Essential Opera Arias, CD 1

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1Nessun Dorma (from Turandot)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
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 Puccini3:27
2The Flower Duet (from Lakmé)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Agnès Disney (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Mado Robin
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
conductor:
Georges Sébastian (conductor)
partial recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (in 1955)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes2:37
3E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
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 Puccini2:48
4O luce di quest'anima (from Linda di Chamounix)
soprano vocals [Linda]:
Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
recording of:
Linda di Chamounix: Atto I. No. 3 Recitativo e cavatina “Ah! Tardai troppo” … “O luce di quest'anima” (Linda)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Linda di Chamounix: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti6:16
5Casta diva (from Norma)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:20
6Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffmann)
soprano vocals [Giuletta]:
Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) (in 1938)
conductor:
Walter Goehr (conductor and composer) (in 1938)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta) (in 1938)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:14
7’O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
arrangement of:
O sole mio
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
Eduardo di Capua4:19
8Celeste Aida (from Aida)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:28
9Chi è là? (from La Bohème)
soprano vocals [Mimi]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 5. “Non sono in vena. Chi è là?” (Rodolfo, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:18
10A vucchella
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
’A vucchella
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio (in 1892)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer) (in 1904)
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:50