Love at the Opera

~ Release by World Famous Opera Stars including: Jose Carreras, Renata Tebaldi, Cecilia Bartoli, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Che gelida manina (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen)
soprano vocals:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-02)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1979)
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 Puccini4:52
2Recondita armonia
choir vocals:
Chorus dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1959)
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 Puccini3:07
3La fleur que tu m’avais jetee
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
conductor:
Franco Patanè (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:16
4La ci darem la mano
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1971-10)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Tom Krause (bass-baritone) (on 1971-10-06)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (on 1971-10-06)
orchestra:
Vienna Haydn Orchestra (on 1971-10-06)
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor) (on 1971-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1971-10-06)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (on 1971-10-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:23
5Dunque io son…tu non m’inganni?
baritone vocals:
Leo Nucci (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°7a. Duetto “Dunque io son” (Rosina, Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:13
6Bei mannern, welche liebe fuhlen
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-07)
recording engineer:
Martha de Francisco (classical producer and engineer) and Roger de Schot
executive producer:
Eve Edwards
producer:
Eric Smith (classical music producer)
editor:
Kees De Visser (engineer)
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Olaf Bär (baritone) (in 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Choir (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Pamina]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1989-07)
tenor vocals:
Francisco Araiza (tenor) (in 1989-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1989-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1989-07)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1989-07)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 7 Duett „Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” (Pamina, Papageno) (in 1989-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:27
7Belle nuit, o nuit d’amour
choir vocals:
Choir of Pro Arte Lausanne, Choir of Radio Suisse Romande and Chorale du Brassus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1972)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach4:10
8Au fond du temple saint
baritone vocals:
Gino Quilico (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Gregory Cross (tenor)
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra of Montreal
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1992)
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 Bizet8:52
9Viens Mallika…dome epais le jasmine (Flower Duet)
engineer:
Michael Mailes (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (on 1967-10-12)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (on 1967-10-12)
vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) and Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de lʼOpéra de Monte‐Carlo (on 1967-10-12)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (on 1967-10-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Salle Alcazar in Monte-Carlo, Monaco (on 1967-10-12)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (on 1967-10-12)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes6:05
10Piangea cantando (Willow Song)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1972)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Piangea cantando nell’erma landa” (Desdemona) (Willow Song)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi6:26
11Vogliatemi bene (Love Duet)
recording engineer:
Jack Law (engineer) (in 1974-01), James Lock (engineer) (in 1974-01) and Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1974-01)
assistant producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer) (in 1974-01)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) (in 1974-01)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1974-01)
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1974-01)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1974-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1974-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1974-01)
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 1974-01)
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 Puccini7:51
12Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1985)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:53
13O soave fanciulla
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1959-08)
orchestra:
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra (in 1959-08)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1959-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1959)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 1959-08)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:10
14E lucevan le stelle
choir vocals:
Chorus dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1961)
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 Puccini3:01
15Vesti la giubba!
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jesús López-Cobos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1980)
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 Leoncavallo3:51
16Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1982-04)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1982-04)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1982-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-04)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1982-04)
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 Puccini3:22

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manufactured in:the U.K.
liner notes:Michael Heatley (in 1997)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Marks and Spencer PLC (in 1997)