Pavarotti’s Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Finales

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1Cavalleria rusticana: Turiddu’s Farewell
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
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 Mascagni?:??
2Faust : « Alerte ! Alerte ! » … « Anges purs »
bass vocals [Méphisophélès]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals [Faust]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. No. 31 « Alerte, alerte » … « Anges purs » (Méphistophélès, Marguerite, Faust, Chœur)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte V
Charles Gounod?:??
3Madama Butterfly: “Con onor muore” … “Tu? Piccolo iddio!”
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini?:??
4Lucia di Lammermoor: “Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali”
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 2. no. 15. “Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali” (Edgardo, Raimondo, Coro)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti?:??
5Tosca: “Come e lunga l’attesa” … “Presto, su! Mario! Mario!”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “Com’è lunga l’attesa!” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “Presto, su! Mario! Mario!” (Tosca, Voci confuse, Sciarrone, Spoletta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini?:??
6Aida: “O terra, addio; addio, valle di pianti”
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Maria Chiara (soprano)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi?:??
7Rigoletto: “V’ho ingannato, colpevole fui”
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. "V'ho ingannato, colpevole fui" (Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi?:??
8Pagliacci: “No! Pagliaccio non son”
soprano vocals [Nedda]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals [Canio]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto II. “No, Pagliaccio non son” (Canio, Coro, Silvio, Nedda)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto II (Pagliacci: Act II)
Ruggero Leoncavallo?:??
9La Traviata: “Ah! Violetta!”
baritone vocals [Germont]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Ah, Violetta!… Voi, Signor!” (Germont, Violetta, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi?:??
10La Boheme: “Sono andati?” … “Che avvien?”
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
soprano vocals [Musetta]:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 25. “Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire” (Mimì, Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 26. “O Dio! Mimì! … Che avvien?” (Rodolfo, Schaunard, Mimì, Musetta, Marcello, Colline)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini?:??
11Carmen : « C’est toi ! C’est moi ! »
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 27 Duo final : « C’est toi ! – C’est moi ! » (Carmen, Don José, chœur) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet?:??
12Don Giovanni: “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco”
bass vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Cesare Siepi (operatic bass)
bass vocals [Il Commenatore]:
Kurt Böhme (operatic bass)
bass vocals [Leporello]:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” … “Da qual tremore insolito” (Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?:??