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The "Operadis" discography lists more than seventy other recordings, made at live performances. They include those conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham at the Metropolitan Opera in 1944 with Leonard Warren in the title role; [4] Fritz Reiner with Warren at the Met (1948); [5] Victor de Sabata with Mariano Stabile at La Scala (1951); [6] Karajan and Gobbi at the Salzburg Festival (1957); [7] Tullio ...
The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus! – Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams) Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More – Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly) (UMe/Hip-O Select/Geffen)
Falstaff (Italian pronunciation:) is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, by William Shakespeare.
Cast Recording [110] [111] 1964 Richard Burton's Hamlet: Columbia Masterworks DOL 302 Cast Recording [112] [113] 1964 Famous Scenes From Sir John Gielgud's Production Of William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Columbia Masterworks OL 8020 Cast Recording [114] 1964 The Night of the Iguana: MGM Records PR 4 Cast Recording [115] 1965
In a study of old recordings J. B. Steane comments that some of Maurel's are of cheap music unworthy of the singer's attention and others fail to show why he was so highly regarded in his prime, but that Don Giovanni's Serenade shows "a well-preserved, virile voice and an aristocratic finish to the style" and Maurel's performance of Falstaff's ...
During a career that lasted from his first appearance at Covent Garden in January 1948 to his farewell at the same house in June 1984, Evans played over 70 roles. [5] He made his operatic début as the nightwatchman in Die Meistersinger at the Royal Opera House in 1948 and performed there as Figaro in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in 1949, a part which he sang more than 500 times during his ...
Historical classical music recordings are generally classical music recordings made prior to the stereo era of vinyl disc recording, which began around 1957. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As time passes, even later recordings, made in the early stereo era are also being released as "historical" recordings, especially if they were never released or were dropped ...
The Austrian conductor Carlos Kleiber (1930–2004) only released nine studio recordings over the course of his five-decade career. [1] He was famous for his elusiveness, often canceling concerts on short notice and appearing in only 96 orchestral concerts as well as about 620 opera performances. [2]