The Age of Bel Canto

~ Release by Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Richard Conrad, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1La buona figliuola: Furia di donna irata
harpsichord:
Hubert Dawkes (organist/harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
La Cecchina ossia La buona figliola: Atto I: “Furia di donna irata”
composer:
Niccolò Piccinni
part of:
La Cecchina ossia La buona figliola: Atto I
Niccolò Piccinni3:08
2Samson: With plaintive note
harpsichord:
Hubert Dawkes (organist/harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Samson, HWV 57
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1741-09-29 until 1741-10-29)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
premiered at:
Covent Garden Theatre (1732-1808) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1743-02-18)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 57)
George Frideric Handel5:14
3Astarto: Mio caro ben
harpsichord:
Hubert Dawkes (organist/harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Conrad (countertenor)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Astarto: Mio caro ben
composer:
Giovanni Battista Bononcini (composer, 1670-1747)
part of:
Astarto
Giovanni Battista Bononcini4:19
4Rosina: Light as thistledown
harpsichord:
Hubert Dawkes (organist/harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Rosina
composer:
William Shield (English composer)
librettist:
Frances Brooke
William Shield1:43
5Rosina: When William at eve
harpsichord:
Hubert Dawkes (organist/harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Rosina
composer:
William Shield (English composer)
librettist:
Frances Brooke
William Shield2:48
6Die Zauberflöte: O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn ... Zum Leiden bin
harpsichord:
Hubert Dawkes (organist/harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 4 Rezitativ und Arie „O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn” ... „Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren” (Die Königin der Nacht)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:51
7Angela: Ma Fanchette est charmante
harpsichord:
Hubert Dawkes (organist/harpsichordist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Conrad (countertenor)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Angéla, ou L'atelier de Jean Cousin
composer:
François‐Adrien Boïeldieu
librettist:
Georges de Montcloux d'Épinay
François‐Adrien Boïeldieu4:13
8Semiramide: Serbami ognor sì fido
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. No. 6 Duettino “Serbami ognor sì fido il cor” (Semiramide, Arsace)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini7:55
9Der Freischütz: Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle
cello:
Nelson Cooke
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III. Nr. 12. Kavatine „Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle“ (Agathe)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III
Carl Maria von Weber5:52
10Don Pasquale: Tornami a dir che m'ami
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Conrad (countertenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III. Duetto “Tornami a dir, che m'ami” (Norina, Ernesto)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) and Giovanni Ruffini (librettist)
part of:
Don Pasquale: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti3:29
11Attila: Santo di patria ... Allor che i forti corrono ... Da te queste or m'è concesso
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Attila: Prologo. N°3b Aria “Santo di patria indefinito amor!” … “Allor, che i forti corrono” (Odabella)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Prologo
recording of:
Attila: Prologo. N°3c “Da te questo or mè concesso” (Odabella)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Prologo
Giuseppe Verdi5:40
12La straniera: Un ritratto? … Sventurato il cor che fida
tenor vocals:
Richard Conrad (countertenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
La straniera
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
Vincenzo Bellini12:48
13Griselda: Che giova fuggire
harpsichord:
Valda Aveling (pianist, harpsichordist and clavichordist) and Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Griselda
composer:
Giovanni Battista Bononcini (composer, 1670-1747)
librettist:
Paolo Antonio Rolli
Giovanni Battista Bononcini1:26
14Montezuma: Non han calma le mie pene
harpsichord:
Valda Aveling (pianist, harpsichordist and clavichordist) and Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Montezuma
composer:
Carl Heinrich Graun (composer)
librettist:
Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) and Giampetro Tagliazucchi (18th century Italian librettist)
Carl Heinrich Graun8:06