Opera Gold - 100 Great Tracks

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1Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1962-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1962-07)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1962-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Teatro Della Pergola in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (in 1962-07)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (in 1962-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:07
2Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
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 Verdi4:43
3Rodelinda: Dove sei (Art Thou Troubled)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Bertarido]:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
recording of:
Rodelinda, regina de’ Longobardi, HWV 19: Atto I, no. 11. “Pompe vane di morte!” / “Dove sei?”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: Atto I
George Frideric Handel7:01
4L’elisir d’amore: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Juan Diego Flórez (Peruvian operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi)
conductor:
Riccardo Frizza (conductor)
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 Donizetti4:42
5Lakmé: Bell song: Ah … où va la jeune Indoue
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée » … « Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II
Léo Delibes7:50
6Tosca: E lucean le stelle
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Marco Armiliato (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 Puccini3:06
7Cavalleria rusticana: Easter hymn: Regina coeli
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Júlia Várady (soprano) (in 1976)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn) (in 1976)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:24
8Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Morgendlich leuchtend (Prize song)
tenor vocals [Walther]:
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
orchestra:
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Armiliato (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Morgenlich leuchtend" (Preislied)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn!"
Richard Wagner5:16
9Tannhäuser: Beglückt darf nun dich (Pilgrim’s Chorus)
baritone vocals [Wolfram]:
Victor Braun (baritone)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
soprano vocals [Elisabeth]:
Helga Dernesch (Austrian soprano and mezzo‐soprano)
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. Pilgerchor: “Beglückt darf nun dich”
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 Wagner4:56
10Rusalka: Mêsìčku na nebi hlubokém (O Silver Moon)
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 1996-12)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1996-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1996-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996-12)
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) (in 1996-12)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák35:56
11Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1960-07)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1960-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1960-07)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (in 1960-07)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:55
12La favorita: Spirto gentil
tenor vocals [Fernando]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Opernorchester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
La favorita: Atto IV, Scena 3. “Spirto gentil” (Fernando)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
translated version of:
La Favorite: Acte IV, Scène 3. « La maîtresse du roi ? « ... « Ange si pur “ (Balthazar, Fernand)
part of:
La favorita: Atto IV
Gaetano Donizetti5:27
13Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orfeo]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:49
14Tosca: Recondita armonia
baritone vocals:
Alfredo Mariotti (baritone) (in 1966)
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (in 1966)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (in 1966)
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 I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:47
15Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell’amore (Quartet)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Martti Talvela (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals [Duke]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:31
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