Les Contes d’Hoffman : Acte II. Barcarolle “Belle nuit”

~ Recording by Montserrat Caballé, Shirley Verrett, New York Philharmonic, Anton Guadagno

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Official
1.10Les Contes d’Hoffman : Acte II. Barcarolle “Belle nuit”3:55Jacques OffenbachThe World’s Greatest AriasVarious ArtistsAlbum
  • -2000-09-26
BMG Special Products75517456602

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mezzo-soprano vocals:Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:New York Philharmonic
conductor:Anton Guadagno (conductor)
recording of:Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)

Related works

Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)

composer:Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:Jules Barbier
referred to in medleys:Relax and Unwind With the Classics (preview) (order: 3)
later translated versions:Elfenlied
Mīlas nakts (barkorāle no operas "Hofmaņa stāsti")
Venezia
part of:Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
is the basis for:Barcarolle aus Hoffmans Erzählungen (for piano solo; arr. Moszkowski)
Barcarolles
Fantasy on Barcarolle from Les Contes d’Hoffmann (for cello and orchestra)
Venedig bei Nacht
arrangements:Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités, Hoffmann, Schlemil) (for voice and piano, Bazille)
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)