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John Forsell: The Last Singing Despot

The Opera Singer, The Opera Director, The Teacher, The Pedagogue

John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Martha Ohlsson, John Forsell, Martha Ohlsson and Armas Järnefelt, Armas Järnefelt, John Forsell, Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra, Armas Järnefelt and Hjalmar Meissner, John Forsell, Anna Hellstrom-Oscar, Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra, Armas Järnefelt and Hjalmar...

  • Release Date: 11th Sep 2002
  • Catalogue No: CAP21586
  • Label: Caprice
  • Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

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Contents

Excerpt, Wagner: Tannhäuser

Work length3:16
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  • John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar
  • Recorded: 1903 March
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Tannhauser, Act III: O du, mein holder Abendstern (Sung in Swedish)

Track length3:16
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Excerpt, Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

Work length2:02
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$1.30
  • John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar
  • Recorded: 1903 March
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: Canzonetta: Deh, vieni alla finestra (Sung in Swedish)

Track length2:02
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Excerpt, Gounod: Faust

Work length3:39
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$1.30
  • John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar
  • Recorded: 1903 March
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Faust, Act I: Avant de quitter ces lieux

Track length3:39
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Widéen: Vallarelat

Work length2:02
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$1.30
  • John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar
  • Recorded: 1903 March
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Geijer: Den nalkande stormen (The Approaching Storm)

Work length2:06
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  • John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar
  • Recorded: 1903 March
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Den nalkande stormen

Track length2:06
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Geijer: Skarslipargossen (The Little Knife-grinder)

Work length2:50
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  • John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar
  • Recorded: 1903 March
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Skarslipargossen

Track length2:50
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Julius Wolff: 6 Lieder aus J. Wolff's Tannhauser, Op. 12

Work length5:29
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  • John Forsell, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Martha Ohlsson
  • Recorded: 1903 March
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

6 Lieder aus J. Wolff's Tannhauser, Op. 12: No. 2. Jahrlang mocht ich so dich halten (I would hold you forever)

Track length2:18
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6 Lieder aus J. Wolff's Tannhauser, Op. 12: Ich mochte schweben (I Wish I Could Fly)

Track length3:11
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Sjögren: Dryckesvisa

Work length1:37
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  • John Forsell, Martha Ohlsson, Armas Järnefelt
  • Recorded: 1904 October
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Stenhammar: 4 Svenska sanger, Op. 16 (text by G. Froding)

Work length1:39
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  • John Forsell, Martha Ohlsson, Armas Järnefelt
  • Recorded: 1904 October
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

4 Svenska sanger, Op. 16: No. 4. Fylgia

Track length1:39
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Excerpt, Verdi: Il Trovatore

Work length3:25
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Armas Järnefelt, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 5-10 October 1905
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Il trovatore, Act II: Il balen del suo sorriso (Sung in Swedish)

Track length3:25
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Excerpt, Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

Work length3:24
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  • John Forsell, Anna Hellstrom-Oscar
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Armas Järnefelt, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 5-10 October 1905
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Duettino: La ci darem la mano (Sung in Swedish)

Track length3:24
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Excerpt, Verdi: Il Trovatore

Work length3:34
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  • John Forsell, Anna Hellstrom-Oscar
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Armas Järnefelt, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 5-10 October 1905
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Il trovatore, Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime - Act IV: Vivra! (Sung in Swedish)

Track length3:34
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Henri Meilhac: Carmen

Work length2:48
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 17 February 1907
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Carmen, Act II: Toreado Song: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Sung in Swedish)

Track length2:48
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Hippolyte-Louis-Florent Bis: Guillaume Tell (William Tell) (Sung in Swedish)

Work length2:37
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 17 February 1907
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Guillaume Tell (William Tell), Act III: Hall dig blott stilla

Track length2:37
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Excerpt, Thomas, Ambroise: Mignon

Work length2:56
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  • John Forsell, David Hesse
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 17 February 1907
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Mignon, Act I: Legeres hirondelles (Sung in Swedish)

Track length2:56
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Excerpt, Verdi: Aida

Work length3:25
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  • John Forsell, Magna Lykseth-Schjerven
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 17 February 1907
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Aida, Act III: Till dig mig fora skal av vikt

Track length3:25
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Excerpt, Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia

Work length4:19
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 17 February 1907
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Largo al factotum della citta (Sung in Swedish)

Track length4:19
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Excerpt, Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length2:47
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Armas Järnefelt
  • Recorded: 1907
  • Recording Venue: Stockholm

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act III: Aria: Vedro, menter'io sospiro (Sung in Swedish)

Track length2:47
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Holger Drachmann: 7 Sanger ur Tannhauser , Op. 3

Work length2:59
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  • John Forsell, Armas Järnefelt
  • Recorded: 1908 October
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

7 Sanger ur Tannhauser, Op. 3: No. 2. Hvil over verden, du dybe Fred

Track length2:59
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Lindblad, A F: En vardag

Work length3:21
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  • John Forsell, Armas Järnefelt
  • Recorded: 1908 October
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Alceste: Skymning (Twilight)

Work length1:57
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  • Armas Järnefelt, John Forsell
  • Recorded: 1908 October
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Sibelius: Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson)

Work length2:04
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  • John Forsell, Armas Järnefelt
  • Recorded: 1908 October
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 1. Svarta rosor (Black Roses)

Track length2:04
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Gustaf Froding: 6 Songs, Op. 36 (text G. Froding)

Work length2:20
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 13 October 1910
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 4. Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle)

Track length2:20
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Stenhammar: I skogen (In the Forest)

Work length2:35
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 13 October 1910
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Rydberg, Stockholm

Excerpt, Donizetti: La Favorita

Work length3:48
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 23 August 1913
  • Recording Venue: Stockholm

La favorita, Act III: A tanto amor, Leonora, il tuo risponda (Sung in Swedish)

Track length3:48
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Excerpt, Wagner: Die Walküre

Work length4:26
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  • John Forsell
  • Bruno Seidler-Winkler
  • Recorded: 28 October 1913
  • Recording Venue: Berlin

Die Walkure, Act III: Der Augen leuchtendes Paar

Track length4:26
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length42:27
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  • John Forsell, Joel Berglund, Helga Görlin, Emil Stiebel, Gota Allard, Elsa Ekendahl, Olle Strandberg
  • Kungliga Teaterns Kor, Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Herbert Sandberg
  • Recorded: 09 May 1937
  • Recording Venue: Goteborgs Stadsteater

Overture

Track length4:03
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Act I Scene 1: Duet: Cinque … dieci … venti … trenta (Figaro, Susanna)

Track length3:00
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Act I Scene 1: Duet: Se a caso Madama (Figaro, Susanna)

Track length3:30
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Act I Scene 2: Cavatina: Se vuol ballare, Signor Contino (Figaro)

Track length4:27
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Act I Scene 3: Aria: La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! (Bartolo)

Track length3:39
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Act I Scene 4: Via resti servita (Marcellina, Susanna)

Track length3:44
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Act I Scene 5: Aria: Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio (Cherubino)

Track length6:01
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Act I Scenes 7-8: Trio: Cosa sento! Tosto andante, e scacciate il seduttor (Il Conte, Susanna, Basilio)

Track length5:11
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Act I Scene 8: Giovani liete (Chorus)

Track length4:43
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Act I Scene 8: Aria: Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (Figaro)

Track length4:09
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Karlfeldt: Boljeby Waltz

Work length3:11
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 28 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Lindblad, A F: Den skeppsbrutna

Work length4:20
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 28 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Lindblad, A F: Foresats

Work length2:21
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 28 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Jens Peter Jacobsen: Til Majdag (On May-Day)

Work length2:40
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 28 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Til Majdag

Track length2:40
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Stenhammar: Visor och stamningar, Op. 26 (text by B. Bergman)

Work length4:28
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 28 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

No. 5. Det far ett skepp (A Ship Sails)

Track length2:00
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No. 8. Lycklandsresan (To the Land of Bliss)

Track length2:28
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson: 4 Dikter, Op. 1

Work length1:39
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 29 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

4 Dikter, Op. 1: No. 2. Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren

Track length1:39
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Excerpt, Verdi: Rigoletto

Work length4:09
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 29 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Rigoletto, Act I: Pari siamo! (Sung in Swedish)

Track length4:09
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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Work length4:01
$1.00
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 29 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Om odet mig behagat giva (Onegin's aria)

Track length4:01
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Excerpt, Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

Work length2:23
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 29 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Finch'han dal vino, "Champagne Aria" (Sung in Swedish)

Track length1:10
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Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Finch'han dal vino, "Champagne Aria"

Track length1:13
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Verner von Heidenstam: Ett folk, Op. 22

Work length3:10
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 30 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Ett folk, Op. 22: Sverige (Sweden)

Track length3:10
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Sjögren: Ro ro ogonsten

Work length3:06
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 30 December 1916
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Excerpt, Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length43:30
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  • Brita Hertzberg, Elsa Ekendahl, Helga Görlin, John Forsell, Joel Berglund, Folke Jonsson, Gota Allard, Emil Stiebel, Olle Strandberg
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Herbert Sandberg
  • Recorded: 09 May 1937
  • Recording Venue: Goteborgs Stadsteater

Act II Scene 1: Cavatina: Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro (La Contessa)

Track length6:47
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Act II Scene 2: Arietta: Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor (Cherubino)

Track length3:59
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Act II Scene 2: Aria: Venite, inginocchiatevi (Susanna)

Track length6:20
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Act II Scene 3: Trio: Susanna, or via sortite, sottite, io cosi vo (Il Conte, La Contessa, Susanna)

Track length4:13
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Act II Scene 4: Duet: Aprite, presto, aprite (Susanna, Cherubino)

Track length2:45
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Act II Scene 6: Finale: Esci omai, garzon malnato (Il Conte, La Contessa, Susanna, Figaro, Antonio, Marcellina, Bartolo, Basilio)

Track length19:26
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Rangström: Melodi (Melody)

Work length1:44
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 01 September 1920
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Johan Ludvig Runeberg: Sommarnatten (Summer Night)

Work length2:49
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 01 September 1920
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Jens Peter Jacobsen: I Seraillet Have

Work length3:02
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 01 September 1920
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Johan Ludvig Runeberg: De fangna

Work length3:58
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner, Gurli Forsell
  • Recorded: 04 September 1920
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Eriksson, Josef: Den svenske Celadons klagovisa, Op. 24, No. 2

Work length2:08
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  • John Forsell, Hjalmar Meissner, Gurli Forsell
  • Recorded: 04 September 1920
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Excerpt, Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70

Work length4:11
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  • John Forsell
  • Royal Stockholm Opera
  • Hjalmar Meissner
  • Recorded: 08 September 1920
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Elijah, Op. 70, Part II: Det vare nog (It is enough)

Track length4:11
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Sjögren: Alt vandrer Maanen

Work length3:18
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  • John Forsell, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 04 September 1922
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Rangström: Granad hertug gav sin brud

Work length4:00
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  • John Forsell, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 09 September 1922
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Gustaf Froding: Ett Helicons blomster

Work length2:35
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  • John Forsell, Martha Ohlson
  • Recorded: 09 September 1922
  • Recording Venue: Hotel Continental, Stockholm

Excerpt, Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

Work length2:40
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  • Peder Schram
  • Recorded: 1889 September

Act I: Introduzione: Notte e giorno faticar

Track length1:43
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Act I: Aria: Madamina, il catalogo e questo

Track length0:57
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Excerpt, Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length2:21
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  • Hjalmar Stolpe

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act 1: Att fa hamnas

Track length2:21
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length1:16:34
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  • John Forsell, Helga Görlin, Gota Allard, Joel Berglund, Emil Stiebel, Birger Biguet, Brita Hertzberg, Olle Strandberg, Folke Jonsson, Elsa Ekendahl, Karin Hacksell, Karin Nilsson, Hildur Boden, Kungliga Teaterns Kor, Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra and He, Folke Jonsson, Hildur Boden, Karin Nilsson, Karin Hacksell, Elsa Ekendahl, Olle Strandberg, John Forsell, Brita Hertzberg, Birger Biguet, Emil Stiebel, Joel Berglund, Gota Allard, Helga Görlin
  • Royal Stockholm Opera, Kungliga Teaterns Kor
  • Herbert Sandberg
  • Recorded: 09 May 1937
  • Recording Venue: Goteborgs Stadsteater

Act III Scene 2: Duet: Crudel! Perche finora (Il Conte, Susanna)

Track length2:50
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Act III Scene 4: Recitative and Aria: Hai gia vinta la causa! Cosa sento! (Il Conte)

Track length3:47
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Act III Scene 8: Aria: Vedro, menter'io sospiro (Il Conte)

Track length8:20
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Act III Scene 5: Sextet: Riconosci in questo amplesso (Marcellina, Figaro, Bartolo, Don Curzio, Il Conte, Susanna)

Track length8:00
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Act III Scene 8: Recitative and Aria: E Susanna non vien! - Act III: Recitativo and Aria: Dove sono i bei momenti - (La Contessa)

Track length8:05
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Act III: Duettino: Che soave zeffiretto (La Contessa, Susanna)

Track length2:57
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Act III Scenes 11-13: Ricevete, oh padroncina, queste rose e questi fior (Soprano I, Soprano II)

Track length4:00
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Act III Scene 13: Finale: Ecco la marcia, andiamo (Figaro, Susanna, Il Conte, La Contessa, Soprano I, Soprano II, Coro)

Track length8:05
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Act IV Scenes 1-4: Cavatina: L'ho perduta, me meschina! (Barbarina)

Track length3:37
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Act IV Scene 8: Recitative and Aria: Tutto e disposto: l'ora - Act IV: Aria: Aprite un po' quegl'occhi (Figaro)

Track length5:18
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Act IV Scene 10: Recitativo: Giunse al fin il momento - Act IV Scene 10: Aria: Deh vieni non tardar (Susanna)

Track length5:58
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Act IV Scenes 11-14: Finale: Pian pianin le - Act IV Scene 14: Final Scene: Gente! gente! (Il Conte, Figaro, Basilio, Don Curzio, Antonio, Bartolo, Susanna, La Contessa, Cherubino, Barbarina …)

Track length15:37
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