50 Great Moments in Opera

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1Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
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 Puccini4:37
2Don Giovanni: “Madamina! Il catalogo e questo”
baritone vocals [Leporello]:
Giuseppe Taddei (baritone)
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 Mozart5:27
3Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Una voce poco fa”
soprano vocals [Rosina]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:15
4Aida: Triumphal March
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-09, on 1974-07-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-09, on 1974-07-11)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-09, on 1974-07-11)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch) (in 1974-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:26
5La bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:09
6Tosca: “Vissi d'arte”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
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 Puccini3:13
7Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Puccini4:15
8Carmen : Flower song « La fleur que tu m'avais jetée »
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:48
9Les Contes d'Hoffmann : Barcarolle
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:49
10Martha: “M'appari”
tenor vocals [Lionel]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
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 Flotow3:18
11Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
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 Mascagni6:10
12I pagliacci: Baritone Prologue
baritone vocals [Tonio]:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Prologo. “Si può? Si può?” (Tonio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Prologo (Pagliacci: Prologue)
Ruggero Leoncavallo5:06
13La traviata: Brindisi “Libiamo ne' lieti calici”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
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 Verdi2:50
14Die Zauberflöte: Queen of the Night's Aria “Der Hölle Rache”
soprano vocals [Königin der Nacht]:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:10
15Norma: “Casta diva”
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:31
16Otello: “E tu come sei pallida” (“Niun mi tema”)
tenor vocals [Otello]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Niun mi tema s'anco armato mi vede” (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:04
17Der Rosenkavalier. The Marschallin's Song
soprano vocals [Marschallin]:
Lotte Lehmann (soprano)
partial recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose-knight, op. 59, op 59; TrV 227)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Harry Graf Kessler and Hugo von Hofmannsthal
premiered at:
Semperoper in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1911-01-26)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 59) and Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 227)
Richard Strauss4:04