Le Meilleur de l’Opéra

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CD 1
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1La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben ne andró lontano”
engineer and balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-09-21, in 1955)
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1954-09-20, on 1954-09-21, in 1955) and Sinfonie‐Orchester der RAI Rom (in 1955)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1954-09-20, on 1954-09-21, in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955) and Idol (Independent Distribution On Line) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20) and Watford Town Hall (municipal building that includes the Assembly Rooms that are today the Watford Colosseum) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-21)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (on 1954-09-20)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (on 1954-09-21)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (in 1955)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
live recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (in 1955)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:48
2Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor) (in 1995)
vocals:
Richard Armstrong (conductor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
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 Verdi3:13
3Faust : Ronde « Le veau d’or est toujours debout »
bass vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone) (in 1991)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’armée française and Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte II. No. 7 « Le veau d’or est toujours debout » (Méphistophélès, Chœur)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte II
Charles‐François Gounod2:09
4Porgy and Bess: “Summertime“
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Artists (in 1986-06)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1986-06, in 1987)
vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
New Princess Theater Orchestra (in 1986-06)
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor) (in 1986-06)
performer:
John McGlinn (American conductor)
orchestrator:
George Gershwin (composer)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (in 1986-06)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) (in 1986-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin2:42
5Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1981)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
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 Puccini2:54
6Le Barbier de Séville - Air de la calomnie "La calunnia e un venticello”
bass vocals:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone) (in 1975)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°6a. “La calunnia è un venticello” (Basilio)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:55
7La Flûte enchantée : Air de la Reine de la nuit “Der Hölle Rache …”
soprano vocals:
Edda Moser (soprano) (in 1973)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:58
8Les Noces de Figaro - Air de Chérubin “Voi che sapte”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo soprano) (in 1977)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:50
9Les Noces de Figaro - Air de la Comtesse “Dove sono”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:47
10L'Élixir d'amour : "Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Michelangelo Veltri (argentinan conductor)
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 Donizetti4:33
11Carmen : Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle… »
choir vocals:
Chœur de la Radiodiffusion française
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) (in 1960)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion française (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
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
music quoted on:
Nxde
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:36
12Carmen : Air du toréador « Votre toast, je peux le rendre »
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
choir vocals:
Choeurs Nationals de la Radiodiffusion Française (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
soprano vocals:
Monique Linval (french soprano), Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) and Denise Monteil (contralto)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Denise Monteil (contralto)
soprano vocals [Mercedes]:
Monique Linval (french soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
chorus master:
René Alix
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI France (in 1960)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Escamillo, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d'hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”) (from 1959-09-01 until 1959-09-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:58
13Lakmé : Air des clochettes « Où va la jeune hindoue »Léo Delibes6:29
14Turandot: Air de Calaf “Nessun dorma”
vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1978)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
conductor:
Alain Lombard (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 Puccini2:52
15L'Amico Fritz: “O amore, o bella luce del core”Pietro Mascagni2:30
16La traviata: Air de Violetta “Addio del passato”
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (soprano) (in 1982)
vocals:
Renata Scotto (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:03
17Les Vêpres siciliennes : Boléro d’Hélène « Merci, jeunes amies »
soprano vocals:
June Anderson (soprano) (in 1990)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
recording of:
Les Vêpres siciliennes: Acte I. “Merci, jeunes amies” (Hélène)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Les Vêpres siciliennes: Acte I
Giuseppe Verdi4:04
18Die lustige Witwe: “Vilja, o Vilja”
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
recording of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II. N°12a. Entr'act. Vilja-Lied
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
part of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt II
Franz Lehár5:17
19Le Pays du sourire : Air de Sou-Chong “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz”Franz Lehár3:17
20Showboat: “Ol’ Man River”
baritone vocals:
Bruce Hubbard (baritone) (in 1988)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern1:48
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