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French Opera Masterworks | Bravissimo BRV9802

French Opera Masterworks

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Label: Bravissimo

Cat No: BRV9802

Barcode: 0723721309152

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 14

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 15th November 2010

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Contents

Artists

Nicolai Gedda
Marilyn Horne
Mirella Freni
Placido Domingo
Richard Tucker
Roger Soyer
Dimiter Petkov
Gianni Raimondi
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Mirella Freni
Shirley Verrett
Placido Domingo
Jose Van Dam
Kiri Te Kanawa
Jon Vickers
Ernest Blanc
Oralia Dominguez
Orchestra & Chorus of the Rome Opera
La Scala Orchestra & Chorus, Milan
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Netherlands Radio Orchestra & Chorus

Conductors

Anton Guadagno
Georges Pretre
Sir Georg Solti
Jean Fournet
Carlos Piantini

Works

Berlioz, Hector

La Damnation de Faust, op.24 H111

Bizet, Georges

Carmen

Delibes, Leo

Lakme

Gounod, Charles

Faust

Halevy, Fromenthal (Jacques)

La Juive

Saint-Saens, Camille

Samson et Dalila, op.47

Artists

Nicolai Gedda
Marilyn Horne
Mirella Freni
Placido Domingo
Richard Tucker
Roger Soyer
Dimiter Petkov
Gianni Raimondi
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Mirella Freni
Shirley Verrett
Placido Domingo
Jose Van Dam
Kiri Te Kanawa
Jon Vickers
Ernest Blanc
Oralia Dominguez
Orchestra & Chorus of the Rome Opera
La Scala Orchestra & Chorus, Milan
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Netherlands Radio Orchestra & Chorus

Conductors

Anton Guadagno
Georges Pretre
Sir Georg Solti
Jean Fournet
Carlos Piantini

About

All the operas are complete, and the set is accompanied by a 24 page booklet which contains an essay on French opera, rare historic photos, complete cast lists and short synopses of each opera.

Exciting live recordings, taped 1964–1973.

Artists:
Halvey - La Juive
- Eliazar: Richard Tucker
- Rachel: Yasuko Hayashi
- Cardinal de Brogni: David Gwynne
- Leopold: Juan Sabate
Orchestra & Chorus of Royal opera House, Covent Garden / Anton Guadagno
Live performance, London: March 4 1973

Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust
- Faust: Nicolai Gedda
- Marguerite: Marilyn Horne
- Mephistopheles: Roger Soyer
- Brander: Dimiter Petkov
Orchestra & Chorus of the Rome Opera / Georges Pretre
Live performance, Rome: January 11, 1969

Gounod - Faust
- Faust: Gianni Raimondi
- Mephistopheles: Nicolai Ghiaurov
- Marguerite: Mirella Freni
- Siebel: Luigi Alva
Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan / Georges Pretre
Live performance, Milan: February 16, 1967

Bizet - Carmen
- Carmen: Shirley Verrett
- Don Jose: Placido Domingo
- Escamillo: Jose Van Dam
- Micaela: Kiri Te Kanawa
Orchestra & Chorus of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Georg Solti
Live performance, London: 1973

Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila
- Samson: Jon Vickers
- Dalila: Oralia Dominguez
- High Priest: Ernest Blanc
- Abimelech: Henk Driessen
Netherlands Radio Orchestra & Chorus / Jean Fournet
Live broadcast, Amsterdam: February 29, 1964

Delibes - Lakme
- Lakme: Alessandra Ruffini
- Gerald: Giuseppe Morino
- Nilakantha: Bruno Pratico
- Mallika: Serena Lazzarini
Italian International Orchestra & Chamber Chorus of Bratislava / Carlos Piantini
Live performance, Martina Franc Festival: August 6 & 7, 1991

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