Gencer, Leyla

La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi( Recording )

16 editions published between 1990 and 2017 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi( Visual )

8 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in Italian and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Acuzena is the daughter of a gypsy who, fifteen years before, was burned as a witch for cursing the young son of a nobleman. In revenge, Acuzena abducted the son to throw into the embers of the same fire, but, in her distress, threw in her own son. She has brought up the other child as her own. Leonora is a lady-in-waiting at court who is loved by two men, the Count di Luna, who is the older son of the nobleman who had Acuzena's mother burned, and Manrico, the troubadour, and leader of the rebel forces engaged in civil war against the count. Tragedy results when the four come together

Jérusalem by Giuseppe Verdi( Recording )

12 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 57 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti( Recording )

15 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in Italian and French and held by 57 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The clash between two queens, with the throne of England at stake, is at the center of Donizetti's bel canto drama. Sondra Radvanovsky, in the second part of her historic traversal of all three of the composer's Tudor queen operas in one season, stars in the title role of the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots. Her opponent is Queen Elizabeth I, sung by Elza van den Heever, as the Protestant ruler who knows her position is not secure as long as Mary lives. Tenor Celso Albelo is George Talbot, the Earl of Leicester and favorite of the queen, who urges her to reconcile with Mary. But when Mary insults Elizabeth, her tragic fate is sealed. Kwangchul Youn as Talbot and Patrick Carfizzi as Cecil complete the principal cast, and Riccardo Frizza conducts

La vestale by Gaspare Spontini( Recording )

16 editions published between 1969 and 2002 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

La Vestale: Tragédie-lyrique en trois actes. Livret: Etienne de Jouy

Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( Recording )

4 editions published between 1990 and 2007 in Italian and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Performed at the 2006 Innsbruck Festival, Rene Jacobs leads a riveting production that is illustrated by the notion of Don Giovanni as a young rebel and taboo-breaker. Jacobs also tries to respect Mozart's original intentions as closely as possible

Aïda : melodramma in 4 atti by Giuseppe Verdi( Visual )

4 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in Italian and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The love of an enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved

Opera and other vocal works : highlights( Recording )

in Italian and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

I vespri siciliani by Giuseppe Verdi( Recording )

7 editions published between 1964 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Verdi's gripping tale of Sicilians rising against the occupying French stars Renata Scotto in her only broadcast of this rarely heard masterpiece. From the beginning of the opera, when Elena (Scotto) sings an "innocent" song fanning the people's resentment against the foreign army, to the end, when the ringing of her wedding bells signals the start of the revolt, Scotto's artistry blazes. James Levine leads the Met Orchestra and Chorus in a wonderfully idiomatic performance, and Ruggero Raimondi is magnificent as Procida, the outlawed Sicilian leader

Werther by Jules Massenet( Recording )

11 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in Italian and held by 34 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of a young poet and his tragic love affair with Charlotte, the eldest daughter of the town Magistrate