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COMPOSER |
ALBUM/WORK TITLE |
PERFORMER |
LABEL |
CATALOG |
MEDIUM |
RATING |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La bohème |
Teodor Ilincai (tenor); Hibla Gerzmava, Inna Dukach (soprano); Gabriele Viviani, Jacques Imbrailo (baritone); Kostas Smoriginas (bass)
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Andris Nelsons
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Opus Arte |
OA1027D |
CD |
6/9 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La Bohème |
Licia Albanese (soprano); Jan Peerce (tenor); Francesco Valentino (baritone); Anne McKnight (soprano); Nicola Moscona (bass); George Cehanovsky (baritone); Salvatore Baccaloni (bass)
NBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Arturo Toscanini
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RCA |
60288 2 |
CD |
9/5 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La boheme (highlights); Arias from Turandot, Manon Lescaut, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi |
Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Gianna d’Angelo, Ettore Bastianini
Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Tullio Serafin
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Decca |
458 248-2 |
CD |
9/7 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La bohème; Bonus recital featuring arias by Gounod, Verdi, Puccini, Giordano, & Catalani |
Renata Tebaldi, Hilde Gueden (soprano); Giacinto Prandelli (tenor); Giovanni Inghilleri (baritone); Fernando Corena, Raphael Arie (bass); others
Chorus & Orchestra of the Academia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
Alberto Erede
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Pearl |
GEMS0165 |
CD |
6/5 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La bohème; various arias |
Licia Albanese; Beniamino Gigli; Afro Poli; Tatiana Menotti; others
La Scala Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Umberto Berrettoni
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Naxos |
8.110072-73 |
CD |
8/5 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La fanciulla del West |
Renata Tebaldi; Daniele Barioni; Giangiacomo Guelfi; others
RAI Orchestra & Chorus
Arturo Basile
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Opera d'Oro |
1242 |
CD |
9/6 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La fanciulla del west |
Eleanor Steber (soprano); Mario del Monaco (tenor); Gian Giacomo Guelfi (baritone); others
Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Communale di Firenze
Dimitri Mitropoulos
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Myto |
042.H087 |
CD |
10/4 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La fanciulla del west |
Mara Zampieri (soprano); Placido Domingo (tenor); Juan Pons, Marco Chingari (baritone); others
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala
Lorin Maazel
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Opus Arte |
LS3004D |
DVD |
8/8 |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
GIUSEPPE VERDI
GIACOMO PUCCINI
ARRIGO BOITO
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THE REOPENING OF LA SCALA CONCERT
La Gazza Ladra - Overture
Guglielmo Tell - excerpts
Mosé - excerpt
Nabucco - chorus
I Vespri Siciliani - Overture
Te Deum
Manon Lescaut - Intermezzo and Act III
Mefistofele - Prologue |
Tancredi Pasero; Renata Tebaldi; Mafalda Favero; Giovanni Malipiero
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Arturo Toscanini
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Naxos |
8110821-22 |
CD |
8/2 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La rondine |
Fiorenza Cedolins, Sandra Pastrana (soprano); Fernando Porteri, Emanuele Giannino (tenor); Stefano Antonucci (bass); others
Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice
Carlo Rizzi
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Arthaus Musik |
101329 |
DVD |
6/9 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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La Rondine |
Ainhoa Arteta, Inva Mila (soprano); Marcus Haddock, Richard Troxell (tenor); William Parcher (bass); others
Washington National Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Emmanuel Villaume
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Decca |
0743335 |
DVD |
9/8 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Le Villi |
Melanie Diener (soprano); Aquiles Machado (tenor); Ludovic Tézier (baritone); Sylvie David (speaker)
Choeur de Radio France
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Marco Guidarini
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Naïve |
V4958 |
CD |
8/8 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Renata Scotto; Renato Cioni; Alberto Rinaldi; Franca Mattiucci; others
Orchestra & Chorus of RAI Turin
Arturo Basile
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Opera d'Oro |
1150 |
CD |
8/5 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Renata Scotto; Jose Carreras; Judith Forst; Julian Patrick
Orchestra e Coro dell’ Opera di San Francisco
Kurt Adler
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Myto |
2MCD013.248 |
CD |
10/6 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Cheryl Baker; Jean Rigby; Paul Charles Clarke; Gregory Yurisch; others
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra
Yves Abel
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Chandos |
3070(2) |
CD |
4/7 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Renata Scotto (soprano); Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Rolando Panerai (baritone); others
Rome Opera Orchestra & Chorus
John Barbirolli
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EMI |
7243567888824 |
CD |
10/10 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Cheryl Barker (soprano); Ingrid Silveus (mezzo-soprano); Jay Hunter Morris (tenor); Douglas McNicol (baritone); others
Opera Australia Chorus
Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra
Patrick Summers
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ABC Classics |
476 101-0 |
CD |
7/7 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Daniela Dessi (soprano); Fabio Armiliato (tenor); Juan Pons (baritone); Rosanna Rinaldi (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra e Coro CittaLirica
Placido Domingo
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Dynamic |
33457 |
DVD |
4/8 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Cheryl Barker (soprano); Martin Thompson (tenor); Richard Stilwell (baritone); Catherine Keen (mezzo-soprano); others
Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo de Waart
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Opus Arte |
OA0937D |
DVD |
7/9 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano); John Lanigan (tenor); Geraint Evans (baritone); Barbara Howitt (mezzo-soprano); others
Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Rudolf Kempe
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Royal Opera House |
S006 |
CD |
7/7 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly |
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano); Jonas Kaufmann, Gregory Bonfatti (tenor); Enkelejda Shkosa (mezzo-soprano); Fabio Capitanucci (baritone); others
Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano
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EMI |
264187-2 |
CD |
9/9 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly (original 1904, La Scala version) |
Svetlana Katchour (soprano); Bruce Rankin (tenor); Fredrika Brillemburg (mezzo-soprano); Heikki Kilpeläinen (baritone); others
Bremen Theatre Chorus
Bremen Philharmonic State Orchestra
Gunter Neuhold
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Naxos |
8.660078-79 |
CD |
8/8 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly; Arias from Manon Lescaut, Il trovatore, Faust |
Renata Tebaldi (soprano); Giuseppe Campora (tenor); Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano); Giovanni Inghillieri; others
Chorus & Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome
Alberto Erede
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Naxos |
8.110254-55 |
CD |
6/4 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly; Bonus: Songs & arias sung by Toti Dal Monte |
Toti Dal Monte (soprano); Beniamino Gigli (tenor); Vittoria Palombini (mezzo-soprano); Mario Basiola (baritone); others
Orchestra & Chorus of the Rome Opera House
Oliviero de Fabritiis
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Naxos |
8.110183-84 |
CD |
9/4 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Madama Butterfly; Two arias from Bohème |
Renata Tebaldi (soprano); Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano); Giuseppe Campora (tenor); Giovanni Inghilleri (baritone); others
Chorus & Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
Alberto Erede
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Pearl |
GEMS0172 |
CD |
5/6 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Manon Lescaut |
Miriam Gauci; Kaludi Kaludov; Vincente Sardinero
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Alexander Rahbari
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Naxos |
8.554705 |
CD |
8/8 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Manon Lescaut |
Maria Guleghina; José Cura; Lucio Gallo; Luigi Roni; others
Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Riccardo Muti
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Deutsche Grammophon |
463 186-2 |
CD |
8/8 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Manon Lescaut |
Dorothy Kirsten (soprano); Jussi Bjoerling (tenor); Giuseppe Valdengo (baritone); Salvatore Baccaloni (bass); others
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Giuseppe Antonicelli
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Naxos |
8.110123-24 |
CD |
9/3 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Manon Lescaut |
Licia Albanese (soprano); Jussi Björling (tenor); Robert Merrill (baritone); Franco Calabrese (bass); others
Rome Opera House Orchestra & Chorus
Jonel Perlea
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Opera d'Oro |
1428 |
CD |
9/5 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Manon Lescaut |
Renata Tebaldi (soprano); Mario del Monaco (tenor); Mario Boriello (baritone); Fernando Corena (bass); others
Orchestra & Coro di Roma dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia
Francesco Molinari Pradelli
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Great Opera Performances |
66.318 |
CD |
5/5 |
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