Alberto Ginastera - The Vocal Album

Alberto GINASTERA (1916 -1983)

The Vocal Album

Cinco Canciones Populares Argentinas Op.10 (1943, orch. Shimon Cohen)

Excerpts from Don Rodrigo Op.31 (1963/4)

Milena Op.37 (1971)

Ana María Martínez (soprano, op. 10)

Virginia Tola (soprano, opp. 31/37)

Plácido Domingo (tenor, op. 31)

Rafael Sardina (speaker, op. 31)

Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra

Gisèle Ben-Dor

Puccini - Le Villi

Giaccomo PUCCINI (1858-1924)

Le Villi (1884)

Leo Nucci (Baritone), 

Placido Domingo (Tenor), 

Tito Gobbi (Baritone), 

Renata Scotto (Soprano) 

Lorin Maazel 

Ambrosian Opera Chorus,  

National Philharmonic Orchestra 

Pietro Mascagni - Iris (Opera in 3 Acts)

Pietro MASCAGNI (1863-1945)

Iris

Opera in three acts by Pietro Mascagni to an original Italian libretto by Luigi Illica. It premiered on 22 November 1898 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome

Giuseppe Patanè Conductor

Bavarian Radio Chorus

Munich Radio Orchestra

Ilona Tokody (sop) Iris

Plácido Domingo (ten) Osaka

Juan Pons (bar) Kyoto

Bonaldo Giaiotti (bass) Blind Man

Gabriella Ferroni (sop) Dhia

Conchita Antuñano (sop) Geisha

Sergio Tedesco (ten) Ragpicker

Heinrich Weber (ten) Ragpicker; Pedlar

Riccardo Zandonai - Francesca da Rimini

Riccardo ZANDONAI (1883-1944)

Francesca da Rimini