Classical Love Songs

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1Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma
solo tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
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 Puccini3:28
2Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
performer:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:59
3Rigoletto, opera: Quasta o quella
solo tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
conductor:
Daniele Callegari (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
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
Giuseppe Verdi1:55
4La Traviata, opera: È strano! è strano! - Ah, fors'è lui - Follie! - Sempre libera
soprano vocals:
Анна Нетребко (Anna Netrebko, soprano)
orchestra:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi8:33
5Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
performer:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:30
6Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
lyricist:
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
composer:
Jean‐Paul‐Égide Martini (Plaisir d'amour)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini3:43
7Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Elīna Garanča (Latvian operatic lyric mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marco Armiliato (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
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:53
8L' elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:17
9Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Là ci darem la mano
bass-baritone vocals:
Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Анна Нетребко (Anna Netrebko, soprano)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sebastian Weigle (hornist and conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:28
10Carmen, opera: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals:
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) (from 2007-08-05 until 2007-08-06)
orchestra:
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (from 2007-08-05 until 2007-08-06)
conductor:
Marco Armiliato (conductor) (from 2007-08-05 until 2007-08-06)
recorded at:
Dvořákova síň Rudolfina (Dvořák Hall) in Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 2007-08-05 until 2007-08-06)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (from 2007-08-05 until 2007-08-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:19
11West Side Story, musical: One Hand, One Heart
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
recording of:
West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart (Tony, Maria)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
version of:
One (early version of "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story)
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein5:44
12Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
tenor vocals [Tamino]:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (from 1965-10-31 until 1965-11-03)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1965-10-31 until 1965-11-03)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (from 1965-10-31 until 1965-11-03)
performer:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1965-10-31 until 1965-11-03) and Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1965-10-31 until 1965-11-03)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino) (from 1965-10-31 until 1965-11-03)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:42
13Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dì vedremo
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
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 Puccini5:04
14Luisa Miller, opera: Oh! fede negar potessi - Quando le sere al placido
tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi)
conductor:
Daniele Callegari (conductor)
recording of:
Luisa Miller: Atto II. “Oh! fede negar potessi” / “Quando le sere al placido” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Luisa Miller: Atto II. “L'intrigo”
Giuseppe Verdi5:39
15Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Giunse alfin il momento - Deh, vieni, non tardar
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Recitativo “Giunse alfin il momento” (Susanna)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:13
16Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles), operetta in 3 acts (revision of "Die gelbe Jacke"): Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
solo tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
lyricist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
publisher:
Glocken Verlag
part of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II
Franz Lehár3:36
17Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Claudia Eder (German mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Edita Gruberová (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:49