Diva: 30 Great Prima Donnas

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CD 1
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1Suicidio
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:40
2Addio del passatoGiuseppe Verdi2:52
3Voi lo sapete o mamma
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Giulietta Simionato (mezzo soprano)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
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 Mascagni5:14
4O mio babbino caroGiacomo Puccini2:28
5Vissi d’arte
soprano vocals:
Catherine Malfitano (soprano)
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
Giacomo Puccini3:12
6Mi chiamano Mimi
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
James Conlon (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)
Giacomo Puccini4:58
7Una voce poco faGioachino Rossini6:26
8Son vergin vezzosa
soprano vocals:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
recording of:
I Puritani: Atto I. N°9a. Finale I. Polacca “Son vergin vezzosa” (Elvira, Arturo, Enrichetta, Giorgio)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini3:27
9L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Régine Crespin (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:29
10Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1996)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 22. Air « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante » (Micaëla)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet5:05
11Il était un roi de ThuléCharles‐François Gounod4:12
12L’Air des Bijoux
soprano vocals:
Sumi Jo (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Giuliano Carella (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Un bouquet ! … Ô Dieu ! que de bijoux ! » … No. 14b « Ah ! Je ris ! » (Marguerite) (Air des bijoux / Jewel Song)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod3:50
13Je vous écris de ma petite chambre
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
partial recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Ces lettres ! ... ces lettres ! ... je les relis sans cesse ! » - « Je vous écris de ma petite chambre » – « Des cris joyeux » (Charlotte) (Air des lettres)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet4:52
14Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff
soprano vocals:
Astrid Varnay (soprano)
recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II, Nr. 4. Lied, Scene, Ballade und Chor "Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen" (Chor der Spinnerinnen)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II
Richard Wagner8:33
15Dich teure Halle
soprano vocals [Elisabeth]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1991)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder" (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner4:54
16Mild und leise
soprano vocals:
Martha Mödl (German soprano) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Orchester der Stadtischen Oper, Berlin (in 1952)
conductor:
Artur Rother (conductor) (in 1952)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1952)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner7:10
CD 2
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1Che faró senza Euridice
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:44
2Cet asile aimable et tranquille
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
partial recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte II
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
additional librettist:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 (French version, 1774)
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:50
3Di' cor mio, quanto t’amai
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Alcina, HWV 34: Atto I, VIII. Aria "Di', cor mio, quanto t'amai" (Alcina)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Alcina, HWV 34: Atto I
George Frideric Handel7:12
4Cara sposa
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto I, Scene VII, no. 14. Aria "Cara sposa, amante cara, dove sei?" (Rinaldo)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto I
George Frideric Handel9:50
5Ombra mai fù
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:35
6Thy hand, BelindaHenry Purcell4:51
7O let me ever, ever weep
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep!"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell7:54
8Sono Alcina
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
"Sono Alcina, e sono ancora", Hob. XXIVb:9
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. XXIVb:9)
Joseph Haydn4:18
9Quest’ improvviso trèmitoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:52
10È amore un ladroncelloWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:45
11Vedrai, carino
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 18 Aria “Vedrai, carino” (Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:38
12Non più di fioriWolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:23
13Der Hölle RacheWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:05
14Komm HoffnungLudwig van Beethoven5:29