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1Verdi: Merce, dilette amiche
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V. Bolero “Mercè, dilette amiche” (Elena)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V
4:07
2Verdi: Gualtier Malde... Caro nome
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
William Dickie (british bass-baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Carlo Forti (operatic bass) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1956)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
7:35
3Verdi: V'ho ingannato... Lassu in cielo
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. "Lassù... in cielo" (Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
4:47
4Verdi: Ah fors'e lui
soprano vocals [Sopran]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orquestra Sinfónica do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
3:23
5Verdi: Ritorna vincitor!
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l'amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante” (Aida) (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
6:45
6Verdi: Qui Radames verra... O patria mia
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida) (from 1955-08-10 until 1955-08-24)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
7:03
7Verdi: O terra addio
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
4:58
8Verdi: Tacea la notte placida... Di tole amore
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tacea la notte placida!” (Leonora, Ines)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
6:04
9Verdi: D'amour sull'ali rosee
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
4:13
10Verdi: Ecco l'orrido campo.. Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12b. Scena “Ecco l'orrido campo ove s'accoppia” (Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12c. Aria “Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa” (Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
6:47
11Verdi: Non sai tu che se l'anima mia
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13b. Duetto "Non sai tu che se l'anima mia" (Riccardo, Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
3:43
12Verdi: O madre, dal cielo soccorri
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)
4:02
13Verdi: Ciel ch'io respire!... Salvami, salvami tu, gran Dio!
recording of:
Aroldo: Atto I, scena 1. N°1 “Salvami tu, gran Dio!” (Mina)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Aroldo: Atto I
3:28
14Verdi: Non pianger, mia campagna
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 2. N°11 “Non pianger, mia compagna” (Elisabetta, Rodrigo, Coro, Filippo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
4:54
15Verdi: Ave Maria
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
4:47
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