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

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: OPCD 1

▼CD 2: OPCD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Magic Flute: "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" baritone vocals [Papageno]: Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13) choir vocals: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13) orchestra: Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13) conductor: Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13) performer: Bavarian RSO phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981) recorded at: Herkulessaal in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13) recording of: Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791) librettist: Emanuel Schikaneder part of: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I	Mozart		2:46
2	I Lombardi: "O madre, dal cielo" soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire and Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conductor: Nicola Rescigno (conductor) recording of: I Lombardi: Atto II. N°10 Rondò “Oh madre, dal cielo soccorri” / Arioso: “Se vano è il pregare” (Giselda, coro) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Temistocle Solera part of: I Lombardi: Atto II (L'uomo della caverna)	Verdi		3:54
3	Rigoletto: "Bella figlia dell'amore" baritone vocals [Rigoletto]: Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16) mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]: Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16) soprano vocals [Gilda]: Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16) tenor vocals [Duca]: Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16) orchestra: 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 III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11) part of: Rigoletto: Atto III	Verdi		4:40
4	A Masked Ball: "Forse la soglia attinse" tenor vocals: Plácido Domingo (tenor) orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) conductor: Riccardo Muti (conductor) recording of: Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21a. Scena “Forse la soglia attinse” (Riccardo) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Antonio Somma part of: Un ballo in maschera: Atto III recording of: Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21b. Romanza “Ma se m'è forza perderti” (Riccardo) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Antonio Somma part of: Un ballo in maschera: Atto III	Verdi		5:12
5	Dialogues des Carmélites: "Salve Regina" (Finale) choir vocals: Lyon Opera Chorus soprano vocals: Catherine Dubosc (soprano) and Brigitte Fournier (swiss operatic soprano) orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra conductor: Kent Nagano (conductor) recording of: Dialogues des Carmélites : Acte III, Tableau 4 (Place de la Révolution). "Salve Regina" composer: Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) part of: Dialogues des Carmélites : Acte III, Tableau 4	Poulenc		7:02
6	The Magic Flute: "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" tenor vocals: Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor) orchestra: Bavarian RSO conductor: Bernard Haitink (conductor) recording of: Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791) librettist: Emanuel Schikaneder part of: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I	Mozart		4:01
7	Otello: "Già nella notte densa" (Love Duet) soprano vocals [Desdemona]: Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1985) tenor vocals [Otello]: Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1985) orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (in 1985) conductor: Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1985) recording of: Otello: Atto I, scena 3. “Già nella notte densa” (Otello, Desdemona) (in 1985) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01) librettist: Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) part of: Otello: Atto I	Verdi		9:34
8	Eugene Onegin: Tatyanya's Letter Scene soprano vocals: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera conductor: Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) recording of: Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие I, картина 2, no. 9. Сцена письма “Пускай погибну я, но прежде” (Letter Scene “Puskay pogibnu ya, no prezhde”) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) part of: Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие первое	Tchaikovsky		13:09
9	La bohème: "O Soave fanciulla" recorded in: New York, New York, United States (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06) baritone vocals [Marcello]: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06) soprano vocals [Mimì]: Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06) tenor vocals [Rodolfo]: Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06) orchestra: RCA Victor Orchestra (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06) conductor: Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06) recording of: La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (from 1956-03-16 until 1956-04-06) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896) librettist: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896) part of: La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)	Puccini		4:06
10	Tosca: Finale of Act I baritone vocals: Tito Gobbi (baritone) soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) tenor vocals: Angelo Mercuriali (tenor) vocals: Chorus of La Scala, Milan orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan recording of: Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri … una carrozza …” … “Te Deum” (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica publisher: Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. part of: Tosca: Atto I	Puccini		7:10

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liner notes:	Clive Bennett (classical producer)