The Magical World of Opera

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: World-Famous Arias / All-Time Favourites (Part 1)
▶CD 2: All-Time Favourites (Concluded) / Great Voices, Beautiful Melodies (Part 1)
▶CD 3: Great Voices, Beautiful Melodies (Concluded) / Unforgettable Moments
▶CD 4: The World’s Favourite Choruses / Magical Moments From Golden Operas (Part 1)
▶CD 5: Magical Moments From Golden Operas (Concluded) / Favourites Forever (Part 1)
▼CD 6: Favourites Forever (Concluded) / Timeless Souvenirs
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1Musetta’s Waltz Song … Act II Finale from ‘La bohème’
baritone vocals:
Philip Maero (baritone) and Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
bass vocals:
Giorgio Onesti and Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
The Rome Opera House Chorus
soprano vocals:
Mary Costa (soprano) and Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
orchestra:
The Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. “Caro!” – “Fuori il danaro!” (Rodolfo, Colline, Schaunard, Coro, Marcello, Musetta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. “Gioventù mia, tu non sei morta” (Marcello, Musetta, Alcindoro, Schaunard, Colline, Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini6:45
2The Catalogue Aria from ‘Don Giovanni’
baritone vocals:
Rolando Panerai (baritone)
orchestra:
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 4 Aria “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:34
3Questa o quella from ‘Rigoletto’
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
The New Philharmonic Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:53
4Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Softly Awakes My Heart) from ‘Samson and Delilah’
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano) (in 1967-10)
orchestra:
The Vienna Opera Orchestra and Orchester der Wiener Volksoper (in 1967-10)
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor) (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (in 1967-10)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:30
5Una voce poco fa from ‘The Barber of Seville’
soprano vocals [coloratura soprano]:
Roberta Peters (soprano)
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” (Rosina)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:32
6Ah sì ben mio from ‘Il trovatore’
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:04
7O Silver Moon from ‘Rusalka’
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Pilar Lorengar (soprano) (in 1966-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (in 1966-07)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor) (in 1966-07)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1966-07)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1966-07)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Song to the Moon) (in 1966-07)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:12
8Com’ è gentil from ‘Don Pasquale’
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1971-01)
tenor vocals [Ernesto]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1971-01)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1971-01)
conductor:
Leone Magiera (conductor, pianist) (in 1971-01)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III. “Com’è gentil la notte a mezzo april!” (Ernesto, Coro) (in 1971-01)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) and Giovanni Ruffini (librettist)
part of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti3:40
9The Dream of Doretta from ‘La rondine’
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
The New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
La rondine: Atto I. “La Doretta della mia fantasia” … “Un momento: scusi, ecco” (Prunier, Lisette, Rambaldo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:44
10The Bell Song from ‘Lakmé’
soprano vocals [coloratura soprano]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée… Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II
Léo Delibes7:53
11Serenade from ‘The Fair Maid of Perth’
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
The New Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Scènes bohémiennes from « La Jolie Fille de Perth » : II. Sérénade
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
part of:
Scènes bohémiennes from « La Jolie Fille de Perth »
Georges Bizet5:23
12What Is Life? from ‘Orpheus and Euridice’
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:25

Credits

Release

mastering:P. Marchant
compiler:B. Salthouse
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
licensed from:BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987-1996)
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
PolyGram Special Products
ASIN:UK: B000ZPJEKM [info]
UK: B005E0WMVG [info]
discography entry:http://rdboxsets.blogspot.com/2014/07/6cd-set-released-june-1994-cat-no.html [info]