The Classic 100: Opera - The Top 10 & Selected Highlights

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1Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. « Au fond du temple saint »
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:42
2Nabucco: Atto III: "Va’, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
choir vocals:
Opera Queensland Chorus
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:36
3Lakmé : Acte I. « Sous le dôme épais » (Flower Duet)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Victoria Lambourn (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Milica Ilic (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Greene (Australian pianist / conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:11
4Così fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I. "Soave sia il vento"
baritone vocals [Don Alfonso]:
David Brennan (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dorabella]:
Fiona Janes (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Fiordiligi]:
Amanda Thane (soprano)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra
conductor:
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:38
5Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "Thy Hand, Belinda" … "When I Am Laid In Earth"Henry Purcell4:28
6Madama Butterfly: Atto II: "Un bel dì, vedremo"
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Shu-Cheen Yu (Chinese-Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:24
7Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III. Liebestod "Mild und leise"
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Marilyn Richardson (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:21
8Rigoletto: Atto III. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi"… "Bella figlia dell’amore"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Warwick Fyfe (baritone) (on 2006-03-31)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist) (on 2006-03-31)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Natalie Jones (soprano) (on 2006-03-31)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Ding Yi (tenor) (on 2006-03-31)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra (on 2006-03-31)
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor) (on 2006-03-31)
recorded at:
Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2006-03-31)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) (on 2006-03-31)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:21
9Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. "Che farò senza Euridice?"
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orfeo]:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Milton (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:13
10Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59, TrV 227: Akt III. "Marie Theres!" … "Ist ein Traum" … "Spür nur dich"
bass-baritone vocals [Faninal]:
David Hibbard (bass-baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ocatavian]:
Kristi Harms (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Marschallin]:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
soprano vocals [Sophie]:
Lorina Gore (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III. "Ist ein Traum" … "Spür nur dich" (Sophie, Octavian)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III
Richard Strauss11:41
11Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act I. Song to the Moon
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Naomi Johns (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Greene (Australian pianist / conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:13
12Turandot: Atto III. “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Rosario La Spina (tenor)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Stephen Mould (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 Puccini2:54
13Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Opera Queensland Chorus
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:12
14Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:20
15Carmen, WD 31 : Acte I. « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle »
choir vocals [choir, chorus, ensemble]:
Adelaide Vocal Project
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Milton (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:33
16La Wally: Atto I. "Ebben?… Ne andrò lontana"
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:01
17Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III. "E Susanna non vien!" … "Dove sono i bei momenti"
recording engineer:
Veronika Vincze (engineer) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
producer and editor:
Thomas Grubb (engineer/producer)
soprano vocals [La contessa]:
Emma Matthews (soprano) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
conductor:
Marko Letonja (conductor) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
recorded at:
Federation Concert Hall in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Recitativo “E Susanna non vien!” (La Contessa) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:05
18Rinaldo, HWV 7a : Atto II. "Lascia ch’io pianga"
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor) (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1997-09-22 until 1997-09-30)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:18
19Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Akt III. "Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen"
choir vocals:
Cantillation
chorus master:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. Pilgerchor: “Beglückt darf nun dich”
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 III, Scene I. “Wohl wusst’ ich hier sie im Gebet zu finden”
Richard Wagner3:55
20L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. "Una furtiva lagrima" … "Eccola!"
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Guidarini (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Recitativo “Eccola. Oh! qual le accresce beltà” (Nemorino, Adina)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:06
21Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2: Porgi amorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sara Macliver, Sebastian Lang-Lessing3:48
22Fidelio, Op. 72 / Act 1: O welche Lust (Prisoners’ Chorus)
baritone vocals:
Sam Hartley (baritone)
choir vocals:
Opera Queensland Chorus
tenor vocals:
Bernard Wheaton (tenor)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernard Wheaton, Sam Hartley, Opera Queensland Chorus, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch6:42
23Porgy and Bess / Act 1: Summertime
soprano vocals [Bess]:
Shu-Cheen Yu (Chinese-Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
George Gershwin, Shu-Cheen Yu, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker2:41
24La traviata / Act 2: Dite alla giovine
baritone vocals [Germont]:
Peter Coleman-Wright (Australian baritone)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Cheryl Barker (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Martin André
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. Duetto “Ah! Dite alla giovine” (Violetta, Germont)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi, Cheryl Barker, Peter Coleman-Wright, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Martin André3:53
25The Merry Widow / Act 2: Vilja‐Lied
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
recording of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II. N°12a. Entr'act. Vilja-Lied
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
part of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II
Franz Lehár, Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski4:50
26Carmen, WD 31 / Act 2: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre - Toréador, en garde
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jenny Duck-Chong (alto/mezzo-soprano) and Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
soprano vocals:
Alison Morgan (soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
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”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Alison Morgan, Jenny Duck‐Chong, Sally-Anne Russell, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker5:04
27Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 / Act 1: “Va tacito e nascosto”
horn:
Dominic Harvey
countertenor vocals [Cesare]:
Graham Pushee (countertenor)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 1994)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena IX, 14. Aria “Va tacito e nascosto” (Cesare)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
part of:
Giulio Cesare: Atto I
George Frideric Handel, Graham Pushee, Dominic Harvey, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer6:44
28Salome, Op.54, TrV 215 / Scene 4: “Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst, Jochanaan”
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Connell (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Muhai Tang
recording of:
Salome: Vierte Szene. "Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküßt, Jochanaan" (Salome, Herodes)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Salome (op. 54; TrV 215)
Richard Strauss, Elizabeth Connell, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Muhai Tang3:57
29Jocelyn / Act 2, Op. 100: Cachés dans cet asile… Oh, ne t’éveille pas encore
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Guidarini (conductor)
recording of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile” (Jocelyn, Op. 100: Act II. Lullaby “Angels Guard Thee”)
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895) (on 1888-02-25)
librettist:
Victor Capoul and Paul-Armand Silvestre
part of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II
Benjamin Godard, David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marco Guidarini4:38
30Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K.384 / Act 3: O, wie will ich triumphieren - Osmin? Was bedeutet der Aufruhr?Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Conal Coad, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Dobbs Franks4:12

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