Best Encores 100

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1▶CD: Violin Encores
2▶CD: Piano Encores
3▶CD: Instrumental Encores
4▶CD: Orchestral Encores
5▶CD: Song Encores
6▼CD: Opera Encores
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1Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
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 Rossini4:55
2La traviata: Sempre libera
soprano vocals:
June Anderson (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Michelangelo Veltri (Argentinan conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:55
3Lucia di Lammermoor: Sulla tomba che rinserra...Verranno a te
soprano vocals:
June Anderson (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Michelangelo Veltri (Argentinan conductor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 4b) Duetto "Sulla tomba che rinserra" (Edgardo, Lucia)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 4d) “Verranno a te sull’aure” (Edgardo, Lucia)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti4:39
4Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Michelangelo Veltri (Argentinan conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod4:50
5Rusalka, op. 114/B 203: O moon high up "Song to the moon"
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (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 Dvořák6:01
6Semele, HWV 58: Where'er you walk
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
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 Handel4:35
7L'amour masque: J'ai deux amants
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor)
recording of:
L’Amour masqué : “J'ai deux amants”
lyricist:
Sacha Guitry
composer:
André Messager (French composer)
part of:
L'Amour masqué
André Messager3:25
8Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:55
9Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
baritone vocals:
Olaf Bär (baritone)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:01
10Giuditta: Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Giuditta: Akt IV. „Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss” (Giuditta)
lyricist:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Paul Knepler (librettist and composer)
part of:
Giuditta: Akt IV
Franz Lehár5:38
11La chulapona: Noche madrileña
soprano vocals:
Juliet Oppenheimer (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Barker (conductor)
recording of:
La chulapona: Romanza. Noche madrileña
composer:
Federico Moreno Torroba (composer)
part of:
La chulapona
Federico Moreno Torroba3:32
12Die Fledermaus: Klänge der Heimat "Czardas"
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Barker (conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 10 Csárdás „Klänge der Heimat“ (Rosalinde)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss4:44
13Candide: Glitter and be gay
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Cunégonde]:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Candide: Act I. Glitter and Be Gay
lyricist:
Richard Wilbur
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein5:48
14Tu ca nun chiagne
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Asher Fisch
recording of:
Tu ca nun chiagne
lyricist:
Libero Bovio
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
Ernesto de Curtis3:12
15Valurile Dunari: Muzica
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Asher Fisch
recording of:
Valurile Dunării: Muzica
composer:
Theodor Grigoriu (Romanian composer)
part of:
Valurile Dunării
Theodore Grigoriu3:05
16La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi"
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Barker (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 Verdi4:06