Tears On Toast: Opera's Greatest Tragedies & Triumphs

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Performers

• Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
• Danielle Niese
• Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
• Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Francisco Araiza
• Barbara Hendricks
• Gottfried Hornik (Baritone)
• Heinz Zednik (Tenor)
• Ruggero Raimondi (Bass Baritone)
• Francis Egerton (Tenor)
• Carol Neblett (Soprano)
• Robin Leggate (Tenor)
• John Dobson (Tenor)
• William Elvin (Bass Baritone)
• Jonathan Summers (Baritone)
• Paul Crook (Tenor)
• Tom McDonnell (Bass)
• Sally-Anne Russell (Mezzo Soprano)
• Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
• Giacomo Aragall (Tenor)
• Cheryl Barker (Soprano)
• Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Glenys Fowles (Soprano)
• Heather Begg (Mezzo Soprano)
• Emma Matthews

Conductors

• Bonynge, Richard
• Cohen, Brad
• Cremonesi, Attilio
• Daniel, Paul
• Divall, Richard
• Fritzsch, Johannes
• Hogwood, Christopher
• Karajan, Herbert von
• Mackerras, Charles, Sir
• Mehta, Zubin
• Molinari-Pradelli, France
• Noseda, Gianandrea
• Summers, Patrick

Ensemble

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Composers

• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
• Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Richard Rodgers (1902 - 1979)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)

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Works Details

Verdi, Giuseppe : Nabucco :: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

• Conductor: Johannes Fritzsch
• Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1842

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka :: Song to the Moon

• Performer: Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
• Running Time: 5 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucrezia Borgia :: T'amo qual dama un angelo

• Performer: Giacomo Aragall (Tenor)
• Conductor: Richard Bonynge
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1833

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Un bel di

• Performer: Cheryl Barker (Soprano)
• Conductor: Patrick Summers
• Notes: Composition written: 1904.
• Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1904
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Parmi veder le lagrime

• Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Conductor: Richard Bonynge
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: O Dieu! que de bijoux... Ah! je ris de me voir

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: France Molinari-Pradelli
• Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1859

Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) : Lakmé :: Sous le dôme épais

• Performers: Glenys Fowles (Soprano); Heather Begg (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Richard Bonynge
• Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1883

Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Dance of the Hours

• Conductor: Richard Divall
• Running Time: 9 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1876

Bernstein, Leonard : Candide :: Glitter and Be Gay

• Performer: Emma Matthews
• Conductor: Brad Cohen
• Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Là ci darem la mano

• Performers: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone); Danielle Niese
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1787

Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Lascia, ch'io pianga

• Performer: Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
• Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1711

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Non piangere, Liù... Ah! per l'ultima volta

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Francisco Araiza; Barbara Hendricks; Gottfried Hornik (Baritone); Heinz Zednik (Tenor); Ruggero Raimondi (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1926.
• Running Time: 5 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1926

Puccini, Giacomo : The Girl of the Golden West :: E anche tu lo vorrai

• Performers: Francis Egerton (Tenor); Carol Neblett (Soprano); Robin Leggate (Tenor); John Dobson (Tenor); William Elvin (Bass Baritone); Jonathan Summers (Baritone); Placido Domingo (Tenor); Paul Crook (Tenor); Tom McDonnell (Bass)
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Notes: Composition written: 1910.
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1910

Puccini, Giacomo : The Girl of the Golden West :: Le tue parole sono di Dio

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Jonathan Summers (Baritone); Carol Neblett (Soprano); William Elvin (Bass Baritone); Paul Crook (Tenor); Tom McDonnell (Bass); Francis Egerton (Tenor); Robin Leggate (Tenor); John Dobson (Tenor)
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Notes: Composition written: 1910.
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1910

Vivaldi, Antonio : Juditha Triumphans :: Veni, veni me sequere fida

• Performer: Sally-Anne Russell (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
• Running Time: 7 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1716

Rodgers, Richard : South Pacific :: Some Enchanted Evening

• Performer: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Paul Daniel
• Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1949