Classic FM Discovery Guide: Opera

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1The Barber of Seville: Figaro’s Song
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone) (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
bass vocals:
Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer) (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (from 1962-09-04 until 1962-09-11)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:50
2Cosi fan tutte: “Soave sia il vento”
bass vocals:
Jules Bastin (Belgian 20th century operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
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 Mozart3:10
3Der Freischütz: „Wie nahte mir der Schlummer”
choir vocals:
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
soprano vocals:
Petra-Maria Schnitzer (soprano)
orchestra:
Capella Coloniensis des WDR
conductor:
Bruno Weil (conductor)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II. Nr. 8. Szene und Arie „Wie nahte mir der Schlummer“ … „Leise, leise …” (Agathe) (Agathes Gebet)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II
Carl Maria von Weber8:00
4Die Meistersinger: »Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein”
bass vocals:
Bernd Weikl (baritone)
choir vocals:
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera)
tenor vocals:
Ben Heppner (tenor)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
partial recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene II. "Grüß Gott, mein Junker!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (in 1862)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (in 1862)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III
Richard Wagner4:50
5Madame Butterfly: “Vogliatemi bene”
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
soprano vocals [Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)]:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
tenor vocals [F.B. Pinkerton]:
Yordy Ramiro (tenor) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio (Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini7:28
6Boris Godunov: Monologue
bass vocals:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor)
partial recording of:
Борис Годунов (Boris Godunov, Boris Godunov, 1872 version)
composer and librettist:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
Modest Mussorgsky6:12
7Orfeo ed Euridice: Aria
engineer:
Pierre Lavoix (engineer)
choir vocals:
Glyndebourne Chorus (in 1982-08)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orfeo]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1982-08)
chorus master:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar) (in 1982-08)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
partial recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer) (in 1762)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
premiered at:
Burgtheater in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1762-10-05)
part of:
Catalogue thématique des œuvres de Chr. W. v. Gluck (number: Wq. 30)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:42
8The Coronation of Poppea: “Pur ti miro, pur ti godo”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-07)
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano) (in 1988-07)
orchestra:
City of London Baroque Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (in 1988-07)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (in 1988-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990) and Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1990)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-07)
recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III. “Pur ti miro” (Poppea, Nerone) (in 1988-07)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III.
Claudio Monteverdi5:41
9Eugene Onegin: « Pour moi ce jour est tout mystère »
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие II, картина 2, no. 17. Ария Ленского "Куда, куда, куда вы удалились" (Eugene Onegin: Act II, Scene 2, no. 17. Lensky's aria "Where have you gone, O golden days of my spring?", Lensky's Aria "Kuda, kuda, kuda vy udalilis")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие второе (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:08
10The Marriage of Figaro: “Non so più cosa son faccio”
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano) (from 1990-05-06 until 1990-05-17)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1990-05-06 until 1990-05-17)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (from 1990-05-06 until 1990-05-17)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1990-05-06 until 1990-05-17)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena V. (no. 6) Aria “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” (Cherubino) (from 1990-05-06 until 1990-05-17)
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 Mozart2:37
11Aida: Gloria all’Egitto & Grand March
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
conductor:
Rico Saccani (conductor)
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
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
12Otello: Love Duet
choir vocals:
Rome Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
partial recording of:
Otello
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
premiered at:
[stage performance] (1887-02-05)
is based on:
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
Giuseppe Verdi10:18

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producer and mastering:Ivor Humphreys
copyrighted (©) by:Classic FM plc (in 2003)