Simply the Best Night at the Opera

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1Turandot: “Nessun dorma!”
tenor vocals:
José Cura (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1997)
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 Puccini3:04
2Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1997)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:19
3Les Contes d’Hoffmann : “Messieurs, silence !”
soprano vocals:
Catherine Dubosc (soprano) and Sumi Jo (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
Jacques Offenbach2:48
4L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Marcello Viotti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1993)
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 Donizetti24:57
5Carmen : “Je dis que rien ne m’epouvante”
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1996)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 22. Air « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante » (Micaëla)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet5:04
6Les Pêcheurs de perles : “Au fond du temple saint”
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1993)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet7:36
7L’inganno felice: “Al piu dolce”
soprano vocals:
Annick Massis (soprano)
orchestra:
Le Concert des Tuileries
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1997)
Gioachino Rossini5:28
8Così 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
9Xerxes: “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
George Frideric Handel3:08
10The Rake’s Progress: “Quietly, night”
bass vocals:
Robert Lloyd (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
Igor Stravinsky6:08
11L’italiana in Algeri: “Già d’insolito ardore nel petto”
bass-baritone vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recording of:
L'italiana in Algeri: Atto I, scena 8. No. 6. Aria: “Già d'insolito ardore” (Mustafà)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:08
12Les Contes d’Hoffmann : “Les oiseaux dans la charmille”
soprano vocals:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte II. « Les oiseaux dans la charmille » (Olympia, Spalanzani, Les invités, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Cochenille) (Chanson d’Olympia)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte II (Olympia)
Jacques Offenbach5:34
13Werther : “Pourquoi me réveiller”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1997)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet4:56
14Rusalka: Song to the moon
soprano vocals:
Eva Urbanová (soprano)
orchestra:
Prague Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1997)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:02
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