Opera Vol 76 CD & Record Review (20th July 2024 to 25th January 2025)

1. Ernani (Tutto ora tace intorno - extract) Giuseppe Verdi ((Remastered)). Sony Classical. 11. / Leontyne Price Carlo Bergonzi Ezio Flagello CondThomas Schippers 44:19
2. Va, crudele (Norma) Vincenzo Bellini Bellini: Norma (Critical Edition by Roger Parker). Prima Classic. 14. / Karine Deshayes Luciano Ganci Cond: John Fiore 10:36
3. O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhäuser) Richard Wagner Alpha / Florian Sempey Orchestre National BordeauxAquitaine Victor Jacob 3:47
4. O Soave Fanciulla (La bohème) Giacomo Puccini Decca / Luciano Pavarotti Mirella Freni Berliner Philharmoniker Karajan 5:11
5. La vie parisienne (Jean le cocher?; Son habit a craqué dans le dos) Jacques Offenbach Bru Zane / Elena Galitskaïa Louise Pingeot Cond: Romain Dumas. 10:43
6. Mitridate, rè di Ponto, KV 87 / 74a, Act I: Se di lauri il crine adorno Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Alpha. / Singer: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Ensemble: A Nocte Temporis 5:22

ALSO IN ROGER PARKERS VERDI SELECTION:

Giuseppe Verdi
O patra mia (Aida)

Singer: Montserrat Caballé. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
Verdi: Aida. Warner Classics. 4.

Giuseppe Verdi
Dies Irae; Tuba Mirum (Requiem)

Singer: Nicolaï Ghiaurov. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.
Warner.

Giuseppe Verdi
Au revoir dans un monde où la vie est meilleure (Don Carlos)

Singer: Karita Mattila. Singer: Roberto Alagna. Singer: José van Dam. Singer: Eric Halfvarson. Singer: Csaba Airizer. Choir: Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
Verdi: Don Carlos (Live). Warner Classics. 45.

Giuseppe Verdi
Orfanella il tetto umile (Simon Boccanegra)

Singer: Mirella Freni. Singer: Piero Cappuccilli. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra. Deutsche Grammophon (DG).