| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Digital and analog recording (DDD and ADD). |
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Vocals excerpts from various operas by renowned artists. |
| Performer |
Various artists. |
| Event |
Selections previously released. |
| Contents |
CD 1. (76:04). Carmen. Votre toast, je peux vous le render [Toreador song] / Bizet (Sherrill Milnes, baritone ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Claudio Abbado, conductor (5:12) -- Carmen. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle [Habanera] / Bizet (Tatiana Troyanoss, mezzo-soprano ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir George Solti, conductor (4:21) -- La Bohème. Che gelida manina / Puccini (José Carreras, tenor ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (4:52) -- La Bohème. O soave fanciulla / Puccini (Katia Ricciarelli, soprano ; José Carreras, tenor ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (4:16) -- La Bohème. Quando m'en vo' [Musetta's waltz] / Puccini (Elizabeth Harwood, soprano ; Berlin Philharmonic ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor) (2:48) -- Rigoletto. La donna è mobile / Verdi (Plácido Domingo, tenor ; Vienna Philharmonic ; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor) (2:45) -- Rigoletto. Caro nome / Verdi (Edita Gruberova, soprano ; Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia ; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor) (4:35) -- Rigoletto. Questo o quella / Verdi (Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Richard Bonynge, conductor) (1:50) -- La traviata. Libiamo ne'lieti calici [Brindisi] / Verdi (Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; Joan Sutherland, soprano ; London Opera Chorus ; The National Philharmonic Orchestra) (2:54) -- La traviata. Sempre libera / Verdi (Joan Sutherland, soprano ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor) (2:50) -- Il trovatore. Ah si ben mio / Verdi (Andrea Bocelli, tenor ; Israel Philharmonic Ochestra ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (3:19) -- L'elisir d'amore. Una furtiva lagrima / Donizetti (Roberto Alagna, tenor ; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon ; Evelino Pidò, conductor) (3:44) -- Gianni Schicchi. O mio babbino caro / Puccini (Renée Fleming, soprano ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor) (2:53) -- Werther. O nature, pleine de grace (alors, c'est bien ici) / Massenet (Andrea Bocceli, tenor ; Orchestra del Teatro Communale di Bologna ; Yves Abel, conductor) (4:38) -- The tales of Hoffman. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour / Offenbach (Joan Sutherland, soprano ; L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande ; Richard Bonynge, conductor) (4:12) -- Lakmé. Dôme épais le jasmin [Flower duet] / Delibes (Joan Sutherland, soprano ; Jane Berbié, mezzo soprano ; Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo ; Richard Bonynge, conductor) (5:04) -- The magic flute. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja / Mozart (Mikael Melbye, bass ; Staatskapelle Dresden ; Colin Davis, conductor) (3:04) -- The magic flute. Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem herzen [Queen of the night] / Mozart (Sumi Jo, soprano ; Vienna Philharmonic ; Sir Georg Solit, conductor) (2:56) -- Nabucco. Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate / Verdi (Chicago Symphony Chorus ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (4:35) -- Turandot. Nessun dorma! / Puccini (Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (3:01). |
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CD 2. (74:20) Don Giovanni. Deh! vieni all finestra / Mozart (Ingvar Wixell, bariton ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (1:55) -- Don Giovanni. Fin ch'han dai vino [Champagne aria] / Mozart (Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir George Solti, conductor (1:21) -- Marriage of Figaro. Che soave zeffiretto [Letter duet] / Mozart (Lucia Popp, soprano ; Barbara Hendricks, soprano ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Sir Nevill Marriner, conductor (2:54) -- Marriage of Figaro. Voi che sapete / Mozart (Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano ; Vienna Chamber Orchestra ; György Fischer, conductor) (2:48) -- The barber of Seville. Una voce poco fa / Rossini (Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano ; Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli ; Silvio Varviso, conductor) (5:50) -- The barber of Seville. Largo al factotum / Rossini (Leo Nucci, baritone ; Orchestra del Teatro Communale di Bologna ; Giuseppe Patane, conductor) (5:03) -- The pearl fishers. Au fond du temple saint / Bizet (Gregory Cross, tenor ; Gino Quillico, baritone ; Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal ; Charles Dutoit, conductor) (5:00) -- La Wally. Ebben? Ne andrò lontana / Catalani (Renata Tebaldi, soprano ; Orchestra National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo ; Fausto Cleva, conductor) (5:01) -- Pagliacci. Vesti la giubba / Leoncavallo (José Cura, tenor ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor) (3:24) -- Norma. Casta diva / Bellini (Joan Sutherland, soprano ; Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera ; Richard Bonynge, conductor) (6:00) -- Fedora. Amor ti vieta / Giordano (Jussi Björling, tenor ; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Alberto Erede, conductor) (1:56) -- Aida. Celeste Aida / Verdi (Jon vickers, tenor ; Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (3:38) -- Il trovatore. Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie [Anvil chorus] / Verdi (Chicago Symphony Chorus ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Sir George Solti, conductor) (2:46) -- Il trovatore. Di quella pira / Verdi (Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; The National Philharmonic Orchestra ; Richard Bonynge, conductor) (3:19) -- Madame Butterfly. Un bel dì vedremo / Puccini (Régine Crespin, soprano ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Edward Downes, conductor) (4:23) -- La rondine. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta [Doretta's dream song] / Puccini (Renate Tebaldi, soprano ; New Philharmonic Orchestra ; Oliviero de Fabritiis, conductor) (2:45) -- Manon Lescaut. Donna non vidi mai / Puccini (Plácido Domingo, tenor ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor) (2:21) -- Tosca. Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore / Puccini (Leontyne Price, soprano ; Vienna Philharmonic ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor) (3:26) -- Tosca. E lucevan le stelle / Puccini (Franco Corelli, tenor ; Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia ; Lorin Maazel) (3:09) -- Die fledermaus. Mein herr marquís / Johann Strauss (Edita Gruberova, soprano ; Vienna Philharmonic ; André Previn, conductor) (3:35) -- Die Walküre. Hojotoho! Heiaha! / Wagner (Marie Collier, Julia Malyon, sopranos ; Margreta Elkins, Joan Edwards, mezzo-sopranos ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) (2:32). |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, German and French. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Operas. Selections.
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Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Operas. Selections.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Operas. Selections.
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Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
Elisir d'amore. Furtiva lagrima.
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Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Werther. O nature, pleine de grâce.
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Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
Contes d'Hoffmann. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour.
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Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.
Lakmé. Sous le dôme épais.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Operas. Selections.
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Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Barbiere di Siviglia. Selections.
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Catalani, Alfredo, 1854-1893.
Wally. Ebben? Ne andrò lontana.
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Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
Pagliacci. Vesti la giubba.
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Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
Norma. Casta diva.
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Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.
Fedora. Amor ti vieta.
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Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
Fledermaus. Mein Herr Marquis.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. Ho-jo-to-ho!
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| Standard No. |
028944281743 |
| Music No. |
B0007071-02 Decca |
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B0007071-02 CD01 Decca |
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B0007071-02 CD02 Decca |
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