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
7▶CD: Beniamino Gigli (1890–1957), tenor
8▶CD: Lauritz Melchior (1890–1973), tenor
9▼CD: Richard Tauber (1891–1948), tenor
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1La traviata: “De’miei bollenti spiriti”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1925)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo) (in 1925)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:51
2Il trovatore: “Ah, si ben mio”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1925)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico) (in 1925)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:54
3Il trovatore: “Di quella pira”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1926)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (in 1926)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:00
4Rigoletto: “Quesa o quella”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1927)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (in 1927)
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 Verdi1:48
5Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1927)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (in 1927)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:03
6Madame Butterfly: “Addio fiorito asil”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1925)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (Pinkerton’s Farewell) (in 1925)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini3:06
7Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (on 1926-11-15)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1926-11-15) and Orchester der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin (on 1926-11-15)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1926-11-15)
recording of:
Turandot: Akt III. „Keiner schlafe“ (Calaf) (on 1926-11-15)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
translated version of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
Giacomo Puccini2:54
8Turandot: “Non piangere, Liù”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1926)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin (in 1926)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (in 1926)
recording of:
Turandot: Akt I. „O weine nicht, Liù“ (Calaf, Liù, Timur) (in 1926)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
translated version of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur)
Giacomo Puccini2:43
9Les Contes d’Hoffmann: „Die Ballade vom Kleinzack“
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1928)
orchestra:
Chor und Staatskapelle Berlin (in 1928)
conductor:
Ernst Hauke (conductor) (in 1928)
recording of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Vorspiel. No. 5 Lied & Szene “Es war einmal am Hofe von Eisenack” (Hoffmann, Chor) (in 1928)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Vorspiel (Prologue)
Jacques Offenbach4:16
10Les Contes d’Hoffmann: „Ha, wie in meiner Seele“
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1928)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Berlin (in 1928)
conductor:
Ernst Hauke (conductor) (in 1928)
recording of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Akt II. „Ach, wie in meiner Seele” (in 1928)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
translated version of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Duo "Malheureux, tu ne comprends donc pas" – "Ô dieu, de quelle ivresse" (Giulietta, Hoffmann, Dapertutto)
part of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Akt II (Giulietta)
partial recording of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Akt III (Antonia) (in 1928)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen
Jacques Offenbach2:42
11Martha: „Ach, so fromm“
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1930)
recording of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel) (in 1930)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
part of:
Martha: Akt III
Friedrich von Flotow2:43
12I Pagliacci: “Prologo (Si, può?)”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1931)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Prologo. “Si può? Si può?” (Tonio) (in 1931)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Prologo (Pagliacci: Prologue)
Ruggero Leoncavallo5:59
13Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1932)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1932)
conductor:
Manfred Gurlitt (German composer and conductor) (in 1932)
recording of:
Tosca: 1. Akt. „Gib mir die Farben” - „Wie sich die Bilder gleichen“ (Cavaradossi, Sakristan) (in 1932)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
translator:
Max Kalbeck
translated version of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
part of:
Tosca: 1. Akt
Giacomo Puccini2:11
14Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1932)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1932)
conductor:
Manfred Gurlitt (German composer and conductor) (in 1932)
recording of:
Tosca: 3. Akt. „Und es blitzen die Sterne” (Cavaradossi) (“E lucevan le stelle”) (in 1932)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
translator:
Max Kalbeck
translated version of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
part of:
Tosca: 3. Akt
Giacomo Puccini2:28
15Die Entführung aus dem Serail: „Konstanze, Konstanze“
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1938)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) and Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (in 1938)
conductor:
Carl Alwin (conductor) (in 1938)
partial recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt I, Szene V. No. 4 Rezitativ und Arie "Konstanze, dich wieder zu sehen!" (Belmonte) / "O wie ängstlich, o wie feurig" (Belmonte) (in 1938)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt I
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt I, Szene V. No. 4 Rezitativ und Arie "Konstanze, dich wieder zu sehen!" (Belmonte) / "O wie ängstlich, o wie feurig" (Belmonte) (in 1938)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt I
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene III. Dialog "Nun, Konstanze, hast du dich entschieden?" (Selim, Konstanze)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:09
16Die Zauberflöte: „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1938)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino) (in 1938)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:41
17Don Giovanni: “Dalla sua pace”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1939)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1939)
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer) (in 1939)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. Anhang. No. 10a Aria “Dalla sua pace” (Don Ottavio) [K. 540a] (in 1939)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 540a)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:03
18Don Giovanni: “Il mio tesoro”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1938)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio) (in 1938)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:02
10▶CD: Tito Gobbi (1913–1984), baritone