Great Tenor Arias

~ Release by Ben Heppner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded 27 Sep to 2 Oct 1993, and 4-8 Jul and 6-8 Dec 1994 at the Herkulessaal der Münchner Residenz, Munich.

Annotation last modified on 2011-04-22 21:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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1La bohème: "Musetta! O gioia della mia dimora!" / "Testa adorata"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. “Ecco, ho finito” / “Musetta! O gioia della mia dimora!” / “Testa adorata” (Marcello, Musette)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
La bohème: Atto III (Leoncavallo)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:58
2Luisa Miller: "Oh! fede negar potessi" / "Quando le sere al placido"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Luisa Miller: Atto II. “Oh! fede negar potessi” / “Quando le sere al placido” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Luisa Miller: Atto II. “L'intrigo”
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
3La forza del destino: "La vita inferno all'infelice" / "Oh, tu che in seno agl'angeli"
clarinet:
Jürgen Musser
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Della natal sua terra” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “La vita è inferno all'infelice" (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi8:55
4Aida: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!" / "Celeste Aida"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:20
5Il trovatore: "Ah sì, ben mio"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
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 Verdi3:12
6Il trovatore: "Di quella pira"
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
chorus master:
Michael Gläser (German singer and choral 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 Verdi3:22
7Manon Lescaut: "Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:23
8Turandot: "Nessun dorma"
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion de Munich (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
chorus master:
Michael Gläser (German singer and choral conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:09
9La fanciulla del West: "Ch'ella mi creda libera e lontano"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:18
10Carmen: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1993)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:52
11L'Africaine: "Pays merveilleux" / "Ô Paradis"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
L’Africaine : Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:03
12Hérodiade: "Ne pouvant réprimer" / "Adieu donc, vains objets"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Hérodiade : Acte IV, tableau 1, scène 13. « Ne pouvant réprimer les élans de la foi » … « Adieu donc » (Jean)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Hérodiade: Acte IV
part of:
Hérodiade: Acte IV
Jules Massenet5:45
13Le Cid: "Ah! tout est bien fini" / "Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 3. « Ah ! tout est bien fini » ... No. 13 Prière « Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père » (Rodrigue, Saint Jacques, voix du ciel)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
Jules Massenet5:15
14Andrea Chénier: "Come un bel dì di maggio"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano2:47
15Andrea Chénier: "Colpito qui m'avete ov'io geloso" / "Un dì all'azzurro spazio"
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Roberto Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (until 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I
Umberto Giordano4:40

Credits

Release

art direction:Scott Johnson (art director)
photography:Carol Weinberg (photographer)
liner notes:Roger Pines
sound engineer:Peter Urban (sound engineer)
producer:Wolfram Graul (Conductor, engineer, producer)
editor:Monika Graul
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9485084 [info]
ASIN:US: B000003FO4 [info]