The Voice of Romance

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1West Side Story: “Tonight”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:35
2Mamma
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1984-01)
orchestra:
The Henry Mancini Orchestra (in 1984-01)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) (in 1984-01)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Grand Casino Noga Hilton in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (in 1984-01)
recording of:
Mamma (arr. Mancini) (in 1984-01)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
arrangement of:
Mamma
Franco Bixio3:33
3La bohème: “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979-02)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1979-02)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1979-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1979)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1979-02)
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 Puccini24:50
4La bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
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 Puccini4:14
5Il trovatore: “Il balen del suo sorriso”
baritone vocals:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Russian operatic baritone)
conductor:
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. “Il balen del suo sorriso” (Conte Luna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:32
6Martha: “M'appari tutt'amor”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow3:32
7Rigoletto: “Gualtier Maldé … Caro nome”
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:24
8Don Giovanni: “Deh, vieni alla finestra”
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 16 Canzonetta “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:12
9Don Giovanni: “Vedrai, carino”
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 18 Aria “Vedrai, carino” (Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:50
10Le nozze di Figaro: “Voi che sapete”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
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 Mozart2:28
11Chants d'Auvergne : « Malurous qu'o uno fenno »
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Troisième Série: No. 5. Malurous qu'o uno fenno
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Troisième Série
Joseph Canteloube1:35
12Les Contes d'Hoffmann : « Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susanne Marsee (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Beverly Sills (soprano)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach4:17
13Carmen : « La Fleur que tu m'avais jetée »
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1973-12)
orchestra:
Wiener Volksopernorchester (in 1973-12)
conductor:
Leone Magiera (conductor, pianist) (in 1973-12)
recorded at:
Wiener Staatsoper (The Vienna State Opera) in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1973-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1973-12)
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 Bizet4:29
14Chitarra romana
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
recording of:
Chitarra romana
lyricist:
Bruno Cherubini (brother of Bixio Cherubini) and Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
Di Lazzaro3:19
15Aida: “Celeste Aida”
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
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 Verdi5:09
16Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recorded at:
Parco Novi Sad in Modena, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (on 1995-09-12)
live 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)
Giacomo Puccini2:57

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