Great Voices of the Opera

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Annotation

ISNI: 978-3-86860-03-3
SPARS code: ADD
PC 321

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-31 20:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Maria Callas (1923–1977), soprano
2▶CD: Rosa Ponselle (1897–1981), soprano
3▶CD: Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), soprano
4▶CD: Lotte Lehmann (1888–1976), soprano
5▶CD: Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), tenor
6▼CD: Giuseppe di Stefano (*1921), tenor
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1Les Pêcheurs de perles : « Mi par d’ udire ancora »
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
I pescatori di perle: Atto I. "Mi par d'udir ancor" (in 1944)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
translated version of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
part of:
I pescatori di perle
Georges Bizet4:07
2Les Pêcheurs de perles : « Del tempo al limitar »
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
I pescatori di perle: Atto I. “Del tempio al limita” (in 1944)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
translated version of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
part of:
I pescatori di perle
Georges Bizet5:02
3La traviata: “De miei bollenti spiriti”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1947)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo) (in 1947)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:57
4Mignon: “Addio, Mignon, fa’core”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Mignon: Atto II. "Addio, Mignon" (in 1947)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
translated version of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 11. Mélodie « Adieu, Mignon, courage! » (Wilhelm)
Ambroise Thomas3:17
5Mignon: “Ah! Non credevi tu!”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Mignon: Atto III. "Ah! Non credevi tu!" (in 1947)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
translated version of:
Mignon: Acte III, no. 14. Romance "Elle ne croyait pas" (Wilhelm)
Ambroise Thomas4:23
6Manon: “Ah! Dispar vision”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Manon: Atto III. “Io son sol!” … “Ah, dispar, vision!” (in 1947)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
translated version of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène II. “Je suis seul !… Ah, fuyez, douce image” (des Grieux)
Jules Massenet4:47
7Manon: “O dolce incanto”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Manon: Atto II. “O dolce incanto” (Il sogno) (in 1944)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
translated version of:
Manon : Acte II. « Instant charmant » … « En fermant les yeux » (des Grieux) (le rêve de Des Grieux)
part of:
Manon: Atto II
Jules Massenet3:55
8Werther: “Pourqui me reveiller?”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
partial recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther) (in 1944)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet2:46
9Werther: “Élégie”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Élégie (« Ô doux printemps d'autrefois … ») (for voice and piano) (in 1944)
lyricist:
Louis Gallet
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1873)
is based on:
Dix pièces de genre, op. 10: No. 5. Élégie jouée par les Erinnyes
Jules Massenet2:54
10Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1944)
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 Puccini2:53
11Mamma
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Mamma (in 1944)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini (in 1940)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio (in 1940)
Cesare Andrea Bixio3:00
12Se vuoi goder la vita
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Se vuoi goder la vita e Mamma (in 1944)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Cesare Andrea Bixio2:57
13Il valzer del quatro di luna
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Il valzer del quarto di luna (in 1944)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Cesare Andrea Bixio2:51
14Maria Christina
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Maria Christina (in 1944)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Cesare Andrea Bixio13:48
15Vola, vola, vola
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Vola, vola, vola (in 1944)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Cesare Andrea Bixio2:48
16Canto, ma sotto voce
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Canto, ma sotto voce (in 1944)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Cesare Andrea Bixio3:03
17Paganini : « Laissez-moi dire »
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Paganini: Laissez-moi dire (in 1944)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
Franz Lehár2:25
18Paganini: “Bella Italia”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1944)
recording of:
Paganini: Akt I. “Bella Italia” (in 1944)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translated version of:
Paganini: Akt I. Nr. 3 “Schönes Italien“ (Paganini)
Franz Lehár2:05
19A la Barcillunisa
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1947)
recording of:
A la barcillunisa
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:29
20Cantua a Timùni
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Cantu a timuni
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:10
7▶CD: Beniamino Gigli (1890–1957), tenor
8▶CD: Lauritz Melchior (1890–1973), tenor
9▶CD: Richard Tauber (1891–1948), tenor
10▶CD: Tito Gobbi (1913–1984), baritone