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Bellini: Norma, "In mia man alfin tu sei" (Parma 2026)

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya Dmitry Korchak Teatro Regio di Parma February 2026 In-house

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Chellini: Alessandro Severo, "Jesu, lär oss här lefva" (Copenhagen 2025)

Ann Hallenberg Concerto Copenhagen Conductor: Lars Mortensen Christians Kirke, Copenhagen 15 August 2025 Broadcast

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Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis Extracts

Massenet: Werther Dupuis—Lyon 2020 Puccini: Manon Lescaut Car—Melbourne 2024 Verdi: Don Carlo Car, Elina Garanca & Dupuis—Vienna 2025 Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera Car & Dupuis—Melbourne 2025 Dvořák: Rusalka Car & Piotr Beczala—Vienna 2026

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (New York 1968)

Contessa Almaviva: Ilva Ligabue Susanna: Graziella Sciutti Cherubino: Biancamaria Casoni Marcellina: Silvana Zanolli Barbarina: Emilia Ravaglia Figaro: Rolando Panerai Conte Almaviva: Tito Gobbi Bartolo: Angelo Nosotti Basilio: Florindo Andreolli Curzio: Mario Carlin Antonio: Giorgio Onesti Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini Teatro dell'Opera di Roma at the Met 26 June 1968 In-house recording…

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (New York 1971)

Countessa Almaviva: Margaret Price Susanna: Mirella Freni Cherubino: Frederica von Stade Marcellina: Jane Berbié Barbarina: Daniele Perriers Figaro: José Van Dam Conte Almaviva: Gabriel Bacquier Bartolo: Kurt Moll Basilio: Michel Sénéchal Curzio: Jacques Loreau Antonio: Jules Bastin Conductor: Sir Georg Solti Paris Opéra at the Met 8 September 1976 In-house recording

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Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (Chicago 2009)

Káťa: Karita Mattila Kabanicha: Judith Forst Varvara: Liora Grodnikkaite Boris: Brandon Jovanovich Tichon: Jason Collins Dikoj: Andrew Shore Conductor: Markus Stenz Lyric Opera of Chicago 22 November 2009 Broadcast

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Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (Berlin 2019)

Káťa: Eva-Maria Westbroek Kabanicha: Karita Mattila Varvara: Anna Lapkovskaja Boris: Simon O'Neill Tichon: Stephan Rügamer Dikoj: Pavlo Hunka Conductor: Thomas Guggeis Staatsoper Berlin 10 October 2019 In-house recording

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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (Vienna 2025)

Adina: Nadine Sierra Giannetta: Hannah-Theres Weigl Nemorino: Xabier Anduaga Belcore: Davide Luciano Dulcamara: Bryn Terfel Conductor: Francesco Ivan Ciampa Vienna Staatsoper 17 May 2025 In-house recording

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Handel: Tolomeo (Katowice 2023)

Elisa: Giuseppina Bridelli Seleuce: Melissa Petit Tolomeo: Jakub Józef Orliński Alessandro: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian Araspe: Andrea Mastroni Il Pomo d'Oro Conductor: Francesco Corti Katowice 11 May 2023 Broadcast https://parterre.com/2025/08/20/ ptolemy-about-it

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Weber/Mahler: Die drei Pintos (Amsterdam 1983)

Clarissa: Roberta Alexander Laura / Inez: Elena Vink Don Gaston: Howard Haskin Don Gomez de Freiros: Wouter Goedhart Don Pantaleone: Hubert Waber Don Pinto de Fonseca: Lieuwe Visser Waard: Palle Fuhr Jorgensen Ambrosio: Rudolph Katzboeck Groot Omroepkoor, Omroeporkest Conductor: Kenneth Montgomery Concertgebouw, Amsterdam 19 February 1983 Broadcast https://parterre.com/2025/08/13/…

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Cavalli: Pompeo Magno (London 1975)

Issicratea: Elizabeth Simon Giulia: Ursula Connors Delfo/First Prince: Shirley Minty Arpalia/Servilio: Jennifer Smith Sesto/Third Prince: Patricia Clark Atrea/Crasso: Edgar Fleet Pompeo Magno: Paul Esswood Mitridate/Second Prince: Nigel Rogers Farnace: Robert Jones Cesare/Fourth Prince: John Noble Claudio: Anthony Rolfe Johnson Accademia Monteverdiana Conductor: Denis Stevens BBC 1975 Broadcast…

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Puccini: Tosca (New York 1977)

Tosca: Gilda Cruz-Romo Cavaradossi: Placido Domingo Scarpia: Ingvar Wixell Sacristan: Renato Capecchi Angelotti: Allan Monk Spoletta: Andrea Velis Sciarrone:Russell Christopher Shepherd: Godehard Rau Conductor: James Levine Metropolitan Opera 1 March 1977 In-house recording

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Cherubini: Medea (Stamford 1987)

Medea: Gilda Cruz-Romo Glauce: Trufy Ellen Craney Neris: Beverly Evans Giasone: Gaetano Scano Creon: Richard Cowan Conductor: Gabriele Bellini Connecticut Grand Opera Palace Theatre, Stamford 30 March 1987 In-house recording

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Mozart: Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto (Boston 2024)

Aspasia: Brenda Rae Sifare: Vanessa Goikoetxea Ismene: Angela Yam Farnace: John Holiday Arbate: Alexis Peart Mitridate: Lawrence Brownlee Marzio: Charles Sy Conductor: David Angus Boston Lyric Opera September 2024 Broadcast https://parterre.com/2025/07/23/ mad-about-mitridate /

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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto (Montpellier 2025)

Aspasia: Marie Lys Ismene: Lauranne Oliva Farnace: Hongni Wu Sifare: Key'mon Murrah Arbate: Nicolò Balducci Mitridate: Levy Sekgapane Marzio Remy Burnens Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie Conductor: Philippe Jaroussky Opéra Comédie de Montpellier 12 April 2025 Broadcast https://parterre.com/2025/07/23/ mad-about-mitridate /

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Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery (Vladivostok 2016)

Louise: Violetta Lukyanenko Clara: Yulia Matochkina Duenna: Larisa Diadkova Don Jerome: Yevgeny Akimov Don Ferdinand: Roman Burdenko Don Antonio: Evgeny Akhmedov Mendoza: Sergey Aleksashkin Don Carlos: Yuri Laptev Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Opera in Vladivostok 2016 Broadcast https://parterre.com/2025/07/01/ troth-or-dare /

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Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (Munich 2000)

Hanna Glawari: Hildegard Behrens Valencienne: Hlín Pétursdóttir Graf Danilo: Thomas [Gazheli] Holzapfel Camille de Rosillon: Thomas Sigwald Baron Mirko Zeta: Klaus-Dieter Lerche Njegus: Ferry Gruber Conductor: David Stahl Staatstheaters am Gaertnerplatz 5 May 2000 In-house recording

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Handel: Arias and a Duet from Orlando, Admeto & Tamerlano

Orlando Dorinda: Emőke Baráth Conductor, location and date: ? Admeto Antigona: Emőke Baráth Admeto: Sonia Prina Conductor: Alan Curtis Krakow 2014 Tamerlano Asteria: Emőke Baráth Conductor: Alexis Kossenko Poznan festival, Poland 2014

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Handel: Gloria, Cantata, excerpts from Dixit Dominus & Theodora

Gloria Emőke Baráth Conductor: Gyorgi Veshagyi Hungary ? Theodora Theodora: Emőke Baráth Conductor: György Vashegyi Budapest 2021

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Handel: Arias and a Duet from Rinaldo & Giulio Cesare

Rinaldo Armida: Emőke Baráth Rinaldo: Carlo Vistoli Conductor: Naolly Barcelona 2024 Giulio Cesare Cleopatra: Emőke Baráth Conductor: Andrea Marcon Basel 2021 https://parterre.com/2025/07/02/ an-old-fashioned-girl /

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Mozart: Arias from Mitridate, Re di Ponto & Don Giovanni

Mitridate, Re di Ponto Sifare: Emőke Baráth Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen Copenhagen 2024 Don Giovanni Donna Anna: Emőke Baráth Conductor: Emmauelle Häim Lille 2023

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Vivaldi: Arias from Il Giustino

Il Giustino Arianna: Emőke Baráth Conductor: Ottavio Dantone Madrid, 2025 https://parterre.com/2025/07/02/ an-old-fashioned-girl /

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J.S. Bach: Cantata arias and duets

Emőke Baráth Maarten Enjelides Conductor (of some): György Vashegyi Locations and dates: ? https://parterre.com/2025/07/02/ an-old-fashioned-girl /

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Terradellas: Arias from La Merope

Merope: Emőke Baráth Conductor: Francesco Corti Madrid 2025 https://parterre.com/2025/07/02/ an-old-fashioned-girl /

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Verdi: Don Carlos (New York 1968)

Elisabetta: Gabriella Tucci Princess Eboli: Fiorenza Cossotto Tebaldo: Judith Forst Celestial Voice: Margaret Kalil Don Carlo: Bruno Prevedi Rodrigo: Robert Merrill Philip II: Nicolai Ghiaurov Grand Inquisitor: Martti Talvela Friar: Paul Plishka Conductor: Claudio Abbado Metropolitan Opera 12 October 1968 In-house recording

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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Boston 1982)

Angel: Jessye Norman Gerontius: Stuart Burrows Priest/Angel of Agony: John Shirley-Quirk Tanglewood Festival Chorus Boston Symphony Orhcestra Conductor: Colin Davis Symphony Hall 2 December 1982 Broadcast

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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (London 1981)

Tove: Jessye Norman Waldtaube: Gwendolyn Killebrew Waldemar: Wolfgang Neumann Klaus: Philip Langridge Bauer: John Tomlinson Speaker: Günther Reich BBC Singers BBC Symphony Chorus Goldsmiths Choral Union BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Michael Gielen Royal Albert Hall 10 August 1981 Broadcast

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Verdi: Aida, "Ritorna vincitor!" and Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, "Voi lo sapete" (Atlanta 1979)

Jessye Norman Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Robert Shaw Atlanta March 1979 Broadcast

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Boito: Mefistofele (London 1972)

Margherita/Elena: Carol Neblett Martha/Pantalis: Enid Hartle Mefistofele: Cesare Siepi Faust: José Carreras Wagner/Nereo: Neil Page Conductor: Anton Guadagno Finchley Children's Music Group London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Royal Festival Hall, London 25 May 1972 In-house recording

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Boito: Mefistofele (New York 1977)

Margherita/Elena: Johanna Meier Martha: Beverly Evans Pantalis: Sandra Walker Mefistofele: Samuel Ramey Faust: Ermanno Mauro Wagner: David Griffith Nereo: Joaquin Romaguera Conductor: Julius Rudel New York City Opera 7 April 1977 In-house recording

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Boito: Mefistofele (New York 1999)

Margherita/Elena: Aprile Millo Martha: Diane Elias Pantalis: Jennifer Dudley Mefistofele: Dean Peterson Faust: Richard Leech Wagner: Tim Willson Nereo: Bernard Fitch Conductor: Mark Elder Metropolitan Opera 4 December 1999 In-house recording

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Strauss: Orchesterlieder (Nice 1999)

An die Nacht Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden Säusle, liebe Myrthe Als mir dein Lied erklang Amor Edita Gruberova Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice Conductor: Friedrich Haider Nice 2? February 1999

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Strauss: Orchesterlieder (Köln 2007)

Cäcilie Heimliche Aufforderung Meinem Kinde Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden Morgen Zueignung Ruhe, meine Seele Genia Kühmeier WDR Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Philharmonie, Köln 21 September 2007 Broadcast

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Strauss: Orchesterlieder (London 2009)

Hymne an die Liebe Das Rosenband Die heiligen drei Konige Morgen Cacilie Soile Isokoski BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andrew Litton Barbican Hall, London 28 January 2009 Broadcast

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Strauss: Orchesterlieder (Paris 2012)

Ruhe, meine Seele Ich trage meine Minne Morgen Cäcilie Zueignung Jonas Kaufmann City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andris Nelsons Paris. Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 12 March 2012 Broadcast

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Strauss: Orchesterlieder (Vienna 2025)

Cäcilie Zueignung Morgen Asmik Grigorian Wiener Symphoniker Conductor: Petr Popelka Musikverein 18 January 2025 Broadcast

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Snegurochka: Vesennyaya Skazka (Moscow 1978)

(The Snow Maiden: A Spring Fairy Tale) Snow Maiden: Irina Zhurina Spring: Irina Arkhipova Lel: Galina Borisova Bobylikha: Raisa Kotova Kupava: Lyudmila Serghienko Tsar Berendey: Denis Korolyov Bermyata: Nikolai Nizienko Frost: Yuri Statnik Bakula: Alexander Arkhipov Mizgir: Igor Morozov Wood Spirit: Oleg Biktimirov Conductor: Alexander Lazare Bolshoi Theatre December 1978 Broadcast

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Massenet: Werther (Vienna 1990)

Charlotte: Ileana Cotrubas Sophie: Noriko Sasaki Werther: Luis Lima Albert: Gottfried Hornik Le Bailli: Peter Wimberger Conductor: Alain Guingal Wiener Staatsoper 27 May 1990 In-house recording

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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila (New York 1977)

Dalila: Elena Obraztsova Samson: Guy Chauvet High Priest: William Walker Abimélech: Justino Díaz Old Hebrew: Malcolm Smith Conductor: Sixten Ehrling Metropolitan Opera 2 April 1977 In-house recording

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Keiser: Der låcherliche Prinz Jodelet (Hamburg 2004)

Laura: Inga Kalna Isabella: Julia Sukmanova Erminde: Gabriele Rossmanith Julia: Tamara Gura Jodelet: Jan Buchwald Fernando: Jörn Schümann Frederic: Moritz Gogg Henriquez: Michael Smallwood Octavius: Andreas Hörl Nicolo: Christoph Genz Eduard: Christoph Pohl Sanchez: Wilhelm Schwinghammer Conductor: Alessandro De Marchi Hamburgischen Staatsoper 22 February 2004 Broadcast

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Graun: Montezuma (Montpellier 1990)

Eupaforice: Ewa Malas-Godlewska Pilpatoe: Maria Bayo Erissena: Catherine Napoli Montezuma: Jennifer Larmore Ferdinand Cortès: Isabelle Vernet Narves: Anne-Sophie Schmidt Teseuco: Jean-Luc Viala Ensemble orchestral de Paris Conductor: Jan Latham-König Salle Pasteur, Montpellier 17 July 1990 Broadcast

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German Baroque Arias and Instrumental Music (Vienna 2008)

Sandrine Piau Akademie für Alte Musik Theater an der Wien 20 October 2008 Broadcast

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Graun: Montezuma, "Non han calma" (Bloomington 1967)

Joan Sutherland Conductor: Richard Bonynge Indiana University 23 February 1967 In-house recording

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Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Saarbrücken 2024)

Andrè Schuen Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Conductor: Pietari Inkinen Congresshalle Saarbrücken 8 September 2024 Broadcast

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Mahler: Rückert-Lieder (Swansea 2019)

Catriona Morison BBC National Orchestra of Wales Conductor: Thomas Søndergård Brangwyn Hall, Swansea 19 January 2019 Broadcast

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Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Paris 2020)

Stéphane Degout Orchestre de Paris Conductor: Jukka-Peka Saraste Paris Philharmonie 4 March 2020 Broadcast

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Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Atlanta 2024)

Fleur Barron Samuel Hasselhorn Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Nathalie Stutzmann Woodruff Arts Center 26 September 2024 Broadcast

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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Kronberg im Taunus 2023)

Gerhild Rombergher Allan Clayton Chamber Orchestra of Europe Conductor: Robin Ticciati Casals Forum, Kronberg im Taunus 21 September 2023 Broadcast

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Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Urlicht" (Cologne 2023)

Wiebke Lehmkuh WDR Sinfonieorchester Leitung: Cristian Macelaru Kölner Philharmonie Köln 3 November 2023 Broadcast

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Mahler: Symphony No. 3,"O Mensch" (London 2025)

Marianne Crebassa Tiffin Choirs London Symphony Chorus Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel Barbican Hall 15 January 2025 Broadcast

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