Opera Obsession! Act II - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

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Album Summary

Performers

• Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
• Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Giuliano Ciannella (Tenor)
• Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
• Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone)
• Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Shirley Verrett (Voice)
• Richard Tucker (Tenor)
• Heather Harper (Soprano)
• Gianni Raimondi (Tenor)
• Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Alexander Oliver (Tenor)
• Leonore Kirschstein (Soprano)
• Hetty Plumacher (Voice)
• Hermann Prey (Voice)
• Margherita Rinaldi (Soprano)
• Beno Blachut (Voice)
• Mirella Freni (Soprano)
• Muriel Channes (Voice)
• Peter Schreier (Tenor)
• Marilyn Horne (Voice)

Composers

• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861)
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
• Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862)
• Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950)
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
• François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775 - 1834)

Notes & Reviews:

This second volume of "Opera Obsession!" brings more great hits from the vast Opear d'Oro catalog of live opera, most of them issued for the first time ever at budget price, yet all digitally remastered. 19 thrilling excerpts from some of the 20th century's most exciting opera performances.

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Works Details

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: O Mimì, tu piú non torni

• Performers: Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone); Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Près des remparts de Seville

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Shirley Verrett (Voice)
• Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862) : La juive :: Rachel, quand du Seigneur

• Performer: Richard Tucker (Tenor)
• Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1835

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Idomeneo :: Padre, germani, addio!

• Performer: Heather Harper (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1781.
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1781

Verdi, Giuseppe : I masnadieri :: Oh mio castel paterno

• Performer: Gianni Raimondi (Tenor)
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1847

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: "Io son l'umile ancella"

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1902

Massenet, Jules : Sapho, lyric piece in 5 acts (2 versions) :: Ah, qu'il est loin, mon pays

• Performer: Alexander Oliver (Tenor)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Marschner, Heinrich August : Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80 :: Meister Heiling

• Performers: Leonore Kirschstein (Soprano); Hetty Plumacher (Voice); Hermann Prey (Voice)
• Notes: Composition written: 1831-32.
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1831-1832

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera :: Oh! quante volte

• Performer: Margherita Rinaldi (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1830

Smetana, Bedrich : Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93 :: 100

• Performer: Beno Blachut (Voice)
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1863-1870

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Un bel dì, vedremo

• Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1904.
• Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1904

Verdi, Giuseppe : Requiem Mass :: Ingemisco

• Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874

Mascagni, Pietro : L'Amico Fritz :: Suzel, buon dì (Cherry Duet)

• Performers: Gianni Raimondi (Tenor); Mirella Freni (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Massenet, Jules : Hérodiade :: Il est doux, il est bon

• Performer: Muriel Channes (Voice)
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Un aura amorosa

• Performer: Peter Schreier (Tenor)
• Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Le Prophète :: Donnez, donnez

• Performer: Marilyn Horne (Voice)
• Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775 - 1834) : La dame blanche :: La, la, la

• Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
• Running Time: 5 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1825

Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera :: Casta diva

• Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1831

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Sì, pel ciel marmoreo giuro

• Performers: Giuliano Ciannella (Tenor); Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887