Heroes of Opera

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1Simon Boccanegra: “Il lacerato spirito”
bass vocals:
Matti Salminen (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Lahti (Lahti Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Eri Klas (conductor)
recording of:
Simon Boccanegra: Prologo. “Il lacerato spirito” (Fiesco)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Simon Boccanegra: Prologo
Giuseppe Verdi4:23
2Fidelio, op. 72: „O namenlose Freude!”
soprano vocals:
Christine Brewer (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Mac Master (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act II, Scene I, no. 15. Duet “O namenlose Freude!” (Leonore, Florestan)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt II
Ludwig van Beethoven2:51
3Béatrice et Bénédict : « Ah ! Je vais l’aimer »
tenor vocals:
Kenneth Tarver (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Béatrice et Bénédict : Acte I. No. 7. Rondo « Ah ! Je vais l'aimer, mon cœur me l'annonce »
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
Béatrice et Bénédict: Acte I
Hector Berlioz2:40
4Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K 492: "Aprite un po’ quegl’occhi“
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Lorenzo Regazzo (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Concerto Köln
conductor:
René Jacobs (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena VIII. (no. 27) Aria “Aprite un po’ quegl’occhi” (Figaro)
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 Mozart4:21
5Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene
bass-baritone vocals:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
The Choral Arts Society of Washington and Oratorio Society of Washington
tenor vocals:
Kenneth Riegel (tenor)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
recording of:
Boris Godunov: Prologue. "I am sick at heart" (Coronation Scene)
composer and librettist:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Prologue (1872 version)
Modest Mussorgsky7:55
6Siegfried: „Das ist kein Mann!”
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt III, Scene III "Selige Öde auf sonniger Höh’!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-03-01 until 1871-02-05)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt III
Richard Wagner9:58
7Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Vorspiel (prelude to Act I)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75
Richard Wagner7:46
8La clemenza di Tito, K 621: “Se all’impero, amici Dei”
tenor vocals:
Mark Padmore (British tenor)
orchestra:
Freiburger Barockorchester (Freiburg Baroque Orchestra)
conductor:
René Jacobs (conductor)
recording of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act II, No. 20 Aria "Se all'impero" (Tito)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
additional librettist:
Caterino Mazzolà
librettist:
Pietro Metastasio
part of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:59
9Tosca: “Ah, quegli occhi” (Ah Those Eyes)
soprano vocals:
Catherine Malfitano (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, founded 1936)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi!…” – “Quale occhio al mondo” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini5:17
10Otello: “Ave Maria”
soprano vocals:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
orchestra:
Filarmonica della Scala (La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:16
11Guillaume Tell (William Tell): « Sois immobile »
baritone vocals:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Ulf Schirmer (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte III. Final: Récitatif et air: « Je te bénis » … « Sois immobile » (Guillaume, Gessler, Jemmy, Chœur)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte III
Gioachino Rossini2:28
12Julius Caesar: “Al lampo dell’armi”
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto II, Scena VIII, 27. Aria e Coro “Al lampo dell’armi” (Cesare, Coro)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto II
George Frideric Handel3:06