The Only Opera Album You’ll Ever Need

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	William Tell Overture (William Tell) orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia conductor: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) recording of: Guillaume Tell : Ouverture composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy music quoted on: Symphony no. 15 in A major, op. 141: I. Allegretto part of: Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi) part of: Guillaume Tell	Gioachino Rossini		12:12
2	Séguedille (Carmen) soprano vocals: Lesley Garrett (soprano) (from 1998-06-08 until 1998-07-09) orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra (from 1998-06-08 until 1998-07-09) conductor: Peter Robinson (conductor) (from 1998-06-08 until 1998-07-09) recording of: Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José) composer: Georges Bizet (composer) librettist: Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac part of: Carmen : Acte I	Georges Bizet		2:11
3	E Lucevan Le Stelle tenor vocals: Johan Botha (operatic tenor) orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor: Sir Edward Downes (conductor) recording of: Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899) part of: Tosca: Atto III	Giacomo Puccini		3:06
4	Barcarolle (The Tales Of Hoffmann) choir vocals: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir mezzo-soprano vocals: Ruby Philogene (mezzo-soprano) soprano vocals: Janice Watson (soprano) orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Carl Davis (conductor and composer) recording of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (catch-all for arrangements) composer: Jacques Offenbach arrangement of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités, Hoffmann, Schlemil)	Jacques Offenbach		3:49
5	Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco) choir vocals: Robert Shaw Chorale vocals: Renato Cellini (conductor) orchestra: RCA Victor Orchestra conductor: Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor) 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 Verdi		4:55
6	Voi Che Sepete (The Marriage Of Figaro) mezzo-soprano vocals: Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor: Nicholas McGegan recording of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786) librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte part of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		2:55
7	Vesti la giubba (I Pagliacci) tenor vocals: Plácido Domingo (tenor) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Nello Santi (conductor) 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	Ruggero Leoncavallo		4:10
8	Casta Diva (Norma) choir vocals: The Ambrosion Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) soprano vocals: 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 Bellini		6:49
9	Der Holle Rache (The Magic Flute) producer: Niels Høirup (in 1970) soprano vocals [Die Königin der Nacht]: Sỳlvia Geszty (soprano) orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1970) conductor: Otmar Suitner (conductor) (in 1970) phonographic copyright (℗) by: BMG Music (in 1971) recording of: Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791) librettist: Emanuel Schikaneder part of: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		2:50
10	La Donna É Mobile (Rigoletto) engineer: Anthony Salvatore (engineer) producer: Richard Mohr (producer) tenor vocals [Duca]: Plácido Domingo (tenor) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Nello Santi (conductor) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1972) 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 Verdi	4	2:18
11	Che Faró Senza Euridice? (Orfeo Ed Euridice) engineer: Peter Urban (sound engineer) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16) producer: Wolfram Graul (Conductor, engineer, producer) mezzo-soprano vocals: Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16) orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16) conductor: Friedrich Haider (conductor) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16) recorded at: Bavaria Musikstudios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16) recording of: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16) composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer) librettist: Ranieri de’ Calzabigi part of: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)	Christoph Willibald Gluck		4:23
12	Au Fond Du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers) recording engineer: Lewis Layton (engineer) producer: Richard Mohr (producer) baritone vocals [Zurga]: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1951-01-03) tenor vocals [Nadir]: Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-01-03) orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-01-03) and Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm (The Royal Court Orchestra) (on 1951-01-03) conductor: Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-01-03) and Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (on 1951-01-03) recorded at: RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-03) recording of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (on 1951-01-03) composer: Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08) librettist: Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon part of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I	Georges Bizet		4:38
13	Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure) orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic conductor: Edo de Waart (conductor) 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 Wagner		4:08
14	Non Piú Andrai (The Marriage Of Figaro) baritone vocals: François Le Roux (baritone) orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor: Nicholas McGegan recording of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte arranger: Georg Sartorius part of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		3:39
15	Celeste Aida (Aida) tenor vocals: Plácido Domingo (tenor) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) 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 Verdi		3:31
16	Entr’acte And Waltz (Eugene Onegin) choir vocals: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor: Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter) recording of: Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 1, no. 13. Антракт (Entr'acte) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) part of: Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие второе	Пётр Ильич Чайковский		7:10

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ASIN:	UK: B00003E4AT [info]
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