The Standard Hour: Volume III

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1Roméo et Juliette: "Ah! lève-toi, soleil"
tenor vocals:
Raoul Jobin (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte II. No. 7 Cavatine « L’amour ! l’amour ! » … « Ah ! lève‐toi, soleil ! » (Roméo)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1867)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette: Acte II
Charles‐François Gounod4:53
2Faust: "Avant de quitter ces lieux"
baritone vocals:
Robert Weede (baritone)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Faust : Acte II. « Avant de quitter ces lieux » … « Allons, amis » (Valentin, Wagner, Chœur) (Valentin’s Aria)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte II
Charles‐François Gounod4:20
3Cavalleria rusticana: "Voi lo sapete"
soprano vocals:
Pia Tassinari (soprano, then mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:43
4Le Cid: "O Souverain, o juge, o père"
tenor vocals:
Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 3. « Ah ! tout est bien fini » ... No. 13 Prière « Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père » (Rodrigue, Saint Jacques, voix du ciel)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
Jules Massenet5:01
5Rigoletto: "Caro nome"
soprano vocals:
Lily Pons (soprano)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:36
6Le nozze di Figaro: "Non so più"
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena V. (no. 6) Aria “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:11
7Martha: "M'apparì"
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow3:48
8Otello: "Già nella notte densa"
soprano vocals:
Licia Albanese (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 3. “Già nella notte densa” (Otello, Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi10:37
9The Comedy of Errors: "Lo, hear the gentle lark"
soprano vocals:
Lily Pons (soprano)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
The Comedy of Errors: "Lo! Here the Gentle Lark"
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
part of:
The Comedy of Errors
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop4:57
10Le nozze di Figaro: "Deh vieni, non tardar"
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Aria “Deh vieni non tardar” (Susanna)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
arrangement of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Aria “Deh vieni non tardar” (Susanna) (catch-all for arrangements)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:05
11L'alba separa
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta: No. 2. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
part of:
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:37