The Ultimate Opera Collection

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1Aida: Celeste Aida
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! formerly TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH until 1983) (in 1968)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
2Carmen: Habanera
recording engineer:
Daniel Goletty (in 1982-12)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France (in 1982-12)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Julia Migenes (mezzo-soprano) (in 1982-12)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Julia Migenes Johnson (mezzo-soprano) (in 1982-12)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (in 1982-12)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1982-12)
chorus master:
Jacques Jouineau (chorus master) (in 1982-12)
engineered at:
Studio 104, Radio France in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1982-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (in 1982-12)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:17
3La Boheme: Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:23
4Serse: Ombra Mai Fu
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:10
5Cose Fan Tutte: A Guarda Sorella
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 4 Duetto “Ah, guarda, sorella” (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:08
6Faust: Salut, Demeure Chaste et Pure
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Rhine Opera (Rhine Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals:
Giacomo Aragall (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod4:35
7Faust: Soldiers' Chorus
vocals:
Chorus of the Rhine Opera (Rhine Opera Chorus)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod2:54
8Orfeo et Euridice: Che Faro Senza Euridice
engineer:
Pierre Lavoix (engineer)
choir vocals:
Glyndebourne Chorus (in 1982-08)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orfeo]:
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1982-08)
chorus master:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar) (in 1982-08)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
partial recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer) (in 1762)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
premiered at:
Burgtheater in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1762-10-05)
part of:
Catalogue thématique des œuvres de Chr. W. v. Gluck (number: Wq. 30)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:43
9I Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! formerly TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH until 1983) (in 1968)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:07
10Cosi Fan Tutte: Soave Sia Il Vento
bass vocals and tenor vocals:
Jules Bastin (Belgian 20th century operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) and Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:09
11Faust: Jewel Song
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Rhine Opera (Rhine Opera Chorus)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
A Faust Travesty: Jewel Song (O Heavenly Jewels)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Charles‐François Gounod3:48
12Carmen: Toreador's Song
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet4:49
13La Boheme: They Call Me Mimi
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) (in 1987-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (in 1987-05)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor) (in 1987-05)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (in 1987-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:56
14L'Elisir d'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon
tenor vocals:
Luca Canonici
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Pascal Verrot (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 Donizetti4:15
15Rinaldo: Lascia Ch'io Pianga Mia Cruda Sorte
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:36
16Turandot: Nessun Dorma
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:24
17The Magic Flute: Queen of the Night's Aria
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre Romand and Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne
conductor:
Ensemble orchestral de Paris and Armin Jordan (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:03
18La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla
recording engineer:
Alain Duchemin (in 1987-05)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France (in 1987-05)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) (in 1987-05)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1987-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (in 1987-05)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor) (in 1987-05)
recorded at:
The Grand Auditorium (Studio 104) Radio France in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1987-05)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:05