Opera Gala Highlights

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1▼CD: Italian Opera Chorusses
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1Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:55
2Il trovatore: Squilli echeggi la tomba
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Squilli, echeggi la tromba guerriera” (Ferrando, soldiers)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:25
3La traviata: Noi siamo zingarelle
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 2. “Noi siamo zingarelle” (Zingare, Flora, Marchese, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi2:59
4La traviata: Di Madrida noi siam matadori
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 2. “Di Madride noi siam mattadori” (Gastone, Mattadori, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi2:57
5Rigoletto: Zitti zitti
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Coro “Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta” (Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:34
6Rigoletto: Scorrendo uniti
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. “Duca, duca! … Ebben? … Scorrendo uniti” (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Duca, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:51
7La forza del destino: Il Santo nome di Dio Signore
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 2. “Il santo nome di Dio Signore sia benedetto” (Guardiano, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:47
8La forza del destino: La Vergine degli Angeli
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1959)
soprano vocals:
Floriana Cavalli (Italian operatic soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1959)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 2. “La vergine degli angeli” (Leonora, Melitone, Guardiano, coro) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:13
9La forza del destino: Rataplan
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1959)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Gabriella Carturan (mezzo-soprano) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1959)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 2. “Lasciatelo ch’ei vada” – “Rataplan, rataplan della gloria” (Preziosilla, vivandiere, soldati, reclute) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:05
10Aida: Triumphal Scene
choir vocals:
Choirs of the Opera of Rome (in 1966)
orchestra:
The Opera of Rome Orchestra (in 1966)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
His Master’s Voice (in 1954)
recording of:
Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Chor) (for undetermined recordings, could be either of two with this title in Act II) (in 1966)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Grand March (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arrangement of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Giuseppe Verdi7:09
11Iris: Son lo, la vita
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
Pietro Mascagni10:39
12Cavalleria rusticana: Ah! gli aranci olezzano
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: N°4. Coro d'introduzione “Gli aranci olezzano” (Peasant's Chorus)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:32
13Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Campora (Italian operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn) (in 1963)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:46
14Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera, Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
chorus master:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Gianni Lazzari (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:26
15Turandot: Perché tarda la luna?
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Perché tarda la luna” (La folla)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini4:34
16Turandot: Ai tuoi piedi ci prostriamo
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “Ai tuoi piedi ci prostriam” (La folla)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini2:07
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