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The Songs That Got Away

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: Decca Broadway

Release Date November 16, 1999
I'm sure this album won't appeal to everyone but personally I love it. The standout tracks here (for me) are: Meadowlark, Mr. Monotony, Dreamers, Three-Cornered Tune, Away From You & If Love Were All. This album should appeal to lovers of obscure musical theatre songs and to fans of Sarah Brightman. I think this album shows that she is far more versatile a singer than people give her credit for. The reason I have given this a 4 star rating instead of 5 is because the album was recorded on a lower volume so you have to turn it up a bit, but that is a very small quibble about an otherwise great album.

CD-Charts Position 142
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Opera New Generation: Greatest Duets

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: Virgin Classics

Release Date March 11, 2008
I'm sure this album won't appeal to everyone but personally I love it. The standout tracks here (for me) are: Meadowlark, Mr. Monotony, Dreamers, Three-Cornered Tune, Away From You & If Love Were All. This album should appeal to lovers of obscure musical theatre songs and to fans of Sarah Brightman. I think this album shows that she is far more versatile a singer than people give her credit for. The reason I have given this a 4 star rating instead of 5 is because the album was recorded on a lower volume so you have to turn it up a bit, but that is a very small quibble about an otherwise great album.

CD-Charts Position 143
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The Very Best of Beverly Sills

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: EMI Classics

Release Date April 26, 2005
A sublime voice in an outstanding collection. This is a unique collection of Beverly Sills's arias and moving performances. Even if you are not a Beverly Sills fan this CD is a must in any opera lover's collection.

CD-Charts Position 144
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The Essential Mario Lanza

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: RCA

Release Date April 03, 2007

amazing collection....this ill-fated glorious man had a voice unlike any others....the and now.

CD-Charts Position 145
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: Gala

Release Date June 06, 2000
The sound quality is nothing like what we are used to today, even with over-compressed CDs. But the artistry of the musicians is marvelous.

CD-Charts Position 146
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Rossini: Complete Overtures

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: Umvd Labels

Release Date August 12, 2003
All of the overtures are done very well indeed as we have come to expect with Marriner. The 'William Tell' is absolutely electrifying.

CD-Charts Position 147
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Pavarotti: Greatest Hits

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: Decca

Release Date September 30, 1997
I love this music. Great for long drives when stations fade in and out. Pavarotti's best!!!

CD-Charts Position 148
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Tannhauser (Slipcase)

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
by: Wagner, Sotin, Dernesch, Kollo, Solti

Release Date February 11, 2003
I was very excited to get this stereo Tannhauser, since the ones I owned were the Caissily\Levine and Cluytens(56). I decided to go with this after listening to Soltis Meistersinger(2nd version) and couldnt get over the clarity, hoping for similar revelations. Unfortunetly, this was not the case. It started out well enough with an exceptional Venus sung by Christa Ludwig-definetly the best interpretation I have ever heard but from the outset of Rene Kollo-the famous first song-I began having misgivings about his interp. I found myself feeling this was pretty uninspired throughout, with a brief moment of enjoyment returning in the third act. Overall, this was not even close to the Cluytens version-which is still my favourite despite less than perfect ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 149
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Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
by: Gioachino Rossini, Riccardo Chailly, Cecilia Bartoli, William Matteuzzi, Michele Pertusi, Gloria Banditelli

Release Date October 12, 1993
Even though this is probably the most famous and easiest-to-find "Cenerentola" recording, it was one of the later ones I heard. I'm glad I finally did get around to hearing it, though. Apart from a few flaws, it completely lives up to its great reputation.

Cecilia Bartoli proves why she's the most famous Cenerentola of today. Her rich and warm yet youthful mezzo and effortless coloratura are perfect for the role; she's probably just the kind of singer Rossini had in mind. On the same level are Alessandro Corbelli's rich voiced, exuberant Dandini and Michele Pertusi's magnificent Alidoro. Enzo Dara may be slightly past his vocal prime as Don Magnifico, but his bass is still resonant and agile and he makes the most of the role. As for William Matteuzzi's ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 150
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Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Kertész, Ludwig, Berry

CD-Charts > Music > Operettas
from: Decca

Release Date September 14, 1999
To be honest I am not a great Bartok fan but liked his Wooden Prince on Naxos recently and then bought a set of concertos as his concerto for orchestra was my fathers favorite but he had a terrible recordings of it. I then saw this on the shops shelves got it also.

I remember buying him (my father) the Ormandy-Hines-Elias recording (in English) and I think I played it more than he did - it was, and no doubt is very fine (I don't know if its still under the stairs or if I dumped it along with most of the LPs as no one wanted them when he died. With the exception of this I have nearly most all of my LP's in re-releases in digital enhanced sound so...)

This seems just a bit better all round with the exception of the Hungarian which although it sounds ... Read More: