Three Centuries of Grand Opera. The Italian Tradition, Volume 1

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Rinaldo: Overture, March and Battle	Georg Friedrich Händel		8:32
2	Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga vocals: Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano) orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields conductor: Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) recording of: Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711) librettist: Giacomo Rossi part of: Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II	Georg Friedrich Händel		4:52
3	Orlando Paladino: Overture	Joseph Haydn		3:59
4	Il Disertore: Un cor si tenero recording of: Un cor si tenero, Hob. XXIVb:11 composer: Joseph Haydn (composer) part of: Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. XXIVb:11)	Joseph Haydn		3:45
5	Paride ed Elena: O del mio dolce ardor	Christoph Willibald Gluck		4:06
6	Orfeo Ed Euridice: Che faro senza Euridice?	Christoph Willibald Gluck		4:19
7	L'Amore Artigiano: Overture orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) recording of: L'amore artigiano, Hill 138: Overture composer: Florian Leopold Gassmann part of: L'amore artigiano, Hill 138	Florian Leopold Gassmann		7:19
8	Idomeneo: Fuor del mar recording of: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II, Scene III. No. 12 Aria "Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) librettist: Giambattista Varesco part of: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act II	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		6:32
9	Le nozze di Figaro: Porgi, amor recording of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena I. (no. 11) Cavatina “Porgi, amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte part of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		3:53
10	Don Giovanni: Madamina, il catalogo e questo bass vocals [Leporello]: Donald Gramm (bass-baritone) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) phonographic copyright (℗) by: The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1969) recording of: Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 4 Aria “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (Leporello) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte part of: Don Giovanni: Atto I	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		5:47
11	Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento recording of: Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte part of: Così fan tutte: Atto I	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		2:41
12	La Fiera di Venezia: Sinfonia	Antonio Salieri		4:24
13	Medea: Nemici senza cor recording of: Medea: Atto I. Duetto “Nemici senza core” (Medea, Giasone) composer: Luigi Cherubini (composer) librettist: François Benoît Hoffmann translator: Carlo Zangarini part of: Medea: Atto I	Luigi Cherubini		5:10
14	Medea: Solo un pianto recording of: Medea: Atto II. Aria “Solo un pianto con te versare” (Neris) composer: Luigi Cherubini (composer) librettist: François Benoît Hoffmann translator: Carlo Zangarini part of: Medea: Atto II	Luigi Cherubini		5:28
15	Sargino: Overture	Ferdinando Paer		7:03

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Torvaldo e Dorliska: Overture orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) recording of: Torvaldo e Dorliska: Overture composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) part of: Torvaldo e Dorliska	Gioachino Rossini		8:00
2	Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum baritone vocals: Sherill Milnes baritone vocals [Figaro]: Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (on 1972-02-03) orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1972-02-03) conductor: Varviso (conductor) (on 1972-02-03) phonographic copyright (℗) by: The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973) recorded at: Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03) recording of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (on 1972-02-03) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Cesare Sterbini part of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I recording of: The Barber of Seville (english lyrics) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) translated version of: Il barbiere di Siviglia	Gioachino Rossini		4:57
3	Guglielmo Tell: Selva opaca soprano vocals: Mirella Freni (soprano) orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) conductor: Riccardo Chailly (conductor) recording of: Guglielmo Tell: Atto II, scena 2. “Selva opaca, deserta brughiera” composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy translator: Calisto Bassi part of: Guglielmo Tell: Atto II	Gioachino Rossini		9:07
4	Norma: Mira, o Norma mezzo-soprano vocals: Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) soprano vocals: Elana Suliotis (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) conductor: Silvio Varviso (conductor) recording of: Norma: Atto II, scena 1. Duetto “Mira, o Norma” (Norma, Adalgisa) composer: Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831) librettist: Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831) part of: Norma: Atto II	Vincenzo Bellini		6:58
5	I puritani: Son vergin vezzosa engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1960-08) producer: James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) soprano vocals: Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1960-08) orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08) conductor: Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1960-08) recording of: I Puritani: Atto I. N°9a. Finale I. Polacca “Son vergin vezzosa” (Elvira, Arturo, Enrichetta, Giorgio) (in 1960-08) composer: Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) librettist: Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.) part of: I puritani: Atto I	Vincenzo Bellini		3:06
6	Roberto Devereaux: Overture orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) recording of: Roberto Devereux: Sinfonia composer: Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) part of: Roberto Devereux	Gaetano Donizetti		6:17
7	L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Nemorino]: Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1955) orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1955) conductor: Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1955) recording of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (in 1955) composer: Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832) librettist: Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) part of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto II	Gaetano Donizetti		4:50
8	Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet baritone vocals: Sherrill Milnes (baritone) bass vocals: Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) choir vocals: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden mezzo-soprano vocals: Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano) soprano vocals: Joan Sutherland (soprano) tenor vocals: Ryland Davies (tenor) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conductor: Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) recording of: Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II, Scena 2. (no. 9c) Sestetto con coro “Chi mi frena in tal momento?” (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Coro, Arturo) composer: Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) part of: Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II	Gaetano Donizetti		4:02
9	Nabucco: Va pensiero choir vocals: Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Claudio Abbado (conductor) chorus master: John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) recording of: Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841) librettist: Temistocle Solera part of: Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia	Giuseppe Verdi		5:00
10	Il Trovatore: Di quella pira choir vocals: Vienna Opera Chorus (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) tenor vocals: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) orchestra: Vienna Opera Orchestra (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) conductor: Nicola Rescigno (conductor) 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 Verdi		3:40
11	La traviata: Madamigella Valery? baritone vocals: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone) soprano vocals: Pilar Lorengar (soprano) orchestra: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) conductor: Lorin Maazel (conductor)	Giuseppe Verdi		18:47

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	La Gioconda: Cielo e mar recording of: La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo) composer: Amilcare Ponchielli (composer) librettist: Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) part of: La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario	Amilcare Ponchielli		5:04
2	La Gioconda: Suicidio! 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 Ponchielli		3:40
3	Manon Lescaut: Oh, sarò la più bella! recording of: Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi part of: Manon Lescaut: Atto II	Giacomo Puccini		8:36
4	Gianni Schichi: O mio babbino caro recording of: Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) librettist: Giovacchino Forzano publisher: Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division) part of: Gianni Schicchi	Giacomo Puccini		2:39
5	Tosca: Rescondita armonia 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 Puccini		2:50
6	La Rondine: Sogno di Doretta 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 Puccini		2:52
7	La Wally: Ebben, ne andro lontana recording of: La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) composer: Alfredo Catalani (composer) librettist: Luigi Illica (in 1892) publisher: Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present) part of: La Wally: Atto I	Alfredo Catalani		4:17
8	I Pagliacci: Si può? Si può? recording of: Pagliacci: Prologo. “Si può? Si può?” (Tonio) composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) part of: Pagliacci: Prologo (Pagliacci: Prologue)	Ruggero Leoncavallo		7:18
9	I Pagliacci: Don, din, don recording of: Pagliacci: Atto I. “I zampognari!” … “Don, din don, … din don, suona vespero” (Ragazzi, Coro di contadini e contadine) composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) part of: Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)	Ruggero Leoncavallo		2:31
10	Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo recording of: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo composer: Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888) publisher: Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew part of: Cavalleria rusticana part of: Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)	Pietro Mascagni		3:49
11	Cavalleria rusticana: Voi lo sapete, o mamma 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 Mascagni		5:45
12	Andrea Chenier: Come un bel di di maggio 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 Giordano		2:59
13	Andrea Chenier: La nostra morte recording of: Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “La nostra morte è il trionfo dell'amor!” (Chénier, Maddalena, Schmidt) composer: Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) librettist: Luigi Illica part of: Andrea Chénier: Atto IV	Umberto Giordano		3:31
14	Fedora: Intermezzo recording of: Fedora: Atto II. Intermezzo composer: Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) librettist: Arturo Colautti part of: Fedora: Atto II part of: Fedora: Atto II	Umberto Giordano		2:23
15	Adriana Lecouvreur: lo son l'umile ancella recording of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana) composer: Francesco Cilea (composer) librettist: Arturo Colautti publisher: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!) part of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I	Francesco Cilea		2:40
16	Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima ho stanca recording of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto II. “L’anima ho stanca” (Maurizio, La principessa) composer: Francesco Cilea (composer) (, in 1902) librettist: Arturo Colautti (, in 1902) part of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto II	Francesco Cilea		1:46
17	Adriana Lecouvreur: Poveri fiori recording of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) composer: Francesco Cilea (composer) librettist: Arturo Colautti publisher: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!) part of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV	Francesco Cilea		2:47

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Le Magnifique	André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry		10:45
2	Iphigenie en Tauride: O toi qui prolongeas mes jours	Christoph Willibald Gluck		7:33
3	Le Calife de Bagdad: Overture	François‐Adrien Boïeldieu		7:43
4	Angela: Ma Fanchette est charmante	François‐Adrien Boïeldieu		4:10
5	Les Dragons de Villars: Overture recording of: Les Dragons de Villars: Overture composer: Aimé Maillart (French composer) part of: Les Dragons de Villars	Aimé Maillart		5:50
6	Beatrice et Benedict: Vous soupirez, Madame?	Hector Berlioz		11:54
7	Les Troyens: Je vais mourir	Hector Berlioz		7:06
8	Carmen : Chanson bohème	Georges Bizet		4:32
9	Carmen : « Votre toast » ... « Toreador »	Georges Bizet		5:00
10	Les Pêcheurs de perles : « Au fond du Temple saint » recording of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) composer: Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08) librettist: Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon part of: ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7) part of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I	Georges Bizet		7:42

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Don César de Bazan : Entr'acte Sevillana	Jules Massenet		2:27
2	Herodiade : C'est sa tête que je réclame	Jules Massenet		3:51
3	Mignon : Overture recording of: Mignon : Ouverture composer: Ambroise Thomas (opera composer) part of: Mignon	Ambroise Thomas		8:23
4	Lakmé : Dome epais le jasmin	Léo Delibes		6:03
5	Le Roi l'a dit : Entr'acte Act 11	Léo Delibes		2:32
6	Faust : Déposons les armes	Charles‐François Gounod		3:17
7	Sappho : Ô ma lyre immortelle recording of: Sapho : Acte III. « Ô ma lyre immortelle » (Sapho) composer: Charles Gounod (French composer) part of: Sapho	Charles‐François Gounod		6:56
8	Henri VIII : Danse de la Gipsy	Camille Saint‐Saëns		3:12
9	Samson et Dalihah : Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix recording of: Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) composer: Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) part of: Samson et Dalila : Acte II	Camille Saint‐Saëns		5:38
10	Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Va, pour Kleinzach	Jacques Offenbach		5:35
11	Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Barcarolle	Jacques Offenbach		4:11
12	Le Prophète: Coronation March recording of: Le Prophète: Acte IV No. 24 Marche du sacre (La Marche du couronnement) composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer) (until 1849-04-16) part of: Le Prophète: Acte IV	Giacomo Meyerbeer		3:24
13	Le Prophète: Ô toi qui m'abandonne	Giacomo Meyerbeer		9:48

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Format:: 5×CD
Length:: 5:55:33

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: [Multiple languages]
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Decca Records
440 845-2
Decca Records
440 846-2
Decca Records
440 847-2
Decca Records
440 848-2
Decca Records
440 849-2

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Australia
1993

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