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1La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
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
Verdi2:20
2Un bel dì vedremo (Madam Butterfly)
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1968)
conductor:
Leone Magiera (conductor, pianist) (in 1968)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1968)
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)
Puccini4:40
3Non più andrai (The Marriage of Figaro)
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Claudio Desderi (baritone and conductor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Mozart3:40
4Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici (La Traviata)
engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (in 1971-07)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) (in 1971-07)
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (in 1971-07)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Beverly Sills (soprano) (in 1971-07)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1971-07)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1971-07)
conductor:
Aldo Ceccato (conductor) (in 1971-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-07)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (in 1971-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Verdi3:05
5Dunque io son (The Barber of Seville)
vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1958) and Tito Gobbi (baritone) (in 1958)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1958)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer) (in 1958)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°7a. Duetto “Dunque io son” (Rosina, Figaro) (in 1958)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Rossini5:11
6Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (Roméo et Juliette)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
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
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
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
Gounod3:37
7Che gelida manina (La Bohème)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1979-08)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1979-08)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1979-08)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1979-08)
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)
Puccini5:00
8Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dalila], soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Dalila]:
Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
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
Saint‐Saëns5:45
9L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Carmen)
producer:
Michel Glotz
editor:
Jennifer Howells
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Bizet4:20
10La mamma morta (Andrea Chenier)
soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
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
Giordano5:35
11Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Tales of Hoffman)
choir vocals:
René Duclos Chorus (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
contralto vocals [une voix] and mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Jeannine Collard (mezzo-soprano / contralto) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
chorus master:
Jean Laforge (choral conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1965-05-26 until 1965-05-27)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Offenbach3:50
12Che interminable andirivieni (Servants Chorus) (Don Pasquale)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1972)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1972)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1972)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III. “Che interminabile andirivieni” (Coro di Servi) (in 1972)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) and Giovanni Ruffini (librettist)
part of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III
Donizetti4:04
13Là ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Eberhard Wächter (baritone) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Graziella Sciutti (soprano) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Mozart3:15
14Recondita Armonia (Tosca)
vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Franco Ferraris (conductor)
Puccini2:52
15Veil Song (Don Carlos)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Eboli]:
Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Tebaldo]:
Delia Wallis (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 “Nei giardin del bello saracin ostello” (Canzone del velo) (Eboli, Tebaldo, Coro di donne)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
Verdi4:55
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