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Kathleen Battle, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Handel: Arias (2024)

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Kathleen Battle, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Handel: Arias (2024)

Kathleen Battle, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Handel: Arias (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 222 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 138 Mb | 00:58:52
Classical, Vocal | Label: Warner Classics

For this wonderful recital finally making is digital debut, Kathleen Battle made a beautiful selection of Handel arias excerpted from its most famous operas (Alcina, Giulio Cesare in Egitto), oratorios (Solomon, Messiah) and masques (Acis and Galatea). It is witfully accompanied by Neville Marriner’s Academy, who provides an ideal backdrop in which Battle’s voice can express all its charm and virtuosity. This album is definitely a highlight of our Neville Marriner centenary retrospective!

Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker, Saito Kinen Orchestra - Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (2004/1989,2002)

Posted By: Vilboa
Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker, Saito Kinen Orchestra - Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (2004/1989,2002)

Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker, Saito Kinen Orchestra - Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (2004/1989, 2002)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Latin, Deutsch | LinearPCM, 2 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 7.64 Gb (DVD9) | 134 min
Classical | Philips

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs in a celebration of life's pleasures. Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony, concludes with the uplifting 'Ode to Joy', a timeless plea for universal brotherhood.

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle Edition [15CDs Box Set] (2023) FLAC

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Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle Edition [15CDs Box Set] (2023) FLAC

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle Edition [15CDs Box Set] (2023)
Flac, Lossless (track) | Run Time: 15 hours 12 minutes 54 seconds | 3,56 Gb
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Deutsche Grammophon

A Limited Edition, Original Jackets collection showcasing the artistry of the magnificent American soprano, Kathleen Battle. Kathleen Battle enraptured opera audiences of the 1980s and 1990s. Here was a lyric soprano combining unsurpassable beauty of tone with a keen musical intelligence, a way with words and a communicative warmth that drew listeners to Strauss and spirituals alike. She has the easy phrasing of a great jazz singer combined with the breath, breadth and precise projection of a trained voice. James Levine coached her at the Metropolitan Opera, and when he accompanied her at the 1984 Salzburg Festival and DG recorded the recital as Battle's debut solo album, nothing less than a phenomenon was launched.

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle Edition [15CDs Box Set] (2023)

Posted By: Discograf_man
Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle Edition [15CDs Box Set] (2023)

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle Edition [15CDs Box Set] (2023)
MP3 320 Kbps | Run Time: 15 hours 12 minutes 54 seconds | 2,18 Gb
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Deutsche Grammophon

A Limited Edition, Original Jackets collection showcasing the artistry of the magnificent American soprano, Kathleen Battle. Kathleen Battle enraptured opera audiences of the 1980s and 1990s. Here was a lyric soprano combining unsurpassable beauty of tone with a keen musical intelligence, a way with words and a communicative warmth that drew listeners to Strauss and spirituals alike. She has the easy phrasing of a great jazz singer combined with the breath, breadth and precise projection of a trained voice. James Levine coached her at the Metropolitan Opera, and when he accompanied her at the 1984 Salzburg Festival and DG recorded the recital as Battle's debut solo album, nothing less than a phenomenon was launched.

Ralf Weikert, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia [2010/1989]

Posted By: Vilboa
Ralf Weikert, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia [2010/1989]

Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia (Ralf Weikert, Kathleen Battle, Rockwell Blake, Leo Nucci) [2010/1989]
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 6.19 Gb+3.92 Gb (DVD9+DVD5) | 160 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

The stellar cast of this popular opera includes superb singers as well as excellent actors like Kathleen Battle, Leo Nucci, Rockwell Blake, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Enza Dara
Critical praise for this production: “One of [the Met’s] most ingenious stagings in recent years…made to order for a great Rossini ensemble” (New York Times ) – and for this ensemble: “Battle’s coloratura flowed with astonishing ease and grace, beautifully varied in color” (New York Times). “Alongside Battle’s stunning Rosina, the cast is close to ideal…Blake’s Almaviva is extraordinary…Nucci is a remarkable Figaro…Furlanetto makes a formidable Basilio, Dara an irresistible Bartolo” (Répertoire)

James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle - Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (2003/1988)

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James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle - Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (2003/1988)

James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle - Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (2003/1988)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.77 Gb (DVD9) | 154 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

An enthralling production from the Metropolitan Opera under James Levine, with an unbeatable performance from Jessye Norman as Ariadne, and spotless coloratura from Kathleen Battle as Zerbinetta. James King offers sterling support in the taxing role of Bacchus. (James Longstaffe)

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Handel & Mozart (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 14) (2023)

Posted By: ciklon5
Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Handel & Mozart (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 14) (2023)

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Handel & Mozart (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 14) (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 50:32 | 221 / 115 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

One of the most famous African-American sopranos, Kathleen Battle received her vocal training at the Cincinnati College Conservatory, where she studied voice with Franklin Bens and also worked with Italo Tajo. While at Cincinnati she came to the attention of conductor Thomas Schippers who brought her to the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina to sing the Brahms Requiem in 1972. She made her stage debut in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia as Rosina with the Michigan Opera Theater in Detroit in 1975. Susanna in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro was her New York City Opera debut role in 1976. During this time, she also sang orchestral concerts in New York, Los Angeles, and Cleveland. James Levine brought her to the Metropolitan Opera in New York as the Shepherd in Wagner's Tannhäuser in 1978, and she appeared frequently at the Met in important roles until 1994.

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Opera & Concert Arias (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 15) (2023)

Posted By: ciklon5
Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Opera & Concert Arias (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 15) (2023)

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Opera & Concert Arias (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 15) (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 74:42 | 295 / 170 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

One of the most famous African-American sopranos, Kathleen Battle received her vocal training at the Cincinnati College Conservatory, where she studied voice with Franklin Bens and also worked with Italo Tajo. While at Cincinnati she came to the attention of conductor Thomas Schippers who brought her to the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina to sing the Brahms Requiem in 1972. She made her stage debut in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia as Rosina with the Michigan Opera Theater in Detroit in 1975. Susanna in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro was her New York City Opera debut role in 1976.

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Sacred Music (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 13) (2023)

Posted By: ciklon5
Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Sacred Music (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 13) (2023)

Kathleen Battle - Kathleen Battle sings Sacred Music (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 13) (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 79:28 | 314 / 181 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

One of the most famous African-American sopranos, Kathleen Battle received her vocal training at the Cincinnati College Conservatory, where she studied voice with Franklin Bens and also worked with Italo Tajo. While at Cincinnati she came to the attention of conductor Thomas Schippers who brought her to the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina to sing the Brahms Requiem in 1972. She made her stage debut in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia as Rosina with the Michigan Opera Theater in Detroit in 1975. Susanna in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro was her New York City Opera debut role in 1976.

James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle - Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (2005/1991)

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James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle - Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (2005/1991)

James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle - Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (2005/1991)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano | LinearPCM, 2 ch | DTS, 6 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | 7.55 Gb (DVD9) | 128 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

It would be hard to imagine a better performance of Donizetti's comic masterpiece. If there was one role that ideally suited Luciano Pavarotti's voice and stage personality, it was Nemorino, the impoverished and not-very-bright peasant who worships the village's prettiest and richest young woman from a distance, is swindled by a traveling vendor of "miracle" medicines, but wins her hand by dumb luck. The story has comedy, pathos, and a put-down of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (or at least the Tristan story) written long before Wagner composed it.

James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (2010)

Posted By: ArlegZ
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (2010)

James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Kathleen Battle - Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (2010)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 192 min | 6,95 Gb + 5,75 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: The Metropolitan Opera | Sub: English | Recorded: 1985

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s landmark production of Mozart’s most human comedy provides the perfect setting for this superb cast under James Levine’s ebullient leadership. The philandering and arrogant Count Almaviva (Thomas Allen) is no match for his wily servant Figaro (Ruggero Raimondi), whose soon-to-be-wife Susanna (Kathleen Battle) is as manipulative as she is charming. Add in one beautiful, disillusioned Countess (Carol Vaness) and one irrepressible, testosterone-laden teenage boy (Cherubino, played by Federica von Stade), and it’s no wonder some critics say this is the perfect opera.

James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflote (2000)

Posted By: ArlegZ
James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflote (2000)

James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (2000)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 169 min | 7,32 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Italiano, Espanol, Chinese | Rec: 1991

its many virtues include a formidable Queen of the Night in Luciana Serra, an adorable Pamina in Kathleen Battle, and vivid, primary-colour designs by David Hockney. James Levine paces everything to perfection.

Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte (2006)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte (2006)

Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte (2006)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 188 min | 5,89+6,55 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: TDK | Sub: English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, Italiano | Recorded: 1983

Così fan tutte is the third most-frequently performed work at the festival after Le nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte. This DVD provides a closer look at a classical staging from the Salzburg Festival in the series of important opera productions seen at the festival in the last decades. Riccardo Muti had made a sensational Salzburg début in 1971 and this Così fan tutte was his first Mozart opera at the festival. It was acclaimed by both the general public and international critics, who were virtually unanimous in their praise of the aesthetic quality of the production. Muti was praised for his authoritative approach to Mozart’s music, while the remarkably homogeneous team of international soloists was equally applauded. The singers form an admirably cohesive ensemble and all of them are outstanding Mozart singers.

Ion Marin, English Chamber Orchestra - Gioacchino Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (2007)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Ion Marin, English Chamber Orchestra - Gioacchino Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (2007)

Ion Marin, English Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey - Gioacchino Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 325 Mb | Total time: 76:17 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 477 5668 | Recorded: 1991

In 1813, a month before his 21st birthday and three years before his Barber of Seville, Rossini had his one-act farsa Il Signor Bruschino premiered at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice. It was not well received, although its overture, with the second violins tapping their music-stands with their bows, has become popular. The cast is strong, with Samuel Ramey providing the most potent performance as the duped guardian Gaudenzio. Claudio Desderi weaves through the absurd plot as the ridiculous figure of the elder Bruschino with a great deal of character, although the sound is somewhat threadbare at times. Frank Lopardo as the lovelorn Florville, pretending to be the young Bruschino, has a splendid, mellifluous tenor.

Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Da Ponte Operas: Così fan tutte (2002)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Da Ponte Operas: Così fan tutte (2002)

Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Da Ponte Operas: Così fan tutte (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 781 Mb | Total time: 72:10+66:45+41:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 5 75535 2 | Recorded: 1982

Riccardo Muti had made a sensational Salzburg debut in 1971, and this Cosi fan tutte was his first Mozart opera at the festival. It was acclaimed by both the general public and international critics, who were virtually unanimous in their praise of the aesthetic quality of the production. Muti was praised for his authoritative approach to Mozart's music, while the remarkably homogeneous team of international soloists was equally applauded. The singers form an admirably cohesive ensemble and all of them are outstanding Mozart singers.