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1Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore)
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1955)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1955)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (in 1955)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:52
2Una voce poco fa (The Barber of Seville)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Rosina]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of The Theatre San Carlo di Napoli) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08) and Orchestra Rossini di Napoli (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
recorded at:
Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1964-07 until 1964-08, from 1964-07-28 until 1964-08-14)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:53
3Largo al factotum (The Barber of Seville)
Gioachino Rossini4:56
4Naqui all’affanno e al pianto … Non più mesta (La Cenerentola)
vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini6:48
5Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1960-08)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1960-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1960-08)
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. Cavatina “Bel raggio lusinghier” (Semiramide) (in 1960-08)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:38
6Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (The Magic Flute)
choir vocals:
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (Dresden State Opera Chorus) (in 1984-01)
soprano vocals:
Luciana Serra (soprano) (in 1984-01)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1984-01)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1984-01)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1984-01)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (in 1984-01)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:57
7Il mio tesoro intanto (Don Giovanni)
harpsichord:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
tenor vocals:
Francisco Araiza (tenor) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1991 to present)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:09
8Parto, ma tu ben mio (La Clemenza di Tito)
recording engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer) (in 1990-06)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
basset clarinet and basset horn:
Leslie Schatzberger (clarinetist) (in 1990-06)
cello [violoncello]:
Angela East (cellist) (in 1990-06)
fortepiano:
Alastair Ross (organist and harpsichordist) (in 1990-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Sesto, amico di Tito, amante di Vitellia]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-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)
concertmaster:
Alison Bury (violinist) (in 1990-06)
recorded at:
Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-06)
live recording of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act I, Scene IX. No. 9 Aria "Parto, ma tu ben mio... Guardami e tutto oblio" (Sesto) (in 1990-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
additional librettist:
Caterino Mazzolà
librettist:
Pietro Metastasio
part of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act I
recording of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act I, Scene IX. No. 9 Aria "Parto, ma tu ben mio... Guardami e tutto oblio" (Sesto)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
additional librettist:
Caterino Mazzolà
librettist:
Pietro Metastasio
part of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:56
9Soave sia il vento (Cosi fan tutte)
bass vocals and bass vocals [Don Alfonso]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
soprano vocals [Dorabella]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Fiordiligi]:
Karita Mattila (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:28
10Che faro senza Euridice? (Orfeo ed Euridice)
countertenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:00
11Lasciate i monti (L’Orfeo)
Claudio Monteverdi1:51
12Quel biens! Je fremis quand j’y pense (Hippolyte et Aricie)
bass vocals [Thésée]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-07-16 until 1965-07-22)
recording of:
Hippolyte et Aricie: Acte III
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
librettist:
Simon‐Joseph Pellegrin
part of:
Hippolyte et Aricie
Jean‐Philippe Rameau5:59
13Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo)
vocals:
Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:54
14Va pensiero, sull’ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (Nabucco)
producer:
Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolfgang Stengel (in 1982-05)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin) (in 1982-05, in 1983)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (in 1982-05)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1982-05, in 1983)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (in 1982-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Haus des Rundfunks: Großer Sendesaal in Berlin, Germany (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1982-05)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
15Casta diva (Norma)
bass vocals:
Richard Cross (operatic bass-baritone) (in 1964)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1964)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1964)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1964)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1964)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (in 1964)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:29
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1Se quel guerrier io fossi … Celeste Aida (Aida)
Giuseppe Verdi4:45
2Pace, pace mio Dio (La forza del Destino)
Giuseppe Verdi6:21
3At the Cathedral in Uglich (Clock Scene) (Boris Godounov)
Modest Mussorgsky5:41
4Ah, où va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song) (Lakmé)
Léo Delibes7:56
5Puisqu’on ne peut fléchir ces jalouses gardiennes (Le Roi d’Ys)
Édouard Lalo3:20
6Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dalila]:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano) (on 1967-10-13)
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper (in 1967-10), Wiener Opernorchester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (on 1967-10-13) and Wiener Opernorchester (on 1967-10-13)
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor) (on 1967-10-13)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1967-10-13)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (on 1967-10-13)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:32
7Vesti la giubba (I Pagliacci)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:24
8Quando men’vo (La Boheme)
Giacomo Puccini2:34
9Un bel dì vedremo (Madama Butterfly)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
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 Puccini4:54
10Amor ti vieta (Fedora)
Umberto Giordano1:50
11Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha! (Die Walküre)
Richard Wagner7:14
12Selig, wie die Sonne (Quintet) (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)
Richard Wagner6:02
13Marie Theres’! … Hab’ mir’s gelobt (Der Rosenkavalier)
Richard Strauss5:02
14Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano) and Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
George Gershwin5:39
15Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter Grimes)
Benjamin Britten3:46