Pure Opera: 57 Original Hits by the Original Artists

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Tracklist

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1La ran la le ra… Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vittorio Gui4:49
2Là ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini3:16
3Song to the Moon (from Rusalka)
Lucia Popp, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Stefan Soltész5:54
4Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera, Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
chorus master:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Gianni Lazzari (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli3:24
5Si, mi chiamano Mimì (from La bohème)
Jussi Bjoerling, Victoria de los Ángeles, RCA Victor Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham5:07
6Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie… (from Die Fledermaus)
Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan3:17
7Sempre libera (from La traviata)
Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti3:27
8La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)
Alfredo Kraus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius Rudel2:57
9Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte)
soprano vocals [Königin der Nacht]:
Edita Gruberová (soprano) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
orchestra:
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink2:50
10Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist entschwunden… (from Die Zauberflöte)
Lucia Popp, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink4:14
11La mamma morta (from Andrea Chenier)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Myung‐Whun Chung5:37
12En fermant les yeux je vois là bas (from Manon)
Chœurs du Théâtre national de Paris, Orchestre du Théâtre national de Paris, André Cluytens3:11
13Le nozze di Figaro
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti2:43
14Inneggiamo, il signor non e’ morto (from Cavalleria rusticana)
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Tullio Serafin4:21
15Cette somme t’est due (from Benvenuto Cellini)
Orchestre national de France, John Nelson3:16
16L’amour! l’amour!… Ah! Lève‐toi, soleil (from Romèo et Giuliette)
Franco Corelli, Choeurs du Théâtre national de l’Opéra, Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra, Alain Lombard4:39
17Vissi d’arte (from Tosca)
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)
Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre33:04
18Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de perles)
Paris Opera Orchestra, Georges Prêtre3:29
19Ride of the Valkyries (from Die Walküre)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Anton Rickenbacher5:31
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printed in:EU (Europe)
distributed by and marketed by:EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12727393 [info]
ASIN:DE: B000VDD3K0 [info]