Anneliese Rothenberger – Successes
UK stereo vinyl LP from the HMV Concert Classics series, catalogue number SXLP 30099. Includes the blue-label record, laminated flipback portrait sleeve and plain paper inner sleeve.
A collection of opera and operetta performances by soprano Anneliese Rothenberger, with music by Johann Strauss II, Lehár, Heuberger, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber and Verdi.
Accompaniment is provided by the FFB Orchestra under Werner Schmidt-Boelcke and the Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin, under Hans Zanotelli. The reverse sleeve includes notes and sung texts with English translations.
Programme highlights include:
• Klänge der Heimat, from Die Fledermaus
• Im chambre séparée, from Der Opernball
• Barcarolle, from Balkanliebe
• Martern aller Arten, from Die Entführung aus dem Serail
• Einst träumte meiner sel’gen Base, from Der Freischütz
• Saper vorreste, from Un Ballo in Maschera
• È strano! … Ah, fors’è lui … Sempre libera, from La Traviata
Condition: Pre-owned. The sleeve shows surface rubbing, creasing, edge and corner wear, and some age discolouration and spotting to the reverse. A stock/price sticker remains on the front. The photographed vinyl surface retains its shine, with some visible surface marks, dust and fibres.
Playback has not been verified, so no formal vinyl grade is assigned. Please examine the photographs, which show the actual item offered.