The Number One Opera Album 2004

~ Release by Luciano Pavarotti, Hayley Westenra, Katherine Jenkins, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Nessun dorma (from Turandot)
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25) and Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
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 Puccini52:57
2The Pearl Fishers' Duet
baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
tenor vocals:
Andrea Bocelli (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (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 Bizet5:50
3Habanera (from Carmen)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Katherine Jenkins (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
The Arcadian Ensemble
conductor:
James Morgan (composer, conductor, producer; co-founder of Morgan Pochin Music Productions)
arranger:
James Morgan (composer, conductor, producer; co-founder of Morgan Pochin Music Productions) and Juliette Pochin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2004)
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 Bizet2:48
4E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:16
5In trutina (from Carmina Burana)
programming:
Anders Kallmark
producer:
Giles Martin (producer)
solo vocals:
Hayley Westenra
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Ian Dean (conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours: XXI. In trutina mentis dubia
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours
Carl Orff32:19
6The Flower Song (from Carmen)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (from 1975-07 until 1975-12), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12) and Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
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 Bizet3:56
7O Silver Moon (from Rusalka)
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 1996-12)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1996-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1996-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996-12)
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) (in 1996-12)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák35:55
8Libiamo ne'lieti calici (from La traviata)
recorded in:
Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (in 1953-09)
choir vocals:
Coro Cetra (in 1953-09)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953-09)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Francesco Albanese (tenor) (in 1953-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1953-09)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1953-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuova Fonit Cetra S.p.A. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1955) and IDOL (Independent Distribution On Line) (in 2013)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi4:08
9Celeste Aida (from Aida)
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 Verdi4:24
10Where 'Er You Walk
solo baritone vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Robert Prizeman
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1743)
librettist:
William Congreve
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
George Frideric Handel4:19
11The Jewel Song (from Faust)
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer)
executive producer:
Jeremy Caulton
producer:
Grace Row (engineer/producer)
vocals:
Charlotte Church
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Siân Edwards (English conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1999)
recording of:
A Faust Travesty: Jewel Song (O Heavenly Jewels)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Charles‐François Gounod2:04
12Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-05)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1984-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1984-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:17
13The Force of Destiny
Giuseppe Verdi3:51
14Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Juan Diego Flórez (Peruvian operatic tenor) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Frizza (conductor) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
recorded at:
Auditorium di Milano in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:38
15Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La bohème)
recording engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (in 1992)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano) (in 1992)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1992)
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1992)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (in 1992)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:39
16Che farò senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (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 Gluck3:38
17Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffman)
choir vocals:
Rundfunkchor Leipzig
soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach2:15
18Là ci darem là mano (from Don Giovanni)
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1971-10)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Tom Krause (bass-baritone) (on 1971-10-06)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (on 1971-10-06)
orchestra:
Vienna Haydn Orchestra (on 1971-10-06)
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor) (on 1971-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1971-10-06)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (on 1971-10-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:18
19Bess, You Is My Woman Now
baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
George Gershwin5:05
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