Ponchielli was among the most important Italian opera composers of the 19th century, second only to Verdi in the third quarter of the century.
Operas
The best known of the 11 operas written by Ponchielli is La Gioconda, its famous ‘Dance of the Hours’ a popular favourite.
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ANNA NETREBKO AND ROLANDO VILLAZON IN PARIS | |
ANNA NETREBKO AND ROLANDO VILLAZON IN PARIS
Composers:
Bizet, Georges -- Catalani, Alfredo -- Gounod, Charles-Francois -- Mascagni, Pietro -- Massenet, Jules -- Moreno Torroba, Federico -- Penella, Manuel -- Ponchielli, Amilcare -- Puccini, Giacomo -- Soutullo, Reveriano -- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich -- Verdi, Giuseppe -- Vert, Juan
Artists:
Belgium National Orchestra -- Netrebko, Anna -- Villaume, Emmanuel -- Villazon, Rolando
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
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PONCHIELLI, A.: Gioconda (La) (Arena di Verona, 2005) | |
PONCHIELLI, A.: Gioconda (La) (Arena di Verona, 2005)
Composer:
Ponchielli, Amilcare
Artists:
Arena of Verona Chorus -- Arena of Verona Orchestra -- Bellavia, Giovanni -- Benini, Dario -- Berti, Marco -- Buffoli, Mauro -- Calamai, Alessandro -- Colombara, Carlo -- Fiorillo, Elisabetta -- Gruber, Andrea -- Komlosi, Ildiko -- Mastromarino, Alberto -- Palmieri, Francesco -- Polidori, Graziano -- Renzetti, Donato
Label/Producer: Dynamic |
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THREE STARS IN VIENNA | |
THREE STARS IN VIENNA
Composers:
Arditi, Luigi -- Delibes, Leo -- Denver, John -- Kalman, Emmerich -- Lehar, Franz -- Massenet, Jules -- Moreno Torroba, Federico -- Penella, Manuel -- Ponchielli, Amilcare -- Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich -- Sieczynski, Rudolf -- Soutullo, Reveriano -- Strauss II, Johann -- Strauss, Richard -- Suppe, Franz von -- Tosti, Francesco Paolo -- Verdi, Giuseppe -- Vert, Juan -- Wagner, Richard
Artists:
Billy, Bertrand de -- Domingo, Placido -- Netrebko, Anna -- Vienna Chamber Choir -- Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra -- Villazon, Rolando
Label/Producer: UNITEL |