Beverly Sills and Friends

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Album Summary

Performers

• Michele Raynaud (Voice)
• Helia T'hezan (Mezzo Soprano)
• Patricia Kern (Mezzo Soprano)
• Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
• Nico Castel (Tenor)
• Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
• Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
• Adolf Dallapozza (Tenor)
• Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
• Justino Vocals] (Bass Baritone)
• Paul Plishka (Voice)
• Shirley Verrett (Voice)
• Don Garrard (Bass)
• Kenneth MacDonald (Voice)
• Gwynne Howell (Bass)
• Beverly Wolff (Mezzo Soprano)
• Christian Plessis (Voice)
• Eileen Farrell (Voice)
• Louis Quilico (Baritone)
• Stuart Burrows (Tenor)
• Susanne Marsee (Mezzo Soprano)
• Norman Treigle (Bass Baritone)
• Frances Bible (Mezzo Soprano)
• Walter Cassel (Baritone)
• Charles Wadsworth (Piano)
• Paula Robison (Flute)
• Gervase de Peyer (Clarinet)
• Leslie Parnas (Cello)
• Charles Wadsworth (Harpsichord)
• Charles Treger (Violin)
• Beverly Sills
• Michel Trempont (Tenor)

Conductors

• Buckley, Emerson
• Ceccato, Aldo
• Mackerras, Charles, Sir
• Rudel, Julius
• Schippers, Thomas

Ensembles

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• Ambrosian Opera Chorus
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• London Symphony Orchestra
• New Philharmonia Orchestra
• New York City Opera Orchestra
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Composers

• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
• Adolphe Adam (1803 - 1856)
• Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)
• Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736)
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
• Douglas S. Moore (1893 - 1969)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Henry Rowley Bishop (1786 - 1855)

Notes & Reviews:

Soprano Beverly Sills and her special friends and colleagues together in opera and song. Liner notes features a new and exclusive interview with Beverly Sills, reminiscing about each of the arias, the artists and the times these recordings were made. The perfect collection to encapsulate the career and outstanding artistry of this great American soprano.

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Works Details

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Act 3. Scene 1. Je marche sur tous les chemins

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1882-1883

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Act 3. Scene 1. Gavotte. Obéissons, quand leur voix appelle

• Performers: Michel Trempont (Tenor); Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1882-1883

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Act 4. Un mot, s'il vous plaît, Chevalier

• Performers: Michele Raynaud (Voice); Helia T'hezan (Mezzo Soprano); Patricia Kern (Mezzo Soprano); Gérard Souzay (Baritone); Nico Castel (Tenor); Beverly Sills; Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1882-1883

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Part 1. no 4. Duet. Sulla tomba che rinserra

• Performers: Beverly Sills; Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
• Conductor: Thomas Schippers
• Running Time: 10 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Part 2. Act 1. Sextet with Chorus. Chi mi frena in tal momento? / Chi ra

• Performers: Adolf Dallapozza (Tenor); Patricia Kern (Mezzo Soprano); Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone); Justino Vocals] (Bass Baritone); Beverly Sills; Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
• Conductor: Thomas Schippers
• Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Part 1. Scene 2. Scene and Duet. O amato zio - Sai com'arde

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Part 1. Scene 2. Scene and Duet. Chi mosse a' miei desir il genitor?

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Part 1. Scene 2. Scene and Duet. Odi... Qual suon si desta?

• Performers: Beverly Sills; Paul Plishka (Voice)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Donizetti, Gaetano : Anna Bolena :: Act 2. Scene 1. no 11. Scene and Duet. Dio, che mi vedi in core

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 7 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1830

Donizetti, Gaetano : Anna Bolena :: Act 2. Scene 1. no 11. Scene and Duet. Sul suo capo aggravi un Dio

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1830

Donizetti, Gaetano : Anna Bolena :: Act 2. Scene 1. no 11. Scene and Duet. Dal mio cor punita io sono

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1830

Donizetti, Gaetano : Anna Bolena :: Act 2. Scene 1. no 11. Scene and Duet. Va', infelice, e teco reca

• Performers: Beverly Sills; Shirley Verrett (Voice)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1830

Donizetti, Gaetano : Roberto Devereux :: Act 1. Scene 1. Nunzio son del Parlamento

• Performers: Don Garrard (Bass); Kenneth MacDonald (Voice); Gwynne Howell (Bass); Beverly Sills; Beverly Wolff (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Notes: Composition written: 1837.
• Running Time: 5 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1837

Donizetti, Gaetano : Maria Stuarda :: Act 2. no 6. Finale. Deh! l'accogli!

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Aldo Ceccato
• Running Time: 8 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1834

Donizetti, Gaetano : Maria Stuarda :: Act 2. no 6. Finale. Va', preparati, furente

• Performers: Christian Plessis (Voice); Patricia Kern (Mezzo Soprano); Eileen Farrell (Voice); Louis Quilico (Baritone); Beverly Sills; Stuart Burrows (Tenor)
• Conductor: Aldo Ceccato
• Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1834

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act 3. Barcarolle. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour

• Performers: Susanne Marsee (Mezzo Soprano); Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act 3. Scene. Cher ange!

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act 3. Duet. Malheureux, tu ne comprends donc pas

• Performers: Norman Treigle (Bass Baritone); Beverly Sills; Stuart Burrows (Tenor)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 6 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Moore, Douglas S. : The Ballad of Baby Doe, opera in 2 acts :: Act 1. Scene 2. Willow, where we met together (Willow Song)

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Emerson Buckley
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1956

Moore, Douglas S. : The Ballad of Baby Doe, opera in 2 acts :: Act 1. Scene 2. Oh, Mr. Tabor!

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Emerson Buckley
• Running Time: 1 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1956

Moore, Douglas S. : The Ballad of Baby Doe, opera in 2 acts :: Act 1. Scene 2. Warm as the autumn light

• Performers: Frances Bible (Mezzo Soprano); Walter Cassel (Baritone); Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Emerson Buckley
• Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1956

Adam, Adolphe : Le Toreador, opera :: Act 1. Aria. Ah! vous dirai-je, maman

• Performers: Charles Wadsworth (Piano); Beverly Sills; Paula Robison (Flute)
• Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1849

Schubert, Franz : Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965/Op. 129

• Performers: Gervase de Peyer (Clarinet); Charles Wadsworth (Piano); Beverly Sills
• Running Time: 11 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1828

Handel, George Frideric : German Arias (9)

• Performers: Leslie Parnas (Cello); Charles Wadsworth (Harpsichord); Beverly Sills; Paula Robison (Flute)
• Running Time: 7 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal
• Written: circa 1724-1726

Arne, Thomas Augustine : Artaxerxes :: Act 3. Scena 3. Aria. The soldier tir'd of war's alarms

• Performers: Charles Treger (Violin); Leslie Parnas (Cello); Charles Wadsworth (Harpsichord); Beverly Sills
• Notes: Composition written: 1762.
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1762

Caldara, Antonio : La Costanza vince il rigore, cantata for 2 voices, violins & oboe

• Performers: Leslie Parnas (Cello); Charles Wadsworth (Harpsichord); Beverly Sills
• Running Time: 7 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1710

Bishop, Henry Rowley : Comedy of errors

• Performers: Charles Wadsworth (Piano); Beverly Sills; Paula Robison (Flute)
• Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1819

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Der Zarewitsch :: Act 1. Aria. Einer wird kommen

• Performer: Beverly Sills
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Notes: Composition written: Germany.
• Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta