OPERAfare 6

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Annotation

Track 1: Jussi Björling, tenor; Stockholm Symphony Orchestra; Nils Grevillius, conductor. (8.110701 Jussi Björling; Opera Arias, 1936-1948) Recorded 1936.

Track 2: Giuseppe di Stefano, tenor; Licia Albanese, soprano; Stockholm Symphony Orchestra (8.110781-82 Great Singers) Recorded 1951.

Track 3: Fabio Previati, baritone; Jonathan Welch, tenor; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Will Humburg, conductor (8.555797 Pearl Fishers and Other Famous Operatic Duets) Recorded 1990.

Tracks 4 & 5: Lauritz Melchior, tenor; Stella Andreva, soprano; Kirsten Flagstad, soprano; New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Artur Bodanzky, conductor (8.110211-13 Great Opera Performances: Wagner: Siegfried) Recorded live in 1937.

Track 6: Renata Tebaldi, soprano; L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Alberto Erede, conductor (8.110254-55 Madama Butterfly) Recorded 1949.

Track 7: Jussi Björling, tenor; Stockholm Symphony Orchestra; Nils Grevillius, conductor. (8.110701 Jussi Björling; Opera Arias, 1936-1948) Recorded 1939.

Track 8: Robert Shaw Chorale; RCA Victor Orchestra; Renato Cellini, conductor (8.110240-41 Il Trovatore) Recorded 1952.

Track 9: Marianne Rørholm, mezzo-soprano; Hanne Fischer, mezzo soprano; Anne Margrethe Dahl, soprano; Royal Danish Opera Chorus; Royal Danish Orchestra; Michael Schønwandt, conductor (8.224165-66) Recorded 2000.

Track 10: Giovanni Malipiero, tenor; Giuseppe Manacchini, baritone; Lina Pagliughi, soprano; Luciano Neroni, bass; Muzio Giovagnoli, tenor; Maria Vinciguerra, mezzo-soprano; Italian Broadcasting Authority Chorus; Italian Broadcasting Authority Orchestra; Ugo Tansini, conductor (8.110150-51 Lucia di Lammermoor) Recorded 1939.

Track 11: Luba Orgonasova, soprano; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Will Humburg, conductor (8.554683 Best of Opera, Vol. 5) Recorded 1994.

Tracks 12 & 13: Ewa Podleś, contralto; Sumi Jo, soprano; Collegium Instrumentale Brugense; Alberto Zedda, conductor (8.660037-38 Tancredi). Recorded 1994.

Annotation last modified on 2022-11-19 16:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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1La Bohème: “Che gelida manina“
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1936)
orchestra:
Stockholm Symphony Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1936)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1936)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:19
2La Bohème: “O soave fanciulla“
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Licia Albanese (soprano) (in 1951)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Stockholm Symphony Orchestra (in 1951)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 1951)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:44
3La Bohème: “In un coupé“
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Fabio Previati (baritone) (in 1990)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jonathan Welch (tenor) (in 1990)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1990)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor) (in 1990)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 20. “In un coupé?” (Marcello, Rodolfo) (in 1990)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:15
4Siegfried: „Nun sing!“
soprano vocals:
Stella Andreva (soprano) (in 1937) and Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (in 1937)
tenor vocals [Siegfried]:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor) (in 1937)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Artur Bodanzky (violinist and conductor) (in 1937)
live partial recording of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt II (in 1937)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C
Richard Wagner3:41
5Siegfried: „Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht!”
soprano vocals:
Stella Andreva (soprano) (in 1937) and Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (in 1937)
tenor vocals [Siegfried]:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor) (in 1937)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Artur Bodanzky (violinist and conductor) (in 1937)
live partial recording of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt III (in 1937)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C
Richard Wagner7:19
6Il trovatore: “Tacea la notte placida”
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1949)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (in 1949)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor) (in 1949)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tacea la notte placida!” (Leonora, Ines) (in 1949)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi3:53
7Il trovatore: “Ah si, ben mio“
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1939)
orchestra:
Stockholm Symphony Orchestra (in 1939)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1939)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico) (in 1939)
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
8Il trovatore: “Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale (in 1952)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (in 1952)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”) (in 1952)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:44
9The Handmaid’s Tale: Offred’s Bedroom
choir vocals:
Royal Danish Opera Chorus (in 2000)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hanne Fischer (mezzo-soprano) (in 2000) and Marianne Rørholm (mezzo-soprano) (in 2000)
soprano vocals:
Anne Margrethe Dahl (Danish mezzo-soprano) (in 2000)
orchestra:
Royal Danish Orchestra (Royal Danish Orchestra) (in 2000)
conductor:
Michael Schønwandt (Danish conductor) (in 2000)
Poul Ruders7:00
10Lucia di Lammermoor: “Chi mi frena in tal momento?”
baritone vocals:
Giuseppe Manacchini (baritone) (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
bass vocals:
Luciano Neroni (operatic bass) (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
choir vocals:
Coro EIAR (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Vinciguerra (Mezzo-Soprano, Italian opera singer) (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Lina Pagliughi (soprano) (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
tenor vocals:
Muzio Giovagnoli (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22) and Giovanni Malipiero (tenor) (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica dell’ EIAR di Torino (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
conductor:
Ugo Tansini (conductor) (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
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) (from 1939-05-17 until 1939-05-22)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:55
11Lucia di Lammermoor: “Ohimè! Sorge il tremendo fantasma”
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Ľuba Orgonášová (soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1994)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ahimè! sorge il tremendo fantasma” (Lucia) (in 1994)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Eccola. O giusto cielo” - “Il dolce suono” (Coro, Lucia)
Gaetano Donizetti16:09
12Tancredi: “Oh patria… Di tanti palpiti”
contralto vocals:
Ewa Podleś (contralto) (in 1994)
vocals:
Sumi Jo (soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense (Belgian chamber orchestra, later 'Het Kamerokest' / 'BRYGGEN') (in 1994)
conductor:
Alberto Zedda (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Tancredi: Atto I. “Di tanti palpiti” (Tancredi) (in 1994)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Tancredi: Atto I
recording of:
Tancredi: Atto I. No. 3. Recitativo e cavatina “Oh patria! - Dolce e ingrata patria!” (Tancredi) (in 1994)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Tancredi: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini8:20
13Tancredi: “Giusto Dio che umile adoro”
contralto vocals:
Ewa Podleś (contralto) (in 1994)
vocals:
Sumi Jo (soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense (Belgian chamber orchestra, later 'Het Kamerokest' / 'BRYGGEN') (in 1994)
conductor:
Alberto Zedda (conductor) (in 1994)
partial recording of:
Tancredi (in 1994)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
Gioachino Rossini6:52