Absolute Opera 2

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1Die Fledermaus: Uvertyr
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
Johann Strauss II7:53
2Die Zauberflöte: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
tenor vocals [Tamino]:
Gösta Winbergh (tenor)
orchestra:
Ensemble orchestral de Paris
conductor:
Armin Jordan (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:26
3Rusalka: Sången till månen
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano) and Lucia Popp (soprano)
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra) and Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Andrew Greenwood (conductor) and Stefan Soltész (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák35:57
4Lohengrin: Treulich geführt
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor) (Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I. Bridal Chorus (Choir))
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner5:20
5Don Giovanni: Finch' an dal vino
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Thomas Allen (baritone)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:26
6Orphée et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Euridice
producer:
Alain Duchemin
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orphée]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1989-01-29 until 1989-02-02)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (from 1989-01-29 until 1989-02-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (from 1989-01-29 until 1989-02-02)
balance engineer:
Michel Lepage (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music France (in 1989)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice‐Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (from 1989-01-29 until 1989-02-02)
recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III, N° 43. Air “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée) (from 1989-01-29 until 1989-02-02)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
additional librettist:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translated version of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:34
7L'Africaine: Ô Paradis
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Barker (conductor)
recording of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
L’Africaine : Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:09
8Die Walküre: Valkyrieritten
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Michael Sheady (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:14
9Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder
soprano vocals [Elisabeth]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1991)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder" (Elisabeth) (from 1990-05 until 1990-06)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner4:54
10Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1978)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1978)
performer:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1979)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (in 1978)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:11
11Tosca: Recondita armonia
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Daniel Oren (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:39
12Rigoletto: Gualtier Maldé...caro nome
sound engineer:
Jacques Doll (in 1994-06)
engineer:
Jaques Doll (engineer) (in 1994-06)
producer and editor:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer) (in 1994-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Sumi Jo (soprano) (in 1994-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1994-06)
conductor:
Paolo Olmi (in 1994-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Auditorium de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1994-06) and Auditorium Rainier III in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1994-06)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1994-06)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:37
13Ljubov K Trem Apelsinam: Marsch
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Nicolai Malko (Nikolai Malko)
partial recording of:
L'Amour des trois oranges, op. 33 (Love for Three Oranges)
composer and librettist:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 33)
recording of:
Suite from “Love for Three Oranges”, op. 33A: III. Marche (original for orchestra)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A
Sergej Prokofiev1:37
14Tannhäuser: Freudig begrüßen wir die edle Halle
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle" (Einzug der Gäste)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner6:05
15Aida: Celeste Aida
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1955-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:00
16Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano4:54
17La Bohème: O soave fanciulla
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (in 1973)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1973)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1973)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1973)
conductor:
Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1974)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 1973)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:58