Great Opera Choruses

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Title: Great Opera Choruses

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); (Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848); Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835); Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919); Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); Arrigo Boito (1842 - 1918); Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875); Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893); (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Main Performer: Ryland Davies (Tenor); Alexander Oliver (Tenor); Della Jones (Mezzo soprano); Giorgio Tadeo (Bass); John Tomlinson (Bass)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir; Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome; Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Date of Release: 12/05/1999

Label / Distributor: Double Decca / Universal Manufacturing and Logistics

Pieces in Set: 2

Running Time: 3 hours 33 minutes

Genre(s): Stage works

SPAR Code: ADD

EAN: 28945291321

Catalogue Number: 452

Work 1

Work Title: (Il) trovatore

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 (The Gipsy) - Vedi! le fosche (Anvil Chorus)
2. ACT 3 (The Gipsy's Son) - Or co' dadi (Soldiers' Chorus)

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1853

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: Carlo Franci

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 2

Work Title: Nabucco

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 1 - Gli arredi festivi
2. Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1842

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: Carlo Franci

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 3

Work Title: (I) Lombardi alla prima crociata

Excerpt(s): 1. O Signore, del tetto natio (Chorus)

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1843

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: Carlo Franci

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 4

Work Title: Aida

Excerpt(s): 1. Gloria all' Egitto; March ('Grand March'); Ballabile; Vieni, o guerriero; Quest'assisa

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1871

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: Carlo Franci

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 5

Work Title: (La) battaglia di Legnano, '(The) Battle of Legnano'

Excerpt(s): 1. Giuriam d'Italia

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1849

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: Carlo Franci

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 6

Work Title: Attila

Excerpt(s): 1. Overture
2. PROLOGUE - Urli, rapine

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1846

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: Carlo Franci

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 7

Work Title: Otello

Excerpt(s): 1. Fuoco di gioia!

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1887

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: Carlo Franci

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 8

Work Title: Macbeth

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 4 - Patria oppressa!

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1847

Date Recorded: 1971

Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

Orchestra / Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 9

Work Title: Lucia di Lammermoor, '(The) Bride of Lammermoor'

Excerpt(s): 1. Per te d'immenso giubilo

Composer: (Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1835

Date Recorded: 1971

Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir

Main Performer: Ryland Davies (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Ryland Davies

Work 10

Work Title: (La) traviata

Excerpt(s): 1. Di Madride noi siam Mattadori

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1853

Date Recorded: 1979

Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Opera Chorus Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Alexander Oliver (Tenor), Della Jones (Mezzo soprano), Giorgio Tadeo (Bass), John Tomlinson (Bass)

Opera Part(s): Alexander Oliver, Della Jones, Giorgio Tadeo, John Tomlinson

Work 11

Work Title: Norma

Excerpt(s): 1. Guerra, guerra!

Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1831

Date Recorded: 1984

Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Orchestra / Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus

Main Performer: Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Samuel Ramey (Bass)

Opera Part(s): Dame Joan Sutherland, Samuel Ramey

Work 12

Work Title: Pagliacci, 'Players'

Excerpt(s): 1. I zampognari!
2. Din, don (Bell Chorus)

Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1892

Date Recorded: 1967

Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Colosseum Boys' Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Work 13

Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana

Excerpt(s): 1. Regina coeli
2. Inneggiamo, il Signor (Easter Hymn)

Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1890

Date Recorded: 1976

Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Opera Chorus Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Julia Varady (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Julia Varady

Work 14

Work Title: Madama Butterfly

Excerpt(s): 1. Humming Chorus

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1904

Date Recorded: 1974

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 15

Work Title: Mefistofele

Excerpt(s): 1. Ave Signor degli angeli

Composer: Arrigo Boito (1842 - 1918)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1868

Date Recorded: 1980

Conductor: Oliviero De Fabritiis

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Opera Chorus Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 16

Work Title: Don Carlo

Excerpt(s): 1. Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1867 Revised 1884

Date Recorded: 1965

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Work 17

Work Title: Carmen

Excerpt(s): 1. Unknown

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1875

Date Recorded: 1975

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: (John) Alldis Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Haberdashers' Aske's School Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 18

Work Title: Faust

Excerpt(s): 1. Déposons les armes (Soldiers' Chorus)

Composer: Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1859

Date Recorded: 1966

Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Main Performer: Margreta Elkins (Mezzo soprano), Monica Sinclair (Contralto (Female alto)), Robert Massard (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Margreta Elkins, Monica Sinclair, Robert Massard

Work 19

Work Title: (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans'

Excerpt(s): 1. Dieux protecteurs

Composer: (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: Acts 1-2: 1890; Acts 3-5: 1863

Date Recorded: 1993

Conductor: Charles Dutoit

Orchestra / Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Work 20

Work Title: (Die) Zauberflöte, '(The) Magic Flute', K620

Excerpt(s): 1. O, Isis und Osiris (chorus)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1791

Date Recorded: 1969

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 21

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

Date Recorded: 1979

Conductor: Rafael Kubelík

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 22

Work Title: (Die) Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, '(The) Merry Wives of Windsor'

Excerpt(s): 1. O süsser Mond!

Composer: (Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) Nicolai (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1849

Date Recorded: 1977

Conductor: Rafael Kubelík

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 23

Work Title: Fidelio, Op. 72

Excerpt(s): 1. O, welche Lust!

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1814

Date Recorded: 1979

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

Main Performer: Philip Kraus (Baritone), Robert Johnson (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Philip Kraus, Robert Johnson

Work 24

Work Title: (Der) Fliegende Holländer, '(The) Flying Dutchman'

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Summ und Brumm
2. ACT 3 - Steuermann, lass die Wacht

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1843

Date Recorded: 1976

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Isola Jones (Mezzo soprano)

Opera Part(s): Isola Jones

Work 25

Work Title: Tannhäuser

Excerpt(s): 1. Beglückt darf nun (Pilgrims' Chorus)

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1845

Date Recorded: 1970

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Concert Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Helga Dernesch (Soprano), Victor Braun (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Helga Dernesch, Victor Braun

Work 26

Work Title: Lohengrin

Excerpt(s): 1. Treulich geführt (Wedding March)

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1850

Date Recorded: 1985

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Concert Choir

Work 27

Work Title: Eugene Onegin

Excerpt(s): 1. Well, what a surprise (Vot tak syurpriz!)

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1879

Date Recorded: 1974

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Orchestra / Ensemble: (John) Alldis Choir

Main Performer: Bernd Weikl (Baritone), Stuart Burrows (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Bernd Weikl, Stuart Burrows

Work 28

Work Title: Boris Godunov

Excerpt(s): 1. I am sick at heart (Coronation Scene)

Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1874

Date Recorded: 1970

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Alexei Maslennikov (Tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)

Opera Part(s): Alexei Maslennikov, Nicolai Ghiaurov

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