Verdi: The Greatest Operas

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Cd's are contained in individual plastic sleeves within a closed box.

Release links include two operas that are not actually in the box set. Two others are included instead.

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-05 12:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Macbeth (Live, Vienna, 1970-04-18; Böhm)
2CD: Macbeth (Live, Vienna, 1970-04-18; Böhm)
3CD: Rigoletto (Live, Florence, 1966-11-19; Giulini)
4CD: Rigoletto (Live, Florence, 1966-11-19; Giulini)
5CD: Il trovatore (Live, Salzburg, 1962-07-31; Karajan)
6CD: Il trovatore (Live, Salzburg, 1962-07-31; Karajan)
7CD: La traviata (Live, Tokyo, 1973-09-18; Verchi)
8CD: La traviata (Live, Tokyo, 1973-09-18; Verchi)
9CD: Ernani (Live, Milano, 1969-12-07; Votto)
10CD: Ernani (Live, Milano, 1969-12-07; Votto)
11CD: Un ballo in maschera (Live, Milano, 1957; Gavazzeni)
12CD: Un ballo in maschera (Live, Milano, 1957; Gavazzeni)
13CD: Falstaff (Live, Napoli, 1962-12-01; Rossi)
#TitleRatingLength
1Falstaff: Atto I. “Falstaff... Olà!”
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Enrico Campi (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Vittorio Pandano (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Falstaff!“ - “Olà!“ (Dr Cajus, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
4:36
2Falstaff: Atto I. “L'arte sta in questa missima”
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Enrico Campi (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Vittorio Pandano (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live partial recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Falstaff!“ - “Olà!“ (Dr Cajus, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
7:38
3Falstaff: Atto I. “L'Onore!”
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Ehi! Paggio!” - “L’onore! Ladri!” - “Io stesso, sì, io, io” (Falstaff) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
4:49
4Falstaff: Atto I. “Alice... Meg... Nannetta...”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Fernanda Cadoni (mezzo-soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Alice!” - “Meg!“ - “Nannetta!“ (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
3:56
5Falstaff: Atto I. “Mostro!... Dobbiam gabbarlo!”
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Renato Capecchi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Enrico Campi (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Fernanda Cadoni (mezzo-soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Vittorio Pandano (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Agostino Lazzari (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live partial recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro” (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta, Cajus, Bardolfo, Fenton, Pistola, Ford) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
2:56
6Falstaff: Atto I. “Pst, pst, Nannetta”
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Agostino Lazzari (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Pst, pst, Nannetta!” - “Vien qua” - “Labbra di foco!” (Fenton, Nannetta) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
5:33
7Falstaff: Atto I. “Udrai quanta egli sfoggia magniloquenza altera”
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Renato Capecchi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Enrico Campi (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Udrai quanta egli sfoggia magniloquenza altera” (Bardolfo, Ford, Pistola) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
3:16
8Falstaff: Atto II. “Siam penititi e contriti”
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Enrico Campi (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Siam pentiti e contriti” (Bardolfo, Pistola, Falstaff) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
6:20
9Falstaff: Atto II. “Alice è mia! Va, vecchio John”
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Alice è mia!” – “Va, vecchio John” (Falstaff, Bardolfo) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
2:03
10Falstaff: Atto II. “Signore, v'assista il cielo”
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Renato Capecchi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Enrico Campi (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Signore, v'assista il cielo!” (Ford, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
9:55
11Falstaff: Atto II. “È sogno? O realtà?”
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Renato Capecchi (baritone) (on 1962-12-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (on 1962-12-01)
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor) (on 1962-12-01)
recorded at:
Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1962-12-01)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “È sogno? o realtà?” (Ford) (Ford's monologue) (on 1962-12-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
6:21
14CD: Falstaff (Live, Napoli, 1962-12-01; Rossi)