Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti

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Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera

Bellini, Vincenzo : La sonnambula, opera

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor

Donizetti, Gaetano : La Favorita

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia

Rossini, Gioachino : La Cenerentola

Rossini, Gioachino : L'italiana in Algeri

Rossini, Gioachino : La donna del lago

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlo

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello

Verdi, Giuseppe : Falstaff

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly

Puccini, Giacomo : La fanciulla del West

Puccini, Giacomo : La rondine

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci

Catalani, Alfredo : La Wally

Mascagni, Pietro : L'amico Fritz

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act

Mascagni, Pietro : Nerone

Giordano, Umberto : Siberia

Cilèa, Francesco : L'arlesiana

Cilèa, Francesco : Adriana Lecouvreur

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chenier

Giordano, Umberto : Fedora

Zandonai, Riccardo : Giulietta e Romeo

Menotti, Gian Carlo : Amelia al ballo

Performers

Rockwell Blake (Tenor)
Delia Wallis (Mezzo Soprano)
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Thomas Hampson (Baritone)
Shirley Verrett
Astrid Varnay (Soprano)
Marilyn Horne
Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
Dusolina Giannini (Soprano)
Deborah Hoffman (Harp)
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Eugenio Fernandi (Tenor)
Jussi Bj�rling (Tenor)
Montserrat Caball� (Soprano)
Maria Caniglia (Soprano)
Michele Pertusi (Bass)
Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)
Aureliano Pertile (Tenor)
Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Elena Obraztsova (Mezzo Soprano)
Lucio Gallo (Baritone)
James McCracken (Tenor)
James King
Daniela Dessi
Peter Glossop (Baritone)
Miguel Fleta (Tenor)
Alfredo Kraus
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Giacinto Prandelli (Tenor)
Giuseppe de Luca (Baritone)
Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano)
Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano)
Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
Mariano Caruso (Tenor)
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Fedora Barbieri (Mezzo Soprano)
Luigi Borgonovo (Baritone)
Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (Tenor)
Horst Nitsche (Tenor)
Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Franco Bonisolli (Tenor)
Ljuba Welitsch (Soprano)
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Melchiorre Luise (Bass)
Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
Rolando Villaz?n
Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Francesco Meli (Tenor)
Rolando Villaz�n (Tenor)
Renato Ercolani (Vocals)
Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Renato Bruson (Baritone)
Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Margherita Vocals] (Soprano)
Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Marco Basiola
Tito Schipa
Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Anna Moffo (Soprano)
Boris Christoff (Bass)
Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Ferruccio Tagliavini
Chris Vocal] (Tenor)
Birgit Nilsson
Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Cheryl Studer (Soprano)
Andrea Mongelli (Baritone)
Paolo Silveri (Baritone)
Luigi Alva
Martina Arroyo (Soprano)
Charles Craig (Tenor)
Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone)
Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Ruth Swenson (Soprano)
Beverly Sills
Donald Smith
Eva Turner (Soprano)
Ruggero Raimondi (Bass)
Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano)
Salvatore Cottone (Piano)
Conchita Supervia (Mezzo Soprano)
Margherita Grandi (Soprano)
Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Jan Opalach (Bass Baritone)
Jos� Carreras
Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)

Conductors

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Composers

Notes & Reviews:

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of Italian and German opera. Voices of the Italian Opera is a 5-CD collection of pure Italian Opera. From Bellini to Verdi and Puccini to Leoncavallo, these celebrated composers are joined by some of the most outstanding signers of our time including: Maria Callas, Enrico Caruso, Giuseppe di Stefano, and Eva Turner.

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Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera :: Act 1. Casta Diva

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (09/05/1960-09/12/1960)
Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1831

Bellini, Vincenzo : La sonnambula, opera :: Act 1. Come per me sereno

Performer: Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
Conductor: Kurt Eichhorn
Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (11/18/1984-11/21/1984)
Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1831

Bellini, Vincenzo : La sonnambula, opera :: Act 1. Son geloso del zefiro errante

Performers: Francesco Meli (Tenor); Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Evelino Pidò
Notes: Opéra National de Lyon (2006-11-09&2006-11-19_2006-)
Running Time: 6 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1831

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera :: Act 1. O quante volte

Performer: Margherita Vocals] (Soprano)
Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1830

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Act 2. Una furtiva lagrima

Performer: Tito Schipa
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Act 3. Spargi d'amaro pianto (Mad Scene) [conclusion]

Performer: Anna Moffo (Soprano)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1959-12-02&1959-12-04&1959-)
Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Act 3. Fra poco a me ricovero

Performer: Ferruccio Tagliavini
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (03/16/1959-03/21/1959)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Act 1. Quanto è bella

Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor: Stanford Robinson
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Donizetti, Gaetano : La Favorita :: Act 3. Leonora!... A tanto amor

Performer: Paolo Silveri (Baritone)
Conductor: Walter Goehr
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1840

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. All'idea di quell metallo

Performers: Luigi Alva; Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone)
Conductor: Vittorio Gui
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1962-09-04_1962-09-07&1962-)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. Una voce poco fa

Performer: Beverly Sills
Conductor: James Levine
Notes: All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London (1974-08-16_1974-08-18&1975-)
Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. La calunnia

Performer: Ruggero Raimondi (Bass)
Conductor: James Levine
Notes: All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London (1974-08-16_1974-08-18&1975-)
Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Rossini, Gioachino : La Cenerentola :: Act 2. Nacqui all'affanno... Non piú mesta

Performer: Conchita Supervia (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Angelo Albergoni
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1817

Rossini, Gioachino : L'italiana in Algeri :: Act 2. Pappataci! che mai sento

Performers: Jan Opalach (Bass Baritone); Rockwell Blake (Tenor); Thomas Hampson (Baritone)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Notes: Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, New York (02/29/1992/03/02/1992)
Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1813
Studio/Live: Live

Rossini, Gioachino : La donna del lago :: Act 1. Mura felice

Performers: Marilyn Horne; Deborah Hoffman (Harp)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Notes: Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, New York (02/29/1992/03/02/1992)
Running Time: 10 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1819
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Questa o quella

Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Nils Grevillius
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Gualtier Maldè!... Caro nome

Performers: Michele Pertusi (Bass); Ernesto Gavazzi (Tenor); Lucio Gallo (Baritone); Daniela Dessi
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1988-07-01_1988-07-10&1988-)
Running Time: 6 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 3. La donna è mobile

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/12/1978-09/25/1978)
Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 3. Bella figlia dell'amore

Performers: Giuseppe de Luca (Baritone); Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano); Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor: Giulio Setti
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 2. Condotta ell'era in ceppi

Performers: Mariano Caruso (Tenor); Fedora Barbieri (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Argeo Quadri
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 2. Il balen del suo sorriso

Performer: Thomas Hampson (Baritone)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/28/2001-09/09/2001)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 3. Ah sì, ben mio

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/28/2001-09/09/2001)
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 3. Di quella pira

Performers: Horst Nitsche (Tenor); Franco Bonisolli (Tenor); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin (1977-09-20_1977-09-22&1977-)
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 4. D'amor sull'ali rosee

Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin (1977-09-20_1977-09-22&1977-)
Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 1. E strano... Ah, fors'è lui... Follie! Follie!... Sempre libera

Performer: Anna Moffo (Soprano)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1959-12-02&1959-12-04&1959-)
Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 2. Lunge da lei... De' miei bollenti spirito... O mio rimorso

Performers: Rolando Villaz?n; Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Marcello Viotti
Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (07/05/2003-07/09/2003)
Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 2. Di Provensa il mar, il suol

Performer: Renato Bruson (Baritone)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (07/05/1980-07/15/1980)
Running Time: 4 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 3. Attendo, attendo... Addio, del passato

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1989-06-19_1989-06-20&1989-)
Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller :: Act 2. Oh! fede negar potessi... Quando le sere al placido

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (1967-02-15&1967-02-17&1967-)
Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1849

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani :: Act 2. O tu Palermo

Performer: Boris Christoff (Bass)
Conductor: Wilhelm Schuchter
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1855

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani :: Act 4. Giorno di pianto, di fier dolore

Performer: Chris Vocal] (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1989-12-10&1989-12-23&1990-)
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1855
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani :: Act 5. Mercè, dilette amiche

Performer: Cheryl Studer (Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1989-12-10&1989-12-23&1990-)
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1855
Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 1. Me pellegrina ed orfana

Performer: Martina Arroyo (Soprano)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Notes: Watford Town Hall (06/23/1969-07/04/1969)
Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. La vita è inferno... O tu che in seno agli angeli

Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Notes: Watford Town Hall (06/23/1969-07/04/1969)
Running Time: 6 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 4. O flgli miei!... Ah, la paterna mano

Performer: Donald Smith
Conductor: Vanco Cavdarski
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 2. La luce langue

Performer: Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (07/05/1976-07/09/1976)
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 4. Una macchia è qui tuttora

Performer: Margherita Grandi (Soprano)
Conductor: Thomas Beecham
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 7 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlo :: Act 1. Io l'ho perduta... Io la vida

Performer: José Carreras
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/15/1978-09/20/1978)
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlo :: Act 2. Nei giardin del bello

Performers: Delia Wallis (Mezzo Soprano); Shirley Verrett
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Notes: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (08/18/1970-08/31/1970)
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlo :: Act 3. O don fatale

Performer: Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/15/1978-09/20/1978)
Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 1. Se quel guerrier io fossi!... Celeste

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1974-07-02_1974-07-09&1974-)
Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1871

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

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
Notes: Composition written: 1871.
Running Time: 7 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 3. Qui Radamès verrà... O patria mia

Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1974-07-02_1974-07-09&1974-)
Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 1. Esultate!

Performer: Mario Del Monaco (Tenor)
Conductor: Argeo Quadri
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 2. Era la notte - Sì, per ciel marmoreo giuro!

Performers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone); James McCracken (Tenor)
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 7 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 3. Dio! mi potevi scagliar

Performers: Peter Glossop (Baritone); Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887

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

Performer: Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Notes: Conservatorio di Milano (06/29/1985-07/02/1985)
Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Falstaff :: Act 1. L'onore! Ladri!

Performer: Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (1956-06-21_1956-06-23&1956-)
Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 1. Donna non vidi mai

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
Notes: Composition written: 1893.
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 3. Che avvien?... Ah, non m'avvicinate

Performers: Luigi Borgonovo (Baritone); Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ghione
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 1. Che gelida manina

Performers: Rolando Villaz?n; Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Marcello Viotti
Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (07/05/2003-07/09/2003)
Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

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

Performers: Mirella Freni (Soprano); Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Thomas Schippers
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (1962-09-24_1962-09-26&1963-)
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 2. Quando men vo

Performer: Ljuba Welitsch (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 1. Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia

Performers: Melchiorre Luise (Bass); Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor: Victor De Sabata
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 1. Tre sbirri, una carozza

Performers: Tito Gobbi (Baritone); Renato Ercolani (Vocals)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris (1964-12-03_1964-12-04&1964-)
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

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

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/16/2000-08/27/2000)
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 3. E lucevan le stelle

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (07/03/1961/07/13/1961)
Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 1. Dovunque al mondo

Performers: Marco Basiola; Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 1. Bimba dagli occhi... Vogliatemi bene

Performers: Jussi Björling (Tenor); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (09/23/1959-10/03/1959)
Running Time: 11 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

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

Performer: Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (1966-08-16_1966-09-17&1966-)
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Puccini, Giacomo : La fanciulla del West :: Act 1. Minnie, dalla mia casa... Laggiú nel Soledad

Performers: Birgit Nilsson; Andrea Mongelli (Baritone)
Conductor: Lovro Matacic
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (07/16/1958-07/23/1958)
Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910

Puccini, Giacomo : La fanciulla del West :: Act 3. Ch'ella mi creda libero lontana

Performer: Charles Craig (Tenor)
Conductor: Michael Collins
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1959-04-06&1959-04-08&1959-)
Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910

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

Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1917

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: Firenze è come un albero fiorito

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studios, Hampstead, London, England (08/12/1997-08/15/1997)
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

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

Performer: Ruth Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1998-09-08_1998-09-09&1998-)
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

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

Performer: Eva Turner (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorenzo Molajoli
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 5 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 3. Nessun dorma

Performer: José Carreras
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Notes: Palais de la Musique, Strasbourg, France (08/22/1977-08/31/1977)
Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci :: Act 1. Recitar!... Vesti la giubba

Performers: Salvatore Cottone (Piano); Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Catalani, Alfredo : La Wally :: Act 1. Ebben? ne andrò lontana

Performer: Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Notes: Studio No. 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (1984-02-22_1984-02-24&1984-)
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1892

Mascagni, Pietro : L'amico Fritz :: Act 2. Suzel, buon dì

Performers: Mirella Freni (Soprano); Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/29/1968-09/07/1968)
Running Time: 8 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

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

Performers: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano); Astrid Varnay (Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Watford Town Hall, London (08/02/1979/08/07/1979)
Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Qu qui, Santuzza?

Performers: Dusolina Giannini (Soprano); Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno
Running Time: 8 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Mama, quel vino è generoso

Performer: Eugenio Fernandi (Tenor)
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Mascagni, Pietro : Nerone :: Act 3. Vergini Muse... Quando al soave anelito

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Notes: CTS Studios, London (1989-05-18&1989-05-21_1989-)
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Giordano, Umberto : Siberia :: Act 3. Qual vergogna

Performer: Maria Caniglia (Soprano)
Conductor: Giuseppe Antonicelli
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : L'arlesiana :: Act 2. E la solita storia

Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Nils Grevillius
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1897

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: Act 1. Ecco

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1969-06-19_1969-06-20&1969-)
Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1902

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: Act 1. La dolcissima effigie

Performer: Aureliano Pertile (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1902

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: Act 1. Ecco il monologo

Performer: Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/29/1963-12/01/1967)
Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1902

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: Act 2. Acerba voluttà

Performer: Elena Obraztsova (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (07/21/1977-07/24/1977)
Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1902

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: Act 1. Colpito... Un dì all'azzurro spazio

Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (1963-06-25_1963-06-27&1962-)
Running Time: 5 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: Act 3. La mamma morta

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Giordano, Umberto : Fedora :: Act 2. Alor ti vieta

Performer: James King
Conductor: Kurt Eichhorn
Notes: Munich (07/08/1968-07/10/1968)
Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1898

Zandonai, Riccardo : Giulietta e Romeo :: Act 3. Giulietta, son io

Performer: Miguel Fleta (Tenor)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta

Menotti, Gian Carlo : Amelia al ballo :: Che distetta!... vola intanto l'ora insonne

Performers: Giacinto Prandelli (Tenor); Margherita Vocals] (Soprano)
Conductor: Nino Sanzogno
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1936

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