The Essential Caruso

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1Fedora: “Amor ti vieta”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
Umberto Giordano1:49
2Un bacio ancora
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Un bacio ancora
composer:
Rocco Trimarchi
Rocco Trimarchi2:53
3L'elisir d'amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
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 Donizetti5:21
4Gli ugonotti: “Bianca al par”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Gli Ugonotti: Atto I. "Bianca al par di neve alpina"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
translated version of:
Les Huguenots : Acte I. Romance « Plus blanche que la blanche hermine »
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:56
5La bohème: “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
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)
Giacomo Puccini4:10
6La forza del destino: “Solenne in quest'ora”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:09
7Pagliacci: “Recitar … Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:15
8Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:13
9Madama Butterfly: “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
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)
Giacomo Puccini3:30
10Regina di Saba: “Magiche note”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Regina di Saba: Atto II. "Magiche note"
composer:
Karl Goldmark (composer)
translated version of:
Die Königin von Saba: Akt II. "Magische Töne" (Assad)
Karl Goldmark2:57
11Core 'ngrato
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Core ’ngrato (Catarì, Catarì) (Original for voice & orchestra)
lyricist:
Riccardo Cordiferro (in 1911)
composer:
Salvatore Cardillo (Italian-American composer) (in 1911)
publisher:
Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
Salvatore Cardillo4:27
12Aida: “Se quel guerrier io fossi” … “Celeste Aida”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:32
13La bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
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)
Giacomo Puccini3:34
14Manon Lescaut: “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
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
Giacomo Puccini2:43
15Cavalleria rusticana: Addio alla madre
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso, è certo” (Turiddu, Lucia, Donne) (Addio alla madre)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:57
16Stabat mater: Cujus animam
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Stabat Mater: II. Aria - Cuius animam gementem (tenore)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (from 1832 until 1839)
part of:
Stabat Mater
Gioachino Rossini4:41
17Messa da requiem: Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi4:07
18Luna d'estate
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Luna d'estate
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:13
19Santa Lucia
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
Teodoro Cottrau3:56
20Rigoletto: Quartet ”Bella figlia dell'amore”
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Giuseppe De Luca (Italian operatic baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Flora Perini (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:09
21L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta: No. 2. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
part of:
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:26
22Over there
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Over There
lyricist and composer:
George M. Cohan
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
George M. Cohan2:48