La Scala Box Set
 Opus Arte presents outstanding RAI television archive recordings of performancesfrom the Teatro alla Scala beautifully packaged as a high quality box set, each title complete with an informative booklet. The La Scala Collection brings together works from ... [... more]
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Wagner: Walkure (Die) (The Valkyrie) (Sung In English)
The Power Of Wagner'S Music Drama Is Now Fully Accessible -- I have never been a fan of opera in translation, but I must say that Andrew Porter's rendering of The Ring in English is amazing. He uses modern, not archaic, English, and the word choice is so ... [... more]
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Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims
Mind-Boiling Music -- Rossini, supreme master of musical witt,has achieved his commic masterpiece in this opera. Written for the French stage, it is in effect his last "Italian" work, being the culmination of all his previous comic opera's. ... [... more]
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Strauss: Four Last Songs; Final Scenes
Strauss Five Last Songs -- THE ARTIST IS NOT JEREMY WHITE. CHANGE YOUR LISTING. THAT ARTIST IS NINA STEMME
Disappointing -- Let's get this out of the way quickly. Those seeking masterly interpretations of these often recorded songs (R Strauss' Four Last S ... [... more]
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op.45
Abbado, Very Good. -- Abbado's performance in Brahms's Requiem... Very very nice. I like very much. Except that the volume is kinda hard to adjust right.. like for the first track, I can't really hear much for the first 15 seconds until i turned my ... [... more]
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Highlights
Great Singers ... Poor Casting -- Searching for the definitive recording of "The Magic Flute"? Simply put: Search elsewhere. There's no denying the talent of singers Samuel Ramey, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Cheryl Studer, but in this case they ... [... more]
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R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Una Gran Interpretación Discográfica -- Esta grabación de Ariadne auf Naxos, es uno de los máximos logros del exitosísimo productor Walter Legge para el sello discográfico EMI en los cincuenta. Este experimentado ... [... more]
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Verdi - Attila
Good All-Around Attila. Ramey And Zancanaro Stand Out! -- Of all the Basses who recorded the role in studio, Ramey is the best. He is heard in his prime here, sings securely and has the right regal and grand tone for the role (Ghiaurov live was also ... [... more]
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Floyd - Susannah
A Fine Example Of Good American Opera -- I was first introduced to Carlisle Floyd's opera "Susannah" in an Opera Workshop class presentation, which led me to obtain a copy of this wonderful 1994 studio recording. Floyd composed the score and ... [... more]
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Verdi - Requiem
Muti Reins Things In (A Little) The Second Time Around -- In 1979 Muti made a Verdi Requiem so shocking in its assault that it made you either sit up and take notice or cover your ears and run from the room. The Gramophone sitll calls it one of the ten ... [... more]
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Wagner: Siegfried (Sung In English)
Better Than You Might Think.... -- I had to think more than twice before purchasing this recording, especially since it isnt at a budget price, but I dont regret having done so. Wagner's original German language opera sung in English might seem more like ... [... more]
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Wagner: Rheingold (Das) (The Rhinegold) (Sung In English)
I Love This Recording -- I was a little suspicious when approaching this English-language version of Das Rhinegold. I was considering assembling this as my third RING set (behind Solti and Levine) and had listened to THE VALKYRIE (Die Walkure) with a ... [... more]
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