Great Voices of the Opera

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ISNI: 978-3-86860-03-3
SPARS code: ADD
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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
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1Manon: “Il sogno”
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1904-02-09)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1904-02-09)
recording of:
Manon: Atto II. “Chiudo gli occhi e nel pansier” (Il sogno) (on 1904-02-09)
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)
Jules Massenet2:42
2Cavalleria rusticana: “Viva il vino”
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1905-02-27)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1905-02-27)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro) (on 1905-02-27)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni2:34
3La forza del destino: “Solenne in quest’ora”
baritone vocals:
Antonio Scotti (Italian baritone) (on 1906-03-13)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1906-03-13)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-03-13)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (on 1906-03-13)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:25
4La bohème: “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1906-02-11)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-02-11)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1906-02-11)
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 Puccini4:11
5La bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
soprano vocals:
Nellie Melba (soprano) (in 1907)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1907)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 1907)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:28
6I Pagliacci: “Recitar” … “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1907)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (in 1907)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:16
7L’Africana: “Mi batti il cor” … “O Paradiso”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso” (in 1908)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:43
8Rigoletto: “Questa o quella”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (in 1908)
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 Verdi2:08
9Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (in 1908)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:23
10Rigoletto: “Bella figlia dell’ amore”
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Antonio Scotti (Italian baritone) (in 1908)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Gina Severina (mezzo-soprano) (in 1908)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Marcella Sembrich (Polish coloratura soprano, Prakseda Marcelina Kochańska) (in 1908)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player and conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (on 1908-02-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (in 1908)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:06
11La bohème: “Addio dolce svegliare”
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Antonio Scotti (Italian baritone) (in 1908)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Geraldine Farrar (American soprano) (in 1908)
soprano vocals [Musetta]:
Gina Viafora (mezzo-soprano) (in 1908)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player and conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. “Addio dolce svegliare alla mattina!” (Mimì, Rodolfo, Musetta, Marcello) (on 1908-03-10)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
partial recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1908)
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 Puccini3:40
12Don Sebastiano: “Deserto in terra sol”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
Don Sebastiano: "Deserto in terra" (in 1908)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
Gaetano Donizetti4:26
13Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (in 1909)
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 I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:31
14Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1909-11-06)
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)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1909)
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 Puccini3:06
15La forza del destino: “Della natal sua terra”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Della natal sua terra” (Alvaro) (in 1909)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:14
16Les Huguenots: “Bianca al par”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
recording of:
Gli Ugonotti: Atto I. "Bianca al par di neve alpina" (in 1909)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
translated version of:
Les Huguenots : Acte I. Romance « Plus blanche que la blanche hermine »
Giacomo Meyerbeer4:11
17Carmen : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée »
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1908)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:51
18Aida: “La fatal patria” … “O terra addio”
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Johanna Gadski (German soprano singer) (in 1909)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (from 1909-11-06 until 1909-11-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (in 1909)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Scena e duetto: “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse” – “Presago il core della tua condanna” – “Morir si pura e bella” – “Vedi?... di morte l'angelo” (Radamès, Aida) (in 1909)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi8:28
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
10▶CD: Tito Gobbi (1913–1984), baritone