Merry Widow

~ Release by Franz Lehár (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1The Merry Widow: Opening Act One
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
tenor vocals [Raoul St. Brioche]:
Mark Curtis (British tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act I (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
2:52
2The Merry Widow: Alone at Last
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
soprano vocals [Valencienne Zeta]:
Helen Kucharek (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Camille de Rossillon]:
Glenn Winslade (tenor vocalist) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
Alone At Last (on 1986-06-30)
lyricist and librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
part of:
The Merry Widow: Act I (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
4:14
3The Merry Widow: Well, My Gallant Friends (Hanna’s Entrance)
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
baritone vocals [Viscount Cascada]:
Paul Parfitt (on 1986-06-30)
soprano vocals [Hanna Glawari]:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Raoul St. Brioche]:
Mark Curtis (British tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act I (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
3:35
4The Merry Widow: O Fatherland, I Must Protest / Off to Old Maxim’s
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
tenor vocals [Count Danilo Danilowitsch]:
Alan Oke (tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act I (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
2:33
5The Merry Widow: Finale Act One
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
baritone vocals [Viscount Cascada]:
Paul Parfitt (on 1986-06-30)
soprano vocals [Hanna Glawari]:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1986-06-30)
soprano vocals [Valencienne Zeta]:
Helen Kucharek (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Camille de Rossillon]:
Glenn Winslade (tenor vocalist) (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Count Danilo Danilowitsch]:
Alan Oke (tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Raoul St. Brioche]:
Mark Curtis (British tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act I (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
9:59
6The Merry Widow: Opening Act Two / Dance / Vilja
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
soprano vocals [Hanna Glawari]:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act II (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
8:55
7The Merry Widow: Maiden Look, a Soldier Boy
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
soprano vocals [Hanna Glawari]:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Count Danilo Danilowitsch]:
Alan Oke (tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act II. “Maiden Look, a Soldier Boy” (on 1986-06-30)
lyricist and librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
part of:
The Merry Widow: Act II (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
3:19
8The Merry Widow: Oh, the Women!
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
baritone vocals [Kromow]:
Leon Berger (on 1986-06-30)
baritone vocals [Pontevedrian Ambassador in Paris]:
Julian Moyle (baritone) (on 1986-06-30)
bass vocals [military attaché]:
Ian Comboy (operatic bass) (on 1986-06-30)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Olga Kromow]:
Janine Roebuck (on 1986-06-30)
soprano vocals [Sylviane Bogdanowitch]:
Una Buchanan (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Count Danilo Danilowitsch]:
Alan Oke (tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Raoul St. Brioche]:
Mark Curtis (British tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act II. Oh, The Women! (on 1986-06-30)
lyricist and librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
part of:
The Merry Widow: Act II (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
2:50
9The Merry Widow: Just as the Sun Awakens
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
soprano vocals [Valencienne Zeta]:
Helen Kucharek (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Camille de Rossillon]:
Glenn Winslade (tenor vocalist) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act II. “Just As the Sun Awakens” (on 1986-06-30)
lyricist and librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
part of:
The Merry Widow: Act II (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
6:18
10The Merry Widow: Finale Act Two
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act II (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
7:23
11The Merry Widow: Cake Walk
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act II. Cake Walk (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
part of:
The Merry Widow: Act II (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
0:56
12The Merry Widow: Grisette’s Song
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
soprano vocals [Valencienne Zeta]:
Helen Kucharek (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act III. Grisette’s Song (on 1986-06-30)
lyricist and librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
part of:
The Merry Widow: Act III (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
3:40
13The Merry Widow: Words Forbidden
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
soprano vocals [Hanna Glawari]:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1986-06-30)
tenor vocals [Count Danilo Danilowitsch]:
Alan Oke (tenor) (on 1986-06-30)
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act III. “Words Forbidden” (on 1986-06-30)
lyricist and librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt III. Nr. 15. Duett „Lippen schweigen” … „Bei jedem Walzerschritt” (Hanna, Danilo) (Ballsirenen-Walzer)
part of:
The Merry Widow: Act III (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
3:33
14The Merry Widow: Finale Act Three
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (on 1986-06-30)
producer:
Norman Newell
orchestra:
New Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra (on 1986-06-30)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (on 1986-06-30)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-06-30)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Act III (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas) (on 1986-06-30)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
translator:
Nigel Douglas (British operatic tenor and writer)
translated version of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt III
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Nigel Douglas)
0:41

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ASIN:US: B000005BHJ [info]