Album Summary
Performers
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone)
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Shirley Verrett (Voice)
Richard Tucker (Tenor)
Heather Harper (Soprano)
Gianni Raimondi (Tenor)
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)
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
Giuliano Ciannella (Tenor)
Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775 - 1834)
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)
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: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone)
- 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: Mirella Freni (Soprano); Gianni Raimondi (Tenor)
- 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: Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone); Giuliano Ciannella (Tenor)
- Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1887




























