Masters of the Opera 1642-1926

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Tracklist

1▶CD: 1642-1771
2▶CD: 1772-1791
3▶CD: 1797-1819
4▶CD: 1820-1831
5▶CD: 1832-1843
6▶CD: 1843-1850
7▶CD: 1851-1865
8▶CD: 1866-1876
9▶CD: 1876-1892
10▼CD: 1892-1926
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1Tosca, Act 1: Tre sbirri, una carozza / Te Deum
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Stoyan Popov (operatic baritone)
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Chorus
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri … una carrozza …” … “Te Deum” (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini6:05
2Thaïs: Meditation
violin:
Lászlo Kóte (violin)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and János Sándor
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:09
3Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
B. Nagy János (tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Adam Medvecky (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:29
4Suor Angelica: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor)
recording of:
Suor Angelica: Intermezzo
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Suor Angelica
Giacomo Puccini3:56
5Madama Butterfly, Act 1: Viene la sera
soprano vocals:
Anna Tomowa‐Sintow (soprano) (in 1987)
tenor vocals:
Giacomo Aragall (tenor) (in 1987)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (Rouslan Raichev, conductor) (in 1987)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malìa” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (in 1987)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Viene la sera” (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki) (in 1987)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini14:00
6Werther, Act 3: Qui m'aurait dit / Des crix joyeux
orchestra:
Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Vassil Stefanov (Bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Werther ! Qui m'aurait dit » (Charlotte)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet7:52
7Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble Bee / Hail, Tsarevich
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and Rouslan Raychev (Rouslan Raichev, conductor)
partial recording of:
Le Conte du Tsar Saltan: Act II. Nocturne. Apparition de la ville. Conclusion de l’acte II
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act II
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков7:11
8La Wally, Act 1: Ebben, ne andro lontana
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Julia Winer‐Chenisheva (soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:39
9La Bohème, Act 1: Che gelida manina / Si, mi chiamano Mimi
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Ilona Tokody (Hungarian operatic soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Ludovic Spiess (tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) and Romanian Opera Orchestra, Bucharest (Bucharest National Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Carol Litvin (conductor) and Mihály András (András Mihály, composer and 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)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
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 Puccini9:31
10Turandot: Nessun dorma
choir vocals:
Hungarian State Opera Chorus (Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
B. Nagy János (tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Adam Medvecky (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 (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:00