The Voices of Living Stereo (Volume 1)

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1Orfeo ed Euridice: Atto II “Che farò senza Euridice”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor)
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 Gluck4:51
2Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Zinka Milanov (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:12
3Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì”
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:06
4Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Ardon gl’incensi”
bass vocals:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Peters (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ardon gli incensi” (Lucia, Raimondo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti5:04
5Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Tu che a Dio spiegasti”Gaetano Donizetti4:25
6Vanessa: Act IV. “To leave, to break” (Quintet)
bass vocals:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano) and Regina Resnik (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto)
soprano vocals:
Eleanor Steber (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor)
partial recording of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act IV
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (from 1956 until 1957)
part of:
Vanessa, op. 32
Samuel Barber3:45
7Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I. “La ran la lera” … “Largo al factotum”
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:56
8Macbeth: Atto II. “La luce langue”
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°7b Aria “La luce langue, il faro spegnesi” (Lady)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:34
9Macbeth: Atto IV. “O figli, o figli miei!” … “Ah, la paterna mano”Giuseppe Verdi3:53
10Macbeth: Atto IV. “Pietà, rispetto, amore”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°15b Aria “Pietà, rispetto, amore” (Macbeth)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
11Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!”
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:33
12Turandot: Atto II. “In questa reggia”Giacomo Puccini5:51
13Turandot: Atto III. “Nessun dorma”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
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 (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:29
14Il trovatore: Atto I. “Tacea la notte placida”
soprano vocals:
Laura Londi (soprano) and Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
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
Giuseppe Verdi4:31
15Il trovatore: Atto I. “Di tale amor”
soprano vocals:
Laura Londi (soprano) and Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Di tale amor, che dirsi” (Leonora, Ines)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi1:26
16Otello: Atto II. “Era la notte”
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Era la notte, Cassio dormia…” (Otello, Iago)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:23
17Otello: Atto II. “Sì, pel ciel”
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!” (Otello, Iago)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:54
18La bohème: Atto I. “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
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 (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:32
19Carmen : Acte II. « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Flower song)
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:19