Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off
We're delighted to offer a more affordable way to begin or continue your opera journey, with up to 40% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray, until 14th August 2024.
Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off, Barry Banks (tenor)
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Rossini: Semiramide RecommendedAlbina Shagimuratova (Semiramide), Daniela Barcellona (Arsace), Mirco Palazzi (Assur), Barry Banks (Idreno), Gianluca Buratto (Oroe), Susana Gaspar (Azema), David Butt Philip (Mitrane), James Platt (L’ombra di Nino)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
Semiramide has more than its share of grandness, and in the trumpet-crowned procession as the Queen of Babylon prepares to announce her choice of king you can't help but hear a pre-echo of Verdi's... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th September 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 6th October 2018, Recording of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Opera, January 2019, Disc of the Month
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Opera
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Winner - Complete Opera Recording
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Opera (19th century)
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Winner - Opera
4 CDs
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Mozart: The Magic Flute Barry Banks (Tamino), Rebecca Evans (Pamina), Elizabeth Vidal (Queen of the Night), Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), John Tomlinson (Sarastro), Lesley Garrett (Papagena), John Graham-Hall (Monostatos)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Of all repertoire operas, none gains more than The Magic Flute from performance in the language of the audience. Musically, the performance is hard to fault. Articulation is light and buoyant,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2005, Editor's Choice
2 CDs
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Puccini: Il Trittico RecommendedIl Tabarro:
Carlo Guelfi (Michele), Maria Guleghina (Giorgetta), Neil Shicoff (Luigi), Ricardo Cassinelli (Il Tinca), Enrico Fissore (Il Talpa), Elena Zilio (La Frugola), Barry Banks (Venditore di canzonette), Angela Gheorghiu (Due Amanti)
Suor Angelica:
Cristina...
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Building a Library, October 2017, First Choice
3 CDs
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Donizetti: The Elixir of Love RecommendedBarry Banks (Nemorino), Mary Plazas (Adina), Ashley Holland (Belcore), Andrew Shore (Dulcamara)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
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Building a Library, April 2002, English Language Version
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Building a Library, January 2018, Also Recommended
2 CDs
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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87 RecommendedBarry Banks (Mitridate), Miah Persson (Aspasia), Sophie Bevan (Sifare), Lawrence Zazzo (Farnace), Klara Ek (Ismene), Robert Murray (Marzio), Anna Devin (Arbate)
The Mozartists, Ian Page
Banks delivers a dazzlingly authoritative account of the title role...A front-rank lighter-weight Rossini tenor, he may not possess the bronzed tones of Bruce Ford...but from the start he throws... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
4 CDs
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Mendelssohn: Paulus, Op. 36 (sung in German)
Susan Gritton (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), Barry Banks (tenor) & Peter Coleman-Wright (bass)
BBC National Chorus of Wales & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
Composed in the wake of (and influenced by) Mendelssohn's epoch-making performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion, Paulus is an impressive work whose punchy choruses bring out the best in Hickox. — More…
2 CDs
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Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers (highlights) Jennifer Larmore (Isabella), Barry Banks (Lindoro), Alan Opie (Taddeo), Alastair Miles (Mustafa), Sarah Tynan (Elvira), Anne Marie Gibbons (Zulma) & David Soar (Haly)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, Brad Cohen
Barry Banks is a properly plaintive Lindoro… and Alastair Miles's soft-grained bass makes the lovelorn Mustafà an oddly touching figure. Best of all is the utterly dependable Alan Opie who... — More…
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Bizet: The Pearl Fishers (highlights) Rebecca Evans (Leïla), Barry Banks (Nadir), Simon Keenlyside (Zurga), Alastair Miles (Nourabad)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Brad Cohen
Au fond du temple saint' has long been a favourite in the recording studio. Barry Banks and Simon Keenlyside, singing the aria in English… do Bizet proud. Banks and Rebecca Evans as the priestess... — More…
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Great Operatic Arias 6 - John Tomlinson Volume 1 Sung in English
John Tomlinson (bass), Helen Williams (Blonde), Barry Banks (Pedrillo), Andrew Shore (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
A strong voice, varied repertoire and vivid characterization make this an appealing disc — More…
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Rossini: Ermione - La donna del lago - Bianca e Falliero Rossini in 1819
Ermione - Carmen Giannattasio (Ermione), Rebecca Bottone (Cleone), Patricia Bardon (Andromaca), Colin Lee (Oreste), Paul Nilon (Pirro), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry
La donna del lago - Gregory Kunde (Rodrigo di Dhu), Carmen Giannattasio (Elena), Patricia...
8 CDs
Original price ($40.25) Reduced price $30.25
