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Title: The Greatest Tenors of the 20th Century
Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864); (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919); Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886); (Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848); Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Main Performer: Enrico Caruso (Tenor); Peter Anders (Tenor); Hedwig von Debicka (Soprano); Helge Rosvaenge (Tenor); Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): (Anonymous) Orchestra; Württemberg State Orchestra, Stuttgart; Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Date of Release: 07/02/2000
Recomended Retail Price: 14.99 GBP
Label / Distributor: Deutsche Grammophon / Universal Manufacturing and Logistics
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Genre(s): Stage works, Vocal and choral
EAN: 28945936222
Catalogue Number: 459
Work 1
Work Title: (L')Africaine, '(The) African Maid'
Excerpt(s): 1. O Paradis
Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1865
Date Recorded: 1907
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Enrico Caruso
Work 2
Work Title: (Die) Meistersinger von Nürnberg, '(The) Mastersingers of Nuremberg'
Excerpt(s): 1. Morgenlich leuchtend (Prize song rehearsal)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1868
Date Recorded: 1953
Conductor: Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Württemberg State Orchestra, Stuttgart
Main Performer: Peter Anders (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Peter Anders
Work 3
Work Title: Madama Butterfly
Excerpt(s): 1. Bimba, dagli occhi
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1904
Date Recorded: 1929
Conductor: Manfred Gurlitt
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Hedwig von Debicka (Soprano), Helge Rosvaenge (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Hedwig von Debicka, Helge Rosvaenge
Work 4
Work Title: Pagliacci, 'Players'
Excerpt(s): 1. Recitar! 2. b
Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1892
Date Recorded: 1960
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Main Performer: Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Mario Del Monaco
Work 5
Work Title: Manon Lescaut
Excerpt(s): 1. Donna non vidi mai
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1893
Date Recorded: 1962
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Main Performer: Sándor Kónya (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Sándor Kónya
Work 6
Work Title: (Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'
Excerpt(s): 1. Il était une fois ŕ la cour d'Eisenach (Legend of Kleinsach)
Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1881
Date Recorded: 1994
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Alfredo Kraus
Work 7
Work Title: Tosca
Excerpt(s): 1. Recondita armonia
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1900
Date Recorded: 1967
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Main Performer: Alfredo Mariotti (Bass), Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Alfredo Mariotti, Franco Corelli
Work 8
Work Title: (Der) Fliegende Holländer, '(The) Flying Dutchman'
Excerpt(s): 1. ADDITIONAL - Mein Herz voll Treue bis zum Sterben
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1843
Date Recorded: 1953
Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Wolfgang Windgassen (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Wolfgang Windgassen
Work 9
Work Title: Rigoletto
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Ella mi fu rapita! 2. b
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1851
Date Recorded: 1964
Conductor: Rafael Kubelík
Orchestra / Ensemble: Milan La Scala Orchestra
Main Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Carlo Bergonzi
Work 10
Work Title: (Die) Zauberflöte, '(The) Magic Flute', K620
Excerpt(s): 1. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1791
Date Recorded: 1964
Conductor: Karl Böhm
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Fritz Wunderlich
Work 11
Work Title: (La) Gioconda
Excerpt(s): 1. Cielo e mar!
Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1876
Date Recorded: 1963
Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Main Performer: Giuseppe di Stefano (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Giuseppe di Stefano
Work 12
Work Title: (Die) Entführung aus dem Serail, '(The) Abduction from the Seraglio', K384
Excerpt(s): 1. Wenn der Freude Tränen fliessen
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1782
Date Recorded: 1974
Conductor: Peter Schreier
Conductor: Karl Böhm
Orchestra / Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra
Work 13
Work Title: Don Giovanni, K527
Excerpt(s): 1. Dalla sua pace
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1787
Date Recorded: 1959
Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Ernst Haefliger (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Ernst Haefliger
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Work 14
Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'
Excerpt(s): 1. Ein Schwert verheiss mir der Vater
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1850
Date Recorded: 1967
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Jon Vickers
Work 15
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
Date Recorded: 1990
Conductor: James Levine
Orchestra / Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti
Work 16
Work Title: Aida
Excerpt(s): 1. Se quel guerrier 2. b
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1871
Date Recorded: 1982
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra / Ensemble: Milan La Scala Orchestra
Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo
Work 17
Work Title: (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Excerpt(s): 1. Ecco, ridente in cielo
Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1816
Date Recorded: 1972
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Main Performer: Luigi Alva (Tenor), Renato Cesari (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Luigi Alva, Renato Cesari
Work 18
Work Title: (Die) Lustige Witwe, '(The) Merry Widow'
Excerpt(s): 1. O Vaterland...Da geh' ich zu Maxim (Entrance song: Danilo)
Composer: Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1905
Date Recorded: 1973
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: René Kollo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): René Kollo
Work 19
Work Title: Paloma querida
Excerpt(s): 1. Paloma querida
Composer: Joseph Jimenez (d 1672)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Recorded: 1986
Conductor: Daniel García Blanco
Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonico Mariachi
Main Performer: Francisco Araiza (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Francisco Araiza
Work 20
Work Title: West Side Story
Excerpt(s): 1. Maria
Composer: Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1957
Date Recorded: 1985
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): José Carreras
Work 21
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
Date Recorded: 1992
Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo
Work 22
Work Title: Lohengrin
Excerpt(s): 1. In fernem Land
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1850
Date Recorded: 1994
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Kurt Moll (Bass), Siegfried Jerusalem (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Kurt Moll, Siegfried Jerusalem
Work 23
Work Title: Eugene Onegin
Excerpt(s): 1. Scene 2 - What's this? (Nu, shto zhe?) 2. Faint echo of my youth (Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis_Lenski's aria)
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1879
Date Recorded: 1988
Conductor: James Levine
Orchestra / Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra
Main Performer: Gunter Emerlich (Baritone), Neil Shicoff (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Gunter Emerlich, Neil Shicoff
Work 24
Work Title: (La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny'
Excerpt(s): 1. UNKNOWN 2. La vita č inferno
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1862 Revised 1969
Date Recorded: 1987
Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): José Carreras
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
Date Recorded: 1988
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Main Performer: Jerry Hadley (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Jerry Hadley
Work 26
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Date Recorded: 1998
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Roberto Alagna
Work 27
Work Title: (La) traviata
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2, Scene 1 - Lunge da lei 2. De' miei bollenti spiriti
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Date Recorded: 1992
Conductor: James Levine
Orchestra / Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti
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