A Taste of Italian Passion

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Promotional CD sold with packs of Dolmio cooking sauce.

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1Brindisi: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Drinking Song) from La traviata
choir vocals:
Fujiwara Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Lucia Aliberti (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Dvorský (tenor)
orchestra:
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Roberto Paternostro (Austrian 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 Verdi3:03
2Chorus: "Grand March" from Aida (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:29
3Aria: "Non più andrai" from The Marriage of Figaro
bass vocals [Figaro]:
Michele Pertusi (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993)
conductor:
Roberto Paternostro (Austrian conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:51
4Aria: "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:22
5Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:31
6Aria: "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
soprano vocals:
Ilona Tokody (Hungarian operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Mihály András (András Mihály, composer and conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:34
7Aria: "Che farò senza Euridice" from Orpheus and Euridice
choir vocals:
Hungarian State Choir (Hungarian National Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Júlia Hamari (Hungarian mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
Ervin Lukács (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:38
8Chorus: "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco
choir vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:15
9Song: "O sole mio"
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
Eduardo di Capua4:10
10Song: "Torna a Surriento"
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Ernesto De Curtis3:07
11Song: "Vaga luna che inargenti"
piano:
Vincenzo Scalera (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
recording of:
Quindici composizione da camera per canto e pianoforte: No. 9. Vaga luna che inargenti
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
part of:
Quindici composizione da camera per canto e pianoforte
Vincenzo Bellini3:10
12Aria: "Nessun dorma!" from Turandot
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (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 Puccini3:11