Name: Heroes & Villains - Opera's Leading Men by Various Artists
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1. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"

by Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Primary Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Bonynge; Main Performer
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Richard Bonynge; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock; Production
Author: Victor Marie Hugo
Francesco Maria Piave; Production
Producer: Michael Woolcock
David Harvey; Production
Recording: Stan Goodall
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Recording Producer: David Harvey; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
Stan Goodall; Production

2. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 1 - "Questa o quella"

by Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly

Primary Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna; Main Performer
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Morten Winding
Chris Hazell; Production
Author: Victor Marie Hugo
Francesco Maria Piave; Production
Producer: Chris Hazell
Christopher Raeburn
Morten Winding; Production
Recording: John Pellowe
James Lock; Production
Studio Personnel: James Lock
John Pellowe; Production

3. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"

by Rolando Villazón, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bertrand De Billy

Primary Artist: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rolando Villazon
Bertrand De Billy
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Rolando Villazón; Performer
Tenor: Rolando Villazón; Performer
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Production
Balance Engineer: Peter Urban
Rainer Maillard; Production
Editor: Christopher Alder; Production
Producer: Ute Fesquet
Wilhelm Meister
Christopher Alder; Production
Recording: Monica Graul; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder
Wilhelm Meister; Production
Studio Personnel: Monica Graul
Christopher Alder
Rainer Maillard
Peter Urban; Production

4. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 4 - O Mimì, tu più non torni

by Rolando Villazón, Boaz Daniel, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bertrand De Billy

Baritone: Boaz Daniel; Performer
Primary Artist: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rolando Villazon
Boaz Daniel
Bertrand De Billy
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Boaz Daniel
Rolando Villazón; Performer
Tenor: Rolando Villazón; Performer
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Production
Balance Engineer: Peter Urban
Rainer Maillard; Production
Editor: Christopher Alder; Production
Producer: Ute Fesquet
Wilhelm Meister
Christopher Alder; Production
Recording: Monica Graul; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder
Wilhelm Meister; Production
Studio Personnel: Monica Graul
Rainer Maillard
Peter Urban
Christopher Alder; Production

5. Mozart: Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 2 - "Deh! vieni alla finestra"

by Bryn Terfel, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryn Terfel
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Bass Baritone: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Performer: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Neil Hutchinson; Production
Producer: Michael Woolcock; Production
Studio Personnel: Neil Hutchinson
James Lock; Production

6. Mozart: Don Giovanni / Act 1 - Champagne Aria

by Bryn Terfel, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Bass Baritone: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Primary Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryn Terfel
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Performer: Bryn Terfel; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Neil Hutchinson; Production
Editor: Matthew Hutchinson; Production
Producer: Michael Woolcock; Production
Studio Personnel: Matthew Hutchinson
Neil Hutchinson
James Lock; Production

7. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 1 - "Quanto è bella, quanto è cara!"

by Roberto Alagna, Elena Dan, Choeur De L'opera National De Lyon, Orchestre De L'opera National De Lyon, Evelino Pidò

Performer: Elena Dan
Roberto Alagna; Performer
Primary Artist: Evelino Pido
Orchestre De L'opéra National De Lyon
Roberto Alagna
Choeur De L'opéra National De Lyon
Elena Dan; Main Performer
Soprano: Elena Dan; Performer
Tenor: Roberto Alagna; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeur De L'opera National De Lyon; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre De L'opera National De Lyon; Ensemble
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Conductor: Evelino Pidò; Conductor
Author: Felice Romani
Eugène Scribe; Production
Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
James Lock; Production
Music Editor: Alberto Zedda; Production
Producer: Michael Haas; Production
Studio Personnel: James Lock
Simon Eadon; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Alberto Zedda; Other

8. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"

by Roberto Alagna, Orchestre De L'opera National De Lyon, Evelino Pidò

Primary Artist: Evelino Pido
Orchestre De L'opéra National De Lyon
Roberto Alagna; Main Performer
Performer: Roberto Alagna; Performer
Tenor: Roberto Alagna; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre De L'opera National De Lyon; Ensemble
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Conductor: Evelino Pidò; Conductor
Author: Eugène Scribe
Felice Romani; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Simon Eadon; Production
Music Editor: Alberto Zedda; Production
Producer: Michael Haas; Production
Recording: Krzysztof Jarosz; Production
Studio Personnel: Krzysztof Jarosz
James Lock
Simon Eadon; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Alberto Zedda; Other

9. Gounod: Faust / Act 2 - Ronde du veau d'or

by Evgeny Nesterenko, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis

Primary Artist: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir Colin Davis
Evgeny Nesterenko
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Yevgeny Nesterenko; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Evgeny Nesterenko; Performer
Bass (vocal): Evgeny Nesterenko; Performer
Performer: Evgeny Nesterenko; Performer
Choir/chorus: Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Ensemble
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Jules Barbier
Michel Carré; Production
Producer: Michael Bremner; Production
Recording Producer: Michael Bremner; Production

10. Gounod: Faust / Act 3 - Salut! Demeure chaste et pure

by Francisco Araiza, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis

Performer: Francisco Araiza; Performer
Primary Artist: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir Colin Davis
Francisco Araiza
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Tenor: Francisco Araiza; Performer
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Michel Carré
Jules Barbier; Production
Producer: Michael Bremner; Production
Recording Producer: Michael Bremner; Production

11. Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 3 - "In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten"

by Jonas Kaufmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Performer: Jonas Kaufmann; Performer
Primary Artist: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Jonas Kaufmann; Main Performer
Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann; Performer
Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Claudio Abbado; Conductor
Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Recording: Philip Siney; Production
Recording Assistant: Rainer Maillard; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Studio Personnel: Philip Siney
Rainer Maillard; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Wagner; Other

12. Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Act 1 - "La rivedrà nell'estasi...Il cenno mio"

by Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Robert Lloyd, Malcolm King, Renato Bruson, The London Opera Chorus, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Baritone: Renato Bruson; Performer
Bass (vocal): Robert Lloyd
Malcolm King; Performer
Performer: Renato Bruson
Kathleen Battle
Robert Lloyd
Luciano Pavarotti
Malcolm King; Performer
Soprano: Kathleen Battle; Performer
Choir/chorus: The London Opera Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Assistant Producer: Andrew Cornall; Production
Author: Antonio Somma
Eugène Scribe; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock; Production
Primary Artist: Malcolm King
Luciano Pavarotti
Robert Lloyd
Renato Bruson
Kathleen Battle
The London Opera Chorus
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Malcolm King
Robert Lloyd; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Engineer: Stanley Goodall; Production
Producer: Andrew Cornall
Christopher Raeburn; Production
Studio Personnel: Stanley Goodall
James Lock; Production

13. Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Act 3 - "Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima"

by Sherrill Milnes, Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Bruno Bartoletti

Primary Artist: Sherrill Milnes
Bruno Bartoletti
Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Main Performer
Baritone: Sherrill Milnes; Performer
Performer: Sherrill Milnes; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti; Conductor
Author: Eugène Scribe
Antonio Somma; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Producer: Michael Woolcock
John Mordler; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
James Lock; Production

14. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 1 - "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"

by Jonas Kaufmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Primary Artist: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Jonas Kaufmann; Main Performer
Performer: Jonas Kaufmann; Performer
Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann; Performer
Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Claudio Abbado; Conductor
Author: Emanuel Johann Josef Schikaneder; Production
Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Recording: Philip Siney; Production
Recording Assistant: Rainer Maillard; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder; Production
Studio Personnel: Rainer Maillard
Philip Siney; Production

15. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Act 2 - "O Isis und Osiris"

by Kurt Moll, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Bass ( Vocal): Kurt Moll; Performer
Bass (vocal): Kurt Moll; Performer
Primary Artist: Kurt Moll
Wiener Philharmoniker
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Sir Georg Solti
Vienna State Opera Chorus; Main Performer
Performer: Kurt Moll; Performer
Choir/chorus: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Ensemble
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Morten Winding; Production
Author: Emanuel Johann Josef Schikaneder; Production
Engineer: John Pellowe; Production
Producer: Morten Winding
Michael Haas; Production
Recording Producer: Michael Haas; Production
Studio Personnel: John Pellowe; Production

16. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - "O lola ch'ai di latti la cammisa" (Siciliana)

by Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Primary Artist: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Luciano Pavarotti
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Pietro Mascagni; Composer
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni; Conductor
Author: Guido Menasci
Giovanni Targioni-tozzetti; Production
Producer: Michael Woolcock; Production
Recording: Kenneth Wilkinson
James Lock
John Dunkerley; Production
Studio Personnel: John Dunkerley
James Lock
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production

17. Verdi: Don Carlo / Act 2 - "Dio, che nell'alma infodere"

by Carlo Bergonzi, Dietrich Fischer-dieskau, Tugomir Franc, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House
Carlo Bergonzi
Dietrich Fischer-dieskau
Sir Georg Solti
Tugomir Franc
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Main Performer
Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-dieskau; Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Tugomir Franc; Performer
Bass (vocal): Tugomir Franc; Performer
Performer: Tugomir Franc
Dietrich Fischer-dieskau
Carlo Bergonzi; Performer
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi; Performer
Choir/chorus: Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Francois Joseph Méry
Camille Du Locle; Production
Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
Gordon Parry; Production
Producer: John Culshaw; Production
Studio Personnel: Gordon Parry
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Other

18. Verdi: Don Carlo / Act 4 - "O Carlo, ascolta"

by Dietrich Fischer-dieskau, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-dieskau; Performer
Primary Artist: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Dietrich Fischer-dieskau
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Main Performer
Performer: Dietrich Fischer-dieskau; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Camille Du Locle
Francois Joseph Méry; Production
Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Producer: John Culshaw; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
Gordon Parry; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Other

19. Puccini: Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"

by José Carreras, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Performer: José Carreras; Performer
Primary Artist: Jose Carreras
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Main Performer
Tenor: José Carreras; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica
Victorien Sardou; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Other

20. Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Tre sbirri...Una carrozza...Presto" - Te Deum

by Ingvar Wixell, Piero De Palma, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Primary Artist: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House
Sir Colin Davis
Piero De Palma
Ingvar Wixell
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Main Performer
Baritone: Ingvar Wixell; Performer
Performer: Ingvar Wixell
Piero De Palma
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Performer
Tenor: Piero De Palma; Performer
Choir/chorus: Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica
Victorien Sardou; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House; Other

1. Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 / Act 2 - "Votre toast" (Toreador Song)

by José Van Dam, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Bass ( Vocal): José Van Dam; Performer
Bass (vocal): José Van Dam; Performer
Primary Artist: José Van Dam
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Performer: José Van Dam; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Prosper Mérimée
Ludovic Halévy
Henri Meilhac; Production
Producer: Christopher Raeburn; Production
Recording: Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson; Production

2. Bizet: Carmen / Act 2 - Flower Song

by Plácido Domingo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: Placido Domingo
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Performer: Plácido Domingo; Performer
Tenor: Plácido Domingo; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Henri Meilhac
Prosper Mérimée
Ludovic Halévy; Production
Producer: Richard Beswick
Christopher Raeburn; Production

3. Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"

by Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Primary Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Richard Bonynge
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Richard Bonynge; Conductor
Author: Antonio García Gutiérrez
Salvatore Cammarano; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Producer: Richard Beswick
Ray Minshull; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
James Lock; Production

4. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 - "Non più andrai"

by Samuel Ramey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: Samuel Ramey
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Samuel Ramey; Performer
Bass (vocal): Samuel Ramey; Performer
Performer: Samuel Ramey; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais
Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Producer: Christopher Raeburn; Production
Recording: John Dunkerley
Colin Moorfoot; Production
Studio Personnel: John Dunkerley
Colin Moorfoot; Production

5. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 3 - Hai già vinta la causa!...Vedrò mentr'io sospiro...

by Sir Thomas Allen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
Sir Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen; Main Performer
Baritone: Sir Thomas Allen; Performer
Performer: Sir Thomas Allen; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Author: Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais
Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production
Producer: Christopher Raeburn; Production
Recording: John Dunkerley
Colin Moorfoot; Production
Studio Personnel: John Dunkerley
Colin Moorfoot; Production

6. Leoncavallo: Pagliacci - Act 1 - "Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba"

by José Cura, Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

Primary Artist: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly
José Cura
Concertgebouworkest; Main Performer
Performer: José Cura; Performer
Tenor: José Cura; Performer
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Concertgebouworkest; Ensemble
Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo; Composer
Lyricist: Ruggiero Leoncavallo; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly; Conductor
Producer: Hermine Sterringa
Andrew Cornall; Production
Recording: Philip Siney
Jonathan Stokes; Production
Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall; Production
Studio Personnel: Philip Siney
Jonathan Stokes; Production
Additional Producer: Hermine Sterringa; Other
Composer Lyricist: Ruggiero Leoncavallo; Other

7. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 / Act 3 - Prize Song

by Ben Heppner, José Van Dam, René Pape, Karita Mattila, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Bass ( Vocal): José Van Dam
René Pape; Performer
Bass (vocal): René Pape
José Van Dam; Performer
Primary Artist: José Van Dam
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
René Pape
Karita Mattila
Ben Heppner
Sir Georg Solti; Main Performer
Performer: René Pape
Karita Mattila
Ben Heppner
José Van Dam; Performer
Soprano: Karita Mattila; Performer
Tenor: Ben Heppner; Performer
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Producer: Michael Woolcock
Morten Winding; Production
Recording: James Lock
Neil Hutchinson
John Pellowe; Production
Studio Personnel: James Lock
John Pellowe
Neil Hutchinson; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Wagner; Other

8. Verdi: La traviata / Act 2 - "Lunge da lei" - "De' miei bollenti spiriti"

by Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Sir John Pritchard

Performer: Carlo Bergonzi; Performer
Primary Artist: Carlo Bergonzi
Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Sir John Pritchard; Main Performer
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Sir John Pritchard; Conductor
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Francesco Maria Piave; Production

9. Verdi: La traviata / Act 2 - "Di Provenza il mar, il suol"

by Robert Merrill, Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Sir John Pritchard

Primary Artist: Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Robert Merrill
Sir John Pritchard; Main Performer
Baritone: Robert Merrill; Performer
Performer: Robert Merrill; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Sir John Pritchard; Conductor
Author: Francesco Maria Piave
Alexandre Dumas; Production
Producer: Ray Minshull
Christopher Raeburn; Production
Recording: Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Recording Producer: Ray Minshull
Christopher Raeburn; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson; Production

10. Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 4 - "Come un bel dì di maggio"

by Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Primary Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Riccardo Chailly
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Umberto Giordano; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Peter Wadland; Production
Author: Luigi Illica; Production
Producer: Ray Minshull
Peter Wadland; Production
Recording: Stanley Goodall
James Lock; Production
Recording Producer: Ray Minshull; Production
Studio Personnel: James Lock
Stanley Goodall; Production

11. Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70 - Paris version / Act 3 - "O du mein holder Abendstern"

by Victor Braun, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Primary Artist: Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Georg Solti
Victor Braun; Main Performer
Baritone: Victor Braun; Performer
Performer: Victor Braun; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti; Conductor
Producer: Michael Woolcock
Christopher Raeburn; Production
Recording: Gordon Parry
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Recording Producer: Michael Woolcock
Christopher Raeburn; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
Gordon Parry; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Wagner; Other

12. Verdi: Otello / Act 2 - Credo in un Dio crudel

by Aldo Protti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Baritone: Aldo Protti; Performer
Primary Artist: Herbert Von Karajan
Wiener Philharmoniker
Aldo Protti; Main Performer
Performer: Aldo Protti; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Christopher Raeburn
Ray Minshull; Production
Author: Arrigo Boïto
William Shakespeare; Production
Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry; Production
Producer: Christopher Raeburn
Ray Minshull
John Culshaw; Production
Recording: James Brown; Production
Recording Assistant: Peter Attwood; Production
Studio Personnel: Peter Attwood
Gordon Parry
James Brown; Production

13. Verdi: Otello / Act 4 - Niun mi tema

by Mario Del Monaco, Nello Romanato, Fernando Corena, Tom Krause, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Primary Artist: Herbert Von Karajan
Wiener Philharmoniker
Tom Krause
Fernando Corena
Mario Del Monaco
Nello Romanato; Main Performer
Baritone: Tom Krause; Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Fernando Corena; Performer
Bass (vocal): Fernando Corena; Performer
Performer: Nello Romanato
Mario Del Monaco
Fernando Corena
Tom Krause; Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Assistant Producer: Christopher Raeburn
Ray Minshull; Production
Author: William Shakespeare
Arrigo Boïto; Production
Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry; Production
Tenor: Mario Del Monaco
Nello Romanato; Performer
Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan; Conductor
Producer: Christopher Raeburn
Ray Minshull
John Culshaw; Production
Recording: James Brown; Production
Recording Assistant: Peter Attwood; Production
Studio Personnel: James Brown
Peter Attwood
Gordon Parry; Production

14. Massenet: Werther / Act 3 - "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?"

by José Carreras, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Performer: José Carreras; Performer
Primary Artist: Jose Carreras
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Main Performer
Tenor: José Carreras; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Jules Massenet; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Georges Hartmann
Edouard Stanislas Viateur Blau
Paul Monchicourt Milliet; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Other

15. Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1 - "Au fond du temple saint"

by Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Stapleton

Bass ( Vocal): Nicolai Ghiaurov; Performer
Bass (vocal): Nicolai Ghiaurov; Performer
Primary Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Robin Stapleton
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Nicolai Ghiaurov
Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Robin Stapleton; Conductor
Author: Michel Carré
Eugène Cormon; Production
Producer: James Mallinson; Production
Recording: Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Recording Producer: James Mallinson; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson; Production

16. Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 2 - "Cielo e mar"

by Rolando Villazón, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Daniele Callegari

Primary Artist: Rolando Villazon
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Daniele Callegari; Main Performer
Performer: Rolando Villazón; Performer
Tenor: Rolando Villazón; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi; Ensemble
Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli; Composer
Conductor: Daniele Callegari; Conductor
Author: Victor Marie Hugo
Arrigo Boito; Production
Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Production
Editor: Daniel Zalay; Production
Producer: Ute Fesquet
Valerie Gross
Daniel Zalay; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Daniel Zalay; Production
Studio Personnel: Rainer Maillard
Jürgen Bulgrin
Daniel Zalay; Production

17. Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 1 - "Donna non vidi mai"

by Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Performer: Carlo Bergonzi; Performer
Primary Artist: Carlo Bergonzi
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Main Performer
Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni; Conductor
Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Antoine-françois Prevost
Domenico Oliva
Giulio Ricordi
Marco Praga
Luigi Illica
Giuseppe Giacosa
Ruggero Leoncavallo; Production
Producer: James Walker; Production
Recording: Gil Went
Roy Wallace; Production
Recording Producer: James Walker; Production
Studio Personnel: Gil Went
Roy Wallace; Production

18. Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma!"

by Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Performer: The John Alldis Choir
Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Choir/chorus: Wandsworth School Boys Choir
The John Alldis Choir; Ensemble
Conductor: Zubin Mehta; Conductor
Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock; Production
Author: Renato Simoni
Giuseppe Adami
Carlo Gozzi; Production
Balance Engineer: James Lock
Kenneth Wilkinson; Production
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Music Editor: Franco Alfano; Production
Producer: Ray Minshull
Michael Woolcock; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Franco Alfano; Other
Primary Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
The John Alldis Choir
Wandsworth School Boys Choir
John Alldis Choir; Main Performer
Recording Producer: Ray Minshull; Production
Studio Personnel: Kenneth Wilkinson
James Lock; Production

Heroes & Villains - Opera's Leading Men

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1

1. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"

2. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 1 - "Questa o quella"

3. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"

4. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 4 - O Mimì, tu più non torni

5. Mozart: Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 2 - "Deh! vieni alla finestra"

6. Mozart: Don Giovanni / Act 1 - Champagne Aria

7. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 1 - "Quanto è bella, quanto è cara!"

8. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"

9. Gounod: Faust / Act 2 - Ronde du veau d'or

10. Gounod: Faust / Act 3 - Salut! Demeure chaste et pure

11. Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 3 - "In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten"

12. Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Act 1 - "La rivedrà nell'estasi...Il cenno mio"

13. Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Act 3 - "Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima"

14. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 1 - "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"

15. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Act 2 - "O Isis und Osiris"

16. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - "O lola ch'ai di latti la cammisa" (Siciliana)

17. Verdi: Don Carlo / Act 2 - "Dio, che nell'alma infodere"

18. Verdi: Don Carlo / Act 4 - "O Carlo, ascolta"

19. Puccini: Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"

20. Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Tre sbirri...Una carrozza...Presto" - Te Deum

Volume 2

1. Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 / Act 2 - "Votre toast" (Toreador Song)

2. Bizet: Carmen / Act 2 - Flower Song

3. Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"

4. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 - "Non più andrai"

5. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 3 - Hai già vinta la causa!...Vedrò mentr'io sospiro...

6. Leoncavallo: Pagliacci - Act 1 - "Recitar!" - "Vesti la giubba"

7. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 / Act 3 - Prize Song

8. Verdi: La traviata / Act 2 - "Lunge da lei" - "De' miei bollenti spiriti"

9. Verdi: La traviata / Act 2 - "Di Provenza il mar, il suol"

10. Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 4 - "Come un bel dì di maggio"

11. Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70 - Paris version / Act 3 - "O du mein holder Abendstern"

12. Verdi: Otello / Act 2 - Credo in un Dio crudel

13. Verdi: Otello / Act 4 - Niun mi tema

14. Massenet: Werther / Act 3 - "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?"

15. Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1 - "Au fond du temple saint"

16. Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 2 - "Cielo e mar"

17. Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 1 - "Donna non vidi mai"

18. Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma!"

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