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1Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Franco Patanè (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1959)
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 Puccini3:36
2Carmen : Habanera
choir vocals:
Wiener Opernchor (on 1967-10-13)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano) (on 1967-10-13)
orchestra:
Wiener Opernorchester (on 1967-10-13)
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor) (on 1967-10-13)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1967-10-13)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera) (on 1967-10-13)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
music quoted on:
Nxde
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:17
3Madama Butterfly: “Vogliatemi bene”
recorded in:
Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1958-07)
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1958-07)
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1958-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (in 1958-07)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1958-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1958) and The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1958-07)
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 1958-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini8:04
4La bohème: “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì”
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Maria Chiara (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
conductor:
Nello Santi (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 Puccini5:18
5Fedora: “Amor ti vieta”
tenor vocals [Loris]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
Umberto Giordano1:59
6Faust : Chœur des soldats « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux »
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus) (in 1966)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod3:19
7Rigoletto: “Caro nome”
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1960-08)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1960-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1960-08)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. "È là..." - "Miratela" (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo, Coro) (in 1960-08)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1960-08)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:16
8Manon Lescaut: “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:15
9Le nozze di Figaro: “Voi che sapete”
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1971-10)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (in 1971-10)
orchestra:
Wiener Haydn‐Orchester (in 1971-10)
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor) (in 1971-10)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1971-10)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) (in 1971-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:44
10Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum”
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (on 1972-02-03)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1972-02-03)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor) (on 1972-02-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (on 1972-02-03)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:56
11Carmen : « Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante »
soprano vocals [Micaëla]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Air « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante » (Micaëla) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet5:46
12Lucia di Lammermoor: “Chi mi frena in tal momento”
engineer:
James Lock (engineer) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
baritone vocals [Enrico]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
tenor vocals [Arturo]:
Ryland Davies (tenor) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II, Scena 2. (no. 9c) Sestetto con coro “Chi mi frena in tal momento?” (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Coro, Arturo) (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:46
13Louise : « Depuis le jour »
soprano vocals [Louise]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier4:07
14Eugene Onegin: “Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni”
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
bass vocals and bass vocals [Gremin]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
balance engineer:
James Lock (engineer) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 20a. Ария князя Гремина “Любви все возрасты покорны” (Prince Gremin’s Aria “Lyubvi vse vozrasty pokorny”) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие третье
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:43
15Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (in 1960)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (in 1960)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:00
16Aida: “Celeste Aida”
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1957)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia (in 1957)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1957)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:05
17Un ballo in maschera: “Saper vorreste”
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 23b. Canzone “Saper vorreste di che si veste” (Oscar) (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:15
18La traviata: Brindisi “Libiamo“
choir vocals:
Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (on 1962-11-16)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (on 1962-11-16)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (on 1962-11-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (on 1962-11-16)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor) (on 1962-11-16)
recorded at:
Teatro Della Pergola in Firenze, Firenze, Toscana, Italy (on 1962-11-16)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (on 1962-11-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:03
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