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Tony Poncet

Tony Poncet

Arias and scenes from:

Meyerbeer, Bizet, Rossini, Donizetti, Halévy, Massenet

7 CDs for € 6


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Papillon release

Giulietta Simionato ~ Volume 2

Giulietta Simionato ~ Volume 2

Opera arias, songs and scenes

Bizet, Cimarosa, Bellini, Cilea, De Falla, Mascagni, Mozart, Brahms, Meyerbeer

Papillon release

Giulietta Simionato ~ Volume 1

Giulietta Simionato ~ Volume 1

Opera arias, songs and scenes

Neglia, Mozart, Thomas, Massenet, Berlioz, Bizet a.o.

Papillon release

Elizabeth Connell

Elizabeth Connell

Scenes from:

Gluck: ALCESTE, Puccini: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, TOSCA, Verdi: NABUCCO, MACBETH, DON CARLO, Von Weber: OBERON, DER FREISCHÜTZ, Beethoven: FIDELIO, Wagner: LOHENGRIN

Papillon release

Valeria Barsova

Valeria Barsova

Opera Arias and Scenes, Folk Songs

Papillon release

Cesare Siepi

Cesare Siepi

Salzburg Recital, 1956
Italian Songs and Famose Romanze

Papillon release

Barry Morell

Barry Morell

Opera Arias and Scenes from Bellini, Verdi, Puccini

Papillon release

Lisa Della Casa

Lisa Della Casa

W.A. Mozart, Franz Lehár and Swiss Folk Songs

Papillon release

Pauline Tinsley

Pauline Tinsley

Arias and Scenes from Operas of Mozart, Excerpts from Cavalleria Rusticana with Placido Domingo, and others.

Papillon release

Hilde Güden

Hilde Güden

Sings Operette and songs from Noël Coward and Ivor Novello

Papillon release

Claude Debussy ~ Le Martyre de Saint-Sébastien

Claude Debussy ~ Le Martyre de Saint-Sébastien

Erna Spoorenberg, Sophia van Sante, Melita Ileana,
Thomas Stewart, Evelyn Lear

Conductor: Pierre Boulez

Luna release

Antonin Dvorak ~ Stabat Mater - Te Deum ~ Biblical Songs

Antonin Dvorak ~ Stabat Mater - Te Deum ~ Biblical Songs

Sena Jurinac sopran, Nan Merriman alt,
Heinz Hoppe tenor, Franz Crass bass

Dirigent: Rafael Kubelik

Luba Orgonášová soprano, Ivan Kusnjer baritone

Dirigent: Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Vratislav Kríž baritone, Yi-Kwei Sze bass

Luna release

Benjamin Britten ~ War Requiem - Spring Symphony

Benjamin Britten ~ War Requiem - Spring Symphony

Galina Vishnevskaya soprano, Peter Pears tenor,
Dietrich Fischer–Dieskau baritone

Conductors: Benjamin Britten/Bernhard Haitink

Elly Ameling soprano, Elisabeth Cooymans contralto,
David Johnston tenor, Max van Egmond bas

Conductor: Hein Jordans

Luna release

Ludwig van Beethoven ~ Missa Solemnis - Sinfonie no. 9

Ludwig van Beethoven ~ Missa Solemnis - Sinfonie no. 9

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sopran, Nan Merriman Alt,
József Simándy Tenor, Heinz Rehfuss Baß,

Gré Brouwenstijn Sopran, Annie Hermes Alt,
Ernst Haefliger Tenor, Hans Wilbrink Baß

Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam
Concertgebouw Orkest
Dirigent: Otto Klemperer


Luna release

Elena Obraztsova

Elena Obraztsova

Songs from Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Schumann.

Vazha Tchatchava (piano)
Moscow, 1965-1986

Gemma release

Aldeburgh Festival 1963-2008

Aldeburgh Festival 1963-2008

Hermann Prey, Dame Janet Baker, Peter Pears, Elly Ameling, Peter Glossop, Galina Vishnevskaya, Karen Cargill, Florian Boesch a.o.

Julian Bream, Amadeus String Quartet, Osian Ellis a.o.

Gemma release

Songs with Orchestra ~ Volume 1

Songs with Orchestra ~ Volume 1

Brahms, Chausson, Grieg, Prokofiev, Moreno Torróba, Meyer, Olsen

Elisabeth Höngen, Dame Felicity Lott, Kathleen Ferrier, Ivan Kozlovsky, Elisabeth Söderström, Françoise Ogeas, Zara Dolukhanova, Regina Resnik, Consuelo Rubio, Werner Miszner, Peter Schreier a.o.

Gemma release

Richard Struass ~ Vier Letzte Lieder

Richard Struass ~ Vier Letzte Lieder

Christel Goltz, Montserrat Caballé, Martina Arroyo, Marilyn Horne, Teresa Zylis-Gara, Ileana Cotrubas, Dame Gwyneth Jones

Gemma release

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Nuits d’ Été op.7

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Nuits d’ Été op.7

Helmut Krebs, tenor - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, tenor
Ian Bostridge, tenor - Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano - Stuart Burrows, tenor

Gemma release

Gustav Mahler ~ Symphony Nr.2 ~ Kindertotenlieder

Gustav Mahler ~ Symphony Nr.2 ~ Kindertotenlieder

The first Mahler recordings 1923-1930

Gemma release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Idomeneo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Idomeneo

Anne Sofie van Otter, Hei-Kyung Hong, Alexandra Deshorties, Mark Oswald a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: James Levine

Fiori release

Wilhel Kienzl ~ Der Kuhreigen

Wilhel Kienzl ~ Der Kuhreigen

Walter Berry, Otto Wiener, Anny Felbermayer, Leo Heppe, Georg Schnapka, Robert Granzer, Mirjana Irosch, Walter Eder a.o.

Orchester und Chor der Wiener Volksoper
Conductor: Lothar Zagrosek
Wien, January 27, 1973

Orchester und Chor des ORF
Conductor: Wilhelm Loibner
Wien, 1951

Fiori release

Gottfried von Einem ~ Kabale und Liebe

Gottfried von Einem ~ Kabale und Liebe

Hans Beirer, Bernd Weikl, Walter Berry, Martha Mödl a.o.

Orchester und Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor: Christoph von Dohnanyi

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Traviata

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Traviata

Galina Vishnevskaya, Renata Babak, N. Kositzina, Denis Korolev a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre
Conductor: Boris Khaikin
Moscow, June 25, 1967

Fiori release

Gaetano Donizetti ~ Anna Bolena

Gaetano Donizetti ~ Anna Bolena

Carlo Cava, Leyla Gencer, Patricia Johnson, Don Garrard a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Glyndebourne Festival
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Troyens

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Troyens

Jessey Norman, Edward Sooter, Allan Monk, Jocelyne Taillon, Paul Plishka a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Conductor: James Levine

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Idomeneo, Re di Creta

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Idomeneo, Re di Creta

Eric Tappy, Werner Krenn, Elly Ameling, Slavka Taskova a.o.

Radio Kamerorkest - Nederlands Operakoor
Conductor: Michael Gielen

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ I Masnadieri

Giuseppe Verdi ~ I Masnadieri

Malcolm Smith, Giuliano Cianella, Matteo Manuguerra, Elizabeth Connell a.o.

Groot Omroepkoor, Radio Symfonie Orkest
Conductor: Henry Lewis

Fiori release

Édouard Lalo ~ Le Roi D’Ys

Édouard Lalo ~ Le Roi D’Ys

Andrée Esposito, Berthe Montmart, Georges Liccioni, Julien Haas, Jacques Mars, Lucien Lovano, Joseph Peyron

Orchestre Radio Lyrique et Choeurs de l’ORTF
Conductor: Maurice Suzan

Christiane Eda-Pierre, Jane Rhodes, Jean Dupouy, Jacques Trigeau, Michel Hubert, Pierre Dollander, Mario Hacquard

Choeurs de Radio France Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique
Conductor: Jean-Pierre Marty

Fiori release

Édouard Lalo ~ Le Roi D’Ys

Édouard Lalo ~ Le Roi D’Ys

Inva Mula, Sophie Koch, Charles Castronovo, Franck Ferrari, Paul Gay, Eric Martin-Bonnet, André Heyboer

Orchestre et Choeur du Capitole de Toulouse
Conductor: Yves Abel

Bonus Tracks:
Act 3 Aubade de Mylio: "Vainement, ma bien-aimée"
Léon Lafitte, Nellie Melba, Miguel Villabella, Joseph Rogatchewsky, Gasto Micheletti, André d’Arkor, César Vezzani, Tino Rossi, Beniamino Gigli, Nicolai Gedda, Alain Vanzo, Alfredo Kraus, Roberto Alagna

Fiori release

Ottorino Respighi ~ La Fiamma

Ottorino Respighi ~ La Fiamma

Montserrat Caballé, Juan Pons, Martha Szirmay, Vera Baniewicz, Antonio Ordóñez, Maria Gallego a.o.

Orquesta y Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conductor: José Collado

Fiori release

Gottfried von Einem ~ Dantons Tod

Gottfried von Einem ~ Dantons Tod

Paul Schöffler, Julius Patzak, Ludwig Weber, Georg Hann, Maria Cebotari, Rosette Anday a.o.

Orchester und Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay

Dantons Tod

Eberhard Wächter, William Blankenship, Helmut Melchert, Lisa Della Casa, Elisabeth Höngen a.o.

Orchester und Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor: Josef Krips

Boris Blacher
Die Flut

Erna Spoorenberg, Georg Stern, Josef Traxel, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Sinfonieorchester und Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Otto Matzerath

Fiori release

Modest Mussorgsky ~ Boris Godunov

Modest Mussorgsky ~ Boris Godunov

Boris Christoff, Joseph Rouleau, Joseph Gostic, Regina Resnik a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Rafael Kubelik

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Fernando Corena, Elisabeth Söderström, Ernest Blanc, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Teresa Berganza a.o.

Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Macbeth

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Macbeth

Renato Bruson, Agostino Ferrin, Grace Bumbry, Wilma Colla a.o.

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Communale di Bologna
Conductor: Armando Gatto

Fiori release

Vincenzo Bellini ~ I Puritani

Vincenzo Bellini ~ I Puritani

Joan Sutherland, Rockwell Blake, Sherrill Milnes, Samuel Ramey a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Fiori release

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Ghena Dimitrova, Bruno Beccaria, Alain Fondary, Stefania Toczyska a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Nello Santi

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Idomeneo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Idomeneo

Ben Heppner, Susanne Mentzer, Dawn Upshaw, Carol Vaness a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: James Levine

Fiori release

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Martina Arroyo, Misha Raitzin, Matteo Manuguerra, Nell Rankin a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ I Vespri Siciliani

Giuseppe Verdi ~ I Vespri Siciliani

Montserrat Cabbalé, Nicolai Gedda, Sherrill Milnes, Justino Diaz a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Conductor: James Levine

Fiori release

Luigi Cherubini ~ Démophon

Luigi Cherubini ~ Démophon

Silvano Carroli, Linda Kelm, Veriano Luchetti, Håkan Hagegård a.o.

Orchestra e Coro dell Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti

Fiori release

Luigi Cherubini ~ Démophon

Luigi Cherubini ~ Démophon

Giuseppe Taddei, Montserrat Caballé, Veriano Luchetti, Jean-Philippe Lafont a.o.

Orchestra e Coro dell Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti

Fiori release

Leos Janáček ~ The Makrapulos Case

Leos Janáček ~ The Makrapulos Case

Jessye Norman, Graham Clark, Ronald Naldi, Marie Plette a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Conductor: David Robertson

Fiori release

Pietro Antonio Cesti ~ Orontea

Pietro Antonio Cesti ~ Orontea

Teresa Berganza, Maria Luisa Cioni, Carmen Lavani, Oralia Dominguez a.o.

Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli della RAI
Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Aida

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Aida

Birgit Nilsson, Richard Tucker, Elena Cernei, Cornell MacNeil a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Conductor: William Steinberg

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Capriccio

Richard Strauss ~ Capriccio

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hermann Uhde, Anton Dermota, Walter Berry a.o.

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor: Karl Böhm

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Attila

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Attila

Ruggero Raimondi, Giorgio Zancanaro, Josephine Barstow a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Edward Downes

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Don Giovanni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Don Giovanni

Renato Capecchi, Ilva Ligabue, Giovanni Foiani, Leyla Gencer a.o.

Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Conductor: Manno Wolf-Ferrari

Monte-Carlo, Salle Garnier, Théâtre de l’Opéra
February 17, 1963

Fiori release

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Renata Scotto, Ermanno Mauro, Louis Quilico, Maria Luisa Nave, a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, January 5, 1980

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Tristan und Isolde

Richard Wagner ~ Tristan und Isolde

Montserrat Caballé, Richard Versalle, Franz Grundheber, Brigitte Fassbaender a.o.

Coro y Orquesta Teatro Real Madrid
Conductor: Peter Schneider

Madrid, Teatro Real, May 19, 1989

Fiori release

Ambroise Thomas ~ Le Songe d'Une Nuit d'Eté

Ambroise Thomas ~ Le Songe d'Une Nuit d'Eté

Ghylaine Raphanel, Alain Gabriel, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Cécile Besnard a.o.

Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio Télévision de Cracovie
Choeurs du Théatre Français de la Musique
Conductor: Michel Swierczewski

Compiègne, Théâtre Impérial, Mai 7, 1994

Fiori release

Christoph Willibald Gluck ~ Armide

Christoph Willibald Gluck ~ Armide

Montserrat Caballé, Peter Lindroos, Enrique Baquerizo, Márta Szirmay a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Gran Teatro del Liceu
Conductor: Manfred Ramin

Barcelona, 1986

Fiori release

Gasparo Spontini ~ La Vestale

Gasparo Spontini ~ La Vestale

Montserrat Caballé, Bruna Baglioni, Nuncio Todisco, Vicente Sardinero a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Gran Teatro del Liceu
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario

Barcelona, December 26, 1982

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Ariadne auf Naxos

Richard Strauss ~ Ariadne auf Naxos

William Dooly, Tatiana Troyanos, Alberto Remedios, Ruth Welting, Andrea Velis a.o.

Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House
Conductor: James Levine

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, March 20, 1976

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ La Clemenza di Tito

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ La Clemenza di Tito

Kenneth Riegel, Renata Scotto, Ann Murray, Gail Robinson a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: James Levine

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, October 18, 1984

Fiori release

Georg Friedrich Händel ~ Samson

Georg Friedrich Händel ~ Samson

Jon Vickers, Joan Carlyle, Joseph Rouleau, Lauris Elms, Joan Sutherland, James Pease

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Raymond Leppard

London, Covent Garden, January 3, 1959

Fiori release

Jules Massenet ~ Cléopâtre

Jules Massenet ~ Cléopâtre

Montserrat Caballé, Carlos Álvarez, Nikolay Baskov, Montserrat Marti, Marita Solberg, Joan Martin-Royo a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Gran Teatro del Liceo
Conductor: Miquel Ortega

Barcelona, October 16, 2004

Fiori release

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Lucilla Udovich, Flaviano Labò, Aldo Protti, Mignon Dunn, Norman Scott, Luisa Bartoletti a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, July 28, 1960

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Oberto

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Oberto

Barseg Tumanyan, Elizabeth Connell, Stuart Neill, Denyce Graves a.o.

Orchestra and Chorys of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Simone Young

London, Royal Festival Hall, June 9, 1977

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Forza del Destino

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Forza del Destino

Richard Tucker, Renata Tebaldi, Mario Sereni, Jerome Hines, Mignon Dunn, Salvatore Baccaloni a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Thomas Schippers

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, March 12, 1960

Fiori release

Giovanni Pacini ~ Saffò

Giovanni Pacini ~ Saffò

Montserrat Caballé, Enric Serra, Petra Malakova, María Uriz a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Gran Teatro del Liceo
Conductor: Manfred Ramin

Barcelona, June 24, 1987

Fiori release

Ernest Bloch ~ Macbeth

Ernest Bloch ~ Macbeth

Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Inge Borkh, Franz Petri, Jean Angot, Michel Hamel a.o.

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande et Choeur de Grand Théâtre de Genève
Conductor: Pierre Colombo

Grand Théâtre de Genève, November 10, 1968

Fiori release

Georges Bizet ~ Carmen

Georges Bizet ~ Carmen

Régine Crespin, Placido Domingo, José van Dam, Katia Ricciarelli a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Henry Lewis

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, December 5, 1975

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Helge Brilioth, Cesare Siepi, William Dooley, Régine Crespin, John Macurdy, Ezio Flagello a.o.

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Hans Beirer, Jerome Hines, Eberhard Wächter, Régine Crespin, Josef Greindl, Toni Blankenheim a.o.

Orchester und Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele
Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch

Bayreuth Festival, 1958

Fiori release

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Régine Crespin, Franco Corelli, George London a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Fausto Cleva

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, April 3, 1965

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Der Rosenkavalier

Richard Strauss ~ Der Rosenkavalier

Régine Crespin, Elisabeth Söderström, Anneliese Rothenberger, Oscar Czerwenka a.o.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: Leopold Ludwig

Glyndebourne, 1959

Fiori release

Jacques Offenbach ~ La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein

Jacques Offenbach ~ La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein

Régine Crespin, Charles Burles, Michel Hamel, Michel Trempont, Mireille Laurent a.o.

Orchestre et Choeur de Capitole de Toulouse
Conductor: Michel Plasson

Paris, June 3, 1981

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Die Walküre

Richard Wagner ~ Die Walküre

Astrid Varnay, Jerome Hines, Régine Crespin, Fritz Uhl, Regina Resnik, Gottlob Frick a.o.

Orchester und Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

Bayreuth Festival, July 27, 1961

Fiori release

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Régine Crespin, Gianni Raimondi, Gabriel Bacquier a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Zubin Mehta

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, January 13, 1968

Fiori release

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Régine Crespin, Gianni Raimondi, Giuseppe Taddei a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, July, 1962

Fiori release

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Régine Crespin, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, July 11, 1965

Fiori release

Jules Massenet ~ Marie-Magdeleine

Jules Massenet ~ Marie-Magdeleine

Régine Crespin, Sheila Nadler, Louis Roney and Joseph Rouleau

Daniel Roth, Organ
Orchestra and Chorus of the Sacred Music Society of America
Conductor: Anthony Morss

New York, 1976

Fiori release

Christoph Willibald Gluck ~ Iphigénie en Tauride

Christoph Willibald Gluck ~ Iphigénie en Tauride

Régine Crespin, Robert Massard, Guy Chauvet, Victor De Narké a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Georges Sébastian

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, May 29, 1964

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Hans Beirer, Josef Greindl, Thomas Stewart, Régine Crespin, David Ward, Gustav Neidlinger a.o.

Orchester und Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele
Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch

Bayrueth Festival, 1960

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Richard Wagner ~ Parsifal

Wolfgang Windgassen, Franz Crass, Theo Adam, Régine Crespin, Victor De Narké a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, October 24, 1969

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Lohengrin

Richard Wagner ~ Lohengrin

Sándor Kónya, Régine Crespin, Nell Rankin, Walter Cassel, Ernst Wiemann a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Joseph Rosenstock

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, February 1, 1964

Fiori release

Georges Bizet ~ Carmen

Georges Bizet ~ Carmen

Régine Crespin, William Lewis, José van Dam, Katia Ricciarelli a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Henry Lewis

New York, Matropolitan Opera House, December 13, 1975

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

Guy Fouché, Michel Roux, Régine Crespin and Peter van der Bilt.

Radio Philharmonisch Orkest
Groot Omroepkoor
Conductor: Jean Fournet

Amsterdam, March 23, 1963

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

André Turp, Michel Roux, Régine Crespin and John Shirley-Quirk.

London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: Pierre Monteux

London, Royal Festival Hall, March 8, 1962

Fiori release

Jules Massenet ~ Werther

Jules Massenet ~ Werther

Alfredo Kraus, Régine Crespin, Kathleen Battle, Lenus Carlson a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Richard Bonynge

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, February 3, 1979

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Otello

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Otello

José Luccioni, Régine Crespin, René Bianco, Simone Couderc, Louis Rialland a.o.

Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra de Paris
Conductor: Georges Sébastian

Paris, October 7, 1955

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Un Ballo in Maschera

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Un Ballo in Maschera

Richard Tucker, Régine Crespin, Sherrill Milnes, Ruza Baldani, Jeanette Scovotti a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, April 6, 1966

Fiori release

Gabriel Fauré ~ Pénélope

Gabriel Fauré ~ Pénélope

Régine Crespin, Raoul Jobin, Robert Massard a.o.

Orchestre National et Choeurs de la R. T. F.
Conductor: Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht

Paris, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, May 24, 1956

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

Albert Lance, Gabriel Bacquier, Régine Crespin a.o.

Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Jean Fournet

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, May 28, 1965

Fiori release

Gian Carlo Menotti ~ The Medium

Gian Carlo Menotti ~ The Medium

Régine Crespin, Mariana Altamira, Africa de Retes, Ricardo Ortale & Marta Blanco

Orquesta del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Mario Perusso

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, May, 1987

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Ariadne auf Naxos

Richard Strauss ~ Ariadne auf Naxos

Régine Crespin, Jean Cox, Tatiana Troyanos, Mady Mesplé, Paul Schöffler a.o.

Orchestre
Conductor: George Sebastian

Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, July 18, 1966

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Ariadne auf Naxos

Richard Strauss ~ Ariadne auf Naxos

Régine Crespin, Jean Cox, Irmgard Seefried, Reri Grist, Theodor Uppman a.o.

Orchestra of the Lyric Opera
Conductor: Eugen Jochum

Chicago, November, 1964

Fiori release

Jules Massenet ~ Hérodiade

Jules Massenet ~ Hérodiade

Rita Gorr, Régine Crespin, Guy Chauvet, Robert Massard a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: Alain Lombard

New York, Carnegie Hall, September 10, 1963

Fiori release

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Amilcare Ponchielli ~ La Gioconda

Régine Crespin, Carlo Cossutta, Michèle Vilma, Gian Piero Mastromei, Plinio Clabassi a.o.

Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opera de Marseille
Conductor: Nello Santi

Marseille, November 1, 1967

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Die Walküre

Richard Wagner ~ Die Walküre

Régine Crespin, Thomas Stewart, Gundula Janowitz, Jon Vickers, Christa Ludwig, Martti Talvela a.o.

Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Salzburg, March 19, 1967

Fiori release

Ludwig van Beethoven ~ Fidelio

Ludwig van Beethoven ~ Fidelio

Régine Crespin, Vilem Prybl, Josef Greindl, Forbes Robinson a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Norman Del Mar

London, October 10, 1964

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Die Walküre

Richard Wagner ~ Die Walküre

Birgit Nilsson, Theo Adam, Régine Crespin, Jon Vickers, Josephine Veasey, Martti Talvela a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, March 1, 1969

Fiori release

Ildebrando Pizzetti ~ Fedra

Ildebrando Pizzetti ~ Fedra

Régine Crespin, Gastone Limarilli, Dino Dondi & Nicola Rossi Lemeni

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Milan, 1959

Fiori release

Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ~ Pique Dame

Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ~ Pique Dame

Vladimir Popov, Stevka Evstatieva, Régine Crespin, Alan Monk, Lajos Miller a.o.

Opera Company of Philadelphia
Conductor: Woldemar Nelson

Philadelphia, Academy of Music, 1983

Fiori release

Francis Poulenc ~ Les Dialogues des Carmélites

Francis Poulenc ~ Les Dialogues des Carmélites

Régine Crespin, Pauline Tinsley, Valerie Masterson, Felicity Lott a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Michel Plasson

London, April 18, 1983

Fiori release

Francis Poulenc ~ Les Dialogues des Carmélites

Francis Poulenc ~ Les Dialogues des Carmélites

Régine Crespin, Virginia Zeani, Leontyne Price, Carol Vaness a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the San Francisco Opera
Conductor: Henry Lewis

San Francisco, October, 1982

Fiori release

Francis Poulenc ~ Les Dialogues des Carmélites

Francis Poulenc ~ Les Dialogues des Carmélites

Maria Ewing, Régine Crespin, Jessye Norman, Florence Quivar a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Manuel Rosenthal

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, April 4, 1987

Fiori release

Gian Carlo Menotti ~ The Medium

Gian Carlo Menotti ~ The Medium

Régine Crespin, Anne-Marie Rodde, Bernadette Antoine, Luis Masson & Sonia Nigoghossian

Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
Conductor: Jerome Kaltenbach

Paris, September 3, 1985

Fiori release

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Régine Crespin, Sándor Kónya, Robert Merrill a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Fausto Cleva

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, April 17, 1965

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Troyens

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Troyens

Régine Crespin, Guy Chauvet a.o.

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Georg Sebastian
Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, May 26, 1964

Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: James Levine
Cincinatti Opera, May 28, 1977

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Aida

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Aida

Régine Crespin, Jon Vickers, Belen Amparan, Carlo Meliciani & Paolo Washington

Orquesta y Coro del Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno

Mexico City, Palacio de las Bellas Artes, September 1, 1962

Fiori release

Jules Massenet ~ Werther

Jules Massenet ~ Werther

Franco Corelli, Régine Crespin, Dominic Cossa, Judith Blegen a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Alain Lombard

Boston, April 23, 1971

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Tannhäuser

Richard Wagner ~ Tannhäuser

Jess Thomas, Régine Crespin, Janis Martin, Thomas Stewart, Walter Kreppel a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the San Francisco Opera
Conductor: Horst Stein

San Francisco, October, 1966

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

Hector Berlioz ~ La Damnation de Faust

Nicolaï Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc & Louis Morin

Orchestre et Choeur National de la R.T.F.
Conductor: Igor Markévitch

Festival de Montreux, September 24, 1959

Fiori release

Georges Bizet ~ Carmen

Georges Bizet ~ Carmen

Régine Crespin, Guy Chauvet, Michael Devlin, Leona Mitchell a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, December 9, 1978

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Der Rosenkavalier

Richard Strauss ~ Der Rosenkavalier

Régine Crespin, Kersten Meyer, Anneliese Rothenberger, Kurt Böhme a.o.

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón, October 8, 1961

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Der Rosenkavalier

Richard Strauss ~ Der Rosenkavalier

Régine Crespin, Hertha Töpper, Anneliese Rothenberger, Otto Edelmann a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Lorin Maazel

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, December 22, 1962

Fiori release

Jacques Offenbach ~ Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Jacques Offenbach ~ Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Nicolaï Gedda, Colette Boky, Lucine Amara, Régine Crespin, Frederica von Stade, Gabriel Bacquier a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Serge Baudo

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, April 10, 1971

Fiori release

Erich Wolfgang Korngold ~ Die tote Stadt

Erich Wolfgang Korngold ~ Die tote Stadt

Richard Versalle, Deborah Voigt, David Pittman Jennings, Kaja Borris a.o.

Radio Symfonie Orkest
Het Roder Jongenskoor en Groot Omroepkoor
Conductor: Henry Lewis

Utrecht, Vredenburg, March 11, 1990

Fiori release

Leos Janácek ~ Osud

Leos Janácek ~ Osud

Josef Traxel, Lore Wissmann, Hans Günther Nöcker, Paula Brivkalne a.o.

Württembergisches Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Hans Schwieger

Stuttgart, Staatstheater, October 26, 1958

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Don Carlo

Ragnar Ulfing, Boris Christoff, Tito Gobbi, Marie Collier, Grace Bumbry, Nicola Zaccaria o.a.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: John Pritchard

London, April 1, 1963

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
(Dritter Tag)

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

London, October 14, 1978

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

SIEGFRIED
(Zweiter Tag)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

London, October 12, 1978

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

DIE WALKÜRE
Erster Tag

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

London, October 10, 1978

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

Richard Wagner ~ Der Ring des Nibelungen

DAS RHEINGOLD
(Vorabend)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

London,October 9, 1978

Fiori release

Johann Strauss ~ The Gypsy Baron

Johann Strauss ~ The Gypsy Baron

Nicolaï Gedda, Lisa della Casa, Walter Slezak, Regina Resnik a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, December 5, 1959

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Macbeth

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Macbeth

Cornell MacNeil, Martha Pender, Ugo Trama, Ferrando Ferrari a.o.

Groot Omroepkoor en Orkest
Conductor: Fulvio Vernizzi

Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, January 25, 1964

Fiori release

Umberto Giordano ~ Fedora

Umberto Giordano ~ Fedora

Antonietta Stella, Aldo Bottion, Giulio Fioravanti, Giuliana Tavolaccini a.o.

Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano della RAI
Conductor: Franco Mannino

Milan, September 27 1969

Fiori release

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Giacomo Puccini ~ Tosca

Antonietta Stella, Renato Cioni, Louis Quilico a.o.

Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI
Conductor: Arturo Basile

Rome, September 25, 1965

Fiori release

Engelbert Humperdinck ~ Hänsel und Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck ~ Hänsel und Gretel

Fiorenza Cossotto, Jan Poleri, Vittoria Palombini a.o.

Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano della RAI
Conductor: Nino Sanzogno

Milan, December 25, 1957

Fiori release

Gaetano Donizetti ~ La Favorita

Gaetano Donizetti ~ La Favorita

Mario Sereni, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luigi Ottolini, Ivo Vinco a.o.

Orchestra e Coro di Roma della RAI
Conductor: Nino Sanzogno

Rome, September 15, 1970

Fiori release

Gioacchino Rossini ~ Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Gioacchino Rossini ~ Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Sesto Bruscantini, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luigi Alva, Fernando Corena a.o.

Orchestra Sinfonica e Piccolo Coro maschile di Torino della RAI
Conductor: Nino Sanzogno

Turin, January 3, 1968

Fiori release

Gioacchino Rossini ~ Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Gioacchino Rossini ~ Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Aldo Protti, Giulietta Simionato, Lorenzo Sabatucci, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni a.o.

NHK Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: Nino Verchi

Tokyo, October 23, 1963

Fiori release

Gaetano Donizetti ~ Roberto Devereux

Gaetano Donizetti ~ Roberto Devereux

Carlo Bini, Montserrat Caballé, Juan Pons, Stefania Toczyska a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the San Francisco Opera
Conductor: Gian Franco Masini

San Francisco, October 26, 1979

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Don Carlo

Luigi Ottolini, Boris Christoff, Ettore Bastianini, Margherita Roberti, Anna Maria Rota a.o.

Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Torino della RAI
Conductor: Mario Rossi

Turin, May 5, 1961

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Forza del Destino

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Forza del Destino

Gré Brouwenstijn, Richard Tucker, Aldo Protti, Norman Scott, MIgnon Dunn a.o.

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Colón
Conductor: Fernando Previtali

Buenos Aires, August 12, 1960

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Otello

Giuseppe Verdi ~ Otello

Angelo Marenzi, Joan Sutherland, John Shaw a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Australian Opera
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario

Sydney, Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House, January 31, 1981

The only performance of Joan Sutherland as Desdemona.
Fabulous sound!

Fiori release

Christoph Willibald Gluck ~ Armide

Christoph Willibald Gluck ~ Armide

Anna De Cavalieri, Mirto Picchi, Pierre Mollet, Anna Moffo a.o.

Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Torino della RAI
Conductor: Mario Rossi

Turin, RAI, December 21, 1958

An underrated work by Gluck.
Anna Moffo in the only recording of this minor role.

Fiori release

Ignasz Holzbauer ~ Günther von Schwarzburg

Ignasz Holzbauer ~ Günther von Schwarzburg

Anna Moffo, Luigi Infantino, Giacinto Prandelli, Orietta Moscucci and Rafael Arie

Orchestra e Coro della RAI
Conductor: Oliviero De Fabritiis

July 17, 1960

A real rarity! Special attention for the cast!

Fiori release

Charles Gounod ~ Faust

Charles Gounod ~ Faust

Barry Morell, Anna Moffo, Cesare Siepi, Vladimir Ruzdak, Janis Martin a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Fausto Cleva

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, January 4, 1964

The great Anna Moffo in one of her most famous roles, but for the first time on record!
She was a very sensual woman, which is not common for the french repertoire.

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Lohengrin

Richard Wagner ~ Lohengrin

Brian Sullivan, Lisa Della Casa, Walter Cassel, Margaret Harshaw, Otto Edelmann a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Thomas Schippers

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, January 31, 1959

The only recording of Lisa Della Casa as Elsa!

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Don Giovanni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Don Giovanni

George London, Eleanor Steber, Cesare Valletti, Lisa Della Casa, Ezio Flagello a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Karl Böhm

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, February 14, 1959

An all-star cast performance with Eleanor Steber in a role she never recorded in the studio.

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Cesare Siepi, Mirella Freni, Tom Krause, Lisa Della Casa, Teresa Stratas a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Joseph Rosenstock

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, December 9, 1967

The last performance of Lisa Della Casa at the MET.
Mirella Freni and Teresa Stratas in roles which they seldom sang.

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Cesare Ciepi, Elisabeth Söderström, Kim Borg, Lisa Della Casa, Mildred Miller a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, January 23, 1960

Siepi, Della Casa, Söderström and Borg together is an unique combination.
Elisabeth Söderström and Kim Borg never made a commercial recording of these parts.

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Le Nozze di Figaro

Giorgio Tozzi, Hilde Güden, George London, Lisa Della Casa, Mildred Miller a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

New York, Metropolitan Opera House, January 11, 1958

Lisa Della Casa at her best, supported by a famous cast.
Special attention for Regina Resnik, one of the best Marcellina's ever.

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ Benvenuto Cellini

Hector Berlioz ~ Benvenuto Cellini

Alain Vanzo, Andrée Esposito, Matteo Manuguerra, Lyne Dourian, Pierre Thau a.o.

Orchestre Radio Lyrique et Choeurs de l'ORTF
Conductor: Pierre-Michel LeComte

Paris, ORTF, 1969

An abridged version with French singing at its best!
Don't miss it, this is what French opera is all about.

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ Benvenuto Cellini

Hector Berlioz ~ Benvenuto Cellini

Bruce Ford, Laura Claycomb, Christopher Maltman, Monica Groop, Franz Hawlata a.o.

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Mitteldeutsche Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington

London, Royal Albert Hall, August 17, 2003

A complete version, but not in the real French tradition of singing.
Great conducting and great overall sound!

Fiori release

Benjamin Britten ~ Albert Herring

Benjamin Britten ~ Albert Herring

Simon van der Geest, Sophia van Sante, Judith Pearce, Elsa Lioni, John Bröcheler a.o.

HOC Orkest
Conductor: Jochem Slothouwer

Scheveningen, Circustheater, May, 1973

A neglected masterpiece by Britten.
You can feel the atmosphere of this funny performance.

Fiori release

Sem Dresden ~ François Villon

Sem Dresden ~ François Villon

Hans Wilbrink, Guus Hoekman, Maria van Dongen, Cora Canne Meijer, Annie Delorie a.o.

Orkest en Koor van de Nederlandse Opera
Conductor: Alfred Eichmann

Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg, Holland Festival, June 17, 1958

One of the highlights of the Holland Festival from 1958.
Not the most well known composer, but in the tradition of Liebermann and sauget.
A cast with some of the greatest Dutch singers from the fifties.

Fiori release

Henk Badings ~ Orestes

Henk Badings ~ Orestes

Louis Devos, Corrie Byster, Johan Schmitz, Aafje Heynis a.o.

Electronic Music
Omroeporkest
Conductor: Henk Spruit

Hilversum, September 18, 1954

Henk Badings has his own place in the international music world. Orestes was his first electronic work.
A rare recording with the international famous Dutch contralto Aafje Heynis.

Fiori release

Henk Badings ~ De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch)

Henk Badings ~ De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch)

Leo Ketelaars, Greet Koeman, Frans de Geus, Anton Eldering a.o.

Omroeporkest en Omroepkoor
Conductor: Johannes den Hertog

Hilversum, February 17, 1953

A traditional work by Badings.
Listen to the sample and you will hear great music resembling Erich Korngold and Richard Strauss.

Fiori release

Henk Badings ~ Martin Korda D.P.

Henk Badings ~ Martin Korda D.P.

Frans Vroons, Erna Spoorenberg, Marilyn Tyler, Paolo Gorin, Guus Hoekman a.o.

Nederlandse Opera Orkest
Koor van de Nederlandse Opera
Conductor: Willem van Otterloo

Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg, June 17, 1960

The opera Martin Korda D.P. is the answer to Menotti's The Consul.
One of the few opera performances which Willem van Otterloo conducted, with his favourite Dutch singers on stage.

Fiori release

Willy Burkhard ~ Die Schwarze Spinne, Op. 80

Willy Burkhard ~ Die Schwarze Spinne, Op. 80

Hans Wilbrink, Rom Kalma, Jeannette van Dyck, Guus Hoekman, Watty Krap a.o.

Omroeporkest en Omroep Kamerkoor
NCRV Vocaal Ensemble
Conductor: Martinus Voorberg

Hilversum, January 30, 1957

Die Schwarze Spinne is a modern fairy-tale.
Burkhard was an extremely influential composer in the 20th century.

Fiori release

Dmitri Shostakovich ~ Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Dmitri Shostakovich ~ Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Inge Borkh, João Gibin, Dino Dondi, Augusto Vicenti a.o.

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Nino Sanzogno

Milan, October 5, 1964

From the private collection of the great Inge Borkh in one of her favourite parts.
Nino Sanzogno leads a superb cast in this Scala Premiere!

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Die Frau ohne Schatten

Richard Strauss ~ Die Frau ohne Schatten

James King, Heather Harper, Walter Berry, Helga Dernesch, Ruth Hesse a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

London, April 5, 1976

An exceptional cast, completely different in compare to FI-1022.

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Die Frau ohne Schatten

Richard Strauss ~ Die Frau ohne Schatten

James King, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Donald McIntyre, Inge Borkh, Regina Resnik a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

London, June 17, 1967

A classic star performance!

Fiori release

Luigi Cherubini ~ Medea

Luigi Cherubini ~ Medea

Magda Olivero, Mirto Picchi, Henk Smit, Nelly van der Spek, Marie Luise Gilles a.o.

Omroeporkest en Groot Omroepkoor
Conductor: Fulvio Vernizzi

Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, June 20, 1970

La Diva Hollandese at the top of her art. What an interpretation!

Fiori release

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Traviata

Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Traviata

Anna Moffo, Barry Morell, Mario Sereni, a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Ignace Strasfogel

New York, April 21, 1962

A very exciting live-recording!

Fiori release

Jules Massenet ~ Manon

Jules Massenet ~ Manon

Anna Moffo, Nicolaï Gedda, Frank Guarrera, Giorgio Tozzi, Alessio De Paolis a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Thomas Schippers

New York, December 21, 1963

Finally a complete recording of the most attractive Manon ever!

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ Die Zauberflöte

Anna Moffo, Luigi Alva, Donald Gramm, Rita Shane, Jerome Hines a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Peter Maag

New York, December 15, 1973

One of the few Mozart recordings with Anna Moffo.

Fiori release

George Gershwin ~ Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin ~ Porgy and Bess

Simon Estes, Roberta Alexander, Charles Williams, Gregg Baker, Florence Quivar, a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: James Levine

New York, March 23, 1985

An homage to the underrated Roberta Alexander and Simon Estes.

Fiori release

George Gershwin ~ Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin ~ Porgy and Bess

William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Cab Calloway, John McCurry, Joseph James a.o.

RIAS-Unterhaltungsorchester and
The Eva Jessye Chorus
Conductor: Alexander Smallens

Berlin, Titania Palast, September 21, 1952

Leontyne Price in one of her earliest recordings.

Fiori release

Vincenzo Bellini ~ Il Pirata

Vincenzo Bellini ~ Il Pirata

Maria Callas, Pier Miranda Ferraro, Costantino Ego, Glade Peterson a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the American Opera Society
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno

New York, Carnegie Hall, January 27, 1959

First copy of the original tapes. Excellent sound!

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Tannhäuser

Richard Wagner ~ Tannhäuser

Wolfgang Kassel, Norman Bailey, Karl Ridderbusch, Jessye Norman, Josephine Veasey a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

London, September, 1973

An impressive cast.

Fiori release

Modest Mussorgsky ~ Boris Godunov

Modest Mussorgsky ~ Boris Godunov

Kim Borg, Peter van der Bilt, Simon van der Geest, Sophia van Sante, Cornelis Kalkman a.o.

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Groot Omroepkoor
Conductor: Jean Fournet

Hilversum, July 10, 1963

Kim Borg in one of his most famous roles.

Fiori release

Richard Wagner ~ Der Fliegende Holländer

Richard Wagner ~ Der Fliegende Holländer

Cornell MacNeil, Leonie Rysanek, Giorgio Tozzi, Ticho Parly a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Berislav Klobucar

New York, January 27, 1968

The only Wagner recording with Cornell MacNeil.

Fiori release

Gala performance honoring Sir Rudolf Bing

Gala performance honoring Sir Rudolf Bing

Conductors:
Kurt Adler, Karl Böhm, Richard Bonynge, James Levine, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli and Max Rudolf

Metropolitan Opera House
April 22, 1972

Great bouquet of stars!

Fiori release

Giacomo Puccini ~ Manon Lescaut

Giacomo Puccini ~ Manon Lescaut

Leontyne Price, Giorgio Merighi, Renato Capecchi, Julian Patrick, Gwendolyn Jones a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of The San Francisco Opera
Conductor: Reynald Giovaninetti

San Francisco, Opera House, September 13, 1974

With this recording Leontyne Price completed her Puccini heroines.

Fiori release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart~ Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart~ Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Sonja Poot, David Hillman, Norma Burrows, Nico Boer, Hubert Waber and Johann Schmitz

Radio Kamerorkest en Nederlands Operakoor
Conductor: Hans Vonk

Scheveningen, Circustheater, September 27, 1973

The right characteristically atmosphere of this Mozart opera.

Fiori release

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Troyens

Hector Berlioz ~ Les Troyens

Dame Janet Baker, Jon Vickers, Donald McIntyre, Richard van Allan, Heather Begg a.o.

Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

London 1966/1972

Finally! Dame Janet Baker in two of her most glorious roles!

Fiori release

Vincenzo Bellini ~ Norma

Vincenzo Bellini ~ Norma

Sylvia Sass, János B. Nagy, Margit Ercse, Kolos Kováts a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Erkel Szinház, Budapest
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

Budapest, Erkel-Theater, April 16, 1978

Sylvia Sass was the most promissing successor of Maria Callas in belcanto.

Fiori release

Vincenzo Bellini ~ Norma

Vincenzo Bellini ~ Norma

Sylvia Sass, Charles Graig, Agnes Baltsa, Robert Lloyd a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

London, July 8, 1980

A Completely different Sylvia Sass in comparison with her début in Norma.

Fiori release

Ludwig van Beethoven ~ Fidelio

Ludwig van Beethoven ~ Fidelio

Hildegard Behrens, Jon Vickers, Paul Plishka, Catherina Malfitano, Franz Nentwig, James Morris, James Atherton a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

New York, February 2, 1980

Vocally one of the best Fidelio's with an impressive Hildegard Behrens.

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Elektra

Richard Strauss ~ Elektra

Anny Schlemm, Pauline Tinsley, Anna Alexieva, Willard White, André Spijker a.o.

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest en Nederlands Operakoor
Conductor: Richard Armstrong

Scheveningen, Circustheater, April 24, 1980

This performance makes one's blood run cold!

Fiori release

Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ~ Evgeny Onegin

Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ~ Evgeny Onegin

William Dooley, Leontyne Price, Jess Thomas, Rosalind Elias, Giorgio Tozzi a.o.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Conductor: Thomas Schippers

New York, February 29, 1964

Leontyne Price in her only performance as Tatjana.

Fiori release

Richard Strauss ~ Salome

Richard Strauss ~ Salome

Anja Silja, Franz Mazura, Ruth Hesse, Niels Moeller, Hermann Winkler a.o.

Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
Conductor: Jaroslav Krombholc

Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg, July 3, 1968

The best recording of Anja Silja as Salomé!

Fiori release

Ruggiero Leoncavallo ~ Edipo Re

Ruggiero Leoncavallo ~ Edipo Re

Michael Davidson, Paola Barbini, Gianni Bavaglio, Hubert Waber, Willem Laakman, Henk Kreukniet a.o.

Omroeporkest en Groot Omroepkoor
Conductor: Kees Bakels

Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, November 5, 1977

A rare recording!

Fiori release