Heroes

~ Release by Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Verdi; Nicolai Gedda (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Hier soll ich dich denn sehen
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Josef Krips (conductor/violinist)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt I, Szene I. No. 1 Arie "Hier soll ich dich denn sehen" (Belmonte)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:36
2Die Zauberflöte: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Munchen (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Heinrich Bender (conductor / pianist)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:01
3L’elisir d’amore: Quanto è bella
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. “Quanto è bella, quanto è cara” (Nemorino, Giannetta, Coro)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:38
4L’elisir d’amore: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:54
5La Bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
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 Puccini4:31
6Il barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco ridente in cielo
recording engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1974-08 until 1975-05)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) (from 1974-08 until 1975-05)
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Il Conte d'Almaviva]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1974-08 until 1975-05)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1974-08 until 1975-05)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (from 1974-08 until 1975-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-08 until 1975-05)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°1b. Cavatina “Ecco ridente in cielo” (Conte) (from 1974-08 until 1975-05)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:01
7Un ballo in maschera: Di’ tu se fedele
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:13
8Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Duca]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
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 Verdi2:22
9Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Va, pour Kleinzach!
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) and André Mallabrera (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte I (Prologue). Chanson « Il était une fois à la cour d’Eisenach » (Hoffmann, les étudiants, Nathanaël) (Va pour Kleinzach: La Chanson de Kleinzach) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte I (Prologue)
Jacques Offenbach5:21
10Les Pêcheurs de perles: Au fond fu temple saint
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (French conductor and composer)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles: “Au fond du temple saint” (for brass band)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Geoff Richards (British composer, arranger and adjudicator)
arrangement of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
Georges Bizet6:30
11Les Pêcheurs de perles: À cette voix…Je crois entendre encore
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (French conductor and composer)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:03
12Le Postillion de Longjumeau: Mes amis, écoutez l’historie
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Chapelou]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau: Acte I. « Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire » (Chapelou, Le Chœur, Le Marquis, Les Paysannes) (Ronde du postillon)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
part of:
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau: Acte I
Adolphe Adam3:49
13Carmen: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
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 Bizet3:52
14Mignon: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naïve
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Wilhelm]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Mignon: Acte III, no. 14. Romance "Elle ne croyait pas" (Wilhelm)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte III. La galerie d'un palais en Italie
Ambroise Thomas3:35
15Pique Dame / The Queen of Spades: Čto naša žisn’? Igra!
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Gika Zdravkovitch
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:22
16Guillaume Tell: Asile héréditaire
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV. "Asile héréditaire" (Arnold)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV
Gioachino Rossini3:42
17Friederike: O Mädchen, mein Mädchen
solo tenor vocals and tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Symphoniker (Munich Symphony Orchestra, German symphonic orchestra pka “Symphonie-Orchester Graunke”; not related to Alfred Scholz)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
His Master’s Voice (in 1969)
recording of:
Friederike: Akt II. “O Mädchen, mein Mädchen”
lyricist and librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
part of:
Friederike: Akt II
Franz Lehár3:44
18Das Land des Lächelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) and Symphonie-orchester Graunke (Munich Symphony Orchestra, German symphonic orchestra pka “Symphonie-Orchester Graunke”; not related to Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
lyricist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
publisher:
Glocken Verlag
part of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II
Franz Lehár4:00