Legendary Three Tenors

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1Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1908-03-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1908-03-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:14
2Don Giovanni: Il mio tesoro
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1916-05-09)
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player and conductor) (on 1916-05-09)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio) (on 1916-05-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:11
3L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (on 1929-12-19)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1929-12-19)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (on 1929-12-19)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:19
4Les contes d'Hoffman: Barcarolle
piano:
Edwin Schneider (pianist) (on 1916-05-09)
violin:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer) (on 1916-05-10)
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1916-05-10)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta) (on 1916-05-10)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach2:29
5Mattinata
piano:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (piano) (composer) (on 1904-04-08)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1904-04-08)
recording of:
Mattinata (on 1904-04-08)
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:06
6Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (on 1921-02-01)
conductor:
Josef Pasternack (conductor) (on 1921-02-01)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1921-02-01)
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 Puccini3:02
7Luna d'estate
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1916-02-05)
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player and conductor) (on 1916-02-05)
recording of:
Luna d’estate! (on 1916-02-05)
lyricist:
Riccardo Mazzola
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:13
8Notte lunare
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (on 1929-01-08)
recording of:
Notte lunare (on 1929-01-08)
composer:
Albano Seismit-Doda
Albano Seismit-Doda4:11
9Because
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1914-04-07)
recording of:
Because (on 1914-04-07)
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Guy d’Hardelot2:20
10Tosca: Recondita armonia
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1909-11-06)
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player and conductor) (on 1909-11-06)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (on 1909-11-06)
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)
Giacomo Puccini2:24
11Marta
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (on 1932-05-03)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (on 1932-05-03)
recording of:
Marta (composer Moises Simons, translated English version) (on 1932-05-03)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Moisés Simons
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
Marta (composer Moises Simons, original Spanish lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert)
Moises Simons3:13
12When You and I Were Young, Maggie
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1925-12-16)
recording of:
When You and I Were Young, Maggie (on 1925-12-16)
lyricist:
George Washington Johnson (Hamilton Canada poet)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James A. Butterfield
J. A. Butterfield3:03
13La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1914-04-20)
soprano vocals:
Alma Gluck (soprano) (on 1914-04-20)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1914-04-20)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1914-04-20)
conductor:
Giulio Setti (conductor) (on 1914-04-20)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (on 1914-04-20)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:08
14Les pêcheurs de perles: Mi par d'udir ancora
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (on 1929-12-18)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1929-12-19)
recording of:
I pescatori di perle: Atto I. "Mi par d'udir ancor" (on 1929-12-18)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
translated version of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
part of:
I pescatori di perle
Georges Bizet4:01
15La traviata: Dei miei bollenti spiriti
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1910-03-10)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo) (on 1910-03-10)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:42
16La Gioconda: Cielo e mar
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (on 1929-12-18)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1929-12-18)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo) (on 1929-12-18)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
Amilcare Ponchielli4:35
17Moonlight and Roses
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1925-04-23)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1925-04-23)
recording of:
Moonlight and Roses (1921 song) (on 1925-04-23)
lyricist:
Ben Black (English-born composer, 1889–1950) (in 1921) and Neil Moret (in 1921)
composer:
Edwin Lemare (British organist and composer) (in 1888)
is based on:
Andantino in D-flat major, op. 83 no. 2 "Moonlight and Roses"
Edwin Lemare2:55
18Santa Lucia
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1916-03-20)
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player and conductor) (on 1916-03-20)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song) (on 1916-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
[unknown]4:00
19Funiculi, funiculà
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1914-04-08)
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà (on 1914-04-08)
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Luigi Denza2:29
20L'addio a Napoli
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1919-09-09)
conductor:
Josef Pasternack (conductor) (on 1919-09-09)
recording of:
Addio a Napoli (on 1919-09-09)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
Teodoro Cottrau3:16
21Turandot: Nessun dorma
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (in 1950)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1950)
conductor:
Stanford Robinson (in 1950)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1950)
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 Puccini3:30

Credits

Release

art direction:Judy Teener
engineer:Thomas MacCluskey (engineer)
Ward Marston (classical restoration, mastering)
producer:Nathaniel S. Johnson (task: reissue)
design:Red Herring Design (graphic designer)
remastered at:BMG/RCA Studios in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5252103 [info]
ASIN:US: B000003G40 [info]