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1La battaglia di Legnano: Voi lo diceste ... Quante volte ... A frenarti, o cor
baritone vocals [Marcovaldo]:
William Elvin (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Imelda]:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
soprano vocals [Lida]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
La battaglia di Legnano: Atto I. Cavatina: “Quante volte come un dono” / Scena: “Che … Signor!” (Lida, Marcovaldo, Imelda)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
La battaglia di Legnano: Atto I. “Egli vive!”
recording of:
La battaglia di Legnano: Atto I. Scena: “Voi lo diceste” (Lida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
La battaglia di Legnano: Atto I. “Egli vive!”
recording of:
La battaglia di Legnano: Atto I. Stretta: “A frenarti, o cor” (Lida, Imelda, Marcovaldo, ancelle)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
La battaglia di Legnano: Atto I. “Egli vive!”
Giuseppe Verdi8:51
2Nabucco: Ben io t' invenni ... Anch'io dischiuso ... Salgo giàGiuseppe Verdi10:32
3I vespri siciliani: Arrigo! Ah! Parli a un core
soprano vocals [Elena]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV. “Arrigo! Ah, parli a un core” (Elena, Arrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:37
4I vespri siciliani: Mercé, dilette amiche
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V. Bolero “Mercè, dilette amiche” (Elena) (Siciliana)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V
Giuseppe Verdi4:10
5Otello: Canzone del salice - Ave Maria
mezzo-soprano vocals [Emilia]:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
soprano vocals [Desdemona]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Era più calmo?” (Emilia, Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Mia madre aveva una povera ancella” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Piangea cantando nell’erma landa” (Desdemona) (Willow Song)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi14:46
6La Traviata: Teneste la promessa ... Addio, del passato
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi7:00
7I Lombardi alla prima crociata: O madre, dal cielo ... Se vano è il pregare ... No! Giusta causa
soprano vocals [Giselda]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
I Lombardi: Atto II. N°10 Rondò “Oh madre, dal cielo soccorri” / Arioso: “Se vano è il pregare” (Giselda, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
I Lombardi: Atto II (L'uomo della caverna)
Giuseppe Verdi8:36
8Rigoletto: Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:13
9La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:21