Great Opera Performers Vol 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The spine says Vol 2, the back cover Vol 06, but am unclear what these refer to.
There are only the 4 individual catalogue numbers, someone on discogs appears to have entered these individually from this release.

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-12 16:58 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Eva Marton & Jose Carreras
2▶CD: Victoria de Los Angeles & Nicolai Gedda
3▶CD: Ileana Cotrubas & Renata Scotto
4▼CD: Birgit Nilsson & Franco Corelli
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1Norma, Act I: Svanir le voci …meco all’altar
tenor vocals [Pollione]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Cavatina “Meco all'altar di Venere” (Pollione, Flavio, Druidi)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Svanir le voci!” (Pollione, Flavio)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:14
2Cavalleria rusticana: Viva il vino spumaggiante
producer:
Victor Olof (in 1962-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1962-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lola]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (in 1962-07)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (in 1962-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1962-07)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1962-07)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer) (in 1962-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Opera House, Rome in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1962-07)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro) (in 1962-07)
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 Mascagni2:39
3I pagliacci, Act I: Recitar!…Vesti la giubba
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:56
4Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
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 Puccini3:47
5Turandot: In questa reggia
soprano vocals [Turandot]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1965)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (in 1965)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1965)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “In questa reggia” (Turandot, La folla, Calaf) (in 1965)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini5:36
6Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi … Celeste Aida
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:49
7Aida, Act IV: Gia i sacerdoti …misero …Aida a me togliesti
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Duetto: “Già i sacerdoti adunansi” – “Ah! Tu deî vivere” – “Misero appien mi festi” – ”Chi ti salva, sciagurato” (Amneris, Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi7:11
8Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Franco Corelli (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 1965)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
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 Verdi2:08
9La fanciulla del west: Laggiu nel soledad
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
soprano vocals [Minnie]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto I. “Laggiù nel Soledad” (Minnie, Rance, Johnson)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:27
10Der Freischütz: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer …Leise, leise, fromme Weise
soprano vocals [Agathe]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Robert Heger (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1969)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II. Nr. 8. Szene und Arie „Wie nahte mir der Schlummer“ … „Leise, leise …” (Agathe) (Agathes Gebet)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II
Carl Maria von Weber8:52

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Release

liner notes:Stephen Pettitt
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13376480 [info]