A Night at the Opera

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CD 1: Arias & Duets
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1Largo Al Factotum from "The Barber of Seville"
engineer:
Gábor Mocsáry (in 1992-11)
producer:
Tamás Benedek (in 1992-11)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Roberto Servile (baritone) (from 1992-11-16 until 1992-11-28)
orchestra:
Failoni Chamber Orchestra (from 1992-11-16 until 1992-11-28)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor) (from 1992-11-16 until 1992-11-28)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1992-11-16 until 1992-11-28)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (from 1992-11-16 until 1992-11-28)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:39
2Non Più Andrai (Say Goodbye Now to Pastime) from "The Marriage of Figaro"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:42
3Papageno, Papagena from "The Magic Flute"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:28
4Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen from "The Magic Flute"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:59
5Voi, Che Sapete from "The Marriage of Figaro"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:07
6Si, mi Chiamano Mimi from "La Boheme"Giacomo Puccini4:37
7E Lucevan le Stelle (The Stars Were Brightly Shining) from "Tosca"
tenor vocals:
Giorgio Lamberti (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
Giacomo Puccini3:02
8Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana from "La Wally"
soprano vocals:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 1992 to present)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television in Brussels, Belgium (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:31
9L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle From "Carmen"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Graciela Alperyn (mezzo-soprano)
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 Bizet4:54
10La Donna È Mobile from "Rigoletto"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Dénes Gulyás (tenor)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
János Ferencsik (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:14
11Donna Non Vidi Mai from "Manon Lescaut"
tenor vocals:
Thomas Harper (tenor) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
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 Puccini2:29
12Che Gelida Manina (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen) from "La Boheme"
soprano vocals:
Ľuba Orgonášová (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jonathan Welch (tenor)
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 (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:26
13Barcarolle from "Tales From Hoffman"Jacques Offenbach2:32
14Viens Mallika … Dôme Épais le Jasmin (Flower Duet) from "Lakme"
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Denisa Šlepkovská (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Adriana Kohútková (soprano)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Johannes Wilder (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes6:40
15Un Bel Di, Vedremo from "Madame Butterfly"
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
soprano vocals [Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)]:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:39
16Au Fond du Temple Saint from "The Pearl Fishers"
baritone vocals:
Igor Morozov (baritone, born 1948)
tenor vocals:
Janez Lofric (Slovenian tenor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:52
17Recitar … Vesti La Giubba from "I Pagliacci"
tenor vocals:
Charles Craig (british operatic tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:50
18Vissi d'Arte, Vissi d'Amore from "Tosca"
soprano vocals:
Nelly Miricioiu (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 Puccini3:43
19Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep) from "Turandot"
tenor vocals:
Charles Craig (british operatic 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
Giacomo Puccini3:05
CD 2: Orchestral Moments
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1Overture to "The Magic Flute"
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:50
2Dance of the Hours from "La Gioconda"
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli9:48
3La Tregenda from "Le Villi"
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
Le Villi: Atto II. La tregenda
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Le Villi: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:50
4Intermezzo from "I Pagliacci"
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. Intermezzo
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:27
5Prelude to Act I of "La Traviata"
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata (german lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:27
6Partita and Prelude from "A Masked Ball"
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Nº 1. Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi4:43
7Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma (Freelance recording orchestra, mainly used by RCA & Reader’s Digest)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni4:00
8Intermezzo from "Carmen"Georges Bizet2:53
9Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah"
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte III, scène 2. Bacchanale
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte III
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:07
10Dance of the Comedians from "The Bartered Bride"
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut: III. Komödiantenszene
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1870)
part of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
Bedřich Smetana3:12
11Overture to "The Thieving Magpie"
orchestra:
The Beecham Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Gilbert Vinter (English conductor and composer)
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini9:46
12Grand March from "Aida"
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
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
Giuseppe Verdi5:11
13Prelude to Act III of "Lohengrin"
orchestra:
The New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner3:21
14The Ride of the Valkyries from "Die Walküre"
orchestra:
The New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:05
CD 3: Operatic Choruses
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1Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, Pensiero) from "Nabucco"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
2Monks' Chorus from "The Force of Destiny"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Maryetta Midgley (soprano)
Giuseppe Verdi3:02
3Zitti, Zitti from "Rigoletto"Giuseppe Verdi1:40
4Spinning Chorus from "The Flying Dutchman"Richard Wagner4:05
5Soldiers' Chorus from "Il Trovatore"Giuseppe Verdi3:44
6Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner4:33
7Humming Chorus from "Madame Butterfly"
choir vocals:
The Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Chorus
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:48
8Pilgrims' Chorus from "Tannhäuser"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Leonard B. Smith (American cornetist, composer and conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. Pilgerchor: “Beglückt darf nun dich”
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 III, Scene I. "Wohl wüsst ich hier sie im Gebet zu finden"
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. "Wohl wüsst ich hier sie im Gebet zu finden"
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 III
Richard Wagner4:45
9O Isis and Osiris from "The Magic Flute"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:52
10Huntsmen's Chorus from "Der Freischütz"Carl Maria von Weber2:44
11Sailors' Chorus from "The Flying Duchman"Richard Wagner2:02
12Si Ridesta in Ciel from "La Traviata"Giuseppe Verdi1:51
13Smugglers' Chorus from "Carmen"Georges Bizet3:04
14Slaves' Chorus from "Aïda"Giuseppe Verdi2:45
15Song of the Gypsies from "La Traviata"Giuseppe Verdi2:00
16Students' Chorus, Act I frrom "The Tales of Hoffman"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
Jacques Offenbach2:51
17Song of the Matadors from "La Traviata"Giuseppe Verdi2:51
18Soldiers' Chorus from "Faust"Charles‐François Gounod2:50
19Scorrendo Uniti Remota Via from "Rigoletto"Giuseppe Verdi1:44
20Anvil Chorus From "Il Trovatore"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
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 Verdi2:51