Ultimate Puccini: The Essential Masterpieces

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Annotation

BOX catalog no.: 478 1472
CD1 catalog no.: 478 1473
CD2 catalog no.: 478 1474
CD3 catalog no.: 478 1475
CD4 catalog no.: 478 1476
CD5 catalog no.: 478 1477

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-17 05:13 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: La bohème
2▶CD: Madama Butterfly
3▼CD: Tosca
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1Tosca: Atto I. “Sante ampolle! Il suo ritratto!”
baritone vocals [Sagrestano]:
Alfredo Mariotti (baritone)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live partial recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “E sempre lava!” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
1:06
2Tosca: Atto I. “Dammi i colori” … “Recondita armonia”
baritone vocals [Sagrestano]:
Alfredo Mariotti (baritone)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
3:40
3Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!” … “Non la sospiri la nostra casetta” … “Ah, quegli occhi”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi!…” – “Quale occhio al mondo” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Non la sospiri la nostra casetta” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
8:17
4Tosca: Atto I. “Mia gelosa!”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mia gelosa!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
4:05
5Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri, una carrozza” … “Te Deum”
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone)
choir vocals:
Philadelphia Boys Choir and Westminster Symphonic Choir (Princeton, USA)
tenor vocals [Spoletta]:
Piero de Palma (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live 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)
4:03
6Tosca: Atto II. “Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amici” … “Sciarrone, che dice il Cavalier?” … “Orsù, Tosca”
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone)
baritone vocals [Sciarrone]:
Orazio Mori (baritone)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
tenor vocals [Spoletta]:
Piero de Palma (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amici” (Scarpia, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Orsù, Tosca, parlate” … “Basta, Roberti” (Scarpia, Tosca, Cavaradossi, Spoletta, Sciarrone)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Sciarrone, che dice il Cavalier?” (Scarpia, Sciarrone, Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
10:01
7Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
3:34
8Tosca: Atto II. “Io tenni la promessa”
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Io tenni la promessa” (Scarpia, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
7:26
9Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
4:11
10Tosca: Atto III. “Ah! Franchigia a Floria Tosca” … “O dolci mani”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “Franchigia a Floria Tosca” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “O dolci mani” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
6:13
11Tosca: Atto III. “Amaro sol per te m’era il morire… L’ora!”
bass vocals [Carceriere]:
Charles Austin (bass vocalist)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Giacomini (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “Amaro sol per te m’era il morire” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E non giungono” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “L’ora!” (Carceriere, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
4:51
12Tosca: Atto III. “Come è lunga l’attesa!” … “Presto, su! Mario!”
baritone vocals [Sciarrone]:
Orazio Mori (baritone)
choir vocals:
Westminster Symphonic Choir (Princeton, USA)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
tenor vocals [Spoletta]:
Piero de Palma (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1991-03 until 1992-01)
live 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)
live 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)
4:02
4▶CD: Turandot
5▶CD: Manon Lescaut

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Release

part of:Ultimate (Decca Classics) (order: 30)
ASIN:US: B001UGISA2 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002080376 [info]