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1Aida: Se quel guerriero io fossi; Celeste Aida
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1955-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
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 Verdi4:58
2Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1955-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:33
3Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian 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 Verdi2:14
4Rigoletto: Ella mi fu rapita; Parmi veder le lagrime
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:31
5Cavalleria Rusticana: Siciliana: O Lola
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra
conductor:
Renata Cellini (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa” (Turiddu) (“Siciliana”)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:28
6Faust: Salut, demeure chaste et pure
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-03-09)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra (on 1951-03-09)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-09)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust) (on 1951-03-09)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod4:56
7Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra
conductor:
Renata Cellini (conductor)
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 Leoncavallo3:58
8La Bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra, Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) and The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) and Renata Cellini (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 Puccini5:06
9Prince Igor: Vladimir's Recitative and Cavatina
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Cavatina "Медленно день угасал" (Vladimir)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor: Act II
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин4:07
10Andrea Chénier: Come un bel dì di maggio
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Court Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recorded at:
Concert Hall, Large Auditorium (Stockholm Concert Hall, Konserthuset Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1957-01-23)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano3:37
11Martha: M'apparì tutt'amor
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Court Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recorded at:
Concert Hall, Large Auditorium (Stockholm Concert Hall, Konserthuset Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1957-01-22)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow3:46
12L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
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 Donizetti4:59
13Eugene Onegin: Förbi, förbi (Lensky's Aria)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие I, картина 1, no. 6. Сцена “Как счастлив, как счастлив я” (Scene “Kak schastliv, kak schastliv ya”)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие первое (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act I)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:48
14Turandot: Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
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 Puccini3:27
15Tosca: Recondita armonia
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:03
16Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1958 to present)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:37
17Tosca: O dolci mani
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Zinka Milanov (soprano) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1958 to present)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “O dolci mani” (Cavaradossi, Tosca) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini1:45
18Die Forelle, D. 550
piano:
Frederick Schauwecker (American pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Die Forelle, D. 550 (The Trout, D. 550)
lyricist:
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (German poet) (from 1777 until 1787)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1816-11 until 1817-07)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 550)
is based on:
Die Forelle (Schubart poem, not the Schubert song)
Franz Schubert2:01
19An Silvia: Was ist Silvia? D. 891
piano:
Frederick Schauwecker (American pianist) (on 1958-03-02)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1958-03-02)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-02)
live recording of:
An Sylvia, D. 891 (for voice and piano) (on 1958-03-02)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
Eduard von Bauernfeld (Austrian dramatist)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 891)
recording of:
An Sylvia, D. 891 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
Eduard von Bauernfeld (Austrian dramatist)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 891)
Franz Schubert4:15
20Ständchen, D. 957
piano:
Frederick Schauwecker (American pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Ludwig Rellstab
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957
Franz Schubert4:34
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