Since you are interested in Pearlfishers' Duet: World-Famous Operatic Duets, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Carmen (Highlights from the opera recorded in 1976) Tatiana Troyanos, Placido Domingo, Norma Burrowes, Kiri Te Kanawa / London Philharmonic / Georg Solti [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 20/May/1998 ] "The remastered recordings sounds both brilliant, full-bodied and atmospheric, ... Troyanos's singing is delicately seductive." *** Penguin Guide to Compact Discs & DVDs. |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere de Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (complete opera recorded in 2005) Teatro Real, Madrid / Maria Bayo, Juan Diego Florez, Pietro Spagnoli, Ruggero Raimondi / Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor) [ Decca DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] G :- A top international cast including soprano María Bayo, tenor Juan Diego Flórez, and the great bass baritone Ruggero Raimondi. |
JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Massenet: Thais (Complete Opera with libretto) Thomas Hampson, Renee Fleming, Giuseppe Sabbatini / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Nov/2000 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Opera |
WEBER
Der Freischutz (Complete opera) Siegfried Lorenz, Karita Mattila, Eva Lind, Thomas Thomaschke / Staatskapelle Dresden / Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Classic Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "The actual sound in this new recording is, especially in the Wolf's Glen, vivid and detailed, well capturing the eloquence of Weber's wonderful scoring." (Gramophone) |
GLUCK
Orfeo ed Euridice (Vienna Version) (Complete Opera) Sylvia McNair, Derek Lee Ragin / Monteverdi Choir / John Elliot Gardiner [ Decca Compact Opera / 2 CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) - "(Gardiner) presents with a bite and sense of drama both totally in period and deeply expressive. The elemant of sensousness, not least in the beautiful counter-tenor, Derek Lee Ragin,... |
BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle (a filmed version of the complete opera) Sylvia Sass / Kolos KovAts / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 1/May/2008 ] G : - "If not anything, this is a fine opportunity to re-assess Bartók's dramatic acumen in an intimate environment. Sound and visuals are of the highest Decca standards. Highly recommended." (ClassicalNet April 2008) |
VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Arias: Verdi & Puccini (Rec February 1977) Sylvia Sass (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra. Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] "The very first phrases of the opening aria ["In questa reggia] command attention and let you know that something rather special has arrived on the scene … it becomes quite clear that here is an exceptional singer, distinctive in timbre,... |
W.A. MOZART
La Clemenza di Tito (complete opera) Teresa Berganza, Werner Krenn, Maria Casula, Lucia Popp / Wiener Staatsopernorchester / Istvan Kertasz [ Decca Classic Opera / 2 CD - released 19/Feb/2006 ] "This recording is of interest for its seminal importance in the re-emergence of La Clemenza di Tito on stage and record. As such it is well worth the mid-price cost which includes a libretto and English translation." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
WAGNER
Lohengrin (Complete opera) Thomas - Silja - Sawallisch [ Decca Compact Opera / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Classic Sawallisch recording |