The Tenors of the Century

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1L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
co-producer:
Claudia Hamann
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
editor:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 1989-09)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1989-09)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1989-09)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1989-09)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1989-09)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:13
2Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer (artistic director)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
concertmaster:
Gabriele Bellini (in 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:32
3Il barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco ridente in cielo
baritone vocals [Fiorello]:
Renato Cesari (bass-baritone) (from 1971-09-11 until 1971-09-14)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1971-09-11 until 1971-09-14)
tenor vocals [Il conte d'Almaviva]:
Luigi Alva (tenor) (from 1971-09-11 until 1971-09-14)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1971-09-11 until 1971-09-15)
recorded at:
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 1971-09-11 until 1971-09-14)
edit of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I. N. 7 Duetto: “Dunque io son… tu non m'ingarbiere di Siviglia: Atto I. Cavatina: “Ecco, ridente in cielo” (conte) / Seguito dell’introduzione: “Ehi, Fiorello?” (conte, Fiorello, coro) / Recitativo: “Gente indiscreta!” (conte, Fiorello) by Luigi Alva (tenor), Renato Cesari (bass-baritone), Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir), London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°1c. Recitativo “Ehi, Fiorello” (Coro, Fiorello, Conte) (from 1971-09-11 until 1971-09-14)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
partial recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°1b. Cavatina “Ecco ridente in cielo” (Conte) (from 1971-09-11 until 1971-09-15)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini7:03
4Die lustige Witwe: O Vaterland ... Da geh' ich ins MaximFranz Lehár2:59
5Paloma querida
tenor vocals:
Francisco Araiza (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonico Mariachi
conductor:
Daniel García Blanco (Mexican musician)
recording of:
Paloma querida
lyricist, writer and composer:
José Alfredo Jiménez
Jusepe Ximénez3:34
6West Side Story: Maria
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) (on 1984-09-07) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (on 1984-09-07)
miscellaneous support:
Alison Ames (task: Coordination) and Claudia Hamann (task: Coordination)
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
editor:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
tenor vocals [Tony]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1984-09-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1984-09-07)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1985) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-07)
recording of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony) (on 1984-09-07)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein3:00
7Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
producer:
Wolfgang D. Stengel
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1990-05)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1990-05)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1990-05)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (in 1990-05)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
edit of:
Tosca: Atto III. "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi) by Plácido Domingo (tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1990-05)
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 Puccini4:27
8Lohengrin: In fernem Land, innahbar euren Schritten
associate producer:
Ewald Markl
executive producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Pål Christian Moe
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
bass vocals [Heinrich der Vogler, deutscher König]:
Kurt Moll (operatic bass) (in 1991-11, from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1991-11, from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
tenor vocals [Lohengrin]:
Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor) (in 1991-11, from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1991-11, from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1991-11, from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
chorus master:
Peter Burian (chorus master) (in 1991-11, from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) and Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1991-11, from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
partial recording of:
Excerpt from Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene III. “In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten” (Gralserzählung) (in 1991-11)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene III. “Heil, König Heinrich!”
partial recording of:
Excerpt from Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene III. “In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten” (Gralserzählung) (from 1992-05 until 1992-06)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene III. “Heil, König Heinrich!”
recording of:
Excerpt from Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene III. “In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten” (Gralserzählung)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene III. “Heil, König Heinrich!”
Richard Wagner5:35
9Yevgeni Onegin: Nu, shto zhe? ... Kuda, kuda, kuda, vy udalilis
bass vocals [Zaretsky]:
Gunther Emmerlich
tenor vocals [Lensky]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 2, no. 17. Ария Ленского "Куда, куда, куда вы удалились" (Eugene Onegin: Act II, Scene 2, no. 17. Lensky's aria "Where have you gone, O golden days of my spring?", Lensky's Aria "Kuda, kuda, kuda vy udalilis")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие второе (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 2, no. 17. Интродукция и сцена "Ну, что же" (Introduction and Scene "Nu, chto zhe")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие второе (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский8:10
10La forza del destino: La vita è inferno ... O tu, che in seno
tenor vocals [Alvaro]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “La vita è inferno all'infelice" (Alvaro)
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. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:39
11La Bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jerry Hadley (operatic tenor) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:16
12Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
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 Bizet4:14
13La Traviata: Lunge da lei ... De' miei bollenti spiriti
recording engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
executive producer:
Pål Christian Moe
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
tenor vocals [Alfredo Germont]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1991-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1991-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1991-06)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1991-06)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:23