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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Tito Gobbi (Simon Boccanegra), Giuseppe Campora (Gabriele Adorno), Boris Christoff (Jacopo Fiesco), Victoria de los Angeles (Amelia Grimaldi/Maria Boccanegra), Walter Monachesi (Paolo), Paolo Dari (Pietro)
Chorus and Orchestra of Rome Opera, Gabriele Santini
A superbly sung recording, this was the standard account of until Abbado's great DG recording, which still commands the field. This is let down by soggy conducting, but still shows great singers... — More…
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Julius Patzak (Florestan), Josef Greindl (Rocco), Paul Schoeffler (Pizarro), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Marzelline), Anton Dermota (Jaquino), Hans Braun (Fernando)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Sullivan, A: Iolanthe, etc.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Sadler's Wells, Isidore Godfrey, Charles Mackerras
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Puccini: La Bohème
and Jussi Björling in Puccini arias
Jussi Björling (Rodolfo), Victoria de los Angeles (Mimi), Robert Merrill (Marcello), Lucine Amara (Musetta), Giorgio Tozzi (Colline), John Reardon (Schaunard), Fernando Corena (Benoit/Alcindoro), William Nahr (Parpignol), Jussi Björling (tenor)
RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Thomas...
Beecham conveys the fun and pathos of Puccini's classic, aided by near-ideal accounts of Mimì and Rodolfo from Los Angeles and Björling, with strong support. — More…
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicola Monti & Rolando Panerai
Milan La Scala Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Jorge Luis Prats (piano)
Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz
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The classic recital of arias that staked Joan Sutherland's claim to bel canto supremacy, plus Handelian extras - still fresh, airy and heartfelt today. — More…
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