Mad About Opera

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1Candide: Glitter and Be Gay
soprano vocals [Cunegonde]:
June Anderson (soprano) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
recording of:
Candide: Act I. Glitter and Be Gay (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
lyricist:
Richard Wilbur
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein6:54
2Carmen: Habanera
Georges Bizet4:37
3Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa
mezzo-soprano vocals [Rosina]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1971-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
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 1971-09)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:36
4Carmen: Flower Song
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1982-09, from 1982-09 until 1983-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1982-09, from 1982-09 until 1983-03, from 1982-09 until 1983-04)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1982-09, from 1982-09 until 1983-03, from 1982-09 until 1983-04, in 1983)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1982-09 until 1983-03)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1982-09 until 1983-03)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1982-09)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:26
5Aida: Celeste Aida
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer
tenor vocals [Radamès, capitano delle guardie]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
concertmaster:
Gabriele Bellini (in 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:36
6Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì
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)
Giacomo Puccini5:03
7La bohème: O Mimì
vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor) and Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
Giacomo Puccini3:22
8Idomeneo: Zeffiretti lusinghieri
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
cello [violoncello]:
Angela East (cellist) (in 1990-06)
fortepiano:
Alastair Ross (organist and harpsichordist) (in 1990-06)
soprano vocals [Ilia, principessa troiana, figlia di Priamo]:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1990-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1990-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1990-06)
balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer) (in 1990-06)
recorded at:
Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-06)
recording of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act III, Scene I. No. 19 Aria "Zeffiretti lusinghieri" (Ilia) (in 1990-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Giambattista Varesco
part of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:59
9Tristan e Isolda: Liebestod
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (from 1987-08-12 until 1987-08-15)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1987-08-12 until 1987-08-15)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1987-08-12 until 1987-08-15)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) and Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Salzburg Festival 1987 (1987-07-26 – 1987-08-31)
recorded at:
Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (from 1987-08-12 until 1987-08-15)
live recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (from 1987-08-12 until 1987-08-15)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner7:18
10Elixir de amor: Una furtiva lagrima
co-producer:
Claudia Hamann
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
editor:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 1989-09)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1989-09)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1989-09)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1989-09)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1989-09)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:16
11Don Giovanni: Champagne Aria
producer:
Michel Glotz and Werner Mayer (classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (in 1985-01)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1985-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1985-01)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1985-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1985-01)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni) (in 1985-01)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:26
12Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle
vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder" (Elisabeth)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner5:35
13Le nozze di Figaro: Dove sono
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) (in 1990-05) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1990-05)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals [La Contessa]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1990-05)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1990-05)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner (in 1990-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa) (in 1990-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:54
14Le nozze di Figaro: Deh vieni, non tardar
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) (in 1990-05) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1990-05)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals [Susanna]:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano) (in 1990-05)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1990-05)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner (in 1990-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Aria “Deh vieni non tardar” (Susanna) (in 1990-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
arrangement of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Aria “Deh vieni non tardar” (Susanna) (catch-all for arrangements)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:45
15Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) (in 1990-05) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1990-05)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990-05)
soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1990-05)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner (in 1990-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) (in 1990-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:03

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part of:Mad About (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/656254 [info]