Classic FM: Greatest Opera Choruses

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1Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus
engineer:
Gábor Mocsáry
producer:
Will Humburg (conductor)
choir vocals:
Budapest Festival Chorus and Hungarian Festival Chorus
orchestra:
Budapest Festival Orchestra and Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor) (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
recorded by:
Alpha-Line Studio (Budapest recording facility)
recorded at:
Italian Institute (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”) (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
2Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio SO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ernő Dohnányi (Hungarian conductor, composer and pianist)
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 Verdi4:42
3Carmen: Les voici, voici la quadrille !
choir vocals:
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet3:55
4Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1991)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. Pilgerchor: “Beglückt darf nun dich” (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. “Wohl wusst’ ich hier sie im Gebet zu finden”
Richard Wagner3:37
5Pagliacci: Bell Chorus
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio SO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
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 Leoncavallo3:52
6Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio SO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:48
7Der Freischutz: The Huntsmen's Chorus
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio SO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor) (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
recorded at:
Koncertná sieň Slovenského rozhlasu (Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III. Nr. 15. Jägerchor „Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?“ (Chor) (Der Freischütz: The Huntsmen's Chorus) (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III
Carl Maria von Weber2:40
8Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
choir vocals:
Bolshoi Opera Chorus (Bolshoi Theatre Chorus)
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor) (Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I. Bridal Chorus (Choir))
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner5:27
9Die Fledermaus: Champagne Aria
choir vocals:
Bratislava City Chorus (Bratislava City Choir)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio SO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 11a Finale „Im Feuerstrom der Reben“ (Orlofsky, Eisenstein, Rosalinde, Frank, Falke, Adele, Ida, Chor)
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 Strauss2:22
10Fidelio: Prisoners' Chorus
choir vocals:
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven5:50
11La traviata: Brindisi
choir vocals:
Choir of La Scala
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:03
12Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail: Janissary Chorus
choir vocals:
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Vienna SO (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Bruno Weil (conductor)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt III, Szene IX. No. 21b Chor der Janitscharen "Bassa Selim lebe lange"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:37
13The Flying Dutchman: Summ und Brumm
choir vocals:
Budapest Radio Chorus
orchestra:
Austrian Radio SO (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously ORF-Symphonieorchester)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II, Nr. 4. Lied, Scene, Ballade und Chor "Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen" … "Jo ho hoe, traft ihr das Schiff" (Chor der Spinnerinnen & Sentas Ballade)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II
Richard Wagner8:36
14Aida: Grand March
choir vocals:
National Symphony Chorus of Ireland
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
conductor:
Rico Saccani (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi12:02