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1La bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1988)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
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 Puccini4:05
2Samson et Dalila : « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1988)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:00
3Le nozze di Figaro: “Voi, che sapete che cosa è amor”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1991)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:56
4Billy Budd: “Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray!”
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1998)
recording of:
Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. “Look!”
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1949 until 1960)
librettist:
Eric Crozier (British theatre director and librettist) (from 1949 until 1950) and Eduard Morgan Forster (from 1949 until 1950)
part of:
Billy Budd: Act II (2-act version)
Benjamin Britten5:12
5L’incoronazione di Poppea: “Disprezzata Regina”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1985)
recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto I. “Disprezzata Regina”
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L’ Incoronazione di Poppea: Act 1
Claudio Monteverdi6:17
6Rigoletto: “Gualtier Maldè … 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) (in 1994-06) and Auditorium Rainier III in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo) (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 Verdi5:32
7Manon Lescaut: “Donna non vidi mai”
tenor vocals:
José Cura (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1997)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:32
8Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Lyon Opera Orchestra and Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1997)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:10
9La Damnation de Faust : « D’amour l’ardente flamme »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1995)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Quatrième Partie, scène 15. « D'amour l'ardente flamme » … « Au son des trompettes » (Marguerite, Chœur)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
librettist:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) and Almire Gandonnière (librettiste français)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie
Hector Berlioz8:11
10Faust : « Vous qui faites l’endormie” »
bass-baritone vocals:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. No. 24 Sérénade « Vous qui faites l’endormie » (Méphistophélès)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod3:09
11Dido and Æneas: “Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:49
12Yolanta : Scène et monologue d’Ibn Hakia
bass-baritone vocals:
Tom Krause (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
recording of:
Иоланта, op. 69: no. 5. Монолог Эбн-Хакиа “Два мира: плотский и духовный” (Ebn-Hakia’s Monologue “Dva mira: plotsky i dukhovny”)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1891-07 until 1891-12)
librettist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, librettist)
part of:
Иоланта, op. 69
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski2:23
13Carmen : « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre »
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone)
baritone vocals [Escamillo] and bass-baritone vocals:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone)
bass vocals:
John Paul Bogart (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chœurs et Maîtrise de Radio France
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susan Daniel (soprano / mezzo-soprano) and Julia Migenes Johnson (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Lilian Watson (English soprano)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Julia Migenes Johnson (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:49
14Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI (RAI National Symphony Orchestra, formed in 1994, merging the four former RAI orchestras of Turin, Rome, Naples, and Milan)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1992)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
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 III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini4:13
15Tristan und Isolde: “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
Richard Wagner6:55