Karajan: The Opera Recordings

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Product Description KARAJAN THE OPERA RECORDINGS on Deutsche Grammophon & Decca, with 5 Salzburg Festival opera recordings, and an Appendix of Haydns The Creation.70 CDs25 operas (12 DGG; 8 DECCA; 5 Salzburg)3 Mozart, 5 Puccini, 6 Verdi, 5 Wagner, 2 Rosenkavaliers.With this original jackets box set Deutsche Grammophon concludes its series of 4 grand sets that present the totality of Herbert von Karajans output for the Yellow Label and hence perhaps the most magnificent legacy in the history of recorded music.On 70 CDs KARAJAN THE OPERA RECORDINGS features the 14 operas Karajan recorded for DGG from Carmen to Parsifal, from The Merry Widow to Rosenkavalier, from Mozart to Puccini. And, of course, the complete Ring.Incorporated are Karajans 8 opera recordings for DECCA (+ Verdis Falstaff that was originally released on Philips), as well as 5 live recordings from the Salzburg Festival, including, as bonus, Haydns The Creation.PRODUCT OVERVIEWORIGINAL ARTWORK: Sleeve covers (front and back) are all reproduced from the original LP releases, or, in the few cases where there wasnt an LP, from the original CDs. THE BOOK: 220+ pages. Profound and extensive new linernotes by the acclaimed opera critic Jürgen Kesting, detailing all aspects of Herbert von Karajans career as an opera conductor. In addition, the book will contain a Karajan timeline, a tracklist with full recording details and many rare photos of the maestro in rehearsal, in performance and in the recording studio.PACKAGING: 70 CDs once again arranged in four snug compartmentsBONUS: This time again, we reprint 5 facsimile recording protocols from some of the most famous recordings.CD 1 3BIZET: CarmenCD 4 5GLUCK: Orfeo ed Euridice (Salzburg)CD 6 7LEHÁR: Die lustige WitweCD 8 9LEONCAVALLO: PagliacciMASCAGNI: Cavalleria rusticana CD 10 12MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro (Decca)CD 13 15MOZART: Don GiovanniCD 16 17MOZART: Die ZauberflöteCD 18 20MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov (Decca)CD 21 22PUCCINI: La Bohème (Decca)CD 23 24PUCCINI: Tosca (Decca)CD 25 26PUCCINI: ToscaCD 27 28PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Decca)CD 29 30PUCCINI: Turandot CD 31 32Johann STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus (Decca)CD 33 35Richard STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier 1960 (Salzburg)CD 36 38R. STRAUSS: Der RosenkavalierCD 39 40VERDI: Il trovatore (Salzburg)CD 41 42VERDI: Un ballo in mascheraCD 43 44VERDI: Don Carlo (Salzburg)CD 45 46VERDI: Aida (Decca)CD 47 48VERDI: Otello (Decca)CD 49 50VERDI: Falstaff (Philips)CD 51 64WAGNER: Der Ring des NibelungenCD 65 68WAGNER: ParsifalCD 69 70HAYDN: Die Schöpfung (Salzburg) Review Herbert von Karajan always rolled out a magic carpet for us, the singers. With him, our musical work took on another dimension. --Jessye Norman