The Great Operas

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Nabucco is remasterised in 1998, Macbeth in 1999, Rigoletto in 1997, Simon Boccanegra in 2000, un ballo in maschera in 1997 and Don Carlo in 2000. The others are originals.

Annotation last modified on 2017-02-04 16:36 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Nabucco CD 1 (Muti, 1977-78)
2▶CD: Nabucco CD 2 (Muti, 1977-78)
3▶CD: Ernani CD 1 (Muti, 1982)
4▶CD: Ernani CD 2 (Muti, 1982)
5▶CD: Giovanna d'Arco CD 1 (Levine, 1972)
6▶CD: Giovanna d'Arco CD 2 (Levine, 1972)
7▶CD: Attila, CD 1 (Muti, 1989)
8▼CD: Attila, CD 2 (Muti, 1989)
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1Attila: Atto II. “Tregua è cogl'Unni”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°10 “Tregua è cogl'Unni … ” (Ezio) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
2Attila: Atto II. “Dagli immortali vertici”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°10 “Dagl'immortali vertici” … “Chi vien?” (Ezio, Foresto, coro) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
3Attila: Atto II. “Che vien? … Salute ad Ezio”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
partial recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°10 “Dagl'immortali vertici” … “Chi vien?” (Ezio, Foresto, coro) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
4Attila: Atto II. “È gettata la mie sorte”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°10 “È gettata la mia sorte” (Ezio) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
5Attila: Atto II. “Del ciel l'immensa volta”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°11 Finale II. “Del ciel l'immensa volta” (Coro) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
6Attila: Atto II. “Ezio, ben vieni!”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
bass vocals [Attila]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°11 “Ezio, ben vieni!” (Attila, Ezio, Druidi) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
7Attila: Atto II. “Chi dona luce al cor? …”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°11 “Chi dona luce al cor?” (Sacerdotesse) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
8Attila: Atto II. “Ah! … Lo spirto de'monti”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
bass vocals [Attila]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Uldino]:
Ernesto Gavazzi (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
partial recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°11 “Lo spirto de'monti … L'orrenda procella” (tutti) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
9Attila: Atto II. “L'orrenda procella”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
bass vocals [Attila]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Uldino]:
Ernesto Gavazzi (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
partial recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°11 “Lo spirto de'monti … L'orrenda procella” (tutti) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
10Attila: Atto II. “Si riaccendan le quercie”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
bass vocals [Attila]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Uldino]:
Ernesto Gavazzi (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°11 “Si riaccendan le quercie” (tutti) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
11Attila: Atto II. “Oh, miei prodi!”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
bass vocals [Attila]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Uldino]:
Ernesto Gavazzi (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°11 “Oh, miei prodi!” (tutti) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
?:??
12Attila: Atto III. “Qui del convengo è il loco”
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Uldino]:
Ernesto Gavazzi (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto III. N°12 Scena e romanza “Qui del convengo è il loco” (Foresto, Uldino) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto III
?:??
13Attila: Atto III. “Che non avrebbe il misero”
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto III. N°12 “Che non avrebbe il misero” (Foresto) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto III
?:??
14Attila: Atto III. “Che più s'indugia”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto III. N°13 Terzetto “Che più s'indugia” (Ezio, Foresto, Odabella, coro) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto III
?:??
15Attila: Atto III. “Tutti d'Averno i demoni”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto III. N°13 “Tutti d'Averno i demoni” … “Cessa, deh, cessa” (Ezio, Foresto, Odabella, coro) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto III
?:??
16Attila: Atto III. “Te sol, te sol quest'anima”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto III. N°13 “Te sol, te sol quest'anima” (Ezio, Foresto, Odabella, coro) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto III
?:??
17Attila: Atto III. “Non involarti, seguimi”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
bass vocals [Attila]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
recording of:
Attila: Atto III. N°14 Quartetto finale “Non involarti, seguimi” … “Scellerati … Nella tenda” (Attila, Odabella, Ezio, Foresto) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto III
?:??
18Attila: Atto III. “Scellerati … Nella tenda”
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
bass vocals [Attila]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
soprano vocals [Odabella]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
tenor vocals [Foresto]:
Neil Shicoff (tenor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
partial recording of:
Attila: Atto III. N°14 Quartetto finale “Non involarti, seguimi” … “Scellerati … Nella tenda” (Attila, Odabella, Ezio, Foresto) (from 1989-06 until 1989-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto III
?:??
9▶CD: Macbeth, CD 1 (Muti, 1976)
10▶CD: Macbeth, CD 2 (Muti, 1976)
11▶CD: Rigoletto, CD 1 (Serafin, 1955)
12▶CD: Rigoletto, CD 2 (Serafin, 1955)
13▶CD: Il Trovatore CD 1 (Pappano, 2001)
14▶CD: Il Trovatore CD 2 (Pappano, 2001)
15▶CD: La traviata, CD 1 (Muti, 1980)
16▶CD: La traviata, CD 2 (Muti, 1980)
17▶CD: I Vespri Siciliani, CD 1 (Muti, 1989-90)
18▶CD: I Vespri Siciliani, CD 2 (Muti, 1989-90)
19▶CD: I Vespri Siciliani, CD 3 (Muti, 1989-90)
20▶CD: Simon Boccanegra, CD 1 (Santini, 1957)
21▶CD: Simon Boccanegra, CD 2 (Santini, 1957)
22▶CD: Un ballo in maschera, CD 1 (Muti, 1975)
23▶CD: Un ballo in maschera, CD 2 (Muti, 1975)
24▶CD: La forza del destino, CD 1 (Muti, 1986)
25▶CD: La forza del destino, CD 2 (Muti, 1986)
26▶CD: La forza del destino, CD 3 (Muti, 1986)
27▶CD: Don Carlo, CD 1 (Giulini, 1970)
28▶CD: Don Carlo, CD 2 (Giulini, 1970)
29▶CD: Don Carlo, CD 3 (Giulini, 1970)
30▶CD: Aida, CD 1 (Mehta, 1967)
31▶CD: Aida, CD 2 (Mehta, 1967)
32▶CD: Othello, CD 1
33▶CD: Othello, CD 2
34▶CD: Falstaff, CD 1
35▶CD: Falstaff, CD 2

Credits

Release group

includes:Il trovatore (2001 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Roberto Alagna (tenor), Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Larissa Diadkova (mezzo-soprano), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (operatic bass), London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor and pianist)
Nabucco (1977–78 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Matteo Manuguerra (baritone), Renata Scotto (operatic soprano), Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass), Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Veriano Luchetti (tenor), Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Riccardo Muti (conductor)