Fascination Opera

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1Der fliegende Holländer: Overture
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (from 1989-06-14 until 1989-06-15)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1989-06-14 until 1989-06-15)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (from 1989-06-14 until 1989-06-15)
recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre (The Flying Dutchman: Overture) (from 1989-06-14 until 1989-06-15)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63 (The Flying Dutchman)
Richard Wagner11:14
2Idomeneo, re di Creta: Zeffiretti lusinghieri
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act III, Scene I. No. 19 Aria "Zeffiretti lusinghieri" (Ilia)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Giambattista Varesco
part of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Act III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:52
3Don Giovanni: Deh! vieni alla finestra
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
mandolin:
James Ellis (violin, Classical) (in 1990-07)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1991 to present)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 16 Canzonetta “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:07
4Le nozze di Figaro: Porgi amor
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-09)
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1989-09)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1989-09)
additional conductor:
John Constable (pianist) (in 1989-09)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena I. (no. 11) Cavatina “Porgi, amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa) (in 1989-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:17
5Cosi fan tutte: Un'aura amarosa
tenor vocals:
Francisco Araiza (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:02
6Fidelio, op.72: O welche Lust
bass vocals:
Egbert Junghanns (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Wolfgang Millgramm (German tenor)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven6:54
7Der Freischütz: Wie nachte mir der Schlummer... / Leise, leise, fromme Weise
choir vocals:
Rundfunkchor Leipzig
soprano vocals:
Karita Mattila (soprano)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II. Nr. 8. Szene und Arie „Wie nahte mir der Schlummer“ … „Leise, leise …” (Agathe) (Agathes Gebet)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II
Carl Maria von Weber9:32
8Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix
soprano vocals [Dalila]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals [Samson]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns11:53
9Cavalleria rusticana: Il cavallo scalpita
baritone vocals:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Russian operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Il cavallo scalpita” (Alfio, Coro)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni2:35
10Die Fledermaus: Klänge der Heimat
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 10 Csárdás „Klänge der Heimat“ (Rosalinde)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss4:49
11Carmen: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre
bass-baritone vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
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”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet5:07