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Hall Of Fame - Beniamino Gigli (5 CD Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC CUE LOG | 1137 MB | NO COVER
Classical | 5 CD | Label: TIM Company | Release Date: 2002 | RAR 1% Recovery | RS.com

"He is destinated to take my place one day" - Caruso

Beniamino Gigli - My First Recording 1918 - 1919
Classical | CD | FLAC CUE LOG| NO BOOKS NO COVERS | 315 MB
Fono Enterprise FONO 1028 | Release Date: 2007

"He is destinated to take my place one day" - Caruso

The Pavarotti and Friends Collection celebrates the internationally renowned charity concert series that brought together the world's greatest pop performers with the greatest international classical star, Luciano Pavarotti.

This studio album from soprano Angela Gheorghiu sometimes has almost the flavor of experiment as she tries to find new roles in the verismo repertory to replace the Puccini heroines with which she made her reputation. The results are a mixed bag, but for those specifically interested in verismo the album is probably a must-have: It's rare to hear a singer of Gheorghiu's caliber in novel works: a piece like Stefano Donaudy's O del mio amato ben, one of the 36 Arie di Stile Antico, both showcases the alluring cream of Gheorghiu's voice and enlarges the concert repertory.

From 1992 Pavarotti annually hosted the "Pavarotti and Friends" charity concerts in his home town of Modena in Italy, joining with singers from all parts of the music industry, including Bryan Adams, Céline Dion, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Sting, Bono, Queen, Deep Purple, Sheryl Crow, the Spice Girls, and Jon Bon Jovi, to raise money for several UN causes.

This 5 CD set covers the best of Björling’s EMI solo recordings and includes highlights from three complete operas…

A true Callas cornucopia, this 70-CD set gathers together everything Maria Callas ever recorded in the studio. That's 26 complete operas (four of which are studio repeats), plus the complete studio recitals made during the legendary soprano's recording career, which lasted from 1949-69. The bonus CD-ROM contains libretti and translations in English, French and German, plus a Callas photo library, while remastered treats include Callas's first recital recording, originally made for the Fonit-Cetra label and featuring arias by Wagner and Bellini. –Barnes & Noble

Hatte die Sammlung für 4,99 bei Zweitausendeins gesehen und aus Interesse mitgenommen. Nachdem ich schon mal eine tschechische Don Giovanni -Aufführung mit grausamer Bildqualität erworben hatte, war ich auf das Schlimmste vorbereitet. Wurde aber mehr als positiv überrascht, die Bildqualität ist einwandfrei, der Sound ist gut und auch die Qualität der Aufführungen an sich stimmt. Wirklich empfehlenswert! Und was für mich auch wichtig ist, es sind keine modernen Inzenierungen mit weißem Laken oder leerer Bühne mit Drehrad etc., sondern noch Aufführungen in klassischer Umgebung. Insbesondere die TOSCA-Inzenierung mit Francesca Patané ist eigentlich schon mehr wert, als die gnaze Packung kostet.