Opera Cds and mp3s of live performances

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30% to 40% off all CDs & MP3s!!

The end of summer is sadly upon us!  The good news, however, is that opera houses around the world are getting ready to open their seasons.  And to prime you for the onslaught of great opera we are offering you 30% off all CDs and MP3s!

But there is more….  If you order over $100.00 worth of recordings you will receive 40% off your order!!!   And given that we have released 40 new titles over the past few months we don't think you will have any trouble finding great recordings!!

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16 Brand New Titles on CD & MP3!!

After months of work, we are pleased to introduce 16 brand new titles available on both CD & MP3!  We think you will be very surprised as to what we found for you!

And we also have a new free download featuring the great Leyla Gencer.  Simply sign up to the right!

Enjoy the last few days of summer and stock up on your opera for those brisk months ahead!

 

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Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle (In English) - Lear, Ward; Boulez.  London, 1975

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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Collier, Lazaro, Savoie, Forst; Mueller.  Vancouver, 1966

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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Berganza, Casellato, Ganzarolli, Cesari, Catena; Molinari-Pradelli.  Buenos Aires, 1970

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Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos - Amara, Lewis, Streich, Blackenburg, Lorengar; Pritchard.  Glyndebourne, 1958

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Strauss: Elektra - Nilsson, Lindholm, Ericson, Saeden, Jehrlander; Klobucar.  Stockholm, 1965

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Verdi: Aida - Curtis Verna, Borsa, Dominguez, Bastianini, Scott; Capuana.  Venezia, 1953

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Verdi: Aida - Collier, Craig, Bartoletti, Glossop, Hines; Pritchard.  Buenos Aires, 1966

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Verdi: Don Carlo - Gencer, Prevedi, Cossotto, Bruscantini, Ghiaurov; Previtali.  Roma, 1968

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Verdi: La forza del destino - Cerquetti, Labò, MacNeil, Zaccaria, Corena; Narducci.  Mexico City, 1958

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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Schöffler, Seefried, Beirer, Frick, Kunz; Reiner. Wien, 1955

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Wagner: Rienzi - Windgassen, Brivkalne, Traxel, Neidlinger; Von Matacic.  Stuttgart 1957

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Varnay, Windgassen, Töpper; Keilberth.  München, 1966

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Ingrid Bjoner: 1961 - 1976 - Featuring arias and scenes from Don Carlo, Lohengrin, Ariadne auf Naxos, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten and Daphne

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Leyla Gencer: Sings Verdi - Arias from Attila, Gerusalemme, Ernani, I vespri siciliani, Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, Macbeth & Don Carlo

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Cesare Siepi: 1923 - 2010 - Arias and Excerpts from Il barbiere di Siviglia, Don Carlo, Parsifal, Don Giovanni, La bohème & Mefistofele

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Giuseppe Taddei: In Memoriam - Arias and Excerpts from Le Nozze di Figaro, L'elisir d'amore, La boheme, Macbeth, Ernani, Tosca

 

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We are very excited to announce our newest line: Opera Depot RAW!

We an introductory offering of 24 titles, this line will feature (but not be limited to) the esoteric and the rarest of the rare.

And we are offering these titles at a discounted rate from our other MP3 recordings!  A two disc set is only $6.95.  So please try some out and let us know what you think! 

 

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Adam: Le Chalet & Le farfadet - Boursin, Peyron, Staskiewicz, Capderou; Wolff, Benedetti.  Paris  1965 & 1970

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Adam: Si j'étais roi (In German) - Moll, Madsen, Fehringer, Gester, Hofmann; Sawallisch.  Austria, 1953

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Adam: Le toréador - Mesplé, Clavensy, Amade; Bigot. Paris, 1963

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Alfano: Il dottor Antonio - Gavazzi, Prandelli, Vercelli; Simonetto.  Milano, 1953

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Alfano: Sakuntala - de Cavalieri, Annaloro, Clabassi, Amodeo, Cadoni; Basile. Milano, 1955

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Auber: Le muette de Portici - de Peyer, Dickerson, Price, Opie; Fredman. 1975

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Beethoven: Fidelio (In Russian) - Vishnevskaya, Nelepp, Ivanov; Melik-Pashayev.  Bolshoi, 1957

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Beethoven: Fidelio (In Italian)- Dow, Berdini, Christoff, Taddei, Calabrese; Gui.  Roma, 1955

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Beethoven: Fidelio - Kuchta, Patzak, Muszely, Rehfuss; Bamberger.  Hamburg, 1957

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Bellini: Norma - Souliotis, Limarelli, Cossotto, Vinco; Bartoletti. Roma, 1969

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Bizet: Le docteur Miracle - Eda-Pierre, Corazza, Massard, Guitton; Amaducci.  ORTF, 1975

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Prey, Schwarzkopf, Sciutti, Taddei; Giulini.  Holland, 1961

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Puccini: La boheme - Rizzieri, Del Monaco, Bechi, Neroni; Gui. Napoli, 1950

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Puccini: Il tabarro - Gobbi, Collier, Craig, Bainbridge; Pritchard. London, 1965

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Rossini: Stabat Mater - Gencer, Casoni, Alva, Robinson; Rossi. Monaco, 1967

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Smetana: Dalibor (In German) - Konya, Weathers, Nienstedt, Friedrich, Kubelik. German Radio, 1969

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Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos - de Cavalieri, Grist, Kmentt, Schoeffler; Maag. Napoli, 1963

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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (In Italian) - Craig, Trussel, Olivero.  Venezia, 1976

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Verdi: Alzira - Zeani, Cecchele, MacNeil, Cabava; Capuana.  Roma, 1967

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Verdi: Ernani - Gencer, Cecchele, Taddei, Raimondi; Wolf-Ferrari. Bilbao, 1968

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Verdi: La forza del destino (In English) -  Tinsley, Smith, Bickerstaff, Gerrard, Hammond Stroud, Balkwill.  London, 1968

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Verdi: Macbeth (In English) - Tinsley, Lewis, Burrows, Williams; Balkwill.  Cardiff, 1965/6

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Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Vishnevskaya, Arkhipova, Ivanovsky, Petrov; Melik-Peshayev.  Leningrad, 1960

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Verdi: Rigoletto (In German) - Schlusnus, Roswaenge, Berger, Greindl, Klose; Hager. Berlin, 1944 

 

R.I.P. Cesare Siepi

One of the greatest basses ever has left us.  Cesare Siepi put his stamp on almost all of the great bass roles including Mefistofele, Don Giovanni and Filippo II.    We have created a compilation featuring him in those roles as well as roles outside of his Italianate comfort zone like Gurnemanz in Parsifal.

Simply sign up to the right too receive this Free Compilation.

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 Please enjoy these videos montages featuring the great Cesare Siepi!

La Calunnia,  Il barbiere di Siviglia

 

 

 

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After many months we are pleased to announce our May New Releases!  You will find a heavy dose of Magda Olivero and Giulietta Simionato in honor of those fine ladies as well as other gems!

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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur - Olivero, Simionato, Corelli, Bastianini.  Napoli, 1959

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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - Capecchi, De Georgio, Ribetti; Votto.  Milano, 1955

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Olivero, Cioni, Zanasi; Rescigno.  Napoli, 1960

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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Simionato, Di Stefano, Mascherini, Siepi.  Mexico City, 1949

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Verdi: Rigoletto - MacNeil, Gencer, G. Raimondi; Quadri.  Buenos Aires, 1961

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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Hotter, Windgassen, Brouwenstijn, Greindl, Fischer-Dieskau; Cluytens.  Bayreuth, 1956

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Wagner: Parsifal - Windgassen, Mödl, Hotter, Greindl, Neidlinger, Adam; Knappertsbusch.  Bayreuth, 1954

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Compilation: Magda Olivero - A Centenary Celebration.  Featuring arias and scenes from Butterfly, Francesca da Rimini, Adriana Lecouvreur, Medea, Fanciulla, Jenufa and more!

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Compilation: Amy Shuard - Excerpts from Macbeth, Walküre, Götterdämmerung, Katya Kabanova, Tristan & more

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Compilation: Giulietta Simionato - A Tribute.  Featuring arias and scenes from Aida, Trovatore, Ballo, Barbiere, Carmen, Werther, Cavalleria, Don Carlo and her operatic farewell in Clemenza di Tito.

 

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Donizetti: Requiem - Gencer, Pecile, Moretti, Cassis, Ferrin; Gavazzeni.  Milano, 1971

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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Panerai, Monti, Pastori, Cortis, Calabrese; Giulini.  Rai, 1954

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Strauss: Elektra - Goltz, Rysanek, Madeira, Uhde, Klarwein; Böhm. München, 1955

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Verdi: Macbeth - Gobbi, Shuard, Robinson, Turp; Molinari-Pradelli.  London, 1960

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Verdi: I masnadieri - Zampieri, Ciannella, Bremante; Chailly.  Montepulciano, 1977

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Wagner: Parsifal - Calio, Schröder-Feinen, Adam, Crass, Moll; Sawallisch.   Roma, 1970

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Shuard, Dowd, Veasey, Shirley-Quirk, Langdon, Tear; Davis.  London, 1969

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Compilation: Tito Gobbi: 1949- 1963 - Featuring excerpts from Macbeth, Wozzeck, Fanciulla, Salome, Tosca & Don Carlo

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Concert: Caballé, Corelli, Giaiotti - Featuring excerpts from Andrea Chénier, Lucrezia Borgia, Macbeth, Boccanegra and more.

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Concert: Tebaldi & Corelli.  Featuring excerpts from La boheme, Rigoletto, Manon, Gianni Schicchi and songs.  Tokyo, 1973

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We are pleased to announce our September New Releases!  We have been hard at work assembling ten new titles that we think will tickle everyone's fancy!  

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 Gounod: Le médecin malgré lui - Tappy, Luchini, Montarsolo, Tajo; Sanzogno.  Roma, 1961

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Janacek: Katya Kabanova (In English) Shuard, Coates, R. Jones, Studholme; Kubelik.  London, 1954

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Gonzalez, Del Monaco, Dominguez, Morelli; Antoncelli.  Mexico City, 1951

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut - Souliotis, Domingo, D'anna, Pezzetti; de Fabritiis.  Napoli, 1971

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Strauss: Arabella - Della Casa, Uhde, Pröbstl, Malaniuk, Fehenberger; Kempe.  London, 1953

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Strauss: Capriccio (World Premiere) - Ursuleac, Hoefermayer, Hotter, Ronezak, Hann; Krauss.  München, 1942

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Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten - Bjoner, King, Nilsson, Fischer-Dieskau, Varnay; Sawallisch. München, 1976

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Strauss: Salome - Rysanek, Stolze, Varnay, Fischer-Dieskau, Ochman; Leitner.  Monaco, 1971

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Strauss: Salome (In English) - Barstow, Walker, Belcourt, Howlett, Remedios, Plowright; Elder.  London, 1976

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Compilation: Elena Souliotis - In Memoriam.  Featuring arias from Straniera, Ballo, Fanciulla, Nabucco, Manon Lescaut, and more!

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