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Krassimira Stoyanova, ChristopherPurves, José Bros, Brindley Sherratt,Graeme Broadbent, Loïc Félix,Christopher Turner, RiccardoSimonetti, Enkelejda Shkosa, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,Sir Mark Elder – conductorWorld Premiere recording of thenew critical edition

'Stoyanova, radiant and impassioned,beautifully captured Maria'sambivalent glamour and the privatehell beneath her cool allure.' – Tim Ashley, The Guardian(reviewing the concert performance)ORC44 (2CD) £28.99

MERCADANTE: I Normanni a Parigi

Judith Howarth, Barry Banks, KatarinaKarnéus, Riccardo Novaro, GraemeBroadbent, Aled Hall, Geoffrey MitchellChoir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Stuart Stratford – conductorOpera Rara continues to explore the music of Saverio Mercadante with this worldpremiere recording of substantial highlightsfrom I Normanni a Parigi.ORR249 (1CD) £14.99

DONIZETTI: Linda di Chamounix

Eglise Gutiérrez, Ludovic Tézier, StephenCostello, Marianna Pizzolato, AlessandroCorbelli, Bálint Szabó, Elizabeth Sikora,Luciano Botelho, Orchestra and Chorus ofthe Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,Sir Mark Elder – conductor Considered one of Donizetti’s finestachievements.'Eglise Gutiérrez is surely the finestsoprano to record this role yet.' – Henry Fogel, FanfareORC43 (3CD) £37.50

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WAGNER: Die Meistersinger von NürnbergJosef Greindl, Elisabeth Grümmer,Wolfgang Windgassen, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Theo Adam, Bayreuth FestivalOrchestra and Chorus, Hans Knapperts-busch – conductor (Bayreuth,1960)00274 (4CD) £19.99

RICHARD STRAUSS: SalomeInge Borkh, Fritz Uhl, Ira Malaniuk, Josef Metternich, Bavarian State OperaOrchestra, Rudolf Kempe – conductor(Munich,1960)00282 (2CD) £11.99

WILHELM KIENZL (1857–1941): Der KuhreigenAnny Felbermayer, Fritz Sperlbauer,Otto Wiener, Josef Knapp, Walter Berry,Grosses Orchester der RAVAG, WilhelmLoibner – conductor (Vienna,1951)00275 (2CD) £11.99

VERDI: AidaBirgit Nilsson, Pier Miranda Ferraro,Giulietta Simoniato, Agostino Ferrin,Nicolai Ghiaurov, Teatro alla ScalaOrchestra and Chorus, Nino Sanzogno –conductor (Milan, 21 April1960)00266 (2CD) £11.99

DONIZETTI: Lucia di LammermoorJoan Sutherland, João Gibin, JosephRouleau, Royal Opera House Orchestraand Chorus, Tullio Serafin – conductor(Covent Garden, 26 February 1959)00290 (2CD) £11.99

MOZART: Die ZauberflöteFritz Wunderlich, Maria van Dongen,Jan Derksen, Het Radio PhilharmonicOrchestra and Chorus, Bernard Haitink– conductor (Amsterdam, 24 May1958)00278 (2CD) £11.99


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ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF in Strasbourg – 1960Schubert, Wolf and Richard Strauss, withJacqueline Bonneau, piano (15 June 1960)Bonus: Schwarzkopf sings Mahler, ViennaPhilharmonic (Vienna, 29 May1960)ARPCD0522 (1CD) £6.99

JOHANN STRAUSS: Die FledermausFritz Wunderlich, Antonia Fahrberg,Rita Bartos, Benno Kusche, WDR Radio Orchestra and Chorus,Franz Marszalek – conductor (Cologne, 20–22 September 1959)ARPCD 0526 (2CD) £11.99

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BRAHMS: Ein deutsches RequiemIrmgard Seefried, George London,Westminster Chorus, New YorkPhilharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter– conductor (16 December 1954)ARPCD0525 (1CD) £6.99

IVAN KOZLOVSKY Recital No 1Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rigoletto, La traviata,La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Pagliacci,Halka, Lohengrin (recordings from the 1930sand 1940s)This Russian tenor combines dramaticaction with a very Italian way of singing.ARPCD0507 (1CD) £6.99

BEETHOVEN: Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85Fritz Wunderlich, Erna Spoorenberg,Hilversum Radio Philharmonic Orchestra,Henk Spruit – conductor (8 March 1957).Bonus: Fritz Wunderlich in FidelioARPCD0509 (1CD) £6.99


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JOHANN STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus (sung in English)Charles Kullman, Marguerite Piazza,Blanche Thebom, Richard Tucker, PatriceMunsel, Metropolitan Opera HouseOrchestra and Chorus, Eugene Ormandy –conductor (New York, 20 January 1951)WLCD0332 (2CD) £11.99

VERDI: Don CarloMargherita Roberti, Luigi Ottolini,Ettore Bastianini, Anna Maria Rota, RAITurin Symphony Orchestra, Mario Rossi– conductor (Turin, 24 April 1961)WLCD0336 (3CD)Special price: £11.99

WAGNER: Tristan und IsoldeBirgit Nilsson, Ramon Vinay, IreneDalis, Jerome Hines, MetropolitanOpera House Orchestra andChorus, Karl Böhm – conductor(New York, 9 January 1960)WLCD0307 (3CD) £16.99

VERDI: La forza del destinoRenata Tebaldi, Richard Tucker, MarioSereni, Jerome Hines, Mignon Dunn,Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra andChorus, Thomas Schippers – conductor (New York,12 March 1960)WLCD0301 (2CD) £11.99

PONCHIELLI: La GiocondaLucille Udovich, Flaviano Labò, Aldo Protti,Mignon Dunn, Norman Scott, Teatro ColonOrchestra, (28 July 1960). Bonus: F. Labo, A. Stella and G. Taddei in Madama ButterflyWLCD0337 (3CD) Special price: £11.99

WAGNER: Das RheingoldHans Hotter, Ursula Boese, OtakarKraus, Royal Opera House Orchestra,Franz Konwitschny – conductor(Covent Garden,18 September 1959)WLCD 0334 (2CD) £11.99


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ELISABETH GRÜMMER Sings OperaMozart: Die Zauberflöte, Le nozze diFigaro. Weber: Der Freischütz. Wagner:Tannhäuser. Offenbach: Les Contesd’Hoffmann. Gounod: Faust. Thomas:Mignon. Verdi: Otello. ANDRCD9088 (1CD) £6.99

JS BACH: Johannes-PassionElisabeth Grümmer, Marga Höffgen, Sir Peter Pears, Hans Hotter, John vanKesteren, Bavarian Radio SymphonyOrchestra and Chorus, Eugen Jochum –conductor (Munich,1 April 1960)ANDRCD9080 (2CD) £11.99

MEYERBEER: Roberto il DiavoloRenata Scotto, Giorgio Merighi, BorisChristoff, Maggio Musicale FiorentinoOrchestra and Chorus, Nino Sanzogno –conductor (Florence, 7 May 1968)MDCD0006 (3CD) £20.99

MARIA CALLAS in HamburgSpontini: La vestale. Verdi: Macbeth.Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia. Verdi: DonCarlo. Bellini: Il pirata. NDR SymphonyOrchestra, Nicola Rescigno – conductorMYTO00280 (1CD) £6.99

VERDI: ErnaniMario del Monaco, Margherita Roberti,Ettore Bastianini, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni,Teatro San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus,Fernando Previtali – conductor (Naples,27 November1960)ANDRCD9089 (2CD) £11.99

GOUNOD: Maître Pierre (Héloïse et Abélard)Géori Boué, Jacqueline Cauchard, Maxd’Ollone – conductor (Paris,1951). Firstrecording of this unfinished opera completedby Max d’Ollone, a pupil of Massenet. Bonus: Le Médecin malgré lui (excerpts)MCDRG193 (2CD) £20.99


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GIUSEPPE SARTI: Giulio SabinoSonia Prina, Elena Monti, GiuseppeFilianoti, Alessandra Palomba,Donatella Lombardi, KremenaDilcheva, Accademia Bizantina,Ottavio Dantone – conductor. The only available recording of thisonce-popular work.GB2246/47-2 (2CD) £25.99

GIACOMO PUCCINI/MICHELE PUCCINIMauro Buda, Giorgio Casciarri, ShanWang, Cappella ‘S. Cecilia’ dellaCattedrale di Lucca, Orchestra LiricoSinfonica del Teatro del Giglio,Gianfranco Cosmi – conductor. These early works demonstrate the early flowering of Puccini’s talent. Also contains two pieces by his lessfamous uncle, Michele, who wascelebrated in his day.GB2189-2 (1CD) £11.99

MASSENET: La ViergeDenia Mazzola Gavazzeni, ChiaraPieretti, Massimiliano Fichera, CamilloFacchino, Elena Bakanova, Amor Perez,Coro Bach di Milano, OrchestraSinfonica ab Harmoniae, DanieleAgiman – conductor.Massenet’s glorious oratorio.GB2452/53-2 (2CD) £25.99

LORENZO PEROSI: La Passione diCristo secondo San MarcoDavide Pelissero, Franco Podda, DavideBaronchelli, Lee Won Min, Coro ‘JohannSebastian Bach’ di Milano, OrchestraSinfonica Classica di Alessandria, Arturo Sacchetti – conductorGB2414-2 (1CD) £11.99

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Maria Stuarda regina di Scozia(ORR241)Judith Howarth, Manuela Custer, JenniferLarmore, Colin Lee, Pauls Putnins, GeoffreyMitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra,Antonello Allemandi – conductor

Corrado d’Altamura (ORR246)Dimitra Theodossiou, Dmitry Korchak,James Westman, Ann Taylor, AndrewFoster-Williams, Cora Burggraaf, CamillaRoberts, Mark Wilde, Geoffrey MitchellChoir, Philharmonia Orchestra, RolandBöer – conductor

Gramophone Award winner – Opera, 2011ROSSINI: Ermione (ORC42)Carmen Giannattasio, Patricia Bardon, PaulNilon, Colin Lee, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir,London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry – conductor

ROSSINI: Three Tenors (ORR204)Bruce Ford, William Matteuzzi, Paul AustinKelly, Nelly Miricioiu, Geoffrey MitchellChoir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry– conductor

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DONIZETTI: Lucrezia BorgiaJoan Sutherland, Robert Allman,Margreta Elkins, Ron Stevens,Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra,Australian Opera Chorus, RichardBonynge – conductor. Recorded in1977.OPOZ56006 (2CD) £14.99

MAYR: La LodoiskaAnna Maria Panzarella, Elena Belfiore,Jeremy Ovenden, Elvira Hasanagic, Ines Reinhardt, Nam Won Huh, MarcMegele, Marko Cilic, Men’s Chorus ofthe Philharmonic Chorus Prague,Munich Radio Orchestra, George Petrou – conductor. Recorded live inSeptember 2010. Premiered in Venice in1796, this was among the mostpopular operas of its time. OC954 (2CD) £27.99

DONIZETTI: Lucia di LammermoorJoan Sutherland, Richard Greager,Malcolm Donnelly, Clifford Grant,Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, AustralianOpera Chorus, Richard Bonynge –conductor. Dame Joan Sutherlandtriumphs in one of her most famous roles,as the heroine who murders herbridegroom on her wedding night.OPOZ56005 (2CD) £14.99

MEYERBEER: Les HuguenotsJoan Sutherland, Clifford Grant,Amanda Thane, Suzanne Johnston,Australian Opera Chorus, AustralianOpera and Ballet Orchestra, Richard Bonynge – conductor.Recorded in1990.OPOZ56007 (3CD) £17.00


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OFFENBACH: The World of OffenbachThe Tales of Hoffmann, La belle Hélène,Le Papillon, Orpheus in the Underworld.Joan Sutherland, Sumi Jo, RégineCrespin, Plácido Domingo; ErnestAnsermet, Richard Bonynge –conductors. This collection not onlyincludes ‘hits’ such as the Barcarollefrom The Tales of Hoffmann, but alsoserves up some delightful rarities.ELQ4805318 (1CD) £9.99

BALFE: Songs and Ballads RediscoveredSally Silver (soprano), RichardBonynge (piano). Includes ‘I’m a merryZingara’, ‘O smile as thou wert wontto smile’, ‘Ah! Would that I could lovethee less’ and many more. ‘Charm is the order of the day in thisselection of Balfe’s ballads.’ (Gramophone, October 2011)GMCD7359 (1CD) £13.99

PUCCINI: Le VilliGiuseppe Giacomini, Norma Fantini,Victor Torres, Vlaamse Opera Orchestraand Choir, Muhai Tang – conductorGB2454 (1CD) £11.99

DONIZETTI: Donizetti CollectionIncludes the operas Anna Bolena,Ugo Conte di Parigi and La favorita.Three complete operas on sevendiscs. This is a limited edition,available while stocks last. CDS6791-7 (7CD) £27.99


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VERDI: La battaglia di LegnanoAntonietta Stella, Franco Corelli,Marco Stefanoni, Ettore Bastianini,Silvio Maionica, Teatro alla ScalaOrchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni –conductor. Bonus: Franco Corelliand Gian Giacomo Guelfi in La forzadel destino. MCD00284 (2CD) £10.99

HANDEL: GermanicoSara Mingardo, Maria GraziaSchiavo, Laura Cherici, FrancoFagioli, Magnus Staveland, SergioForesti, Il Rossignolo Ensemble,Ottaviano Tenerani - conductor. A genuine repertoire sensation: a newly discovered masterpiece byHandel as a world-premiererecording!88697860452 (2CD) £14.99

DONIZETTI: Marino FalieroGiorgio Surian, Rachele Stanisci, IvanMagrì, Luca Grassi, Luca Dall’Amico,Leonardo Gramegna, Domenico Menini,Paola Spissu, Bergamo Musica FestivalOrchestra and Chorus, BrunoCinquegrani – conductor 8.660303-04 (2CD) £9.99

ROSSINI: La cambiale di matrimonioVito Priante, Julija Samsonova,Daniele Zanfardino, GiulioMastrototaro, Tomasz Wija,Francesca Russo Ermolli,Württemberg PhilharmonicOrchestra, Christopher Franklin –conductor. Recorded duringperformances at the Rossini inWildbad Festival (July 2006). 8.660302 (1CD) £5.99

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UMBERTO GIORDANO:FedoraMirella Freni, PlácidoDomingo, Teatro alla ScalaOrchestra and Chorus,Gianandrea Gavazzeni –conductor 107143 (1DVD) £27.99

HECTOR BERLIOZ: Les TroyensDaniela Barcellona, LanceRyan, Elisabete Matos,Giorgio Giuseppini,Orquestra de la ComunitatValenciana, Cor de laGeneralitat Valenciana,Valery Gergiev – conductor706008 (2DVD) £32.99

VERDI: Les vêpres siciliennesBarbara Haveman, BurkhardFritz, Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester, Bálint Szabó,Hubert Francis, NetherlandsPhilharmonic Orchestra,Netherlands Opera Chorus,Paolo Carignani – conductor OA1060D (2DVD) £32.99

Glyndebourne: Comedy & TragedyThe Glyndebourne Festival is quintessentially English.The world's most acclaimedartists excel in producingtop-flight performancesevery year. This newcollection offers five classicopera productions includingGianni Schicchi, L’elisird’amore, Falstaff, Carmenand The Miserly Knight.OA1059BD (6DVD) £39.99

Marc Minkowski conductsOffenbachLive recordings from theOpéra National de Lyon and Théâtre du Châtelet.Orphée aux Enfers - NatalieDessay, Yann Beuron,Laurent Naouri (OpéraNational de Lyon, 1997). La belle Hélène - FelicityLott, Michel Sénéchal, Les Musiciens du Louvre (Théâtre du Châtelet, 2000).107506 (2DVD) £32.99

ROSSINI: Il Viaggio a ReimsElena de la Merced, PaulaRasmussen, Josep Bros,Kenneth Tarver, NicolaUlivieri, Mariola Cantarero,María Bayo, Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra andChorus, Jesús López-Cobos– conductor. An ebullientand colourful staging ofRossini’s one-act drammagiocoso. 107135 (1DVD) £27.99

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Maria Stuarda (ORR241)Judith Howarth, Manuela Custer, JenniferLarmore, Colin Lee, Pauls Putnins, GeoffreyMitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra,Antonello Allemandi – conductor

Corrado d’Altamura (ORR246)Dimitra Theodossiou, Dmitry Korchak, JamesWestman, Ann Taylor, Andrew Foster-Williams,Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, PhilharmoniaOrchestra, Roland Böer – conductor

Gramophone Award winner – Opera, 2011ROSSINI: Ermione (ORC42)Carmen Giannattasio, Patricia Bardon, PaulNilon, Colin Lee, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir,London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry – conductor

ROSSINI: Three Tenors (ORR204)Bruce Ford, William Matteuzzi, Paul AustinKelly, Nelly Miricioiu, Geoffrey MitchellChoir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry– conductor

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