La Légende de l’Opéra

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1La Wally: « Ebben? Ne andró lontana »
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1954)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1954, from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1954, from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (in 1954)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (for cello and orchestra, arr. Cosma)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
arranger:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
arrangement of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
Alfredo Catalani4:50
2Rigoletto: « La donna è mobile »
recording engineer:
Wilfried Hauer (recording engineer) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
executive producer:
Alain Lanceron (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
producer:
Wilhelm Meister (Tonmeister / recording producer) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
editor:
Elisabeth Panzer (engineer) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
conductor:
Marcello Viotti (conductor) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004) and Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Bavarian Radio: Studio 1 in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
3Faust : « Le veau d’or est toujours debout »
bass vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone) (in 1991)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Armée française and Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte II. No. 7 « Le veau d’or est toujours debout » (Méphistophélès, Chœur)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte II
Charles Gounod2:10
4Carmen : Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle »
choir vocals:
Les Éléments (chamber choir)
vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
Georges Bizet4:33
5Tosca: « E lucevan le stelle »
vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
Giacomo Puccini2:54
6Le Barbier de Séville : Air de la calomnie « La calomnia è un venticello »
vocals:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
Gioachino Rossini4:56
7La Flûte enchantée : Air de la Reine de la nuit « Der Hölle Rache »
producer:
Étienne Collard
soprano vocals [Pamina]:
Natalie Dessay (soprano) (from 2000-08-26 until 2000-09-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (from 2000-08-26 until 2000-09-01)
conductor:
Louis Langrée (conductor) (from 2000-08-26 until 2000-09-01)
balance engineer:
Arne Akselberg (from 2000-08-26 until 2000-09-01)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-08-26 until 2000-09-01)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 2000-08-26 until 2000-09-01)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:00
8Les Noces de Figaro : Air de Chérubin « Voi che sapete »
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1976-08)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1976-08)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1976-08)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-08)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) (in 1976-08)
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 Mozart2:51
9Les Noces de Figaro : Air de la comtesse « Dove sono »
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
performer:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:48
10L’Élixir d’amour : Air de Nemorino « Una furtiva lagrima »
vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Michelangelo Veltri (Argentinan conductor)
Gaetano Donizetti4:33
11Carmen : Air du toréador « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre »
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
Georges Bizet4:55
12Lakmé : Duo des fleurs « Viens, Mallika »
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner (engineer)
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
producer:
Étienne Collard
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains (Toulouse) in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes55:57
13L’amico Fritz: « O amore, o bella luce dal core »
vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
Pietro Mascagni2:30
14Turandot : Air de Calaf « Nessun dorma »
vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
Giacomo Puccini2:53
15La Traviata : Air de Violetta « Addio del passato »
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (in 1982)
vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi6:04
16Les Vêpres siciliennes : Boléro d’Hélène « Merci, jeunes amis »
vocals:
June Anderson (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi4:06
17Werther : « Traduire » … « Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps »
vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antonio Pappano (conductor and pianist)
Jules Massenet3:19
18La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein : « Vous aimez le danger » … « Ah que j’aime les militaires »
vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Armin Jordan (conductor)
Jacques Offenbach3:25
19Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour »
producer:
David R. Murray
choir vocals:
Choeur de l'Opéra national du Théâtre de la Monnaie (Chorus of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Chorus of the Belgian National Opera) (in 1988-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-06)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie (Orchestra for the Brussels opera La Monnaie / De Munt) (in 1988-06)
conductor:
Sylvain Cambreling (conductor) (in 1988-06)
chorus master:
Günter Wagner (choir master) (in 1988-06)
balance engineer:
Michael Gray (UK classical recording engineer)
recorded at:
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Centre for Fine Arts) in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (in 1988-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach4:21
20Showboat: « Ol’ Man River »
vocals:
Bruce Hubbard (baritone)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor)
Jerome Kern1:50
21Porgy and Bess: « Summertime »
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Artists (in 1986-06)
soprano vocals:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1986-06)
orchestra:
New Princess Theater Orchestra (in 1986-06)
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor) (in 1986-06)
orchestrator:
George Gershwin (composer)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (in 1986-06)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess) (in 1986-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
George Gershwin2:41
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