No. 1 for Opera

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1Les Pêcheurs de perles : « Au fond du temple saint »
engineer:
Walther Ruhlmann
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (in 1961)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (French conductor and composer) (in 1961)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (in 1961)
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 Bizet5:26
2Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Una voce poco fa”
soprano vocals [Rosina]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer) (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:32
3Così fan tutte: “Un’aura amorosa” (1962)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
tenor vocals [Ferrando]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (from 1962-09-10 until 1962-09-18)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1962-09-10 until 1962-09-18)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (from 1962-09-10 until 1962-09-18)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (from 1962-09-10 until 1962-09-18)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-09-10 until 1962-09-18)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando) (from 1962-09-10 until 1962-09-18)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:48
4Samson et Dalila : « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix… »
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dalila]:
Rita Gorr (Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-09-25 until 1962-09-28, from 1962-10-01 until 1962-10-10)
tenor vocals [Samson]:
Jon Vickers (tenor) (from 1962-09-25 until 1962-09-28, from 1962-10-01 until 1962-10-10)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris (from 1962-09-25 until 1962-09-28, from 1962-10-01 until 1962-10-10)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1962-09-25 until 1962-09-28, from 1962-10-01 until 1962-10-10)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1962-09-25 until 1962-09-28, from 1962-10-01 until 1962-10-10)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (from 1962-09-25 until 1962-10-10)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:19
5Die Zauberflöte: “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen“
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
soprano vocals [Die Königin der Nacht]:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:12
6Les Contes d'Hoffmann: « Hélas ! Mon coeur s’égare encore ! »
baritone vocals [Dapertutto]:
Ernest Blanc (baritone)
baritone vocals [Nicklausse]:
Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone)
baritone vocals [Schlemihl]:
Jean Pierre Laffage (french baritone)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
tenor vocals [Hoffmann]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
tenor vocals [Pitichinacchio]:
Jacques Loreau (french tenor)
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)
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. Septuor “Hélas ! mon cœur s'égare encore !” (Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Giulietta, Nicklausse, Schlemil, Pittichinaccio, 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 IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:22
7Turandot: “In questa reggia” (1965)
soprano vocals [Turandot]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1965)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (in 1965)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1965)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “In questa reggia” (Turandot, La folla, Calaf) (in 1965)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini5:33
8Turandot: “Nessun dorma” (1965)
choir vocals [voci di donne]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1965)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (in 1965)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1965)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1965)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1965)
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 Puccini2:49
9Madama Butterfly: “Un bel di vedremo” (1966)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (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:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
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 Puccini4:39
10Don Carlo: “Ah! più non vedrò… O don fatale”
soprano vocals [Eboli]:
Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano) (in 1970)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1970)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (in 1970)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “Ah! più non vedrò la Regina!” (Eboli) (in 1970)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
Giuseppe Verdi5:08
11Lakmé : « Dôme épais le jasmin à la rose s’assemble »
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
partial recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes4:49
12Nabucco: “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate”
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:08
13Cavalleria rusticana: “Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Brindisi)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1979)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lola]:
Júlia Hamari (Hungarian mezzo-soprano) (in 1979)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1979)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1979)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1979)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro) (in 1979)
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 Mascagni2:48
14Der Ring des Nibelungen: Walkürenritt
alto vocals [Waltraute]:
Ute Walther (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
contralto vocals [Schwertleite]:
Ursula Kunz (contralto) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
contralto vocals [Siegrune]:
Margareta Hintermeier (mezzo-soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Grimgerde]:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Gerhilde]:
Anita Soldh (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Helmwige]:
Ruth Falcon (soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Ortlinde]:
Sylvia Herman (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Rossweisse]:
Margarita Lilova (mezzo-soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
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 Wagner5:55
15Porgy and Bess: “Summertime” (1988)
engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
assistant producer:
Tony Harrison (producer and sound engineer for classical music)
producer:
David R. Murray
piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor) (in 1988-02)
choir vocals:
The Glyndebourne Chorus (in 1988-02)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Bess]:
Harolyn Blackwell (soprano)
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1988, in 1988-02)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (in 1988, in 1988-02)
chorus master:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher) (in 1988-02)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
edit of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. "Summertime" (Clara, Chorus) by Harolyn Blackwell (soprano), Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
George Gershwin3:14
16Don Giovanni: “Là ci darem la mano”
engineer:
Chris Ludwinski (in 1992-08)
assistant producer:
Rosemary Lowther (task: production assistant)
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer) and Mary Hughes (editor, engineer)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Andreas Schmidt (bass-baritone & teacher) (in 1992-08)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Nancy Argenta (soprano) (in 1992-08)
orchestra:
London Classical Players (in 1992-08)
conductor:
Roger Norrington (conductor) (in 1992-08)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (in 1992-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992-08)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (in 1992-08)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:42
17Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: “Die selige Morgentraum-Deutweise” … “Selig wie die Sonne…”
baritone vocals:
Bernd Weikl (baritone) (in 1993)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cornelia Kallisch (German mezzo-soprano) (in 1993)
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1993)
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor) (in 1993) and Deon van der Walt (tenor) (in 1993)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (in 1993)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) (in 1993)
partial recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene IV. "Grüß Gott, mein Evchen!" (in 1993)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (in 1862)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III
Richard Wagner5:11