The Most Famous Opera Duets (1994) more music like this

performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Carlo del Monte (vocals), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Edita Gruberová (vocals), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Ernest Blanc (vocals)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

EMI's The Most Famous Opera Duets is a decent collection of excerpts that delivers on enough of its promise to be forgiven its superlative title. A few notable blockbusters are missing, like "O soave fanciulla" from La bohème and the evening prayer from Hansel and Gretel, but overall the collection covers its territory well -- from the famous ...

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Aria: A Passion for Opera (1994) more music like this

performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Franco Corelli (tenor), Franco Corelli (vocals), Giuseppe di Stefano (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Maria Callas (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustave Charpentier, Léo Delibes, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini

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The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever! (1995) more music like this

performed by Aldo Ciccolini (piano), Aled Jones (treble), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Amanda Thompson (piano), Cécile Ousset (piano), Cheryl Studer (soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Dennis Brain (french horn), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Orff, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Erik Satie, Frédéric Chopin, George Frederick Handel, George Gershwin, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gregorian Chant, Gustav Holst, Howard Blake

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Debussy: Mélodies more music like this

performed by Dalton Baldwin (piano), Elly Ameling (soprano), Frederica Von Stade (soprano), Gérard Souzay (baritone), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Michele Command (soprano)
composed by Claude Debussy

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The Most Relaxing Opera Album in the World...Ever! (2005) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Eberhard Wächter (baritone)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Antonin Dvorák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, George Gershwin, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach

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Opera Collection I (1992) more music like this

performed by Alain Vanzo (tenor), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Anja Silja (soprano), Beverly Sills (soprano), Boris Christoff (bass), Delia Wallis (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Edda Moser (soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor)
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Hector Berlioz, Jules Massenet, Léo Delibes, Richard Wagner, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Maurice Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, Ma Mère L'Oye (2004) more music like this

performed by Andrée Aubery Luchini (soprano), Colette Herzog (soprano), Derrik Olsen (bass), Fernanda Cadoni (mezzo-soprano), Genevieve Macaux (alto), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Paola Scanabucci (soprano), Pierre Mollet (baritone)
composed by Maurice Ravel

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Massenet: Werther (2003) more music like this

performed by Andre Mallabrera (vocals), Christos Grigoriou (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Nicolai Gedda (vocals), ORTF Children's Chorus, Roger Soyer (vocals), Victoria de Los Angeles (vocals), Members of the Orchestre de Paris
composed by Jules Massenet

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Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (2001) more music like this

performed by Gabriel Bacquier (vocals), Heather Harper (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Nino Falzetti (vocals), Noemi Souza (vocals), Radmila Bakocevic (vocals), Sándor Kónya (vocals), Peter Maag (conductor)
composed by Jacques Offenbach

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Great Opera Duets (2007) more music like this

performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Carlo del Monte (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Edita Gruberová (soprano), Ernest Blanc (baritone), Franco Bonisolli (tenor), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Donath (soprano)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Leo Delibes: Lakme more music like this

performed by Agnes Disney (vocals), Bernadette Antoine (vocals), Charles Burles (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Joseph Peyron (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Roger Soyer (vocals)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Offenbach: Extraits from Orphée aux enfers, La Belle Hélène, La Périchole & La Vie Parisienne (2004) more music like this

performed by Gabriel Bacquier (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Jean-Philippe LaFont (vocals), Jessye Norman (vocals), John Aler (vocals), José Carreras (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Michel Sénéchal (vocals), Teresa Berganza (vocals)
composed by Jacques Offenbach

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Massenet: Werther (1991) more music like this

performed by Andre Mallabrera (vocals), Christos Grigoriou (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Roger Soyer (vocals), Victoria de Los Angeles (vocals), ORTF Children's Chorus (choir, chorus), Paris Orchestra
composed by Jules Massenet

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Opera Arias And Duets (1996) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (vocals), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Anna Moffo (vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Carlo del Monte (vocals), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Edita Gruberová (vocals), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers more music like this

performed by Andre Batisse (spoken word), Andre Mallabrera (tenor), Charles Burles (tenor), Danielle Castaing (soprano), Henry Amiel (baritone), Hugues Brambilla (tenor), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Jane Rhodes (mezzo-soprano), Jean Bussard (spoken word)
composed by Jacques Offenbach

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Delibes: Lakmé more music like this

performed by Agnes Disney (vocals), Bernadette Antoine (vocals), Charles Burles (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Joseph Peyron (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Monique Linval (vocals), Roger Soyer (vocals)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Opera Collection II (1992) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Beverly Sills (soprano), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Denise Monteil (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Ernest Blanc (baritone), Franco Corelli (tenor)
composed by Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustave Charpentier, Jacques Offenbach, Jules Massenet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pietro Mascagni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Ravel: Mélodies (1984) more music like this

performed by Dalton Baldwin (piano), Felicity Lott (soprano), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Jessye Norman (soprano), José van Dam (baritone), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Michel Debost (flute), Philippe Boucly (flute), Renaud Fontanarosa (cello)
composed by Maurice Ravel

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Auber: Manon Lescaut (2002) more music like this

performed by Alain Duverry (vocals), Bernard Fabre-Garrus (vocals), Emmy Greger (vocals), Gerard Friedmann (vocals), Ghislaine Victorius (vocals), Jean-Claude Orliac (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Nicole Chaudeau (vocals), Peter-Christoph Runge (vocals)
composed by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber

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Movies Go To The Opera-Volume 2 (1996) more music like this

performed by Angelo Mercuriali (tenor), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Franco Corelli (tenor), Gabriella Tucci (soprano), Giuseppe Taddei (vocals), Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano), John Aler (tenor), Mady Mesplé (soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Camille Saint-Saëns, Francesco Cilea, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Umberto Giordano, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Vive Offenbach! more music like this

performed by Charles Burles (vocals), Emmy Greger (vocals), Jean-Marie Fremeau (vocals), Jean-Philippe LaFont (vocals), Leonard Pezzino (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Marcel Quillevere (vocals), Michel Hamel (vocals), Michel Trempont (vocals)
composed by Jacques Offenbach

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Unforgettable Classics: Driving Classics (1998) more music like this

performed by Anne Collins (contralto), Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Jane Parker-Smith (organ), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Maurice André (trumpet), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Orff, Edward Elgar, George Gershwin, Giacomo Puccini, Gustav Holst, Jean Sibelius, Jeremiah Clarke, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Léo Delibes, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Thomas Arne

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Airs d'opérettes (2004) more music like this

performed by Mady Mesplé (soprano), Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Dervaux (conductor)
composed by André Messager, Charles Lecocq, Franz Lehár, Jacques Offenbach, Oscar Straus, Reynaldo Hahn, Victor Massé

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Delibes: Lakmé [Highlights] more music like this

performed by Charles Burles (tenor), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Roger Soyer (bass), Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra, Alain Lombard (conductor)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Pure Classical (2007) more music like this

performed by Angela Brownridge (piano), Bob Chilcott (tenor), Camerata Lysy Gstaad (chamber ensemble), Cécile Ousset (piano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Denis Vigay (cello), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble)
composed by Alexander Borodin, André Caplet, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Erik Satie, Franz Schubert, Frederick Delius, Gabriel Fauré, Giacomo Puccini

A certain amount of hyperbole should be expected in the marketing of budget collections, but when EMI claims that its 2007 compilation Pure Classical contains "48 original hits by the original artists," it's pushing things too far. No one should be tricked into thinking any of the performers heard here were the first to record these short pieces ...

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