Verdi – Puccini – Ponchielli – Giordano – Leoncavallo – Meyerbeer

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Tracklist

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1Aida: “Se quel guerrier” … “Celeste Aida”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1954)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
arrangement of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
Giuseppe Verdi4:16
2La forza del destino: “La vita e un inferno all’infelice”… “O tu che in seno agli angeli”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1955)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “La vita è inferno all'infelice" (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:35
3Ernani: “Merce, diletti amici” … “Come rugiada al cespite”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1958)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 3b) Recitativo & Cavatina “Mercè, dilette amici … Come rugiada al cespite” (Ernani)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Giuseppe Verdi5:56
4Un ballo in maschera: “Forse la soglia attinse” … “Ma se m’e forza perderti”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1958)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21a. Scena “Forse la soglia attinse” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 2. Nº 21b. Romanza “Ma se m'è forza perderti” (Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:50
5Il trovatore: “Ah si, ben mio” … “L’onda de’ suoni mistici” … “Di quella pira”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1955)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “L'onda de' suoni mistici pura discenda al cor!… Manrico? … Che” (Leonora, Manrico, Ruiz)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi8:08
6La Gioconda: “Cielo e mar”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1957)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
Amilcare Ponchielli4:23
7Tosca: “Dammi i colori” … “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
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 I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:49
8Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
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 Puccini3:01
9Madama Butterfly: “Addio, fiorito asil”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1956)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (Pinkerton’s Farewell)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini1:52
10Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1955)
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 Puccini2:47
11Fedora: “Amor ti vieta”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1956)
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 Giordano1:46
12Andrea Chénier: “Colpito qui m’avete” … "Un di all’azzurro spazio
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (until 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I
Umberto Giordano4:55
13L’Africaine: “Mi batte il cor” … “O paradiso”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1956)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:18
14Pagliacci: “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1959)
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 Leoncavallo3:34
15La fanciulla del West: “Ch’ella mi creda”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1958)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:04
16Otello: “Niun mi tema”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1954)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Niun mi tema s'anco armato mi vede” (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:29
17’O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1954)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
Eduardo Di Capua3:23
18Torna a Surriento
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1954)
recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Ernesto De Curtis3:04
19Granada
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor) (in 1954)
recording of:
Granada (original Spanish version)
lyricist and composer:
Agustín Lara (in 1932)
publisher:
Latin-American Music, Southern Music Co. and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (from 1932 to present)
Agustín Lara4:14

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part of:Grandi voci (Decca / London Series) (order: 1)