Mad About Tenors

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1Puccini: Tosca - E lucevan le stelle
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1992)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1992)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1992)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1992)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Plácido Domingo4:12
2Donizetti: The Elixir of Love - Quanto è Bella
co-producer:
Claudia Hamann
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
editor:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 1989-09)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Giannetta]:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1989-09)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. “Quanto è bella, quanto è cara” (Nemorino, Giannetta, Coro)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I
Luciano Pavarotti3:23
3Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Pinkerton's entrance
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
baritone vocals:
Juan Pons (baritone)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
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 (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Dovunque al mondo” (Pinkerton, Sharpless) (in 1987-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
José Carreras3:45
4Puccini: Turandot - Nessun dorma
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
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)
Plácido Domingo3:26
5Donizetti: The Elixir of Love - Una furtive lagrima
co-producer:
Claudia Hamann
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
editor:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 1989-09)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1989-09)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1989-09)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1989-09)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1989-09)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Luciano Pavarotti4:14
6Bizet: Carmen - Flower Song
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1982-09, from 1982-09 until 1983-04)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1982-09, from 1982-09 until 1983-03, from 1982-09 until 1983-04)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1982-09, from 1982-09 until 1983-03, from 1982-09 until 1983-04, in 1983)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1982-09 until 1983-03)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1982-09 until 1983-03)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1982-09)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
José Carreras4:24
7Verdi: Aida - Celeste Aida
Plácido Domingo4:33
8Verdi: La Traviata - De'miei bollenti spiriti
recording engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
executive producer:
Pål Christian Moe
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
tenor vocals [Alfredo Germont]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1991-06)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1991-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1991-06)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1991-06)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Lunge da lei” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Luciano Pavarotti3:25
9Verdi: Requiem Mass - Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1984-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1984-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1984-06)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
José Carreras4:02
10Puccini: Tosca - Recondita
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1992)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1992)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1992)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (in 1992)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Plácido Domingo2:59
11Puccini: La Boh`me - Che gelida manina
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jerry Hadley (operatic tenor) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1987-05 until 1987-06, on 1987-06-07)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (from 1987-05 until 1987-06)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Jerry Hadley5:17
12Verdi: La Forza del Destino - Oh, tu che in seno
tenor vocals [Alvaro]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
José Carreras2:49
13Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffman - The Legend of Kleinzach
Plácido Domingo5:01
14Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin - Lenski's Aria
tenor vocals:
Neil Shicoff (tenor)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 2, no. 17. Интродукция и сцена "Ну, что же" (Introduction and Scene "Nu, chto zhe")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие второе (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II)
Neil Shicoff6:45
15Bernstein: West Side Story - Maria
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) (on 1984-09-07) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (on 1984-09-07)
miscellaneous support:
Alison Ames (task: Coordination) and Claudia Hamann (task: Coordination)
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
editor:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
tenor vocals [Tony]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1984-09-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1984-09-07)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1985) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-07)
recording of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony) (on 1984-09-07)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story
José Carreras2:58
16Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - O Lola
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa” (Turiddu) (“Siciliana”)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Plácido Domingo2:01
17Donizetti: Lucia de Lammermoor - Fra poco a me ricovero
Plácido Domingo3:24
18Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Viva il vino
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lola]:
Susanne Mentzer (mezzo soprano)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Plácido Domingo2:39
19Verdi: Il Trovatore - Ah! si, ben mio
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Plácido Domingo3:27
20Verdi: Il Trovatore - Di quella pira
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music) and Robert Leslie (producer)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1984, in 1984-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano)
soprano vocals:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1984-04)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1984)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1984-04) and Walter Gullino (tenor) (in 1984-04)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1984)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (in 1984)
vocals:
Walter Gullino (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1984, in 1984-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1984, in 1984-04)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor) (in 1984-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1984-04)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (in 1984)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Plácido Domingo3:42