Opera Gala Highlights

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Italian Opera Chorusses
2▶CD: Overtures & Preludes
3▼CD: Opera Highlights
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1Carmen: Toreador’s Song
producer:
Michel Glotz
bass-baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Robert Massard (baritone) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
chorus master:
Jean Laforge (choral conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:56
2The Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint
vocals:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (in 1961) and Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (in 1961)
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (French conductor and composer) (in 1961)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (in 1961)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:27
3Don Giovanni: Non mi dir
vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1961)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1961)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 23 Rondo “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio” (Donna Anna) (in 1961)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:08
4Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1972)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1972)
conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) (in 1972)
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 Puccini2:28
5Tosca: Vissi d’arte
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (on 1964-12-14)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (on 1965-01-19)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini33:05
6Nabucco: Va pensiero
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1966)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1966)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1966)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1966)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:35
7La boheme: O soave fanciulla
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Mario Sereni (baritone)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1964), Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1964) and Mario Sereni (baritone) (in 1964)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1964)
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer) (in 1964)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 1964)
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 Puccini4:02
8Rigoletto: La donna é mobile
vocals:
Charles Craig (british operatic tenor) (in 1959)
conductor:
Michael Collins (clarinetist & conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (in 1959)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
9La traviata: Libiamo, libiamo
vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (in 1960) and Carlo del Monte (tenor) (in 1960)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1960)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1960)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (in 1960)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:10
10Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:42
11Carmen: Habañera
vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1978) and Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) (in 1978)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1978)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor) (in 1978)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (in 1978)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:28
12L’Amico Fritz: Ed anche … Oh amore
vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1969)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1969)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor) (in 1969)
recording of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto III: “O amore, o bella luce del core” (Fritz) (in 1969)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto III
Pietro Mascagni3:23
13Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano
vocals:
Helen Donath (soprano) (in 1979) and Roger Soyer (French operatic bass-baritone) (in 1979)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1979)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1979)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) (in 1979)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:45
14Turandot: Nessun dorma
vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1968)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1968)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor) (in 1968)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1968)
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 Puccini3:06
15The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
choir vocals:
René Duclos Chorus (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
contralto vocals [une voix] and mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Jeannine Collard (mezzo-soprano / contralto) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
conductor:
André Cluytens (conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
chorus master:
Jean Laforge (choral conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1965-05-26 until 1965-05-27)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:53
16The Magic Flute: Der Vogelfänger
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (in 1973)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) (in 1973)
performer:
Walter Berry (bass‐baritone) (in 1973)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno) (in 1973)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:39
17The Barber of Seville: Dunque io son
vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1958) and Tito Gobbi (baritone) (in 1958)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1958)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer) (in 1958)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°7a. Duetto “Dunque io son” (Rosina, Figaro) (in 1958)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:14
18Faust: Soldier’s Chorus
choir vocals:
Paris National Opera Chorus (in 1979)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1979)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus) (in 1979)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod3:16