Recommended CDs of operas
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Choosing the right recording can be a nightmare, with dozens of recordings of the same work available. We've done the research for you and looked up the most reliable sources of recommendation, and we've listed only the very best. Our database is growing steadily: we have recommended CDs for over 400 operas and other works, and a small number of DVDs. Choose any or all of the composer, work or performer that you want to listen to, or press "More" for composers not listed in the first page.

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Adams, John (b. 1947)
Nixon in China

Edo de Waart, Conductor
Carolann Page, Soprano
James Maddalena, Baritone
Sanford Sylvan, Baritone

Album title: Adams - Nixon in China
Nonesuch (3-CD, 1987)

First choice
1001 Classical Recordings - Cassell, Andrew Farach-Colton, 1-Jan-2007

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Adams, John (b. 1947)
The Death of Klinghoffer

Kent Nagano, Conductor
Sanford Sylvan, Baritone
James Maddalena, Baritone

Album title: Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer
Nonesuch (2-CD)

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1001 Classical Recordings - Cassell, Andrew Farach-Colton, 1-Jan-2007

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Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)
Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Op.11 See live

Bernard Haitink, Conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano

Album title: Bartók - Duke Bluebeard's Castle
EMI 556162-2 (2-CD)

Outstanding
Gramophone Good CD Guide, 1-Jan-2007

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