A Night at the Opera (Highlights from the world of opera (BBC Music Magazine))

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Tracklist

CD 1: OPCD 1
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1The Barber of Seville: "Largo al Factotum"
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra della Toscana (in 1992)
conductor:
Gianluigi Gelmetti (Italian conductor and composer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Rossini4:20
2The Marriage of Figaro: "E Susanna non vien" ... "Dove sono"Mozart7:22
3Rigoletto: "Questa o quella"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Filarmonica della Scala and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
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
Verdi1:53
4La bohème: "Che gelida manina"
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Puccini5:23
5Madame Butterfly: "Vogliatemi bene" (Love Duet)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Scotto (soprano) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1967) and Renata Scotto (soprano) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27) and Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1967)
conductor:
John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27) and Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
compilation of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vieni, vieni… Via dall’anima in pena” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) by Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli and Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) by Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (in 1967)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Puccini7:50
6Elektra: "Orest! Es rührt sich niemand"
soprano vocals:
Eva Marton (soprano)
orchestra:
Bavarian RSO
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
recording of:
Elektra: "Orest! Orest! Es rührt sich niemand!" (Elektra, Orest, Der Pfleger, Klytämnestra)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Elektra (op. 58; TrV 223)
R Strauss4:15
7The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: "Morgenlich leuchtend" (Walther's Prize Song)
bass vocals:
Karl Ridderbusch (operatic bass)
bass-baritone vocals:
Theo Adam (German classical bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Dresden State Opera Chorus and Leipzig Radio Chorus
soprano vocals:
Helen Donath (soprano)
tenor vocals:
René Kollo (tenor)
orchestra:
Dresden Staatskapelle (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Morgenlich leuchtend" (Preislied)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn!"
Wagner6:00
8Fidelio: "Komm, Hoffnung"Beethoven5:29
9Aida: "Presago il core" ... "O terra, addio"
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo soprano) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Verdi8:29
10Ariadne auf Naxos: "Es gibt ein Reich"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Primadonna/Ariadne]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
recording of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper. [5] “Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist” (Ariadne) (from 1954-06-30 until 1954-07-07)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper
R Strauss6:44
11The Trojans: "The Death of Dido"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano)
vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
orchestra:
LSO
conductor:
Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Les Troyens: Acte V, no. 48. Air: "Adieu, fière cité"
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (from 1856 until 1858, in 1858)
part of:
Les Troyens: Acte V
Berlioz4:31
CD 2: OPCD 2

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