Puccini Weekend, Famous Arias

~ Release by Giacomo Puccini (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Madama Butterfly: “Un bel di”
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Felicia Weathers (soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
4:29
2Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
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
3:09
3Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Anita Cerquetti (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
3:06
4Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
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
3:14
5Turandot: “In questa reggia”
soprano vocals [Turandot]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “In questa reggia” (Turandot, La folla, Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II
5:46
6Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Bruno Prevedi (tenor)
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
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
2:53
7La Bohéme: “Che gelida manina”
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1959-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia (in 1959-08)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1959-08)
balance engineer:
Peter Attwood (in 1959-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1959-08)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1959-08)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
4:58
8La Bohéme: “Sì, mi chiamano Mimi”
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Maria Chiara (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
5:18
9La Bohéme: “Quando m’en vo”2:17
10La fanciulla del West: “Ch’ella mi creda”
tenor vocals [Johnson]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1959)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance) (in 1959)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
2:29
11Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Felicia Weathers (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Argeo Quadri (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.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
2:17
12Manon Lescaut: “Donna, non vidi mai”2:39