Treasury of Great Operettas

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1Showboat: Cotton Blossom
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Cotton Blossom (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern1:25
2Showboat: Make Believe
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Mary Ellen Pracht (Met soprano 1961-1977)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern3:21
3Showboat: Ol Man River
bass vocals:
Valentine Pringle (bass singer)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern2:42
4Showboat: Can’t Help Lovin
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Jerome Kern3:01
5Showboat: You Are Love
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Mary Ellen Pracht (Met soprano 1961-1977)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
You Are Love (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern3:10
6Showboat: Bill
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Bill (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and P. G. Wodehouse
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
Jerome Kern3:56
7Showboat: Why Do I Love You
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Mary Ellen Pracht (Met soprano 1961-1977)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Why Do I Love You? (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
Jerome Kern2:53
8Showboat: Ol Man River (reprise)
bass vocals:
Valentine Pringle (bass singer)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern1:55
9The Desert Song: OvertureSigmund Romberg0:29
10The Desert Song: Riff Song
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks (baritone)
tenor vocals:
William Lewis (tenor)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act I. The Riff Song (Pierre, Sid and Riffs)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act I
Sigmund Romberg2:01
11The Desert Song: Romance
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act I. Romance (Margot, Chorus)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act I
Sigmund Romberg3:39
12The Desert Song: French MilitarySigmund Romberg3:01
13The Desert Song: The Desert Song
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act I. The Desert Song (Pierre, Margot)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act I
Sigmund Romberg3:10
14The Desert Song: Let Love Go
bass-baritone vocals:
Kenneth Smith (English bass-baritone)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act II. Let Love Go (Ali, Riffs)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act II. Eastern and Western Love
Sigmund Romberg7:55
15The Desert Song: Sabre Song
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act II. The Sabre Song (Margot)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act II
Sigmund Romberg3:24
16The Desert Song: Desert Song (reprise)
baritone vocals:
Richard Fredricks (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
partial recording of:
The Desert Song: Act I. The Desert Song (Pierre, Margot)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act I
Sigmund Romberg1:49
17No, No, Nanette: OvertureVincent Youmans3:54
18No, No, Nanette: I’ve Confessed to the Breeze
baritone vocals:
John Hauxvell (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Jeanette Scovotti (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
No, No, Nanette: I’ve Confessed to the Breeze
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Vincent Youmans2:44
19No, No, Nanette: I Want to Be Happy
soprano vocals:
Jeanette Scovotti (soprano)
vocals:
Bryan Johnson (English singer and actor, active 1951–1968)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Vincent Youmans2:28
20No, No, Nanette: No No Nanette
soprano vocals:
Jeanette Scovotti (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
No, No, Nanette: No No Nanette
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Vincent Youmans2:30
21No, No, Nanette: Tea for Two
baritone vocals:
John Hauxvell (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Jeanette Scovotti (soprano)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Vincent Youmans3:37
22No, No, Nanette: Take a Little One
soprano vocals:
Jeanette Scovotti (soprano)
tenor vocals:
William Lewis (tenor)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
recording of:
No, No, Nanette: Take a Little One
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Vincent Youmans2:19
23No, No, Nanette: I Want to Be Happy (reprise)
soprano vocals:
Jeanette Scovotti (soprano)
tenor vocals:
William Lewis (tenor)
conductor:
Lehman Engel
partial recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Vincent Youmans1:40
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