Opera Sampler

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1Aida: Gloria all'Egitto (Atto II)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recording of:
Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Chor) (for undetermined recordings, could be either of two with this title in Act II)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi11:54
2La Bohème: Che gelida manina!… Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì… O soave fanciulla (Atto I)
baritone vocals:
Mario Basiola (baritone) and Mario Sereni (baritone)
bass vocals:
Ferruccio Mazzoli (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini14:07
3Faust: Mon cœur est pénétré (Acte V)
bass vocals:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor)
chorus master:
René Duclos (French composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. « Mon cœur est pénétré d’épouvante ! » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte V
Charles Gounod11:56
4Madama Butterfly: Bimba dagli occhi (Atto I)
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malìa” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini11:43
5Tristan und Isolde: So stürben wir, um ungetrennt (Akt II)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Helga Dernesch (Austrian soprano and mezzo‐soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
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 II
Richard Wagner8:55
6Le nozze di Figaro: Tutto è tranquillo e placido (Atto IV)
baritone vocals:
Giuseppe Taddei (baritone)
bass vocals:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Ivo Vinco (operatic bass) and Eberhard Wächter (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Elisabetta Fusco (soprano), Dora Gatta (soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano) and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
tenor vocals:
Renato Ercolani (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena Ultima. (no. 29) Finale “Tutto è tranquillo e placido” (Figaro, Susanna)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart10:07

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phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)