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Title: A-Z of Opera
Composer: Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759); Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (1714 - 1787); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826); Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868); (Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848); Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Main Performer: Kym Amps (Soprano); Ingrid Kertesi (Soprano); Teresa Ringholz (Soprano); Andrea Martin (Baritone); Joanna Borowska (Soprano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): (The) Scholars Baroque Ensemble Choir; Budapest Camerata Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice
Date of Release: 02/10/2000
Label / Distributor: Naxos / Select
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 3 hours 38 minutes
Genre(s): Stage works
EAN: 747313503728
Catalogue Number: 8
Work 1
Work Title: Dido and Aeneas, Z626
Excerpt(s): 1. When I am laid in earth
Composer: Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1689
Orchestra / Ensemble: (The) Scholars Baroque Ensemble Choir
Opera Part(s): Kym Amps
Main Performer: Kym Amps (Soprano)
Work 2
Work Title: Rinaldo, HWV7a
Excerpt(s): 1. Lascia ch'io pianga
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1711
Conductor: Lászlo Kovács
Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Camerata Orchestra
Main Performer: Ingrid Kertesi (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Ingrid Kertesi
Work 3
Work Title: Serse, 'Xerxes', HWV40
Excerpt(s): 1. Ombra mai fu (Largo)
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1738
Conductor: Lászlo Kovács
Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Camerata Orchestra
Main Performer: Ingrid Kertesi (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Ingrid Kertesi
Work 4
Work Title: Orfeo ed Euridice
Excerpt(s): 1. Ballet in D minor (Dance of the Blessed Spirits): (flute sol
Composer: Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (1714 - 1787)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1762
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice
Work 5
Work Title: Alceste
Excerpt(s): 1. ADDITIONAL EXCERPTS - Ombre larve
Composer: Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (1714 - 1787)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1776
Conductor: Arnold Östman
Orchestra / Ensemble: Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Drottningholm Court Theatre Chorus
Main Performer: Teresa Ringholz (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Teresa Ringholz
Work 6
Work Title: Don Giovanni, K527
Excerpt(s): 1. Madamina, il catalogo č questo
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1787
Conductor: Konrad Leitner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Orchestra
Main Performer: Andrea Martin (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Andrea Martin
Work 7
Work Title: Cosě fan tutte, K588
Excerpt(s): 1. Soave sia il vento
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1790
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Main Performer: Joanna Borowska (Soprano), Peter Mikulás (Bass), Rohangiz Yachmi (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s): Joanna Borowska, Peter Mikulás, Rohangiz Yachmi
Work 8
Work Title: (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
Excerpt(s): 1. Non piů andrai
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1786
Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Natale de Carolis (Bass-baritone)
Opera Part(s): Natale de Carolis
Work 9
Work Title: (Die) Zauberflöte, '(The) Magic Flute', K620
Excerpt(s): 1. Der Hölle Rache
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1791
Conductor: Michael Halász
Orchestra / Ensemble: Failoni Orchestra, Budapest
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian Festival Chorus
Main Performer: Hellen Kwon (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Hellen Kwon
Work 10
Work Title: Fidelio, Op. 72
Excerpt(s): 1. Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1814
Conductor: Michael Halász
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian Radio Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Nicolaus) Esterházy Sinfonia Orchestra
Main Performer: Inga Nielsen (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Inga Nielsen
Work 11
Work Title: (Der) Freischütz, J277
Excerpt(s): 1. Was gleicht wohl auf Erden (Huntsmen's Chorus)
Composer: Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1821
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 12
Work Title: (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Excerpt(s): 1. Largo al factotum
Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1816
Conductor: Will Humburg
Orchestra / Ensemble: Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest
Main Performer: Roberto Servile (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Roberto Servile
Work 13
Work Title: (L')Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love'
Excerpt(s): 1. Una furtiva lagrima
Composer: (Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1832
Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Vincenzo La Scola (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Vincenzo La Scola
Work 14
Work Title: (I) Puritani
Excerpt(s): 1. Qui la voce
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1835
Conductor: Will Humburg
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Luba Orgonasova (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Luba Orgonasova
Work 15
Work Title: (La) traviata
Excerpt(s): 1. Un dě, felice
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Monika Krause (Soprano), Yordi Ramiro (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Monika Krause, Yordi Ramiro
Work 16
Work Title: Nabucco
Excerpt(s): 1. Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata
Work 20
Conductor: Uwe Mund
Work 16
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1842
Conductor: Oliver Dohnányi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 17
Work Title: Aida
Excerpt(s): 1. March ('Grand March')
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1871
Conductor: Rico Saccani
Orchestra / Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Work 18
Work Title: Falstaff
Excerpt(s): 1. Č sogno? o realtŕ
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1893
Conductor: Will Humburg
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Roberto Servile (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Roberto Servile
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Work 19
Work Title: Rigoletto
Excerpt(s): 1. La donna č mobile
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1851
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Yordi Ramiro (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Yordi Ramiro
Work 20
Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'
Excerpt(s): 1. Ride of the Valkyries (concert version)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1850
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 21
Work Title: Tannhäuser
Excerpt(s): 1. Beglückt darf nun (Pilgrims' Chorus)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1845
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title: (La) Wally
Excerpt(s): 1. Ebben?...Ne andrň lontana
Composer: Alfredo Catalani (1854 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1892
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: BRT Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Miriam Gauci (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Miriam Gauci
Work 23
Work Title: Rusalka, B203 (Op. 114)
Excerpt(s): 1. O, moon high up in the deep, deep sky (O silver moon)
Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1901
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Jana Valásková (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Jana Valásková
Work 24
Work Title: Gianni Schicchi
Excerpt(s): 1. O mio babbino caro
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1918
Conductor: Will Humburg
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Luba Orgonasova (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Luba Orgonasova
Work 25
Work Title: (La) Bohčme, 'Bohemian Life'
Excerpt(s): 1. Che gelida manina
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1896
Conductor: Will Humburg
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Jonathan Welch (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Jonathan Welch
Work 26
Work Title: Madama Butterfly
Excerpt(s): 1. Un bel dě vedremo
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1904
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Miriam Gauci (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Miriam Gauci
Work 27
Work Title: Tosca
Excerpt(s): 1. E lucevan le stelle
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1900
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Giorgio Lamberti (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Giorgio Lamberti
Work 28
Work Title: Turandot
Excerpt(s): 1. Nessun dorma!
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1926
Main Performer: Prunella Scales (Narrator)
Opera Part(s): Prunella Scales
Work 29
Work Title: Lakmé
Excerpt(s): 1. Dôme épais le jasmin/Sous le dôme épais (Flower duet
Composer: (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1883
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Adriana Kohútková (Soprano), Denisa Slepkovská (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Adriana Kohútková, Denisa Slepkovská
Work 30
Work Title: Thaďs
Excerpt(s): 1. Méditation
Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1894
Conductor: György Selmeczi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Camerata Transylvanica Orchestra
Main Performer: János Selmeczi (Violin)
Opera Part(s): János Selmeczi
Work 31
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bratislava Children's Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Graciela Alperyn (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Graciela Alperyn
Work 32
Work Title: (Les) Pęcheurs de Perles, '(The) Pearl Fishers'
Excerpt(s): 1. Au fond du temple saint
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1863
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Igor Morozov (Baritone), Janez Lotric (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Igor Morozov, Janez Lotric
Work 33
Work Title: Pagliacci, 'Players'
Excerpt(s): 1. Recitar!
2. Vesti la giubba
Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1892
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Nicola Martinucci (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Nicola Martinucci
Work 34
Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana
Excerpt(s): 1. Intermezzo
Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1890
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 35
Work Title: Andrea Chénier
Excerpt(s): 1. Come un bel dě di maggio
Composer: Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1896
Conductor: Michael Halász
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Thomas Harper (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Thomas Harper
Work 36
Work Title: King Roger, Op. 46
Excerpt(s): 1. Roxana's Song
Composer: Karol (Maciej) Szymanowski (1882 - 1937)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1926
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Conductor: Karol Stryja
Orchestra / Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Barbara Zagórzanka (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Barbara Zagórzanka
Work 37
Work Title: (Die) tote Stadt, Op. 12
Excerpt(s): 1. Glück, das mir verblieb (Mariettalied)
Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1920
Conductor: Leif Segerstam
Orchestra / Ensemble: Stockholm Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Tomtberga School Children's Choir
Main Performer: Katarina Dalayman (Soprano), Thomas Sunnegĺrdh (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Katarina Dalayman, Thomas Sunnegĺrdh
Work 38
Work Title: (L')Orfeo
Excerpt(s): 1. Act 2 - Sinfonia
2. Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno
Composer: Claudio (Giovanni Antonio) Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1607
Conductor: Sergio Vartolo
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bologna Cappella Musicale di St Petronio
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