SUGGESTED MEDIA
CDs and audio recordings are no longer the only way to become familiar with the opera repertoire these days, considering the plethora of DVDs, downloads, live streaming and Blu Ray alternatives out there.
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THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
by Gaetano DonizettiAudio
Pavarotti, Sutherland, Malas, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra and Chorus, Richard Bonynge conducting. DECCA
DVD
Dessay, Florez, Corbelli, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra and Chorus, Bruno Campanella conducting.
SAMSON AND DELILAH
by Camille Saint-SaënsAudio
Domingo, Meier, Fondary, Ramey, Orchestres et choeurs de l’Opéra-Bastille,Myung-Whun Chung conducting. EMI
Cura, Borodina, Lafont, Lloyd, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Colin Davis conducting. ERATO
DVD
Domingo, Borodina, Leiferkus, Fink, The Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, James Levine conducting. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL
by Ildebrando PizzettiAudio
Rossi-Lemeni, Gencer, Bertocci, La Scala Theatre Orchestra and Chorus, Gianandrea Gavanezzi conducting. OPERA D’ORO (mono!)
DVD
Raimondi, Marrocu, Casalin, Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Bari,Piergiorgio Morandi conducting.
AIDA
by Giuseppe VerdiAudio
Price, Vickers, Merrill, Gorr, Orchestra e Coro de Teatro dell’ Opera diRoma, Georg Solti conducting. EMI
Caballé, Domingo, Cossotto, Cappuccilli, New Philharmonia Orchestra,Riccardo Muti conducting. EMI
DVD
Millo, Domingo, Zajick, Milnes, The Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, James Levine conducting. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Dessi, Armiliato, Fiorillo, Pons, Orchestra and Chorus of Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, Miguel Martinez conducting. OPUS ARTE
BluRay
Urmana, Botha, Zajick, Guelfi, The Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, Daniele Gatti conducting. DECCA [Blu-Ray]
CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA
(To Cross the Face of the Moon)Audio
Shircliffe, Wheeler, Moreno, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Houston Grand Opera. ALBANY RECORDS