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Cielo e Mar

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from: Deutsche Grammophon

Release Date April 22, 2008
I absolutely love this album - the choice of arias is simply superb and tasteful. Villazon has poured out his heart into these songs, and it really represent a milestone in the stellar career of this young tenor.
Even so, I sincerely hope that he will fully recover from his general physical breakdown, and recap his vocal prowess with a redirected vision.
Not being unduely harsh, I have strong reservations for young Rolando assuming spinto roles. Listen to his aria from Simon Boccanegra. The technique is flawless. However, the timbre is not as dramatic as the typical Verdian tenor. He excels much better in Donizetti and the bel canto roles.
Nor do I think that JDF is the only tenor that excels at bel canto. Villazon is another ... Read More:

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Maria Callas 100 Best Classics

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from: EMI Classics

Release Date January 16, 2007
Cleverly organized into 6 sections:
1.Bellini
2.Rissini and Donizetti
3.Verdi
4.Puccini
5.French operatic heroines
6.Dramatic heroines

This 6 CD package is a must have for every classical music lover.
Who can,after all,resist the union of the most beautiful arias with the immortal voice of Callas.

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Callas: Complete Studio Recordings

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from: EMI Classics

Release Date September 25, 2007
Callas is one of my favorite, and this package offers a unique chance for her fans to enjoy her beauty heritage in studio. Generally speaking, quality is good and acceptable at this price.

However, the only problem I had is that I got two CD 29, but without CD30. This is quite annoying. Though I could ask for return following amazon rule, sending it back from China to US? I won't do this because it's too troublesome...

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The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera

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by: Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gaetano Donizetti, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Gioachino Rossini, Gustave Charpentier, Leo Delibes, Vincenzo Bellini, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Pietro Mascagni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francesco Cilea, Edouard Lalo, Camille Saint-Saens, Arrigo Boito, George Frideric Handel, Alfredo Catalani, Amilcare Ponchielli, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Ambroise Thomas, Fritz Wunderlich, Rome Opera Theater Orchestra & Chorus, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestre de Paris, Carlo Maria Giulini, Tullio Serafin, Sir Charles Mackerras, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Riccardo Muti, Leone Magiera

Release Date August 11, 1998
Probely this is a good buy for someone who is gest getting into the world of OPERA.Still a very good purchaes with fimiluar songs.

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Boito: Mefistofele / Treigle, Domingo, Caballé; Rudel

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by: Arrigo Boito, Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Norman Treigle, Thomas Allen, Heather Begg, Leslie Fyson, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir

Release Date September 23, 1997
For over twenty years I had heard Norman Treigle's Mefistofele praised. Not until now did I understand what all the fuss was about. This version is a revelation! It simply sweeps you into another dimension, where you feel yourself witness to the great battle between Good and Evil. Orchestra, conductor, choral singing are all first-rate, but Treigle's overarching characterisation of the central figure has to be experienced.
Buy it for that alone!

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Opera Obsession! - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

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from: Opera D'oro

Release Date March 05, 2002
OperaD'Oro has issued a number of artistically excellent performances, however the technical quality is sometimes not up to today's standards. These (this CD is the first in a series of which there are currently 4 CDs) collections of excerts are of excellent technical and artistic quality. At the price, it is a real bargain.

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Legendary Performances of Tebaldi

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from: Bravissimo

Release Date October 16, 2007
OperaD'Oro has issued a number of artistically excellent performances, however the technical quality is sometimes not up to today's standards. These (this CD is the first in a series of which there are currently 4 CDs) collections of excerts are of excellent technical and artistic quality. At the price, it is a real bargain.

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Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites

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from: Castle Pulse

Release Date August 01, 2005
I bought this on a whim, as I like male choral groups. Am I ever glad I bought it! The music is soaring, and the voices are magnificent. I don't know all of the technical stuff about recording, etc.--I just know I love this collection!

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The EMI Record of Singing, Vol. 3 1926-1939

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from: Testament UK

Release Date December 14, 1999
All 4 of the customer reviews, of Vol. 3, are very right. The REAL "trick", though, is to try to find the other Volumes of the EMI, total reissue. Sometimes some of the other Volumes are available from classical sellers/auctioneers, such as Lawrence Jones/Polyphony, and others. In any case, this is one of the penultimate collections of the great EMI archives, and unmatchable .. anywhere else.

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The #1 Choral Album

CD-Charts > Music > Boito- Arrigo
from: Decca

Release Date March 12, 2002
The sound and mixing on these CDs are below anything. It's the type of CD where you constantly have to adjust the volume because some songs are just inaudible and then others come out blaring. Is there anything more annoying? The recording is poor quality. And the interpretations are just bland. A waste of money.