A Festival of Opera

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1Xerxes: Largo
tenor vocals:
Vasile Moldoveanu (Roamian tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Harry Pleva (Conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel2:51
2Orpheus and Euridice: “Ach, ich habe sie verloren”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Kulka János (János Kulka, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt III. „Ach, Ich habe sie verloren“
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt III (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:18
3Così fan tutte: “Ah scostati, paventa il tristo effetto”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Kulka János (János Kulka, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. Recitativo “Ah, scostati!” (Dorabella)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:52
4Lucia di Lammermoor: “Sulla tomba che rinserra”
soprano vocals:
Urszula Koszut
tenor vocals:
Vasile Moldoveanu (Roamian tenor)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 4b) Duetto "Sulla tomba che rinserra" (Edgardo, Lucia)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti9:31
5Rigoletto: “È il sol del anima”
soprano vocals:
Urszula Koszut
tenor vocals:
Vasile Moldoveanu (Roamian tenor)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “È il sol dell’anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1850)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (in 1850)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
6Don Carlo: “Io la vidi e il suo sorriso”
tenor vocals:
Vasile Moldoveanu (Roamian tenor)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Josef Dünnwald (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 “Io l’ho perduta!” … “Io la vidi e il suo sorriso” (Carlo)
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 Verdi6:28
7Don Carlo: “Dio,che nell ’alma”
baritone vocals:
Raymond Wolansky (American operatic baritone)
tenor vocals:
Vasile Moldoveanu (Roamian tenor)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Josef Dünnwald (conductor)
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 Verdi2:43
8Don Carlo: “O don fatale”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Doris Soffel (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Josef Dünnwald (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “O don fatale, o don crudel” (Eboli)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
Giuseppe Verdi4:57
9Don Carlo: “Ella giammai m’amo”
bass vocals:
Kurt Rydl (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Josef Dünnwald (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°10 “Ella giammai m’amò” … “Dormiro sol” (Filippo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
Giuseppe Verdi9:05
10The Tales of Hoffmann: “Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Doris Soffel (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Harry Pleva (Conductor)
recording of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Akt II. No. 13 Entr'acte Barkarole “Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht” (Niklaus, Giulietta, Chor)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Akt II (Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:35
11The Pearl Fishers: « Au fond du temple saint »
baritone vocals:
Raymond Wolansky (American operatic baritone)
tenor vocals:
Vasile Moldoveanu (Roamian tenor)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Josef Dünnwald (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:32
12Carmen : « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Doris Soffel (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Kulka János (János Kulka, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:02
13Rusalka: Song to the Moon
soprano vocals:
Teresa Stratas (soprano)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Josef Dünnwald (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák5:22
14Tosca: “El lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Vasile Moldoveanu (Roamian tenor)
orchestra:
Württembergisches Staatsorchester
conductor:
Josef Dünnwald (conductor)
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 Puccini2:42
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