The #1 Tenor Album

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1Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
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 Verdi2:24
2Manon Lescaut: “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:15
3Carmen : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée »
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:58
4L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:44
5La bohème. “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
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)
Giacomo Puccini4:58
6Aida: “Celeste Aida”
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:41
7Martha: “M’appari”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow3:29
8La Gioconda: “Cielo e mar”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
Amilcare Ponchielli4:58
9Pagliacci: “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:49
10Die Zauberflöte: “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön”
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:41
11Les Contes d’Hoffmann : « O dieu! De quelle ivresse »
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann : Acte IV. No 21 « Ô Dieu, de quelle ivresse embrasses-tu mon âme » (Giulietta, Chorus, Hoffmann, Nicklausse)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach2:00
12Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:10
13Manon Lescaut: “Tra voi belle, brune e bionde”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde” (Des Grieux, Edmondo, coro)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini1:16
14Rigoletto: “Questa o quella”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:39
15Luisa Miller: “Quando le sere al placido”
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
recording of:
Luisa Miller: Atto II. “Oh! fede negar potessi” / “Quando le sere al placido” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Luisa Miller: Atto II. “L'intrigo”
Giuseppe Verdi3:22
16Werther : « Pourquoi me réveiller »
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet3:07
17La fanciulla del West: “Ch’ella mi creda”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:28
18Il trovatore: “Di quella pira”
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:21
19Andrea Chénier: “Un dì all’azzurro spazio”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (until 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I
Umberto Giordano4:18
20Turandot: “Non piangere Liù”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:51
21La traviata: “De’ miei bollenti spiriti”
tenor vocals:
Giacomo Aragall (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi1:58
22Fedora: “Amor ti vieta”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
Umberto Giordano2:00
23L’Africana: “Mi batte il cor” … “O paradiso”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:12
24L’Arlesiana: Lamento di Federico
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
L’Arlesiana: Atto II. “È la solita storia del pastore” (Lamento di Federico)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer) (in 1897)
librettist:
Leopoldo Marenco (librettist)
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
L’Arlesiana: Atto II
Francesco Cilea4:24
25Madama Butterfly: “Addio, fiorito asil”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (Pinkerton’s Farewell)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini2:03
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1La traviata: Brindisi
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Verdi3:02
2Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:11
3Il trovatore: “Ah si ben mio”
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
4La favorita: “Spirto gentil”
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
La favorita: Atto IV, Scena 3. “Spirto gentil” (Fernando)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
translated version of:
La Favorite: Acte IV, Scène 3. « La maîtresse du roi ? « ... « Ange si pur “ (Balthazar, Fernand)
part of:
La favorita: Atto IV
Gaetano Donizetti4:13
5Faust : « Salut ! Demeure chaste et pure »
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles Gounod4:48
6Die Walküre: “Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond”
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor)
recording of:
Die Walküre: Akt I, Scene 3. “Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond” (Siegmund, Sieglinde)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I
Richard Wagner3:07
7Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: “Morgenlich leuchtend”
bass-baritone vocals:
Norman Bailey (bass-baritone)
tenor vocals:
René Kollo (tenor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Morgenlich leuchtend" (Preislied)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn!"
Richard Wagner5:11
8Adriana Lecouvreur: “La dolcissima effigie”
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. “La dolcissima effigie” (Maurizio, Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
Francesco Cilea2:06
9Turandot: “Nessun dorma!”
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 Puccini3:00
10’O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (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 Capua3:25
11La mia canzone al vento
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
La mia canzone al vento (arr. Mancini)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
Franco Bixio3:05
12Take me back to Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Torna a Surriento (Giancarlo Chiaramello arrangement)
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
arrangement of:
Torna a Surriento
Ernesto De Curtis2:34
13Parlami d’amore
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Parlami d’amore Mariù
lyricist:
Ennio Neri
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Franco Bixio3:18
14O surdato ’nnamurato
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
’O surdato ’nnammurato
lyricist:
Aniello Califano (in 1915)
composer:
Enrico Cannio (in 1915)
Enrico Cannio2:43
15Caro mio ben
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Caro mio ben
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
Giuseppe Giordani and Tommaso Giordani
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
Giuseppe Giordani3:06
16La danza
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
Gioachino Rossini3:07
17Chitarra romana
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Chitarra romana
lyricist:
Bruno Cherubini (brother of Bixio Cherubini) and Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
Eldo di Lazzaro2:40
18Era de maggio
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Era de maggio
lyricist:
Salvatore Di Giacomo
composer:
Mario Pasquale Costa (in 1885)
Mario Pasquale Costa3:42
19Santa Lucia
baritone vocals:
David Romano (baritone vocalist)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
[traditional]1:31
20Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:00
21Funiculì funiculà
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Luigi Denza2:43
22Granada
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
Granada (original Spanish version)
lyricist and composer:
Agustín Lara (in 1932)
publisher:
Latin-American Music, Southern Music Co. and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (from 1932 to present)
Agustín Lara3:44
23Core ’ngrato
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
Core ’ngrato (Catarì, Catarì) (Original for voice & orchestra)
lyricist:
Riccardo Cordiferro (in 1911)
composer:
Salvatore Cardillo (Italian-American composer) (in 1911)
publisher:
Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
Salvatore Cardillo3:29
24La taberna del puerto: “No puede ser”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
La tabernera del puerto: Acto II. Romanza de Leandro "No puede ser"
composer:
Pablo Sorozábal
librettist:
Guillermo Fernández Shaw and Federico Romero Sarachaga
publisher:
Unión Musicale Española
part of:
La tabernera del puerto: Acto II
Pablo Sorozábal2:44
25Das Land des Lächelns: “You are my heart’s”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
lyricist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
publisher:
Glocken Verlag
part of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II
Franz Lehár3:33