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Essential Opera

Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Chicago Symphony Chorus (chorus), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Leo Nucci (baritone), The...

  • Release Date: 28th Oct 1991
  • Catalogue No: 4338222
  • Label: Decca
  • Length: 75 minutes

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Contents

Excerpt, Bizet: Carmen

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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1975-07-13
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Overture (Prelude)

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Puccini: Tosca / Act 2

Work length3:19
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  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1984-05
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

"Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"

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Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 2

Work length2:45
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  • Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1989-11-07
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

"Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus)

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Puccini: La bohème, Act I

Work length4:37
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1972-10-13
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

Che gelida manina

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II

Work length2:52
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  • Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1981-06
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Voi che sapete

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Verdi: Rigoletto: Act 3

Work length3:58
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  • Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1971-06-28
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Bella figlia dell'amore"

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Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3

Work length4:33
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  • Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1989-11-07
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

"Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate"

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Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 / Act 2

Work length3:57
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  • Plácido Domingo (tenor)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1975-07
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"

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Catalani: La Wally / Act 1

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  • Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
  • Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo
  • Fausto Cleva
  • Recorded: 1968-06-26
  • Recording Venue: Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo

"Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"

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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1

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  • Leo Nucci (baritone)
  • Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
  • Giuseppe Patanè
  • Recorded: 1988-06
  • Recording Venue: Teatro Comunale, Bologna

"Largo al factotum"

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Verdi: Aida / Act 2

Work length12:00
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  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Lorin Maazel
  • Recorded: 1986-02
  • Recording Venue: Abanella Studio, Milan

"Gloria all'Egitto"

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Excerpt, Puccini: Gianni Schicchi

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  • Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
  • Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  • Lamberto Gardelli
  • Recorded: 1962-07
  • Recording Venue: Teatro Della Pergola, Florence

"Oh! mio babbino caro"

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Puccini: Turandot, Act III

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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1972-08-25
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Nessun dorma!

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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2

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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
  • Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1972-06
  • Recording Venue: Victoria Hall, Geneva

"Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II

Work length4:33
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  • Mirella Freni (soprano)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1974-01-31
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Un bel dì vedremo

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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Act 1

Work length1:22
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  • Bernd Weikl (baritone)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1978-11
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Fin ch'han dal vino"

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 1

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  • José Carreras (tenor)
  • Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
  • Riccardo Chailly
  • Recorded: 1987-06-03
  • Recording Venue: Chiesa Di San Giorgio Poppiale, Bologna

Donna non vidi mai

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Excerpt, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

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  • Sidney Sax (leader), Fernando Pavarotti (vocals), Ingvar Wixell (vocals), Lorenzo Saccomani (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals), Pacho Panocia (vocals), Vincenzo Bello (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals)
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Voices
  • Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Patanè, Terry Edwards
  • Recorded: 1977-04
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Intermezzo

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Puccini: Turandot, Act I

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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass (vocal)), Tom Krause (baritone), Pier Francesco Poli (tenor), Piero de Palma (tenor)
  • John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1972-08-25
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Non piangere, Liù! – Ah! Per l'ultima volta!

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