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2. The Early Years (1994)
performed by Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano)
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3. Puccini: La Bohème (1987)
performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood (vocals), Gernot Pietsch (vocals), Gianni Maffeo (vocals), Hans-Dieter Appelt (vocals), Hans-Dietrich Pohl (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Michel Sénéchal (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals)
composed by Giacomo PucciniThere is no lack of stellar, gripping versions of La bohème on disc, and by most reckonings, this one stands toward the front of the pack. Having a ... More
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4. Mirella Freni Sings Puccini & Verdi (2002)
performed by Franco Bonisolli (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano)
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8. Verdi and Puccini Arias (1989)
performed by Mirella Freni (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
composed by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe VerdiMost Popular Edition roll over image for details
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9. A Celebration (2005)
performed by Christa Ludwig (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), RCA Italiana Opera Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Arrigo Boito, Francesco Cilea, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Ruggero LeoncavalloMost Popular Edition roll over image for details
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10. Nessun Dorma: Puccini's Greatest Arias (2008)
performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Italo Tajo (vocals), Italo Tajo (bass), John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Mirella Freni (vocals)
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11. 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 -
12. 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 -
14. Puccini and Pasta: A Romantic Italian Feast for Your Ears (1996)
performed by Ashley Putnam (vocals), Domenico Trimarchi (vocals), Håkan Hagegård (baritone), Ingvar Wixell (vocals), José Carreras (tenor), Katia Ricciarelli (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Pilar Lorengar (soprano)
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15. The Perfect Opera (2000)
performed by Fiorenza Cossotto (vocals), Franco Corelli (vocals), Fritz Wunderlich (vocals), Gabriele Santini (vocals), José Carreras (vocals), Maria Callas (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Nicolai Gedda (vocals), Pier Miranda Ferraro (vocals)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Amilcare Ponchielli, Arrigo Boito, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edouard Lalo, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustave Charpentier, Pietro MascagniList of all editionsThe Perfect Opera does not live up to its name (what could?), but it contains a surprisingly rich and offbeat selection of performances. How often ... More
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17. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (1988)
performed by Carmen Gonzales (vocals), Finchley Children's Music Group, Ida Bormida (vocals), Ingvar Wixell (vocals), Julia Varady (vocals), Lorenzo Saccomani (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Pacho Panocia (vocals)
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18. Ave Maria
performed by Lisa Otto (soprano), Maria Stader (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Rita Streich (soprano), Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Choir, Soloists of the Scarlatti Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (choir, chorus)
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19. Bellini: I Puritani
performed by Bonaldo Giaiotti (vocals), Giovanni Antonini (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Mino Venturini (vocals), Mirella Fiorentini (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Sesto Bruscantini (vocals), RAI Chorus, Rome (choir, chorus), RLB Symphony Orchestra
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20. Aria: A Passion for Opera (1994)
performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Franco Corelli (vocals), Franco Corelli (tenor), Giuseppe di Stefano (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Maria Callas (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustave Charpentier, Léo Delibes, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini -
21. Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1993)
performed by Anthony Laciura (vocals), Dwayne Croft (vocals), Federico Davia (vocals), Giuseppe Taddei (vocals), James Courtney (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Paul Groves (vocals), Ramón Vargas (vocals)
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22. Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (1988)
performed by Italo Tajo (vocals), John Tomlinson (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Richard van Allan (vocals), Sherrill Milnes (vocals), Walter Baratti (vocals), National Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
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23. Puccini: La Bohème [Highlights] (1989)
performed by Elizabeth Harwood (vocals), Gianni Maffeo (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Rolando Panerai (vocals), Berlin State Opera Chorus (choir, chorus), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
composed by Giacomo PucciniList of all editionsThere is no lack of stellar, gripping versions of La bohème on disc, and by most reckonings, this one stands toward the front of the pack. Having a ... More
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25. Mozart: Don Giovanni (1991)
performed by Charles Taylor (violin), Hugo D'Alton (mandoline), Ingvar Wixell (vocals), John Constable (harpsichord), Kiri Te Kanawa (vocals), Luigi Roni (vocals), Martina Arroyo (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Richard van Allan (vocals), Stuart Burrows (vocals)
composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

