A Night at the Opera (Highlights from the world of opera (BBC Music Magazine))

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1The Barber of Seville: "Largo al Factotum"
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Thomas Hampson (baritone) (in 1992)
orchestra:
Orchestra della Toscana (in 1992)
conductor:
Gianluigi Gelmetti (Italian conductor and composer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (in 1992)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Rossini4:20
2The Marriage of Figaro: "E Susanna non vien" ... "Dove sono"
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
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)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Recitativo “E Susanna non vien!” (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)
Mozart7:22
3Rigoletto: "Questa o quella"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Verdi1:53
4La bohème: "Che gelida manina"
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Beecham (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)
Puccini5:23
5Madame Butterfly: "Vogliatemi bene" (Love Duet)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
conductor:
John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
compilation of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vieni, vieni… Via dall’anima in pena” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) by Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) and Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) by Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
Puccini7:50
6Elektra: "Orest! Es rührt sich niemand"
soprano vocals:
Eva Marton (soprano)
orchestra:
Bavarian RSO (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
recording of:
Elektra: "Orest! Orest! Es rührt sich niemand!" (Elektra, Orest, Der Pfleger, Klytämnestra)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Elektra (op. 58; TrV 223)
R Strauss4:15
7The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: "Morgenlich leuchtend" (Walther's Prize Song)
bass vocals:
Karl Ridderbusch (operatic bass)
bass-baritone vocals:
Theo Adam (German classical bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Dresden State Opera Chorus and Leipzig Radio Chorus
soprano vocals:
Helen Donath (soprano)
tenor vocals:
René Kollo (tenor)
orchestra:
Dresden Staatskapelle (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Morgenlich leuchtend" (Preislied)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn!"
Wagner6:00
8Fidelio: "Komm, Hoffnung"
vocals:
Helga Dernesch (austrian soprano and mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Berlin PO (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio: Act I. No. 9b Aria. "Komm Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
Beethoven5:29
9Aida: "Presago il core" ... "O terra, addio"
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Verdi8:29
10Ariadne auf Naxos: "Es gibt ein Reich"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Primadonna/Ariadne]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
recording of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper. [5] “Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist” (Ariadne) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper
R Strauss6:44
11The Trojans: "The Death of Dido"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano)
vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
orchestra:
LSO (London Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Les Troyens : Acte V, no. 48. Air « Adieu, fière cité » (Didon)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (from 1856 until 1858, in 1858)
part of:
Les Troyens : Acte V
Berlioz4:31
▼ CD 2: OPCD 2
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1The Magic Flute: "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
orchestra:
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
performer:
Bavarian RSO (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal (Hercules Hall) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Mozart2:46
2I Lombardi: "O madre, dal cielo"
producer:
Michel Glotz
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1964-04, in 1965-01)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (in 1964-04, in 1965-01)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (in 1964-04, in 1965-01)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
I Lombardi: Atto II. N°10 Rondò “Oh madre, dal cielo soccorri” / Arioso: “Se vano è il pregare” (Giselda, coro) (in 1964-04)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
I Lombardi: Atto II (L'uomo della caverna)
recording of:
I Lombardi: Atto II. N°10 Rondò “Oh madre, dal cielo soccorri” / Arioso: “Se vano è il pregare” (Giselda, coro) (in 1965-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
I Lombardi: Atto II (L'uomo della caverna)
Verdi3:54
3Rigoletto: "Bella figlia dell'amore"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Verdi4:40
4A Masked Ball: "Forse la soglia attinse"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21a. Scena “Forse la soglia attinse” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21b. Romanza “Ma se m'è forza perderti” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Verdi5:12
5Dialogues des Carmélites: "Salve Regina" (Finale)
choir vocals:
Lyon Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Catherine Dubosc (soprano) and Brigitte Fournier (swiss operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Lyon Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
recording of:
Dialogues des Carmélites : Acte III, Tableau 4 (Place de la Révolution). "Salve Regina"
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer)
part of:
Dialogues des Carmélites : Acte III, Tableau 4
Poulenc7:02
6The Magic Flute: "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
tenor vocals [Tamino]:
Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
orchestra:
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal (Hercules Hall) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Mozart4:01
7Otello: "Già nella notte densa" (Love Duet)
soprano vocals [Desdemona]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1985)
tenor vocals [Otello]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (in 1985)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1985)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 3. “Già nella notte densa” (Otello, Desdemona) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Verdi9:34
8Eugene Onegin: Tatyanya's Letter Scene
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие I, картина 2, no. 9. Сцена письма “Пускай погибну я, но прежде” (Eugene Onegin: Act I, Scene 2, no. 9. Letter scene "Let me die, but first...", Letter Scene “Puskay pogibnu ya, no prezhde”)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
librettist:
Константин Шиловский (Konstantin Shilovsky) and Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие первое (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act I)
Tchaikovsky13:09
9La bohème: "O Soave fanciulla"
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06)
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06)
conductor:
Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Puccini4:06
10Tosca: Finale of Act I
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Angelo Mercuriali (tenor)
vocals:
Chorus of La Scala, Milan
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
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)
Puccini7:10

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