Without commenting on the quality of the performances themselves, I would suggest that for your purposes Von Karajan might just fit. Many of his recordings were studio recordings and he had his singers standing in front of mic's so the orchestra/vocal blending can be very good. You won't hear footsteps on a creaky wood stage very often in his stuff. Some to consider - Turandot (DG), Aida (Decca), and LaBoheme (London).
Operas... Any fans?
Hi all,
I'm starting to get into Opera (I actually have season tickets to the Opera de Montreal)...
I would like to find some well recorded and well interpreted opera on CDs. The only problem is that I find that most CDs I purchased have a poor recording (or they sound like they were recorded from the 250th row).
Does anyone have any suggestion as to what opera CDs I should try getting (or any better labels than other ones)?
By the way, I am looking for complete operas or CDs with multiple opera passages (sorry, I don't know any better english words).
So in short, I'm looking for must have CDs...
So far the operas I really liked were:
Madama Butterfly
Rigoletto
Turandot
Lakmé
Carmen
Any of the above operas or any other operas worth while listenning would be appreciated...
Thanks ahead
I'm starting to get into Opera (I actually have season tickets to the Opera de Montreal)...
I would like to find some well recorded and well interpreted opera on CDs. The only problem is that I find that most CDs I purchased have a poor recording (or they sound like they were recorded from the 250th row).
Does anyone have any suggestion as to what opera CDs I should try getting (or any better labels than other ones)?
By the way, I am looking for complete operas or CDs with multiple opera passages (sorry, I don't know any better english words).
So in short, I'm looking for must have CDs...
So far the operas I really liked were:
Madama Butterfly
Rigoletto
Turandot
Lakmé
Carmen
Any of the above operas or any other operas worth while listenning would be appreciated...
Thanks ahead