Annotation

The original release in this group should be a @1964 2XLP release. There are two amazon.com links for 2XCD release, which have the same front cover. 1. https://www.amazon.com/Verdi-Rigoletto-Giuseppe/dp/B000003EPN/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485716670&sr=8-1&keywords=Rigoletto+B000003EPN which has 15+21 tracks and dated 10-25-1990. No country is shown 2. https://www.amazon.com/Verdi-Rigoletto/dp/B000026MOQ has 20+20 tracks and dated October 1, 1987 from RCA Europe, not USA. 3. The Discogs album link has 15+21 tracks and shows a confusing 1987 date. https://www.discogs.com/Verdi-Robert-Merrill-Anna-Moffo-Alfredo-Kraus-Ezio-Flagello-Rosalind-Elias-Sir-Georg-Solti-RCA-Itali/release/8185227

Annotation last modified on 2017-01-29 19:08 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Rigoletto: Prelude
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto
part of:
Rigoletto (english lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi2:20
2Rigoletto: Atto I. "Della mia bella incognita borghese"
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Introduzione “Della mia bella incognita borghese” (Duca, Borsa) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
3Rigoletto: Atto I. "Questa o quella"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:45
4Rigoletto: Atto I. "Partite? Crudele!"
mezzo-soprano vocals [Contessa Ceprano]:
Corinna Vozza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. Minuetto e Perigordino “Partite? Crudele!” (Duca, Contessa Ceprano) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:08
5Rigoletto: Atto I. "Gran nuova!"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Robert Kerns (baritone) (in 1963)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Mario Rinaudo (bass) (in 1963)
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. “Gran nuova! Gran nuova!” (Marullo, Borsa, Coro, Duca, Ceprano, Rigoletto) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:34
6Rigoletto: Atto I. "Ch'io gli parli"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Robert Kerns (baritone) (in 1963)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Mario Rinaudo (bass) (in 1963)
bass vocals [Monterone]:
David Ward (Scottish operatic bass) (in 1963)
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. “Ch'io gli parli” (Monterone, Duca, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:31
7Rigoletto: Atto II. "Quel vecchio maledivami!"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°3 Duetto “Quel vecchio maledivami!” - “Signor?” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:10
8Rigoletto: Atto II. "Pari siamo! Lo la lingua"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°4 Aria “Pari siamo!” (Rigoletto) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:35
9Rigoletto: Atto II. "Figlia!-Mio padre"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Duetto “Figlia!” ... “Mio padre!” … “Deh, non parlare al misero” (Rigoletto, Gilda) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:07
10Rigoletto: Atto II. "Ah! Veglia, o donna"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Duetto “Ah, veglia, o donna, questo fiore” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Giovanna) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:04
11Rigoletto: Atto II. "Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi"
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°5 “Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi …” (Gilda, Giovanna) / Duetto “T'amo! T'amo” (Duca, Gilda) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
translated version of:
Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Giovanna, I should have told him” (Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:57
12Rigoletto: Atto II. "Che m'ami, deh! Ripetimi"
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Mario Rinaudo (bass) (in 1963)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “Che m'ami, deh, ripetimi” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:51
13Rigoletto: Atto II. "Gualtier Malde; caro nome"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Robert Kerns (baritone) (in 1963)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Mario Rinaudo (bass) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1963)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:54
14Rigoletto: Atto II. "Riedo! Perche?"
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Robert Kerns (baritone) (in 1963)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Mario Rinaudo (bass) (in 1963)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “Riedo!... perchè?...Silenzio!” (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:24
15Rigoletto: Atto II. "Zitti, Zitti, moviamo a vendetta"
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Coro “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Coro) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:44
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