Classic FM: Opera Arias and Duets

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1Lakmé, Flower Duet
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (on 1967-10-12)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (on 1967-10-12)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (on 1967-10-12)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (on 1967-10-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (on 1967-10-12)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:09
2Gianni Schicchi, O Mio Babbino Caro
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
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
Giacomo Puccini2:16
3The Barber of Seville, Largo Al Factotum
baritone vocals:
Leo Nucci (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:08
4Rusalka, Song to the Moon
soprano vocals:
Pilar Lorengar (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:16
5Rigoletto, La Donna È Mobile
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:28
6The Pearl Fishers, Pearl Fishers' Duet
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet6:40
7The Marriage of Figaro, K492, Sull'aria
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) and Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Sull’aria… che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna) (Canzonetta sull’aria)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:57
8Madama Butterfly, Un Bel Dì Vedremo
vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
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)
Giacomo Puccini4:41
9The Tales of Hoffmann, Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit D'amour
vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) and Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
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 Offenbach4:16
10La Wally, Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (on 1968-06-26)
vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l’Opéra de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (on 1968-06-26)
conductor:
Fausto Cleva (conductor) (on 1968-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Salle Alcazar in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (on 1968-06-26)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (on 1968-06-26)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:58
11La Traviata, Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici
vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) and Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:06
12Carmen, L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle
vocals:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (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 Bizet4:25
13Carmen, Toréador's Song
baritone vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 13 Chœur « Vivat ! Vivat le toréro ! » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d'hommes)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet7:02
14Samson et Dalila, Mon Coeur S'ouvre À Ta Voix
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Opernorchester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) and Wiener Opernorchester (see annotation before use)
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:34
15Don Giovanni, K527, Là Ci Darem La Mano
baritone vocals:
Tom Krause (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Haydn Orchestra,
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:28
16Norma, Casta Diva
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (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 Bellini6:37
17Turandot, Nessun Dorma
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos (conductor)
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)
Giacomo Puccini3:00

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part of:Classic FM The Full Works (number: 48) (order: 39)