Puccini: The Essentials

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1La bohème: Atto I. “Che gelida manina” (live)
tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Bertrand de Billy (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
4:57
2La bohème: Atto I. “O soave fanciulla” (live)
baritone vocals:
Boaz Daniel (Baritone) (in 2008)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 2008)
soprano vocals:
Anna Netrebko (soprano) (in 2008)
tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 2008)
conductor:
Bertrand de Billy (conductor) (in 2008)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 2008)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
4:09
3Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene”
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
7:07
4Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
recording engineer:
Dagmar Birwe (from 2004-02 until 2004-03) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (from 2004-02 until 2004-03)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Anna Netrebko (soprano) (from 2004-02 until 2004-03)
orchestra:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra (from 2004-02 until 2004-03)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 2004-02 until 2004-03)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (from 2004-02 until 2004-03)
recorded at:
Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli (also known since the 1980s as Teatro Municipale Valli) in Italy (from 2004-02 until 2004-03)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (from 2004-02 until 2004-03)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
32:46
5La Fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano”
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
2:20
6Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Addio fiorito asil”
baritone vocals:
Juan Pons (baritone)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (Pinkerton’s Farewell)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
2:07
7Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Tu, tu, amore? tu?”
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
8:21
8La bohème: Atto III. “Donde lieta uscì” (live)
assistant engineer:
Monika Graul (in 2007-04)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Wilhelm Meister (Tonmeister / recording producer)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 2007-04)
conductor:
Bertrand de Billy (conductor) (in 2007-04)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 2007-04) and Peter Urban (sound engineer) (in 2007-04)
recorded at:
Philharmonie im Gasteig in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 2007-04)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. no. 18. “Donde lieta uscì” (Mimì) (in 2007-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
3:23
9Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi…” … “Qual occhio al mondo può star di paro”
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi!…” – “Quale occhio al mondo” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
5:43
10Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide”
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” (Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
2:22
11Tosca: Atto III. “O dolci mani”
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “O dolci mani” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
5:56
12La bohème: Atto I. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì”
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Gianni Poggi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
5:05
13La bohème: Atto II. “Quando m’en vo’” (Musetta’s Waltz)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
baritone vocals [Alcindoro]:
Virgilio Carbonari (baritone)
baritone vocals [Schaunard]:
Giorgio Giorgetti (baritone)
bass vocals [Alcindoro]:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
bass vocals [Colline]:
Giuseppe Modesti (operatic bass-baritone)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Musetta]:
Jolanda Meneguzzer (soprano)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Gianni Poggi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
4:58
14La bohème: Atto IV. “O Mimì, tu più non torni”
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Gianni Poggi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 21. “O Mimì, tu più non torni” (Rodolfo, Marcello)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
3:14
15Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore”
producer:
Wolfgang D. Stengel
baritone vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone)
bass-baritone vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (in 1992)
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1992)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1990-05, in 1992)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1990-05, in 1992)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1990-05, in 1992)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1990-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1992)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
3:38
16Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle”
producer:
Wolfgang D. Stengel
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1990-05)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1990-05)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1990-05)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1990-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
4:25
17Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì vedremo”
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1987-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1987-04)
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)
5:02
18Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1987-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (in 1987-04)
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)
3:07
19Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Tu? tu? Piccolo Iddio!” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (in 1987-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
5:31
20Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
2:22
21Manon Lescaut: Atto II. Intermezzo
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. Intermezzo (Intermezzo between Acts II and III)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut
5:34
22Manon Lescaut: Atto IV. “Sola perduta, abbandonata”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto IV. “Sola, perduta, abbandonata” … “Fra le tue braccia, amore” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto IV
5:33
23Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!”
sound engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (on 1965-06-05)
soprano vocals:
Rita Streich (soprano) (on 1965-06-05)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (on 1965-06-05)
conductor:
Reinhard Peters (conductor) (on 1965-06-05)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù) (on 1965-06-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
2:18
24Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere Liù”
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Emma Bruno de Sanctis (soprano)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Sándor Kónya (Hungarian tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
2:28
25Turandot: Atto III. “Nessun dorma!”
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Sándor Kónya (Hungarian tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
3:04

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part of:The Essentials (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 3)