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Recorded in 1956 in clear but boxy mono, with only a few cuts in repeats and superbly led by Tullio Serafin, this bargain set has
Taken from two concert performances in London last year, this note-complete performance of Donizetti’s late, semi-seria Linda di Chamounix, while very good in many ways,
Announcing the return of what we used to call “Orff Orph!” this is in reality Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, rescored, cut, and reorganized by Carl Orff for
Carl Orff’s Prometheus completes his trilogy of Greek tragedies, the two earlier works being Oedipus the Tyrant and Antigone. This is the only one actually
This set has been available on private CDs for a while; this release is its first official appearance. It was recorded at Glyndebourne in 1965
Don Pasquale was Donizetti’s last comedy and it’s a funny, sometimes subtle work, with finely drawn characters. Malatesta and Norina are playful and sarcastic and
This is a rather good if not ground-breaking, note-complete Figaro, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House on July 29, 2010. Patrick Summers’ excellent leadership
This performance of Le nozze di Figaro, broadcast on January 28, 1961, is a good if ordinary version, made special by a few elements and
This matinee, January 15, 1972, was the first Meistersinger I ever attended. I had known the opera only through recordings and had found it long-winded
This set has been a crucial part of opera lovers’ collections for more than 40 years, and it’s still a necessity. The LPs distorted badly
