16 Classic Opera Highlights

~ Release by Plácido Domingo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

track 6 appears incorrectly attributed to Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana

title beginnings on tracks 15 & 16 not referenced on the MB works attached

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-26 09:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Tosca: E lucean le stelle
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
live 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 Puccini2:52
2Il trovatore: Di quella pira
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Verdi1:56
3La traviata: Brindisi – Libiamo, Libiamo
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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
4La traviata: Lunge da lei
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Verdi1:40
5Il tabarro: Hai ben ragione
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Il tabarro: “Hai ben ragione” (Luigi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Il tabarro
Giacomo Puccini2:37
6Il tabarro: O Luigi Luigi
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Il tabarro: “O Luigi! Luigi!” (Giorgetta, Luigi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Il tabarro
Giacomo Puccini6:39
7Adriana Levouvreur: L’anima ho stanca
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto II. "L'anima ho stanca" (Maurizio)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer) (in 1902)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti (in 1902)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto II
Francesco Cilea1:44
8Requiem: Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:30
9Il trovatore: Deserta sulla terra
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Il Trovator! lo fremo!” ... “Deserto sulla terra” (Manrico, Conte Luna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi5:45
10La bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Puccini4:28
11La traviata: De miei bollenti spiriti
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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
Giuseppe Verdi1:59
12La traviata: Un dì felice
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Duetto “Un dì felice, eterea” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:27
13Cavalleria rusticana: Siciliano – O Lola
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “O Lola ch'ai di latti la cammisa” (Turiddu) (“Siciliana”)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni2:02
14Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Leoncavallo3:51
15Cavalleria rusticana: Intanto amici qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni2:48
16Tosca: Dammi i colori … Recondita armonia
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
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 I
Giacomo Puccini2:49

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:KB Import & Export Ltd. (copyrights only - label is eg. “Hey Presto!”) (in 1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8224664 [info]

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part of:Classic Opera Highlights (order: 1)