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We Three Kings Best Price: $5.81 This CD is fun and full of energy. It will also introduce you to new Christmas music such as... | Puccini - Turandot / Sutherland ? Pavarotti ? Caball? ? Ghiaurov ? Krause ? Pears ? LPO ? Mehta Best Price: $19.99 This particular recording is recommended in several reputable opera sources as the best... | Andrea Bocelli - The Opera Album ~ Aria Best Price: $8.73 This man is beyond talented. His voice sings to the soul of a true music & art lover. There... | Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Best Price: $21.45 The original recording of Tosca, by the legendary producer/engineer Walter Legge, was a... | THE IRISH TENORS: Home for Christmas Best Price: $29.95 My husband loves the Irish Tenors, and even though this is an older CD, he doesn't have it in... |
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Herbert von Karajan - Haydn: The Creation / Herbert von Karajan Best Price: $14.32 This is a performance to die for. The pace of the music is what sets this appart. Every... | Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti Best Price: $119.68 Many reviewers have already pointed out the numerous flaws of this recording; of Solti's over... | The Irish Tenors - The Very Best of the Irish Tenors Best Price: $89.24 Wonderful seclection of songs. Beautiful voices, both in solo and together. A treasure to own. | An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen Best Price: $14.34 When Georg Solti and John Culshaw approached Deryck Cooke with a request to do an analysis of... | Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor / Sutherland ? Pavarotti ? Milnes ? Ghiaurov ? ROH Covent Garden ? Bonynge Best Price: $36.61 In the album, instead of the 2nd disc of the opera you made a mistake and sent NORMA by bellini... |
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The Irish Tenors / McNamara, McDermott, Kearns, Tynan Best Price: $60.68 I initially purchases this CD in Ireland in 2000 and played it a few times. The Tenors are... | Puccini - La Rondine / Gheorghiu ? Alagna ? Matteuzzi ? Mula ? Rinaldi ? Ciofi ? Bacelli ? LSO ? Pappano Best Price: $22.45 This is one of the most beautiful operas ever. This is now one of my favorites. The quality is... | Ellis Island Best Price: $65.00 A glorious concert in a historic setting, with all involved in top notch form. Finbar finds a... | Carmen / Troyanos, Domingo, van Dam, Te Kanawa; Sir Georg Solti Best Price: $33.40 First of all, History:
Carmen is not a grand opera. The belief in the opposite is one of the... | Orff: Carmina Burana / McNair, Aler, Hagegard; Slatkin Best Price: $4.99 A friend of mine gave me this version as a gift. At first I wasn't sure it was the version i... |
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John McDermott - Danny Boy Best Price: $12.14 God is it good music, but God is it depressing. Be warned that listening to the entire album... | Long Time Ago - Copland / Dawn Upshaw & Thomas Hampson Best Price: $11.87 Excellent recording. I heard other recordings of these songs and was able to compare and... | Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital Best Price: $6.00 Really enjoyable set of songs. I never tire of hearing Robeson sing. These songs are my constant... | John McDermott - A Time to Remember Best Price: $8.95 This is such a wonderful CD--I think all ages would enjoy it. He is a wonderful singer and the... | John McDermott - Remembrance Best Price: $8.98 I have always enjoyed his music. This CD has music from WWII, before I was born, but I still... |
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John McCormack - My Wild Irish Rose Best Price: $2.74 I do enjoy John McCormack. But, I am not as gung-ho as the previous four reviewers. Yes, the... | Kathleen Battle in Concert Best Price: $4.99 I have most of Kathleen Battle's albums and must say this is my favorite. Her distinctive voice... | The Irish Tenors Live in Belfast Best Price: $58.60 My wife and I saw these tenors live and on stage and we were truly impressed. Their voices blend... | Leontyne Price Sings Barber Best Price: $5.89 BARBER DOES ALL OF THE ACCOMPANYING ON THIS RECORDING!
Samuel Barber(1910-1981), an American... | Bidu Sayao: La Damoiselle elue / Opera Arias Best Price: $5.90 ....is a joy forever. Since Madame Sayao sang her last notes more than 50 years ago, few will... |
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Prima Voce - Marian Anderson / Shaw Best Price: $6.49 Dignified,lovable and instantly recognisable Marian Anderson is much beloved first afro-american... | Verdi: Aida Best Price: $23.97 There is such a cornucopia of excellent "Aida" recordings available that to claim... | A Midsummer Night's Dream / Britten, London SO Best Price: $18.15 Did previous reviewer, Ralph Moore, just call us Pretentious? Just because we say we like... | Puccini: Suor Angelica / Bonynge, Sutherland Best Price: $7.23 My daughter recommended that I buy this cd. She is a junior in music school in Ohio where she... | Handel - Joshua / Kirkby, Bowman, Oliver, Ainsley, George, The King's Consort Best Price: $26.97 AND THE 'WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN'- BUT NOT MUSICALLY SPEAKING!
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John McDermott - Love Is a Voyage Best Price: $12.12 Another wonderful album - One Small Star is one song I play over and over again. | Tannh?user / Domingo, Studer, Baltsa, Salminen, A. Schmidt; Sinopoli Best Price: $31.36 Tannh?user is one my favourite operas, and it is sad to say that it is probably the least and... | Leoncavallo: Pagliacci Best Price: $10.00 I bought this recording relying on the fact that there is not a single bad performance in DG's... | John McDermott - Old Friends Best Price: $12.13 This early release of John McDermott's is as fine a collection of beautiful music as you may... | Hector Berlioz: Rom?o et Juliette Best Price: $39.99 ...with the only other reviewer here. The Amazon editorial reviews are more reliable. Speaking... |
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Sumi Jo - Carnaval ! ~ French coloratura arias / ECO ? Bonynge Best Price: $29.95 This CD is a MUST GET! It's very relaxing - great to listen to when guests are over or you... | Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor Best Price: $59.00 THIS PERFORMANCE ALSO APPEARS ON A BUDGET LABEL AND AN INTALIAN IMPORT, BUT FOR MY MONEY I'D... | John McDermott - Great Is Thy Faithfulness Best Price: $11.72 This is one of my absolute favorites of any CD. I desperately wish John would do another disc... | Angelika Kirchschlager - Debut Recital Recording / Helmut Deutsch Best Price: $5.64 This is a wonderful CD with unusual pieces by Gustav Mahler's wife, Alma Mahler, the less often... | Donizetti - Maria Stuarda / Sutherland, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Bonynge Best Price: $22.01 SUTHERLAND ? A MELHOR DE TODAS AS CANTORAS QUE JA ESCUTEI. PERFEITA COMO ATRIZ E NO CANTO, E QUE... |
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Bryn Terfel - Handel Arias / Scottish CO, Mackerras Best Price: $8.98 Bryn Terfel's flexible, powerful, and velvety (give me a better adjective for this) voice is... | Bellini: I Puritani Best Price: $47.89 You should go out of your way to obtain this classic recording. Why it has been out of print... | Jussi Bj?rling Edition: Studio Recordings 1930-1959 Best Price: $55.55 This is an wonderful compilation of one of the most incredible voices on record. Whether you... | Hector Berlioz/Maurice Ravel: Les Nuits D'?t?/Sh?h?razade Best Price: $44.88 Many musicians' great longings ought to be appeased by this record, I should say. I already... | Vesselina Kasarova - A Portrait Best Price: $4.99 Vesselina Kasarova has been one of the most sublime and radiant mezzos in years. Divine majesty,... |
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Wagner - Der fliegende Holl?nder / Morris, Voigt, Heppner, Rootering, Groves, Svend?n, MET, Levine Best Price: $37.99 This recording, featuring noted Wagnerians James Morris and Deborah Voight, is a great recording... | Wagner: Lohengrin Best Price: $73.26 First let me point out this opera is one of my favorites. I do prefer it live and exciting.... | Vivaldi - Concertos / New London Consort, Pickett ~ AAM, Hogwood Best Price: $10.60 | Jan?cek: K?ta Kabanov? Best Price: $58.34 If you have never heard a Janacek opera, Kat'a Kabanova will be unlike any you've experienced. ... | Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Credo Best Price: $19.99 This CD sounds at times as if one is hearing angels sing ! Very moving, this is sacred music at... |
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Rossini - L'Italiana in Algeri / Horne ? Ramey ? Battle ? Palacio ? Zaccaria ? I Solisti Veneti ? Scimone Best Price: $52.08 Fortunately, this was my first choice of "Italiana" Horne is at her best, for real (as... | Sallinen: Kullervo Best Price: $42.52 I loved this opera. Had not known his operas, before. We are treated to the mastery of baritone... | Mozart: Idomeneo Best Price: $49.90 I love Pavarotti's Italian operas.
With Mozart, it appears to be quite another story.
This... | Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder Best Price: $43.51 I had once been told, that Schoenberg's pre-modern, i.e. late-romantic, music were so boring as... | Mendelssohn: Elias Best Price: $24.29 Dentro de las pocas grabaciones que existen de esta obra, esta es probablemente una de esas que... |
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John McDermott - Stories of Love Best Price: $3.30 Yes, this is different from John McDermott's usual celtic/folk sound (which I love) but it... | Mozart - Idomeneo / Rolfe Johnson ? von Otter ? Martinpelto ? McNair ? N. Robson ? Winslade ? EBS ? Gardiner Best Price: $32.95 As several listeners state, Idomeneo is without doubt a masterpiece, a flawed masterpiece but a... | Bryn Terfel - Handel Arias / Scottish CO, Mackerras Best Price: $8.98 Bryn Terfel's flexible, powerful, and velvety (give me a better adjective for this) voice is... | Britten - War Requiem / Vishnievskaya ? Pears ? Fischer-Dieskau ? LSO ? Britten Best Price: $30.98 Britten's premiere recording of his masterpiece, the War Requiem, is an acknowledged classic,... | Verdi - Aida / Freni ? Carreras ? Baltsa ? Cappuccilli ? Raimondi ? van Dam ? Ricciarelli ? Moser ? Wiener Phil. ? Karajan Best Price: $44.99 This is quite possibly the definitive recording of the opera. The cast is top notch, and the... |