The Best of Opera, Volume 4

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1Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner9:46
2Aida: "Ritorna vincitor!"
soprano vocals:
Maria Dragoni (soprano)
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
conductor:
Rico Saccani (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:07
3Il trovatore: "Manrico? ... Di quella pira"
choir vocals:
Budapest Festival Chorus
soprano vocals:
Daniela Longhi (Italian soprano)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi4:01
4Così fan tutte: "Come scoglio"
soprano vocals:
Joanna Borowska-Isser (soprano)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 14 Aria “Come scoglio immoto resta” (Fiordiligi)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:29
5Thaïs: Méditation
violin:
János Selmeczi (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata Transsylvanica
conductor:
György Selmeczi
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (, in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet4:39
6Manon Lescaut: "Sola, perduta, abbandonata"
soprano vocals:
Miriam Gauci (soprano)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra (Brussels) (Brussels Philharmonic)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto IV. “Sola, perduta, abbandonata” … “Fra le tue braccia, amore” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto IV
Giacomo Puccini4:50
7L'elisir d'amore: "Una furtiva lagrima"
tenor vocals:
Vincenzo La Scola (tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti5:10
8La traviata: "Follie!... Sempre libera"
soprano vocals:
Monika Krause (soprano)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!” (Violetta, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi4:41
9Die tote Stadt: "Glück, das mir verblieb"
soprano vocals:
Katarina Dalayman (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra (The Royal Court Orchestra)
conductor:
Leif Segerstam (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Die tote Stadt: Akt I. „Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta's Lied)
composer and librettist:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
part of:
Die tote Stadt, op. 12
Erich Wolfgang Korngold5:29
10Die Zauberflöte: "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"
tenor vocals:
Herbert Lippert (tenor)
orchestra:
Failoni Orchestra, Budapest (Failoni Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:32
11La Cenerentola: "Nacqui all'affanno"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ewa Podleś (contralto)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini7:44
12Pagliacci: Bell Chorus
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak RSO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “I zampognari!” … “Don, din don, … din don, suona vespero” (Ragazzi, Coro di contadini e contadine)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:50
13La Gioconda: "Cielo e mar"
tenor vocals:
Thomas Harper (tenor)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak RSO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
Amilcare Ponchielli4:10
14Alceste: "Ombre, larve"
soprano vocals:
Teresa Ringholz (soprano)
orchestra:
Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra (Swedish period instrument ensemble)
conductor:
Arnold Östman (Swedish conductor)
recording of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto I. “Ombre, larve, compagne di morte” (Alceste)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto I
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:47
15Carmen: Acte III. Entr'acte
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak RSO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen: Act III (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 3 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto III (italian lyrics)
Georges Bizet3:10
16Cavalleria rusticana: "Mamma, quel vino è generoso"
tenor vocals:
Thomas Harper (tenor)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak RSO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso, è certo” (Turiddu, Lucia, Donne) (Addio alla madre)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:08