{"product_id":"verdi-the-great-operas","title":"VERDI: THE GREAT OPERAS (35 CDS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/DESCRIPTION_WITH_WORLD_1_2aac13c0-42d7-4034-91e1-0388bd50aad3_480x480.png?v=1590007283\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerdi: The Great Operas is a 35-CD set that brings together 16 of Verdi s operatic masterpieces, ranging from his first real success, Nabucco, to his last, Falstaff. Also included are such stalwarts of the repertoire as Aida, La traviata and Rigoletto. Born on October 10, 1813, Verdi s operas are performed in opera houses all over the world and his status as one of the greatest opera composers of all time has never been higher. Some of his music has become absorbed into popular culture from being used in TV adverts and film soundtracks, as well as being performed by the most famous singers of the day in concerts and on records. Some of the best classical artists from the past and present are featured in this luxury set including sopranos Montserrat Caballé, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Renata Scotto; tenors José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Jon Vickers; mezzo-sopranos Fiorenza Cossotto, Elena Obraztsova and Shirley Verrett, and baritones Piero Cappuccilli, Peter Glossop and Sherrill Milnes, under famous conductors including Carlo Maria Giulini, Herbert von Karajan and Riccardo Muti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/WORKS_WITH_GLOBE_1_b0685975-3020-43a3-8464-965c00d01f1d_480x480.png?v=1590010877\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerdi: Nabucco\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1977-8\u003cbr\u003eMatteo Manuguerra (Nabucco), Veriano Luchetti (Ismaele), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Zaccaria), Renata Scotto (Abigaille), Elena Obraztsova (Fenena), Robert Lloyd (Gran Sacerdote), Kenneth Collins (Abdallo), Anne Edwards (Anna)\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Ernani\u003cbr\u003elive concert recording, 1982\u003cbr\u003ePlácido Domingo (Ernani), Mirella Freni (Elvira), Renato Bruson (Carlo), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Silva), Gianfranco Manganotti (Riccardo), Alfredo Giacomotti (Iago), Jolanda Michieli (Giovanna)\u003cbr\u003eTeatro alla Scala\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Giovanna d'Arco\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1972\u003cbr\u003eMontserrat Caballé (Giovanna), Plácido Domingo (Carlo VII), Sherrill Milnes (Giacono), Keith Erwen (Delil), Robert Lloyd (Talbot)\u003cbr\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus\u003cbr\u003eJames Levine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Attila\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1989\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Ramey (Attila), Giorgio Zancanaro (Ezio), Cheryl Studer (Odabella), Neil Shicoff (Foresto), Ernesto Gavazzi (Uldino), Giorgio Surjan (Leone)\u003cbr\u003eTeatro alla Scala\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Macbeth\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1976\u003cbr\u003eSherrill Milnes (Macbeth), Fiorenza Cossotto (Lady Macbeth), Ruggero Raimondi (Banco), José Carreras (Macduff), Giuliano Bernardi (Malcolm), Maria Borgato (Dama), Carlo Del Bosco (Medico)\u003cbr\u003eNew Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Rigoletto\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1955\u003cbr\u003eTito Gobbi (Rigoletto), Maria Callas (Gilda), Giuseppe di Stefano (Il Duca di Mantova), Nicola Zaccaria (Sparafucile), Adriana Lazzarini (Maddalena), Giuse Gerbino (Giovanna), Plinio Clabassi (Monterone), William Dickie (Marullo), Renato Ercolani (Borsa), Carlo Forti (Il Conte di Ceprano), Elvira Galassi (La Contessa di Ceprano), Luisa Mandelli (Un paggio)\u003cbr\u003eTeatro alla Scala\u003cbr\u003eTullio Serafin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Il Trovatore\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 2001\u003cbr\u003eRoberto Alagna (Manrico), Larissa Diadkova (Azucena), Angela Gheorghiu (Leonora), Thomas Hampson (Il Conte di Luna), Ildebrando d' Arcangelo (Ferrando), Federica Proietti (Ines), Enrico Facini (Ruiz), Riccardo Simonetti (Un vecchio zingaro), Andrew Busher (Un messo)\u003cbr\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra, London Voices\u003cbr\u003eAntonio Pappano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: I Vespri Siciliani\u003cbr\u003erecorded live from concert performances, 1989-90\u003cbr\u003eGiorgio Zancanaro (Guido di Montforte), Enzo Capuano (Il Sire di Bethume), Francesco Musinu (Il Conte Vaudemont), Chris Merritt (Arrigo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Giovanni da Procida), Cheryl Studer (La Duchessa Elena), Gloria Banditelli (Ninetta), Ernesto Gavazzi (Danieli), Paolo Barbacini (Tebaldo), Marco Chingari (Roberto), Ferrero Poggi (Manfredo)\u003cbr\u003eTeatro alla Scala\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Simon Boccanegra\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1957\u003cbr\u003eTito Gobbi (Simon Boccanegra), Boris Christoff (Jacopo Fiesco), Victoria de los Ángeles (Amelia\/Maria), Giuseppe Campora (Gabriele Adorno), Walter Monachesi (Paolo Albiani), Paolo Dari (Pietro), Silvia Bertona (Un'ancella), Paolo Caroli (Un capitano dei balestrieri)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma\u003cbr\u003eGabriele Santini\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Un ballo in maschera\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1975\u003cbr\u003ePlácido Domingo (Riccardo), Piero Cappuccilli (Renato), Martina Arroyo (Amelia), Fiorenza Cossotto (Ulrica), Reri Grist (Oscar), Giorgio Giorgetti (Silvano), Gwynne Howell (Samuele), Richard Van Allan (Tom), Kenneth Collins (Un Giudice)\u003cbr\u003eNew Philharmonia Orchestra, Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Haberdashers' Aske's School Girls Choir\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerdi: La forza del destino\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1986\u003cbr\u003eGiorgio Zancanaro (Don Carlo), Plácido Domingo (Don Alvaro), Mirella Freni (Leonora di Vargas), Giorgio Surjan (Il Marchese di Calatrava), Dolora Zajick (Preziosilla), Sesto Bruscantini (Fra Melitone), Francesca Garbi (Curra), Paul Plishka (Padre Guardiano), Ernesto Gavazzi (Mastro Trabuco), Frank Hadrian (Un Chirurgo), Silvestro Sammaritano (Un Alcalde)\u003cbr\u003eTeatro alla Scala\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Don Carlo\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1970\u003cbr\u003ePlácido Domingo (Don Carlo), Ruggero Raimondi (Filippo II), Sherrill Milnes (Rodrigo), Giovanni Foiani (Il Grande Inquisitore), Simon Estes (Un Frate), Montserrat Caballé (Elisabetta di Valois), Shirley Verrett (La principessa Eboli), Delia Wallis (Tebaldo), Ryland Davies (Il Conte di Lerma), John Noble (Un Araldo Reale), María-Rosa del Campo (Una voce dal cielo)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra of Covent Garden, Ambrosian Singers\u003cbr\u003eCarlo Maria Giulini\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Aida\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1965\/6\u003cbr\u003eBirgit Nilsson (Aida), Franco Corelli (Radamès), Grace Bumbry (Amneris), Mario Sereni (Amonasro), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Ramphis), Ferruccio Mazzoli (Il Re di Egitto), Mirella Fiorentini (Una Sacerdotessa), Piero De Palma (Un Messaggero)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma\u003cbr\u003eZubin Mehta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Otello\u003cbr\u003estudio recording, 1973\u003cbr\u003eJon Vickers (Otello), Mirella Freni (Desdemona), Peter Glossop (Iago), Aldo Bottion (Cassio), Michel Sénéchal (Rodrigo), José van Dam (Lodovico), Mario Macchi (Montano), Stefania Malagù (Emilia), Mario Macchi (Un Araldo)\u003cbr\u003eBerliner Philharmoniker, Deutsche Oper\u003cbr\u003eHerbert von 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