Great Voices of the Past - Opera's Super Villains

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Album Summary

Performers

• Pol Plançon (Bass)
• Josef Herrmann (Bass Baritone)
• Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Tancredi Pasero (Bass)
• Hugo Hasslo (Baritone)
• Ezio Pinza (Bass)
• Aureliano Pertile (Tenor)
• Emmy Destinn (Soprano)
• Apollo Granforte (Baritone)
• Gino Bechi (Baritone)
• Jussi Björling (Tenor)
• Riccardo Stracciari (Baritone)
• Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
• Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Bass Baritone)
• Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)
• Gitta Alpar (Soprano)
• Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
• Paul Schoeffler (Bass Baritone)

Composers

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
• Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
• Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886)
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Arrigo Boito (1842 - 1918)
• Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)

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Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Credo in in Dio crudel

• Performer: Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Der Hölle Rache

• Performer: Gitta Alpar (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Deh! vieni alla finestra

• Performer: Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1787

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Finch'han del vino

• Performer: Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
• Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1787

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: Ha! welch ein Augenblick

• Performer: Paul Schoeffler (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: Composition written: 1804-06.
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1804-1806

Berlioz, Hector : La damnation de Faust, Op. 24

• Performer: Pol Plançon (Bass)
• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 11/1845-10/1846

Weber, Carl Maria von : Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77) :: Hier im ird'schen jammertal

• Performer: Josef Herrmann (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1817-1821

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucrezia Borgia :: Vieni, la mia vendetta

• Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1833

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Robert le Diable :: Nonnes qui reposez

• Performer: Pol Plançon (Bass)
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Rubinstein, Anton : The Demon (Der Dämon), opera :: Do not weep, my child

• Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Rubinstein, Anton : The Demon (Der Dämon), opera :: On the airy ocean

• Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Rossini, Gioachino : Semiramide :: Deh! ti ferma

• Performer: Tancredi Pasero (Bass)
• Notes: Composition written: 1823.
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1823

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Le veau d'or

• Performer: Pol Plançon (Bass)
• Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1859

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: O nuit, étends sur eux ton ombre

• Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1859

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Seigneur, daignez permettre

• Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1859

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Scintille, diamant

• Performer: Hugo Hasslo (Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Ave Signor

• Performer: Tancredi Pasero (Bass)
• Notes: Composition written: 1868-75.
• Running Time: 3 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868-1875

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Son lo spirito che nega

• Performer: Ezio Pinza (Bass)
• Notes: Composition written: 1868-75.
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868-1875

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Ecco il mondo

• Performer: Tancredi Pasero (Bass)
• Notes: Composition written: 1868-75.
• Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868-1875

Boito, Arrigo : Nerone :: Scendi sul

• Performer: Aureliano Pertile (Tenor)
• Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1877-1915

Strauss, Richard : Final Scene :: Jochanaan, ich bin verliebt in deinen Leib

• Performer: Emmy Destinn (Soprano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1903-1905

Strauss, Richard : Final Scene :: Dein Haar ist grässlich

• Performer: Emmy Destinn (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1903-1905

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Qual suono... Per me ora fatale

• Performer: Apollo Granforte (Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Ernani :: Infelice! e tuo credevi

• Performer: Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1844

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller :: Il mio sangue, la vita darei

• Performer: Tancredi Pasero (Bass)
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1849

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Quel vecchio maledivami

• Performer: Tancredi Pasero (Bass)
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Pari siamo

• Performer: Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata

• Performer: Gino Bechi (Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: La donna è mobile

• Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)
• Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani :: O tu Palermo

• Performer: Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1855

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Eri tu

• Performer: Riccardo Stracciari (Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1859

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Inaffia l'ugola

• Performer: Riccardo Stracciari (Baritone)
• Running Time: 1 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Era la notte

• Performer: Gino Bechi (Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Si, pel ciel

• Performers: Titta Ruffo (Baritone); Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
• Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Oh monumento

• Performer: Apollo Granforte (Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1876

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier, opera :: Un di m'era di gioia

• Performer: Apollo Granforte (Baritone)
• Notes: Composition written: 1896.
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Tre sbirri (Te Deum)

• Performer: Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Ella verrà

• Performer: Riccardo Stracciari (Baritone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Già, mi dicon venal

• Performer: Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Mussorgsky, Modest : Boris Godunov :: Clock Scene

• Performer: Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: Composition written: 1868-74.
• Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868-1874

Mussorgsky, Modest : Mephistopheles' song of the flea

• Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1879