The Classic 100 Opera, Volume 1

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ABC Classic FM compilation.

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1Carmen : « L’Amour est un oiseau rebelle »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lauris Elms
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Arnold (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet3:44
2Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco”
bass vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
bass vocals [Leporello]:
Michele Pertusi (operatic bass)
bass vocals [The Statue]:
Mario Luperi (Italian bass)
choir vocals:
London Voices
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” … “Da qual tremore insolito” (Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:10
3Samson et Dalila : Acte II. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lauris Elms
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Arnold (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:36
4Aida: Gloria all’Egitto
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
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 Verdi9:33
5Le nozze di Figaro: Atto IV. “Pace, pace”
baritone vocals [Count]:
George London (bass-baritone)
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Erich Kunz (baritone)
bass vocals [Antonio]:
Wilhelm Felden (classical bass vocalist)
bass vocals [Bartolo]:
Marjan Rus (Slovenian operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
soprano vocals [Countess]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
soprano vocals [Susanna]:
Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
tenor vocals [Don Basilio]:
Erich Majkut (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena Ultima. (no. 29) Finale “Pace pace, mio dolce tesoro” (Figaro, Susanna, Il Conte)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:11
6La Wally: “Ebben?”
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:02
7Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II. “Chi mi frena”
baritone vocals:
Malcolm Donnelly (Australian baritone opera singer)
bass vocals:
Clifford Grant (operatic bass and actor)
choir vocals:
Opera Australia Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Patricia Price (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Sergei Baigildin (tenor) and Richard Greager (tenor)
orchestra:
Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II, Scena 2. (no. 9c) Sestetto con coro “Chi mi frena in tal momento?” (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Coro, Arturo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:00
8Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Rita Hunter (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Dobbs Franks (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:17
9Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri, una carrozza”
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
tenor vocals:
Angelo Mercuriali (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri … una carrozza …” … “Te Deum” (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:27
10Le nozze di Figaro: Atto III. “Dove sono i bei momenti”
soprano vocals:
Isobel Buchanan (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:33
11Der Rosenkavalier: “Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II. "Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren" (Octavian, Sophie)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II
Richard Strauss7:18
12Don Giovanni: “Là ci darem la mano”
baritone vocals:
John Pringle (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Isobel Buchanan (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:08
13Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Júlia Várady (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzani (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:24
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photography:Jayme Thornton
liner notes:John Crawford (program manager, ABC Classic FM) (in 2006-03)
miscellaneous support:John Crawford (program manager, ABC Classic FM) (task: program manager (ABC Classic FM))
Kate Dundas (task: head national networks (ABC Classic FM))
Joseph Hocking (marketing) (task: marketing manager (ABC Classic FM))
Natalie Shea (alto / producer) (task: editorial & production manager)
executive producer:Lyle Chan (executive producer at ABC Classics and ABC Jazz)
Robert Patterson (producer)
design:Matt Larkin (designer) (task: cover design concept)
distributed by:Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 2006)
artwork:Imagecorp Pty Ltd (graphic design agency) (task: booklet artwork)