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Great Opera Choruses (1990)
performed by Alexander Oliver (vocals), Alexei Maslennikov (vocals), Bernd Weikl (vocals), Della Jones (vocals), Giorgio Tadeo (vocals), Haberdashers Aske School Boys' Choir, Helga Dernesch (vocals), Isola Jones (vocals), James McCracken (vocals)
composed by Arrigo Boito, Carl Maria von Weber, Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Hector Berlioz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Modest Mussorgsky, Otto Nicolai, Pietro Mascagni, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner -
Bizet: Carmen (1991)
performed by Adriana Maliponte (vocals), Andrea Velis (vocals), Colette Boky (vocals), Donald Gramm (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Marcia Baldwin (vocals), Marilyn Horne (vocals), Raymond Gibbs (vocals), Russell Christopher (vocals), Tom Krause (vocals)
composed by Georges Bizet -
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Metropolitan Opera)
performed by Alessio de Paolis (vocals), Calvin Marsh (vocals), Clifford Harvuot (vocals), George Cehanovsky (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Lucine Amara (vocals), Martial Singher (vocals), Mildred Miller (vocals), Norman Scott (vocals), Paul Franke (vocals)
composed by Jacques Offenbach -
Bizet: Carmen (1991)
performed by Adriana Maliponte (vocals), Andreo Velis (vocals), Colette Boky (vocals), Donald Gramm (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Marcia Boldwin (vocals), Marilyn Horne (vocals), Raymond Gibbs (vocals), Russell Christopher (vocals), Tom Krause (vocals)
composed by Georges Bizet -
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (2011)
performed by Calvin Marsh (vocals), Charles Anthony (vocals), Giorgio Tozzi (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Jan Peerce (vocals), Marian Anderson (vocals), Norman Scott (vocals), Robert Merrill (vocals), Roberta Peters (vocals), Zinka Milanov (vocals)
composed by Giuseppe Verdi -
Beethoven: Fidelio (1996)
performed by Birgit Nilsson (vocals), Donald Grobe (vocals), Graziella Sciutti (soprano), Gunther Adam (vocals), Hermann Prey (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Kurt Böhme (bass), Kurt Equiluz (vocals), Tom Krause (vocals), Lorin Maazel (conductor)
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven -
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (2004)
performed by David Arnold (baritone), James McCracken (tenor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Kim Scown (tenor), Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano), Werner Klemperer (speech/speaker/speaking part), Tanglewood Festival Chorus (choir, chorus), Boston Symphony Orchestra
composed by Arnold Schoenberg -
Weekend Classics: Puccini Favourites (1993)
performed by Bruno Prevedi (vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Cesare Siepi (vocals), Ettore Bastianini (baritone), Felicia Weathers (vocals), Fernando Corena (bass), George London (baritone), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), James McCracken (vocals)
composed by Giacomo Puccini -
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (1999)
performed by Elena Souliotis (soprano), James McCracken (tenor), Mario del Monaco (tenor), Pilar Lorengar (soprano), Robert Merrill (baritone), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo -
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The Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (2003)
performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano), Jacques Neilz (cello), James McCracken (tenor), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord), Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano)
composed by Franz Schubert, George Frederick Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustav Mahler, Hugo Wolf, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner -
Grand Opera Choruses (1998)
performed by Alexei Maslennikov (vocals), Helga Dernesch (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), Margreta Elkins (vocals), Monica Sinclair (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Philip Kraus (vocals), Robert Johnson (vocals)
composed by Carl Maria von Weber, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Hector Berlioz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Modest Mussorgsky, Otto Nicolai, Richard Wagner, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini -
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Puccini: Opera Arias (2003)
performed by Bruno Prevedi (tenor), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Fiorenza Cossotto (soprano), Gianni Maffeo (baritone), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), James McCracken (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Leona Mitchell (soprano)
composed by Giacomo Puccini -
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (2004)
performed by David Arnold (baritone), James McCracken (tenor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Kim Scown (tenor), Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano), Werner Klemperer (speech/speaker/speaking part), Tanglewood Festival Chorus (choir, chorus), Boston Symphony Orchestra
composed by Arnold Schoenberg -
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The World of Puccini (1992)
performed by Bruno Prevedi (vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Elizabeth Harwood (vocals), Fiorenza Cossotto (vocals), Gianni Maffeo (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals), Leona Mitchell (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
composed by Giacomo Puccini -
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello (1994)
performed by Alfredo Giacomotti (baritone), Anna di Stasio (vocals), Boys from Uptown House School, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (vocals), Florindo Andreolli (tenor), Girls from Hammersmith County School, Glynne Thomas (vocals), Gwyneth Jones (vocals)
composed by Giuseppe Verdi -
Gustav Mahler Edition (2016)
performed by Ales Jenis (baritone), Alessandro Svab (bass), Barbara Zechmeister (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Camilla Williams (soprano), Carlos Alexander (baritone), Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Denis Wick (trombone), Dennis Egan (posthorn)
composed by Carl Maria von Weber, Gustav Mahler -
Meyerbeer: Le Prophète (1976)
performed by Bruce Ogsten (vocals), Christian du Plessis (vocals), James McCracken (vocals), Jean Dupouy (vocals), Jerome Hines (vocals), John Noble (vocals), John Treleaven (vocals), Jules Bastin (bass), Leslie Fyson (vocals), Marilyn Horne (soprano)
composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer