All the best of classical music included in this collection is based on the survey of more than 70,000 musicians that are directly related to the classics!
The greatest successes of the peak of his career and best of his recordings made between 1927 and 1930 in which features two historic ensemble recordings. In an
astonishing line-up Gigli is joined by Galli-Curci, Pinza, De Luca and Louise Homer.
Between 1960 and 1981, the music label Deutsche Grammophon recorded the eight greatest operas composed by Verdi at La Scala in Milan, the home of Italian operas. World’s leading singers and conductors were involved in the recording. The result provides you with the best possible way to get familiar with Verdi’s operas...
Sonya Yoncheva is one of today’s fastest rising young opera stars. The young Bulgarian soprano first gained international prominence when she took first prize in the 2010 edition of Plácido Domingo’s prestigious Operalia competition at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. She has collaborated with many artists from the world of opera, and also cross genres: with names from the rock and pop world such as Sting and Elvis Costello, as well as with outstanding classical musicians like Plácido Domingo and Jonas Kaufmann. ‘Paris, mon amour’ was recorded in one of Europe's most prestigious concert halls - the Palau de la Música in Valencia, under the baton of renowned conductor Frédéric Chaslin. This debut album concentrates on a particularly appealing period, the ‘Belle Époque’ 1871 to 1914. of cultural life. The ‘Belle Époque’ eminently suits Sonya, who communicates both elegance and panache onstage, both in her distinctive, multicolored voice and her irresistible personality. Forthcoming residency at the Royal Opera House London in "Verdi 'La Traviata' - Violetta". 'OPERA' magazines "Record Of The Month" for May. The Guardian quotes "Sonya Yoncheva is surely a star in the making".
Melody Moore pays tribute to the legendary soprano Renata Tebaldi, presenting a selection of arias and scenes by Rossini, Verdi, Boito, Catalani, Puccini, Mascagni, Giordano, Cilea and Alessandro Scarlatti, documenting the most important stages in the career of “la voce d’angelo”. Moore performs these pieces together with the Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra under the baton of Lawrence Foster.