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 Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer (Nonesuch, 1991, d, 2) / Nagano, Orch. of the Opera de Lyon

Adams: El Nino (Nonesuch, 2001, d, 2) / Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Adams: Nixon In China (Nonesuch, 1988, d, 3) / De Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Aubert: Le Domino Noir (London, 1993, d, 2) / Richard Bonynge, English Chamber Orchestra / Sumi Jo, Isabelle Vernet, Bruce Ford, Patrick Power, Martine Olmeda, Jules Bastin

Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle (Mercury, 1961-62, s, 1) / Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra /
 get Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle (Decca, 1966, s, 1) / Istvan Kertesz, London Symphony Orchestra / Walter Berry, Christa Ludwig
 get Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle (DGG, 1979, s, 1) / Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bavarian State Orchestra / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Julia Varady

Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle (Columbia, 19__, d, 1) / Adam Fischer, Hungarian State Orchestra /
Eva Marton, Samuel Ramey

Beethoven: Fideleo (EMI, 1962, s, 2) / Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra /
Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Walter Berry

Beethoven: Fideleo (DGG, 1978, s, 3) / Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker /
Gundula Janowitz, Lucia Popp, Rene Kollo, Hans Sotin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Manfred Jungwirth, Adolf Dallapozza
Beethoven: Fideleo (Eurodisc, 1981, s, 3) / Kurt Masur, Gewandhaausorchester Leipzig

Beethoven: Fideleo (Philips, 1989, d, 2) / Bernard Haitink, Staatsopernchor Dresden;
Jessye Norman, Reiner Goldberg, Kurt Moll

Bellini: I Capuleti E I Montecchi (RCA, 1998, d, 3) / Abbado, Munich Radio Orchestra /
Eva Mei, Kasarova, Chiummo, Vargas, Alberghini

Bellini: I Capuleti E I Montecchi (Teldec, 1998, d, 2) / Runnicles, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Larmore, Hong, Groves, Aceto, Lloyd

Bellini: Norma (EMI, 1954, m, 3) / Serafin, Orch. Del Teatro Alla Scala;
Callas

Bellini: Norma (EMI, 1960, s, 3 - '89, 63000, 70s) / Serafin, Orch. Del Teatro Alla Scala /
Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Christa Ludwig, Nicola Zaccaria

Bellini: Norma (Decca, 1984, d, 3) / Bonynge, Orch. & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera; Sutherland, Pavarotti

Bellini: I Puritani (EMI, 1955, m, 2 - '86, 47308, 70s) / Serafin, Orch. Del Teatro Alla Scala;
Callas

Bellini: I Puritani (Decca, 1973, s, 3) / Bonynge, London Symph. Orchestra /
Sutherland, Pavarotti

Bellini: La Sonnambula (EMI, 1957, m, 2 - '86, 47378, 70s) / Votto, Orch. Del Teatro Alla Scala; Callas

Bellini: La Sonnambula (Decca, 1980, d, 2) / Bonynge, National Philh.;
Sutherland, Pavarotti

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 Berg: Lulu (DGG, 1979, d, 2) / Boulez, Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris;
Stratas, Minton, Schwarz

Berg: Wozzeck (DGG, 1987, d, 2) / Abbado, Wiener Philh.
  Berlios: La Damnation De Faust (EMI, 1969, s, 2) Georges Pretre, Orchestre de Paris /
Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Gabriel Bacquier, Georges Pretre, Alexander Gibson

Berlios: La Damnation De Faust (London, 1981, d, 2) Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orch. /
Kenneth Riegel, Jose van Dam, Frederica von Stade, Malcolm King
Berlios: La Damnation De Faust (Denon, 1989, d, 2) Eliahu Inbal, Radio-Sinfonie-Orch. Frankfurt;
Maria Ewing, Denes Gulyas, Robert Lloyd, Manfred Volz, Christiane Oelze

Berlios: Les Troyens (London, 1993, d, 4) Charles Dutoit, Orch. Symphonique de Montreal /
Gary Lakes, Deborah Voigt, Francoise Pollet

 
 Berlios: Les Troyens (LSO, 2000, d, 4) / Sir Colin Davis, London Symph. Orchestra /

Bizet: Carmen (RCA, 1963, s, 3) / Karajan, Vienna Philh.;
Leontyne Price, Corelli, Merrill, Freni

Bizet: Carmen (Erato, 1985, s, 3) / Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National de France /
Domingo

Bizet: Carmen (Philips, 1989, d, 3) / Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre National de France /
Jessye Norman, Freni, Shicoff, Estes, Le Roux
  Bizet: Les Pecheurs De Perles (Philips, 1953, m, 2) / Jean Fournet, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureus / Pierrette Alarie, Leopold Simoneau, Rene Bianco, Xavier Depraz
  Bizet: Les Pecheurs De Perles (EMI, 1954, m, 2) / Andre Cluytens, Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera-Comique / Martha Angelici, Henri Legay, Michel Dens, Louis Noguera
  Bizet: Les Pecheurs De Perles (EMI, 1957, s, 2) / Pierre Dervaux, Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera-Comique / Janinie Micheau, Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc, Jacques Mars

Bizet: Les Pecheurs De Perles (EMI, 1989, d, 2) / Plasson, Choeurs et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Hendricks, Aler, Quilico

Boito: Mefistofele (EMI, 1973, s, 2) / Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra /
Domingo, Caballe, Treigle, Ligi

Boito: Mefistofele (Decca, 1985, d, 3) / de Fabritiis, National Philh. Orchestra /
Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballe

Boito: Mefistofele (Sony, 1988, d, 2) / Patane, Hungarian State Orchestra /
Ramey, Domingo, Marton, Tedesco, Takacs, Farkas, Pataki

Bolcom: A View from the Bridge (New World, 2001, d, 3) / Davies, Orch. of Lyric Opera of Chicago; recorded LIVE at the premier
  Britten: Gloriana (Argo-Decca, 1993, d, 2) / Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Della Jones, Jonathan Summers, Yvonne Kenny, Alan Opie, Richard van Allan, Bryn Terfel, Willard White, John Shirly-Quirk, J. Ainsley

Britten: Paul Bunyan (Chandos, 1999, d, 2) / Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Peter Coleman-Wright, Kenneth Cranham, Kurt Streit, Susan Gritton, Timothy Robinson, Francis Egerton, Graeme Broadbent, Jeremy White, Roderick Earle

Britten: Peter Grimes (London, 1959, s, 3) / Douglas Robinson, Orch. of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Peter Pears, Claire Watson, James Pease, David Kelly, Own Brannigan

Britten: Peter Grimes (Philips, 1991, d, 2) / Colin Davis, ROH Covent Garden;
Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Elizabeth Bainbridge
get Britten: The Turning of the Screw (Virgin Classics, 2002, d, 2) / Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Ian Bostridge, Joan Rodgers, Julian Leang, Caroline Wise, Jane Henschel, Vivian Tierney
Busoni: Arlecchino (Virgin, 1992, d, 1) / Nagano, Orch. de L'Opera de Lyon

Busoni: Dr. Faust (Erato, 1998, d, 3) / Nagano, Orchestre de L'opera National de Lyon;
Henschel, Fischer-Dieskau
Busoni: Turandot (Virgin, 1991, d, 1) / Nagano, Orch. de L'Opera de Lyon
  Charpentier: Louise (EMI, 1977, s, 3) / Julius Rudel, Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris / Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Mignon Dunn, Jose van Dam, Eliane Lublin
 (get) Cherubini: Medea (EMI, 1959, s, 2 - '97, 66435, vint) / Tulio Serafin, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano / Maria Callis, Renata Scotto, Miriam Pirazzini, Mirto Picchi, Giuseppe Modesti, Lidia Marimpietri, Elvira Galassi, Alfred Giacomotti

Cilea: Andriana Lecouvreur (CBS, 197_, s, 2) / Levine, Philharmonia Orchestra /
Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes
Cilea: Andriana Lecouvreur (Decca, 1988, d, 2) / Boynge, Orch. of the Welsh National Opera; Sutherland, Bergonzi

 
 Copland: The Tender Land (Virgin, 1989, d, 2) / Brunelle, Orch. of the Plymouth Music Series

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 Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande (Andante, 2002: 1927, 1941-HMV, m, 4) / 1941 (HMV): Desormiere, Orchestre Symphonique / Jacques Jansen, Irene Joachim, Henri Ercheverry, Germaine Cernay, paul Cabanel, Leila Ben Sedira / 1927 (HMV): Coppola, Grand Orch. Symphonique du Gramophone / 1928 (Columbia): Cloez, "Orchestre" / 1930 (Polydor): Wolff, "Orchestre"
  Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande (EMI, 1979, s, 3) / Karajan, Berliner Philharmonic /
Richard Stilwell, Frederica von Stade, Jose van Dam, Ruggero Raimoni, Denize, Christine Barbaux

Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande (London, 1990, d, 2) / Dutoit, Orch. Symphonique De Montreal /
  Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande (DGG, 1991, d, 2) / Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker / Maria Ewing, Francois Le Roux, Jose Van Dam, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Christa Ludwig, Patrizia Pace, Rudolf Mazzola

Delibes: Lakme (Decca, 1967, s, 2) / Bonynge, Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo / Sutherland, Bacquier, Vanzo

Delibes: Lakme (EMI, 1997, d, 2) / Plasson, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse /
Dessay, Kunde, Van Dam, Haidan
  Donizetti: Anna Bolena (DGG, 1972, s, 3) / Julius Rudel, London Symph. Orchestra /
Sills, Verrett, Burrows, Plishka, Kern, Lloyd, Tear

Donizetti: Don Pasquale (EMI, 1978, s, 2) / Sarah Caldwell, London Symph. Orchestra /
Sills, Gramm, Kraus, Titus
  Donizetti: Don Pasquale (EMI, 1982, s, 2) / Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra /
Sesto Bruscantini, Mirella Freni, Leo Nucci, Gosta Winbergh, Guido Fabbris

Donizetti: L'Elisir D'Amore (DGG, 1989, d, 2) / James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra /
Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Enzo Dara, Dawn Upshaw

Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment (London, 1968, s, 2) Bonyng / Orch. of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Monica Sinclair, Jules Bruyere

Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (EMI, 1953, m, 2 - '89, 69980, vint) / Tulio Serafin, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria Callis, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Raffaele Arie, Valiano Natali, Anna Maria Canali, Gino Sarri
 (get) Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (EMI, 1953, m, 2 - '89, 66438, vint) / Tulio Serafin, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria Callis, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Raffaele Arie, Valiano Natali, Anna Maria Canali, Gino Sarri
Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (EMI, 1959, s, 2 - '86, 47440, 70s) / Serafin, Philharmonia Orch.; Callas, Tagliavini, Cappuccilli, Ladysz
  Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (London, 1961, s, 2) / Sir John Pritchard, Orchestra dell'Academia di Santa Cecilia, Roma / Robert Merill, Joan Sutherland, Renato Cioni, Cesare Siepi
  Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (RCA, 1965, s, 2) / Pretre, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra /
Anna Moffo, Mario Sereni, Carlo Bergonzi
  Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (Westminster, 1970, s, 2) / Th. Schippers, London Symph.;
Beverly Sills, Piero Cappuccilli, Carlo Bergonzi, Adolf Dallapozza, Justino Diaz, Patricia Kern
  Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (Decca, 1971, s, 3) / Bonynge, Orch. of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherril Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov

Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (DGG, 1990, d, 2) / Ion Marin, London Symph. Orchestra /
Studer, Domingo, Pons, Ramey

Donizetti: Lucrenzia Borgia (RCA, 1966, s, 2) / Jonel Perlea, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra / Montserrat Caballe, Ezio Flagello, Alfredo Kraus, Shirley Verrett, Giuseppe Baratti
  Donizetti: Lucrenzia Borgia (Myto, 1971, s, 2) / Adolfo Camozzo, Orchestra del Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo / Leyla Gencer, Umberto Grilli, Anna Maria Rota, Gianfranco Casarini

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (DGG, 1971, s, 2) / Aldo Ceccato, London Symph. Orchestra /
Sills, Farrell, Burrows, Quilico, Kern, du Plessis

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (Decca, 1975, s, 2) / Bonynge, Orch. del Teatro Communale di Bologna;
Sutherland, Pavarotti, Tourangeau
 (get) Donizetti: Poliuto (EMI, 1960, m, 2 - '97, 65448, vint) / Antonio Votto, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano / Franco Corelli, Maria Callis, Ettore Bastianini, Nicola Zaccaria, Piero de Palma, Rinaldo Pelizzoni, Virgilio Carbonari, Giuseppe Morresi

Donizetti: Poliuto (CBS, 1986, d, 2) / Caetani, Wiener Symphoniker;
Jose Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli, Juan Pons

Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (DGG, 1969, s, 2) / Charles Mackerras, Royal Philh. Orchestra /
Sills, Ilosfalvy, Glossop, Wolff, MacDonald, Garrard, Howell, Van Allan

Dvorak: Rusalka (London, 1976, s, 3) / Maazel, Cleveland Orch.;

Falla: La Vida Breve (Telarc, 1992, d, 3) / Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra /
Alicia Nafe, Antonio Ordonez, Karen Notare, Catherine Keen, Michael Wadsworth, Manuel Cid, William McGraw, Gabriel Moreno, Carmelo Martinez, Lucero Tena

Floyd: Susannah (Virgin, 1994, d, 2) / Nagano, Orch. de l'Opera de Lyon;
Cheryl Studer, Samuel Ramey, Jerry Hadley, Kenn Chester, Michael Druiett, Steven Cole

Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (Columbia, 1951, m, 2) / Lehman Engel, Columbia Orchestra /
Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams, J. Rosamond Johnson Chorus
Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (London, 1976, s, 3) / Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra /
Hendricks

Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (EMI, 1989, d, 3) Simon Rattle, London Philharmonic Orchestra /
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers (EMI, 1957, s, 2) / Sir Malcom Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra /
Geraint Evans, Alexander Young, Owen Brannigan, Richard Lewis
  Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers (Decca, 1961, s, 2) / Isidore Godfrey, New Symphony Orchestra of London / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
  Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers (Sony, 1991, d, 2) / John Pryce-Jones, Orch. of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. / Jill Pert, Richard Suart, Elizabeth Woollett, Philip Creasy, Alan Oke
  Gilbert & Sullivan: The Grand Duke (Decca, 1976, s, 2) / Royston Nash, Royal Philharmonic Orch. / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
  Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore (Decca, 1959, s, 2) / Isidore Godfrey, New Symphony Orchestra of London / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.; John Reed, Jeffrey Skitch, Thomas Round
Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore and Trial By Jury / (Arabesque, 1930 and 1927, m, 2) / Sargent, Horris, D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.

Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe (Decca, 1960, s, 2) / Isidore Godfrey, New Symphony Orchestra of London / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
  Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado (Decca, 1973, s, 2) / Royston Nash, Royal Philharmonic Orch. /
D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
  Gilbert & Sullivan: Patience (Decca, 1961, s, 2) / Isidore Godfrey, New Symphony Orchestra of London / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.

Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance (Decca, 1968, s, 2) / Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
 get Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance (Telarc, 1993, d, 1) / Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Ainsley, Evans, Van Allan, Adams, Suart, Knight, Gossage
  Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida (Decca, 1965, s, 2) / Sir Malcom Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
  Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore and Cox & Box* (Decca, 1962 /*1961, s, 2) / Orch. of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / *Isidore Godfrey, New Symphony Orchestra of London
  Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore (Jay, 2000, d, 2) / Simon Phipps, Orch. of the New Sadler's Wells Opera ; Marilyn Hill Smith, Gordon Sandison, Joan Davies
  Gilbert & Sullivan: The Sorcerer and The Zoo (Decca, 1966 / 1977, s, 2) / Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
  Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia Unlimited (Decca, 1974-78, s, 2) / Royston Nash, Royal Philharmonic Orch. / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
  Giordano: Andrea Chenier (London, 1984, d, 2) / Riccardo Chailly, National Philharmonic Orch. /
Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballe, Leo Nucci
Giordano: Andrea Chenier (CBS, 1986, s, 2) / Patane, Hungarian State Orchestra /
Jose Carreras
  Giordano: Fedora (CBS, 1986, s, 2) / Patane, Hungarian Radio & Television Symph. Orchestra /
Eva Marton, Jose Carreras

Glass: Akhnaten (Columbia, 1987, d, 2) / Davies, Stuttgart State Opera Chorus & Orchestra /

Glass: Satyagraha (Columbia, 1985, d, 3) / Keene, NYC Opera Chorus & Orchestra /
  Glinka: A Life For The Tsar (Sony, 1989, d, 3) / E. Tchakarov, Sofia Festival Orchestra /
Boris Martinovich, Alexandrina Pendachanska, Chris Merritt, Stefania Toczyska, Stoil Georgiev

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 Gluck: Alceste (Orfeo, 1982, d, 3) / Serge Baudo, Symph.orch. des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Jessye Norman, Nicolai Gedda, Tom Krause, Bernd Weikl, Siegmund Nimsgern

Gluck: Alceste (Philips, 1999, d, 2) / John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists /
Paul Groves, Anne Sofie von Otter, Dietrich Henschel, Yann Beuron, Ludovic Tezier

Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (EMI, 1957, m, 2 - '98, 65451, vint) / Sanzogno, Orch. Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano; Callas

Gluck: Iphigenie en Tauride (Telarc, 2000, d, 2) / Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque;
Goerke, Gilfry, Cole, Salters, Baker, West - period instruments
  Gluck: Orfeo Ed Euridice (EMI, 1982, s, 2) / Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra /
Agnes Baltsa, Margaret Marshall, Edita Gruberova

Gluck: Orfeo Ed Euridice (Erato, 1982, d, 2) / Leppard, J. Baker · E. Gale

Gounod: Faust (EMI, 1958, s, 3) / Cluytens, Orch. du Theatre National de l'Opera;
Gedda, de Los Angeles, Christoff, Gorr

Gounod: Faust (Decca, 1966, s, 3) / Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra /
Sutherland, Corelli, Ghiaurov, Massard, Elkins
Gounod: Faust (Philips, 1986, d, 3) / Colin Davis, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Kanawa, Araiza, Nesterenko

Gounod: Faust (Teldec, 1993, d, 3) / Rizzi, Orch. of Welsh National Opera;
Hadley, Gasdia, Ramey, Agache, Mentzer
Gounod: Romeo et Juliette (VAI-Pathe, 1912, m, 3) / Ruhlmann, Orch. of the Opera-Comique de Paris; Gall, Affre

Gounod: Romeo et Juliette (EMI, 1995, d, 3) / Plasson, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse; Alagna, Gheorghiu
  Halevy: La Guive (Philips, 1989, d, 3) / Antonio de Almeida, Philharmonia Orchestra /
Jose Carreras, Julia Varady, Dalmacio Gonzales, June Anderson, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Rene Massis, Rene Schirrer
  Handel: Alcina (Bella Voce, 1960, s?, 2) / Nicola Rescigno, Orchestra del Teatro de la Venice / Joan Sutherland, Cecilia Fusco, Monica Sinclair, Oralia Dominguez, Nicola Monti

Handel: Alcina (Erato, 1999, d, 3) / William Christie, Les Arts Florissants /
Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Timothy Robinson
  Handel: Flavio (Harmonia Mundi, 1990, d, 2) Rene Jacobs, Ensemble 415 /
Jeffrey Gall, Derek Lee Ragin, Lena Loorens, Bernarda Fink, Christina Hogman, Gianpaolo Fagotto

Handel: Giulio Cesare (Harmonia Mundi, 1991, d, 4) Rene Jacobs, Concerto Koln /
Jennifer Larmore, Barbara Schlick, Bernarda Fink, Marianne Rorholm, Derek Lee Ragin

Handel: Radamisto (Harmonia Mundi, 1994, d, 3) Nicholas McGegan, Freiburger Barockorchester;
Ralf Popken, Juliana Gondek, Lisa Saffer, Dana Hanchard, Monika Frimmer, Michael Dean
  Haydn: L'infedelta Delusa (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 1988, s, 2) / Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande / Nancy Argenta, Lena Lootens, Christoph Pregardien, Markus Schafer, Stephen Varcoe

Haydn: Armida (Teldec, 2000, d, 2) / Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien /
Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Pregardien, Patricia Petibon, Oliver Widmer, Scot Weir

Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel (EMI, 1953, m, 2) / Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orch. / Elisabeth Schwartzkopf, Elisabeth Grummer, Else Schurhoff, Maria von Ilosvay, Josef Metternich, Anny Felbermayer
  Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel (EMI, 1989, d, 2) / Jeffrey Tate, Symphonie-Orch. des Bayerischen Rundfunks / von Otter

Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel (Telarc, 1994, d, 2) / Runnicles, Ziesak, Larmore, Behrens, Weikl, Joshua, Ch. Schäfer

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 Janacek: Katya Kabanova (Supraphon, 1997, d, 2) / Mackerras, Czech Philh. Orchestra /
Vele, Straka, Randova, Kopp, Benackova, Kundlak, Peckova, Harvanek, Bauerova, Buresova

Janacek: Sarka (Supraphon, 2000, d, 1) / Mackerras, Czech Philh. Orchestra /
Urbanova, Straka, Kusnjer, Brezina

Janacek: Vec Makropulos (Supraphon, 1966, s, 2) / Gregor, Prague National Orchestra /
Libuse Prylova, Ivo Zidek, Rudolf Vonasek, Helena Tattermuschova, Premysl Koci, Viktor Koci, Karel Berman, Jiri Joran

Janacek: Vec Makropulos (Decca, 1978, s, 2) / Sir Charles Mackerras, Wiener Philharmoniker /
Elisabeth Soderstrom, Peter Dvorsky, Beno Blachut more info. on Vec here
 get Joplin: Treemonisha (DGG, 1976, s, 2) / Gunther Schuller, Original Cast Orchestra /
Carmen Balthrop, Betty Allen, Curtis Rayam, Willard White

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Nimbus, 1934, m, 1) / Franco Ghione, Orch. of La Scala, Milan /
Beniamino Gigli, Iva Pacetti, Mario Basiola, Giuseppe Nessi, Leone Paci
 get Mascagni: Pagliacci (Cav-Pac) (EMI, 1953, m, 2) / Tullio Serafin, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano /
Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (RCA, 1971, s, 1) / Santi, London Symph. Orchestra /
Caballe, Domingo, Milnes

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Cav-Pac) (Decca, 1976, s, 2) / Patane, National Philh. Orchestra /
Pavarotti

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Philips, 1983, s, 1) / Georges Pretre, Orch. Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano / Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo, Juan Pons, Florindo Andreoli, Alberto Rinaldi

Lully: Armide (Harmonia Mundi, 1992, s, 2) Herreweghe, Orchestre du Collegium Vocale et de la Chapelle Royale; Laurens, Crook, Gens, Rime, Deletre, Ragon

Lully: Atys (Harmonia Mundi, 1987, d, 3) William Christie, Les Arts Florissants;
Guy de Mey, Guillemette Laurens, Agnes Mellon, Jean-Francois Gardeil

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Nimbus, 1940, m, 1) / Pietro Mascagni, Orch. of La Scala, Milan /
Beniamino Gigli, Lina Bruna Rasa, Maria Marcucci, Gino Bechi, Giulietta Simionato
 get Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Cav-Pac) (EMI, 1953, m, 2) / Tullio Serafin, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano /
Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Cav-Pac) (Decca, 1976, s, 2) / Patane, National Philh. Orchestra / Pavarotti

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (RCA, 1978, s, 1) / James Levine, National Philharmonic Orch. /
Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, Isola Jones, Jean Kraft, Anne Simon
  Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Philips, 1983, d, 1) / Pretre, Orch. del Teatro all aScala;
Placido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Fedora Barbieri, Renato Bruson, Axelle Gall

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (DGG, 1990, d, 1) / Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra /
 get Mascagni: Iris (Columbia, 1989, d, 2) / Patane, Munchner Rundfunkorchester / Placido Domingo, Ilona Tokody, Juan Pons, Bonaldo Giaiotti (premiere recording)
Massenet: Don Quichotte (Decca, 1978, s, 2) / Bonynge, Orch. de la Suisse Romande;
Ghiaurov
 get Massenet: Manon (EMI, 1982, d, 3) / Michel Plasson, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse /
Ileana Cotrubas, Alfredo Kraus, Gino Quilcico, Jose van Dam, Charles Burles

Massenet: Manon (EMI, 2000, d, 3) / Antonio Pappano, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie /
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Earle Patriarco, Jose Van Dam, Gilles Ragon, Nicolas Rivenq, Anna Maria Panzarella, Sophie Koch, Susanne Schimmack

Massenet: Thaïs (Decca, 1997-98, s, 2) / Abel, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine;
Fleming, Hampson
  Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (RCA, 1952, m, 1) / Thomas Schippers, Original Cast Orchestra of the NBC Telecast, Christmas Eve, 1951
 get Meyerbeer: Le Prophete (London, 1970, s, 4) / Richard Bonynge, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sutherland, Vrenios, Bacquier, Arroyo, Tourangeau, Ghiuselev

Meyerbeer: Le Prophete (CBS, 1976, s, 3) / Henry Lewis, Royal Phil. Orchestra /
Horne, Gedda, M. Rinaldi
  Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Teldec, 1981, s, 2) / Harnoncourt, Monteverdi-Ensemble Opernhaus Zurich

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Teldec, 1968, s, 2) / Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien /
Hansmann, Berberian, Kozma (non-Amazon link)
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Naxos, 1996, d, 2) / Sergio Vartolo, Cappella Musicale di San Petronio di Bologna / Carmignani, Pennicchi, Frisani, Pentasuglia, Vaccari, Lepore, Sarti
  Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Teldec, 1981, s, 2) / Harnoncourt, Monteverdi-Ensemble Opernhaus Zurich
  Monteverdi: Ulisse (Orfeo, 2000, s, 3) / Jeffrey Tate, Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien;
James King, Manfred Schenk, Ann Murray, Thomas Allen (recorded LIVE)

Moore: The Ballad of Baby Doe (DGG, 1959, s, 2) / Emerson Buckley, New York City Opera Orch. / Beverly Sills, Walter Cassel, Frances Bible

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 Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito (Philips, 1976, s, 2) / Sir Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Montserrat Caballe, Janet Baker, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Nicolai Gedda, Ileana Cotrubas, Richard Van Allen

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (EMI, 1962, s, 3) / Karl Bohm, Philharmonia Orchestra /
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Alfredo Kraus, Giuseppe Taddei, Walter Berry, Hanny Steffek

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Philips, 1974, s, 3) / Sir Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Caballé · J. Baker · Cotrubas · Gedda · Ganzarolli · T. Allen
  Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (DGG, 1988, d, 3) / Levine, Wiener Philharmoniker;
Murray, McLaughlin, Blochwitz, Hampson, Ferruccio, Furlanetto

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Erato, 1990, d, 3) / Barenboim, Berliner Philharmoniker;
Cuberli, Bartoli, Rodgers

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Telarc, 1993, d, 3) / Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra /
Lott, Hadley

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 Mozart: Don Giovani (EMI, 1954, m, 3) / Wilhelm Furtwangler, Wiener Philharmoniker /
Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anton Dermota, Otto Edelmann, Walter Berry, Elisabeth Grummer, Deszo Ernster, Erna Berger
  Mozart: Don Giovani (DGG, 1958, s, 3) / Ferenc Fricsay, Radio-Symphoie-Orchester Berlin /
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Walter Kreppel, Sena Jurinac, Ernst Haefliger, Maria Stader, Karl Kohn
  Mozart: Don Giovani (Philips, 1973, s, 3) / C. Davis, Orch. of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Ingvar Wixell, Luigi Roni, Martina Arroyo, Stuart Burrows, Kiri Te Kanawa
  Mozart: Don Giovani (EMI, 1984, d, 3) Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra /
Thomas Allen, Carol Vaness, Keith Lewis, Dimitri Kavrakos, Maria Ewing, Richard Van Allen

Mozart: Don Giovani (DGG, 1985, d, 3) / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic /
Ramey, Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Battle, Winbergh, Furlanetto, Malta
 get Mozart: Don Giovani (London, 1997, d, 3) Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryn Terfel, Mario Luperi, Renee Fleming, Herbert Lippert, Ann urray, Michele Pertusi, Roberto Scaltriti

Mozart: Don Giovani (English) (Chandos, 2001, d, 3) / David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra /
Garry Magee · Cullagh · Banks · Plazas · Shore

Mozart: Entführing Aus Dem Serail (London, 1987, d, 2) / Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker /
Edita Gruberova, Kathleen Battle, Gosta Winbergh, Heinz Zednik, Martti Talvela, Will Quadflieg
  Mozart: Entführing Aus Dem Serail (Loiseau, 1990, d, 2) / Hogwood

Mozart: Entführing Aus Dem Serail (Archiv, 1991, d, 2) / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists; Olsen, Minetti, Sieden, Peper
  Mozart: Die Hochzeit Des Figaro (EMI, 1953, m, 3) / Wilhelm Furtwangler, Weiner Philharmoniker recorded live at Salzburg Festival / Paul Schoffler, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Erich Kunz, Irmgard Seefried, Hilde Guden, Sieglinde Wagner, Endre Koreh, Peter Klein, Alois Pernerstorfer
Mozart: Idomeneo (Decca, 1983, d, 3) / Pritchard, Weiner Philharmoniker;
Pavarotti, Gruberova, Baltsa, Popp, Nucci

Mozart: Idomeneo (Archiv, 1991, d, 3) / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists /
Johnson

Mozart: Idomineo (DGG, 1994, d, 3) / Levine, Metropolitain Opera Orchestra /
Domingo, Bartoli

Mozart: Idomeneo (EMI, 2001, d, 3) / Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra /
Bostridge

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 Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Decca, 1982, d, 3) / Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra /
Te Kanawa, Popp, von Stade, Ramey, T. Allen, Moll

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Philips, 1985, d, 3) / Mariner, Acad. of St. Martin-in-the-Fields;
van Dam, Hendricks

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (DGG, 1990, d, 3) / Levine, ;
Furlanetto, Upshaw, Te Kanwa, Hampson, von Otter, Troyanos

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Archiv, 1993, d, 3) / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists;
Terfel, Hagley, Gilfry, Martinpelto
  Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Telarc, 199d, d, 3) / Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra /
Alistair Miles, Nuccia Focile, Alessandro Corbelli, Carol Vaness, Susanne Mentzer

Mozart: L'oca Del cairo / Lo Sposo Deluso (Philips, 1991, d, 1) Schreier, Rundfunkchor Berlin / Davis, London Symphony Orch.

Mozart: Il Re Pastore (Teldec, 1996, d, 2) Harnoncourt / Concentus Musicus Wien;
Roberto Sacca, Ann Murray, Eva Mei, Inga Nielsen, markus Schafer
  Mozart: Der Schauspiel-Direktor (Philips, 1975, s, 1) / Sir Colon Davis, London Symph Orch / Clifford Grant, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ruth Welting, Ileana Cotrubas
Mozart: Zauberflöte (The40s, 1937, m, 2) / Toscanini, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra /
 (get) Mozart: Zauberflöte (EMI, 1964, s, 2) / Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra /
Nicolai Gedda, Gundula Janowitz, Walter Berry, Lucia Popp, Gottlob Frick, Franz Crass, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Hoffgen, Ruth-Margaret Putz, Gerhard Unger, Agnes Giebel

Mozart: Zauberflöte (Decca, 1969, s, 3) / Solti, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra /
Lorengar, Deutekom, Burrows

Mozart: Zauberflöte (Philips, 1984, d, 3) / Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden;
Price, Serra, Schreier, Moll, Melbye, Adam

Mozart: Zauberflöte (DGG, 19__, d, 3) / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra /
Jose van Dam
 get Mozart: Zaide (Philips, 1973, s, 1) / Bernhard Klee, Staatskapelle Berlin / Edith Mathis, Peter Schreier, Ingvar Wixell, Wener Hollwe, Reiner Suss, Armin Ude

Mozart: Zaide (Harmonia Mundi, 1997, d, 1) / Paul Goodwin, Academy of Ancient Music;
Lynne Dawson, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Olaf Bar, Herbert Lippert, Christopher Purves
  Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Philips, 1978-83, s, 3) / Fedoseyev, USSR TV & Radio Large Symph. Orch.; Verdernikov
  Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Sony, 1986, d, 3) / Tchakarov, Sofia Festival Orchestra /

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Erato, 1987, d, 3) / Rostropovitch, National Symphony Orchestra /
Ruggero Raimondi, Galina Vichnievskaia, Nicolai Gedda, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman (Decca, 1972, s, 2) / Bonygne, L'Orchestre de la Suisse / Romande; Sutherland, Domingo

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