Opera Classics with William Fred Scott

Saturdays at 1:30pm

Maestro William Fred Scott returns with a new season of Opera Classics on Saturday, July 5. As one of the most highly respected conductors and artistic leaders in the world of opera, he is recognized for his vitality and the intensity of his personal commitment to the arts and the community. As Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera from 1985 to 2005, the company became one of the fastest-growing opera companies in the United States. Mr. Scott has received high honors from the Atlanta community. The Arts and Business Council, part of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, named The Atlanta Opera as “Arts Organization of the Year” in 1999 and in 1998 named Mr. Scott “Artist of the Year,” through its annual Abby Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation in art in Atlanta. Public Broadcasting Atlanta selected Mr. Scott and Alfred Kennedy, the Opera’s executive director, as the “Lexus Leaders of the Arts” for the month of August, 1999. Maestro Scott’s Opera Classics will feature some of the best new opera releases and new re-releases. Join us July through November on Saturday afternoons at 1:30pm for Opera Classics with William Fred Scott.

November 8, 2008VERDI: Falstaff
EMI Classics B000J20W66
Released 1/16/2007

Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Falstaff: Tito Gobbi
Fenton: Luigi Alva
Ford: Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus: Tomaso Spataro
Bardolfo: Renato Ercolani
Pistola: Nicola Zaccaria
Alice Ford: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Nannetta: Anna Moffo
Meg Page: Nan Merriman
Mistress Quickly: Fedora Barbieri
November 1, 2008TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin
Philips B000004162
Released 2/15/1994

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Orchestra of Paris
St Petersburg Chamber Choir

CAST:

Larina: Sarah Walker
Tatyana: Nuccia Focile
Olga Janine Micheau
Escamillo: Ernest Blanc
Frasquita: Denise Monteil
Mercédes: Marcelle Croisier
October 25, 2008J. STRAUSS, Jr.: Die Fledermaus
RCA B00000K4HN
Released 6/4/1999

Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna State Opera Chorus

CAST:

Gabriel von Eisenstein: Waldemar Kmentt
Rosalinde: Hilde Gueden
Adele: Erika Köth
Falke: Walter Berry
Frank: Eberhard Wächter
Alfred: Giuseppe Zampieri
Prince Orlofsky: Regina Resnik
October 18, 2008BIZET: Carmen
EMI Classics B00004VVZC
Released 8/15/2000

Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
French National Broadcasting Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Carmen: Victoria de los Angeles
Don José: Nicolai Gedda
Micaëla: Janine Micheau
Escamillo: Ernest Blanc
Frasquita: Denise Monteil
Mercédes: Marcelle Croisier
October 11, 2008JANÁCEK: Jenufa
Decca B000KQGOAE
Released 5/8/2007

Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna State Opera Chorus

CAST:

Jenufa: Elisabeth Söderström
Laca: Wieslav Ochman
Steva: Petr Dvorsky
Kostelnicka: Eva Randová
Karolka: Lucia Popp
October 4, 2008GAY: The Beggar’s Opera
Hyperion UK B000002ZR9
Released 9/10/1992

Jeremy Barlow, conductor
The Broadside Band

CAST:

The Beggar: Bob Hoskins
The Player: Ian Caddy
Macheath: Adrian Thompson
Peachum: Charles Daniels
Mrs Peachum: Sarah Walker
Polly Peachum: Bronwen Mills
September 27, 2008HANDEL: Tolomeo
Archiv B0011FDTC4
Released 3/11/2008

Alan Curtis, conductor
Il Complesso Barocco

CAST:

Tolomeo: Ann Hallenberg
Seleuce: Karina Gauvin
Araspe: Pietro Spagnoli
Elisa: Anna Bonitatibus
Alessandro: Romina Basso
September 20, 2008BARBER: Vanessa
Orfeo D’or[Import] B000M4RF2A
Released 1/30/2007

Dmitri Mitropoulos, conductor
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Vanessa: Eleanor Steber
Erika: Rosalind Elias
The Old Baroness: Regina Resnik
Anatol: Nicolai Gedda
The Old Doctor: Giorgio Tozzi
Nicholas: George Cehanovsky
A Footman: Robert Nagy
September 13, 2008PONCHIELLI: La Gioconda
Warner Classics B000RZOR20
Released 7/24/2007

Antonio Votto, conductor
Turin Broadcasting Orchestra
Cetra Chorus

CAST:

La Gioconda: Maria Callas
Laura Adorno: Fedora Barbieri
Alvise Badoero: Giulio Beri
Enzo Grimaldo: Gianni Poggi
Barnaba: Paolo Silveri
September 6, 2008VERDI: Luisa Miller
Decca B000PMFTCC
Released 7/10/2007

Peter Maag, conductor
National Philharmonic Orchestra
London Opera Chorus

CAST:

Luisa: Montserrat Caballé
Rodolfo: Luciano Pavarotti
Miller: Sherrill Milnes
Walter: Bonaldo Giaiotti
Wurm: Richard Van Allan
Federica: Anna Reynolds
August 30, 2008STRAUSS: Elektra
Decca B000KLRUJS
Released 5/8/2007

Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic

CAST:

Klytämnestra: Regina Resnik
Elektra: Birgit Nilsson
Chrysothemis: Marie Collier
Aegisth: Gerhard Stolze
Orest: Tom Krause
August 23, 2008MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro
Deutsche Grammophon B000OFOSNQ
Released 1/8/2008

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna State Opera Chorus

CAST:

Figaro: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo
Susanna: Ann Netrebko
Count Almaviva: Bo Skovhus
Countess Almaviva: Dorothea Röschmann
Cherubino: Christine Schäfer
Marcellina: Marie McLaughlin
Bartolo: Franz-Josef Selig
Basilio: Patrick Henckens
Don Curzio: Olivier Ringelhahn
Antonio: Florian Boesch
Barbarina: Eva Liebau
August 16, 2008ROUSEL: Padmâvatî and RAVEL: L’Heure espagnole
ROUSEL: Padmâvatî
EMI Classics B000PKG5EA
Released 6/19/2007

Michel Plasson, conductor
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Orféon Donostiarra

CAST:

Padmâvatî: Marilyn Horne
Ratan-Sen: Nicolai Gedda
Alaouddin: José Van Dam
Nakamti: Jane Berbié
Brahmin: Charles Burles
Gora: Marc Vento
Badal: Laurence Dale

RAVEL: L’Heure espagnole
EMI Classics B000005GR9
Released 5/20/2000

André Cluytens, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique

CAST:

Concepcion: Denise Duval
Gonzalve: Jean Giraudeau
Torquemada: René Herent
Ramiro: Jean Vieuille
Don Inigo Gomez: Charles Clavensy
August 9, 2008ROSSINI: La Cenerentola
Deutsche Grammophon B000JBWW6A
Released 11/14/2006

Claudio Abbado, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Scottish Opera Chorus

CAST:

Don Ramiro: Luigi Alva
Dandini: Renato Capecchi
Don Magnifico: Paolo Montarsolo
Clorinda: Margherita Guglielmi
Tisbe: Laura Zannini
Cenerentola: Teresa Berganza
Alidoro: Ugo Trama
August 2, 2008PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly
Angel/EMI B000002SF9
Released 10/25/1990

Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Madama Butterfly: Renata scotto
Suzuki: Anna di Stasio
Kate Pinkerton: Silvana Padoan
B.F. Pinkerton: Carlo Bergonzi
Sharpless: Roland Panerai
Goro: Piero de Palma
July 26, 2008VERDI: Aida
Decca B000KLRUKC
Released 5/8/2007

Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic and Chorus

CAST:

Aida: Renata Tebaldi
Radamès: Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris: Giuletta Simoniato
Amonasro: Cornell MacNeil
July 19, 2008LULLY: Thesée
CPO Records B000Q7ZKHK
Released 6/26/2007

Paul O’Dette and Steven Stubbs
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Thesée: Howard Crook
Medée: Laura Pudwell
Aeglé: Ellen Hargis
Aegée: Harry van der Kamp
Cleone: Suzie LeBlanc
Dorine: Mireille Lebel
July 12, 2008PUCCINI: La Fanciulla del West
EMI Classics B000PKG5E0
Released 6/26/2007

Lovro von Matacic, conductor
Orchestra del Teatro alle Scala di Milano

CAST:

Minnie: Birgit Nilsson
Dick Johnson: João Gibin
Jack Rance: Andreà Mongelli
Nick: Renato Ercolani
Ashby: Antonio Cassinelli
Sonora: Enzo Sordello
July 5, 2008MOORE: The Ballad of Baby Doe
Deutsche Grammophon B00000IPTU
Released 4/20/1999

Emerson Buckley, conductor
New York City Opera Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Horace Tabor: Walter Cassel
Augusta Tabor: Frances Bible
Elizabeth “Baby” Doe: Beverly Sills
Mama McCourt: Beatrice Krebs
December 1, 2007You Think It’s My Favorite?
STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier
EMI Classical B000FVR5EI
Released 10/17/2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Staatskapelle Dresden

CAST:

Marschallin: Kiri Te Kanawa
Baron Ochs: Kurt Rydl
Octavian: Anne Sofie von Otter
Herr Von Faninal: Franz Grundheber
Sophie: Barbara Hendricks
November 24, 2007Mozart’s Last Year, Out with a Smile
MOZART: Die Zauberflöte
Deutsche Grammophon B000EGFV2C
Released 6/13/2006

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Mahler Chamber Orchestra

CAST:

Sarastro: René Pape
Queen of the Night: Erika Miklósa
Pamina: Dorothea Röschmann
Tamino: Christoph Strehl
Papageno: Hanno Müller-Brachmann
Papagena: Julia Kleiter
Monostatos: Kurt Azesberger
November 17, 2007Viva Vivaldi
VIVALDI: Motezuma
DG Archiv B000E5L8AM
Released 5/9/2006

Alan Curtis, conductor
Il Complesso Barocco

CAST:

Motezuma: Vito Priante
Mitrena: Marijana Mijanovic
Teutile: Roberta Invernizzi
Fernando: Maite Beaumont
Ramiro: Romina Basso
Asprano: Inga Kalna
November 10, 2007Equal Time for Callas
VERDI: Il Trovatore
EMI Classical B0002VEQHU
Released 9/7/2004

Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan

CAST:

Leonora: Maria Callas
Il Conte de Luna: Rolando Panerai
Azucena: Fedora Barbieri
Manrico: Giuseppe di Stefano
Ferrando: Nicola Zaccaria
Ines: Luisa Villa
Uno Zingaro: Giulio Mauri
Un Messo: Renato Ercolani
November 3, 2007Bellini’s Birthday
BELLINI: Norma
DECCA B000I8OFGE
Released 10/102006

Richard Bonynge, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Norma: Joan Sutherland
Pollione: John Alexander
Adalgisa: Marilyn Horne
Oroveso: Richard Cross
Clotilde: Yvonne Minton
Flavio: Joseph Ward
October 27, 2007And Now for Something Really Big!
SAINT-SAËNS: Samson et Dalila
Deutsche Grammophon B00099BPOM
Released 7/12/2005

Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Choir and Orchestra of Paris

CAST:

Samson: Plácido Domingo
Dalila: Elena Obraztsova
High Priest of Dragon: Renato Bruson
Abimélech: Pierre Thau
An old Hebrew: Robert Lloyd
A Philistinian Messenger: Gerald Friedmann
October 20, 2007English Italian, from a German Master
HANDEL: Alcina
EMI Classics B000GG4T2S
Released 8/29/2006

Richard Hickox, conductor
Opera Stage Chorus
City of London Baroque Sinfonia

CAST:

Alcina: Arleen Augér
Morgana: Eiddwen Harrhy
Ruggiero: Della Jones
Bradamante: Kathleen Kuhlmann
Oberto: Patrizia Kwella
Oronte: Maldwyn Davies
Melisso: John Tomlinson
October 13, 2007You Just Oughta Know This One
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Pilgrim’s Progress
EMI/Angel B00000DOAL
Released 7/13/2005

Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra

CAST:

The Pilgrim: John Noble
John Bunyon: Raimund Herincx
Evangelist: John Carol Case
Interpreter: Ian Partridge
Watchful, the Porter: John Shirley-Quirk
A Herald: Terence Sharpe
Apollyon: Robert Lloyd
October 6, 2007Now That We’re in Seville…
BEETHOVEN: Fidelio
Testament SBT2 1328
Released 1/12/2004

Otto Klemperer, conductor Covent Garden Opera Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Leonore (Fidelio): Sena Jurinac
Florestan: Jon Vickers
Rocco: Gottlob Frick
Don Pizarro: Hans Hotter
Marzelline: Elsie Morrison
Jaquino: John Dobson
Don Fernando: Forbes Robinson
September 29, 2007While We’re in Spain
MOZART: Don Giovanni
Sony B000GCFAHK
Released 8/29/2006

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Don Giovanni: Ruggero Raimondo
Il Commendatore: John Macurdy
Donna Anna: Edda Moser
Don Ottavio: Kenneth Riegel
Donna Elvira: Kiri Te Kanawa
Leporello: José Van Dam
Masetto: Malcolm King
Zerlina: Teresa Berganza
September 22, 2007New Friends and Old Amigos
GOLIJOV: Ainadamar
Deutsche Grammophon B000F2CANS
Released 5/9/2006

Robert Spano, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Women of the ASO Chamber Chorus

CAST:

Margarita Xirgu: Dawn Upshaw
Federico Garcia Lorca: Kelley O’Connor
Nuria: Jessica Rivera
Ruiz Alonso: Jesús Montoya

FALLA: La Vida Breve
Telarc B000003CYT
Released 6/24/2003

Jesús López Cobos, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
May Festival Chorus

CAST:

Salud: Alicia Nafé
Paco: Antonio Ordóñez
Carmela: Karen Notare
Grandmother: Catherine Keen
Uncle Sarvaor: Michael Wadsworth
A Voice: Manuel Cid
Manuel: William McGraw
The Singer: Gabriel Moreno
September 15, 2007Opera in a Darker Hue
MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov
Decca B000GUJZTG
Released 10/10/2006

Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
Sofia Radio Chorus

CAST:

Boris Godunov: Nicolai Ghiaurov
Feodor: Olivera Miljakovic
Xenia: Najejda Dobrianowa
Shuisky Aleksei Maslennikov
Pimen: Martti Talvela
Grigory/Dimitri: Ludovic Spiess
Varlaam: Anton Diakov
Missail: Milen Paunov
Marina Mnishek: Galina Vishnevskaya
Rangoni: Zoltan Kélémén
September 8, 2007Czech Out This Birthday
DVORAK: The Devil and Kate
Národní divaldo Opera
Released 11/22/2003

Bohumil Gregor, conductor
Orchestra and Chorus of National Theatre, Prague

CAST:

Jirka: Thomás Cerný
Kate: Jana Sýkorová
Kate’s Mother: Libuae Marová
Marbuel: Jirí Sulzenko
September 1, 2007Birthday Greetings to the Real Engelbert Humperdinck
HUMPERDINCK: Hänsel & Gretel
RCA Red Seal B00000JLNA
Released 7/13/1999

Kurt Eichhorn, conductor
Munich Radio Orchestra
Boys Choir of Tölz

CAST:

Hänsel: Anna Moffo Gretel: Helen Donath Peter: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Gertrud: Charlotte Berthold The Witch: Christa Ludwig The Sandman: Arleen Auger The Dew Man: Lucia Popp
August 25, 2007Happy Birthday Lenny!
BERNSTEIN: Candide
Deutsche Grammophon B000001GWY
Released 4/15/1997

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Candide: Jerry Hadley
Cunegonde: June Anderson
Dr. Pangloss/Martin: Adolph Green
Old Lady: Christa Ludwig
Governor/Vanderdendur: Nicolai Gedda
Paquette: Della Jones
Maximilian/Captain: Kurt Ollmann
August 18, 2007Deliciously Decadent Massenet
MASSENET: Esclarmonde
DECCA B000I8OFH8
Released 10/10/2006

Richard Bonynge, conductor
National Philharmonic Orchestra
John Alldis Choir

CAST:

Esclarmonde: Joan Sutherland
Parséïs: Huguette Tourangeau
L’Empereur Phorcas: Clifford Grant
Roland: Giacomo Aragali
L’Evêque de Bois: Louis Quilico
Enéas: Ryland Davies
Cléomer: Robert Lloyd
Un envoyé sarrazin: Ian Caley
Un héraut: Graham Clark
August 11, 2007Previewing Atlanta Opera’s 07-08 Season
FLOYD: Cold Sassy Tree
World Premiere Recording
Albany B000A139DO
Released 8/1/2005

Patrick Summers, conductor
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Love Simpson: Patricia Racette
Rucker Lattimore: Dean Peterson
Will Tweedy: John McVeigh
Lightfoot McClendon: Margaret Lloyd
Mary Willis Tweedy: Diane Alexander
Loma Williams: Beth Clayton
Effie Belle Tate: Judith Christin
Clayton McAllister: Christopher Schaldenbrand
Camp Williams: Joseph Evans
Mayor: James C. Holloway
August 4, 2007A, B, C’s, Part Three
WAGNER: Der fliegende Holländer
Testament B000FTWAEU
Released 10/10/2006

Joseph Keilberth, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of Bayreuth

CAST:

Der Holländer: Hermann Uhde
Senta: Astrid Varnay
Daland: Ludwig Weber
Erik: Rudolf Lustig
Der Steuermann: Josef Traxel
Mary: Elisabeth Schärtel
July 28, 2007Learn Your A, B, C’s, Part Two
MOZART: Così fan tutte
RCA B000GCFAIE
Released 8/29/2006

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Ambrosian Opera Chorus

CAST:

Fiordiligi: Leontyne Price
Guglielmo: Sherrill Milnes
Dorabella: Tatiana Troyanos
Ferrando: George Shirley
Despina: Judith Raskin
Don Alfonso: Ezio Flagello
July 21, 2007Learn Your A, B, C’s
PUCCINI: La Bohème
RCA Living Stereo B000G759KS
Released 9/5/2006

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus

CAST:

Mimi: Anna Moffo
Rodolfo: Richard Tucker
Musetta: Mary Costa
Marcello: Robert Merrill
Schaunard: Philip Maero
Colline: Giorgio Tozzi
Benoît: Fernando Corena
July 14, 2007A Bastille Day Blast
GIORDANO: Andrea Chénier
EMI Classics 3586762
Released 10/17/2006

Gabriele Santini, conductor
Chorus and Orchestra of Rome Opera

CAST:

Andrea Chénier: Franco Corelli
Maddalena di Coigny: Antonietta Stella
Carlo Gérard: Mario Sereni
La contessa di Coigny: Luciana Moneta
Bersi: Stefania Malagù

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