The Great Singers

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1Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
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 Puccini3:27
2Trois Chansons de Bilitis
soprano vocals:
Dame Maggie Teyte (british soprano)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97: No. 1. La Flûte de Pan «Pour le jour des Hyacinthies»
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
part of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97: No. 2. La Chevelure «Il m’a dit «Cette nuit d’ai rêvé»»
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
part of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97: No. 3. Le Tombeau des naïades: «Le long du bois couvert de givre»
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
part of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy8:24
3L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:21
4Il trovatore: Atto IV. “Mira, di acerbe lagrime”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Mira, d'acerbe lagrime“ (Leonora, Conte Luna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:15
5Il Penseroso: “Sweet Bird That Shunn’st the Noise of Folly”
soprano vocals:
Dame Nellie Melba (soprano)
recording of:
L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Part I, no. 13. Air “Sweet Bird” (Il Penseroso)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1740)
part of:
L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:50
6Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
recording of:
Das Lied von der Erde: IV. Von der Schönheit (The Song of the Earth: IV. Of Beauty)
composed in:
Toblach, Bolzano (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (from 1908 until 1909)
lyricist:
李白 (Lǐ Bái)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1908 until 1909)
translator:
Hans Bethge (in 1907)
publisher:
Universal Edition A. G., WIen (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
采蓮曲
part of:
Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Gustav Mahler6:49
7Serenade
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky5:07
8Mignon: “Leb’ wohl Mignon” / “Wie ihre Unschuld”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor)
recording of:
Mignon: „Wie ihre Unschuld”
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon (german lyrics)
recording of:
Mignon: II. Akt "Leb' wohl, Mignon" (Adieu Mignon, courage) (Wilhelm Meister)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
translated version of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 11. Mélodie « Adieu, Mignon, courage! » (Wilhelm)
part of:
Mignon (german lyrics)
Ambroise Thomas7:28
9Werther : « Il faut nous séparer » (Garden Scene)
soprano vocals:
Pia Tassinari (soprano, then mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor)
recording of:
Werther : Acte I. « Il faut nous séparer » – « Ah ! Pourvu que je voie ces yeux » (Charlotte, Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte I (La Maison du bailli)
Jules Massenet9:52
10Pagliacci: “Un tal gioco, credetemi”
soprano vocals:
Pia Tassinari (soprano, then mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Un tal gioco, credetemi” (Canio, Nedda, Coro)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:24
11Tristan und Isolde: “Mild und leise” (Liebestod)
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner7:04
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