The Classic 100 Opera, Volume 1

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ABC Classic FM compilation.

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1Les Pêcheurs de perles: « Au fond du temple saint »
baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles: “Au fond du temple saint” (for brass band)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Geoff Richards (British composer, arranger and adjudicator)
arrangement of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
Georges Bizet5:43
2Nabucco: “Va, pensiero”
choir vocals:
Opera Australia Chorus
orchestra:
Orchestra Victoria
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor)
live recording of:
Nabucco: Atto III. “Va, pensiero” (Coro) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arrangement of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Giuseppe Verdi4:53
3Lakmé: « Sous le dôme épais »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Heather Begg (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Glenys Fowles (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
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 Delibes5:14
4Così fan tutte: “Soave sia il vento”
baritone vocals:
David Brennan (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fiona Janes (mezzo-soprano)
spoken vocals:
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: “Thy hand, Belinda”
recording engineer:
Virginia Read (engineer/editor/producer) (on 2005-12-16)
producer:
Virginia Read (engineer/editor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fiona Campbell (Australian mezzo-soprano) (on 2005-12-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes (on 2005-12-16)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor) (on 2005-12-16)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2005-12-16)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (on 2005-12-16)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:56
6Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì”
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Barker (soprano)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra
conductor:
Patrick Summers
live 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 Puccini4:26
7Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
soprano vocals:
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 Wagner6:23
8Rigoletto: “Un dì, si ben rammentomi”
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:31
9Orfeo ed Euridice: “Che faro senza Euridice”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lauris Elms
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Arnold (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 Gluck3:53
10Der Rosenkavalier: “Marie Theres’… Ist ein Traum”
baritone vocals:
Otto Wiener (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Régine Crespin (soprano) and Helen Donath (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I. "Marie Theres'!" - "Octavian!"
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I
Richard Strauss12:45
11Rusalka: Song to the Moon
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (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 Dvořák6:21
12Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (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 Puccini2:59
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1Norma: “Casta diva”
bass vocals:
Clifford Grant (operatic bass and actor)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
vocals:
Opera Australia Chorus
orchestra:
Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
live 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 Bellini6:17
2La Bohème: “O soave fanciulla“
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Barker (soprano)
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra
conductor:
Julian Smith (Welsh National Opera conductor)
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 Puccini4:13
3La Bohème: “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Guidarini (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:39
4Madama Butterfly: “Vogliatemi bene” (Act 1 Love Duet)
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Barker (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jay Hunter Morris (tenor)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra
conductor:
Patrick Summers
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini7:36
5Lucia di Lammermoor: “Eccola! Il dolce suono“ (Act 3 Mad Scene)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Robin Donald (Australian tenor)
vocals:
Opera Australia Chorus
orchestra:
Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ardon gli incensi” (Lucia, Raimondo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Eccola. O giusto cielo” - “Il dolce suono” (Coro, Lucia)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti20:14
6The Magic Flute: “Der Hölle Rache…” (Queen of the night aria)
soprano vocals:
Cyndia Sieden (soprano)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
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 Mozart3:03
7Madama Butterfly: The Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (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 Puccini3:04
8Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro“
soprano vocals:
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 Puccini2:27
9Faust : “Alerte ! Alerte ! Anges purs“
bass vocals [Mephistophélès]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals [Faust]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. No. 31 « Alerte, alerte » … « Anges purs » (Méphistophélès, Marguerite, Faust, Chœur)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte V
Charles‐François Gounod5:26
10Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (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 Puccini3:15
11Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:08
12Fidelio: “Mir ist so wunderbar” (Act 1 quartet)
bass vocals:
Hans Sotin (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Hildegard Behrens (soprano) and Sona Ghazarian (soprano)
tenor vocals:
David Kuebler (tenor)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene I, no. 3a. Quartet "Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
revised by:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven5:15
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1Carmen : « L’Amour est un oiseau rebelle »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lauris Elms
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Arnold (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 Bizet3:44
2Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco”
bass vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
bass vocals [Leporello]:
Michele Pertusi (operatic bass)
bass vocals [The Statue]:
Mario Luperi (Italian bass)
choir vocals:
London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” … “Da qual tremore insolito” (Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:10
3Samson et Dalila : Acte II. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lauris Elms
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Arnold (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:36
4Aida: Gloria all’Egitto
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Chor) (for undetermined recordings, could be either of two with this title in Act II)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi9:33
5Le nozze di Figaro: Atto IV. “Pace, pace”
baritone vocals [Count]:
George London (bass-baritone)
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Erich Kunz (baritone)
bass vocals [Antonio]:
Wilhelm Felden (classical bass vocalist)
bass vocals [Bartolo]:
Marjan Rus (Slovenian operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
soprano vocals [Countess]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
soprano vocals [Susanna]:
Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
tenor vocals [Don Basilio]:
Erich Majkut (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena Ultima. (no. 29) Finale “Pace pace, mio dolce tesoro” (Il Conte, Tutti)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:11
6La Wally: “Ebben?”
soprano vocals:
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 Catalani4:02
7Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II. “Chi mi frena”
baritone vocals:
Malcolm Donnelly (Australian baritone opera singer)
bass vocals:
Clifford Grant (operatic bass and actor)
choir vocals:
Opera Australia Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Patricia Price (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Sergei Baigildin (tenor) and Richard Greager (tenor)
orchestra:
Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II, Scena 2. (no. 9c) Sestetto con coro “Chi mi frena in tal momento?” (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Coro, Arturo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:00
8Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Rita Hunter (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Dobbs Franks (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:17
9Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri, una carrozza”
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
tenor vocals:
Angelo Mercuriali (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri … una carrozza …” … “Te Deum” (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:27
10Le nozze di Figaro: Atto III. “Dove sono i bei momenti”
soprano vocals:
Isobel Buchanan (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa)
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 Mozart4:33
11Der Rosenkavalier: “Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II. "Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren" (Octavian, Sophie)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II
Richard Strauss7:18
12Don Giovanni: “Là ci darem la mano”
baritone vocals:
John Pringle (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Isobel Buchanan (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:08
13Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Júlia Várady (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzani (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:24
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1Rinaldo: “Lascia ch’io pianga”
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
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 Handel4:20
2The Magic Flute: “Pa‐pa‐pa‐Papagena”
baritone vocals:
John Pringle (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Isobel Buchanan (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. Duett „Pa-pa-gena!... Pa-pa-geno!” (Papageno, Papagena)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:29
3Die Walküre: “Leb wohl” (Wotan’s Farewell)
baritone vocals:
John Wegner (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra Victoria
conductor:
Richard Divall (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III, Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III "War es so schmählich, was ich verbrach"
Richard Wagner9:02
4Pagliacci: “Recitar! … "Vesti la giubba”"
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Renato Cellini (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 Leoncavallo3:51
5Tannhäuser: “Beglückt darf nun dich” (Pilgrim’s Chorus)
baritone vocals:
Victor Braun (baritone)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
soprano vocals:
Helga Dernesch (austrian soprano and mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
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 Wagner4:50
6Hänsel und Gretel: “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Evening Prayer) … Dream Pantomime
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:
Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck9:31
7Beatrice di Tenda: “Angiol di pace”
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano) and Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Conrad (countertenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Beatrice di Tenda: Atto II. N°12d “Angiol di pace, all’anima” (Orombello, Agnese, Beatrice, Anichino, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Beatrice di Tenda: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini3:26
8Die tote Stadt: “Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta’s Song)
soprano vocals:
Joan Hammond (Australian operatic soprano and golfer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Die tote Stadt: Akt I. „Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta's Lied)
composer and librettist:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
part of:
Die tote Stadt, op. 12
Erich Wolfgang Korngold4:29
9Les Pêcheurs de perles: « Je crois entendre encore »
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Guidarini (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
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 Bizet3:38
10Serse: “Ombra mai fù”
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
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
George Frideric Handel2:59
11La traviata: “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici”
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
live 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 Verdi3:09
12Madama Butterfly: “Tu, tu piccolo Iddio”
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini4:36
13Le nozze di Figaro: “Voi che sapete”
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
John Pritchard (conductor)
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 Mozart2:58

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