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Björling in Il trovatore (London, May 12, 1939, live). With Cigna, Wettergren, Basiola, Zambelli; Gui; Chor. and Orch. of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. (2 CDs) #5000  US$19.95

Corelli in Tosca (Parma, Jan. 21, 1967, live). With Gordoni, D’Orazi, Carbonari, Maionica; Morelli; Chor. and Orch. of the Teatro Regio di Parma. (2 CDs) #5013  US$19.95

Corelli in Il trovatore  (Berlin, Oct. 1, 1961, live). With Parutto, Barbieri, Bastianini, Ferrin; De Fabritiis, Chor. and Orch. of the Rome Opera. (2 CDs) #5012   US$19.95

Ernani  (Florence, June 25, 1957, live). Cerquetti, Del Monaco, Bastianini, Christoff; Mitropoulos, Chor. and Orch. of Maggio musicale fiorentino. (2 CDs) #5011   US$19.95

Corelli in La Gioconda. Two performances: (February 18, 1964; complete performance). With Curtis-Verna, M. Dunn, Bardelli, Giaiotti; Guadagno, cond.; Philadelphia Lyric Opera. Plus La Gioconda (October 18, 1966; 71 mins. of highlights). Corelli, Tebaldi, M. Dunn, Chookasian, Colzani, Hecht; Guadagno, cond.; Philadelphia Lyric Opera. Booklet includes synopsis, biographies and an article by Steve Cohen about The Philadelphia Lyric Opera. (3 CDs) #5015 US$29.95
      
These are Corelli’s only available Enzos, and this is their first-ever release.

Goldberg Variations, John Kamitsuka, piano. #5016  US$9.95 

Rossini's Rivals (Elinor Amlen, soprano) Music by Then-Famous, Now-Obscure, Italian Composers—Vaccai, Valentino Fioravanti, Mercadante, Pacini, Federico Ricci. Includes 32-page booklet with composer biographies by Stefan Zucker + translations. #5017 US$9.95

Opera Legacies CDs

Corelli and Simionato in Carmen (1959). Freni, Guelfi; Dervaux, cond. Sung in Italian. (2 CDs) #OL6007  US$16.95

Corelli and Stella in Il trovatore (Milan, Dec. 7, 1962). Cossotto, Bastianini, Vinco; Gavazzeni, cond. Chor. & Orch. of La Scala (2 CDs) #OL6010  US$16.95