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1. The Greatest Tenor (1995)
performed by Adriana Lazzarini (vocals), Dennis Wicks (vocals), Gianni Maffeo (vocals), John Dorson (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Margherita Bonetti (vocals), Margherita Rinaldi (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Nicola Ghiuselev (vocals)
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3. Verdi: La Forza del Destino (2000)
performed by Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), David Kelly (vocals), Floriana Cavalli (vocals), Forbes Robinson (vocals), Gabriella Tucci (soprano), Giulietta Simionato (vocals), John Dobson (vocals), John Shaw (vocals), Josephine Veasey (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass)
composed by Giuseppe Verdi -
4. Verdi: La forza del destino (2001)
performed by Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), David Kelly (vocals), Floriana Cavalli (soprano), Forbes Robinson (vocals), John Dobson (vocals), John Shaw (vocals), Josephine Veasey (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Noreen Berry (vocals), Renato Capecchi (vocals)
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5. Joan Sutherland and Jon Vickers
performed by James Pease (vocals), Joan Sutherland (soprano), John Lanigan (vocals), Jon Vickers (tenor), Michael Langdon (vocals), Noreen Berry (vocals), Richard Bonynge (piano), Chorus of The Royal Opera (choir, chorus), Orchestra of The Royal Opera
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Gioachino Rossini, Louis Spohr, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
6. Strauss: Elektra (2006)
performed by Charles Morris (vocals), David Kelly (vocals), Dermot Troy (vocals), Edgar Evans (vocals), Georgine von Milinkovic (vocals), Gerda Lammers (vocals), Hedwig Müller-Bütow (vocals), Jeannette Sinclair (vocals), Josephine Veasey (vocals), June Grant (vocals)
composed by Richard Strauss, Spoken WordWhile the harsh, gray, and cramped sound here assuredly makes this a recording that only a lover of Elektra could love, those who do love Strauss' most ... More
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7. Hector Berlioz: The Trojans (2009)
performed by Amy Shuard (soprano), Blanche Thebom (mezzo-soprano), David Kelly (bass), Dermot Troy (tenor), Edgar Evans (tenor), Forbes Robinson (bass), Jesse Walters (baritone), Joan Carlyle (soprano), Jon Vickers (tenor), Joseph Rouleau (bass)
composed by Hector Berlioz, Spoken Word -
8. Verdi: La Traviata (Highlights) (1995)
performed by Dennis Wicks (vocals), John Dorson (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Noreen Berry (vocals), Peter Glossop (vocals), Renata Scotto (vocals), Ronald Best (vocals), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra (choir, chorus)
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9. Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen [Box Set] (2008)
performed by Amy Shuard (soprano), Barbara Howitt (soprano), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Constance Shacklock (mezzo-soprano), Edgar Evans (tenor), Edith Coates (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Lindermeier (soprano), Erich Witte (tenor), Frederick Dalberg (bass)
composed by Richard WagnerThis 1957 Covent Garden Der Ring des Nibelungen led by Rudolf Kempe is a very fine, at times even great, cycle. The cast features the masterful Hans Hotter as ... More



