Favorite Arias by the World’s Favorite Tenors

~ Release by Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fedora: Amor ti vieta
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
Umberto Giordano1:54
2L’elisir d’amore: Una furtiva lagrimaGaetano Donizetti4:35
3Lucia di Lammermoor: Fra poco a me ricoveroGaetano Donizetti6:24
4La traviata: De’ miei bollenti spiritiGiuseppe Verdi3:28
5Rigoletto: Questa o quella
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 Verdi1:49
6Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:12
7Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
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 Puccini3:24
8La bohème: Che gelida maninaGiacomo Puccini4:09
9Gianni Schicchi: Firenze è come un albero fioritoGiacomo Puccini2:14
10Madama Butterfly: Addio, fiorito asil
baritone vocals:
Ingvar Wixell (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Placido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (Pinkerton’s Farewell)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini2:05
11Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
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 Leoncavallo2:55
12Andrea Chénier: Un dì all’ azzurro 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 Giordano4:30
13Andrea Chénier: Come un bel dì di maggio
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 Giordano3:18
14Le Cid: O souverain, o juge, o pèreJules Massenet3:34
15Der Rosenkavalier: Di rigori armato il senoRichard Strauss2:20
16Iris: Apri la tua finestra!Pietro Mascagni2:22
17Luisa Miller: Quando le sere al placidoGiuseppe Verdi5:03
18Adriana Lecouvreur: L’anima ho stancaFrancesco Cilea1:57
19Turandot: Non piangere, Liù!Giacomo Puccini2:27
20Turandot: Nessun dormaGiacomo Puccini2:36

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