The Complete Opera Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon & Decca

With this 'original jackets’ box set, Deutsche Grammophon concludes its series of 4 grand sets that present the totality of Herbert von Karajan’s output for the Yellow Label – and hence perhaps the most magnificent legacy in the history of recorded music.

On 70 CDs, 'Karajan - Opera Recordings' features the 14 operas Karajan recorded for DGG – from 'Carmen' to 'Parsifal', from 'The Merry Widow' to 'Rosenkavalier', from Mozart to Puccini. And, of course, the complete 'Ring'.

Incorporated are Karajan’s 8 opera recordings for Decca (+ Verdi’s 'Falstaff' that was originally released on Philips), as well as 5 live recordings from the Salzburg Festival, including, as a bonus, Haydn’s 'The Creation'.

Book: 220+ pages. Profound and extensive new liner notes by the acclaimed opera critic Jürgen Kesting, detailing all aspects of Herbert von Karajan’s career as an opera conductor. In addition, the book contains a Karajan timeline, a track list with full recording details, and many rare photos of the maestro in rehearsal, in performance and in the recording studio.

Bonus: 5 facsimile recording protocols are reprinted from some of the most famous recordings.

Contents:
CD 1-3
BIZET: Carmen
Baltsa, Carreras, Ricciarelli, van Dam
Choeurs de l’Opéra de Paris
Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 4-5
GLUCK: Orfeo ed Euridice (Salzburg)
Simionato, Jurinac, Sciutti
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 6-7
LEHÁR: Die lustige Witwe
Harwood, Stratas, Kollo, Grobe
Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin

CD 8-9
LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci
Bergonzi, Carlyle, Taddei, Benelli
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

MASCAGNI: Cavalleria rusticana
Bergonzi, Cossotto, Martino, Allegri
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

CD 10-12
MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro (Decca)
Van Dam, Cotrubas, Krause, Tomowa-Sintow
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 13-15
MOZART: Don Giovanni
Ramey, Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Battle, Winbergh, Furlanetto
Chor der Deutschen Oper
Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 16-17
MOZART: Die Zauberflöte
Mathis, Ott, Perry, Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 18-20
MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov (Decca)
Ghiaurov, Vishnevskaya, Spiess, Maslennikov, Talvela
Wiener Sängerkbnaben, Sofia Radio Chorus, Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 21–22
PUCCINI: La Bohème (Decca)
Freni, Pavarotti, Ghiaurov, Harwood
Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 23-24
PUCCINI: Tosca (Decca)
Price, Taddei, di Stefano
Wiener Staatsopenchor
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 25-26
PUCCINI: Tosca
Ricciarelli, Carreras, Raimondi
Chor der Deutsche Oper Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 27-28
PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Decca)
Freni, Pavarotti, Ludwig, Kerns
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 29-30
PUCCINI: Turandot
Ricciarelli, Domingo, Hendricks, Raimondi, de Palma, Hornik
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Sängerknaben
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 31-32
Johann STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus (Decca)
Gueden, Kmentt, Wächter, Berry, Kunz, Resnik
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 33-35
R STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier 1960 (Salzburg)
Della Casa, Jurinac, Güden, Edelmann, Kunz
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 36-38
R STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier
Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Perry, Moll, Lipp, Hornik, Cole
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 39-40
VERDI: Il trovatore (Salzburg)
Corelli, Price, Simionato, Bastianini,
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 41-42
VERDI: Un ballo in maschera
Domingo, Nucci, Barstow, Jo, Quivar
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 43-44
VERDI: Don Carlo (Salzburg)
Fernandi, Jurinac, Simionato, Bastianini, Siepi, Stefanoni
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 45-46
VERDI: Aida (Decca)
Tebaldi, Simionato, Bergonzi, MacNeil
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 47-48
VERDI: Otello (Decca)
Tebaldi, del Monaco, Protti
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 49-50
VERDI: Falstaff (Philips)
Taddei, Kabaivanska, Panerai, Perry, Araiza, Ludwig
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 51-64
WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 65-68
WAGNER: Parsifal
Hofman, Vejzovic, Moll, van Dam, Nimsgern, von Halem
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 69-70
HAYDN: Die Schöpfung (Salzburg)
Janowitz, Wunderlich, Borg, Prey
Wiener Singverein
Wiener Philharmoniker