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O Mio Babbino Caro -famous Soprano Arias From Italian Operas
Naxos Nov 2001

1 disc

CD
$19.99

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi / Galli, Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino [blu-ray]

Dynamic

Blu-Ray · 1 disc

$26.99 Aug 21, 2020

When Il trittico premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera in December 1918, Gianni Schicchi became an immediate hit. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. The action in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi takes place in Buoso Donati’s bedroom in 13th-century Florence, immediately after his death, as his greedy relatives feign grief and search for his will. The mood shifts to anger when the relatives discover that they have been disinherited. They seek out the clever and resourceful Schicchi to make a counterfeit will. Schicchi, however, turns their scheme against them, bequeathing most of the dead man’s fortune to himself while the relatives, all parties to the crime of forgery, are forced to sit by silently. The aria O mio babbino caro is one of Puccini's most popular arias for soprano. Bruno de Simone plays the character of Gianni Schicchi. As Italy's finest basso buffo, he is perfect for this role. Puccini completed the score on 20 April, 1918, eight months before the scheduled premiere. At that performance it was presented as the third part of a trilogy of newly written one-act operas by Puccini billed as Il trittico (The Triptych); the first two were Il tabarro (The Cloak) and Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica). Il tabarro was a dark tragedy and Suor Angelica a sweet one, so by closing with Gianni Schicchi Puccini rounded off the night with a high-spirited comic farce. Critical reaction at the time judged that Gianni Schicchi was “an uproarious delight”, and it was the most favorably received of the three.

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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi / Galli, Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino [blu-ray]
Dynamic Aug 2020

1 disc

Blu-Ray
$26.99

Par amour

Alpha

CD · 1 disc

$20.99 Feb 14, 2025

Love is the common thread running through this first recorded recital by soprano Vannina Santoni; it's also an opportunity to look back over her fifteen-year career, through her leading roles, alongside her favourite musicians. With the help of the Orchestre National de Lille and Quebecois conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni, she places her sensual voice at the service of famous operatic arias featuring the amorous heroines of Gounod, Massenet, Puccini ('O mio babbino caro'), Catalini ('Ne andro' from La Wally) and Verdi (Desdemona's poignant 'Ave Maria' from Otello). The programme also includes a rare but sublime aria from Franco Alfano's Tolstoy-inspired opera Risurrezione (1904), as well as the magnificent 'Saint-Sulpice' duet from Massenet's Manon, with tenor Julien Dran. Finally, Vannina Santoni pays homage to her Corsican roots with a new orchestration of the lullaby 'O Ciucciarella' that Corsican mothers have sung to their children for generations.

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Par amour
Alpha Feb 2025

1 disc

CD
$20.99

Sentimenti

Oehms Classics

CD · 1 disc

$19.99 Jun 20, 2025

Soprano Karine Babajanyan presents Sentimenti, her second album with OehmsClassics. She has put together a selection of works by Italian composers and poets from the 16th to 20th century. In addition to Respighi, Tosti and Cesti, the only exception is Liszt, who drew lasting artistic inspiration from the Italian arts during his pilgrimage to Italy. This is how the Tre Sonetti di Petrarca were created between 1842 and 1846. She sang the leading role in Mascagni's opera Iris. She is accompanied by Alessandro Amoretti.

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Sentimenti
Oehms Classics Jun 2025

1 disc

CD
$19.99

Caro Sposo
Nimbus Apr 2012

1 disc

CD
$20.99

Rossini: Bianca e Falliero / Bayo, Meli, Lepore

Dynamic

DVD · 2 discs

$36.99 Jan 01, 2011

GIOACHINO ROSSINI: Maria Bayo; Daniela Barcellona; Francesco Meli; Carlo Lepore; Prague Chamber Choir; Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia/Renato Palumbo;Jean-Louis Martinoty, director; NTSC All Region; DTS 5.1; PCM Sterio 2.0; Color; 16:9; 183 mins; Subtitled in Italian, English, Fr GIOACHINO ROSSINI: Bianca e Falliero.

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Rossini: Bianca e Falliero / Bayo, Meli, Lepore
Dynamic Jan 2011

2 discs

DVD
$36.99

Rossini: Ciro Di Babilonia /Crutchfield, Podleś, Spyres, Pratt, Palazzi [blu-ray]

Opus Arte

Blu-Ray · 1 disc

$39.99 Aug 27, 2013

This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players and not compatible with standard DVD players.

Also available on standard DVD

The Biblical story of Belshazzar's hubristic arrogance set against the valour of the young warrrior-leader Cyrus provided the 20-year-old Rossini with a dramatic story with West-Eastern resonances which still speak to us today. For the title role of Cyrus, Rossini wrote what would be his longest-ever contralto role, to which the great Rossini singer Ewa Podles is both naturally attracted and ideally suited. She is partnered by two young stars of Rossini singing, Jessica Pratt and Michael Spyres, and a conductor-scholar, Will Crutchfield, of immense experience and sympathy.

What the press said:
''In the title role, the booming contralto Ewa Podles gives the kind of old-style, intensely felt performance that is her trademark. As Amira, the soprano Jessica Pratt established herself in two daunting arias as a brilliant new presence on the bel canto scene.'' New York Times

Gioachino Rossini CIRO IN BABILONIA
(Blu-ray Disc Version)

Ciro – Ewa Podles
Amira – Jessica Pratt
Baldassare – Michael Spyres
Zambri – Mirco Palazzi
Argene – Carmen Romeu
Arbace – Robert McPherson
Daniello – Raffaele Costantini
Ned Keene – George von Bergen

Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus and Orchestra Will Crutchfield, conductor

Davide Livermore, stage director

Recorded live at the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, August 2012

Bonus:
- Cast gallery

Picture format: 1080i High Definition Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean
Running time: 165 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (Blu-ray)

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Rossini: Ciro Di Babilonia /Crutchfield, Podleś, Spyres, Pratt, Palazzi [blu-ray]
Opus Arte Aug 2013

1 disc

Blu-Ray
$39.99

BABI
CORBETT VS DEMPSEY Nov 2018

2 discs

CD
$23.22

Orazio Benevoli: Missae Angelus Domini & Dum complerentur

Coro

CD · 1 disc

$19.99 Apr 17, 2026

Two multi-choir Masses from mid-17th-century Rome (one for Easter, the other based on Palestrina's motet for Pentecost) complete I Fagiolini's dazzling series exploring the 'Colossal Baroque' and paying tribute to the 'lost' music of Orazio Benevoli. Maestro of the Cappella Giulia at St Peter's, Rome, Benevoli's mastery of surround-sound is clear in these very different works. The sheer quality of his music shines through and, sung by a group at the height of it's powers, changes our view of 17th-century multi-choir music. All the Masses in I Fagiolini's Benevoli series are premiere recordings.

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Orazio Benevoli: Missae Angelus Domini & Dum complerentur
Coro Apr 2026

1 disc

CD
$19.99

Mix & Match

Carrara: Voci da Hebron

Naxos

CD · 1 disc

$19.99 Oct 10, 2025

Cristian Carrara is one of the most original Italian composers of his generation. The opera Voci da Hebron ('Voices from Hebron') is set during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Carrara's expressive depiction of this scenario is one in which fear, anger and incomprehension sit side-by-side with the need for communication, at a time when dialogue is difficult and peace is, at times, a mirage. This land that is home to grief and misunderstanding is also a place in which love can survive and ultimately flourish.

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Carrara: Voci da Hebron
Naxos Oct 2025

1 disc

CD
$19.99

BEST OF ENRICO CARUSO VOL. 2
Bayer Jan 2012

1 disc

CD
$20.99

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (1957)

WARNER CLASSICS

CD · 2 discs

$18.56 Oct 21, 2014

2014 Maria Callas re-mastered series reissue. With this Abbey Road 24-bit 96kHz re-master, engineers returned to the original master tapes, bringing new clarity & brilliance to her legendary studio recordings. As she demonstrated in both Il barbiere di Siviglia and Il turco in Italia, Callas, the great tragedienne, could also turn her skills to comedy. As it happened, the 1956 La Scala production of Rossini's most popular opera did not prove a great success with audiences, but it's stars - Callas, Tito Gobbi and Luigi Alva - reassembled in London the following year for this recording. Callas sang the role of Rosina at it's original mezzo-soprano pitch and her version of 'Una voce poco fa' - punctuated by an unforgettable 'ma' ('but') in the cabaletta - is a miracle of both elegance and wit.

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IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (1957)
WARNER CLASSICS Oct 2014

2 discs

CD
$18.56

Fiamma Amorosa et Bella
Bongiovanni Jan 1999

1 disc

CD
$13.99

Rossini: La Morte Di Didone, Aria Di Baule / Devia, Carella
Bongiovanni Jan 1998

1 disc

CD
$18.99

The Blu-ray Experience - Opera & Ballet Highlights

Opus Arte

Blu-Ray · 1 disc

$10.99 Nov 18, 2008

*** This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players and not compatible with standard DVD or HD DVD players. ***

Opera & Ballet: The Blu-ray Experience includes opera and ballet highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience the stunning quality of High Definition picture and sound, at an extremely competitive price.

Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute introduction to the world of Blu-ray is a must-have purchase this autumn.

Blu-ray offers an outstanding audio and visual experience, with up to six times the resolution of standard definition DVD, and up to 7.1 channels of High Definition surround sound.

Repertoire:

Verdi - Il trovatore: Gypsy chorus (Royal Opera House)
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake: Entrance of Swans (Act 2) (Paris Opera Ballet)
Mozart - The Magic Flute: Aria - Queen of the Night (Act 2) (Royal Opera House)
Puccini - La Bohème: Che gelida manina! (Your tiny hand is frozen!) (Teatro Real)
Bizet - Carmen: Habanera (Glyndebourne)
Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Divertissement (Act 2) (Pacific Northwest Ballet)
Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Glyndebourne)
Strauss - Die Fledermaus: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Glyndebourne)
Rameau - Zoroastre: Entr'acte: Ouverture / À mes tristes regards (Act 2 / Scene I) (Drottningholm Theatre)
Rossini - La Cenerentola: Signora Altezza (Act 1) (Glyndebourne)
Bellini - Norma: Casta Diva (De Nederlandse Opera)
Balanchine - Jewels: Emeralds – Final (Paris Opera Ballet)
Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: ‘Pa-pa-pa-pa’ (duet) (Glyndebourne)

Region code: 0 (all regions)
Picture: 1080i
Sound: PCM Stereo / PCM Surround / DTS-HD Master Audio Surround / Dolby True HD Surround

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The Blu-ray Experience - Opera & Ballet Highlights
Opus Arte Nov 2008

1 disc

Blu-Ray
$10.99

O SOLE MIO

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON

Vinyl · 1 disc

$37.53 Jan 10, 2025

60 years after Luciano Pavarotti's first recording for Decca, the legendary label is re-releasing one of his most popular albums on CD and coloured vinyl: 'O Sole Mio'. 'O Sole Mio' shows a completely different side of the Italian tenor: Pavarotti sings a series of Neapolitan songs, lovingly arranged for voice and orchestra. The album was honoured with the Grammy Award for the best classical solo vocal album in 1980. The impressive range of emotions expressed in the songs - from the passionate 'O Sole Mio' to the exuberant 'Funicul�, Funicul�' - is a delight for listeners new and old. The turquoise vinyl of the new edition reflects the colours of the original LP cover.

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O SOLE MIO
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON Jan 2025

1 disc

Vinyl
$37.53