Divas Volume 2 (1909-1940)

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1I Puritani: “Vien, diletto”
soprano vocals:
Frieda Hempel (German soprano singer) (on 1912-04-09)
recording of:
I puritani: Atto II. N°16d Cabaletta “Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna!” (Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo) (on 1912-04-09)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto II
Frieda Hempel4:11
2Le nozze di Figaro: “Non so più”
soprano vocals:
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano) (on 1917-09-12)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena V. (no. 6) Aria “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Cherubino) (on 1917-09-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I
Amelita Galli-Curci2:21
3Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Geraldine Farrar (American soprano) (on 1909-09-30)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (on 1909-09-30)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Geraldine Farrar3:48
4Rigoletto: “Caro nome”
soprano vocals:
Selma Kurz (Austrian soprano) (in 1919)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1919)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Selma Kurz3:51
5Les Contes d’Hoffmann: “Les Oiseaux dans la charmille”
soprano vocals:
Mabel Garrison (on 1916-06-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte II. « Les oiseaux dans la charmille » (Olympia, Spalanzani, Les invités, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Cochenille) (Chanson d’Olympia) (on 1916-06-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte II (Olympia)
Mabel Garrison4:41
6Jocelyn: “Berceuse”
soprano vocals:
Alma Gluck (soprano) (on 1914-12-29)
recording of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1914-12-29)
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895)
arrangement of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile”
Alma Gluck4:52
7Die Entführung aus dem Serail: “Martern aller Arten”
soprano vocals:
Maria Ivogün (soprano) (in 1923)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene III. No. 11 Arie "Introduktion - Martern aller Arten - Doch du bist entschlossen" (Konstanze) (in 1923)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Maria Ivogün4:44
8Carmen: “Les Tringles des sistres tintaient”
soprano vocals:
Sigrid Onegin (in 1924)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen) (in 1924)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Sigrid Onegin3:36
9Die Fledermaus: “Mein Herr Marquis”
soprano vocals:
Lotte Schöne (austrian soprano) (in 1928)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 8b „Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie…“ (Adele, Chor) (Laughing song) (in 1928)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Lotte Schöne3:07
10Hamlet: Ophelia’s Aria
vocals:
Eidé Norena (in 1933)
recording of:
Hamlet : Acte IV. Scène et air d’Ophélie « À vos jeux mes amis » (Ophélie) (in 1933)
lyricist:
Alexandre Dumas (“père”, French writer) (in 1847) and Paul Meurice (French novelist and playwright) (in 1847)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier (, in 1868) and Michel Carré (librettist) (, in 1868)
translated version of:
Hamlet (Shakespeare, version unknown)
part of:
Hamlet : Acte IV.
recording of:
Hamlet : Acte IV. Scène et air d’Ophélie « Et maintenant écoutez ma chanson ! » (Ophélie, Chœur)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Hamlet : Acte IV.
recording of:
Hamlet : Acte IV. Scène et air d’Ophélie « Partagez-vous mes fleurs ! » (Ophélie, chœur)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Hamlet : Acte IV.
Eidé Norena8:14
11La forza del destino: “Pace, pace mio dio”
vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano) (on 1928-01-17)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora) (on 1928-01-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Rosa Ponselle4:45
12Tristan und Isolde: “Isoldens Liebestod”
vocals:
Frida Leider (soprano) (in 1931)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1931)
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 III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Frida Leider5:04
13Werther: “Va ! Laisse couler mes larmes”
soprano vocals:
Ninon Vallin (in 1928)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Va ! Laisse couler mes larmes » – « Les larmes qu'on ne pleure pas » (Charlotte) (Air des larmes) (in 1928)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Ninon Vallin2:39
14La Périchole: “Tu n’es pas beau, tu n’es pas riche”
soprano vocals:
Maggie Teyte (british soprano) (on 1932-09-22)
recording of:
La Périchole: Acte III, Premier tableau. No 17b Couplets de l'aveu « Tu n'es pas beau, tu n'es pas riche … » (on 1932-09-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario) (in 1874)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1874) and Henri Meilhac (in 1874)
part of:
La Périchole: Acte III
Maggie Teyte3:55
15Ponce: Estrellita
soprano vocals:
Nina Koshetz (in 1928)
recording of:
Estrellita (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
Manuel María Ponce (Mexican composer) (in 1912)
Nina Koshetz3:25
16Die Walküre: “Du bist der Lenz”
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (on 1937-10-17)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I, Scene III "Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater" (on 1937-10-17)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I
Kirsten Flagstad2:15
17Die Walküre: “Hojotoho”
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (on 1935-10-09)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" (on 1935-10-09)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
Kirsten Flagstad2:16
18Lodoletta: “Flammen, Perdonami”
soprano vocals:
Mafalda Favero (soprano) (in 1940)
partial recording of:
Lodoletta: Atto III (in 1940)
part of:
Lodoletta
Mafalda Favero4:04