My Non-Wagner Operas        Handel - Rinaldo / Bartoli, Daniels, AAM, Hogwood5 reviews George Frideric Handel, Christopher Hogwood, ... Decca, 2000 Handel Handled by Masters Led by a Soaring Daniels + Music Really Does Have Charms to Soothe the Beast + Great recording of Handel's first opera for London + a voice teacher and early music fan + Superb recording of Handel's first smash hit in London in 1711             Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro / Gens · Ciofi · Kirchschlager · Regazzo · Keenlyside · McLaughlin · van Rensburg ...19 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Véronique Gens, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2004 Strong ensemble work, some excellent singer, generally strong and even cast. + Supremely enjoyable to listen + A masterpiece heard anew + Good Recording But Not The Best There Is!             Verdi - Falstaff / Terfel, Pieczonka, Hampson, Röschmann, Shtoda, Diadkova, Berlin Phil., Abbado15 reviews Berliner Philharmoniker, Giuseppe Verdi, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2001 A recording that changed how I think about this opera + Bravo Messer Claudio! + The Perfect FALSTAFF Recording! Despite liking most of Verdi's operas, I had never warmed to this one. In fact, one of the few concerts in my lifetime that I've walked out on (a slightly embarrassing admission), was a concert "Falstaff" years ago -- my friend and I looked at each other with a sort of "Are you thinking what I'm ...             Verdi: Aida / Abbado, Teatro alla Scala5 reviews Giuseppe Verdi, Claudio Abbado, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1983 This includes the famous brass -and more + So Many Aidas So Little Time + Muy buena, pero... + Flawed, but a Jewel Just the Same             Bizet - Carmen / Berganza, Domingo, Cotrubas, Milnes, Abbado37 reviews Georges Bizet, Claudio Abbado, ... Dg Imports, 1990 A well done "Carmen" from the 1977 Edinburgh Festival (but a studio recording) + Excellent CD! + Great blending of elegance and strenght + A good international performance (no French, please)             Handel - Giulio Cesare / Mijanovic · Kozená · von Otter · Hellekant · B. Mehta · A. Ewing · Bertin · Les ...3 reviews George Frideric Handel, Marc Minkowski, ... Archiv Produktion, 2003 Minkowski's (overdue) return to Handel + EXTRAORDINARIO: Primera opcion + Minkowski's (overdue) return to Handel I'll admit that I am a big fan of Marc Minkowski and that I've followed him from his first Handel recordings (Amadigi and Teseo) to his Offenbach and Strauss. However, while his "modern" forays have been quite nice (especially the Orphée aux Enfers), I'm glad that he has finally remembered what he ...             Puccini - Turandot / Sutherland · Pavarotti · Caballé · Ghiaurov · Krause · Pears · LPO · Mehta141 reviews Giacomo Puccini, Zubin Mehta, ... Decca, 1990 I Wish There Is a DVD for This Cast!!! + A stunning work by an awesome cast + Unicos!! + Turandot with Sutherland + Amazon promptly replace defective CD             Verdi: La Traviata20 reviews Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 Verdi: La Traviata + Hot Traviata + Marvellous vocal acting + A Galaxy of "Stars" for the Salzburg Traviata! + just a few beefs             Puccini: La Bohème29 reviews Giacomo Puccini, Sir Thomas Beecham, ... Angel Records, 1997 Timeless + Definitive Boheme + The overall greatest Boheme on records + la boheme at it's finest + a vocal and emotional blockbuster             R. Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Schwarzkopf · Seefried · Streich · Schock · Prey · PO · Karajan10 reviews Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, ... EMI Classics, 1999 Una gran interpretación discográfica + My Favorite Ariadne + Which 'Ariadne auf Naxos' to buy? + Stunning Strauss + Perfecta interpretación             Mozart - Die Zauberflöte / Mannion, Dessay, Blochwitz, Scharinger, Hagen, Les Art Florissants, Christie11 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, William Christie, ... Warner Music France, 1996 The Magic Flute as Mozart would have heard it? + One of the best Flute + A winning, theatrical Zauberflote in period style + One of the best Die Zauberflöte ever recorded             Mozart - Don Giovanni / Wächter · Sutherland · Alva · Frick · Schwarzkopf · Taddei · Cappuccilli · Sciutti · ...59 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, ... EMI Classics, 1997 Amazon Got it Right (Unusually) + Great conductor, great ensemble work; a historical album. + The Reference Recording + A wonderful and important recording of one of the greatest of all operas             Mozart - Don Giovanni / Gilfry, Orgonasova, Margiono, James, Prégardien, D'Arcangelo, Gardiner10 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Eliot Gardiner, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1995 Once you start listening, you can't stop + A lively, convincing "Giovanni" on stage -- but it has been surpassed + Captivating + My top choice             Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus ...132 reviews Giacomo Puccini, Victor De Sabata, ... EMI Classics, 1997 Opera as Drama + The best Tosca ever! + A gift to mankind + Pretty Good             Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Orgonasova, Sieden, Olsen, Peper, Hauptmann, Minetti; Gardiner10 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Eliot Gardiner, ... Archiv Produktion, 1993 Delightful recording of a favorite Mozart opera (Singspiel) + Almost + Wow! + The Opera That Had Too Many Notes + The best soprano I've ever listened to             Puccini - Turandot / Sutherland · Pavarotti · Caballé · Ghiaurov · Krause · Pears · LPO · Mehta141 reviews Giacomo Puccini, Zubin Mehta, ... Decca, 1990 I Wish There Is a DVD for This Cast!!! + A stunning work by an awesome cast + Unicos!! + Turandot with Sutherland + Amazon promptly replace defective CD             Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus ...132 reviews Giacomo Puccini, Victor De Sabata, ... EMI Classics, 1997 Opera as Drama + The best Tosca ever! + A gift to mankind + Pretty Good             R. Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Schwarzkopf · Seefried · Streich · Schock · Prey · PO · Karajan10 reviews Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, ... EMI Classics, 1999 Una gran interpretación discográfica + My Favorite Ariadne + Which 'Ariadne auf Naxos' to buy? + Stunning Strauss + Perfecta interpretación             Verdi: La Traviata20 reviews Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 Verdi: La Traviata + Hot Traviata + Marvellous vocal acting + A Galaxy of "Stars" for the Salzburg Traviata! + just a few beefs             Handel - Rinaldo / Bartoli, Daniels, AAM, Hogwood5 reviews George Frideric Handel, Christopher Hogwood, ... Decca, 2000 Handel Handled by Masters Led by a Soaring Daniels + Music Really Does Have Charms to Soothe the Beast + Great recording of Handel's first opera for London + a voice teacher and early music fan + Superb recording of Handel's first smash hit in London in 1711              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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