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Nello Santi, Chorus and Orchestra of the Openhaus Zurich - Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2007)

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Nello Santi, Chorus and Orchestra of the Openhaus Zurich - Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2007)

Nello Santi, Chorus and Orchestra of the Openhaus Zürich - Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2007)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 130 min | 7,51 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: DECCA | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, Chinese | Recorded: 2006

Decca presents Florez once more in one of his great stage roles with this performance of Donizetti's irresistible comedy filmed at the Zurich Opera House. The title role of the irascible Don Pasquale is sung by the great Italian bass, Ruggero Raimondi (who famously played Mozart's Don Giovanni in Joseph Losey's classic 1978 film). A largely traditional but creative, fun production of a classic. Extras include trailers from the DVD release of two operas that also feature Florez, "Il barbiere di Siviglia" and from "La Fille du Regiment" featuring the song "Oh Mes Amis".

Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)

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Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)

Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Patrizia Ciofi, Juan Diego Flórez - Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2006)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Francais (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 121+38 min | 7,78+2,76 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: DECCA | Sub: English, Deutsch, Espanol, Chinese | Recorded: 2005

Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment aims to please and it succeeds, with its catchy tunes, wildly difficult showpieces for the principles, and a simple, if also simplistic, narrative line. This 2005 live performance at Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice features virtuoso singing by tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Tonio and soprano Patrizia Ciofi, as Marie, the "daughter" of the soldiers who have adopted her. Tonio's big Act I scene and aria, "Ah! mes amis," was a famous showpiece for Pavarotti and Flórez is in that league, nailing the aria's nine high Cs with an ease mere mortals reserve just for breathing.

Alessandro De Marchi, Orchestra La Scintilla, Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Florez - Vincenzo Bellini: La Sonnambula (2008)

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Alessandro De Marchi, Orchestra La Scintilla, Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Florez - Vincenzo Bellini: La Sonnambula (2008)

Alessandro De Marchi, Orchestra La Scintilla, Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez - Vincenzo Vincenzo Bellini: La Sonnambula (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 599 Mb | Total time: 134:11 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 478 1087 | Recorded: 2007-2008

This recording of La Sonnambula is notable on a number of fronts. It's the first recording of the opera based on a 2004 critical edition of the score that confirms the leading role was indeed written for a mezzo-soprano, although it has been performed by sopranos for much of its history. (Among the first Aminas were the celebrated mezzos Giuditta Pasta and Maria Malibran.) It's also the first recording using period instruments, in this case Orchestra La Scintilla, based at the Basel Opera and conducted by Alessandro de Marchi in an idiomatic and lively reading. And, as the promotional materials trumpet, it's the first recorded collaboration between superstars Cecilia Bartoli and Juan Diego Flórez. Although less hoopla is made of him, the recording also features a superbly lyrical performance by baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo.

Michele Mariotti, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani (2010)

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Michele Mariotti, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani (2010)

Michele Mariotti, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Nino Machaidze, Juan Diego Flórez - Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani (2010)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 174 min | 6,20+6,04 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: DECCA | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, Italiano | Recorded: 2009

In this high-definition film of Bellini's historical bel canto drama, "I Puritani", tenor superstar Juan Diego Flórez is partnered by new young Georgian soprano Nino Machaidze, in her first appearance on a Decca DVD. Joining them in a striking new staging by Pier'Alli at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna is celebrated bass baritone, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (DG).
The context is England's Civil War between the Roundheads (the Parliamentarians, or Puritans of the title) and the Cavaliers (Royalists). A love triangle between Arturo (a Puritan), Riccardo (a Royalist) and the beautiful Elvira results in a drama of escapes, disguises and captures, during which Elvira loses her reason, before a final pardon restores her senses and unites her with her beloved Arturo.

Juan Diego Flórez, Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Una Furtiva Lagrima (2003)

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Juan Diego Flórez, Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Una Furtiva Lagrima (2003)

Juan Diego Flórez, Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Una Furtiva Lagrima: Donizetti & Bellini Arias (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 289 Mb | Total time: 63:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 473 440-2 | Recorded: 2002

This is the second solo outing for Peruvian-born bel canto tenor Juan Diego Flórez, who, at the age of 30, is garnering high acclaim for his clear, loud voice and secure confidence, on-stage charisma, and outstanding sense of vocal expressiveness. Una furtima lagrima, indeed, is an earnest, earthy, easily accessible disc of arias, choral ensembles, and scenes drawn from works of Bellini and Donizetti. On this beautifully recorded Decca disc Flórez is helped out by the Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, conductor Riccardo Frizza, and vocal artists covering other roles in these operatic "bleeding chunks" including Nikola Mijailovic, Nicola Uliveri, and Ermonela Jaho.

Patrick Summers, Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu - Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)

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Patrick Summers, Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu - Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)

Patrick Summers, Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez - Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 166 min | 6,14+5,05 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Decca | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, Catalan, Chinese | Recorded: 2008

Fizzing with operatic brio, Rossini's ever-popular setting of Cinderella tells the much-loved tale through spectacular arias and irresistible ensembles. Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez in his signature role as the Prince, and American star Joyce DiDonato in the title role, lead an outstanding international cast in Joan Font's witty and dazzlingly colourful production - filmed 'live' at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu.

Evelino Pido, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez - Bellini: La Sonnambula (2010)

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Evelino Pido, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez - Bellini: La Sonnambula (2010)

Evelino Pidó, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Flórez - Bellini: La Sonnambula (2010)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 138 min | 7,31 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Decca | Sub: English, Francais. Deutsch, Espanol, Chinese | Recorded: 2009

In his latest Decca DVD release, bel canto star Juan Diego Flórez undertakes the role of Elvino in Bellini’s romantic drama, playing opposite the mercurial French soprano, Natalie Dessay, in the Met’s striking, modern-dress production from March 2009. Bellini’s romantic opera La Sonnambula (1831), hinges on the love and misunderstanding between Elvino and Amina (the ‘sleepwalker’ of the title). Discovered in the bedroom of Rodolfo, Amina is assumed to have been unfaithful, and Elvino cancels their wedding. But in the dramatic final scene, he witnesses Amina sleepwalking, understands her innocence, and all ends happily. Mary Zimmerman’s production plays with the dual realities of a rehearsal of the opera and a performance of the opera itself.

Josep Pons, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Vivica Genaux, Juan Diego Florez - Gaetano Donizetti: Alahor in Granata (1999)

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Josep Pons, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Vivica Genaux, Juan Diego Florez - Gaetano Donizetti: Alahor in Granata (1999)

Josep Pons, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Vivica Genaux, Juan Diego Flórez - Gaetano Donizetti: Alahor in Granata (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 732 Mb | Total time: 68:38+66:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Almaviva | # DS-0125 | Recorded: 1999

A year after the two hundredth anniversary of Gaetano Donizetti's birth (1797) and 150 years after his death (1848), the Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla chose to open its 1998-9 operatic season with four per­formances of Alahor in Granata, an almost for­gotten opera by the composer. This is an event al a huge historical importance since it marks the first time that the opera has been performed in the XXth century. Alahor in Granata was first performed in the Teatro Carolino in Palermo on the 7th of January 1826 but, alt­hough the opera was again staged in the same city in 1830, it later passed into oblivion and has never been performed ever since. Up until now, as was the case with many of Donizetti's works, a hundred and seventy two years after its pre­miére, we had very little news about this beauti­full masterpiece's original fate.

Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala - Gioacchino Rossini: Le nozze di Teti; Il pianto d'Armonia (2001)

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Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala - Gioacchino Rossini: Le nozze di Teti; Il pianto d'Armonia (2001)

Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala - Gioacchino Rossini: Le nozze di Teti; Il pianto d'Armonia (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 295 Mb | Total time: 68:42 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 466 328-2 | Recorded: 1997-1998

Here are two of Rossini's "secular" cantatas: "The Lament of Harmony on the Death of Orpheus" for tenor, male chorus, and orchestra, written when he was a 16-year-old conservatory student, and the far more substantial "Wedding of Thetis and Peleus," one of many such pieces he composed for special occasions, commissioned for the marriage of an Italian princess to a French prince. Both consist of primarily short, separate, contrasting numbers, most of which would be perfectly at home in the opera house.

Antonio Pappano, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2010) [Blu-Ray]

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Antonio Pappano, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2010) [Blu-Ray]

Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Antonio Pappano, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez) (2010) [Blu-Ray]
BluRay | BDMV | MPEG-4 AVC Video / 1080i / 29,970 fps | 177 min | 45,5 Gb
Audio1: Italiano / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 24-bit | Audio2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 24-bit
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BluRay-rip | AVC | MKV 1280x720 / 2735 kbps / 29,97 fps | 177 min | 8,13 Gb
Audio: Italiano / PCM / 2ch / 48.0 KHz / 24-bit | DTS / 6ch / 48.0 KHz / 24-bit
Classical | Erato | Sub: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish

Captured live at London’s Royal Opera House, this Barbiere, with its unbeatable cast and the directors’ characteristic wit and intelligence, offers a unique dramatic twist: Joyce DiDonato, who had broken her leg on the opening night, went on with the show. As she said: “Being trapped in the wheelchair was a quite literal way of demonstrating Rosina's huge desire to break free.

Michele Mariotti, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez - Rossini: La Donna del lago (2015)

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Michele Mariotti, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez - Rossini: La Donna del lago (2015)

Michele Mariotti, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez - Rossini: La Donna del lago (2015) [Blu-Ray]
BluRay | BDMV | MPEG-4 AVC Video / 31000 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps | 165 min | 43,3 Gb
Audio1: Italiano / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 24-bit | Audio2: Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
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BluRay-rip | AVC | MKV 1280x720 / 2735 kbps / 29,97 fps | 165 min | 6,56 Gb
Audio: Italiano / PCM / 2ch / 48.0 KHz / 24-bit | AC3 / 6ch / 48.0 KHz / 640 kbps
Classical | Erato | Sub: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish

The Metropolitan Opera give this live performance of Rossini's work based on the poem by Sir Walter Scott. Michele Mariotti conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus with Joyce DiDonato as Elena, the lady of the lake, who loves the heroic Malcolm (Daniela Barcellona). However, King James V (Juan Diego Flórez) arrives in the Highlands and sets his sights on Elena while her father Douglas (Oren Gradus), who is rebelling against the King's rule, promises his daughter to clan chief Rodrigo (John Osborn).

Michele Mariotti, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Matilde di Shabran (2013) [Blu-Ray]

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Michele Mariotti, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Matilde di Shabran (2013) [Blu-Ray]

Michele Mariotti, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Matilde di Shabran (2013) [Blu-Ray]
BluRay | BDMV | MPEG-4 AVC Video / 19996 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps | 218 min | 42,4 Gb
Audio1: Italiano / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 24-bit | Audio2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3703 kbps / 24-bit
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BluRay-rip | AVC | MKV 1280x720 / 2735 kbps / 29,97 fps | 218 min | 10,0 Gb
Audio: Italiano / PCM / 2ch / 48.0 KHz / 24-bit | DTS / 6ch / 48.0 KHz / 24-bit
Classical | DECCA | Sub: Italian, English, German, French

The opera that few tenors dare sing and which Flórez has made his own throughout his career. Recorded at the 2012 Pesaro Festival, Flórez reprises the role that shot him to stardom in 1996 aged twenty-three. Conducting is the up-and-coming young Italian maestro Michele Mariotti who was praised for his pacing in this long opera. The performance also features the much-admired Olga Peretyatko - a fine stage artist and a consummate performer of Rossini’s fiorature - in the title role.

Roberto Abbado, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Zelmira (2012) [Blu-Ray]

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Roberto Abbado, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Zelmira (2012) [Blu-Ray]

Roberto Abbado, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Zelmira (2012) [Blu-Ray]
BluRay | BDMV | MPEG-4 AVC Video / 1080i / 29,970 fps | 192 min | 41,9 Gb
Audio1: Italiano / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 24-bit | Audio2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 24-bit
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BluRay-rip | AVC | MKV 1920x1080 / 6215 kbps / 29,97 fps | 192 min | 10,4 Gb
Audio: Italiano / DTS / 6ch / 48.0 KHz / 24-bit
Classical | DECCA | Sub: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Juan Diego Flórez stars in the only available blu-ray version of Zelmira, filmed at the celebrated Rossini Festival in the composer s home town of Pesaro. The final opera Rossini wrote for Naples is a dramatic and musical tour de force and a magnificent showcase for the bel canto superstar of our time. Recorded in high definition at the 2009 Festival, Giorgio Barberio Corsettis production places the classical tale, set during the Trojan Wars, in modern times and modern dress. Joining Juan Diego Flórez are a major international cast, described as near miraculous by Opera Today and led by American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich in the virtuosic title role. The evening remained another distinguished triumph for Juan Diego Flórez as Prince Ilo, whose arrival in his homeland, to rescue Zelmira, was marked by a dazzling tenorial display which evoked a nearly twenty-minute ovation (Opera Today) .

Michele Mariotti, Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Guillaume Tell (2015) [Blu-Ray]

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Michele Mariotti, Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Guillaume Tell (2015) [Blu-Ray]

Michele Mariotti, Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Rossini: Guillaume Tell (2015) [Blu-Ray]
BluRay | BDMV | MPEG-4 AVC Video / 17025 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps | 247 min | 44,1 Gb
Audio1: Français / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 16-bit | Audio2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4002 kbps / 24-bit
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BluRay-rip | AVC | MKV 1280x720 / 2 735 kbps / 29,97 fps | 247 min | 10,0 Gb
Audio: Français / PCM / 2ch / 48.0 KHz / 16-bit | DTS / 6ch / 48.0 KHz / 24-bit
Classical | DECCA | Sub: English, French, German, Korean

For years the undisputed Rossini tenor par excellence, Juan Diego Flórez at last makes his debut in the hugely demanding role of Arnold and 'masters his part with seemingly effortless perfection' (Die Presse). Graham Vick's 2013 production gives the opera uncut in its original French version, complete with the often omitted ballet music. The William Tell legend of patriotic and political intrigue in 14th-century Switerland is interpreted by Vick as a timeless class conflict with dramatic and unforgettable images. A 'perfect cast' is conducted with 'verve and intensity' (Opera Today)

Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra Synfonica Nazionale della RAI - Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (2019) [BDRip]

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Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra Synfonica Nazionale della RAI - Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (2019) [BDRip]

Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra Synfonica Nazionale della RAI - Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (2019) [BDRip]
BluRay-rip | AVC | MKV 1280x720 / 2762 kbps / 29,97 fps | 176 min | 3,96 Gb
Audio: Italiano / AC3 / 6ch / 48.0 KHz / 448 kbps
Classical | C Major | Sub: Italian, English, German, French, Korean, Japanese

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the premiere of the Rossini rarity, the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro staged Ricciardo e Zoraide with an all-star cast. Juan Diego Flórez makes his debut as the crusader Ricciardo, giving a masterclass in bel canto (Bachtrack), his high notes are … still thrilling with their laser-like precision (Financial Times). The South African soprano Pretty Yende radiant and richly expressive (Financial Times) as Zoraide proves that she is a virtuosa in Rossini singing (Neue Musikzeitung). On the 150th anniversary of the composers death and 200 years after its premiere, Ricciardo e Zoraide rings out with an artistic quality that is second to none, thanks to the skills of an absolute Champions League ensemble (Online Merker).