The Opera Box

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Annotation

closely similar to https://www.discogs.com/release/9200461 (EMI, VTCDX 542) except that tracks 1.17 - Tosca, Act II: "Vissi d'arte" & 1.18 - Manon Lescaut, Act II: "In quelle trine morbide" are not listed in cd1 of that ref (assuming it's not an editor omission)

this tracklist does match that of https://www.discogs.com/release/24352670 though (EMI, 7243 5 85673 2 8)

Annotation last modified on 2024-04-03 05:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Divas
2▼CD: Heroes
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1La bohème, Act I: "Che gelida manina"
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) and Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Richard Armstrong (conductor)
Giacomo Puccini4:53
2Pagliacci: "Recitar!...Vesti la giubba"
tenor vocals [Canio]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
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 Leoncavallo3:56
3Tosca, Act III: "E Lucevan le stelle"
producer:
John Willan (producer)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1980-07-29 until 1980-08-11)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1980-07-29 until 1980-08-11)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (from 1980-07-29 until 1980-08-11)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-07-29 until 1980-08-11)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 1980-07-29 until 1980-08-11)
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)
Giacomo Puccini3:04
4Requiem: "Ingemisco"
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi3:43
5Serse, Act I: "Frondi tenere"
countertenor vocals and countertenor vocals [Serse]:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 1. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:47
6The Magic Flute, Act I: "Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja"
producer:
Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Walter Berry (bass‐baritone) (from 1972-08-08 until 1972-08-16)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (from 1972-08-08 until 1972-08-16)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) (from 1972-08-08 until 1972-08-16)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (from 1972-08-08 until 1972-08-16)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1972-08-08 until 1972-08-16)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno) (from 1972-08-08 until 1972-08-16)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:39
7Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile"
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) and Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
Giuseppe Verdi2:10
8The Barber Of Seville, Act I: "Largo al factotum"
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Thomas Hampson (baritone) (in 1992)
orchestra:
Orchestra della Toscana (in 1992)
conductor:
Gianluigi Gelmetti (Italian conductor and composer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (in 1992)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:21
9Caruso
tenor vocals:
Tito Beltrán
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
recording of:
Caruso
lyricist and composer:
Lucio Dalla
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Ricordi Music Publishing Spain, BMG Songs, Inc., Edizioni BMG Ariola Music, EMI Music Publishing Italia Srl (Italian branch of EMI Music Publishing), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ricordi srl
Lucio Dalla5:06
10Aida, Act I: "Se quel guerrier io fossi...Celete Aida"
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
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 Verdi4:46
11Carmen, Act II: "Votre toast" (Toreador's Song)
Georges Bizet4:55
12Romeo and Juliet, Act II: "L'amour, l'amour"
Charles‐François Gounod4:24
13The Marriage of Figaro, Act I: "Non più andrai"
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:42
14Così fan tutte, Act II: "Un aura amorosa"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:11
15Cavalleria rusticana: "Intanto amici...Via il vino spumeggiante" (Drinking Song)
Pietro Mascagni2:57
16Con Te Partirò
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori4:22
17Don Giovanni, Act I: "Il mio tesoro"
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:07
18The Magic Flute, Act II: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen"
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 20 Arie „Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht Papageno sich!” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:52
19Martha, Act II: "Ach so fromm"
sound engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer)
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
tenor vocals [Lyonel]:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
conductor:
Berislav Klobučar (conductor) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
recording of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
part of:
Martha: Akt III
Friedrich von Flotow2:52
20Turandot, Act III: "Nessun dorma"
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini3:13
3▶CD: Duets
4▶CD: Choruses

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2003)
ASIN:UK: B0000SXZ9K [info]