Dining and the Opera in Manhattan

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This release is part of Sharon O'Connor's Menus and Music, "The Dinner Music Series".

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-18 19:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1La traviata: “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici”
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
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 Verdi3:00
2Louise : « Depuis le jour »Gustave Charpentier4:48
3I vespri siciliani: “Mercè, dilette amiche”
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V. Bolero “Mercè, dilette amiche” (Elena) (Siciliana)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V
Giuseppe Verdi3:33
4Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:27
5Porgy and Bess: “Summertime”George Gershwin2:31
6Rigoletto: “Bella figlia dell’amore”
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (in 1963-06)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer) (in 1963-06)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1963-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano) (in 1963-06)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (in 1963-06)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (in 1963-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1963-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1963-06)
recorded at:
RCA Italiana Studios in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1963-06)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (in 1963-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:52
7L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrime”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Donizetti5:02
8Giulio Cesare: “Non disperar, chia sa?”George Frideric Handel3:26
9Cosi fan tutte: “Soave sia il vento”
recording engineer:
Anthony Salvatore (engineer) (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
bass vocals [Don Alfonso]:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
soprano vocals [Dorabella]:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano) (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
soprano vocals [Fiordiligi]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso) (from 1967-08 until 1967-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:24
10Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:30
11Les Pêcheurs de perles : « Au fond du temple saint »
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1951-01-03)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-01-03)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-01-03)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1951)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-03)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (on 1951-01-03)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:38
12L’assedio di Corinto: “L’ora fatal s’appressa… Giusto Ciel! In tal periglio”
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra della RCA Italiana (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor)
partial recording of:
L'assedio di Corinto: Atto III. "L'ora fatal s'appressa... Giusto ciel! In tal periglio" (Pamira, Ismene, Coro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
L'assedio di Corinto: Atto III
Gioachino Rossini3:34
13Die Zauberflöte: “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Christian Boesch (baritone) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
soprano vocals [Pamina]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 7 Duett „Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” (Pamina, Papageno) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:09
14Faust: « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ? » / « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure »Charles‐François Gounod5:42
15Der Rosenkavalier: “Mir ist die Ehre”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Risë Stevens (Opera director, actress, mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Erna Berger (German lyric soprano)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II. "Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren" (Octavian, Sophie)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt II
Richard Strauss6:15
16Il trovatore: “D’amor sull’ali rosee”
soprano vocals:
Zinka Milanov (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi3:46
17La bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
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 Puccini3:36

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printed in:U.S.A.
manufactured by:RCA Special Products (in 1994)
copyrighted (©) by:Menus and Music Productions (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (in 1994)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002161298 [info]