French Opera Masterworks (14CD)

French Opera Masterworks [Box Set]

1. Halevy: La Juive, opera [2:29:34]
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra
Brian Etheridge, Edgar Fleet, John Frost, Leslie Fyson, David Gwynne, Yasuko Hayashi, John Noble, Richard Tucker, Michele Le Bris, Robert Bickerstaff, Anthony Baldwin and Juan Sabate
Conducted by Anton Guadagno
Live 03/04/1973

2. Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ("legende dramatique") H. 111 (Op. 24) [2:04:26]
Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera Theater Chorus
Nicolai Gedda, Marilyn Horne, Dimiter Petkov and Roger Soyer
Conducted by Georges Pretre
Live 01/11/1969

3. Gounod: Faust, opera [2:57:37]
La Scala Theater Orchestra, La Scala Theater Chorus
Luigi Alva, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Mirella Freni, Alfredo Giacomotti, Robert Massard, Gianni Raimondi and Anna di Stasio
Conducted by Georges Pretre
Live 02/16/1967

4. Bizet: Carmen, opera-comique in 4 acts [2:49:41]
Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden, Royal Opera House Chorus Covent Garden
Richard Allen, Teresa Cahill, Jose van Dam, John Dobson, Placido Domingo, Francis Egerton, Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Pashley, Shirley Verrett and Thomas Allen
Conducted by Georg Solti
Live 1973

5. Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47 [1:59:10]
Netherlands Radio Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir
Peter van der Bilt, Ernest Blanc, Oralia Dominguez, Bert Vant'Hoff, Jon Vickers, Henk Driessen, Aad De Rijk
Conducted by Jean Fournet
Live 02/29/1964

6. Delibes: Lakme, opera [2:32:13]
Italian International Orchestra, Bratislava Chamber Choir
Bruno Pratico, Alessandra Ruffini, Thelma Badaro, Anna Beretta, Carmelo Caruso, Diego Cossu, Serena Lazzarini, Giuseppe Morino and Monica Benvenuti
Conducted by Carlos Piantini
Live 08/06-07/1991