BBC Music, Volume 6, Number 8: The Grand Tradition

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1‘Flower Song’ from Carmen
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:47
2‘Hojotoho’ from Die Walküre
recording engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s) (from 1957-05-13 until 1957-05-17)
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (from 1957-05-13 until 1957-05-17)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (from 1957-05-13 until 1957-05-17)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1957-05-13 until 1957-05-17)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1957-05-13 until 1957-05-17)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner2:06
3‘O Paradiso’ from L’Africaine
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:35
4‘D’amour sull’ ali rosee’ from Il trovatore
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi6:51
5‘Vesti la giubba’ from Pagliacci
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Vesti la giubba” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
arrangement of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:39
6‘Casta diva’ from Norma
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:51
7‘O Mimì, tu più non torni’ from La Bohème
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 21. “O Mimì, tu più non torni” (Rodolfo, Marcello)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:32
8‘Amours divins’ from La belle Hélène
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 4. Couplets « Amours divins! Ardentes flammes » (Hélène)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
La Belle Hélène: Acte I
Jacques Offenbach4:19
9‘Celeste Aida’ from Aida
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:36
10‘Parigi, o cara’ from La traviata
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:29
11‘Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata’ from Don Giovanni
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. Anhang. No. 21b Aria “Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata” (Donna Elvira) [540c/2]
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:21
12‘Fammi combattere’ from Orlando
contralto vocals:
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto and conductor)
vocals:
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto and conductor)
orchestra:
The Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Orlando, HWV 31: Atto I, Scena IX. Aria "Fammi combattere"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Orlando, HWV 31: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:36
13‘Vorrei spiegarvi il giubilo’ from La cambiale di matrimonio
soprano vocals:
Eva Mei (soprano)
cover recording of:
La cambiale di matrimonio: Vorrei spiegarvi il giubilo
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
Gioachino Rossini5:23
14‘Fantaisie aux divins mensonges’ from Lakme
tenor vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 4 Air « Prendre le dessin d’un bijou… Fantaisie aux divins mensonges » (Gérald)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes6:14
15‘Dich teure Halle’ from Tannhäuser
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-12-08 until 1997-01-02)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (from 1996-12-08 until 1997-01-02)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (from 1996-12-08 until 1997-01-02)
recorded at:
Bavarian Radio: Studio 1 in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1996-12-08 until 1997-01-02)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder" (from 1996-12-08 until 1997-01-02)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner5:14
16‘Nessun dorma’ from Turandot
editor:
Monika Graul (from 1992-05-12 until 1992-05-23)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Ben Heppner (tenor) (from 1992-05-12 until 1992-05-23)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (from 1992-05-12 until 1992-05-23)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor) (from 1992-05-12 until 1992-05-23)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte (from 1992-05-12 until 1992-05-23)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1992-05-12 until 1992-05-23)
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 Puccini3:10

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