Classical Superstars

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1Libiamo ne’ lieti calici (from La traviata)
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Hudson (British tenor)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1998 to present)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi2:55
2Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1995 to present)
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 Puccini4:47
3Votre toast je peux vous le rendre (from Carmen)
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963)
baritone vocals [Moralès]:
Bernard Demigny (French barytone vocalist)
bass vocals [Zuniga]:
Frank Schooten
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1963)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Geneviève Macaux (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Monique Linval (french soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1963)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1963)
chorus master:
Wilhelm Pitz (chorus master) (in 1963)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1964 to present)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1963)
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”) (in 1963)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet5:34
4Una furtiva lagrima (from L’elisir d’amore, ‘Elixir of Love’)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1972 to present)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti5:00
5Largo al factotum (from Il babiere di Siviglia)
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Orchestra (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:58
6Thy hand Belinda… When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1966 to present)
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 Purcell3:52
7Grand March (from Aida)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
King’s Division Normandy Band and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1997 to present)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:24
8Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Lynne Dawson (soprano)
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1998 to present)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:46
9E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)
tenor vocals:
Johan Botha (operatic tenor)
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1995 to present)
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 Puccini3:05
10Va pensiero sull’ali dorate (from Nabucco)
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1972 to present)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:52
11La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)
engineer:
Anthony Salvatore (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1972)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi42:15
12Se quel guerrier io fossi… Celeste Aida (from Aida)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1971 to present)
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 Verdi3:29
13Vesti la giubba (from Pagliacci)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1985-08-14)
vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Symphonic Orchestra of Emilia Romagna “Arturo Toscanini” (on 1985-08-14)
conductor:
Emerson Buckley (conductor) (on 1985-08-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1987 to present) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Piazza Grande, Modena in Modena, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (on 1985-08-14)
live recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (on 1985-08-14)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:49
14Non più andrai (from The Marriage of Figaro)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (from 1987 to present)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
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 Mozart3:38

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