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1. 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 -
2. Angela Gheorghiu Live from La Scala (2007)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Jeffrey Cohen (piano)
composed by Alessandro Parisotti, Alessandro Scarlatti, Alfred Alessandrescu, Charles Gounod, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Diamandi Gheciu, Frederick Loewe, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Gherase Dendrino, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jules Massenet, Paolo Tosti -
3. My World (1998)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
composed by Akira Mitake, Antonin Dvorák, Edvard Grieg, Enrico Mezzetti, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, George Cavadia, Giovanni Pergolesi, Jaime Ovalle, Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf), Léo Delibes, Manos Hadjidakis -
4. 40 Most Beautiful Arias (2006)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Anton Scharinger (baritone), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Cecilia Bartoli (soprano), Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (soprano), Edita Gruberová (soprano), Eva Urbanova (soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Antonin Dvorák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Franz Lehár, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Henry Purcell, Jacques Offenbach, Jules MassenetAs an introduction to opera that really covers the basics, Warner's 40 Most Beautiful Arias is a terrific package to give to beginners, though ... More
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6. Duets & Arias (1996)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Graham Salter (horn), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Richard Armstrong (conductor)
composed by Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Gustave Charpentier, Hector Berlioz, Jacques Offenbach, Jules Massenet, Leonard Bernstein, Pietro Mascagni -
8. The Ultimate Puccini Collection (1998)
performed by Alfredo Mariotti (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Birgit Nilsson (vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Cesare Siepi (vocals), Ettore Bastianini (vocals), Fernando Corena (vocals), Franco Corelli (vocals), Gianna D'Angelo (vocals)
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9. Mysterium: Sacred Arias (2001)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin (conductor)
composed by Adolphe Adam, Anton Pann, Evghenie Humulescu, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré, Gheorghe Cucu, Gheorghe Popescu, Giacomo Puccini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, John Francis Wade, Louis Niedermeyer, Pietro Mascagni -
10. Homage to Maria Callas (2011)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), James Valenti (tenor), Karen Jones (flute), Luisa Tuck (cello), Tom Watmouch (clarinet), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato (conductor)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Francesco Cilča, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jules Massenet, Luigi Cherubini, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Vincenzo Bellini -
12. Puccini Gold (2007)
performed by Andrea Bocelli (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Anna Netrebko (vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Giuseppe di Stefano (vocals), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), Jonas Kaufmann (vocals)
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13. Roberto Alagna - Serenades (1997)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), David Alagna (guitar), Frédérico Alagna (guitar), Roberto Alagna (tenor)
composed by Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Ernesto Tagliaferri, Gaetano Errico Pennino, Georges Bizet, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Cioffi, Italian Traditional, Paolo Tosti, Raffaele Mingardo, Rodolfo Falvo, Ruggero Leoncavallo -
14. Gounod: Romeo et Juliette (1998)
performed by Alain Fondary (vocals), Alain Vernhes (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Anne Constantin (vocals), Christopher Fel (vocals), Claire Larcher (vocals), Daniel Galvez-Vallejo (vocals), Didier Henry (vocals), Doris Lamprecht (vocals), Guy Flechter (vocals)
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15. Verdi: La Traviata
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Bryan Secombe (vocals), Frank Lopardo (tenor), Gillian Knight (mezzo-soprano), Leah-Marian Jones (vocals), Leo Nucci (baritone), Mark Beesley (vocals), Neil Griffiths (vocals), Richard van Allan (vocals), Robin Leggate (vocals)
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16. Giordano: Fedora (2011)
performed by Alex Esposito (bass), Alex Esposito (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Bernard Giovani (vocals), Bernard Villiers (vocals), Enrico Casari (vocals), Enrico Casari (tenor), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (baritone)
composed by Umberto GiordanoList of all editionsThere are live recordings of two of Plácido Domingo performances in Fedora, both with Mirella Freni in the title role, one from La Scala, 1993 ... More
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18. Angels: Christmas with the Great Sopranos (2008)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), George Thalben-Ball (organ), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Leontyne Price (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Patricia Clark (soprano)
composed by Adolphe Adam, Christmas Traditional, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Gruber, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré, George Frederick Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, John Francis Wade, Pietro Mascagni, Richard Storrs WillisList of all editionsThis album's title, Angels: Christmas with the Great Sopranos, wisely leaves some latitude of interpretation about exactly what type of repertoire is ... More
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19. Puccini: La Rondine (1997)
performed by Alberto Rinaldi (vocals), Andrew Busher (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Antonio Pappano (piano), Enrico Fissore (vocals), Gareth Roberts (vocals), Inva Mula-Tchako (vocals), Monica Bacelli (vocals), Patrizia Biccire (vocals), Patrizia Ciofi (vocals)
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21. Classical 2012 (2012)
performed by Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Alice Sara Ott (piano), Andrea Bocelli (tenor), Andreas Scholl (counter tenor), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Anna Netrebko (soprano), Anna Prohaska (soprano), Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Bryn Terfel (bass baritone)
composed by Alessandro Striggio, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Ariel Ramírez, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claude Debussy, Francesco Cilča, Franz Lehár, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Friedrich von Flotow, Fritz Kreisler, Georges Bizet, Giuseppe VerdiList of all editionsDecca has culled an attractive assortment of performances from its vast archive or recordings for its collection, Classical 2012. The album may be ... More
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22. Opera 2012 (2012)
performed by Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Andrea Bocelli (tenor), Andreas Scholl (counter tenor), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Anna Netrebko (soprano), Berit Lindholm (soprano), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (contralto), Bryn Terfel (bass baritone)
composed by Amilcare Ponchielli, Antonio Vivaldi, Charles Gounod, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Henry Purcell, Jacques Offenbach, Johann Strauss II, Pietro MascagniList of all editionsThe selections from Opera 2012 are drawn from Decca's huge archive of recordings spanning over 50 years. The majority of the singers were active in ... More
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23. La Bohčme: The Dream Cast [Highlights] (2002)
performed by Andrea Bocelli (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Dennis O'Neill (vocals), Elisabetta Scano (vocals), Elizabeth Harwood (vocals), Ettore Bastianini (vocals), Gianni Maffeo (vocals), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (vocals)
composed by Giacomo PucciniList of all editionsLa bohčme has always batted cleanup in the repertory, and never more so than at the beginning of the twenty-first century: crossover star Andrea ... More
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24. Essential Puccini
performed by Adelina Scarabelli (soprano), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Andrea Mongelli (baritone), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Bonaldo Giaiotti (bass), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Charles Craig (tenor), Daniela Dessě (soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor)
composed by Giacomo PucciniList of all editionsEMI's two-disc set, Essential Puccini, offers a generous selection of arias, duets, and ensembles from nine of his operas. The various tracks, mostly ... More
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25. Massenet: Werther (1999)
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Jean-Marie Fremeau (vocals), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (vocals), Jean-Philippe Courtis (vocals), Patricia Petibon (vocals), Pierre Dupont (vocals), Roberto Alagna (vocals), Sophie Boulanger (vocals), Thomas Hampson (vocals)
composed by Jules MassenetList of all editionsAntonio Pappano leads a sensuous and dramatically taut reading of Werther on EMI's all-star release. Werther is one of the most intimate and interior ... More

