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1. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (2008)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Laura Claycomb (soprano), London Symphony Chorus (choir, chorus), London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor)
composed by Carl OrffThere's no shortage of good recordings of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana on the market, and unless one has been neglectful in collecting SACDs of the big ... More
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2. Gilbert and Sullivan: The Mikado; The Pirates of Penzance; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Yeomen of the Guard (1996)
performed by Alwyn Mellor (vocals), Anne Howells (vocals), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Barry Banks (vocals), Eric Garrett (vocals), Felicity Palmer (vocals), Gareth Rhys-Davies (vocals), Janice Watson (vocals), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Julie Gossage (vocals)
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3. Great Arias and Ensembles From Your Favorite Operas (2005)
performed by Alan Opie (vocals), Andrew Shore (vocals), Barry Banks (vocals), Bruce Ford (vocals), Christine Rice (vocals), Dennis O'Neill (vocals), Elizabeth Futral (vocals), Garry Magee (vocals), Jane Eaglen (soprano), Julian Gavin (vocals), Mary Plazas (vocals)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Leos Janácek, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
4. Great Operatic Arias (2004)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Barry Banks (tenor), Charles Kilpatrick (staging), Clive Bayley (bass), Dennis O'Neill (tenor), Helen Williams (vocals), Julian Gavin (tenor), Paul Hodges (vocals), Peter de Rose (bass), Peter Wedd (vocals), Stephen Chaundy (tenor)
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5. Mozart: The Magic Flute (2005)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), Celia Chambers (flute), Christopher Purves (bass), Debbie Tyfield (vocals), Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Vidal (soprano), Gareth Hancock (glockenspiel), John Graham-Hill (tenor), John Tomlinson (bass)
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6. Great Operatic Arias (2000)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Leslie Pearson (harpsichord), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Arthur Sullivan, Carl Zeller, Cole Porter, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Henry Purcell, Igor Stravinsky, Rutland Boughton, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
7. Christine Brewer: Great Operatic Arias (2005)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), Charles Kilpatrick (staging), Christine Brewer (soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)
composed by Arthur Sullivan, Bob Merrill, Carl Maria von Weber, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Lehár, Gioachino Rossini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
9. Giacomo Puccini: The Operas [Box Set] (2008)
performed by Adelio Zagonara (vocals), Alberto Rinaldi (vocals), Alfredo Mariotti (vocals), Andrea Mongelli (vocals), Andrew Busher (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Angelo Mercuriali (vocals), Anna Maria Canali (vocals), Anna-Maria Panzarella (vocals)
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10. Bruce Ford: Serious Rossini (2001)
performed by Barry Banks (vocals), Bruce Ford (vocals), Della Jones (vocals), Dominic Natoli (vocals), Elizabeth Futral (vocals), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (vocals), Nelly Miricioiu (vocals), Patrizia Biccire (vocals), Paul Austin Kelly (vocals), Paul Nilon (vocals)
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11. Great Operatic Arias (2000)
performed by Andrew Shore (baritone), Barry Banks (tenor), Helen Williams (soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), Leslie Pearson (harpsichord), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), Opera North Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Alexander Borodin, Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky, Arthur Sullivan, George Frederick Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Hector Berlioz, Jacques Offenbach, Liza Lehmann, Modest Mussorgsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
12. Barry Banks Sings Bel Canto Arias (2004)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Alfred Boe (tenor), Barry Banks (tenor), Bruce Ford (tenor), Dennis O'Neill (tenor), Janice Watson (soprano), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), David Parry (conductor)
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14. Great Operatic Arias (2003)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), David Cohen (cello), Dean Robinson (bass), Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Elizabeth Futral (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Jane Marshall (cor anglais), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Peter Wedd (tenor)
composed by Carlisle Floyd, Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Gioachino Rossini, Hector Berlioz, Jacques Offenbach, Léo Delibes, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartList of all editionsIt's hard not to consider this disc of aria selections as an introductory sample of Chandos's whole Opera in English project and to judge it ... More
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16. Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard; Trial by Jury (1995)
performed by Alwyn Mellor (soprano), Barry Banks (tenor), Clare O'Neill (vocals), Donald Adams (bass), Donald Maxwell (baritone), Eric Garrett (tenor), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Gareth Rhys-Davies (baritone), John King (vocals), Neill Archer (tenor)
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17. Puccini: La Bohème (1995)
performed by Alan Ewing (bass), Alan Titus (baritone), Barry Banks (bass), Carlos Chausson (bass), Gino Quilico (baritone), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Leslie Fyson (bass), Nancy Gustafson (soprano), Oliver Broome (bass), Richard Leech (tenor), Roberto Scandiuzzi (bass)
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18. Verdi: Rigoletto [Highlights] (1995)
performed by Alastair Miles (vocals), Alexandru Agache (vocals), Barry Banks (vocals), Fabrizio Visentin (vocals), Jennifer Larmore (vocals), Patricia Bardon (vocals), Paula Bradbury (vocals), Peter Sidhom (vocals), Richard Leech (vocals)
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19. Rossini: The Thieving Magpie (2003)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Darren Jeffrey (baritone), Jeremy White (bass), John Graham-Hill (tenor), Majella Cullagh (soprano), Nerys Jones (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Garrett (bass), Philip Tebb (bass), Prunella Scales (vocals)
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20. Great Operatic Arias: Bruce Ford, Vol. 2 (2003)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), Bruce Ford (tenor), Charles Kilpatrick (staging), Dennis O'Neill (tenor), Paul Nilon (tenor), Toby Stafford-Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)
composed by George Frederick Handel, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioachino Rossini, Hector Berlioz, Richard Rodgers, Richard Tauber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
21. Mozart: Don Giovanni (2001)
performed by Andrew Shore (bass), Barry Banks (tenor), Clive Bayley (bass), Garry Magee (baritone), Majella Cullagh (soprano), Mary Plazas (soprano), Vivian Tierney (soprano), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)
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22. Gioachino Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers (2009)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass), Anne-Marie Gibbons (mezzo-soprano), Barry Banks (tenor), David Soar (bass), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Sarah Tynan (soprano), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra
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23. Sogno talor... (2003)
performed by Alan Opie (vocals), Alastair Miles (vocals), Anne Mason (vocals), Annick Massis (vocals), Anthony Michaels-Moore (vocals), Antonino Siragusa (vocals), Barry Banks (vocals), Bruce Ford (vocals), Chris Merritt (vocals), Clive Harré (vocals)
composed by Carl Maria von Weber, Federico Ricci, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioachino Rossini, Giovanni Pacini, Jacques Offenbach, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Peter Winter, Saverio Mercadante, Simon Mayr -
24. Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2001)
performed by Barry Banks (vocals), Dominic Natoli (vocals), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (vocals), Jennifer Larmore (vocals), Majella Cullagh (vocals), Ryland Davies (vocals), Simon Bailey (vocals), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), London Philharmonic Orchestra
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25. Verdi: La Traviata (1993)
performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Barry Banks (tenor), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano), Silvia Mazzoni (mezzo-soprano), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Choir (choir, chorus), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra
composed by Giuseppe Verdi

