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Prepare for the opera season by listening at home! Here is a list
of excellent recordings of San Diego Opera’s 2009 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.
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca
Audio
Callas, Di Stefano, Gobbi, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Victor de Sabata conducting
EMI
Price, Di Stefano, Taddei, Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan conducting
DECCA
DVD
Dessi, Armiliato, Raimondi, Teatro Real, Madrid
Maurizio Benini conducting
OPUS ARTE
Jules Massenet
Don Quixote (Don Quichotte)
Audio
Crespin, Ghiaurov, Bacquier, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Kazimierz Kord conducting
LONDON/DECCA
Berganza, Van Dam, Fonday, Choeurs et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michele Plasson conducting
EMI
DVD
Corbelli, Prestia, Polvarelli, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico “Giuseppe Verdi” I Trieste
Dwight Bennett conducting
BONGIOVANNI
Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto
Audio
Sutherland, Pavarotti, Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Richard Bonynge conducting
LONDON/DECCA
Cotrubas, Domingo, Cappuccilli, Vienna Philharmonic
Carlo Maria Giulini conducting
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
DVD
Mosuç, Nucci, Beczala, Chorus and Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House
Nello Santi conducting
ART HAUS MUSIK
Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes
Audio
Vickers, Harper, Summers, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Colin Davis conducting
PHILLIPS
Pears, Watson, Pease, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten conducting
LONDON/DECCA
DVD
Vickers, Harper, Bailey, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Colin Davis conducting
KULTUR VIDEO
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Audio
Freni, Pavarotti, Ludwig, Kerns, Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan conducting
LONDON/DECCA
Scotto, Bergonzi, Panerai, Di Stasio, Opera di Roma
John Barbirolli conducting
EMI
DVD
Cedolins, Giordani, Pons, Franci, Arena di Verona
Daniel Oren conducting
TDK
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