Faszination Oper: Festspiele der Grossen Stars

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1Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Thomas Allen (baritone) (in 1982-06)
vocals:
Thomas Allen (baritone)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1982-06)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1982-06)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-06)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (in 1982-06)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:59
2Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France
vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
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 Bizet5:07
3La Bohème: Che gelida manina
soprano vocals:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-02)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1979)
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 Puccini4:51
4Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarole)
choir vocals:
Rundfunkchor Leipzig
soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach2:18
5Faust: Ah! Je ris de me voir (Juwelen-Arie)
vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Un bouquet ! … Ô Dieu ! que de bijoux ! » … No. 14b « Ah ! Je ris ! » (Marguerite) (Air des bijoux / Jewel Song)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles Gounod4:01
6Rigoletto: Un di, se ben rammentomi
vocals:
Renato Bruson (baritone), Edita Gruberova (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) and Neil Shicoff (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:11
7Le nozze di Figaro, KV 492: Non più andrai
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-08)
creative direction:
Ubaldo Gardini (vocal/language coach, violinist) (in 1985-08)
bass vocals [Figaro]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
bass-baritone vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone) (in 1985-08)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1985-08)
vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone) (in 1985-08)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1985-08)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1985-08)
concertmaster:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1985-08)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro) (in 1985-08)
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 Mozart3:55
8Lucia di Lammermoor: Chi mi frena in tal momento?
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-08)
baritone vocals [Enrico]:
Vicente Sardinero (baritone) (in 1976-08)
bass-baritone vocals [Raimondo]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (in 1976-08)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1976-08)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano) (in 1976-08)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1976-08)
tenor vocals [Arturo]:
Claes‐Håkan Ahnsjö (tenor) (in 1976-08)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1976-08)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1976-08)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos (in 1976-08)
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) (in 1976-08)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:56
9Samson et Dalila: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix
soprano vocals:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1990)
vocals:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) and José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (in 1990)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1990)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (in 1990)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saens5:28
10Die Walküre: Hojotoho! (Walkürenritt)
contralto vocals:
Elisabeth Schärtel (mezzo-soprano and alto) and Sieglinde Wagner (contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Annelies Burmeister (contralto) and Gertraud Hopf (soprano)
soprano vocals:
Soňa Červená (mezzo-soprano), Helga Dernesch (austrian soprano and mezzo-soprano), Danica Mastilovic and Liane Synek (soprano)
vocals:
Annelies Burmeister (contralto), Soňa Červená (mezzo-soprano), Helga Dernesch (austrian soprano and mezzo-soprano), Gertraud Hopf (soprano), Danica Mastilovic, Elisabeth Schärtel (mezzo-soprano and alto), Liane Synek (soprano) and Sieglinde Wagner (contralto)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
Richard Wagner6:18
11Die Zauberflöte: Der Hölle Rache
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-09)
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1989-09)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1989-09)
additional conductor:
John Constable (pianist) (in 1989-09)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (in 1989-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:08
12Don Giovanni: Là ci darem la mano
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Thomas Allen (baritone)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Marie McLaughlin (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1991 to present)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:17
13La Bohème: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
vocals:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English 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 Puccini4:57
14Die Zauberflöte: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen
vocals:
Olaf Bär (baritone)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 20 Arie „Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht Papageno sich!” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:05
15Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento
bass vocals [Don Alfonso]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
soprano vocals [Dorabella]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Fiordiligi]:
Karita Mattila (soprano)
vocals:
Karita Mattila (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) and José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I, Scena VI. (no. 10) Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I, Scena VI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:26
16Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr Marquis
choir vocals:
Wiener Staatsopernchor
vocals:
Edita Gruberova (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 8b „Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie…“ (Adele, Chor) (Laughing song)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss3:43
17Il Trovatore: Vedi! Le fosche notturne
recorded in:
Great Britain (in 1980-07)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1980-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1980-07)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1980-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1981)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”) (in 1980-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:36