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BOITO, ARRIGO  

(1842 - 1918)

Arrigo Boito is probably better known as a librettist than as a composer, especially for his texts for Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, and the Shakespearian Otello and Falstaff, as well as the libretto of Ponchielli's La Gioconda.

Opera

Boito's only completed opera, for which he wrote both words and music, was Mefistofele, based on Goethe's Faust, a work to which he made considerable alterations. The Prologue, Ave, Signor, for Mephistopheles and the prison scene for the soprano Margaretta (Gretchen) remain familiar recital items.



 
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GLYNDEBOURNE DIAMONDS (1972-1979) (NTSC) 101109 Opera DVD
NESSUN DORMA - ARIAS FOR TENOR 8.571086 Opera
VERDI: Falstaff (Teatro Verdi di Busseto, 2001) (NTSC) 2051728 Opera DVD
VERDI: Falstaff / Rigoletto / Il trovatore (Royal Opera House) (NTSC) OA0980BD Opera DVD
BEST OF NAXOS 7 8.550007 Opera
BJORLING, Jussi: Bjorling Collection, Vol. 4: Opera Arias and Duets (1945-1951) 8.110788 Opera
BOITO, A.: Mefistofele (San Francisco Opera, 1989) (NTSC) 100415 Opera DVD
BOITO, A.: Mefistofele [Opera] (Marinov) C51186 Opera
CALLAS, Maria: Puccini Heroines / Lyric Arias (1954) 8.111275 Opera
GOETHE AND MUSIC, Vol. 1 - BEETHOVEN, L. van / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / GOUNOD, C.-F. / BERLIOZ, H. / MASSENET, J. / MAHLER, G. / SPOHR, L. / BOITO. A C49270-2 Opera
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - FLORENCE: A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present (NTSC) 2.110513 Opera DVD
Opera Arias (Baritone): Hakala, Tommi - VERDI, G. / WAGNER, R. / LEONCAVALLO, R. / PUCCINI, G. / GIORDANO, U. / GOUNOD, C.F. / MOZART, W.A. ODE1048-2 Opera
Opera Arias (Bass): Hawlata, Franz - GOUNOD, C.-F. / SPOHR, L. / SCHUMANN, R. / MEYERBEER, G. / MUSSORGSKY, M.P. / BOITO, A. C10878 Opera
Opera Arias (Soprano): Isokoski, Soile - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / BIZET, G. / GOUNOD, C. / PUCCINI, G. / VERDI, G. (Scene d'amore) ODE1126-2 Opera
Opera Arias (Tenor): Sirkia, Raimo - BIZET, G. / VERDI, G. / PUCCINI, G. / LEONCAVALLO, R. / GIORDANO, U. ODE798-2 Opera
Opera Arias: Bjorling, Jussi / Merrill, Robert - LEONCAVALLO, R. / GOUNOD, C.F. / MEYERBEER, G. / VERDI, G. / MASCAGNI, P. (1951) 9.80409 Opera
OPERA EXCLUSIVE - Giuseppe Verdi (NTSC) DVWW-GOLDBOX9 Opera DVD
OPERA EXCLUSIVE - VIENNA STATE OPERA (NTSC) DVWW-GOLDBOX1 Opera DVD
PUCCINI, G.: Boheme (La) (Callas, Di Stefano, La Scala, Votto) (1956) 8.111332-33 Opera
PUCCINI, G.: Tabarro (Il) (Gobbi, Mas, Prandelli) (1955) 8.111307 Opera
VERDI, G.: Falstaff (Glyndebourne, 2009) (Blu-ray, HD) OABD7053D Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Falstaff (Glyndebourne, 2009) (NTSC) OA1021D Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Falstaff (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2006) (NTSC) DVWW-OPFALF Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Opera Arias (Hawlata, bass) C10823 Opera
VERDI, G.: Otello (La Scala, 2001) (NTSC) 107090 Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Otello (Liceu, 2006) (Blu-ray, HD) OABD7041D Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Otello (Liceu, 2006) (NTSC) OA0963D Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Otello (Salzburg Festival, 2008) (Blu-ray, HD) 701504 Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Otello (Salzburg Festival, 2008) (NTSC) 701408 Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Othello (Otello) (Komische Oper, 1969) (sung in German) (Felsenstein Edition) (NTSC) 101291 Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Simon Boccanegra (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2002) (NTSC) 107073 Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Simon Boccanegra (Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2007) (NTSC) 101307 Opera DVD
VERDI, G.: Simon Boccanegra (Vienna State Opera, 2002) (NTSC) DVWW-OPSIBOW Opera DVD
VERDI: Otello (Royal Opera House, 1992) (NTSC) OAR3102D Opera DVD
VERDI: Otello (Vinay, Nelli, Toscanini) (1947) 8.111320-21 Opera
VERDI: Rigoletto (Bjorling, R. Peters, Merrill) (1956) 8.111276-77 Opera
Vocal Recital: Ackte, Aino - VERDI, G. / WAGNER, R. / GOUNOD / GRIEG, E. / MESSAGER / MERIKANTO / SCHUMANN, R. (Collected Recordings, 1902-1913) ODE883-2 Opera
Vocal Recital: Tebaldi, Renata / Del Monaco, Mario - VERDI, G / PUCCINI, G. (1952, 1954) 9.80735 Opera
WALTER FELSENSTEIN EDITION (Komische Oper, 1956-76) (NTSC) 101345 Opera DVD
WALTER FELSENSTEIN EDITION (Komische Oper, 1956-76) (NTSC) (Deluxe Limited Edition) 101305 Opera DVD
BOITO: Mefistofele (San Francisco Opera, 1989) (PAL) 100414 Opera DVD
PONSELLE, Rosa: Rosa Ponselle Sings Verdi (1918-1928) 8.110728 Opera
VERDI (THE VERY BEST OF) 8.552121-22 Opera
VERDI: Falstaff 2051279 Opera DVD
VERDI: Falstaff 8.660050-51 Opera
VERDI: Falstaff (Glyndebourne, 1976) (NTSC) 101083 Opera DVD
VERDI: Falstaff (Highlights) 8.555846 Opera
VERDI: Falstaff (PAL) 100344 Opera DVD
VERDI: Falstaff (PAL) 100345 Opera DVD
VERDI: Falstaff (Royal Opera House, 1999) (NTSC) OA0823D Opera DVD
VERDI: Falstaff (Royal Opera House, 1999) (PAL) OA0812D Opera DVD
VERDI: Falstaff (Teatro Verdi di Busseto, 2001) (PAL) DV-OPFAL Opera DVD
VERDI: Opera Choruses 8.550241 Opera
VERDI: Otello DV-OPOTEL Opera DVD
VERDI: Otello DVUS-OPOTEL Opera DVD
VERDI: Otello (Martinelli, Rethberg, Panizza)(1938) 8.111018-19 Opera
VERDI: Otello (NTSC) 100347 Opera DVD
VERDI: Otello (PAL) 100346 Opera DVD
VERDI: Rigoletto (Warren, Berger) (1950) 8.110148-49 Opera
VERDI: Simon Boccanegra DV-OPSIBO Opera DVD
VERDI: Simon Boccanegra DVUS-OPSIBO Opera DVD
BOITO: Mefistofele (de Angelis, Favero, Melandri) (1931) 8.110273-74 Opera
SOPRANO ARIAS FROM ITALIAN OPERAS (Miriam Gauci) 8.550606 Opera
Operatic Duets for Tenor and Baritone 8.553030 Opera
PONSELLE, Rosa: American Recordings, Vol. 1 (1923-1929) 8.111138 Opera
DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor (Pagliughi, Malipiero) (1939) 8.110150-51 Opera
GIORDANO: Andrea Chenier (La Scala) (1928-1931) 8.110066-67 Opera
VERDI: Falstaff (La Scala) (1932) 8.110198-99 Opera
Date with the Devil (Samuel Ramey) 8.555355 Opera
GIGLI, Beniamino: Gigli Edition, Vol. 1: Milan Recordings (1918-1919) 8.110262 Opera
HANSEN, Ib: Kongelig Kammersanger (1959 - 1983) 8.112003 Opera
Largo al Factotum 8.555922DX Opera
PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut (Albanese, Bjorling, Perlea) (1954) 8.111030-31 Opera
TENOR ARIAS (Janez Lotric) 8.555920 Opera
PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Gigli, Dal Monte) (1939) 8.110183-84 Opera
CARUSO, Enrico: Complete Recordings, Vol. 5 (1908-1910) 8.110720 Opera
MELBA, Nellie: London and Middlesex Recordings (1921-1926) 8.110780 Opera
GIGLI, Beniamino: Gigli Edition, Vol. 4: Camden and New York Recordings (1926-1927) 8.110265 Opera
CARUSO, Enrico: Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1902-1903) 8.110703 Vocal, Opera
GIGLI, Beniamino: Gigli Edition, Vol. 2: Milan, Camden and New York Recordings (1919-1922) 8.110263 Opera
CARUSO, Enrico: Complete Recordings, Vol. 8 (1913-1914) 8.110726 Opera
GIGLI, Beniamino: Gigli Edition, Vol. 14: London, Milan and Rio de Janeiro Recordings (1949, 1951) 8.111103 Opera
MELBA, Nellie: American Recordings, Vol. 2 (1909-1910) 8.110335 Opera
MELBA, Nellie: American Recordings, Vol. 3 (1907-1916) 8.110336 Opera
MCCORMACK, John: McCormack Edtion, Vol. 3: The Acoustic Recordings (1912-1913) 8.110330 Opera
A TO Z OF OPERA 8.555037-38 Opera
CHALIAPIN, Feodor: A Vocal Portrait (1907-1936) 8.110748-49 Vocal




 
 
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