Great Voices of the 20th Century

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1Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
live 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
2Torna a Surriento
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
live recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Ernesto De Curtis3:03
3Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Oh My Beloved Father)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:11
4La traviata: “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” … “Oh qual pallor!”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:05
5Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:13
6Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
orchestra:
Members of La Scala Orchestra, Milan
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:13
7Pagliacci: “Recitar” … “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
live 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 Leoncavallo3:49
8One Day When We Were Young
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor)
recording of:
One Day When We Were Young (song from “The Great Waltz”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
additional composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
The Great Waltz (1938 film)
Johann Strauss2:55
9Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Una voce poca fà”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” (Rosina)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini3:52
10La traviata: “Che fai? … Nulla”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Che fai? … Nulla” (Violetta, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:36
11Ave Maria
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
music quoted on:
Weiss Heim
Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod2:32
12La Danza
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
lyricist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
part of:
Soirées musicales
Gioachino Rossini3:03
13L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
live recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:53
14Il trovatore: “Di quella pira”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
live recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi1:53
15Carmen: The Toreador’s Song
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet4:34
16Don Giovanni: Deh vieni alla finestra
bass vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 16 Canzonetta “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:40

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manufactured by:Disctronics
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:K-tel Entertainment (UK) Ltd (in 2001)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10602741 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00005B9J0 [info]
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