Icon - Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Boito, Mascagni, Giordano

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Album Summary

Performers

• Ruggero Raimondi (Bass)
• Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano)
• Astrid Varnay (Soprano)
• Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Giuseppe Baratti (Tenor)
• Flora Rafanelli (Soprano)
• Julia Hamari
• Agostino Ferrin (Bass)
• Alfredo Kraus
• Matteo Manuguerra (Baritone)
• Elisabeth Bainbridge (Mezzo Soprano)
• Thomas Allen (Baritone)
• Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Sherrill Milnes (Baritone)
• Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• José Carreras (Tenor)
• Bernabé Marti (Tenor)

Conductors

• Bartoletti, Bruno
• Gardelli, Lamberto
• Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
• Giulini, Carlo Maria
• Guadagno, Anton
• Levine, James
• Lombard, Alain
• Mackerras, Charles, Sir
• Muti, Riccardo
• Rudel, Julius

Ensembles

• Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
• London Symphony Orchestra
• New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Philharmonia Orchestra
• Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
• Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Composers

• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
• Arrigo Boito (1842 - 1918)
• Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949)
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
• Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 - 2002)

Notes & Reviews:

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe was one of the world's leading operatic divas during the latter part of the 20th century. This 4-CD set brings together the best of Caballe's EMI recordings, including highlights from all her complete operas (with tenor partners that included fellow Spaniards Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, as well as her husband, Bernabe Marti ), as well as excerpts from recital discs and her lovely collections of Spanish songs.

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Rossini, Gioachino : Guglielmo Tell :: Act 2. Sombre forêt

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
• Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1829

Bellini, Vincenzo : Il Pirata, opera :: Act 1. Sorgete... Lo sognai ferito

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Giuseppe Baratti (Tenor); Flora Rafanelli (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
• Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1827

Bellini, Vincenzo : Il Pirata, opera :: Act 1. Quando a un tratto... Sventurata, anch'io delirio

• Performers: Bernabé Marti (Tenor); Flora Rafanelli (Soprano); Giuseppe Baratti (Tenor); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
• Running Time: 8 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1827

Bellini, Vincenzo : Il Pirata, opera :: Act 2. Oh! s'io potessi

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Flora Rafanelli (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1827

Bellini, Vincenzo : Il Pirata, opera :: Act 2. Col sorriso d'innocenza

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1827

Bellini, Vincenzo : Il Pirata, opera :: Act 2. Qual suono... Oh Sole! ti vela

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Flora Rafanelli (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1827

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 1. Son vergin vezzona

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Julia Hamari; Agostino Ferrin (Bass); Alfredo Kraus
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 2. O rendetemi la speme... Qui la voce

• Performers: Matteo Manuguerra (Baritone); Agostino Ferrin (Bass); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 10 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 2. Tornò il riso... Vien diletto

• Performers: Agostino Ferrin (Bass); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Matteo Manuguerra (Baritone)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 3. Finì, me lassa!... Ch'ei provò lontan da me?

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Alfredo Kraus
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Act 3. Vieni fra queste braccia

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Alfredo Kraus
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : Poliuto :: Act 2. Donna! Malvagio!

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Bernabé Marti (Tenor)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/30/1970-04/10/1970)
• Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1838

Donizetti, Gaetano : Poliuto :: Act 2. Ah fuggi da morte... Il suon dell'arpe angeliche

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Bernabé Marti (Tenor)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/30/1970-04/10/1970)
• Running Time: 6 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1838

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Hugenoten :: Act 4. O cieli oú courez-vous?

• Performers: Bernabé Marti (Tenor); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/30/1970-04/10/1970)
• Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1836

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Hugenoten :: Act 4. Tu l'as dit

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Bernabé Marti (Tenor)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/30/1970-04/10/1970)
• Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1836

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Hugenoten :: Act 4. Plus d'amour! plus d'ivresse!

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Bernabé Marti (Tenor)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/30/1970-04/10/1970)
• Running Time: 5 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1836

Verdi, Giuseppe : Giovanna d'Arco :: Prologue. Oh, ben s'addice... Sempre all'alba

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: James Levine
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1845

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 4. Vegliammo invan due notti... Una macchia

• Performers: Elisabeth Bainbridge (Mezzo Soprano); Thomas Allen (Baritone); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Anton Guadagno
• Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1847.
• Running Time: 7 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Act 2. Teco io sto... Non sai tu... M'ami! M'ami!

• Performers: Bernabé Marti (Tenor); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/30/1970-04/10/1970)
• Running Time: 9 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1859

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 2. La Vergine degli'angeli

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Anton Guadagno
• Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 4. Pace, pace, mio Dio

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Anton Guadagno
• Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 2. Io vengo a domendar

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Carlo Giulini
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (08/18/1971-08/31/1971)
• Running Time: 10 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 2. Non pianger mia compagna

• Performers: Sherrill Milnes (Baritone); Ruggero Raimondi (Bass); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Carlo Giulini
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (08/18/1971-08/31/1971)
• Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 5. Tu che le vanità

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Carlo Giulini
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (08/18/1971-08/31/1971)
• Running Time: 11 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 1. Ritorna vincitor!

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
• Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (07/02/1974-07/09/1974)
• Running Time: 6 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Qui Radamè verrà... O patria mia

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
• Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (07/02/1974-07/09/1974)
• Running Time: 6 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 3. Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
• Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (07/02/1974-07/09/1974)
• Running Time: 9 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 4. O terra, addio

• Performers: Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
• Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (07/02/1974-07/09/1974)
• Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 4. Era piú calmo?... Mia madre aveva una povera ancella

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Elisabeth Bainbridge (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
• Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 10 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 4. Ave Maria

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
• Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Act 3. L'altra notte in fondo al mare

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1868-75.
• Running Time: 6 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868-1875

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 2. In quelle trine morbide

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
• Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1893.
• Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 2. Oh, sarò la piú bella!... Tu, tu, amore? Tu!

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
• Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1893.
• Running Time: 8 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 4. Sola, perduta, abbandonata

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
• Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1893.
• Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 1. Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 3. Donde lieta uscì

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 2. Vissi d'arte

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 2. Un bel dì vedremo

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1904.
• Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1904

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 2. Tu! tu! piccolo iddio!

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1904.
• Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1904

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 1. Signore, ascolta!

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1926.
• Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1926

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 3. Tu che di gel sei cinta

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1926.
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1926

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 2. In questa reggia

• Performers: José Carreras (Tenor); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Alain Lombard
• Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1926.
• Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1926

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: O mio babbino caro

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1918

Puccini, Giacomo : La Rondine :: Act 1. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1917

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Regina coeli... Ineggiamo, il Signor non è morto

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Voi lo sapete, o mamma

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Astrid Varnay (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Tu qui, Santuzza?... No, no, Turiddu

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); José Carreras (Tenor); Julia Hamari
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 12 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: Act 4. Vicino a te

• Performers: Bernabé Marti (Tenor); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/30/1970-04/10/1970)
• Running Time: 7 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949) : Canto a Sevilla, Op. 37

• Performers: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1925-1926

Montsalvatge, Xavier : Canciones negras (5)

• Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1945.
• Running Time: 11 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1945