Opera Classics (BMG club edition)

~ Release by Plácido Domingo (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Aida: Act I, Scene I. "Se quel guerrier io fossi!"
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:26
2Così fan tutte, K. 588: Act I, Scene XII. "Un'aura amorosa"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:12
3Un ballo in maschera: Act I, Scene II. "Di' tu se fedele"
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
soprano vocals:
Reri Grist (American soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:09
4Manon Lescaut: Act I. "Donna non vidi mai"
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1972)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1972)
conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) (in 1972)
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 Puccini2:30
5Don Carlo: Act I. "Fontainebleau!... Io la vidi"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 “Io l’ho perduta!” … “Io la vidi e il suo sorriso” (Carlo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
Giuseppe Verdi5:48
6Giulio Cesare in Eggito, HWV 17: Act I, Scene IV. "Svegliatevi nel core"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena IV, 5. Aria “Svegliatevi nel core” (Sesto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel4:58
7Mefistofele: Act I. "Dai campi, dai prati"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto I, Scena IIa. “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto I
Arrigo Boito2:30
8Manon Lescaut: Act II. "Ah, Manon, mi tradisce"
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1972)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1972)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1972)
conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) (in 1972)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah, Manon, mi tradisce” (Des Grieux, Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:42
9Un ballo in maschera: Act III, Scene II. "Forse la soglia attinse... Me se m'è forza perderti"
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra and performer:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21a. Scena “Forse la soglia attinse” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21b. Romanza “Ma se m'è forza perderti” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:17
10Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act II, Scene II. "Il mio tesoro"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1991)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (in 1991)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor) (in 1991)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
11L'Africaine: Act IV. "Pays merveilleux... Ô paradis"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Barker (conductor)
recording of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:09
12La fanciulla del West: Act III. "Ch'ella mi creda"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Barker (conductor)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:07
13La forza del destino: Act III, Scene I. "Oh, tu che in seno agl'angeli"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:23
14Tosca: Act I. "Recondita armonia"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
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
Giacomo Puccini2:59
15Nerone: Act III. "Vergini, Muse... Quando al soave anelito"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Nerone: Atto III. "Vergini, Muse... Quando al soave anelito" (Nerone)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Nerone: Atto III
Pietro Mascagni3:20
16Faust: Act III. "Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre?... Salut! demeure"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod5:30
17Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act I, Scene III. "Dalla sua pace"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. Anhang. No. 10a Aria “Dalla sua pace” (Don Ottavio) [K. 540a]
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 540a)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:53
18Tosca: Act III. "E lucevan le stelle"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
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 Puccini4:19
19Otello: Act IV, Scene IV. "Niun mi tema"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Barker (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Niun mi tema s'anco armato mi vede” (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:44

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