The Record of Singing: The Very Best of Volumes 1-4: 1899-1952

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1L'elisir d'amore: Act II. Una furtive lagrima (2009 Digital Remaster)
tenor vocals:
Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor)
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
Ferruccio Tagliavini4:17
2Mignon: Act II. Addio, Mignon (2009 Digital Remaster)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Mignon: Atto II. "Addio, Mignon"
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
translated version of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 11. Mélodie « Adieu, Mignon, courage! » (Wilhelm)
Giuseppe Di Stefano3:39
3Dicitencello vuje
tenor vocals:
Luigi Infantino (tenor)
recording of:
Dicitencello vuje
lyricist:
Enzo Fusco
composer:
Rodolfo Falvo (in 1930)
Luigi Infantino3:53
4Otello: Act I. Esultate!
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 1. “Esultate!” (Otello, Ciprioti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Mario del Monaco1:13
5La Favorita: Act III. A tanto amor
baritone vocals:
Paolo Silveri (baritone)
recording of:
La favorita: Atto III. “A tanto amor” (Alfonso, Fernando, Leonora)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La favorita: Atto III
part of:
La favorita: Atto III
Paolo Silveri4:46
6Tosca: Act I. Tre sbirri, una carozza
baritone vocals:
Giampiero Malaspina
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)
Giampiero Malaspina4:16
7Don Carlo: Act IV. O Carlo, ascolta (2009 Digital Remaster)
baritone vocals:
Gino Bechi (baritone)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 2. N°14 “O Carlo, ascolta, la madre t’aspetta” (Rodrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
Gino Bechi4:05
8A Life for the Tsar: Act IV. They guess the truth
bass vocals:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass)
partial recording of:
A Life for the Tsar: Act IV
composer:
Михаил Иванович Глинка (Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer)
part of:
A Life for the Tsar
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni5:03
9Boris Godunov: Act II. I have attained the highest power (2009 Digital Remaster)
bass vocals:
Tancredi Pasero (operatic bass)
recording of:
Boris Godunov: Act II. Monologue "I have Attained Supreme Power" (Boris)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Act II (1872 version)
Tancredi Pasero6:03
10Werther: Act III. M'ha scritto che m'ama (2009 Digital Remaster)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano)
Giulietta Simionato4:57
11Il trovatore: Act II. Condotta ell'era in ceppi (2009 Digital Remaster)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Condotta ell'era in ceppi” (Azucena, Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Fedora Barbieri4:35
12Samson et Dalila: Act I. La notte cadente
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Umberto Berrettoni (conductor)
recording of:
Sansone e Dalila: Atto I, scena 6. “La notte cadente” (Dalila, un vecchio ebreo)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
librettist:
Ferdinand Lemaire (librettist)
translator:
Angelo Zanardini
part of:
Sansone e Dalila: Atto I
Ebe Stignani3:16
13Les Pêcheurs de perles: Act I. Siccome un dì caduto il sole (2009 Digital Remaster)
soprano vocals:
Alda Noni (soprano)
partial recording of:
I pescatori di perle
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
translated version of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles
Alda Noni4:40
14I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Act I. O quante volte
soprano vocals:
Margherita Carosio (Soprano)
recording of:
I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Atto I. N°4b Recitativo e romanza “Oh! quante volte” (Giulietta)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (from 1830-01 until 1830-03)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (from 1830-01 until 1830-03)
part of:
I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Atto I
Margherita Carosio4:07
15Su venite e consiglio
grand piano:
Luigi Cortese (pianist) (in 1950)
soprano vocals:
Magda László (soprano) (in 1950)
recording of:
Su, venite a consiglio (in 1950)
composer:
Alessandro Scarlatti (composer)
Magda László3:20
16Don Carlo: Act IV. Tu che le vanità
soprano vocals:
Margherita Grandi (Soprano)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV. N°15 “Tu che le vanità” – “O Francia, nobile suol” (Elisabetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV (V)
Margherita Grandi9:50
17Il trovatore: Act IV. Vanne… D’amor sull’ ali rosee
soprano vocals:
Zinka Milanov (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Zinka Milanov5:02