Popular Arias and Choruses

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▼CD 1: Disc One
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1Turandot: Atto III. “Nessun Dorma!”
tenor vocals:
Nikolai Nikolov (operatic tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
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 Puccini3:15
2Il Trovatore: Atto II. Anvil Chorus
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:39
3La Bohème: Atto I. “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Nikolai Nikolov (operatic tenor)
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)
Giacomo Puccini4:15
4La Bohème: Atto I. “Si. Mi chiamano Mimi”
soprano vocals:
Galya Yoncheva (Bulgarian soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Stefanov (Bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:06
5Nabucco: Atto III. “Va pensiero“ (The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:02
6Madam Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì”
soprano vocals:
Raina Kabaivanska (soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:32
7Macbeth: Atto IV. “Patria oppresa”
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°12 Coro “Patria oppressa! il dolce nome” (Profughi scozzesi) (Chorus of Scottish Exiles)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1847)
librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi7:41
8Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals:
Galya Yoncheva (Bulgarian soprano)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Stefanov (Bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:32
9The Barber of Seville: Atto I. Basilio's Aria
baritone vocals:
Stoyan Popov (operatic baritone)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°6a. “La calunnia è un venticello” (Basilio)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:14
10Porgy and Bess: Act I. Opening Chorus and Summertime
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Radio Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alexandrina Milcheva (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
George Gershwin5:24
11Il Trovatore: Atto II. “Tutto e deserto... Il balen del tuo sorriso”
baritone vocals:
Stoyan Popov (operatic baritone)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. “Il balen del suo sorriso” (Conte Luna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 2. “Tutto è deserto” (Conte Luna, Ferrando)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi5:06
12Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d'arte”
soprano vocals:
Raina Kabaivanska (soprano)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic
conductor:
Gabriele Bellini
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini4:03
13Fidelio: “Gott, welch ein Augenblick”
bass vocals:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 7a. Aria "Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!" (Pizarro, Chorus)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven3:26
14Ernani: Atto I. “Si redesti il Leon di Castiglia”
choir vocals:
Balkan State Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Balkan State Opera Orchestra
recording of:
Ernani: Atto III. (no. 12b) “Un patto! Un giuramento!…Si redesti il Leon di Castiglia” (Tutti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto III (La clemenza)
Giuseppe Verdi4:30
▼CD 2: Disc Two
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1Rigoletto: Atto II. “La donna e mobile” [Woman is Fickle]
tenor vocals:
Nikolai Nikolov (operatic tenor)
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 Verdi2:15
2Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Love Duet
soprano vocals:
Raina Kabaivanska (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nazzareno Antinori (tenor)
partial recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly (complete standard version)
Giacomo Puccini12:45
3Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:05
4Aida: Atto I. “Celeste Aida”
vocals:
Nikolai Nikolov (operatic tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:32
5Otello: Atto II. “Creda in un Deo crudele”
baritone vocals:
Stoyan Popov (operatic baritone)
recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Credo in un Dio crudel” (Iago)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:14
6La traviata: Atto III. “Addio del passato” [Farewell to bright visions]
soprano vocals:
Anna Tomowa‐Sintow (soprano)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi7:54
7Carmen: Atto II. Toreador's Song
bass vocals:
Nicola Ghiuselev (operatic bass)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Escamillo, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d'hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:55
8La Wally: “Ebben? Ne andrò lontano” (Wally's Aria)
soprano vocals:
Julia Venisheva (soprano)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:44
9“Cosi dunque tradisci“ K432
bass vocals:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Sofia National Opera
conductor:
Ettore Gracis (conductor)
recording of:
Recitative and Aria for Bass & Orchestra in F minor, K. 421a/432 (fragment): "Così dunque tradisci… Aspri rimorsi atroci"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 432) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 421a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:59
10Aida: Atto II. Grand March
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
Giuseppe Verdi12:31