Los Angeles Opera would like to recommend the following recordings for your listening pleasure.

Il Trittico
By Giacomo Puccini

CD: EMI Classics Antonio Pappano conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tiffin Boys’ Choir and London Voices, with Maria Guleghina (Giorgetta), Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (Angelica), Angela Gheorghiu (Lauretta), Carlo Guelfi (Michele), Neil Shicoff (Luigi), Bernadette Manca di Nissa (Princess), Jose van Dam (Gianni Schicchi), Roberto Alagna (Rinuccio)

DVD: TDK Julian Reynolds conducting the Orchestra della Fondazione Arturo Toscanini and the Coro Lirico Amadeus, production from the Teatro Communale di Modena directed by Cristina Pezzoli, with Amarilli Nizza (Giorgetta, Angelica, Lauretta), Annamaria Chiuri (Frugola, Princess, Zita), Rubens Pelizzari (Luigi), Alberto Mastromarino (Michele, Gianni Schicchi), Andrea Giovannini (Rinuccio)

The Fly
By Howard Shore

CD: Varese Sarabande The Fly original motion picture soundtrack, with Howard Shore conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

DVD: 20th Century Fox Motion picture, two-disc collectors edition, directed by David Cronenberg, soundtrack by Howard Shore, with Jeff Goldblum (Seth Brundle), Geena Davis (Veronica Quaife), John Getz (Stathis Borans).

Madama Butterfly
By Giacomo Puccini

CD: CBS/Sony Lorin Maazel conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus, with Renata Scotto (Cio-Cio-San), Gillian Knight (Suzuki), Plácido Domingo (Pinkerton), Ingvar Wixell (Sharpless).

CD: Decca/London Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, with Mirella Freni (Cio-Cio-San), Christa Ludwig (Suzuki), Luciano Pavarotti (Pinkerton), Robert Kerns (Sharpless).

DVD: Sony Pictures Motion picture directed by Frédéric Mitterrand, James Conlon conducting the Orchestre de Paris and Radio France Chorus, with Ying Huang (Cio-Cio-San), Ning Liang (Suzuki), Richard Troxell (Pinkerton), Richard Cowan (Sharpless).

Carmen
By Georges Bizet

CD: Decca/London Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and John Alldis Choir, with Tatiana Troyanos (Carmen), Kiri Te Kanawa (Micaela), Plácido Domingo (Don José), José van Dam (Escamillo).

DVD: Sony Pictures Motion picture directed by Francesco Rosi, Lorin Maazel conducting the Orchestre National de France and the Radio France Chorus and Children’s Chorus, with Julia Migenes (Carmen), Faith Esham (Micaela), Plácido Domingo (Don José), Ruggero Raimondi (Escamillo)

Die Zauberflöte
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

CD: EMI Classics Otto Klemperer conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, with Gundula Janowitz (Pamina), Lucia Popp (Queen of the Night), Nicolai Gedda (Tamino), Walter Berry (Papageno), Gottlob Frick (Sarastro).

DVD: Criterion Collection Motion picture directed by Ingmar Bergman, Eric Ericson conducting the Swedish Radio Orchestra and Chorus, with Irma Urrila (Pamina), Birgit Nordin (Queen of the Night) Josef Köstlinger (Tamino), Håkan Hagegård (Papageno), Ulrik Cold (Sarastro).

Das Rheingold
By Richard Wagner

CD: Decca/London Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with George London (Wotan), Kirsten Flagstad (Fricka), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Set Svanholm (Loge), Paul Kuen (Mime), Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Walter Kreppel (Fasolt), Jean Madeira (Erda).

DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Metropolitan Opera production directed by Otto Shenk, James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, with James Morris (Wotan), Christa Ludwig (Fricka), Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Alberich), Siegfried Jerusalem (Loge), Heinz Zednik (Mime), Matti Salminen (Fafner), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Fasolt), Birgitta Svenden (Erda).

Die Walküre By Richard Wagner

CD: Decca/London Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Regina Crespin (Sieglinde), Christa Ludwig (Fricka), James King (Siegmund), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gottlob Frick (Hunding).

DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Metropolitan Opera production directed by Otto Shenk, James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, with Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde), Jessye Norman (Sieglinde), Christa Ludwig (Fricka), Gary Lakes (Siegmund), James Morris (Wotan), Kurt Moll (Hunding).

The Birds (Die Vögel)
By Walter Braunfels

CD: Decca/London Lothar Zagrosek conducting the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Runkfunkchor Berlin, with Hellen Kwon (Nightingale), Endrik Wottrich (Goodhope), Michael Kraus (Loyal Friend), Wolfgang Holzmair (Hoopoe), Matthias Görne (Prometheus).

La Traviata
By Giuseppe Verdi

CD: Deutsche Grammophon Carlos Kleiber conducting the Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, with Ileana Cotrubas (Violetta), Plácido Domingo (Alfredo), Sherrill Milnes (Germont).

DVD: Decca/London LA Opera production conducted by James Conlon and directed by Marta Domingo, with Renée Fleming (Violetta), Rolando Villazón (Alfredo), Renato Bruson (Germont).