CBS Masterworks
Boxed Sets: Opera & Choral
Handel, Georg Frideric: RinaldoPremiere recording of Handel's Rinaldo made in 1977 . Soloists include Ileana Cotrubas, Paul Esswood and Carolyn Watkinson, with La Grande Ecurie & l Chambre du Roy conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire. Near Mint condition set on CBS Masterworks. Sung in Italian.
Boxed Sets: Opera & Choral
Monteverdi, Claudio: Il Ritorno d'Ulysse in PatriaMonteverdi's opera Il Ritorno d'Ulysse in Patria, top soloists, LPO conducted by Raymond Leppard. 1979 recording on CBS Masterworks UK pressing. Realisation of the production for Glyndebourne Festival 1979.
Boxed Sets: Opera & Choral
Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Hippolyte et AricieHippolyte et Aricie, opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Soloists, English Bach Festival Chorus and La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roi, conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire. CBS Masterworks 79314 recorded and issued in 1978.
Boxed Sets: Opera & Choral
Rossini, Giaocchino: La Donna del LagoThe world premiere recording of Rossini's opera La Donna del Lago (The Lady of the Lake) featuring Katia Ricciarelli, conductor Maurizio Pollini, made in Rome at the 1983 Rossini Opera Festival. Based on the Walter Scott novel, and one of Rossini's best serious operas.
Boxed Sets: Opera & Choral
Strauss, RIchard: GuntramGuntram by Richard Strauss: A relatively little known opera by Strauss recorded by Hungaroton in Budapest. Two discs boxed set with libretto booklet, all in as new (NM) condition - discs appear unplayed. Acquired by us in 2007 as part of a large collection but never played since.
