Opera: Songs of Love

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1Overture: The Marriage of Figaro: Ouverture
orchestra:
Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa
conductor:
Álvaro Cassuto (Portuguese composer and conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:12
2Madama Butterfly: "Un bel dì vedremo” (One Fine Day)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Ljudmila Hadjieva (soprano)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Boris Hinchev (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:06
3La Bohème: "Che gelida manina” (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Peter Dvorský (tenor)
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
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 Puccini4:14
4Samson and Delilah: « Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix »(My Heart Is Open to Your Voice)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Delilah]:
Rita Noël (American operatic mezzo-soprano and trained violist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Nürnberger Symphoniker (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonia Slavonica (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Alfred Scholz, Hans Swarowsky (conductor) and Hans Swarowsky (conductor, used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:33
5Rigoletto: “Questa o quella”(This One or That One)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Peter Dvorský (tenor)
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
6Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle” (And the Stars Shone)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Peter Dvorský (tenor)
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
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 Puccini2:51
7Turandot: “Nessun Dorma” (Let No One Sleep)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Peter Dvorský (tenor)
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
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 Puccini2:57
8Werther : « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Oh, Why Waken Me, Thou Breath of Spring)
tenor vocals [Werther]:
Peter Dvorský (tenor)
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet2:27
9Noprma: “Casta diva” (Chaste Goddess)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Magdaléna Hajóssyová (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Of The Budapest State Opera (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Iosif Conta (conductor)
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 Bellini4:37
10Carmen: “L'amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Rita Noël (American operatic mezzo-soprano and trained violist)
orchestra:
Danube Philharmonic Orchestra (probably fictitious, or Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect) and Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Anton Nanut (conductor) and Anton Nanut (pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:40
11Pagliacci: “Vesti la giubba” (On With the Motley)
tenor vocals:
Gustav Papp (slovak tenor)
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
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 Leoncavallo3:44
12La traviata: “Lunge da lei - De miei bollenti spiriti” (My Turbulent Spirits)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Peter Dvorský (tenor)
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:25
13Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Boris Hinchev (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:34
14Così fan tutte: “Un aura amorosa” (Aura of Love)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:14
15The Pearl Fishers: Friendship Duet « Au fond du temple saint »
choir vocals:
Chœur de la RTF
orchestra:
Orchestre Radio Lyrique
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
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 Bizet2:58
16Zemira and Azor: “Rose Softly Blooming”
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
recording of:
Zemira e Azor: “Rose Softly Blooming" (in Italian)
composer:
Louis Spohr (German composer)
Louis Spohr3:38
17La traviata: “È strano … Ah! Fors è lui” (How Curious! Ah, Perhaps He Is the One)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Ettore Babini (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:00
18Rusalka: “O, Moon High Up in the Deep Deep Sky”
bass vocals:
Willard White (bass-baritone)
contralto vocals:
Gwendolyn Killebrew (contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Teresa Stratas (soprano)
orchestra:
Het Nederlands Omroepkoor En Orkest
conductor:
Bohumil Gregor (czech conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:29
19Lakmé : « Dôme épais, le jasmin… »
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
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 Delibes3:25
20Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
choir vocals:
Consortium Musicum Ljubljana
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Scene I. “Treulich geführt ziehet dahin”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner5:01