Suggested Recordings
Prepare for the opera season by listening at home! Here is a list of excellent recordings of San Diego Opera’s 2010 International Season to help you get to know the operas before we produce them. (This is by no means an exhaustive list; be sure to check your CD store for other recordings of these same operas, especially on budget labels such as Naxos and Opera d’Oro. Be aware, however, that some budget recordings do not include libretti.) All of these recordings are available for order through the internet at sites such as www.amazon.com and www.iclassics.com. Also, be sure to check your local Borders or Barnes & Noble bookstores which have good collections of CDs in stock.
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Audio
Pavarotti, Freni, Harwood, Ghiaurov, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Karajan
conducting.
LONDON/DECCA
Villazon, Netrebko, Cabell, Daniel, Bayerischen Rundfunks Orchester, de Billy
conducting.
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
DVD
Vargas, Gheorgiu, Arteta, Tezier, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Luisotti conducting.EMI CLASSICS
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi
Audio
Manuguerra, Luchetti, Ghiaurov, Scotto, Philharmonia Orchestra, Muti conducting.
EMI
Cappuccilli, Domingo, Dimitrova, Nesterenko, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sinopoli
conducting.
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
DVD
Bruson, Dimitrova, Burchuladze, Becaria, Pierotti, La Scala Orchestra, Muti
conducting.
KULTUR VIDEO
Romeo and Juliet
Charles Gounod
Audio
Domingo, Swenson, Miles, Ollmann, Graham, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Slatkin
conducting.
RCA
Kraus, Malfitano, Van Dam, Quilico, Murray, Bacquier, Orchestre du Capitole
de Toulouse, Plasson conducting.
EMI
DVD
Villazon, Machaidze, Braun, Petrenko, Struckmann, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg,
Nézet-Seguin conducting.
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Audio
Cotrubas, Domingo, Milnes, Bayerisches Staatsoper, Kleiber conducting.
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Gheorgiu, Lopardo, Nucci, Covent Garden Orchestra, Solti conducting.
LONDON/DECCA
DVD
Fleming, Villazon, Bruson, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Conlon conducting.
DECCA