100 Best Opera Classics

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1Faust: Les grands seigneurs ... Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (in 1959)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (in 1959)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Un bouquet ! … Ô Dieu ! que de bijoux ! » … No. 14b « Ah ! Je ris ! » (Marguerite) (Air des bijoux / Jewel Song) (in 1959)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod5:51
2Le jongleur de Notre-Dame: Marie, avec l'enfant Jésus
bass vocals [Boniface]:
Jules Bastin (Belgian 20th century operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Roger Boutry (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame : Acte II. Légende de la sauge « Marie, avec l'enfant Jésus » (Boniface)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame : Acte II
Jules Massenet5:31
3Mireille: Heureux petit berger
soprano vocals [Mireille]:
Janine Micheau (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Mireille: Acte IV, Scène I. (no. 12e) Cavatine “Heureux petit berger” (Mireille)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1863)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Mireille: Acte IV
Jules Massenet2:06
4Mignon: Connais-tu le pays
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mignon]:
Jane Rhodes (French soprano/mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
conductor:
Jean-Claude Hartemann (conductor)
recording of:
Mignon : Acte I, no. 4. Romance « Connais-tu le pays ? » (Mignon)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte I. Dans la cour de quelque auberge
Ambroise Thomas5:40
5Mireille: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Wilhelm]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Mignon: Acte III, no. 14. Romance "Elle ne croyait pas" (Wilhelm)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte III. La galerie d'un palais en Italie
Ambroise Thomas3:33
6Carmen: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre ... Toreador
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
choir vocals:
Choeurs Nationals de la Radiodiffusion Française (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
soprano vocals:
Monique Linval (french soprano), Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) and Denise Monteil (contralto)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Denise Monteil (contralto)
soprano vocals [Mercedes]:
Monique Linval (french soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
chorus master:
René Alix
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI France (in 1960)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:57
7Les contes d'Hoffmann: Les oiseaux dans la charmille
soprano vocals [Olympia]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Marty (pianist & conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte II. « Les oiseaux dans la charmille » (Olympia, Spalanzani, Les invités, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Cochenille) (Chanson d’Olympia)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte II (Olympia)
Jacques Offenbach5:48
8La damnation de Faust: Maintenant, chantons ... Devant la maison de celui qui t'adore
baritone vocals [Méphistophélès]:
Gérard Souzay (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Troisième Partie : Scène 12. Sérénade de Méphistophélès « Devant la maison » (Méphistophélès, Chœur)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Troisième Partie
Hector Berlioz2:17
9Louise: Depuis le jour
soprano vocals [Louise]:
Beverly Sills (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (French composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier5:35
10Der Rosenkavalier: Da geht er hin
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1956-12-10 until 1956-12-22)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1956-12-10 until 1956-12-22)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1956-12-10 until 1956-12-22)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-12-10 until 1956-12-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1956-12-10 until 1956-12-22)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I. “Da geht er hin, der aufgeblasene schlechte Kerl” (Marschallin, Octavian) (from 1956-12-10 until 1956-12-22)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I
Richard Strauss5:23
11Lohengrin: Einsam in truben Tagen
soprano vocals [Elsa]:
Régine Crespin (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I, Scene II. “Seht hin! Sie naht, die hart Beklagte!” (Elsas Traum „Einsam in trüben Tagen”)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I
Richard Wagner6:03
12Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle
soprano vocals [Elisabeth]:
Hildegard Behrens (soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Peter Schneider (classical and opera conductor)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder" (Elisabeth)
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 II
Richard Wagner4:45
13Die Walküre: Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind
baritone vocals [Wotan]:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III "War es so schmählich, was ich verbrach"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
Richard Wagner15:42
14Die Walküre: Hojotoho! Hojotoho!
alto vocals [Waltraute]:
Ute Walther (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
contralto vocals [Schwertleite]:
Ursula Kunz (contralto) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
contralto vocals [Siegrune]:
Margareta Hintermeier (mezzo-soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Grimgerde]:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Gerhilde]:
Anita Soldh (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Helmwige]:
Ruth Falcon (soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Ortlinde]:
Sylvia Herman (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Rossweisse]:
Margarita Lilova (mezzo-soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:56
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