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Teatro Alla Scala L'italiana in Algeri Mp3, Flac, Wma Teatro Alla Scala L'Italiana In Algeri mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Classical Album: L'Italiana In Algeri Country: Italy Released: 1967 Style: Opera MP3 version RAR size: 1671 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1817 mb WMA version RAR size: 1998 mb Rating: 4.8 Votes: 684 Other Formats: MPC FLAC MP1 AUD XM AC3 MIDI Tracklist A Sinfonia - Atto 1.0 - Parte 1.a B Sinfonia - Atto 1.0 - Parte 1.a C Atto 2.0 - Parte 1.a D Atto 2.0 (Conclusione) Credits Baritone Vocals [Taddeo] – Marcello Cortis Bass Vocals [Haly] – Enrico Campi Bass Vocals [Mustafa] – Mario Petri Chorus – Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Chorus Master [Maestro Del Coro] – Vittore Veneziani Conductor [Direttore E Concertatore] – Carlo Maria Giulini Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Isabella] – Giulietta Simionato Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Zulma] – Mafalda Masini Orchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Soprano Vocals [Elvira] – Graziella Sciutti Tenor Vocals [Lindoro] – Cesare Valletti Notes 2 LP box set. Released with a 4 x 6 inch 66 page insert, which slips into a pocket attached on the inside of the box. Barcode and Other Identifiers Other (Record 1 Catalog Number): QCX 10111 Other (Record 2 Catalog Number): QCX 10112 Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Rossini* - Giulietta Rossini* - Giulietta Simionato, Cesare Simionato, Cesare Valletti, Mario Valletti, Mario Petri, Petri, Graziella Graziella Sciutti, Sciutti, Marcello Marcello Cortis, IB-6119 Seraphim IB-6119 US 1980 Cortis, Orchestra* Orchestra* & Chorus & Chorus Of Of Teatro Alla Scala, Teatro Alla Scala, Milan*, Carlo Maria Milan*, Carlo Giulini - L'Italiana In Maria Giulini Algeri (2xLP, RE) Rossini* - Giulietta Rossini* - Giulietta Simionato, Cesare Simionato, Cesare Valletti, Mario Petri, RROC Valletti, Mario RROC Orchestra* & Coro 94279/1, Petri, Orchestra* Ricordi 94279/1, Italy 1994 Del Teatro Alla Scala, 94279/2 & Coro Del Teatro 94279/2 Carlo Maria Giulini - Alla Scala, Carlo L'Italiana In Algeri Maria Giulini (2xCD, Album, RE) Rossini* - Giulietta Rossini* - Giulietta Simionato, Cesare Simionato, Cesare Valletti, Mario Valletti, Mario Petri, Petri, Graziella Graziella Sciutti, La Voce 3C Sciutti, Marcello Marcello Cortis, 3C Del Italy 1978 163-00981/82 Cortis, Orchestra* Orchestra* & Chorus 163-00981/82 Padrone & Chorus Of Of Teatro Alla Scala, Teatro Alla Scala, Milan*, Carlo Maria Milan*, Carlo Giulini - L'Italiana In Maria Giulini Algeri (2xLP, RE) Teatro Alla Scala, Teatro Alla Scala, Angel Gioacchino Rossini, Gioacchino Records, 3529 B / L Carlo Maria Giulini - 3529 B / L UK 1955 Rossini, Carlo Angel L'Italiana In Algeri Maria Giulini Records (2xLP + Box) Related Music albums to L'Italiana In Algeri by Teatro Alla Scala Giacomo Puccini, Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Nicola Zaccaria, Rolando Panerai, Carlo Badioli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala And Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Conducted By Antonino Votto - La Bohème - Selezione Dall'Opera Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Tullio Serafin - Vittore Veneziani - Teatro Alla Scala - I Pagliacci Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala - Teatro Alla Scala Gioacchino Rossini, Teresa Berganza - L'Italiana In Algeri Giuseppe Verdi - Verdi: Edizioni Rai 21 - Dal Trovatore Azucena Gioacchino Rossini - Simionato, Petri, Valletti, Cortis, Sciutti, Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Carlo Maria Giulini - L'Italiana In Algeri (Le Pagine Più Belle) Gioacchino Rossini, Maria Callas, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Nicolai Gedda, Jolanda Gardino, Piero De Palma, Franco Calabrese, Mariano Stabile, Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vittore Veneziani - Il Turco In Italia Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala - Duetti D'Amore.
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