Decca Sound 55 Great Vocal Recitals

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Suzanne Danco - Operatic Recital (LXT 2557)
2▶CD: Paul Schoeffler - Operatic Recital (LXT 2554)
3▶CD: Kathleen Ferrier – A Recital of Bach and Handel Arias (LXT (5382)
4▶CD: Cesare Siepi – Operatic Arias for Bass (LXT 5096)
5▶CD: Fernando Corena – Operatic Arias For Bass Vol. 2 (LXT 5307)
6▶CD: Mario Del Monaco – Great Tenor Arias (SXL 2122)
7▶CD: Kirsten Flagstad – Wagner Recital (LXT 5249)
8▶CD: Lisa Della Casa – Lieder Recital (LXT 5258)
9▶CD: Giulietta Simionato – Operatic Recital (LXT 5458)
10▶CD: Gérard Souzay – French Operatic Arias (LXT 5269)
11▶CD: Virginia Zeani – Operatic Recital (LXT 5317)
12▶CD: Jennifer Vyvyan – Mozart and Haydn Recital (SXL 2233)
13▶CD: Carlo Bergonzi – Operatic Recital (SXL 2048)
14▶CD: Di Stefano – Operatic Recital (SXL 2111)
15▶CD: Joan Sutherland – Operatic Arias (SXL 2159)
16▶CD: Regina Resnick – On the Wings of Opera (SXL 2304)
17▶CD: Hilde Gueden – Sings Operetta Evergreens (LXT 5658)
18▶CD: Teresa Berganza – Sings Mozart (SXL6045)
19▶CD: Tom Krause – Recital (SXL 6046)
20▶CD: Peter Pears – Winterrreise
21▶CD: Birgit Nilsson – Sings German Opera Arias (SXL 6077)
22▶CD: Robert Merril (SXL 6083) and James McCracken
23▶CD: Marilyn Horne – Recital (SXL5149)
24▼CD: Renata Tebaldi (SXL 6152)
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1Don Carlo: Atto V. “Tu che le vanità”
soprano vocals [Elisabetta]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV. N°15 “Tu che le vanità” – “O Francia, nobile suol” (Elisabetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV (V)
Giuseppe Verdi11:01
2Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. “Ecco l'orrido campo” … “Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa“
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12b. Scena “Ecco l'orrido campo ove s'accoppia” (Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12c. Aria “Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa” (Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi9:12
3Un ballo in maschera: Atto III. “Morrò, ma prima in grazia“
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 1. Nº 16b. Aria "Morrò, ma prima in grazia" (Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:49
4Giovanna d'Arco: Atto I. “O ben s'addice … Sempre all'alba“
soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Giovanna d'Arco: Prologo, Nº 4a. Scena "O ben s'addice questo torbido cielo" (Giovanna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Giovanna d'Arco: Prologo
recording of:
Giovanna d'Arco: Prologo, Nº 4b. Cavatina "Sempre all'alba ed alla sera" (Giovanna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Giovanna d'Arco: Prologo
Giuseppe Verdi4:43
5Turandot: Atto II. “In questa reggia“
soprano vocals [Turandot]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “In questa reggia” (Turandot, La folla, Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini5:46
6La Gioconda: Atto IV. “Suicidio!“
soprano vocals [Gioconda]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:40
7La Rondine: Atto I. “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta“ (Doretta's Dream Song)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
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. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:48
8Cavalleria rusticana: "Voi lo sapete, o mama“ (Romanza)
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
performer:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:48
9L'Arlesiana: Atto III. “Esser madre è un inferno“
soprano vocals [Rosa]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
L’Arlesiana: Atto III. “Esser madre è un inferno” (Rosa)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Leopoldo Marenco (librettist)
part of:
L’Arlesiana: Atto III
Francesco Cilea4:40
10Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore“
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (on 1959-07-29)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1959-07-29)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (on 1959-07-29)
performer:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1959-07-29)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (on 1959-07-29)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:18
11Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo“
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1958-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1958-07)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1958-07)
performer:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1958-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1958) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1958-07)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Che tua madre dovrà” (Butterfly) (in 1958-07)
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)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1958-07)
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 Puccini4:51
12Mefistofele: Atto III. “L'altra notte in fondo al mare“
bass vocals:
Cesare Siepi (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (on 1958-09-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1958-09-03)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1958-09-03)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1958-09-03)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele) (on 1958-09-03)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boϊto (librettist, composer)
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. London (UK division) and G. Ricordi & Co. Milan (Italian publisher)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
Arrigo Boito7:51
13Francesca da Rimini: Atto III. “No, Smaragdi, no! … Inghirlandata di violette“
choir vocals:
Les Chœurs Léman
soprano vocals [Francesca]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
tenor vocals [Paolo]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor)
recording of:
Francesca da Rimini: Atto III. “Inghirlandata di violette m’appariste ieri” (Paolo, Francesca)
composer:
Riccardo Zandonai
part of:
Francesca da Rimini, op. 4
recording of:
Francesca da Rimini: Atto III. Agitato e piu mosso “No, Smaragdi, no!” (Francesca, Paolo)
composer:
Riccardo Zandonai
part of:
Francesca da Rimini, op. 4
Riccardo Zandonai18:45
25▶CD: Herman Prey – Schubert Schwanengesang (SXL 6069)
26▶CD: Elena Souliotis – Donizetti Verdi (SXL6306)
27▶CD: Regine Crespin – Recital Schumann Wolf Debussy Poulenc(SXL 6333)
28▶CD: Gwyneth Jones – Scenes From Verdi (SXL 6376)
29▶CD: Luciano Pavarotti – Arias By Verdi And Donizetti (SXL 6377)
30▶CD: Nicolai Ghiaurov – Great Scenes From Verdi (SXL 6443)
31▶CD: Huguette Tourangeau – Arias From Forgotten Operas (SXL 6501)
32▶CD: Maria Chiara Sings Verdi Arias (SXL 6605)
33▶CD: Sherrill Milnes – Great Scenes From Italian Opera (SXL 6609)
34▶CD: The Art of Hans Hotter (SXL 6625)
35▶CD: Sylvia Sass – Opera's Sensational New Star (SXL 6841)
36▶CD: Portrait of Pilar Lorengar
37▶CD: Elisabeth Söderström Sings Songs For Children (SXL 6900)
38▶CD: Mirella Freni and Renata Scotto in Duet (SXL 6970)
39▶CD: Martti Talvela – Mussorgsky Songs & Dances of Death / Rachmaninov Songs (SXL 6974)
40▶CD: Paata Burchuladze – Boris Godunov • Don Carlos • Macbeth • Simon Boccanegra • Ernani (414 335-2)
41▶CD: Leo Nucci – Bel Canto Arias (421 129-2)
42▶CD: Susan Dunn – Verdi • Beethoven • Wagner (421 420-2)
43▶CD: Cecilia Bartoli – Rossini Arias (425 430-2)
44▶CD: Josephine Barstow – Salome • Turandot • Médée • Věc Makropulos: Final Scenes (430 203-2)
45▶CD: Kiri te Kanawa - In Recital Liszt Obradors Ravel (425 820-2)
46▶CD: Brigitte Fassbaender – Liszt Lieder (430 512-2)
47▶CD: Sumi Jo – Carnaval! (French Coloratura Arias) (440 679-2)
48▶CD: Angela Gheorghiu – Arias (452 417-2)
49▶CD: Andreas Scholl – Heroes (Handel, Gluck, Mozart) (466 196-2)
50▶CD: Renée Fleming – Great Opera Scenes (455 760-2)
51▶CD: Barbara Bonney – Diamonds In The Snow (Nordic Songs) (466 762-2)
52▶CD: Matthias Goerne – Arias (467 263-2)
53▶CD: Juan Diego Flórez – Una Furtiva Lagrima (473 440-2)
54▶CD: Jonas Kaufmann – Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Wagner (478 1463)
55▶CD: Joseph Calleja – The Maltese Tenor (478 2720)

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includes:Arias from Forgotten Operas by Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR). Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
Heroes by Andreas Scholl (countertenor)