Prima Voce Sampler

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CD 1
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1Turandot: Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1944)
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 Puccini3:32
2La forza del destino: Solenne in quest'oraGiuseppe Verdi4:28
3Die Walküre: Ho-jo-to-ho!
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (in 1935)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
Richard Wagner2:16
4Tosca: Vissi d'arte
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano) (in 1919)
conductor:
Romano Romani
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1919)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:19
5Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell'amore
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (in 1908)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:06
6La Gioconda: Suicidio
soprano vocals:
Emmy Destinn (soprano) (in 1914)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda) (in 1914)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:04
7Falstaff: Quand'ero paggio
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Victor Maurel (french baritone) (in 1907)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 2. “Quand'ero paggio del Duca di Norfolk” … “Voi mi celiate” (Falstaff, Alice, Quickly, Meg, Ford, Bardolfo, Pistola) (in 1907)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:28
8Otello: Esultate!
tenor vocals:
Francesco Tamagno (italian tenor) (in 1903)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 1. “Esultate!” (Otello, Ciprioti) (in 1903)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:27
9Sadko: Song of India
soprano vocals:
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano) (in 1922)
recording of:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest (in 1922)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov)
part of:
Садко
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:00
10Cavalleria rusticana: Siciliana - O Lola ch'ai di latti la cammisa
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “O Lola ch'ai di latti la cammisa” (Turiddu) (“Siciliana”) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Preludio (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
recording of:
Introduction (spoken by Pietro Mascagni, in Italian) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
Pietro Mascagni7:09
11Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaient (Chanson bohème)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Conchita Supervía (spanish mezzo-soprano) (in 1930)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen) (in 1930)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:26
12Norah O'Neale
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (in 1929)
recording of:
Norah O'Neale (arr. Hughes) (in 1929)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Herbert Hughes
[traditional] / Herbert Hughes3:22
13Zweigesang
soprano vocals:
Frieda Hempel (German soprano singer) (in 1935)
recording of:
Zweigesang, op. 10 no. 3 (in 1935)
lyricist:
Robert Reinick (German poet)
composer:
Carl Amand Mangold
Carl Amand Mangold2:56
14Der Rosenkavalier: Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein
soprano vocals:
Erna Berger (German lyric soprano) (in 1936) and Tiana Lemnitz (soprano) (in 1936)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III. "Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein" (Sophie, Octavian, Faninal, Marschallin) (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III
Richard Strauss4:47

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part of:Prima Voce (Nimbus) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11080759 [info]