Great Opera Performers Vol 2

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Annotation

The spine says Vol 2, the back cover Vol 06, but am unclear what these refer to.
There are only the 4 individual catalogue numbers, someone on discogs appears to have entered these individually from this release.

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-12 16:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: Eva Marton & Jose Carreras
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1Mefistofele: L’altra notte
bass vocals [Mefistofele]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (in 1988)
soprano vocals [Margherita]:
Éva Marton (soprano) (in 1988)
tenor vocals [Faust]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1988)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor) (in 1988)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele) (in 1988)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
Arrigo Boito7:31
2Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta
soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Éva Marton (soprano)
tenor vocals [Andrea Chénier]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano6:07
3Tosca: Mario! Mario! Mario! (scena)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Éva Marton (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini3:06
4Poliuto: Sfolgoro divino raggio
tenor vocals [Poliuto]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1986)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (in 1986)
conductor:
Oleg Caetani (conductor) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1986)
live recording of:
Poliuto: Atto II. “Sfolgorò divino raggio” (Poliuto) (in 1986)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Poliuto: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti1:44
5Andrea Chénier: Come un bel dì di maggio
tenor vocals [Andrea Chénier]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano7:12
6Tosca: Vissi d’arte
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Éva Marton (soprano)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:38
7Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
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
Giacomo Puccini3:40
8Salome: Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen
soprano vocals [Salome]:
Éva Marton (soprano)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Salome: Vierte Szene. "Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen, Jochanaan" (Salome)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Salome (op. 54; TrV 215)
Richard Strauss11:04
9Andrea Chénier: Un di, all’azzuro spazio
tenor vocals [Andrea Chénier]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (until 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I
Umberto Giordano4:32
▼CD 2: Victoria de Los Angeles & Nicolai Gedda
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1Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Campora (Italian operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn) (in 1963)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:46
2Madama Butterfly: Bimba dagli occhi
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malìa” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini11:21
3Don Giovanni: Il mio tesoro
choir vocals:
New Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer, 1885-1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:12
4Faust: Jewel Song
choir vocals:
Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
André Cluytens (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1958)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Un bouquet ! … Ô Dieu ! que de bijoux ! » … No. 14b « Ah ! Je ris ! » (Marguerite) (Air des bijoux / Jewel Song)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles-François Gounod10:50
5Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller
tenor vocals [Werther]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet2:44
6La traviata: Un di felice
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo del Monte (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Duetto “Un dì felice, eterea” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
7Guillaume Tell: Ne m’abandonne point … asile héréditaire
tenor vocals [Arnold]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV. "Asile héréditaire" (Arnold)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV. No. 18 "Ne m'abandonne point" (Arnold)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV
Gioachino Rossini7:06
8Carmen: C’est toi viva viva
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Carlo del Monte (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre nationale de la Radioffusion française
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. « Vivat ! Vivat ! La course est belle » (Chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 27 Duo final : « C’est toi ! – C’est moi ! » (Carmen, Don José, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet9:21
▼CD 3: Ileana Cotrubas & Renata Scotto
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1Louise : Depuis le jour
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier4:34
2Otello: Willow Song / Ave Maria
mezzo-soprano vocals [Emilia]:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
soprano vocals [Desdemona]:
Renata Scotto (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Era più calmo?” (Emilia, Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Mia madre aveva una povera ancella” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Piangea cantando nell’erma landa” (Desdemona) (Willow Song)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi14:47
3Rigoletto: Gaultier malde …caro nome
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:15
4La forza del destino: Pace pace, mio dio
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:27
5La traviata: Teneste la promessa … addio, del passato
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi7:02
6Norma: Casta diva
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Renata Scotto (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:31
7L’elisir d’amore: Prendi, per me sei libero
soprano vocals [Adina]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1977)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1977)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1977)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor) (in 1977)
partial recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Aria “Prendi, per me sei libero” (Adina, Nemorino) (in 1977)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:34
8Adriana Lecouvreur: Io son l’umile ancella
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Renata Scotto (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
Francesco Cilea6:16
9I vespri Siciliani: Arrigo! Ah! Parli a un core
soprano vocals [Elena]:
Renata Scotto (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV. “Arrigo! Ah, parli a un core” (Elena, Arrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:34
▼CD 4: Birgit Nilsson & Franco Corelli
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1Norma, Act I: Svanir le voci …meco all’altar
tenor vocals [Pollione]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Cavatina “Meco all'altar di Venere” (Pollione, Flavio, Druidi)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Svanir le voci!” (Pollione, Flavio)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:14
2Cavalleria rusticana: Viva il vino spumaggiante
producer:
Victor Olof (in 1962-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1962-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lola]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (in 1962-07)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (in 1962-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1962-07)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1962-07)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer) (in 1962-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Opera House, Rome in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1962-07)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro) (in 1962-07)
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 Mascagni2:39
3I pagliacci, Act I: Recitar!…Vesti la giubba
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:56
4Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
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 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
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:47
5Turandot: In questa reggia
solo soprano vocals:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1965)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
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
Giacomo Puccini5:36
6Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi … Celeste Aida
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:49
7Aida, Act IV: Gia i sacerdoti …misero …Aida a me togliesti
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Duetto: “Già i sacerdoti adunansi” – “Ah! Tu deî vivere” – “Misero appien mi festi” – ”Chi ti salva, sciagurato” (Amneris, Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi7:11
8Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:08
9La fanciulla del west: Laggiu nel soledad
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
soprano vocals [Minnie]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto I. “Laggiù nel Soledad” (Minnie, Rance, Johnson)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:27
10Der Freischütz: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer …Leise, leise, fromme Weise
soprano vocals [Agathe]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Robert Heger (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1969)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II. Nr. 8. Szene und Arie „Wie nahte mir der Schlummer“ … „Leise, leise …” (Agathe)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II
Carl Maria von Weber8:52

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liner notes:Stephen Pettitt
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13376480 [info]