Three Centuries of Grand Opera. The Italian Tradition, Volume 1

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1Torvaldo e Dorliska: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Torvaldo e Dorliska: Overture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Torvaldo e Dorliska
Gioachino Rossini8:00
2Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum
baritone vocals:
Sherill Milnes
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (on 1972-02-03)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1972-02-03)
conductor:
Varviso (conductor) (on 1972-02-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (on 1972-02-03)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
recording of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
translated version of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini4:57
3Guglielmo Tell: Selva opaca
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto II, scena 2. “Selva opaca, deserta brughiera”
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
translator:
Calisto Bassi
part of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini9:07
4Norma: Mira, o Norma
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Elana Suliotis (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto II, scena 1. Duetto “Mira, o Norma” (Norma, Adalgisa)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini6:58
5I puritani: Son vergin vezzosa
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1960-08)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1960-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1960-08)
recording of:
I Puritani: Atto I. N°9a. Finale I. Polacca “Son vergin vezzosa” (Elvira, Arturo, Enrichetta, Giorgio) (in 1960-08)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini3:06
6Roberto Devereaux: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Roberto Devereux: Sinfonia
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Roberto Devereux
Gaetano Donizetti6:17
7L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1955)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1955)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (in 1955)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:50
8Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Ryland Davies (tenor) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II, Scena 2. (no. 9c) Sestetto con coro “Chi mi frena in tal momento?” (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Coro, Arturo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:02
9Nabucco: Va pensiero
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
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 Verdi5:00
10Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
choir vocals:
Vienna Opera Chorus (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Opera Orchestra (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:40
11La traviata: Madamigella Valery?
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Pilar Lorengar (soprano)
orchestra:
Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi18:47
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