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The World’s Most Romantic Opera | Bravissimo BRV9807

The World’s Most Romantic Opera

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Label: Bravissimo

Cat No: BRV9807

Barcode: 0723721309657

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 14

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 15th November 2010

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Contents

Artists

Renata Scotto
Carlo Bergonzi
Giuseppe Taddei
Luciano Pavarotti
Mirella Freni
Sesto Bruscantini
Shirley Verrett
Antonietta Stella
Jose Carreras
Franco Corelli
Renata Tebaldi
Ettore Bastianini
Christa Ludwig
James King
Orchestra & Chorus of the Florence May Festival
RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Rome
RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Turin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus of the Vienna State Opera

Conductors

Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Thomas Schippers
Seiji Ozawa
Peter Maag
Nino Verchi
Lovro von Matacic
Karl Bohm

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Fidelio, op.72

Donizetti, Gaetano

L'elisir d'amore

Giordano, Umberto

Andrea Chenier

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)

Massenet, Jules

Manon

Puccini, Giacomo

La Boheme

Verdi, Giuseppe

La Traviata

Artists

Renata Scotto
Carlo Bergonzi
Giuseppe Taddei
Luciano Pavarotti
Mirella Freni
Sesto Bruscantini
Shirley Verrett
Antonietta Stella
Jose Carreras
Franco Corelli
Renata Tebaldi
Ettore Bastianini
Christa Ludwig
James King
Orchestra & Chorus of the Florence May Festival
RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Rome
RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Turin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus of the Vienna State Opera

Conductors

Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Thomas Schippers
Seiji Ozawa
Peter Maag
Nino Verchi
Lovro von Matacic
Karl Bohm

About

Exciting live recordings taped 1967–1973 of the greatest love stories ever celebrated in song.

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

Artists:
Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice
- Orfeo: Shirley Verrett
- Euridice: Antonietta Stella
RAI Orchestra & Chorus, Turin / Seiji Ozawa
Live performance, Turin: June 30, 1970

Beethoven - Fidelio
- Leonore: Christa Ludwig
- Florestan: James King
- Rocco: Franz Crass
- Marzelline: Edith Mathis
Chorus of the Vienna State Opera
Veinna Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Bohm
Live performance, Salzburg: 1969

Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore
- Adina: Renata Scotto
- Nemorino: Carlo Bergonzi
- Belcore: Giuseppe Taddei
- Dulcamara: Carlo Cava
Orchestra & Chorus of the Florence May Festival / Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Live performance, Florence: 1967

Verdi - La Traviata
- Violetta Valery: Renata Scotto
- Alfredo Germont: Jose Carreras
- Giorgio Germont: Sesto Bruscantini
- Annina: Anna Pedrotti
Chorus & Orchestra / Nino Verchi
Live performance, Tokyo: September 18, 1973

Massenet - Manon (sung in Italian)
- Manon: Mirella Freni
- Chevalier Des Grieux: Luciano Pavarotti
- Lescaut: Rolando Panerai
- Count Des Grieux: Antonio Zerbini
Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan / Peter Maag
Live performance, Milan: June 3, 1969

Puccini - La Boheme
- Rodolfo: Luciano Pavarotti
- Mimi: Mirella Freni
- Marcello: Sesto Bruscantini
- Musetta: Rita Talarico
RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Rome / Thomas Schippers
Live performance, Rome: July 17, 1969

Giordano - Andrea Chenier
- Andrea Chenier: Franco Corelli
- Maddalena: Renata Tebaldi
- Carlo Gerard: Ettore Bastianini
- Sersi: Margareta Sjostedt
Chorus of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Lovro von Matacic
Live performance, Vienna: June 26, 1960


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