A Night at the Opera

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1La forza del destino: Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:12
2La forza del destino: "Solenne in quest'ora" (Alvaro, Carlo)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Carlo di Vargas]:
Carlo Tagliabue (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
tenor vocals [Don Alvaro]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:14
3La forza del destino: "Pace, pace, mio Dio" (Leonora)Giuseppe Verdi5:39
4Marriage of Figaro: "Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio" (Cherubino)
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1976-08)
vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1976-08)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1976-08)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-08)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena V. (no. 6) Aria “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Cherubino) (in 1976-08)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:40
5Manon: "Obeissons quand leur voix appelle" (Manon)Jules Massenet5:06
6Manon: "Ah! Fuez douce image" (Des Grieux)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène II. “Je suis seul !… Ah, fuyez, douce image” (des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Jules Massenet4:33
7Jewels of the Madonna: SerenadeErmanno Wolf‐Ferrari3:22
8Merry Widow: "Vilia Lied" (Hanna)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Vilia
lyricist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Adrian Ross (lyricist)
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Adrian Ross)
Franz Lehár8:19
9Il ré pastore: "L'amerò, sarò costante" (Aminta)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Il rè pastore, K. 208: Act II, Scene VI. Rondeaux "L'amerò, sarò costante" (Aminta)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Pietro Metastasio
part of:
Il rè pastore, K. 208: Act II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:23
10The Bartered Bride: "Komm, mein Söhnchen" (Hans, Kezai)
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass) and Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony) (in 1962-12)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (in 1962-12)
balance engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer) (in 1962-12) and Ernst Rothe (engineer) (in 1962-12)
recorded at:
Dominikanerbau in Bamberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1962-12)
partial recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride)
lyricist:
Karel Sabina
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
translated version of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
version of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana7:59
11Romeo and Juliet: Waltz song: "Ah! je veux vivre" (Juliette)
soprano vocals [Juliette]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Marty (pianist & conductor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:54
12Le postillon de Longjumeau: "Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire" (Chapelou)
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 Adam3:48
13Andrea Chénier: "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano4:53
14Andrea Chénier: "Vicino a te" (Maddalenda, Chénier)
soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Antonietta Stella (soprano)
tenor vocals [Chénier]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Vicino a te” (Chénier, Maddalena)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano7:58
2CD
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1Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture (Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture)
additional composer:
Carl Binder (in 1860)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra bouffe in two acts, 1858)
part of:
Orpheus in der Unterwelt (opéra-féerie in 4 Akten, 1871)
part of:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Jacques Offenbach9:40
2Tosca: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:38
3Lucia di Lammermoor: "Verranno a te sull'aure" (Lucia, Edgardo)Gaetano Donizetti5:08
4Lucia di Lammermoor: Mad Scene: "Il dolce suono" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Enrico)Gaetano Donizetti16:01
5Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин12:15
6Rigoletto: "É il sol dell'anima" (Gilda, The Duke, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna)Giuseppe Verdi5:10
7Rigoletto: "Si, vendetta" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Monterone)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Recit. "Schiudete..." (Rigoletto, Gilda, Usciere, Monterone)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:22
8Rigoletto: Quartet: "Un di, se ben rammentomi" (The Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, Rifoletto)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:39
9Rigoletto: "Chi é mai, chi é qui" (Final Duet: Rigoletto, Gilda)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece?" (Rigoletto, Gilda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:20
10La Belle Hélène: Pâris' entrance: "Au mont Ida trois déesses" (Pâris)
recording of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 7. Jugement de Pâris « Au mont Ida, trois déesses » (Pâris)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
La Belle Hélène: Acte I
Jacques Offenbach3:25
11Samson et Dalila: BacchanaleCamille Saint‐Saëns6:43
3CD
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1Nabucco: Overture
recording of:
Nabucco: Sinfonia (Overture)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi7:11
2Mignon: "Je suis Titania" (Philine)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 12ter. Polonaise « Oui ! Pour ce soir » ... « Je suis Titania, la blonde » (Philine) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte II. Un boudoir élégant / Un coin du parc
recording of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 12ter. Polonaise « Oui ! Pour ce soir » ... « Je suis Titania, la blonde » (Philine) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte II. Un boudoir élégant / Un coin du parc
Ambroise Thomas5:11
3Cavalleria Rusticana: "Easter Hymn" (Santuzza)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:44
4Cavalleria Rusticana: "Tu qui, Santuzza?" (Santuzza, Lola, Turiddu)Pietro Mascagni12:54
5Cavalleria Rusticana: Drinking song: "Viva il vino" (Turiddu)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro)
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 Mascagni2:51
6La sonnambula: "Ah! Non credea mirarti" (Amina)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Ah! Non credea mirarti” (Amina, Elvino)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini7:20
7Don Carlo: "Dio che nell'alma infondere" (Carlo, Rodrigo)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°4 “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor …” (Carlo, Rodrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
Giuseppe Verdi5:05
8Don Carlo: "O don fatale" (Eboli)Giuseppe Verdi4:25
9Die Fledermaus: "Czardas" (Rosalinda)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 10 Csárdás „Klänge der Heimat“ (Rosalinde)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss II4:21
10Madama Butterfly: Love Duet (Pinkerton, Cio-Cio-San, Suzuki)Giacomo Puccini15:30
11Madama Butterfly: Death of Butterfly: "Con onor muore" (Cio-Cio-San)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini5:30
4CD
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1Rienzi: Overture
orchestra:
Oslo‐Filharmonien (Oslo Philharmonic) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
recorded at:
Oslo Konserthus (The Oslo Concert Hall) in Oslo, Norway (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
recording of:
Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen, WWV 49: Ouvertüre (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1838-07 until 1840-11)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen, WWV 49
Richard Wagner12:04
2La traviata: "É strano ... Sempre libera" (Violetta)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi8:22
3Don Giovanni: "Il mio tesoro" (Don Ottavio)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:07
4Don Giovanni: "Non mi dir" (Donna Anna)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:44
5L'Amico Fritz: "Ah! Ditela per me quella parola" (Suzel, Fritz)Pietro Mascagni6:16
6Pagliacci: Prologue. "Si può? Si può?" (Tonio)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Prologo. “Si può? Si può?” (Tonio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Prologo (Pagliacci: Prologue)
Ruggero Leoncavallo7:50
7La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli9:18
8Martha: "Ach! so fromm" (Lionel)Friedrich von Flotow2:51
9Martha: "Mag der Himmel euch vergeben" (Lionel, Lady Harriet, Nancy, Plunkett)Friedrich von Flotow3:24
10Louise: "Depuis le jour" (Louise)Gustave Charpentier5:07
11Ernani: "Infelice! E tuo credevi" (Silva)Giuseppe Verdi6:39
5CD
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1I vespri siciliani: Overture
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
I vespri siciliani
Giuseppe Verdi8:18
2Il trovatore: "Il balen del suo sorriso" (di Luna, Ferrando)Giuseppe Verdi8:35
3Il trovatore: "D'amor sull'ali rosee" (Leonora)Giuseppe Verdi4:41
4Il trovatore: "Miserere... Di te! Scordarmi di te!" (Manrico, Leonora)Giuseppe Verdi10:04
5Lakmé: "Bell Song" (Lakmé)Léo Delibes7:22
6Fedora: "Amor ti vieta" (Ipanov)
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
Umberto Giordano2:05
7Iris: Hymn to the Sun
recording of:
Iris: Atto I. I fiori
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Iris: Atto I
recording of:
Iris: Atto I. L'aurora - “Son lo la vita” (coro) (Inno al sole / Hymn to the sun)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Iris: Atto I
recording of:
Iris: Atto I. La notte - I primi albori
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Iris: Atto I
Pietro Mascagni10:38
8Die Walküre: "Winterstürme" (Siegmund)
partial recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I, Scene III. “Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater“
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I
Richard Wagner3:06
9Die Walküre: "Du bist der Lenz" (Sieglinde)
partial recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I, Scene III. “Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater“
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I
Richard Wagner2:05
10The Tales of Hoffman: Les Oiseaux dans la charmille "Doll's Song" (Olympia)Jacques Offenbach4:53
11La bohème: "Dunque e proprio finita" (Rodolfo, Mimi, Marcello, Musetta)Giacomo Puccini5:24
12Tannhäuser: Pilgrim's ChorusRichard Wagner5:56

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