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Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier Gino Bechi, Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli, Lilia Grevtzova, Leone Paci, Vittoria Palombini, Italo Tajo
Milan La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Oliviero de Fabritiis
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Puccini: La Bohème Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Angeles, Robert Merrill, Lucine Amara & Giorgio Tozzi
RCA Victor Chorus and Orchestra (Thomas Martin) & The Columbus Boychoir (Herbert Huffman), Sir Thomas Beecham
One of the great classics of recording, expertly restored. Victoria de los Angeles and Jussi Björling are an incomparable pair, and Beecham's conducting is, as ever, inimitable. — More…
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Kirsten Flagstad, soprano / Lauritz Melchior, tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden, Fritz Reiner
This is an improved remastering by Ward Marston of a VAI set which received a warm welcome for preserving the rewarding partnership of Flagstad and Melchior, some would say unsurpassed in their... — More…
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Verdi: Rigoletto RecommendedRobert Merrill (Rigoletto), Roberta Peters (Gilda), Jussi Björling (Il Duca), Anna Maria Rota (Maddalena), Giorgio Tozzi (Sparafucile)
Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Jonel Perlea
[On the original release in 1956] under Perlea, the orchestral playing is firm and dramatic, well balanced with the voice. The music is well paced. Björling’s tone is a constant pleasure. He... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Bellini: I Puritani RecommendedMaria Callas, Aurora Cattelani, Carlo Forti, Angelo Mercuriali, Rolando Panerai, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
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Building a Library, January 2005, Budget Choice
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Gounod: Faust RecommendedRoger Bourdin, Georges Nore, Roger Rico
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Thomas Beecham
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Building a Library, April 2005, Historic Choice
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Verdi: Il Trovatore Jussi Bjorling (Manrico), Zinka Milanov (Leonora), Leonard Warren (Il Conte di Luna), Fedora Barbieri (Azucena), Nicola Moscona (Ferrando), Margaret Roggero (Ines), Paul Franke (Ruiz), George Cehanovsky (Un vecchio zingaro), Nathaniel Sprinzena (Un messo)
RCA Victor Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale,...
among the very finest recorded versions. The transfers by Mark Obert-Thorn bring out the full beauty and character of all four principals very vividly...Bjorling is, as ever, superb in his heroic... — More…
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Massenet: Manon RecommendedGermaine Féraldy, Louis Guénot, Joseph Rogatchewsky, Georges Villier
Chorus & Orchestra of the Opéra-Comique Paris, Elie Cohen
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Massenet: Werther RecommendedGeorges Thill, Ninon Vallin, Germaine Feraldy
Chorus and Orchestra of the Paris Opera, Elie Cohen
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Historic vocal
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas RecommendedKirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab, Arda Mandikian, Sheila Rex, Anna Pollak, Thomas Hemsley & David Lloyd
The Mermaid Singers and Orchestra, Geraint Jones
[On the original release in January 1953] At last we have a really satisfactory recording of Dido. — More…
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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