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ORC45 (2CD) £28.99 RECENT RELEASES World Premiere recording of the new critical edition DONIZETTI: Maria di Rohan Krassimira Stoyanova, Christopher Purves, José Bros, Brindley Sherratt, Graeme Broadbent, Loïc Félix, Christopher Turner, Riccardo Simonetti, Enkelejda Shkosa, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Mark Elder – conductor ‘Stoyanova, radiant and impassioned, beautifully captured Maria's ambivalent glamour and the private hell beneath her cool allure.' – Tim Ashley, The Guardian (reviewing the concert performance) ORC44 (2CD) £28.99 to order DONIZETTI: Linda di Chamounix Eglise Gutiérrez, Ludovic Tézier, Stephen Costello, Marianna Pizzolato, Alessandro Corbelli, Bálint Szabó, Elizabeth Sikora, Luciano Botelho, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Mark Elder – conductor Considered one of Donizetti’s finest achievements. ‘Eglise Gutiérrez is surely the finest soprano to record this role yet.' – Henry Fogel, Fanfare ORC43 (3CD) £37.50 +44 (0)20 7613 2858 or online: www.opera-rara.com 2 OPERA RARA – RECORDING THE WORLD’S RAREST OPERAS 10% off orders of over £100 LATEST RELEASE: BELLINI’S IL PIRATA VERDI: Don Carlo Gre Brouwenstijn, Jon Vickers, Fedora Barbieri, Boris Christoff, Covent Garden Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini ( London, 12 May 1958) ANDRCD9096 (3CD) £16.99 RICHARD STRAUSS: Die schweigsame Frau Hans Hotter, Hilde Güden, Hermann Prey, Pierette Alarie, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm – conductor (Salzburg Festival, 8 August 1959) ANDRCD 9099 (2CD) £11.99 VERDI: Rigoletto Alfredo Kraus, Ettore Bastianini, Renata Scotto, Ivo Vinco, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus, Gianandrea Gavazzeni – conductor (Teatro della Pergola, Florence, 1960) ANDRCD 9095 (2CD) £11.99 FRANCO CORELLI : The complete Cetra Recordings Music by Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, Massenet, Bizet, Boito, Mascagni, Bellini and for the first time on CD, four songs. Bonus: Franco Corelli in Carmen. ANDRCD9094 (3CD) £16.99 JOHANN STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus Eberhard Waechter, Hilde Güden, Erich Kunz, Gerhard Stolze, Rita Streich, Giuseppe Zampieri, Vienna Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan (Vienna, 31 December 1960) ANDRCD9082 (3CD) £16.99 +44 (0)20 7613 2858 or online: www.opera-rara.com 3 10% off orders of over £100 NEW FROM ANDROMEDA DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor Joan Sutherland, Richard Tucker, Mario Zanasi, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Antonino Votto – conductor (Lyric Opera, Chicago, 14 October 1961) ANDRCD9081 (2CD) £11.99 to order CHERUBINI: Medea Maria Callas, Jon Vickers, Giulietta Simionato, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Thomas Schippers – conductor (Milan, 11 December 1961) 00292 (2CD) £11.99 VERDI: La traviata Virginia Zeani, William McAlpine, Marie Collier, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus, Nello Santi – conductor (Covent Garden, London, 13 January 1960). Available for the first time. 00297 (2CD) £11.99 DONIZETTI: Anna Bolena Leyla Gencer, Giulietta Simionato, Aldo Bertocci, Plinio Clabassi, Milan RAI Orchestra and Chorus, Gianandrea Gavazzeni – conductor (Milan, 11 August 1958) 00294 (2CD) £11.99 PUCCINI: La Bohème Victoria de los Angeles, Barry Morell, Lorenzo Testi, Heidi Krall, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, George Schick – conductor (New York, 11 March 1961) 00288 (2CD) £11.99 TCHAIKOVSKY: Mazeppa Magda Olivero, Boris Christoff, Ettore Bastianini, David Poleri, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus, Jonel Perlea – conductor (Florence, 6 June 1954) 00286 (2CD) £11.99 to order +44 (0)20 7613 2858 or online: www.opera-rara.com 4 NEW FROM MYTO 10% off orders of over £100 DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor Maria Callas, Gianni Raimondi, Rolando Panerai, Teatro San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli – conductor (Naples, 22 April 1956) 00296 (2CD) £11.99 DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor Joan Sutherland, Richard Tucker, Frank Guarrera, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Silvio Varviso (New York, 9 December 1961) WLCD0350 (2CD) £11.99 MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Fernando Corena, Elisabeth Söderström, Teresa Berganza, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini – conductor (London, 6 February 1961). A remarkable cast. WLCD0339 (2CD) £11.99 VERDI: Il trovatore Franco Corelli, Mirella Parutto, Fedora Barbieri, Ettore Bastianini, Agostino Ferrin, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Orchestra and Chorus, Oliviero de Fabritiis – conductor (Berlin, 1 October 1961) WLCD0338 (2CD) £11.99 GIORDANO: Andrea Chénier Zinka Milanov, Richard Tucker, Leonard Warren, Frank Valentino, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Fausto Cleva – conductor (New York, 28 December 1957) WLCD0342 (2CD) £11.99 GOUNOD: Le Médecin malgré lui Scipio Colombo, Andrée Aubery Luchini, Eric Tappy, Italo Tajo, Paolo Montarsolo, Rome RAI Orchestra and Chorus, Nino Sanzogno – conductor (Rome, 22 July 1961). Available for the first time. WLCD 0345 (2CD) £11.99 +44 (0)20 7613 2858 or online: www.opera-rara.com 5 10% off orders of over £100 NEW FROM WALHALL VERDI: Don Carlo Franco Corelli, Mary Curtis-Verna, Mario Sereni, Jerome Hines, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nino Verchi (New York, 15 April 1961) Available for the first time. WLCD0349 (2CD) £11.99 to order SCARLATTI: Griselda Mirella Freni, Eugenia Ratti, Pierre Mollet, Rundfunkorchester Hannover des NWDR, Bruno Maderna (Hanover, 1960) ARPCD0478 (3CD) special price: 3 CDs for the price of 2 £11.99 VERDI: Attila Leyla Gencer, Jerome Hines, Nicola Martinucci, Cesare Bardelli, Opera Theatre of New Jersey Orchestra and Chorus, Alfredo Silipigni – conductor (Newark, 20 October 1972) MDCD0014 (2CD) £19.99 RUDOLF WAGNER-REGENY: Die Bürger von Calais Maria Croonen, Ernst Gruber, Harry Boldau, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Kegel (Leipzig, 18 March 1958). Only recording available. 00285 (2CD) £11.99 VERDI: La traviata Maria Callas, Gianni Raimondi, Ettore Bastianini, Giuseppe Zampieri, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini – conductor (Milan, 19 January 1956) 00210 (2CD) £11.99 GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO in San Francisco Gounod (Faust), Flotow (Martha), Puccini (La Bohème) with Bidu Sayao, Renata Tebaldi and Lily Pons. 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CPO777485-2 (2CD) £27.99 +44 (0)20 7613 2858 or online: www.opera-rara.com 15 10% off orders of over £100 SPECIAL RELEASES Trésors de Russie (Treasures of Russia) Includes Rachmaninov, Vespers; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathéthique’; Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition. Brigitte Engerer (piano), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Gatti – conductor HMX2908385-7 (3CD) £14.99 to order LUIGI MOSCA: L’italiana in Algeri Wojciech Adalbert Gierlach, Agata Bienkowska, Donat Havar, Asa Fanney Gestsdottir, Christian Senn Vasquez, Czech Chamber Soloists Brno, Chamber Choir Ars Brunensis, Brad Cohen – conductor GB2275/76-2 (2CD) £22.99 LEONCAVALLO: Zazà Lisa Houben, Sergio Panajia, Barry Anderson, Rome Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Silvano Frontalini – conductor. First release of the unabridged version. GB2289/90 (2CD) £22.99 DELIBES: Lakmé Joan Sutherland, Henri Wilden, Clifford Grant, Huguette Tourangeau, Isobel Buchanan, John Pringle. Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge – conductor (Sydney Opera House, 1976). A lyrical and exotic tale of a doomed romance between a priest’s daughter and a British army officer. OPOZ56012CD (2CD) £14.99 to order +44 (0)20 7613 2858 or online: www.opera-rara.com 16 MORE SPECIAL RELEASES 10% off orders of over £100 GIOVANNI BOTTESINI: Ero e Leandro Véronique Mercier, Gian Luca Pasolini, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Orchestra Filarmonica del Piemonte, Aldo Salvagno – conductor (Teatro San Domenico, Crema, 2009) CDS670 (2CD) £14.99 Unless indicated, all DVDs are Region Code: 0 PONCHIELLI: La Gioconda Deborah Voigt, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Carlo Colombara, Ewa Podles, Carlo Guelfi, Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Daniele Callegari – conductor. 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