Annotation

recorded 1959

Conductor -Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Leonard Warren
Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek
Banco - Jerome Hines
Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi
Malcolm - William Olvis
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-08 20:36 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Macbeth: Prelude
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: N°1 Preludio (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth
part of:
Macbeth (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi4:23
2Macbeth: Atto I, scena 1. “Che faceste? Dite su!”
choir vocals [Streghe]:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°2a Coro d'introduzione “Che faceste? dite su!” (Streghe) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:40
3Macbeth: Atto I, scena 1. “Giorno non vidi mai sì fiero e bello!”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
bass vocals [Banco]:
Jerome Hines (operatic bass) (in 1959)
choir vocals [Streghe, Messageri]:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°2b Scena "Giorno non vidi mai sì fiero e bello!" (Macbeth, Banco, Streghe, Messaggeri) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:56
4Macbeth: Atto I, scena 1. “Due vaticini compiuti or sono”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
bass vocals [Banco]:
Jerome Hines (operatic bass) (in 1959)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°2d Duetto “Due vaticini compiuti or sono.. …” (Macbeth, Banco, Coro) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:27
5Macbeth: Atto I, scena 1. “S' allontanarono!”
choir vocals [Streghe]:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°2e Coro “S'allontanarono! - N'accozzeremo” (Streghe) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:38
6Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Nel dì della vittoria io le incontrai …”
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°3a Scena “Nel dì della vittoria io le incontrai” … “Ambizioso spirto” (Lady) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:34
7Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Vieni! t'affretta! accendere“
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°3b Cavatina “Vieni! t'affretta!” … “Or tutti sorgete” (Lady) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:33
8Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Oh donna mia!”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°4a Scena “Oh donna mia! - Caudore!” (Macbeth, Lady) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
9Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Sappia la sposa mia”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°5a Gran scena “Sappia la sposa mia” (Macbeth) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:42
10Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Fatal mia donna!”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°5c Duetto “Fatal mia donna! un murmure” (Macbeth, Lady) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:35
11Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Di destarlo per tempo il Re m'impose”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
bass vocals [Banco]:
Jerome Hines (operatic bass) (in 1959)
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
tenor vocals [Macduff]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°6a Finale primo “Di destarlo per tempo il re m'impose” (Macduff, Banco, Lady, Macbeth) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:36
12Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Schiudi, inferno, inghiotti”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
bass vocals [Banco]:
Jerome Hines (operatic bass) (in 1959)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dama]:
Carlotta Ordassy (operatic soprano) (in 1959)
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
tenor vocals [Macduff]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1959)
tenor vocals [Malcolm]:
William Olvis (tenor) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°6b Sestetto "Schiudi, inferno, la bocca, ed inghiotti" (Lady, Dama, Macduff, Macbeth, Malcolm, Banco, Coro) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:46
13Macbeth: Atto I, scena 2. “Perchè mi sfuggi”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°7a Scena “Perché mi sfuggi, e fiso” (Lady, Macbeth) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:48
14Macbeth: Atto II, scena 1. “La luce langue”
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°7b Aria “La luce langue, il faro spegnesi” (Lady) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:35
15Macbeth: Atto II, scena 2. “Chi v'impose unirvi a noi?”
choir vocals [Sicari]:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°8a Coro “Chi v'impose unirvi a noi?” (Sicari) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:15
16Macbeth: Atto II, scena 2. “Studia il passo... Come dal ciel precipita”
bass vocals [Banco]:
Jerome Hines (operatic bass) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°8b Scena "Studia il passo, o mio figlio!..." (Banco) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°8c Adagio "Come dal ciel precipita" (Banco) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:37
17Macbeth: Atto II, scena 3. “Salve, o Re!”
baritone vocals [Macbeth]:
Leonard Warren (baritone) (in 1959)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°9a Convito “Salve, o re!” … “Voi pur salvete” (Coro, Macbeth, Lady) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:00
18Macbeth: Atto II, scena 3. “Si colmi il calice”
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (in 1959)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dama]:
Carlotta Ordassy (operatic soprano) (in 1959)
soprano vocals [Lady Macbeth]:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano) (in 1959)
tenor vocals [Macduff]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°9b Brindisi “Si colmi il calice di vino eletto” (Lady, Dama, Macduff, coro) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:47
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part of:The RCA Victor Opera Series (Release) (number: 4516-2-RG) (order: 9)
ASIN:US: B000003ENG [info]