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Nicolaï Ghiaurov, Christa Ludwig, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer – Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 03:01:03 minutes | 6,85 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Warner Classics presents a timeless masterpiece with this rendition of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, K. 527, featuring the incomparable Otto Klemperer leading the New Philharmonia Orchestra. This iconic rendition of Mozart’s operatic gem showcases stellar vocal performances by Claire Watson, Franz Crass, Paolo Montarsolo, and Walter Berry. With Klemperer’s masterful direction, this recording captures the grandeur and drama of “Don Giovanni,” bringing Mozart’s enduring work to life in all its glory. Immerse yourself in the musical brilliance of one of the most renowned operas ever composed, as this exceptional cast and orchestra deliver an unforgettable performance that stands the test of time.
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Joan Sutherland, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballe, Nicolai Ghiaurov, The John Alldis Choir, Zubin Mehta – Turandot (1972/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:57:51 minutes | 2,20 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca
Turandot is Puccini’s last opera and contains some of his most enchanting and memorable music. This recording features a stellar cast of singers with London Philharmonic Orchestra, masterfully conducted by Zubin Mehta.
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Montserrat Caballé, Nicolai Ghiaurov & Leonard Bernstein – R. Strauss: Selections From “Salome”, 5 Songs; Boito: Mefistofele (Prologo) (1978/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:40 minutes | 1,20 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
This album offers Leonard Bernstein in some quite rare (at least for him, on disc) operatic repertoire. Given his flair for the dramatic, it’s not surprising that Bernstein would take so winningly to Strauss’s Salome. The Dance of the Seven Veils is full of color, sparkle, and cloying sensuality […] Montserrat Caballé sings with solid, beautifully produced tone and communicates a sense of unbearable longing […] She’s also very good in the lighter, sweeter Strauss songs that follow. There hardly could be a more extreme contrast with Salome than Boito’s Mefistofele, yet Bernstein – never one to shy away from the grandiose – pulls out all the stops in conjuring up the heavenly realm, with its clarion trombones and angelic choirs. Bass Nicolai Ghiaurov gives an arresting portrayal of the title character.” (Classicstoday)
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Luciano Pavarotti, Ileana Cotrubas, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Fiorenza Cossotto, Gabriel Bacquier, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Richard Bonynge – Donizetti: La Favorita (1974/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:47:59 minutes | 2,83 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.
La favorite (‘The Favorite’, sometimes referred to by its Italian title: ‘La favorita’) is a grand opera in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French-language libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play Le comte de Comminges by Baculard d’Arnaud. It premiered on 2 December 1840 at the Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique in Paris, France.
Originally, Donizetti had been composing an opera by the name of Le Duc d’Albe as his second work for the Opera in Paris. However, the director, Léon Pillet, objected to an opera without a prominent role for his mistress, mezzo-soprano Rosine Stoltz. Donizetti therefore abandoned Le Duc d’Albe and borrowed heavily from L’ange de Nisida, an unrealized project from 1839, to create La favorite. It was revived in Padua under the title of Leonora di Guzman in 1842, and at La Scala as Elda in 1843. Though Donizetti himself was not involved in these productions, the opera is now more commonly given in Italian rather than French.
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Piero Cappuccilli, Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Kurt Moll, Hanna Schwarz, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini – Verdi: Rigoletto (1980/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:59:46 minutes | 1,96 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
“This is not one of the most famous recordings of Verdi’s warhorse, but in my opinion it is the best. The great Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini stays away from the melodramatic caricature of opera that this can easily turn into, and brings out the dark, brooding colors of the drama and of the music. He combines lyricism with the greatest dramatic power, at speeds which feel exactly right, even though they are slower than most. And not only does he have a superb individual view of the piece, he is a sensitive accompanist, too, giving the excellent Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra its full dominance without drowning out the singers. And what singers! The velvety, golden voice of Piero Cappuccilli, used with unfailing intelligence and musicality; the warm, gorgeous voice of Plácido Domingo; and perhaps most stunning of all, the bewitching lyric soprano of Ileana Cotrubas, the best Gilda I have ever heard. These singers may not hit the stratospheric unwritten high notes on the Bonynge recording with Pavarotti, Milnes and Sutherland, but they do offer consistently refined, thoughtful and beautiful singing. Cotrubas’ radiant singing alone is worth the modest price of this set. The great Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov makes a riveting, dark-toned Sparafucile; Elena Obraztsova sings Maddalena perfectly well, though not on the level of her colleagues. Kurt Moll is cast luxuriously as Monterone. At mid-price, with full libretto and translation and with excellent work from the VPO and chorus, this is a Rigoletto that must be in all Verdi collections.”
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Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge – Bellini: I Puritani (1973/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:54:05 minutes | 3,05 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.
Pavarotti made only one studio recording of I Puritani. In 1973 he recorded the opera with Richard Bonynge conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and with Joan Sutherland as Elvira.
“Sutherland’s singing here is brighter and fresher than her earlier recording, with the lovely aria ‘Qui la voce’ no longer a wordless melisma…The recording is vivid and atmospheric and one marvels at Bellini’s gorgeous melodies…with Sutherland, Bonynge and all on electrifying form.” –The Penguin Guide
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