Opera Obsession! Opera d’Oro’s Greatest Hits

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caption on back cover: “The 20th century’s most exciting live performances!”

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Tracklist

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1Aida: “Celeste Aida”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1972-03)
live recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1972-03)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:18
2The Pearl Fishers: “Au fond du temple saint”
baritone vocals:
Giuseppe Taddei (baritone) (in 1960)
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1960)
live recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (in 1960)
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 Bizet4:10
3La Wally: “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana”
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1960)
live recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (in 1960)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:40
4Manon: “lo son sol…Ah, dispar, vision!”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1969)
live recording of:
Manon: Atto III. “Io son sol!” … “Ah, dispar, vision!” (in 1969)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
translated version of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène II. “Je suis seul !… Ah, fuyez, douce image” (des Grieux)
Jules Massenet4:58
5La Fille du régiment : “Il faut partir”
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass) (in 1969)
soprano vocals:
Beverly Sills (soprano) (in 1969)
tenor vocals:
Grayson Hirst (American operatic tenor) (in 1969)
live recording of:
La Fille du régiment : Acte I, Scène 12. Final “Il faut partir” (Marie) (in 1969)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La Fille du régiment : Acte I
Gaetano Donizetti6:56
6La traviata: “Libiamo ne’lieti calici”
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1973)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (in 1973)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:14
7Maria Stuarda: “Oh nube! Che lieve”
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1972)
live recording of:
Maria Stuarda: Atto II, no. 6b. “O nube che lieve per l’aria” (Maria, Anna, Coro) (in 1972)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Maria Stuarda: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:26
8Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (in 1964)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1964)
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 Puccini3:06
9Don Giovanni: “Dalla sua pace…”
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1970)
live recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. Anhang. No. 10a Aria “Dalla sua pace” (Don Ottavio) [K. 540a] (in 1970)
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 Mozart3:40
10Mefistofele: “Die campi, dai prati”
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1966)
live recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto I, Scena IIa. “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust) (in 1966)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto I
Arrigo Boito2:27
11Il trovatore: “Di quella pira”
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (from 1962 to present)
live recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:12
12Arabella: “Und du wurst mein…”
bass-baritone vocals:
Siegmund Nimsgern (bass-baritone) (in 1973)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1973)
live recording of:
Arabella, op. 79: Act II. "Und du wirst mein Gebieter sein" (Arabella, Mandryka, Dominik) (in 1973)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1932)
part of:
Arabella, op. 79: Akt II
Richard Strauss2:40
13Tannhäuser: “Dich teure Halle”
soprano vocals:
Gundula Janowitz (soprano) (in 1972)
live recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder" (in 1972)
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 Wagner4:53
14La Damnation de Faust : “Merci, doux crepuscule !”
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1969)
live recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Troisième Partie : Scène 9. Air de Faust « Merci, doux crépuscule ! » (Faust) (in 1969)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Troisième Partie
Hector Berlioz3:31
15La bohème: “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì”
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1969)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (in 1969)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:51
16Otello: “Dio! Mi potevi scagliar”
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor) (in 1971)
live recording of:
Otello: Atto III. “Dio! Mi potevi scagliar” … “Ah! dannazione!” (Otello, Iago) (in 1971)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto III
part of:
Otello: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:51
17Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1959)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1959)
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 Puccini3:30
18Rigoletto: “È il sol dell’anima”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1952)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1952)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “È il sol dell’anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna) (in 1952)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1850)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (in 1850)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:29
19Lucia di Lammermoor: “Tu che a Dio…”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1967)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 2. no. 15. “Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali” (Edgardo, Raimondo, Coro) (in 1967)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti4:51

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