The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 21/22 : Legendary Operatic Voices

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1Aida: Atto I. “Celeste Aida”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1906-03-13)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-03-13)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (on 1906-03-13)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:53
2Rigoletto: Atto IV. “Bella figlia dell'amore”
baritone vocals:
Antonio Scotti (Italian baritone) (on 1908-02-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Gina Severina (mezzo-soprano) (on 1908-02-03)
soprano vocals:
Marcella Sembrich (Polish coloratura soprano, Prakseda Marcelina Kochańska) (on 1908-02-03)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1908-02-03)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1908-02-03)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (on 1908-02-03)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:57
3Pagliacci: Atto I. “Vesti la giubba”
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1907-03-17)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1907-03-17)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (on 1907-03-17)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:11
4Norma: Atto I. “Sediziose voci”
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano) (from 1928-12-31 until 1929-01-30)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Giulio Setti (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Sediziose voci” (Norma, Oroveso, Druidi, Guerrieri)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:50
5Aida: Atto IV. Tomb Scene “La fatal pietra” … “O terra, addio”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano) (on 1926-05-17)
tenor vocals:
Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Scena e duetto: “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse” – “Presago il core della tua condanna” – “Morir si pura e bella” – “Vedi?... di morte l'angelo” (Radamès, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi12:07
6Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Finch'han dal vino”
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1951)
bass vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Alfred Wallenstein (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:14
7Louise : Acte III. « Depuis le jour »
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1940-10-20)
soprano vocals:
Dorothy Maynor
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier4:43
8Boris Godunov: Act II. "I Have Attained The Highest Power"… Act II. Clock Scene "Ah, I Am Stifling" … Act IV. Farewell, Prayer and Death of Boris
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
bass vocals:
Feodor Chaliapin (operatic bass)
conductor:
Vincenzo Bellezza (conductor)
recorded at:
Covent Garden Theatre (1732-1808) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1928-07-04)
partial recording of:
Борис Годунов (Boris Godunov, 1872 version)
composer and librettist:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский21:03
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1Siegfried: Act I. Forging Song
engineered in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1938-04-17)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
partial recording of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt I, Scene III "Verfluchtes Licht!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1856-09 until 1869-02-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt I
Richard Wagner3:06
2Die Walküre: Act I, Scene 3. „Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater”
recorded in:
Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1941-02-22)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
premiered at:
Nationaltheater München in München, Bayern, Germany (on 1870-06-26)
part of:
Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis (number: 86b)
part of:
Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86
Richard Wagner25:37
3Götterdämmerung: Act III. Immolation Scene
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (on 1952-06-23)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-06-23)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor) (on 1952-06-23)
recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene III "War das sein Horn?" (on 1952-06-23)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1872-01-04 until 1874-11-21)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III
Richard Wagner19:27
4Tristan und Isolde: Act III. Liebestod
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1957-11-25)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:36