Nicolai Ghiaurov

The composition of Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor -- based on the Song of Igor, a 12th-century Russian epic -- got off to a slow start, with the composer's career as an organic chemist preventing him from making much progress . Event

A fine Rossini opera, once very famous especially for the noble “Prayer of Moses,” but neglected in the 20th century along with the rest of Rossini’s non-comic operas. This 1968 revival in Munich with an international cast of major-name sin

Produced in March 1842, Nabucco was Verdi’s first triumph with the public and (most) critics, establishing him as a great composer. The audience at the premiere went mad with enthusiasm and demanded an encore of the chorus “Va, pensiero.” “

“This performance was recorded live at La Scala on January 20, 1964. Gabriele Santini — who would pass away toward the end of that year — brings the authority of a life saturated in this repertoire to his pacing. Sesto Bruscantini hams up F

Don Carlo has an unusual place in Verdi’s canon: it is one of his greatest operas, yet one of the least performed. Originally written in French as Don Carlos for the Paris Opéra in 1867, it is more often heard today translated back into Ita

Live performance, Rome, May 12, 1970. Features original artwork by Rafal Olbinski, re-mastered sound, and 76-page booklet with historic photos. Complete Italian-English libretto newly translated for this release, with an extensive essay on