100 Best Opera Classics [Box set, Import]

Thomas Allen (Performer), Gabriel Bacquier (Performer), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Performer), Walter Berry (Performer), Tito Gobbi (Performer), Justino Diaz (Performer), Ernest Blanc (Performer), Gérard Souzay (Performer), Eberhard Wächter (Performer), Andreas Schmidt (Performer), Renato Bruson (Performer), Lucio Gallo (Performer), Jean-Philippe LaFont (Performer), Gino Quilico (Performer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Performer: Thomas Allen, Gabriel Bacquier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Walter Berry, Tito Gobbi, et al.
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Vincenzo Bellini, Giacomo Puccini, et al.
• Audio CD (May 14, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B0007QOERC
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,769 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #66 in Music > Imports > Opera & Vocal

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Value, August 22, 2005

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Captain C. (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Best Opera Classics (Audio CD)

I am so impressed by this collection that I must share my joy at getting so many beautiful arias, duets, et al in one collection. It captures many of the great operatic voices in stellar performances spanning the last 50 years. If you are enchanted by beautiful operatic highlights, removed from their operatic storylines, this set is for you. Hours of gorgeous music for practically pennies!

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value for the money, April 22, 2006

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Marsha Epstein "Eppie" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Best Opera Classics (Audio CD)

This is simply the best collection of opera arias that I have seen. It's not 100% in that there are a few well-known arias that are not here, but what is here is simply a treasure. The organization is a bit strange, but there's some logic. For example, Disk 6 is mostly from French operas. A seemingly endless amount of glorious music. Just fabulous. You won't be disappointed.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superlative collection, October 10, 2006

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N. Freidin "Melomane" (Huntington, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 Best Opera Classics (Audio CD)

A collection of 100 individual arias and ensembles from the EMI catalogue of complete works recorded between 1955 and 2003. It includes selections from operas by Italian, Austrian, German, Russian and French composers. The French composers are especially well represented unlike most such anthologies. And there are several more obscure contributions, such as an aria from Catalani's La Wally. A well-judged balance of musical periods and styles, and the very best singers of the last half of the last century. And remarkably, the whole collection of 6 CDS, over 7 hours of music, is being sold for the cost of only 1 CD !