Name: Best Of Opera [International Version] by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
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1. La traviata, Act 1: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Violetta, Flora, Marchese, Barone, Dottore, Gastone, Chorus)

by Riccardo Muti

Featured Artist: Suso Mariategui
Alfredo Kraus
Sarah Walker
Renata Scotto
Henry Newman
Richard Van Allan
Roderick Kennedy; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Baritone: Henry Newman; Performer
Bass (vocal): Richard Van Allan
Roderick Kennedy; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Walker; Performer
Soprano: Renata Scotto; Performer
Tenor: Alfredo Kraus
Suso Mariategui; Performer
Choir/chorus: Ambrosian Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Poetry: Francesco Maria Piave; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor

2. La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi" (Mimì)

by Thomas Schippers

Featured Artist: Mirella Freni; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Thomas Schippers; Main Performer
Soprano: Mirella Freni; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Poetry: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Composer
Conductor: Thomas Schippers; Conductor
Engineer: Francis Dillnutt; Production
Producer: Victor Olof; Production
Roma: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera; Other

3. Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

by Bernard Haitink

Featured Artist: Chorus Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bernard Haitink; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Chorus Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Bernard Haitink; Conductor

4. Rigoletto, Act 3 Scene 2: "La donna è mobile" (Duca)

by Franco Corelli/new Philharmonia Orchestra/franco Ferraris

Primary Artist: Franco Corelli
Franco Ferraris
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Tenor: Franco Corelli; Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Franco Ferraris; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Robert J. Gooch; Production
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Production

5. Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

by Alain Lombard/mady Mesplé/danielle Millet/orchestre Du Théâtre National De I'opéra-comique

Mezzo-soprano: Danièle Millet; Performer
Primary Artist: Alain Lombard/mady Mesplé/danielle Millet/orchestre Du Théâtre National De I'opéra-comique
Alain Lombard; Main Performer
Soprano: Mady Mesplé; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera-comique; Ensemble
Composer: Léo Delibes; Composer
Conductor: Alain Lombard; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur; Production
Producer: René Challan; Production

6. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)

by Victoria De Los Angeles/orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma/gabriele Santini

Primary Artist: Gabriele Santini
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma
Victoria De Los Ángeles; Main Performer
Soprano: Victoria De Los Angeles; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Gabriele Santini; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Robert J. Gooch; Production
Producer: Victor Olof; Production

7. Tosca, Act 1 Scene 3: "Recondita armonia" (Cavaradossi)

by Placido Domingo/national Philharmonic Orchestra/eugene Kohn

Primary Artist: Placido Domingo/national Philharmonic Orchestra/eugene Kohn
Plácido Domingo; Main Performer
Tenor: Plácido Domingo; Performer
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Eugene Kohn; Conductor
Producer: John Fraser; Production

8. Tosca (1989 Remastered Version): Vissi d'arte

by Maria Callas/georges Prêtre/orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Primary Artist: Georges Pretre
Maria Callas
Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire; Main Performer
Soprano: Maria Callas; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Georges Prêtre; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur; Production
Producer: Michel Glotz; Production

9. Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)

by Plácido Domingo

Primary Artist: Placido Domingo; Main Performer
Tenor: Placido Domingo; Performer
Violin: Itzhak Perlman; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Composer
Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Composer
Conductor: James Levine; Conductor
Producer: John Willan; Production

10. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: "Non più andrai" (Figaro)

by Riccardo Muti

Featured Artist: Thomas Allen; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Baritone: Thomas Allen; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Poetry: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor

11. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3 Scene 8: No. 19, Recitativo ed Aria, "E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti" (Contessa)

by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/philharmonia Orchestra/carlo Maria Giulini

Primary Artist: Carlo Maria Giulini
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Soprano: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Douglas Larter; Production
Producer: Walter Legge; Production

12. Aida (1985 Remastered Version): Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida (Act 1)

by Placido Domingo/new Philharmonia Orchestra/riccardo Muti

Lead Vocals: Placido Domingo
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti; Performer
Primary Artist: Placido Domingo/new Philharmonia Orchestra/riccardo Muti
Plácido Domingo; Main Performer
Tenor: Placido Domingo; Performer
Vocals: Plácido Domingo; Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Producer: John Mordler; Production
Produced By: John Mordler; Other
Produced By: John Mordler; Other

13. Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus - Act III)

by Bernard Haitink/chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Featured Artist: Chorus Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bernard Haitink/chorus Of The Royal Opera House
Bernard Haitink; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Bernard Haitink
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
Orch.of Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Performer
Vocals: Chorus Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Performer
Choir/chorus: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orch.of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Bernard Haitink; Conductor
Engineer: Michael Sheady; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House
Bernard Haitink/chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Other
Covent Garden/ Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House: Bernard Haitink/chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Other
Produced By: John Fraser; Other
Produced By: John Fraser; Other

14. Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus)

by Sir Thomas Beecham

Soprano: Victoria De Los Angeles; Performer
Primary Artist: Sir Thomas Beecham; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeurs National De La Radiodiffusion Française; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française
Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham; Conductor
Producer: Victor Olof
Eric Macleod; Production

15. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: No. 13, Barcarolle, "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus)

by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/jeannine Collard/andré Cluytens/orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Primary Artist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/jeannine Collard/andré Cluytens/orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Main Performer
Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Director: Jean Laforge; Production

16. Madama Butterfly Lib. Giacosa and Illica (1995 Remastered Version): Un bel dì vedremo

by Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Rolando Panerai, Coro Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma, Sir John Barbirolli

Bass Baritone: Rolando Panerai; Performer
Boy Soprano: Renata Scotto; Performer
Lead Vocals: Renata Scotto
Sir John Barbirolli
Coro Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma
Rolando Panerai; Performer
Choir/chorus: Coro Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma
Coro Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma
Coro Del Teatro Dell'opera; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli; Conductor
Engineer: Robert Gooch; Production
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma
Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera
Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera; Ensemble
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Production
Primary Artist: Sir John Barbirolli
Renata Scotto
Rolando Panerai
Carlo Bergonzi
Coro Del Teatro Dell'opera
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera
Coro Del Teatro Dell' Opera Di Roma
Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell’opera Di Roma & Sir John Barbirolli; Main Performer
Soprano: Renata Scotto; Performer
Vocals: Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma
Carlo Bergonzi
Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera; Performer
Produced By: Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Other
Produced By: Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Other
Roma: Coro Del Teatro Dell'opera
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera
Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera; Other

17. Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Soave sia il vento (Live)

by Riccardo Muti

Featured Artist: Agnes Baltsa
José Van Dam
Margaret Marshall; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Baritone: José Van Dam; Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Agnes Baltsa; Performer
Soprano: Margaret Marshall; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Lyricist: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor

18. La Wally (1986 Remastered Version): Ebben? ne andrò lontana

by Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Maria Callas

Boy Soprano: Maria Callas; Performer
Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra
Maria Callas
Tullio Serafin; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Philharmonia Orchestra
Maria Callas
Tullio Serafin; Performer
Soprano: Maria Callas; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Alfredo Catalani; Composer
Conductor: Tullio Serafin; Conductor
Producer: Walter Legge; Production
Produced By: Walter Legge; Other
Produced By: Walter Legge; Other

19. Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)

by Alain Lombard

Featured Artist: Choeurs De L'opéra Du Rhin; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Alain Lombard; Main Performer
Tenor: José Carreras; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeurs De L'opéra Du Rhin; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Alain Lombard; Conductor

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Duration

1 hour, 13 minutes and 34 seconds

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Stereo

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Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

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Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

17/19 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/19 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Classical, Opera

Label

Warner Classics

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United Kingdom

France

Language

Italian
French (France)
Afrikaans
Latin

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Release Date

Nov 22, 2009

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Best Of Opera [International Version]

1. La traviata, Act 1: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Violetta, Flora, Marchese, Barone, Dottore, Gastone, Chorus)

2. La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi" (Mimì)

3. Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

4. Rigoletto, Act 3 Scene 2: "La donna è mobile" (Duca)

5. Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

6. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)

7. Tosca, Act 1 Scene 3: "Recondita armonia" (Cavaradossi)

8. Tosca (1989 Remastered Version): Vissi d'arte

9. Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)

10. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: "Non più andrai" (Figaro)

11. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3 Scene 8: No. 19, Recitativo ed Aria, "E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti" (Contessa)

12. Aida (1985 Remastered Version): Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida (Act 1)

13. Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus - Act III)

14. Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus)

15. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: No. 13, Barcarolle, "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus)

16. Madama Butterfly Lib. Giacosa and Illica (1995 Remastered Version): Un bel dì vedremo

17. Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Soave sia il vento (Live)

18. La Wally (1986 Remastered Version): Ebben? ne andrò lontana

19. Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)

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Best Of Opera [International Version]

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1. La traviata, Act 1: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Violetta, Flora, Marchese, Barone, Dottore, Gastone, Chorus)

2. La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi" (Mimì)

3. Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

4. Rigoletto, Act 3 Scene 2: "La donna è mobile" (Duca)

5. Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

6. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)

7. Tosca, Act 1 Scene 3: "Recondita armonia" (Cavaradossi)

8. Tosca (1989 Remastered Version): Vissi d'arte

9. Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)

10. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: "Non più andrai" (Figaro)

11. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3 Scene 8: No. 19, Recitativo ed Aria, "E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti" (Contessa)

12. Aida (1985 Remastered Version): Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida (Act 1)

13. Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus - Act III)

14. Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus)

15. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: No. 13, Barcarolle, "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus)

16. Madama Butterfly Lib. Giacosa and Illica (1995 Remastered Version): Un bel dì vedremo

17. Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Soave sia il vento (Live)

18. La Wally (1986 Remastered Version): Ebben? ne andrò lontana

19. Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)

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