Damsels in Distress

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1Tu, tu piccolo iddio (from Madama Butterfly, Act II, Scene 2)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Marton Éva (soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini2:25
2La Mamma morta (from Andrea Chénier, Act III)
soprano vocals:
Marton Éva (soprano)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (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 Giordano5:05
3Vissi d'arte (from Tosca, Act II)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:32
4Deh tu reggi in tal momento (from La gazza ladra, Act II, Scene 15)
choir vocals:
Prague Philharmonic Choir (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir) (from 1989-08-11 until 1989-08-24)
soprano vocals [Ninetta]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (from 1989-08-11 until 1989-08-24)
orchestra:
Rai Symphony Orchestra of Turino (from 1989-08-11 until 1989-08-24)
conductor:
Gianluigi Gelmetti (Italian conductor and composer) (from 1989-08-11 until 1989-08-24)
chorus master:
Lubomír Mátl (conductor and chorus master) (from 1989-08-11 until 1989-08-24)
recorded at:
Teatro Rossini in Pesaro, Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italy (from 1989-08-11 until 1989-08-24)
live recording of:
La gazza ladra: Atto secondo, Scena 15, Finale II. "Deh tu reggi in tal momento" (Ninetta, Coro) (from 1989-08-11 until 1989-08-24)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra: Atto II
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Atto secondo, Scena 15, Finale II. "Deh tu reggi in tal momento" (Ninetta, Coro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini6:09
5Sola, perduta, abbandonata (from Manon Lescaut, Act IV)
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto IV. “Sola, perduta, abbandonata” … “Fra le tue braccia, 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 IV
Giacomo Puccini4:12
6Che fiero momento (from Orfeo ed Euridice, Act III)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano)
orchestra:
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Canadian Baroque orchestra)
conductor:
Frieder Bernius (chorus master)
concertmaster:
Jeanne Lamon (conductor/violinist)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che fiero momento!” (Euridice)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:54
7Suicidio! (from La Gioconda, Act IV)
soprano vocals:
Marton Éva (soprano)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:26
8O toi qui m'abandonnes (from Le Prophète, Act V)
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Treleaven (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
partial recording of:
Le Prophète: Acte V
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer) (until 1849-04-16)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe (until 1849-04-16)
part of:
Le Prophète
Giacomo Meyerbeer8:23
9Casta diva (from Norma, Act I)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:31
10Enfin, je suis ici (from Cendrillon, Act III)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) (from 1978-06-14 until 1978-06-24)
soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1978-06-14 until 1978-06-24)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (from 1978-06-14 until 1978-06-24)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-14 until 1978-06-24)
recording of:
Cendrillon : Acte III. « Enfin, je suis ici » (from 1978-06-14 until 1978-06-24)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Henri Caïn (librettist)
part of:
Cendrillon : Acte III
partial recording of:
Cendrillon
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Henri Caïn (librettist)
Jules Massenet5:42
11Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida, Act I)
soprano vocals:
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Rudolf (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:34
12Mi chiamano Mimì (from La Bohème, Act I)
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra London (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:21
13Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin? (from Fidelio, Act I)
soprano vocals:
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Rudolf (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven6:56
14Tu che di gel sei cinta (from Turandot, Act III)
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra London (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. “Tu, che di gel sei cinta” (Liù, La folla)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:28
15Mild und leise wie er lächelt (from Tristan und Isolde, Act III)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1981-10)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (in 1981-10)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1981-10)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1981-10)
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 Wagner7:00