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Rossini - Heroes and Heroines
RecommendedThe Spectacular Voice of Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne (mezzo)
Suisse Romande Orchestra and Royal Opera House Orchestra, Henry Lewis
Horne seems born to sing this repertoire: her combination of agility and dramatic heft yield thrilling results in male and female roles alike on this collection. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Giulini brings out all the brio and variety of Rossini's curtain-openers in this set of 1970s recordings with the Philharmonia: La Scala di Seta dances, The Barber of Seville bustles and sparkles,... — More…
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Rossini: La Cenerentola
Teresa Berganza (Cenerentola), Luigi Alva (Ramiro), Renato Capecchi (Dandini), Paolo Montarsolo (Don Magnifico)
London Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera Chorus, Claudio Abbado
Rossini's Cinderella is a fairy-tale without a fairy, but no less bewitching for that. In fact the replacement of the winged godmother with the philanthropic Alidoro, a close friend and adviser... — More…
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Rossini: The Barber of Seville (highlights)
Plácido Domingo (Figaro), Frank Lopardo (Il Conte Almaviva), Kathleen Battle (Rosina), Lucio Gallo (Dr. Bartolo), Ruggero Raimondi (Don Basilio), Gabriele Sima (Berta), Carlos Chausson (Fiorello), Goran Simic (Un Ufficiale)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
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Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Recommendedand works by Rossini, Weber and Baermann
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves
It was this Crusell Grand Concerto which Emma Johnson played when she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1984. That occasion was the first time she had played a concerto with... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino
Kathleen Battle (Sofia), Samuel Ramey (Gaudenzio), Claudio Desderi (Bruschino padre), Octavio Arévalo (Bruschino figlio), Michele Pertusi (Filiberto), Jennifer Larmore (Marianna), Frank Lopardo (Florville)
English Chamber Orchestra, Ion Marin
You could hardly desire a starrier cast for this 'comic farce in one act' than that assembled by DG — More…
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Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Gregory Cross, Gino Quilico, Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Mario del Monaco, José van Dam (bass), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Wiener Opernorchester, Wiener Opernchor, London...
