The Most Famous Opera Duets

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1Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. “Au fond du temple saint”
engineer:
Walther Ruhlmann
producer:
René Challan
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (in 1961)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1961)
vocals:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (in 1961) and Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (French conductor and composer) (in 1961)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI France (in 1961) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (in 1961)
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 Bizet5:31
2Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1967) and Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27) and Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1967)
conductor:
John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27) and Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
compilation of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vieni, vieni… Via dall’anima in pena” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) by Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) and Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) by Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (in 1967)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini7:55
3Le nozze di Figaro, Atto III. ”Sull’aria“
vocals:
Judith Blegen (soprano) (in 1977) and Heather Harper (soprano) (in 1977)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1977)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1977)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna) (Canzonetta sull'aria) (in 1977)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:49
4La traviata: Atto I. “Un di felice, eterea”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) (in 1960)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo del Monte (tenor) (in 1960)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1960)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1960)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Duetto “Un dì felice, eterea” (Alfredo, Violetta) (in 1960)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
5Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I. “Ah! Verranno a te sull’aure”
vocals:
Edita Gruberová (soprano) (in 1984) and Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1984)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1984)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (in 1984)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 4d) “Verranno a te sull’aure” (Edgardo, Lucia) (in 1984)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti5:32
6Tristan und Isolde: Akt II. “O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe”
vocals:
Helga Dernesch (austrian soprano and mezzo-soprano) (in 1972) and Jon Vickers (tenor) (in 1972)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (in 1972)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1972)
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!" (in 1972)
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 II
Richard Wagner6:07
7Carmen : Acte I. “Parle-moi de ma mère”
vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1960) and Janine Micheau (soprano) (in 1960)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06, in 1960)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06, in 1960)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 7 Duo « Parle-moi de ma mère ! » (Don José, Micaëla) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 7 Duo « Parle-moi de ma mère ! » (Don José, Micaëla) (in 1960)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet10:34
8Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
soprano vocals [Pamina]:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
orchestra:
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 7 Duett „Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” (Pamina, Papageno) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:15
9Lakmé : Acte I. “Viens, Malika …”
audio engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
choir vocals:
Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:57
10Rigoletto: Atto I: “É il sol dell'anima”
vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1968) and Reri Grist (American soprano) (in 1968)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1968)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1968)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “È il sol dell’anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna) (in 1968)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1850)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (in 1850)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:12
11Der Rosenkavalier: Akt II. “Mir ist der Ehre widerfahren”
vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (in 1957) and Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano) (in 1957)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1957)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II. "Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren" (Octavian, Sophie) (in 1957)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II
Richard Strauss6:27
12Don Giovanni: Atto I. “Là ci darem la mano”
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Eberhard Wächter (baritone) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Graziella Sciutti (soprano) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (from 1959-10-07 until 1959-11-24)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
13La bohème, Atto IV. “O Mimi, tu più non torni”
baritone vocals:
Mario Sereni (baritone) (in 1964)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1964)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1964)
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer) (in 1964)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 21. “O Mimì, tu più non torni” (Rodolfo, Marcello) (in 1964)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:06
14Il trovatore: Atto IV. “Miserere … Quel suon, quelle preci”
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1978)
tenor vocals:
Franco Bonisolli (tenor) (in 1978)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (in 1978)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1978)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Miserere d’un’alma già vicina” ... “Quel suon, quelle preci” (Leonora, Manrico, coro) (in 1978)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:53

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