Mario Del Monaco, Irina Arkhipova, Pavel Lisitsian, Leocadia Maslennicova, Alex Ivanov, Kaisar Fabrisanov, Evgenyi Vespov
When Del Monaco appeared with the Bolshoi in 1959, he became the first Italian opera singer to perform in Soviet Russia. Carmen scenes with Del Monaco, Arkhipova, and Lisitsian; Melik-Pashaev, cond. Pagliacci scenes with Del Monaco and Maslennicova; Tieskovini, cond. Black & White, 90 minutes Optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, All regions.
Historical recordings
A collection focusing on historical singers in rare recordings - mostly in the form of “portrayals”. The singers featured here are the ones who have made opera legendary. Hence the name “Il Mito dell’Opera” - “Legendary Opera”
News from the Past
This series features rarely performed operas, symphonic music and chamber works. Many of these recordings were world première recordings. Hence the title “Novità del Passato” – they are all “News from the Past”.
Registrazioni integrali dell'epoca d'oro
Questa serie comprende le registrazioni complete, esclusivamente dal vivo, di opere del periodo d'oro della lirica. Nota anche con la sigla HOC, l'acronimo di Historical Opera Collection, è la continuazione della serie "Golden Age of Opera".