The Complete EMI Recordings 1946–1984, Volume 2: Opera & Vocal

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Opera Arias (1947)
2▶CD: Choruses / Rosenkavalier And Salome Excerpts.
3▶CD: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
4▶CD: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
5▶CD: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
6▶CD: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
7▶CD: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
8▶CD: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
9▶CD: Aida, Act 1 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
10▼CD: Aida, Act 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
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1Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Prima. Introduzione-Scena e coro di donne: "Chi mai fra gl'inni e i plausi" (Schiave, Amneris)
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. Introduzione, scena e coro di donne: “Chi mai fra gl’inni e i plausi” (Schiave, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:05
2Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Prima. Danza degli Schiavi Mori (Orchestra)
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. Danza degli schiavi mori (orchestra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:27
3Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Prima. "Vieni, sul crin ti piovano" (Schiave, Amneris)
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. “Vieni, sul crin ti piovano” (Schiave, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:39
4Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Prima. Scena e duetto: "Fu la sorte dell'armi a'tuoi funesta" (Amneris, Aida)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. Scena e duetto: “Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza” – “Fu la sorte dell’armi a'tuoi funesta” – “Ebben, qual nuovo fremito t'assal, gentile Aida?” (Amneris, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:45
5Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Prima. Scena e duetto: "Pietà ti prenda del mio dolor" (Amneris, Aida)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. Scena e duetto: “Pietà ti prenda del mio dolor” (Amneris, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:03
6Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Prima. Scena e duetto: "Su! del Nilo al sacro lido" / "Numi pietà" (Amneris, Aida, Coro)
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. Scena e duetto: “Su! del Nilo al sacro lido” / “Numi pietà” (Amneris, Aida, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
7Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. Gran Finale II: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:25
8Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. Marcia trionfale (Orchestra)
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:43
9Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. Ballabile (Orchestra)
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Ballabile (orchestra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:14
10Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. "Vieni, o guerriero vindice" (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Vieni, o guerriero vindice” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
11Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. "Salvator della patria" (Is Re, Radamès, Ramfis, Sacerdoti)
producer:
Michel Glotz
bass vocals [Il Re]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone) (in 1979-05)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-05)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Salvator della patria” – “Concedi in pria” (Il Re, Radamès, Ramfis, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:10
12Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. "Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre" / "Anch'io pugnai" / "Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente" (Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Il Re, Schiave, Prigionieri, Ramfis, Sacerdoti, Popolo)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals [Amonasro]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
bass vocals [Il Re]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone) (in 1979-05)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-05)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre” / “Anch’io pugnai” / “Quest'assisa ch'io vesto” / “Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente” (Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Il Re, Schiave, Prigionieri, Ramfis, Sacerdoti, Popolo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:53
13Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. "Il dolor che in quel volto favella" (Tutti)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals [Amonasro]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
bass vocals [Il Re]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone) (in 1979-05)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-05)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Il dolor che in quel volto favella” (Tutti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:30
14Aida: Atto Secondo, Scena Seconda. "O Re, pei sacri Numi" / "Gloria all'Egitto" (Tutti)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals [Amonasro]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
bass vocals [Il Re]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone) (in 1979-05)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-05)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1979-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (in 1979-05)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-05)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “O Re, pei sacri Numi” / “Gloria all’Egitto” (Tutti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:37
11▶CD: Aida, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
12▶CD: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
13▶CD: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
14▶CD: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Wiener Philharmoniker)
15▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major
16▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major, Mozart, Strauss
17▶CD: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
18▶CD: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
19▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
20▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
21▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
22▶CD: Arias and Orchestral Music – 1954
23▶CD: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
24▶CD: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
25▶CD: Ariadne auf Naxos: Prologue and Opera: Beginning (Philharmonia Orchestra)
26▶CD: Ariadne auf Naxos: Opera: Conclusion (Philharmonia Orchestra)
27▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
28▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
29▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
30▶CD: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
31▶CD: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
32▶CD: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
33▶CD: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
34▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major
35▶CD: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
36▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
37▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
38▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
39▶CD: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
40▶CD: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
41▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
42▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
43▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
44▶CD: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
45▶CD: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
46▶CD: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
47▶CD: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
48▶CD: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 1 and 2 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
49▶CD: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 2 and 3 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
50▶CD: Lohengrin, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
51▶CD: Lohengrin, Act 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
52▶CD: Lohengrin, Acts 2 and 3 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
53▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
54▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
55▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
56▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
57▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
58▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
59▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
60▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
61▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Act 1 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
62▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 1 and 2 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
63▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 2 and 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
64▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Act 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
65▶CD: Die Walküre, Act 3 (Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 1951)
66▶CD: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin)
67▶CD: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin)
68▶CD: Madama Butterfly, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
69▶CD: Madama Butterfly, Act 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
70▶CD: Il Trovatore, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
71▶CD: Il Trovatore, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)

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includes:Ariadne auf Naxos (1954 studio cast) by Richard Strauss (German composer); Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Seefried (soprano), Streich (soprano), Schock (tenor), Prey (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Così fan tutte (1954 studio cast) by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone), Lisa Otto (soprano), Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) and Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Die Fledermaus (1955 studio cast) by Johann Strauss II (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son); Herbert von Karajan (conductor), Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Gedda (tenor), Streich (soprano), Krebs (tenor), Kunz (baritone), Christ (Austrian tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) & Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
Die Zauberflöte (1950 studio cast) by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Dermota (tenor), Seefried (soprano), Kunz (baritone), Lipp (soprano), Weber (operatic bass), London (bass-baritone), Singverein Der Musikfreunde Wien, Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Falstaff (1956 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Tito Gobbi (baritone), Luigi Alva (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Tomaso Spataro (tenor), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano), Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) and Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Hänsel und Gretel (1953 studio cast) by Humperdinck (German composer); Herbert von Karajan (conductor), Grümmer (soprano), Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Schürhoff (german operatic soprano), Metternich (baritone), von Ilosvay (contralto), Felbermayer (soprano), Choirs of Loughton High School & Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
Otello (1973-74 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Jon Vickers (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Peter Glossop (baritone), Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin), Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)