LUCIANO PAVAROTTI | MIRELLA FRENI | HERBERT VON KARAJAN Puccini: Madama Butterfly (The definitive studio recording of Madama Butterfly, now remastered and reissued on SACD for the first time. To mark the 50th anniversary of its first release and 100 years since Puccini's passing, Decca presents a brand-new deluxe edition of one of the most acclaimed opera recordings in its storied catalogue. Featuring a superlative cast led by Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti, and conducted by Herbert von Karajan, this is the Butterfly against which all others are measured! For the first time, this iconic recording is available on Hybrid Super Audio CD, remastered from the original tapes and playable on all CD players. This beautifully presented edition is housed inside in a purple cloth-wrapped rigid slipcase with gold-block titles and a lavish hardback book containing multi-lingual essays, facsimiles, rare photos, and the complete libretto in Italian with English and German translations. It also features a specially commissioned collectible poster in a 1920s vintage style. Finished with a mirror-gold hype sticker and factory sealed. A timeless masterpiece reissued with extraordinary care and attention to detail - an essential acquisition for opera lovers and collectors alike!) more...
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LUCIANO PAVAROTTI | MIRELLA FRENI | HERBERT VON KARAJAN Puccini: Madama Butterfly (A landmark opera recording - newly remastered using 24bit 192kHz transfers of the original master tapes and presented in a deluxe edition to commemorate 100 years since Puccini's death. Performed in January 1974 at Vienna's Sofiensäle, this recording features the finest ensemble of the era, led by Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, and it remains one of the most revered in the operatic canon. Now, as part of Decca's centenary tribute to Giacomo Puccini, this legendary performance is issued on vinyl for the first time in over four decades - remastered from the original 1975 tapes and pressed on 180-gram audiophile vinyl, cut at Abbey Road Studios. This beautifully presented edition is housedside in a purple cloth-wrapped rigid slipcase with gold-block titles and a lavish hardback book containing multi-lingual essays, facsimiles, rare photos, and the complete libretto in Italian with English and German translations. It also features a specially commissioned collectible poster in a 1920s vintage style. Finished with a mirror-gold hype sticker and factory sealed. A timeless masterpiece reissued with extraordinary care and attention to detail - an essential acquisition for opera lovers and vinyl collectors alike!) more...
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LUCIANO PAVAROTTI | HENRY MANCINI Mamma (2025 Remastered HD Audio UK/EU 16-track LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl. Originally released in 1984, 'Mamma' is a collection of popular Italian songs, arranged and conducted by Henry Mancini.In his note on the record, Pavarotti exclaimed 'I grew up with these songs as did many others of my generation and they now evoke the sound of my childhood'. Now reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1984, with new remastered HD audio taken from the pre-master tapes in the Decca vaults, bringing a fresh and beautiful perspective to these historic recordings. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed) more...
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LUCIANO PAVAROTTI featuring BONO, THE EDGE & BRIAN ENO Together For The Children Of Bosnia (1996 UK 17-track promotional live benefit CD, includes Miss Sarajevo + One, custom London logo promo-printed card wallet picture sleeve 452100-2) more...
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