, her Tosca is not the best and it is downright out of her ...

Rossini: Semiramide

Gioachino Rossini, Richard Bonynge, ...

Decca, 2006

A Far Fetched Story But A Great Musical Experience
SEMIRAMIDE, an "opera seria" set in Babylon with a somewhat complicated plot where a widowed queen and mother like no other holds her throne for her long lost son who ends up killing her (at least in the original libretto), has all the elements that once made these ...

Donizetti: La Figlia del Reggimento
Spiro Malas, Gaetano Donizetti, ...

Madacy Records, 1994

Donizetti - The Daughter of the Regiment / Wendelken-Wilson, Sills, McDonald, Wolf Trap

Beverly Sills, William McDonald (IV)

Video Artists Int'l, 1999

Beverly Sills In An Enjoyable Opera Sung In English
This DVD was taken from the rare Wolf Trap performances in New York City. This was a time when televised broadcasts of operas was new and the Met live performances were still to come. Beverly Sills was unfortunatel unable to appear in televised performances during the ...

Marilyn Horne: The Men in My Life

Spiro Malas, Irving Berlin, ...

RCA, 1994

An under-appreciated gem!
First, look at the collection of artists on one disc! Then, feast your ears on their versatility and how much pure, unadulterated FUN the singers are having. If you're looking for Marilyn Horne to display her Rossini/Handelian voice, forget it. If, however, you want ...

Rossini: Semiramide

Gioachino Rossini, Richard Bonynge, ...

Polygram Int'l, 1989

A Fun Bel Canto Opera With An Improbable Plot
SEMIRAMIDE, an "opera seria" set in Babylon with a somewhat complicated plot where a widowed queen and mother like no other holds her throne for her long lost son who ends up killing her (at least in the original libretto), has all the elements that once made these ...

Donizetti: La Fille Du Regiment

Gaetano Donizetti, Richard Bonynge, ...

Myto Records Italy, 1995

Best complete recording that Sutherland and Pavarotti made
This CD finds both the stars at their absolute peak. Pavarotti is astonishing! Sutherland's voice had gotten it's biggest at this point (in 1968) but it hadn't lost any girlishness yet. The tomboyishness of Marie is perfect for her and she even acts the part ...