A Night at the Opera

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1La forza del destino: Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:12
2La forza del destino: "Solenne in quest'ora" (Alvaro, Carlo)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Carlo di Vargas]:
Carlo Tagliabue (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
tenor vocals [Don Alvaro]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
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. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
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. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:14
3La forza del destino: "Pace, pace, mio Dio" (Leonora)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:39
4Marriage of Figaro: "Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio" (Cherubino)
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1976-08)
vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1976-08)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1976-08)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-08)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena V. (no. 6) Aria “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Cherubino) (in 1976-08)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:40
5Manon: "Obeissons quand leur voix appelle" (Manon)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène I. Gavotte “Obéissons quand leur voix appelle” (Manon, Brétigny, Chœur)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Jules Massenet5:06
6Manon: "Ah! Fuez douce image" (Des Grieux)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène II. “Je suis seul !… Ah, fuyez, douce image” (des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Jules Massenet4:33
7Jewels of the Madonna: Serenade
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from the Opera "I gioielli della Madonna": III. Serenata
composer:
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari (Italian composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Suite from the Opera "I gioielli della Madonna"
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari3:22
8Merry Widow: "Vilia Lied" (Hanna)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
recording of:
The Merry Widow: Vilia
lyricist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Adrian Ross (lyricist)
part of:
The Merry Widow (English lyrics by Adrian Ross)
Franz Lehár8:19
9Il ré pastore: "L'amerò, sarò costante" (Aminta)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Il rè pastore, K. 208: Act II, Scene VI. Rondeaux "L'amerò, sarò costante" (Aminta)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Pietro Metastasio
part of:
Il rè pastore, K. 208: Act II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:23
10The Bartered Bride: "Komm, mein Söhnchen" (Hans, Kezai)
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass) and Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony) (in 1962-12)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (in 1962-12)
balance engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer) (in 1962-12) and Ernst Rothe (engineer) (in 1962-12)
recorded at:
Dominikanerbau in Bamberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1962-12)
partial recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride)
lyricist:
Karel Sabina
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
translated version of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
version of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana7:59
11Romeo and Juliet: Waltz song: "Ah! je veux vivre" (Juliette)
soprano vocals [Juliette]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Marty (pianist & conductor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:54
12Le postillon de Longjumeau: "Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire" (Chapelou)
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Chapelou]:
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:
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau: Acte I. « Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire » (Chapelou, Le Chœur, Le Marquis, Les Paysannes) (Ronde du postillon)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
part of:
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau: Acte I
Adolphe Adam3:48
13Andrea Chénier: "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano4:53
14Andrea Chénier: "Vicino a te" (Maddalenda, Chénier)
soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Antonietta Stella (soprano)
tenor vocals [Chénier]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Vicino a te” (Chénier, Maddalena)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano7:58
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