The Opera Sampler

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Annotation

Tracks and the release they come from, as per back cover, since I can't scan this:
1. 419 203-2
2. 410 092-2
3. 415 695-2
4. 423 567-2
5. 419 610-2
6. 419 610-2
7. 427 682-2
8. 427 625-2
9. 427 331-2
10. 410 088-2
11. 419 179-2
12. 415 136-2

Annotation last modified on 2014-12-27 18:46 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1La forza del destino: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1985, in 1985-09)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1985-09, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:50
2Aida: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!" ... "Celeste Aida"
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer
tenor vocals [Radamès, capitano delle guardie]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio)
concertmaster:
Gabriele Bellini (in 1981-01)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:37
3Il barbiere di Siviglia: "Largo al factotum"
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Hermann Prey (baritone) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1971-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:41
4Madama Butterfly: "Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia"
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1987-04)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1987-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malìa” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (in 1987-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini12:42
5Requiem, K. 626: Dies irae
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Wiener Singverein (in 1986-05)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1986-05, from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1986-05, from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
chorus master:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:54
6Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Wiener Singverein (in 1986-05)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1986-05, from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1986-05, from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
chorus master:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (from 1986-05-26 until 1986-06-01)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler and Franz Xaver Süßmayr (from 1791 until 1792)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:13
7Les Contes d'Hoffmann: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarole)
co-producer:
Claudia Hamann
executive producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Claudia Eder (German mezzo-soprano) (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Edita Gruberová (soprano) (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
chorus master:
Jacques Jouineau (chorus master) (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
balance engineer:
Michel Lepage (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 1989)
recorded at:
Studio 104, Radio France in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (from 1986-05 until 1986-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:51
8Tannhäuser: "Freudig begrüßen wir die edle Halle"
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
Richard Wagner7:14
9L'italiana in Algeri: "Vedi per tutta Italia"
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (from 1987-09 until 1987-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Aγνή Mπάλτσα (mezzo-soprano) (from 1987-09 until 1987-10)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (from 1987-09 until 1987-10)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1987-09 until 1987-10)
Gioachino Rossini5:07
10Carmen: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
tenor vocals [Don José]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (from 1982-09 until 1983-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1982-09 until 1983-04)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1982-09 until 1983-04)
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 Bizet4:27
11Don Giovanni: "Fin ch'han dal vino"
producer:
Michel Glotz and Werner Mayer (classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (in 1985-01)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (in 1985-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1985-01)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1985-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1985-01)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni) (in 1985-01)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:27
12Carmina Burana: "O Fortuna"
recording engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor) and Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Jürgen Bulgrin (Sound engineer)
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1984-07)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1984-07)
chorus master:
Margaret Hillis (chorus master)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1984-07)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:41