Classic Opera

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Promotional CD, given away with the London Evening Standard, 2004-03-04

Annotation last modified on 2008-08-14 09:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Turandot: “Nessun dorma!”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica dell’Emilia-Romagna ‘Arturo Toscanini’
conductor:
Emerson Buckley (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 Puccini2:37
2Madama Butterfly: Love Duet
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
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 Puccini3:50
3La bohème: “Quando me’n vo’ soletta per la via”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:34
4La traviata: “Libiamo, ne’lieti calici”
choir vocals:
Tallis Chamber Choir
soprano vocals:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
chorus master:
Philip Simms
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 Verdi2:59
5Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fausto Cleva (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 Puccini2:51
6Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (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 Puccini1:55
7La bohème: “Donde lieta usci”
soprano vocals:
Marton Éva (soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. no. 18. “Donde lieta uscì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:16
8Otello: “Ave Maria”
soprano vocals [Desdemona]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:10