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Compact Discs
Hérodiade (Massenet) - Our Companyâs first official commercial recording from live performances of Massenetâs opera during our 1994 Fall Season. The highly acclaimed cast includes Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Dolora Zajick, and Juan Pons; with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus; conducted by Valery Gergiev. $33.98 #0801
Hérodiade (Massenet) - Highlights of the above recording. $16.98 #0802
Orphéeet Eurydice (Gluck) - San Francisco Operaâs first studio recording and Music Director Donald Runniclesâs first with his own company. Nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for best opera recording, the stellar cast includes Jennifer Larmore, Dawn Upshaw and Alison Hagley and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus; conducted by Donald Runnicles. $33.98 #0803 Videos
LâAfricaine (Meyerbeer) - Shirley Verrett, Plácido Domingo, Justino Díaz, Ruth Ann Swenson, Michael Devlin; con. Maurizio Arena, San Francisco Opera and chorus. Spectacular theater, glorious music, and a story of passion and adventure come together in this French grand opera. $34.95
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La Bohème (Puccini) - Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Gino Quilico, Sandra Pacetti, Nicolai Ghaurov; conducted by Tiziano Severini, San Francisco Opera. Pucciniâs bittersweet tale of high-sprited bohemians and doomed love has captivated generations. $34.95 #0805
Capriccio (Strauss) - Kiri Te Kanawa, Håkan Hagegård, Tatiana Troyanos; San Francisco Opera Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles. Part of San Francisco Operaâs 1993 äA Celebration of Straussä. $34.95 #0806
Mefistofele (Boito) - Samuel Ramey, Dennis OâNeill, Gabriela Benacková; San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Maurizio Arena. Hailed as a triumph, this innovative 1989 production magnificently realizes Boitoâs Mefistofele. $34.95 #0807
Orlando Furioso (Vivaldi) - Marilyn Horne, Susan Patterson, Kathleen Kuhlmann, William Matteuzzi, Jeffrey Gall; San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Randall Behr. This witty staging elegantly captures the Baroque style with Marilyn Horne dazzling in the title role. $34.95 #0808 Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) - Plácido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Wolfgang Brendel; San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Julius Rudel. A superb presentation with the incomparable Domingo and Verrett in the title roles. $34.95
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Turandot (Puccini) - Eva Marton, Michael Sylvester, Kevin Langan, Lucia Mazzaria; conducted by Donald Runnicles. Pucciniâs final masterpiece is one of the best-loved works in the operatic repertoire, but it is the sets and costumes, designed by David Hockney and his collaborator Ian Falconer, which make this Turandot a visual feast. $34.95 #0810 |
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