The Opera Conductor

~ Release by Sir Georg Solti (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Carmen: Prelude act 1
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:19
2La traviata: Brindisi "Libiamo ne' lieti calici"
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:07
3Don Giovanni: “Finch'han dal vino”
recording engineer:
Nigel Gayler (from 1978-10 until 1978-11), Stanley Goodall (engineer) (from 1978-10 until 1978-11) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1978-10 until 1978-11)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Bernd Weikl (baritone)
vocals:
Bernd Weikl (baritone)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1978-10 until 1978-11)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1978-10 until 1978-11)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-10 until 1978-11)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni) (from 1978-10 until 1978-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:26
4Die Entführung aus dem Serail: „Welche Wonne, welche Lust”
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene VI. No. 12 Arie "Welche Wonne, welche Lust" (Blonde)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:46
5Le nozze di Figaro: “Pace, pace, mio dolce tesoro”
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
vocals:
Kurt Moll (operatic bass), Lucia Popp (soprano), Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone), Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) and Thomas Allen (baritone)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1981-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1981-06)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1981-06) and Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1981-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-06)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena Ultima. (no. 29) Finale “Pace pace, mio dolce tesoro” (Figaro, Susanna, Il Conte) (in 1981-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:57
6Otello: “Una vela! Una vela! Esultate“
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 1. “Esultate!” (Otello, Ciprioti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 1. “Una vela! una vela!” (Ciprioti, Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:51
7Un ballo in maschera: “La rivedra nell'estasi“
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 3b Sortita di Riccardo “La rivedrà nell'estasi” (Riccardo, Samuel, Tom, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:07
8Don Carlo: “Dio, che nell' alma infondere”
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°4 “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor …” (Carlo, Rodrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
Giuseppe Verdi4:51
9Die Zauberflüte: „Der Hölle Rache”
recording engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
soprano vocals [Königin der Nacht]:
Sumi Jo (soprano) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
recorded at:
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:00
10Eugene Onegin: Waltz scene
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II Scene I: Waltz (Excerpt)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 1, no. 13. Вальс с сценой и хором "Вот так сюрприз" (Waltz with Scene and Chorus "Vot tak syurpriz")
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:36
11Elektra: Finale
sound engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s) and Gordon Parry (engineer)
producer:
John Culshaw
soprano vocals [Chrysothemis]:
Marie Collier (soprano) (in 1967-06)
soprano vocals [Elektra]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1967-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1967-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1967-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1967-06)
recording of:
Elektra: "Elektra! - Schweig, und tanze" (Chrysothemis, Elektra) (in 1967-06)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Elektra (op. 58; TrV 223)
recording of:
Elektra: "Elektra! Schwester!" (Chrysothemis, Chor)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Elektra (op. 58; TrV 223)
Richard Strauss3:55
12Der Rosenkavalier: Presentation of the silver rose
mezzo-soprano vocals [Octavian]:
Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Sophie]:
Helen Donath (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II. Überreichung der silbernen Rose (The Rose-knight, Act II: Presentation of the Silver Rose)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II
Richard Strauss6:00
13Die Frau ohne Schatten: „Nun will ich jubeln“
bass-baritone vocals [Barak]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) and Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
soprano vocals [Die Frau]:
Hildegard Behrens (soprano)
soprano vocals [Die Kaiserin]:
Júlia Várady (soprano)
tenor vocals [Der Kaiser]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Die Frau ohne Schatten: Dritter Aufzug. “Nun will ich jubeln” (Barak, der Kaiser, die Frau, die Stimmen der Ungeborenen, die Kaiserin)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1911 until 1917)
part of:
Die Frau ohne Schatten, op. 65: Dritter Aufzug
Richard Strauss6:41
14Lohengrin: Prelude act 3
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner3:02
15Die Walküre: Walkürenritt
contralto vocals:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (in 1965-11) and Helen Watts (contralto) (in 1965-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Claudia Hellmann (contralto) (in 1965-11)
soprano vocals:
Helga Dernesch (Austrian soprano and mezzo‐soprano) (in 1965-11), Berit Lindholm (soprano) (in 1965-11), Vera Schlosser (in 1965-11) and Marilyn Tyler (soprano) (in 1965-11)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1965-11)
conductor:
Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (in 1965-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1966) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1966)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" (in 1965-11)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (in 1965-11)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner6:25
16Götterdämmerung: Trauermarsch
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1964-11)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1964-11)
recording of:
Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II. Trauermusik beim Tode Siegfrieds (Funeral March) (in 1964-11)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869 until 1874, from 1872-01-04 until 1874-11-21)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II "Hoiho?" - "Hoiho!"
Richard Wagner7:54
17Das Rheingold: „Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold!” (Entry of the gods into Valhall)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Das Rheingold: Scene IV
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1853-11-01 until 1854-09-25)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A
Richard Wagner3:42

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conductor:Sir Georg Solti (conductor)