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1Il trovatore: “Vedi le fosche notturne spoglie”
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:46
2La Bohème: “Che gelida manina”
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:49
3Carmen : « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Habanera)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:26
4Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
sound engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1971-06-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-06-28)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (on 1971-06-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-06-28)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1971-06-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:24
5Aida: Coro e marcia trionfale “Gloria all’Egitto”
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Grand March (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arrangement of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Giuseppe Verdi?:??
6Il trovatore: “Ah si, ben mio”
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
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 Verdi3:46
7Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-05)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1984-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1984-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini?:??
8La traviata: Preludio Atto I
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06)
orchestra:
Bavarian State Orchestra (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
9Manon Lescaut: “Donna non vidi mai”
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1979-06)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1979-06)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer) (in 1979-06)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Town Hall (Walthamstow Assembly Hall) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-06)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) (in 1979-06)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:39
10Don Giovanni: “Madamina, il catalogo e questo”
bass vocals [Leporello]:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer) (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 4 Aria “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (Leporello) (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:33
11Il trovatore: “Il balen del suo sorriso”
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Luna]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. “Il balen del suo sorriso” (Conte Luna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 2. “Per me ora fatale” (Conte Luna, Ferrando, retainers)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:37
12L’Africaine : « Pays merveilleux » … « Ô Paradis »
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980-11)
audio engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
editor:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1980-11)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1980-11)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1980-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980-11)
recording of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis" (in 1980-11)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
L’Africaine : Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:35
13Andrea Chénier: “La mamma morta”
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano5:32
14La traviata: “Lunge da lei“ … “De’ miei bollenti spiriti”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi3:41
15Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Una voce poco fa”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Rosina]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1971-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:36
16Martha: “M’appari”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1973-06)
tenor vocals [Lionel]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1973-05)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1973-05, in 1973-06)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1973-05, in 1973-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel) (in 1973-05)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel) (in 1973-06)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
recording of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
part of:
Martha: Akt III
Friedrich von Flotow3:29
17L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1955)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1955)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (in 1955)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:50
18La traviata: “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici”
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
baritone vocals:
Bruno Grella (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
bass vocals:
Alfredo Giacomotti (operatic bass) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
choir vocals:
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Flora]:
Stefania Malagú (mezzo-soprano) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
other vocals:
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
tenor vocals [Gastone]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
chorus master:
Wolfgang Baumgart (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi2:57
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