Risë Stevens at the Met

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1Orfeo ed Euridice: Che puro ciel!
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1951-03-21)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-03-21)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1951-03-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II. Aria "Che puro ciel" (Orfeo) (Italian version) (on 1951-03-21)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck5:18
2Orfeo Ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice?
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1951-03-21)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-03-21)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1951-03-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo) (on 1951-03-21)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:58
3Le nozze di Figaro: Non so più cosa son
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1951-03-21)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-03-21)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1951-03-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena V. (no. 6) Aria “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Cherubino) (on 1951-03-21)
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 Mozart2:44
4Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1951-03-21)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-03-21)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1951-03-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) (on 1951-03-21)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:50
5Der Rosenkavalier: Mir ist die Ehre
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1951-04-05)
soprano vocals:
Erna Berger (German lyric soprano) (on 1951-04-05)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-04-05)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1951-04-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II. "Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren" (Octavian, Sophie) (on 1951-04-05)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II
Richard Strauss10:25
6Der Rosenkavalier: Spür nur dich
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1951-04-05)
soprano vocals:
Erna Berger (German lyric soprano) (on 1951-04-05)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-04-05)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1951-04-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III. "Ist ein Traum" … "Spür nur dich" (Sophie, Octavian) (on 1951-03-05)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III
Richard Strauss7:58
7Mignon: Connais-tu le pays ?
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1947-09-18)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1941-09-18)
conductor:
Frieder Weissmann (conductor) (on 1947-09-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Mignon : Acte I, no. 4. Romance « Connais-tu le pays ? » (Mignon) (on 1941-09-18)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte I. Dans la cour de quelque auberge
Ambroise Thomas4:21
8Mignon: Libre ! Libre ! Est-ce vrai ? Légères hirondelles
bass vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass) (on 1947-02-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1947-02-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1947-02-07)
conductor:
Fausto Cleva (conductor) (on 1947-02-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Mignon : Acte I. « Libre ! Libre ! Est-ce vrai ? » ... « Légères hirondelles » (Mignon, Lothario) (on 1947-02-07)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Mignon : Acte I. Dans la cour de quelque auberge
Ambroise Thomas3:20
9Samson et Dalila: Pritemps qui commence
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1954-09-07)
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1954-09-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1954-09-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte I, scène 6. « Printemps qui commence » (Dalila, un vieillard hébreu) (on 1954-09-07)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte I
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:04
10Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (on 1954-09-07)
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1954-09-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1954-09-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (on 1954-09-07)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:43
11Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
chorus master:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:07
12Carmen: Près des ramparts de Séville
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
tenor vocals:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet3:54
13Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaiant
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Margaret Roggero (mezzo-soprano) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06) and Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
soprano vocals:
Paula Lenchner (Austrian soprano) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:55
14Carmen: C'est toi ? C'est moi !
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
tenor vocals:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
chorus master:
Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 27 Duo final : « C’est toi ! – C’est moi ! » (Carmen, Don José, chœur) (from 1951-05 until 1951-06)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet8:28

Credits

Release

liner notes:Walter Price (Music reviewer) (in 1989)
manufactured by:RCA Special Products (a label of BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.) (in 1989)
copyrighted (©) by:Metropolitan Opera Guild (in 1989)
part of:Great Artists at the Met (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6073423 [info]