Luciano Pavarotti - The Complete Opera Recordings

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Annotation

Collection of 101 discs (95 CDs, 6 Blu-Ray Audio) of Pavarotti's complete opera recordings for Decca Classics.

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-18 00:46 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda (I)
2CD: Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda (II)
3CD: Donizetti: La fille du régiment (I)
4CD: Donizetti: La fille du régiment (II)
5CD: Verdi: Messa da Requiem
6CD: Mascagni: L'amico Fritz (I)
7CD: Mascagni: L'amico Fritz (II)
8CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (I)
9CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (II)
10CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (III)
11CD: Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (I)
12CD: Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (II)
13CD: Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (I)
14CD: Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (II)
15CD: Verdi: Macbeth (I)
16CD: Verdi: Macbeth (II)
17CD: Rossini: Stabat Mater
18CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (I)
19CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (II)
20CD: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (I)
21CD: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (II)
22CD: Puccini: Turandot (I)
23CD: Puccini: Turandot (II)
24CD: Puccini: La bohème (I)
25CD: Puccini: La bohème (II)
26CD: Bellini: I puritani (I)
27CD: Bellini: I puritani (II)
28CD: Bellini: I puritani (III)
29CD: Puccini: Madama Butterfly (I)
30CD: Puccini: Madama Butterfly (II)
31CD: Donizetti: La favorita (I)
32CD: Donizetti: La favorita (II)
33CD: Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (I)
34CD: Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (II)
35CD: Verdi: Luisa Miller (I)
36CD: Verdi: Luisa Miller (II)
37CD: Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
38CD: Leoncavalla: Pagliacci
39CD: Verdi: Il trovatore (I)
40CD: Verdi: Il trovatore (II)
41CD: Puccini: Tosca (I)
42CD: Puccini: Tosca (II)
43CD: Rossini: Petite messe solennelle
44CD: Rossini: Petite messe solennelle (cont.) / Donizetti: Requiem
45CD: Rossini: Guglielmo Tell (I)
46CD: Rossini: Guglielmo Tell (II)
47CD: Rossini: Guglielmo Tell (III)
48CD: Rossini: Guglielmo Tell (IV)
49CD: Verdi: La traviata (I)
50CD: Verdi: La traviata (II)
51CD: Bellini: La sonnambula (I)
52CD: Bellini: La sonnambula (II)
53CD: Ponchielli: La Gioconda (I)
54CD: Ponchielli: La Gioconda (II)
55CD: Ponchielli: La Gioconda (III)
56CD: Boito: Mefistofele (I)
57CD: Boito: Mefistofele (II)
58CD: Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (I)
59CD: Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (II)
60CD: Giordano: Andrea Chénier (I)
61CD: Giordano: Andrea Chénier (II)
62CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (I)
63CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (II)
64CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (III)
65CD: Bellini: Norma (I)
66CD: Bellini: Norma (II)
67CD: Bellini: Norma (III)
68CD: Verdi: Aida (I)
69CD: Verdi: Aida (II)
70CD: Verdi: Aida (III)
71CD: Verdi: Ernani (I)
72CD: Verdi: Ernani (II)
73CD: Berlioz: Requiem
74CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (I)
75CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (II)
76CD: Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (I)
77CD: Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (II)
78CD: Verdi: Il trovatore (I)
79CD: Verdi: Il trovatore (II)
80CD: Verdi: Otello (I)
81CD: Verdi: Otello (II)
82CD: Verdi: La traviata (I)
83CD: Verdi: La traviata (II)
84CD: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
85CD: Puccini: Manon Lescaut (I)
86CD: Puccini: Manon Lescaut (II)
87CD: Verdi: Don Carlo (I)
88CD: Verdi: Don Carlo (II)
89CD: Verdi: Don Carlo (III)
90CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (I)
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1Rigoletto: Preludio
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi2:25
2Rigoletto: Atto I. “Della mia bella incognita Borghese” (Duca, Borsa)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi1:43
3Rigoletto: Atto I. “Questa o quella” (Duca)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
4Rigoletto: Atto I. “Partite? ... Crudele!” (Duca, Contessa di Ceprano) / “In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?” (Rigoletto, Borsa, Coro)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [La Contessa di Ceprano]:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi2:17
5Rigoletto: Atto I. “Gran nuova! Gran nuova!” (Marullo, Coro)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Dwayne Croft (American operatic baritone) (in 1993-06)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi0:39
6Rigoletto: Atto I. “Ah, più di Ceprano” (Duca, Rigoletto, Ceprano, Borsa, Marullo, Coro)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Ceprano]:
Yanni Yannissis (baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Dwayne Croft (American operatic baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi1:55
7Rigoletto: Atto I. “Ch'io gli parli” (Monterone, Duca, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Ceprano]:
Yanni Yannissis (baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Dwayne Croft (American operatic baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
bass vocals [Il Conte di Monterone]:
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (operatic bass) (in 1993-06)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi4:29
8Rigoletto: Atto I. “Quel vecchio maledivami!” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Roberto Scandiuzzi (italian operatic bass) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi4:21
9Rigoletto: Atto I. “Pari siamo!... io la lingua” (Rigoletto)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
10Rigoletto: Atto I. “Figlia! / Mio padre!” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi5:15
11Rigoletto: Atto I. “Già da tre lune son qui venuta - Olà? / Signor?” (Gilda, Rigoletto, Giovanna)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Jane Shaulis (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi1:08
12Rigoletto: Atto I. “Ah, veglia, o donna, questo fiore” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duca)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Jane Shaulis (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi5:14
13Rigoletto: Atto I. “Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi” (Gilda, Giovanna, Duca)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Jane Shaulis (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi2:44
14Rigoletto: Atto I. “E il sol dell'anima” (Duca, Gilda)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi2:55
15Rigoletto: Atto I. “Che m'ami, deh! ripetimi - Addio... speranza ed anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Ceprano]:
Yanni Yannissis (baritone) (in 1993-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Jane Shaulis (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Il Duca di Mantova]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi1:58
16Rigoletto: Atto I. “Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome... - e là... / Miratela” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Coro, Marullo)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Ceprano]:
Yanni Yannissis (baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Dwayne Croft (American operatic baritone) (in 1993-06)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi6:24
17Rigoletto: Atto I. “Riedo!... perché? / Silencio...all'opra” (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Ceprano]:
Yanni Yannissis (baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Dwayne Croft (American operatic baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi2:06
18Rigoletto: Atto I. “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Gilda, Rigoletto, Coro)
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Ceprano]:
Yanni Yannissis (baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Dwayne Croft (American operatic baritone) (in 1993-06)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Владимир Чернов (Vladimir Chernov, baritone) (in 1993-06)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993-06)
tenor vocals [Matteo Borsa]:
Paul Groves (tenor) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-06)
chorus master:
Raymond Hughes (conductor) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1993-06)
Giuseppe Verdi2:47
91CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (II)
92CD: Verdi: I Lombardi (I)
93CD: Verdi: I Lombardi (II)
94Blu-ray: Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
95Blu-ray: Verdi: Rigoletto
96Blu-ray: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
97Blu-ray: Puccini: Turandot
98Blu-ray: Puccini: La bohème
99Blu-ray: Puccini: Madama Butterfly
100CD: Puccini: La bohème (I)
101CD: Puccini: La bohème (II)

Credits

Release group

includes:La sonnambula (1980 studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Joan Sutherland (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass), National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera), Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
Un ballo in maschera (1982–83 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Margaret Price (soprano), Renato Bruson (baritone), National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera), Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
standalone website:https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/cat/4832417 [info]