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

▶CD 1: Eva Marton & Jose Carreras
▶CD 2: Victoria de Los Angeles & Nicolai Gedda
▼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

Credits

Release

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]