The #1 Soprano Album

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1Carmen: L’Amour est un oiseau rebelle
choir vocals:
The Manhattan Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
chorus master:
John Mauceri (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 Bizet4:58
2Les Contes d’Hoffman: Belle Nuit, ô nuit d’amour
mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Susanne Marsee (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Beverly Sills (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach4:17
3Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poca fa
mezzo-soprano vocals [Rosina]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo (Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08) and Orchestra Rossini di Napoli (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
recorded at:
Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella in Napoli (Naples), Napoli, Campania, Italy (from 1964-07 until 1964-08, from 1964-07-28 until 1964-08-14)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (from 1964-07 until 1964-08)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:54
4La Traviata: È strano! ... Ah fors'è lui ... sempre libera
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi6:48
5Le Nozze di Figaro: Giunse alfin il momento
soprano vocals [Susanna]:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) (in 1987-08)
orchestra:
Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra (Swedish period instrument ensemble) (in 1987-08)
conductor:
Arnold Östman (Swedish conductor) (in 1987-08)
recorded at:
Nacka Aula in Nacka municipality, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1987-08)
edit of:
Le nozze di Figaro: Atto IV: Giunse alfin il momento by Barbara Bonney (soprano), Petteri Salomaa (baritone), Alicia Nafé (mezzo-soprano), Arleen Augér (soprano), Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra (Swedish period instrument ensemble), Arnold Östman (Swedish conductor)
partial recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Recitativo “Giunse alfin il momento” (Susanna) (in 1987-08)
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 Mozart3:42
6Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
soprano vocals [Donna Elvira]:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1959-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. Anhang. No. 21b Aria “Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata” (Donna Elvira) [540c/2] (in 1959-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
part of:
Don Giovanni: Recitative and Aria, K. 540c
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:39
7Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
cello:
Lynn Harrell (cellist)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos6:44
8Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod2:48
9Rinaldo: Lascia ch’io pianga
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:16
10Samson: Let the Bright Seraphim
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1960-08)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
trumpet:
Harry Dilley (in 1960-08)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1960-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1960-08)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor) (in 1960-08)
recording of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman) (in 1960-08)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
part of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel5:55
11Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano5:15
12Martha: Last Rose of Summer
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Martha: Akt II. „Letzte Rose“ (The Last Rose of Summer)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
part of:
Martha: Akt II
Friedrich von Flotow4:53
13Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Maria Chiara (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) and Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
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 Puccini2:29
14Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:17
15Carmina Burana: Cour d’amours: In trutina
recording engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) and Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Ingmar Haas (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) (in 1993-10)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1993-10)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (in 1993-10)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1993-10)
live recording of:
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours: XXI. In trutina mentis dubia (in 1993-10)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours
Carl Orff2:32
16Shenandoah
choir vocals:
London Voices
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
[traditional]3:09

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ASIN:CA: B000060OHV [info]