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Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly – the composer's own favorite and certainly one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire – comes to life at the world-famous Arena di Verona. This...

Soloists: Angela Gheorghiu (Floria Tosca), Roberto Alagna (Mario Cavaradossi), Ruggero Raimondi (Baron Scarpia), Maurizio Muraro (Cesare Angelotti), Enrico Fissore (Sacristan), David Cangelosi...

Soloists: Angela Gheorghiu (Floria Tosca), Roberto Alagna (Mario Cavaradossi), Ruggero Raimondi (Baron Scarpia), Maurizio Muraro (Cesare Angelotti), Enrico Fissore (Sacristan), David Cangelosi...

Soloists: Katia Ricciarelli, Eva Marton, José Carreras Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir Conductor: Lorin Maazel Director: Harold Prince Arthaus presents a...

Songs of Fate is a poignant collection released on ECM Records in January 2024, featuring violinist Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra as they delve into Baltic and Jewish...

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Stabat Mater SECOND-HAND CD A celebrated Deutsche Grammophon recording of Pergolesi's timeless Stabat Mater , conducted by Claudio Abbado. Featuring soprano...

Soloists: Roberto Tagliavini, Luciana D’Intino, Hui He Orchestra, choir: Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Conductor: Zubin Mehta Director: Ferzan Ozpetek Zubin Mehta conducts...

Luciano Pavarotti leads an exceptional cast in this magnificent live recording from La Scala in Milan, with Ghena Dimitrova, Maria Chiara, Nicolai Ghiaurov, and Juan Pons all in top form. Luca...

Soloists: James King, Pilar Lorengar, Josef Greindl Orchestra, choir: Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch Director: Gustav Rudolf Sellner In 1964, the Berlin...

Hillevi Martinpelto, soprano; Lars Cleveman, tenor; Klas Hedlund, tenor; Peter Mattei, baritone; Jaakko Ryhänen, bass Choir of the Royal Swedish Opera; Royal Swedish Court Orchestra / Alberto...

Soloists: Plácido Domingo (Manrico), Piero Cappuccilli (Il conte di Luna), Raina Kabaivanska (Leonora), Fiorenza Cossotto (Azucena), José van Dam (Ferrando), Salvatore Cammarano (Libretto), Leone...

The Dresdener Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden and conductor Daniel Oren present Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata, together with a stellar cast including René Barbera as Alfredo...

Director Peter Konwitschny achieved tremendous success with this production of La Traviata, and Marlis Petersen made a sensational debut in the title role. Peter Konwitschny's first production of...

Soloists: Marlies Petersen, Giuseppe Varano, James Rutherford Orchestra, choir: Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester, Chor des Opernhauses Graz Conductor: Tecwyn Evans Director: Peter Konwitschny...

Soloists: Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Vladimir Stoyanov Orchestra, choir: Orchestra, Coro e Corpo di ballo dell'Arena di Verona Conductor: Julian Kovatchev Director: Hugo de Ana La Traviata...

Soloists: Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Vladimir Stoyanov Orchestra, choir: Orchestra, Coro e Corpo di ballo dell'Arena di Verona Conductor: Julian Kovatchev Director: Hugo de Ana La Traviata...

Soloists: Violetta Urmana, Carlo Guelfi, Marcello Giordani Orchestra, choir: Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Conductor: Zubin Metha Director: Nicolas Joël La forza del destino (The...

Macbeth marked the beginning of Verdi's lifelong interest in William Shakespeare's works. Verdi came close to the master with his composition Othello and even surpassed him with Falstaff....

Soloists: Renato Bruson, James Morris, Mara Zampieri Orchestra, choir: Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli Director: Luca Ronconi Macbeth marked the beginning of...

Soloists: Krassimira Stoyanova, Marina Prudenskaja, Saimir Pirgu, Orlin Anastassov Conductor: Mariss Jansons Mariss Jansons conducts the brilliantly playing Bavarian Radio Choir and Symphony...

Soloists: Leo Nucci, Maria Guleghina, Miroslav Dvorský Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Director: Günter Krämer After personal tragedies and the...

Seconhand 3 x LP-vinyl box Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco Libretto: Temistocke Solera Piero Cappucille, baritone Placido Domingo, tenor Evgeni Nestrenko, bass Ghena Dimtrova, soprano Lucia Valentini, soprano...

Soloists: Renata Tebaldi, Hans Beirer, William Dooley Orchestra, choir: Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè Director: Hans-Peter Lehmann Location: Berlin When...

Soloists: Marcelo Álvarez, Carlos Álvarez, Inva Mula Orchestra, choir: Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos Director: Graham Vick Arthaus presents...

Soloists: Marcelo Álvarez, Carlos Álvarez, Inva Mula Orchestra, choir: Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos Director: Graham Vick Arthaus presents...

Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra present the album First Light, the first fruit of Kuusisto's career as artistic director. The album features two notable New York...

Philip Glass: Philip Glass Piano Works, released January 26, 2017. This version of Philip Glass: Piano Works is available on 1 CD.

The repertoire of Finnish violin and orchestral music is full of hidden gems, and a considerable number of works have remained unperformed and unpublished. The music on this recording represents a...

On this new album, the award-winning Latvian Radio Choir, conducted by Sigvards Klava, turns its attention to the music of Alexander Grechaninov (1864–1956), one of the masters of Russian liturgical...

Edvard Grieg, probably the most popular composer ever to emerge from the Scandinavian peninsula, made a significant contribution to the chamber music canon with his violin sonatas rather than his...

SECOND-HAND SACD Conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and released by the Ondine label in 2006, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 with the Philadelphia Orchestra is a critically acclaimed...

The Radio Symphony Orchestra's new album focuses on the works of Perttu Haapanen (b. 1972). Haapanen is one of the most important and interesting Finnish composers of his generation. It includes a...

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Symph. No. 6, released on July 14, 1993. This version of Symph. No. 6 is available on 1 CD.

Timo Korhonen (guitar) Oulu City Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali Ondine is proud to present the world premiere recording of two guitar concertos: one by Kimmo Hakola and the other by Toshio...

Terhi Dostal studied piano at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where she completed her doctorate in music in 2010. In 2005, she completed a second soloist degree at the Imola Piano Academy in Italy....

Orchestra, choir: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Hannu Lintu Director: Laura Joutsi Venue: Helsinki Music Center With his seven symphonies, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius ranks among the...

This album brings Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann, an important compositional voice of his time, back into the limelight with his glowing, cinematic violin and cello concertos. With the help of...

A dynamic young cellist who rose to fame as part of the global genre-bending music sensation 2CELLOS, Hauser is releasing his first solo album with the London Symphony Orchestra. Each track on Classic...

René Jacobs performs Joseph Haydn's Stabat Mater together with the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Zurich Singing Academy, and an outstanding quartet of vocal soloists (Birgitte Christensen...