Absolute Opera 2

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1Ruslan & Ludmila: Uvertyr
producer:
Wilhelm Meister (Tonmeister / recording producer) (in 1987-11) and Kiyoshi Satomi (producer) (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
Bavarian State Orchestra (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) (in 1987-11)
balance engineer:
Hans Schmidt (recording engineer) (in 1987-11)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1987-11)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture) (in 1987-11)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Glinka5:23
2Martha: M'appari tutt' amor
engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
editor:
Bob Whitney (engineer)
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor) (from 1995-01 until 1995-04)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1995-01 until 1995-04)
conductor:
Richard Armstrong (conductor) (from 1995-01 until 1995-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-01 until 1995-04)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel) (from 1995-01 until 1995-04)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow2:54
3Barberaren i Sevilla: Una voce poca fa
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (Lausanne Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:38
4La traviata: Preludio
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:56
5La traviata: Un di felice eterea
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1967)
performer:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Duetto “Un dì felice, eterea” (Alfredo, Violetta) (in 1967)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:23
6Carmen: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Toreadorarian)
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
baritone vocals [Moralès]:
Bernard Demigny (French barytone vocalist)
bass vocals [Zuniga]:
Frank Schooten
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (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, Wien (Vienna), Austria (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 Bizet5:39
7Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1972)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1972)
conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) (in 1972)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:30
8La Bohème: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
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 Puccini4:57
9Eugene Onegin: Vals
producer:
Martin Fouqué
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
balance engineer:
Eberhard Sengpiel
recording of:
Excerpt from Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II Scene I: Waltz (Excerpt)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 1, no. 13. Вальс с сценой и хором "Вот так сюрприз" (Waltz with Scene and Chorus "Vot tak syurpriz")
Tjajkovskij6:18
10Lucia di Lammermoor: Chi mi frena in tal momento
baritone vocals [Enrico]:
Alexandru Agache (baritone)
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Diana Montague (mezzo soprano)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Edita Gruberová (soprano)
tenor vocals [Arturo]:
Bernard Lombardo (operatic tenor)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
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 Donizetti3:58
11Rigoletto: Questa o quella
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:09
12Turandot: Signore, ascolta!
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:34
13Faust: Chœur des soldats
engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29) and Gréco Casadesus (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Opéra de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-24) and Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-24, from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-24, from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
chorus master:
Jean Laforge (choral conductor) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-24, from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979, in 1986)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-24, from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-24)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod3:21
14Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Thomas Hampson (baritone) (in 1988-10)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) (in 1988-10)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1988-10)
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) (in 1988-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1988-10)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (in 1988-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:48
15Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
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 Bizet4:04
16Hoffmanns Äventyr: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Montserrat Martí
orchestra:
Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu (Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu)
conductor:
David Giménez Carreras (Spanish conductor, nephew of tenor José Carreras)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach4:00
17Un ballo in maschera: Di' tu se fedele
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:14
18Thaïs : Méditation
producer:
Michel Glotz
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet6:44
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