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Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Alcina
Anonymous libretto, after Ariosto
Alcina.... Arleen Augér
Morgana.... Eiddwen Harrhy
Ruggiero.... Della Jones
Bradamante.... Kathleen Kuhlmann
Opera Stage Chorus
City of London Baroque Sinfonia
Richard Hickox

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Roméo et Juliette
Libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré, after Shakespeare
Roméo.... Roberto Alagna
Juliette.... Angela Gheorghiu
Fère Laurent.... José van Dam
Stèphano.... Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Mercutio.... Simon Keenlyside
Capulet.... Alain Fondary
Gertrude.... Claire Larcher
Benvolio.... Guy Fechter
The Duke.... Alain Vernes
Chœurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus master: Pierre Iodice
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Faust
Libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré, after Goethe
Faust.... Placido Domingo
Marguerite.... Mirella Freni
Méphistophélès.... Nicolai Ghiaurov
Valentin.... Sir Thomas Allen
Siebel.... Michèle Command
Wagner.... Marc Vento
Organ: David Bell
Chœurs de l'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus master: Jean Laforge
Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris
Georges Prêtre

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Orfeo ed Eudridice
Libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Chorus master: John McCarthy
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccard Muti

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Porgy and Bess
Libretto by Du Bose Heyward, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, after Du Bose & Dorothy K. Heyward
Porgy.... Willard White
Bess.... Cynthia Haymon
Sporting Life.... Damon Evans
Serena.... Cynthia Clarey
Jake.... Bruce Hubbard
Clara.... Harolyn Blackwell
Maria.... Marietta Simpson
Crown.... Gregg Baker
Mingo.... Barrington Coleman
Robbins.... Johnny Worthy
Peter, the Honeyman.... Mervin Wallace
Lily.... Maureen Braithwaite
Undertaker.... Autris Paige
Annie.... Paula Ingram
Baby.... Linda Thompson
Jasbo Brown.... Wayne Marshall
Glydebourne Chorus
Chorus master: Craig Rutenberg
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Lucia di Lammermoor
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, after Scott
Lucia.... Edita Gruberova
Edgardo.... Alfredo Kraus
Enrico Ashton.... Renato Bruson
Raimondo.... Robert Loyd
Alisa.... Kathleen Kuhlmann
Normanno.... Bruno Lazzaretti
Arturo.... Bonaventura Bottone
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Chorus master: John McCarthy
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicola Rescigno

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
L'elisir d'amore
Libretto by Felice Romani, after Scribe
Adina.... Rosanna Carteri
Nemorino.... Luigi Alva
Belcore.... Roland Panerai
Dulcamara.... Giuseppe Taddei
Giannetta.... Angela Vercelli
Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus master: Norberto Mola
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Tullio Serafin
Recorded in co-operation with E.A. Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Lakmé
Libretto by Edmond Gondinet & Philippe Gille, after Loti
Lakmé.... Mady Mesplé
Mallika.... Danielle Millet
Gérald.... Charles Burles
Nilakantha.... Roger Soyer
Frédéric.... Jean-Christophe Benoît
Chœurs du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique
Chorus master: Roger List
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique
Alain Lombard

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Pelléas et Mélisande
Text from Maurice Maeterlinck's play, adapted by Debussy
Pelléas.... Jacques Jansen
Mélisande.... Victoria de Los Angeles
Golaud.... Gérard Souzay
Arkel.... Pierre Froumenty
Geneviève.... Jeannine Gollard
Yniold.... Françoise Ogéas
The Doctor.... Jean Vieuille
Chœurs Raymond St Paul
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
André Cluytens

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Les Pêcheurs de perles
Libretto by Eugène Cormon & Michel Carré
(1863 version: additional orchestration by Arthur Hammond)
Leïla.... Barbara Hendricks
Nadir.... John Aler
Zurga.... Gino Quilico
Nourabad..... Jean-Philippe Courtis
Chœurs de Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus master: Marcel Seminara
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson