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Title: The Only Opera Album You'll Ever Need, Volume 2
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759); Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875); Alfredo Catalani (1854 - 1893); George Gershwin (1898 - 1937); Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904); (Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848); Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868); (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Main Performer: John Hudson (Tenor); Lesley Garrett (Soprano); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Judith Malafronte (Mezzo soprano); Robert Merrill (Baritone)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): London Voices Choir; BBC Concert Orchestra; Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Date of Release: 01/11/1999
Recomended Retail Price: 10.99 GBP
Label / Distributor: Victor / BMG UK
Pieces in Set: 2
Genre(s): Stage works
Stereo: Stereo
EAN: 756055135623
Catalogue Number: 75605
Work 1
Work Title: (La) traviata
Excerpt(s): 1. Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Date Recorded: 1998
Conductor: Peter Robinson
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Voices Choir
Main Performer: John Hudson (Tenor), Lesley Garrett (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): John Hudson, Lesley Garrett
Work 2
Work Title: Madama Butterfly
Excerpt(s): 1. Un bel dì vedremo
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1904
Date Recorded: 1995
Conductor: Sir Edward Downes
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Main Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Angela Gheorghiu
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
Date Recorded: 1998
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hanover Band Orchestra
Main Performer: Judith Malafronte (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Judith Malafronte
Work 4
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
2. Votre toast (Toreador's Song)
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Date Recorded: 1964
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Robert Merrill (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Robert Merrill
Work 5
Work Title: (La) Wally
Excerpt(s): 1. Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana
Composer: Alfredo Catalani (1854 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1892
Date Recorded: 1990
Conductor: Pinchas Steinberg
Orchestra / Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra
Main Performer: Eva Marton (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Eva Marton
Work 6
Work Title: Porgy and Bess
Excerpt(s): 1. Summertime
Composer: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1935
Date Recorded: 1963
Conductor: Skitch Henderson
Orchestra / Ensemble: RCA Victor Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: RCA Victor Chorus
Main Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Leontyne Price
Work 7
Work Title: (La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life'
Excerpt(s): 1. O soave fanciulla
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1896
Date Recorded: 1967
Conductor: Leone Magiera
Orchestra / Ensemble: Modena Teatro Comunale Orchestra
Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni
Work 8
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
Date Recorded: 1972
Conductor: Nello Santi
Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Leontyne Price
Work 9
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: 1972
Conductor: Nello Santi
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo
Work 10
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
Date Recorded: 1959
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra / Ensemble: Métropolitain Orchestra
Main Performer: Robert Merrill (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Robert Merrill
Work 11
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
Date Recorded: 1997
Conductor: Carl Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Janice Watson (Soprano), Ruby Philogene (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Janice Watson, Ruby Philogene
Work 12
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
Date Recorded: 1966
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra / Ensemble: RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Leontyne Price
Work 13
Work Title: Aida
Excerpt(s): 1. Gloria all' Egitto
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1871
Date Recorded: 1997
Conductor: Carl Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: King's Division Normandy Band (The) Orchestra
Work 14
Work Title: Così fan tutte, K588
Excerpt(s): 1. Soave sia il vento
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1790
Date Recorded: 1998
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Main Performer: Della Jones (Mezzo soprano), François Le Roux (Baritone), Lynne Dawson (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Della Jones, François Le Roux, Lynne Dawson
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Work 15
Work Title: Turandot
Excerpt(s): 1. Nessun dorma!
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1926
Date Recorded: 1995
Conductor: Sir Edward Downes
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Main Performer: Johan Botha (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Johan Botha
Work 16
Work Title: Guillaume Tell
Excerpt(s): 1. Overture
Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1829
Date Recorded: 1998
Conductor: Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra / Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra
Work 17
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. Près des remparts de Séville (Seguédille)
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Date Recorded: 1998
Conductor: Peter Robinson
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
Main Performer: Lesley Garrett (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Lesley Garrett
Work 18
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: 1995
Conductor: Sir Edward Downes
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Main Performer: Johan Botha (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Johan Botha
Work 19
Work Title: (Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)
Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1881
Date Recorded: 1997
Conductor: Carl Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Janice Watson (Soprano), Ruby Philogene (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Janice Watson, Ruby Philogene
Work 20
Work Title: Nabucco
Excerpt(s): 1. Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1842
Date Recorded: 1972
Conductor: Robert Shaw
Orchestra / Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chorale Choir
Work 21
Work Title: (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
Excerpt(s): 1. Non più andrai
2. Voi che sapete
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1786
Date Recorded: 1998
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Main Performer: Della Jones (Mezzo soprano), François Le Roux (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Della Jones, François Le Roux
Work 22
Work Title: Pagliacci, 'Players'
Excerpt(s): 1. Vesti la giubba
Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1892
Date Recorded: 1972
Conductor: Nello Santi
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo
Work 23
Work Title: Norma
Excerpt(s): 1. Casta diva
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1831
Date Recorded: 1973
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario
Orchestra / Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Montserrat Caballé
Work 24
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
Date Recorded: 1971
Conductor: Otmar Suitner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra
Main Performer: Sylvia Geszty (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Sylvia Geszty
Work 25
Work Title: Rigoletto
Excerpt(s): 1. La donna è mobile
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1851
Date Recorded: 1972
Conductor: Nello Santi
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo
Work 26
Work Title: Orfeo ed Euridice
Excerpt(s): 1. Che farò senza Euridice
Composer: Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (1714 - 1787)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1762
Date Recorded: 1996
Conductor: Friedrich Haider
Orchestra / Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra
Main Performer: Vesselina Kasarova (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Vesselina Kasarova
Work 27
Work Title: (Les) Pêcheurs 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
Date Recorded: 1950
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra / Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Robert Merrill (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill
Work 28
Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 3 - Hojotoho! (Ride of the Valkyries)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1850
Date Recorded: 1997
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Orchestra / Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 29
Work Title: Aida
Excerpt(s): 1. Celeste Aida
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1871
Date Recorded: 1971
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo
Work 30
Work Title: Eugene Onegin
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2, Scene 1 - Waltz
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1879
Date Recorded: 1994
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir
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