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1. Luciano Pavarotti: The Best (2005)
performed by Alberto Bartoli (percussion), Antonella Pepe (soprano), Eric Garrett (baritone), Fabio Sartoni (drums), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Kameron Brown (double bass), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Marco Tamburini (trumpet), Michele Centonze (guitar)
composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio, Domenico Modugno, E.A. Mario, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Michele Centonze / Robin Smith -
2. The #1 Opera Album (2000)
performed by Andrea Bocelli (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Bryn Terfel (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (vocals), Gino Quilico (vocals), Gregory Cross (vocals), Huguette Tourangeau (vocals), Jane Berbié (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Antonin Dvorák, Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach, Léo Delibes, Pietro Mascagni, Richard Wagner, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano -
3. Arrivederci (2011)
performed by Carmen Giannattasio (soprano), Dan Thomas (mandolin), Daniele Bonaviri (guitar), Vittorio Grigolo (tenor), Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma (choir, chorus), Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)
composed by Eldo di Lazzaro, Enrico Cannio, Ernesto de Curtis, Francesco Cilèa, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giovanni D'Anzi, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Renato Rascel, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Salvatore CardilloVittorio Grigolo follows his 2010 debut solo recital album for Sony of arias by Verdi, Puccini, and Donizetti with a broader mix of arias and a ... More
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5. Amore: Romantic Italian Love Songs (1992)
performed by English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Italo Tajo, Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), John Alldis Choir (choir, chorus)
composed by Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Luigi Denza, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Salvatore Cardillo, Umberto Giordano -
8. Puccini Arias (2006)
performed by Eileen Farrell (mezzo-soprano), Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Max Rudolf (conductor)
composed by Carl Maria von Weber, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van BeethovenAlthough it might not be readily apparent in the Eileen Farrell bin at your local record store, if there is one, she has been on plenty of CDs, ... More
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9. Granada: The Greatest Hits of Plácido Domingo (1994)
performed by Chamber Orchestra of Europe (chamber ensemble), Marcel Peeters (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Piero Cappuccilli (vocals), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Rosalind Plowright (vocals), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Vienna Boys' Choir
composed by Agustín Lara, Ernesto de Curtis, Ernesto Lecuona, Franz Lehár, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Guy d'Hardelot, Joseph M. Lacalle, María Grever, Nicholas Brodszky, Osmán Pérez Freire, Salvatore CardilloMost Popular Edition roll over image for details
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10. The Soul of Italy (1999)
performed by Columbia Chamber Ensemble, John Wustman (harpsichord), John Wustman (piano), Richard Tucker (tenor), Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Nicolas Flagello (conductor)
composed by Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Caldara, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Eduardo di Capua, Eldo di Lazzaro, Ernesto de Curtis, Francesco Durante, Francesco Maria Veracini, Giovanni Legrenzi, Giovanni Pergolesi, Giuseppe Sarti, Luigi Denza -
11. Carestini - The Story of a Castrato (2007)
performed by Philippe Jaroussky (counter tenor), Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)
composed by Carl Heinrich Graun, Christoph Willibald Gluck, George Frederick Handel, Giovanni Maria Capelli, Johann Adolf Hasse, Leonardo Leo, Nicola PorporaList of all editionsFollowing the trend of singers releasing recitals based on the repertoire of great performers of previous centuries -- Cecilia Bartoli's tribute to ... More
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14. Leontyne Price Sings Barber (1994)
performed by Leontyne Price (soprano), Samuel Barber (piano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Thomas Schippers (conductor)
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15. Il Meglio (1990)
performed by Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
composed by Domenico Modugno, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Lucio Dalla, Luigi Denza, Paolo Tosti, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Salvatore Cardillo -
16. Pavarotti in Hyde Park (1991)
performed by Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Philharmonia Chorus (choir, chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra, Leone Magiera (conductor)
composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jules Massenet, Ruggero Leoncavallo -
17. Russian Album (2006)
performed by Alexandr Morozov (baritone), Anna Netrebko (soprano), Dmitry Voropaev (tenor), Ilya Bannik (bass), Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo-soprano), Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Chorus (choir, chorus), Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
composed by Mikhail Glinka, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey RachmaninovList of all editionsWhat makes Anna Netrebko more than just the next Russian soprano? Is it her as direct but not as quite so refined technique, her less restrained but ... More
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18. Prima Voce: Ponselle (1989)
performed by Ezio Pinza (bass), Giovanni Martinelli (tenor), Marion Telva (contralto), Mischa Schmidt (violin), Romano Romani (piano), Rosa Ponselle (soprano), Metropolitan Opera Chorus (choir, chorus), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
composed by Amilcare Ponchielli, Anton Arensky, Antonio De Curtis, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Eduardo di Capua, Gaspare Spontini, Giuseppe Verdi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Vincenzo Bellini -
19. Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs (2008)
performed by Renée Fleming (soprano), Münchener Symphonie Orchester, Christian Thielemann (conductor)
composed by Richard StraussList of all editionsThis is the second time Renée Fleming has recorded Strauss' Four Last Songs, and she gives a serene, luminous performance. One of the glories of her ... More
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21. The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé (2003)
performed by Agostino Ferrin (bass), Alexis Weissenberg (piano), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Astrid Varnay (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Flora Rafanelli (mezzo-soprano), José Carreras (tenor), Julia Hamari (mezzo-soprano), Matteo Manuguerra (baritone)
composed by Arrigo Boito, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Joaquín Turina, Pietro Mascagni, Vincenzo Bellini, Xavier MontsalvatgeList of all editionsThis EMI collection, The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé, could indeed be considered a "very best" of what Caballé has left in terms of a recorded ... More
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22. Schubert: Lieder (1996)
performed by Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Gerald Moore (piano), Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
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25. Verismo Arias (2011)
performed by Cristina Della (vocals), Cristina Reale (vocals), Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Rosa Feola (vocals), Rosa Feola (soprano), Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus (choir, chorus), Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra
composed by Amilcare Ponchielli, Arrigo Boito, Francesco Cilèa, Licinio Refice, Pietro Mascagni, Riccardo Zandonai, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto GiordanoList of all editionsJonas Kaufmann has taken care in his professional choices not to be pigeonholed and has successfully tackled roles in German, French, and Italian ... More

