Bach Johann Sebastian — BWV 244 Oratorio `Matthäus-Passion` (1736)
Wiener Symphoniker Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Irmgard Seefried (soprano) Kathleen Mary Ferrier (contralto) Walther Ludwig (tenor)
Irmgard Seefried - Sopran/soprano, Kathleen Ferrier - Alt/alto, Walther Ludwig - Tenor, Evangelist, Otto Edelmann - Bass, Paul Schoffler - Jesus, Erich Kaufmann - Petrus, Hardal Proglhof - Judas, Otto Wiener - Pilatus, Walter Berry - Pontitex, Anny Felbermayer - Ðilati Weib. Choir: Vienna Singverein. Recorded: June 9, 1950, Vienna (International Bach Festival).
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Bizet Georges — WD 31 Opera `Carmen` (1873-74)
London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) Placido Domingo (tenor) Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
1977. Ambrosian singers. The George Watson`s College Boys Choir.
Teresa Berganza (Carmen), Placido Domingo (Jose), Cheryl Milnes (Escamillo), Ilana Kotrubash (Michaela), Yvonne Kenny (Frasquita), Alicia Nathe (Mercedes), Robert Lloyd (Zuniga), Gordon Sandison (Dankair), Joffrey Pogson, Jean Lan (Andres), Shirley Minty (merchant), Lesi Faison (Gypsy), Georges Man (Lilas Pastia). |
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Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus — KV620 Opera `Die Zauberflöte` (1791)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) Hanno Mueller-Brachmann (bass baritone)
Tamino - Christoph Strehl, Papageno - Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Königin der Nacht - Erika Miklosa, Sprecher - Georg Zeppenfeld, Pamina - Dorothea Röschmann,
Sarastro - René Pape, Monostatos - Kurt Azeberger, Papagena - Julia Kleiter, 1er Geharnischter - Danilo Formaggia, 2er Geharnischter - Sascha Borris, Erste Dame - Caroline Stein, Zweite Dame - Heidi Zehnder, Dritte Dame - Anne-Carolyn Schlüter. 2005. |
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Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus — KV492 Opera `Le Nozze di Figaro` (1786)
Wiener Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado (conductor) Cheryl Studer (soprano) Sylvia McNair (soprano) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Original version, Vienna 1786. Il Conte di Almaviva – Boje Skovhus; La Contessa di Almaviva – Cheryl Studer; Susanna – Sylvia McNair; Figaro – Lucio Gallo; Cherubino – Cecilia Bartoli; Marcellina – Anna Caterina Antonacci; Bartolo - Ildebrando d` Arcangelo; Basilio - Carlo Allemano; Don Curzio – Peter Jelosits; Barbarina – Andrea Rost; Antonio - Istvan Gati. Recorded: January/February 1994, Vienna.
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Fabrizio Vingradito - Roberto Coviello; Lucia - Luciana D` Intino; Giannetto - William Matteuzzi; Ninetta - Katia Ricciarelli; Fernando Villabella - Ferruccio Furlanetto; Gottardo - Il Podestà - Samuel Ramey; Pippo - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa; Isacco - Oslavio Di Credico; Antonio - Pierre Lefèbre; Giorgio - Francesco Musinu; Ernesto - Marcello Lippi. Prague Philharmonic Choir, Orchestra - RAI Torino - Gianluigi Gelmetti – 1989, live, Pesaro Festival.
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