Boito, Arrigo (2/24/1842 - 6/10/1918 )
Arrigo Boito is probably better known as a librettist than as a composer, especially for his texts for Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and the Shakespearian Otello and Falstaff, as well as the libretto of Ponchielli’s La Gioconda.
Opera
Boito’s only completed opera, for which he wrote both words and music, was Mefistofele, based on Goethe’s Faust, a work to which he made considerable alterations. ‘Ave, Signor’, sung by Mephistopheles in the prologue, and the prison scene for the soprano Margherita (Gretchen) remain familiar recital items.
| Box Set Release | Catalogue Number |
| Die Welt der Oper | Naxos 8.503061 |
| Enjoy the Classics (Best of Naxos 1-4) | Naxos 8.504003 |
| VERDI Overtures & Opera Choruses | Naxos 8.503042 |
Discography
Opera
8.555037-38
A TO Z OF OPERA
8.553168
BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 3
8.660248-49
BOITO, A.: Mefistofele (Furlanetto, Filianoti, Theodossiou, Palermo Teatro Massimo, Ranzani)
HCD12487-89
BOITO: Nerone
8.110748-49
CHALIAPIN, Feodor: A Vocal Portrait (1907-1936)
8.555355
Date with the Devil (Samuel Ramey)
8.558196-97
DISCOVER OPERA
8.111103
GIGLI, Beniamino: Gigli Edition, Vol. 14: London, Milan and Rio de Janeiro Recordings (1949, 1951)
8.110066-67
GIORDANO: Andrea Chenier (La Scala) (1928-1931)
C49270-2
GOETHE AND MUSIC, Vol. 1 - BEETHOVEN, L. van / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / GOUNOD, C.-F. / BERLIOZ, H. /...
8.553963
Italian Opera Choruses
DACOCD315-316
MELCHIOR ANTHOLOGY, Vol. 3 - WAGNER, R.: Die Walkure / MEYERBEER, G.: L'Africaine / VERDI, G.:...
HCD32151
MELIS, Gyorgy: Baritone Arias
HCD31769
MOLDOVAN, Stefania: Soprano Arias
HCD31698
NAGY, Janos: Tenor Arias
ODE1048-2
Opera Arias (Baritone): Hakala, Tommi - VERDI, G. / WAGNER, R. / LEONCAVALLO, R. / PUCCINI, G. /...
C10878
Opera Arias (Bass): Hawlata, Franz - GOUNOD, C.-F. / SPOHR, L. / SCHUMANN, R. / MEYERBEER, G. /...
ODE1126-2
Opera Arias (Soprano): Isokoski, Soile - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / BIZET, G. / GOUNOD, C. / PUCCINI, G....
SCD1141
Opera Arias (Soprano): Martinpelto, Hillevi - CILEA, F. / VERDI, G. / BEETHOVEN, L. van / MOZART,...
ODE798-2
Opera Arias (Tenor): Sirkia, Raimo - BIZET, G. / VERDI, G. / PUCCINI, G. / LEONCAVALLO, R. /...
DE5500
Opera Arias / Songs (Baritone): Tibbett, Lawrence - BIZET, G. / LEONCAVALLO, R. / ROSSINI, G. /...
9.80409
Opera Arias: Bjorling, Jussi / Merrill, Robert - LEONCAVALLO, R. / GOUNOD, C.F. / MEYERBEER, G. /...
PH08025
Operas and Operettas - DONIZETTI, G. / LEHAR, F. / KALMAN, E. / BOITO, A. / PUCCINI, G. /...
CD94.507
SCHWARZ, Joseph: Opera Arias
CD94.505
SLEZAK, Leo: Opera Arias
HCD32329
SVED, Sandor: Baritone Arias
8.555920
TENOR ARIAS (Janez Lotric)
8.556669
VERDI (THE BEST OF)
8.552121-22
VERDI (THE VERY BEST OF)
HCD32379
VERDI, G.: Tenor Arias
8.660050-51
VERDI: Falstaff
8.555846
VERDI: Falstaff (Highlights)
8.110198-99
VERDI: Falstaff (La Scala) (1932)
8.550241
VERDI: Opera Choruses
8.111320-21
VERDI: Otello (Vinay, Nelli, Toscanini) (1947)
8.110148-49
VERDI: Rigoletto (Warren, Berger) (1950)
DE3282
Vocal Music - CHARPENTIER, G. / VERDI, G. / PUCCINI, G. / GOUNOD, C. (My Soul Enraptured …)...
ODE883-2
Vocal Recital: Ackte, Aino - VERDI, G. / WAGNER, R. / GOUNOD / GRIEG, E. / MESSAGER / MERIKANTO /...
NI7961-63
Vocal Recital: Christoff, Boris - MOZART, W.A. / CALDARA, A. / BELLINI, V. / VERDI, G. / BOITO,...
Vocal