Pearl Fishers Duet - World Famous Operatic Duets

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Title: Pearl Fishers Duet - World Famous Operatic Duets

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); (Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Main Performer: Gino Quilico (Baritone); Gregory Cross (Tenor); Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Rolando Panerai (Baritone); Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Date of Release: 07/1998

Recomended Retail Price: 8.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Opera Gala / Universal Manufacturing and Logistics

Pieces in Set: 1

Genre(s): Stage works

EAN: 28945566122

Catalogue Number: 455

Work 1

Work Title: (Les) Pêcheurs de Perles, '(The) Pearl Fishers'

Excerpt(s): 1. C'est toi
2. Au fond du temple saint

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1863

Date Recorded: 1992

Conductor: Charles Dutoit

Orchestra / Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Gino Quilico (Baritone), Gregory Cross (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Gino Quilico, Gregory Cross

Work 2

Work Title: (La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life'

Excerpt(s): 1. In un coupé?
2. O Mimì, tu più non torni

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1896

Date Recorded: 1972

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Rolando Panerai (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti, Rolando Panerai

Work 3

Work Title: (I) Puritani

Excerpt(s): 1. Il rival salvar
2. Suoni la tromba

Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1835

Date Recorded: 1973

Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass), Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Nicolai Ghiaurov, Piero Cappuccilli

Work 4

Work Title: (La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny'

Excerpt(s): 1. Solenne in quest'ora
2. Invano Alvaro
3. Le minaccie

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1862 Revised 1969

Date Recorded: 1955

Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Main Performer: Ettore Bastianini (Baritone), Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Ettore Bastianini, Mario Del Monaco

Work 5

Work Title: Don Carlo

Work 10

Date Written: 1887

Work 5

Excerpt(s): 1. Dio, che nell'alma infondere

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 Orchestra, Covent Garden

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

Main Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Carlo Bergonzi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Work 6

Work Title: Madama Butterfly

Excerpt(s): 1. Amore o grillo

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 Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Robert Kerns (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti, Robert Kerns

Work 7

Work Title: Don Carlo

Excerpt(s): 1. Il Grande Inquisitor!...Son io dinanzi al Re?
2. Nell'ispano suol mai

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 Orchestra, Covent Garden

Main Performer: Martti Talvela (Bass), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)

Opera Part(s): Martti Talvela, Nicolai Ghiaurov

Work 8

Work Title: (L')Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love'

Excerpt(s): 1. Obbligato

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1832

Date Recorded: 1970

Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Spiro Malas (Bass)

Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas

Work 9

Work Title: Luisa Miller

Excerpt(s): 1. Egli delira: sul mattin degli anni
2. L'alto retaggio

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1849

Date Recorded: 1975

Conductor: Peter Maag

Orchestra / Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Bonaldo Giaiotti (Bass), Richard Van Allan (Bass)

Opera Part(s): Bonaldo Giaiotti, Richard Van Allan

Work 10

Work Title: Otello

Excerpt(s): 1. Ah! mille vite
2. Si, pel ciel (Oath Duet)

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

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Leo Nucci (Baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Leo Nucci, Luciano Pavarotti

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