The Enjoyment of Opera 1

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1Cosi fan Tutti: Act I, "Stelle! Per carità, Signor Alfonso"
additional bass vocals:
Walter Berry (bass-baritone)
baritone vocals:
Giuseppe Taddei (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. Recitativo “Stelle! Per carità, Signor Alfonso” (Fiordiligi, Don Alfonso, Dorabella)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:48
2Dido and Aeneas: Act 3, "Your counsel is urg'd in vain"
baritone vocals:
Peter Glossop (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano) and Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:37
3Otello: Act II, "Ciò m'accora"
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
tenor vocals:
James McCracken (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Ciò m’accora” (Iago, Otello)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:45
4Boris Godounov: Act II, Monologue "The Judgement of the Lord"
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
conductor:
André Cluytens (conductor)
recording of:
Boris Godunov: Act II. Monologue "I have Attained Supreme Power" (Boris)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Act II (1872 version)
Modest Moussorgsky3:36
5Der Fliegende Holländer: Act II, Duet "Versank ich jetzt in wunderbares Träumen"
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Marianne Schech (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Franz Konwitschny (conductor)
partial recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II, Nr. 6. Finale. Arie, Duett und Terzett "Mein Kind, du siehst mich auf der Schwelle"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II
Richard Wagner3:25
6Fidelio: Act I, Quartet "Mir ist so wunderbar"
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano) and Martha Mödl (German soprano)
tenor vocals:
Rudolf Schock (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene I, no. 3a. Quartet "Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
revised by:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven4:46
7Aida: Act II, "Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente"
baritone vocals:
Mario Sereni (baritone)
bass vocals:
Bonaldo Giaiotti (operatic bass) and Ferruccio Mazzoli (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Grace Bumbry (mezzo‐soprano)
soprano vocals:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre” / “Anch’io pugnai” / “Quest'assisa ch'io vesto” / “Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente” (Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Il Re, Schiave, Prigionieri, Ramfis, Sacerdoti, Popolo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:56
8Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Act III, "O! wie will ich triumphieren"
bass vocals:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
John Beecham (British trombonist & tubist)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt III, Szene V. No. 19 Arie "Ha, wie will ich triumphieren" (Osmin)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:57
9Falstaff: Act I, "Bocca baciata non perde ventura"
baritone vocals:
Rolando Panerai (baritone)
bass vocals:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) and Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano) and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luigi Alva (tenor), Renato Ercolani (tenor) and Tomaso Spataro (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Falstaff m'ha canzonata” (Alice, Meg, Nannetta, Quickly)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:33
10Don Pasquale: Act 3, Duet "Tornami a dir, che m'ami"
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
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 Donizetti3:37
11Les Troyens à Carthage: Act II, "Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase infinie!"
bass vocals:
Jean-Pierre Hurteau (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Régine Crespin (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Guy Chauvet (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Les Troyens : Acte IV, no. 37. Duo « Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie ! » (Didon, Énée, Mercure)
composer and librettist:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
Les Troyens : Acte IV
Hector Berlioz3:53
12Tristan und Isolde: Act 2, "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe"
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Ludwig Suthaus (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner2:48
13Der Freischütz: Wolf's glen scene, "Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut!"
bass vocals:
Karl Christian Kohn (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin)
spoken vocals:
Fritz Hoppe (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
partial recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II. Nr. 10. Finale „Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut!“ (Kaspar, Max, Samiel, Chor) (Szene in der Wolfsschlucht / The Wolfs Glen)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II
Carl Maria von Weber5:09
14A Life for the Tsar: Act I, Chorus "Peace is in the Grave!"
choir vocals:
Hor Beogradske Opere (Choir of the Belgrad National Opera)
orchestra:
Orchestre Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Igor Markevitch (conductor)
recording of:
A Life for the Tsar: Act I, No.4, Chorus "Peace is in the Grave!"
composer:
Михаил Иванович Глинка (Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer)
part of:
A Life for the Tsar: Act I
Mikhail Glinka4:03
15The bartered Bride: Act 2, Furiant
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut: II. Furiant (The Bartered Bride: II. Furiant)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1870)
part of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
Bedřich Smetana2:09
16La Vida Breve: Tableau I, "Ola!"
castanets:
Lucero Tena
guitar:
Victor Serranito Monge
baritone vocals:
Gabriel Moreno (baritone)
choir vocals:
Orfeón Donostiarra (Spanish choir)
orchestra:
Orquesta Nacional de España (Spanish National Orchestra)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
partial recording of:
La vida breve: Acto II. Primera escena
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
La vida breve: Acto II
Manuel de Falla1:50