Trésors de l'Opéra

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1La traviata: “Libiamo, ne'lieti calici”
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana (in 1967)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1967)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (in 1967)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:09
2Les Pêcheurs de perles : « Au fond du temple saint »
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1951-01-03)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-01-03)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-01-03)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1951)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-03)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (on 1951-01-03)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:37
3La Bohême: “Si, mi chiamano Mimi”
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1973)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1973)
conductor:
Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1974)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (in 1973)
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 Puccini4:45
4Aida: “Celesta Aida“
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:33
5Madama Butterfly: “Un bel di vedremo“
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:24
6Paillasse : “Vesti la giubba“
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:36
7Carmen : Habanera
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:21
8Don Pasquale: “Quel guardo il cavaliere“
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Atto I, Scena 2. “Quel guardo il cavaliere” (Norina)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) and Giovanni Ruffini (librettist)
part of:
Don Pasquale: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti6:11
9Manon : “Chiudo gli occhi“
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Manon: Atto II. “Chiudo gli occhi e nel pansier” (Il sogno)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
translated version of:
Manon : Acte II. « Instant charmant » … « En fermant les yeux » (des Grieux) (le rêve de Des Grieux)
Jules Massenet2:57
10La Wally: “Ebben, ne andro lontano”
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Marton Éva (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion de Munich (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (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 Catalani3:41
11La Dame de Pique : Air de Yeletsky
baritone vocals:
Дмитрий Хворостовский (Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian operatic baritone)
recording of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие II, картина 3, no. 12. Ария Кназя Елецкого "Я вас люблю, люблю безмерно" (Prince Yeletsky's Aria "Ya vas lyublyu, lyublyu bezmerno")
lyricist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, librettist)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие II (The Queen of Spades, op. 68: Act II)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:15
12Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete”
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:41
13Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:18
14Gianni Schicci: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
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. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:13
15La Flûte Enchantée: “Ach ich fühls”
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 17 Arie „Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden“ (Pamina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:15
16La Walkyrie: “Du bist der Lenz“
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I, Scene III. “Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater“
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I
Richard Wagner1:53
17L'Élixir d'amour: “Una furtiva lagrima“
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Donizetti5:01
18Chérubin: “Lorsque vous n'aurez rien à faire“
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Chérubin : Acte I. « Lorsque vous n’aurez rien à faire » (Nina)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Chérubin : Acte I
Jules Massenet3:03
19Turandot: “Nessun dorma“
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
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 Puccini3:09
20Lakmé : Duo des fleurs
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ruby Philogene (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
partial recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes1:32
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1La Flûte enchantée : O zittre nicht
soprano vocals:
Zdislawa Donat (soprano)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 4 Rezitativ und Arie „O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn” ... „Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren” (Die Königin der Nacht)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:04
2La Traviata : Parigi, o cara
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi4:27
3La Joconde : Suicido!
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:37
4Carmen : La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:06
5Roméo et Juliette : Je veux vivre dans le rêve
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:38
6Turandot : Signore, ascolta!
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:38
7L'Échelle de soie : Sento talor nell'anima
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano)
recording of:
La scala di seta: Scena IX. No. 5. Aria “Sento talor nell'anima” (Lucilla)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
La scala di seta
Gioachino Rossini2:18
8La Bohême : Che gelida manina
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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)
Giacomo Puccini4:46
9Les Noces de Figaro : Dove sono
soprano vocals:
Margaret Price (soprano)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:31
10Le Barbier de Seville : Largo al factotum
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:00
11Les Contes d'Hoffmann : Belle nuit
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) and Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:58
12Samson et Dalila : Mon coeur s'ouvre à toi
mezzo-soprano vocals, mezzo-soprano vocals [Dalila] and solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion de Munich (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:25
13Le Trouvère : Di quella pira
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:18
14Rusalka : Song to the Moon
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
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 Dvořák6:18
15Andrea Chenier : La mama morta
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano6:03
16Rigoletto : Gualtier Maldè … Caro nome
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:41
17La Rondine : Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
recording of:
La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini3:02
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1Aida: “Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside“
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:53
2Faust : « Déposons les armes, Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux »
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. No. 22 Chœur des soldats « Déposons les armes ! » (Chœur, Valentin, Siébel)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
additional librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod4:05
3Nabucco: “Va pensiero”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1972 to present)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:55
4Carmen : « La cloche a sonné »
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Geneviève Macaux (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Monique Linval (french soprano) and Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 4 Chœur des cigarières « La cloche a sonné » (Les Jeunes Gens, les Soldats, les Cigarières)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:02
5Carmen : « Quant au douanier »
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Geneviève Macaux (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Monique Linval (french soprano) and Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 21. « Quant au douanier, c’est notre affaire » (Carmen, Mercédès, Frasquita, toutes les femmes, tout le monde)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet3:21
6Carmen : « Les Voici »
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) and Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet3:55
7Le Trouvère: “Vedi le foscbe notturne”
producer:
Mark Obert-Thorn (sound engineer)
choir vocals:
The Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
chorus master:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1952-02-21 until 1952-03-16) and Manhattan Center, RCA Victor Studio (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (from 1952-02-22 until 1952-03-30)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:43
8Rigoletto: “Zitti, zitti!“
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Coro “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:44
9Lohengrin: “Treulich geführt”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor) (Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I. Bridal Chorus (Choir))
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner4:58
10La Chauve-Souris
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Finale „Herr Chevalier, ich grüße Sie“ … „Brüderlein, Brüderlein und Schwesterlein“ (Eisenstein, Frank, Falke, Rosalinde, Adele, Chor, Orlofsky)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss II3:58
11La traviata: “Noi siamo zingarelle”
baritone vocals [Marchese]:
Thomas Jamerson (American baritone, voice teacher)
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana
mezzo-soprano vocals [Flora]:
Dorothy Krebill (mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 2. “Noi siamo zingarelle” (Zingare, Flora, Marchese, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi2:54
12La traviata: “Di Madride noi siam mattadori”
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana
tenor vocals [Gastone]:
Fernando Iacopucci (tenor)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 2. “Di Madride noi siam mattadori” (Gastone, Mattadori, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi2:38
13Mignon : « Au souffle léger du vent »
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
partial recording of:
Mignon
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer) (in 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
recording of:
Mignon : « Au souffle léger du vent »
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon
Ambroise Thomas2:56
14Cavalleria rusticana: “Gli aranci olezzano”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
chorus master:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center, RCA Victor Studio (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (from 1953-01-07 until 1953-02-01)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: N°4. Coro d'introduzione “Gli aranci olezzano” (Peasant's Chorus)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni57:26
15Madame Butterfly: Chœur de murmures
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:26
16Prince Igor: Danses Polovtsiennes
choir vocals:
Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
recording of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor: Act II
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин12:11
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1La Valkyrie: Chevauchée des Valkyries
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner4:55
2Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini11:16
3Aida: Grande Marche
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
4Don Giovanni: Ouverture
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Ouvertura
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Don Giovanni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:53
5Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:33
6La Pie voleuse: Ouverture
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture (The Thieving Magpie: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini9:15
7La Flûte enchantée: Ouverture
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute, K. 620)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:46
8L’Elisir d’amore: Atto II. “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
orchestra:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental 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 Donizetti4:26
9Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
orchestra:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:07
10Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
orchestra:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental 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)
Giacomo Puccini3:13
11Madame Butterfly: “Un bel di vedremo”
orchestra:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:53
12Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete”
orchestra:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:48
13La Bohême: “Che gelida manina”
orchestra:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental 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)
Giacomo Puccini4:38
14La Bohême: “Si mi chiamano Mimi”
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental 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 Puccini4:55
15Le Barbier de Séville: “Largo al factotum”
orchestra:
Florence Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Rigacci (pianist / conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
Gioachino Rossini5:06

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