Anna Moffo: The Complete RCA Recital Albums

~ Release by Anna Moffo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Arias from Faust, La bohème, Dinorah, Carmen, Semiramide, Turandot, Lakmé
2CD: The Dream Duet: Anna Moffo / Sergio Franchi
3CD: A Verdi Collaboration
4CD: A Portrait of Manon (1)
5CD: A Portrait of Manon (2)
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1Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Cortese damigella”
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Robert Kerns (baritone)
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Flaviano Labò (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Cortese damigella” (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini4:52
2Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Flaviano Labò (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
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
3Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Vedete? Io son fedele”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Flaviano Labò (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Vedete? Io son fedele” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini6:46
4Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Dispettosetto questo riccio!”
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Robert Kerns (baritone)
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Dispettosetto questo riccio!” (Manon, Lescaut)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini5:30
6Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” (Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini4:51
7Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella!”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Flaviano Labò (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini1:50
8Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Taci, taci, tu il cor mi frangi!”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Flaviano Labò (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini6:09
9Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah! Affe madamigella”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah! Ah! Affè, madamigella, che dolore!” (Géronte, Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:30
10Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Senti, di qui partiamo”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah! Ah! Affè, madamigella, che dolore!” (Géronte, Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini0:53
11Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah, Manon, mi tradisce”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Flaviano Labò (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah, Manon, mi tradisce” (Des Grieux, Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:26
12Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “Il passo m’aprite”
baritone vocals [Commandante]:
Mario Rinaudo (bass)
bass vocals [Sergente]:
Enzo Titta (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro della RCA Italiana
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “Il passo m’aprite” (Sergente, Comandante, coro)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini5:37
13Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “No! Pazzo son!”
baritone vocals [Commandante]:
Mario Rinaudo (bass)
bass vocals [Sergente]:
Enzo Titta (operatic bass)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Flaviano Labò (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “Presto! In fila!…No! No! pazzo son” (Des Grieux, Sergente, Comandante)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:39
6CD: The Great Moments From Die Fledermaus
7CD: One Night of Love
8CD: Songs of the Auvergne / Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 / Vocalise
9CD: Songs of Debussy
10CD: Heroines From the Great French Operas
11CD: Selected Arias From Her RCA Opera Recordings
12CD: Great Love Duets From Opera

Credits

Release group

includes:A Verdi Collaboration by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Anna Moffo (soprano), Franco Ferrara, RCA Italiana Symphony (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
Arias from Faust, La bohème, Dinorah, Carmen, Semiramide, Turandot, Lakmé by Anna Moffo (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Heroines From the Great French Operas by Anna Moffo (soprano), Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Peter Maag (conductor)
One Night of Love by Anna Moffo (soprano), RCA Victor Orchestra, Skitch Henderson
Selected Arias from her RCA Opera Recordings
Songs of Debussy by Claude Debussy (French composer); Anna Moffo (soprano), Jean Casadesus (pianist)
Songs of the Auvergne / Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 / Vocalise by Joseph Canteloube, Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist), Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer); Anna Moffo (soprano), American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
The Dream Duet by Anna Moffo (soprano) / Sergio Franchi (tenor)
The Great Moments from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son); Anna Moffo (soprano), Sergio Franchi (tenor), Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano), Jeanette Scovotti (soprano), Richard Lewis (Welsh tenor), George London (bass-baritone), John Hauxvell (baritone), Oscar Danon (conductor), Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)