Pure Opera: 57 Original Hits by the Original Artists

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1Nessun dorma (from Turandot)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin (Rhine Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
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)
José Carreras, Chœur de l'Opéra du Rhin, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard4:12
2An ihre Plätze, meine Damen und Herren! (from Ariadne auf Naxos)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan4:24
3Un bel dì vedremo (from Madama Butterfly)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Renata Scotto, Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli4:41
4O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1958-07-07 until 1958-07-27)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1958)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1958-07-07 until 1958-07-27)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (in 1958)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Victoria de los Ángeles, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Gabriele Santini2:05
5Libiamo nè lieti calici (from La traviata)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti2:52
6Che gelida manina (from La bohème)
Roberto Alagna, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Richard Armstrong4:50
7Suzel, buon dì (from L’amico Fritz)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
soprano vocals [Suzel]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (from 1968-08 until 1968-09)
tenor vocals [Fritz Kobus]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1968-08 until 1968-09)
vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1968-08 until 1968-09)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor) (from 1968-08 until 1968-09)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1968-08 until 1968-09)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-08 until 1968-09)
recording of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto II. Duettino “Suzel, buon dì” (Fritz, Suzel) (Cherry Duet) (from 1968-08 until 1968-09)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto II
Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gianandrea Gavazzeni4:14
8Pa‐pa‐gena! … Pa‐pa‐geno! (from Die Zauberflöte)
Roland Bracht, Siegfried Jerusalem, Edita Gruberová, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Brendel, Brigitte Lindner, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink2:37
9Lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)
Carlo Bergonzi, Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre3:03
10Non più andrai (from Le nozze di Figaro)
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (in 1986-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1986-09)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1986-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1986-09)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro) (in 1986-09)
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)
Sir Thomas Allen, Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti3:38
11Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni)
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan5:30
12Marie Theres’! Hab’ mir’s gelobt (from Der Rosenkavalier)
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique, André Cluytens4:47
13Da geh’ ich zu Maxim (from Die lustige Witwe)
Beverly Sills, Alfredo Kraus, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Caldwell2:55
14Che farò senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano5:28
15Ah Belinda, I am press’d with torment (from Dido and Aeneas)
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano4:10
16I wants to stay here (from Porgy and Bess)
Rolando Panerai, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin3:54
17Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
Montserrat Caballé, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras3:17
18I have a reas’nable good ear in music (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
José Carreras, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti4:32
19Pur ti miro (from L’incoronazione di Poppea)
Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan5:39

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printed in:EU (Europe)
distributed by and marketed by:EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12727393 [info]
ASIN:DE: B000VDD3K0 [info]