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1Brindisi (La Traviata)
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Hudson (British tenor)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Robinson (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi2:57
2Un bel di (Madama Butterfly)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (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 Puccini4:48
3Ombra mai fu (Serse)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Judith Malafronte (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel2:50
4Toreador Song (Carmen)
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
baritone vocals [Moralès]:
Bernard Demigny (French barytone vocalist)
bass vocals [Zuniga]:
Frank Schooten
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1963)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Geneviève Macaux (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Monique Linval (french soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1963)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1963)
chorus master:
Wilhelm Pitz (chorus master) (in 1963)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1964 to present)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße (in 1963)
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”) (in 1963)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet5:36
5Ebben? Ne Andró Lotano (La Wally)
soprano vocals:
Marton Éva (soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (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 Catalani3:51
6Summertime (Porgy And Bess)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Skitch Henderson
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 Gershwin2:29
7O Soave Fanciulla (La Bohéme)
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Teatro Comunale di Modena Orchestra
conductor:
Leone Magiera (conductor, pianist)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:04
8Song To The Moon (Rusalka)
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Nello Santi (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 Dvořák6:17
9Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
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 Donizetti5:01
10Habanera (Carmen)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1963)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1963)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1963)
chorus master:
Wilhelm Pitz (chorus master) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße (in 1963)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (in 1963)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:34
11Largo Al Factotum (The Barber Of Saville)
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Orchestra (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:59
12Flower Duet (Lakmé)
wind instruments:
King’s Division Normandy Band
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ruby Philogene (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
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 Delibes6:16
13When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:53
14Grand March (Aida)
instruments:
King’s Division Normandy Band
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:26
15Soave sia il vento (Cosi Fan Tutte)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Lynne Dawson (soprano) and Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
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 Mozart2:47
16Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Johan Botha (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (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 Puccini3:20
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1William Tell Overture (William Tell)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Varsovia
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini12:12
2Séguedille (Carmen)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano) (from 1998-06-08 until 1998-07-09)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 1998-06-08 until 1998-07-09)
conductor:
Peter Robinson (conductor) (from 1998-06-08 until 1998-07-09)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:11
3E Lucevan Le Stelle
tenor vocals:
Johan Botha (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (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 Puccini3:06
4Barcarolle (The Tales Of Hoffmann)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ruby Philogene (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:49
5Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
vocals:
Renato Cellini (conductor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1972 to present)
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 Verdi4:55
6Voi Che Sepete (The Marriage Of Figaro)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:55
7Vesti la giubba (I Pagliacci)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:10
8Casta Diva (Norma)
choir vocals:
The Ambrosion Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:49
9Der Holle Rache (The Magic Flute)
producer:
Niels Høirup (in 1970)
soprano vocals, soprano vocals [Die Königin der Nacht] and soprano vocals [Königin der Nacht]:
Sỳlvia Geszty (soprano)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1970)
conductor:
Otmar Suitner (conductor) (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:50
10La Donna É Mobile (Rigoletto)
engineer:
Anthony Salvatore (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1972)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi42:18
11Che Faró Senza Euridice? (Orfeo Ed Euridice)
engineer:
Peter Urban (sound engineer) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16)
producer:
Wolfram Graul (Conductor, engineer, producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo‐soprano) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16)
conductor:
Friedrich Haider (conductor and pianist) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16)
recorded at:
Bavaria Musikstudios in München (Munich) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo) (from 1996-09-11 until 1996-09-16)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:23
12Au Fond Du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers)
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1951-01-03)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-01-03)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-01-03)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1951)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York (on 1951-01-03)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (on 1951-01-03)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:38
13Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure)
orchestra:
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner4:08
14Non Piú Andrai (The Marriage Of Figaro)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
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 Mozart3:39
15Celeste Aida (Aida)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
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 Verdi3:31
16Entr’acte And Waltz (Eugene Onegin)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 1, no. 13. Антракт (Entr'acte)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие второе (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:10