Operas

November 4: Rachmaninoff: The Miserly Knight, Aleko
—Ildar Abdrazakov, Misha Didyk, BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos 10544)
—Olga Guryakova, Vassily Gerello, Yurlov Capella, Moscow Chamber Orchestra/Constantine Orbelian (Delos 3269)

October 28: Edward German: Tom Jones
—Marianne Hellgren Staykov, Heather Shipp, Richard Morrison, Donald Maxwell, National Festival Orchestra and Chorus/David Russell Hulme (Naxos 8.660270)

October 21: Britten: Peter Grimes
—Gabriele Fontana, Elizabeth Sikora, Stephen Gould, Peter Sidhom, Chorus of the Grand Theatre Geneva, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Donald Runnicles (Grand Theatre Geneva performance, from European Broadcasting Union)

October 14: Rossini: The Barber of Seville
—Allyson McHardy, Victor Ryan Robertson, James Westman/Robert Wood (2008-09 Minnesota Opera production)

October 7: Jonathan Dove: The Adventures of Pinocchio
—Adriana Zabala, Rebecca Bottone, Maureen O'Flynn, Andrew Wilkowske/Anne Manson (2008-09 Minnesota Opera production)

September 30: Gounod: Faust
—Judith Howarth, Nicole Percifield, Paul Groves, Lucas Meachem, Kyle Ketelsen/Jean-Yves Ossonce (2008-09 Minnesota Opera production)

September 23: Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio
—Jennifer Casey Cabot, Kathleen Kim, Michael Colvin, Jeffrey Halili, Harold Wilson; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Andrew Altenbach (2008-09 Minnesota Opera production)

September 16: Verdi: Il Trovatore
—Mlada Khudoley, Olga Savova, Avgust Amonov, Lester Lynch/Giovanni Reggioli (2008-09 Minnesota Opera production)

September 9: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
—Susan Graham, Ian Bostridge, European Voices, Le Concert d'Astree/Emmanuelle Haim (Virgin 45605)

September 2: Beethoven: Fidelio:
—Waltraud Meier, Simon O'Neill, Peter Mattei, Sir John Tomlinson, BBC Singers, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim (2009 BBC Proms

August 26: Handel: Samson
—Susan Gritton, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves, The New Company, English Concert and Choir/Harry Bicket (2009 BBC Proms)

August 19: Gilbert and Sullivan: Patience
—Rebecca Bottone, Simon Butterriss, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus, BBC Symphony/Sir Charles Mackerras (2009 BBC Proms)

August 12: Purcell: The Fairy Queen
—Carolyn Sampson, Lucy Crowe, Sean Clayton, Ed Lyon, Andrew Foster-Williams, Lukas Kargl, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Glyndebourne Chorus/William Christie (2009 BBC Proms)

August 5: Handel: Partenope
—Inger Dam-Jensen, Tuva Semmingsen, Andreas School, Christophe Dumaux, Bo Kristian Jensen, Palle Knudsen, Concerto Copenhagen/Lars Ulrik Mortensen (2009 BBC Proms)

July 29: Bellini: La sonnambula:
—Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Zurich Opera Chorus, Orchestra La Scintilla, Alessandro De Marchi (Decca 478 1084)

July 22: Lehár: The Blue Mazurka (Die blaue Mazur)
—Johanna Stojkovic, Julia Bauer, Johan Weigel, Johan Kobow, Hans Christoph Begemann, Frankfurt Singakademie Chamber Choir, Brandenburg State Orchestra/Frank Beermann (CPO 777 331)

July 15: Strauss: Salome
—Nicola Beller Carbone, Hedwig Fassbender, Kim Begley, Alan Held, baritone, Orchestra of the Suisse Romande/Gabriele Ferro (from European Broadcasting Union)

July 8: Puccini: Madama Butterfly
—Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Fabio Capitanucci, Saint Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra/Antonio Pappano (EMI 64187)

July 1: Bellini: The Capulets and the Montagues (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
—Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Joseph Calleja, Vienna Singakademie, Vienna Symphony/Fabio Luisi (DG 477 8031)

May 27: Thomas: Hamlet
—June Anderson, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic/Antonio de Almeida (EMI 54820)

May 20: Handel, arr. Mendelssohn: Acis and Galatea
—Julia Kleiter, Christoph Prégardien, Michael Slattery, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, NDR Chorus, Gotting Festival Orchestra/Nicholas McGegan (Carus 83.420)

May 13: Beethoven: Fidelio
—Anja Kampe, Lisa Milne, Torsten Kerl, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic/Mark Elder (Glyndebourne 004)

May 6: Verdi: La traviata
—Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti (Decca 448 119)

April 29:
J. Strauss II: Princess Ninetta—Tua Aberg
— Elin Rombo, Jesper Taube, Fredrik Strid, Ninetta Chorus, Stockholm Strauss Orchestra/Valeria Czanyi (Naxos 8.660227)

April 22:
Catalani: La Wally—Renata Tebaldi
— Mario del Monaco, Pier Cappuccilli, Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra/Faust Cleva (London/Decca 425 417)

April 15:
Auber: La Muette de Portici—June Anderson
— John Aler, Alfredo Kraus, Jean Laforge Choral Ensemble, Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Thomas Fulton (EMI 492840

April 8:
Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda—Mariana Nicolesco
— Stefani Toczyska , Piero Cappuccilli, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Monte Carlo Orchestra/Alberto Zedda (Ricordi 2006)

April 1:
Puccini: Tosca—Eva Marton
— Jose Carreras, Juan Pons, Hungarian State Radio and Television Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (Sony 45847)

March 25:
Rossini: Il viaggio a Rheims (The Journey to Rheims)
—Cecilia Gasdia, Katia Ricciarelli, Francisco Araiza, Samuel Ramey, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Claudio Abbado (DG 415 498)

March 18:
Massenet: Cendrillon (Cinderella)
—Frederica von Stade, Ruth Welting, Nicolai Gedda, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra/Julius Rudel (Sony 35194)

March 11:
Balfe: Falstaff
—Majella Cullagh, Tara Erraught, Barry Banks, Sam McElroy, Marcel Vanaud, National Chamber Choir of Ireland, RTÉ Chamber Orchestra/Marco Zambelli (RTÉ Lyric FM 119)

March 4:
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
—Barbara Hendricks, Luca Canonici, Gabriel Bacquier, Lyon Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Gabriele Ferro (Erato 45487)

Feb. 25:
Massenet: Cherubin
—Frederica von Stade, June Anderson, Dawn Upshaw, Samuel Ramey, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra/Pinchas Steinberg (Rca 60593)

Feb. 18:
Handel: Julius Caesar (in English)
—Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, Sarah Walker, Della Jones, English National Opera and Chorus/Sir Charles Mackerras (Chandos 3019)

Feb. 11:
Strauss: Guntram
—Ilona Tokody, Reiner Goldberg, Sandor Sólyom-Nagy, IStván Gáti, Hungarian Army Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra/Eve Queler (Sony 39737)

Feb. 4:
Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor
—Juliane Banse, Anna Korondi, Alfred Reiter, Ferdinand von Bothmer, Markus Eiche, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra/Ulf Schirmer (CPO 777 317)

Jan. 28:
Handel: Xerxes (Serse)
—Judith Malafronte, Jennifer Smith, Lisa Milne, Brian Asawa, Hanover Band and Chorus/Nicholas McGegan (Conifer 51312)

Jan. 21:
Dvořák: The Jacobin
—Marcela Machotková, Daniela Šounová, Karel Průša, Václav Zítek, Kühn Mixed Chorus, Brno State Philharmonic, Jíři Pinkas (Supraphon 11 2190)

Jan. 14:
Thomas: Mignon
—Marilyn Horne, Ruth Welting, Frederica von Stade, Alain Vanzo, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra/Antonio de Almeida (Sony 34590)

Jan. 7:
Verdi: La Forza del Destino
—Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Ettore Bastianini, Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus/Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (London/ Decca 475 8681)