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Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Jussi Björling (tenor), Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Leo Nucci (baritone), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano),...

  • Release Date: 10th Nov 1997
  • Catalogue No: 4581182
  • Label: Decca
  • Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

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Contents

Excerpt, Bizet: Carmen

Work length2:16
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1975-07-13
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Prelude. Allegro giocoso

Track length2:16
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Verdi: La traviata / Act 1

Work length2:51
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
  • The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1979-11-10
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Libiamo ne'lieti calici

Track length2:51
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Puccini: La bohème, Act I

Work length4:40
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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

Track length4:40
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Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1

Work length5:06
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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-sopranovocalist)
  • Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1967-10

Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet)

Track length5:06
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Giordano, U: Fedora / Act 2

Work length1:59
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  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  • Alberto Erede
  • Recorded: 1957-09
  • Recording Venue: Teatro Comunale, Florence

"Amor ti vieta"

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Bizet: Carmen, Act I

Work length4:23
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  • Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-sopranovocalist)
  • John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1975-07-13
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Habanera. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

Track length4:23
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Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3

Work length4:37
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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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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 3

Work length4:58
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  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1981-06
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Dove sono i bei momenti"

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Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III

Work length2:22
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1971-06-28
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

La donna è mobile

Track length2:22
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Wagner: Lohengrin, Act III Scene 1

Work length5:19
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  • Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1986-06-25
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Treulich geführt ziehet dahin "Bridal Chorus"

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Excerpt, Puccini: Gianni Schicchi

Work length2:09
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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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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1

Work length5:02
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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"

Track length5:02
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Catalani: La Wally / Act 1

Work length3:41
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  • Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
  • Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
  • John Mauceri
  • Recorded: 1995-12-05
  • Recording Venue: Conservatorio, Turin

"Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"

Track length3:41
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II

Work length3:01
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  • Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1974-01-31
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"

Track length3:01
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Bizet: Carmen: Act II

Work length3:53
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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 "Flower Song"

Track length3:53
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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2

Work length4:15
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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-sopranovocalist)
  • 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"

Track length4:15
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Puccini: Tosca, SC 69 / Act 3

Work length2:29
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  • Plácido Domingo (tenor)
  • Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1990-07-07
  • Recording Venue: Terme di Caracalla, Rome

"E lucevan le stelle"

Track length2:29
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II

Work length4:35
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  • Mirella Freni (soprano)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1974-01-31
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Un bel dì vedremo

Track length4:35
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Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1

Work length7:32
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  • Gregory Cross (tenor), Gino Quilico (baritone)
  • Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  • Charles Dutoit
  • Recorded: 1992-10
  • Recording Venue: L'Eglise de St. Eustache, Montreal

"C'est toi"... "Au fond du temple saint"

Track length7:32
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Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Concert version / Dritter Aufzug

Work length3:04
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1982-10-15
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

The Ride of the Valkyries

Track length3:04
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II

Work length2:51
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  • Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-sopranovocalist)
  • Wiener Kammerorchester
  • György Fischer
  • Recorded: 1989-08
  • Recording Venue: Grossersaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna (Wien)

No. 12, Voi che sapete

Track length2:51
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act 1

Work length4:06
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Giuseppe Patanè
  • Recorded: 1977-04-03
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Recitar!...Vesti la giubba"

Track length4:06
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Puccini: La bohème, Act I

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

O soave fanciulla (Love Duet)

Track length4:13
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Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 2

Work length2:49
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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)

Track length2:49
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 1

Work length2:11
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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

Track length2:11
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K.527 / Act 1

Work length3:20
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  • Lucia Popp (soprano), Tom Krause (baritone)
  • Wiener Haydn-Orchester
  • Istvan Kertesz
  • Recorded: 1971-10-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

"Là ci darem la mano"

Track length3:20
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Leoncavallo: Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita'

Work length2:18
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  • Andrea Bocelli (tenor)
  • Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
  • Leone Magiera
  • Recorded: 1994-09
  • Recording Venue: Parco Novi Sad, Modena

Gounod: Faust / Act 4

Work length3:14
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  • Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1966-07-09
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Déposons les armes" (Soldiers' Chorus)

Track length3:14
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 2

Work length3:43
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  • Roberto Alagna (tenor), Alberto Zedda (workeditor)
  • Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
  • Evelino Pidò
  • Recorded: 1996-09
  • Recording Venue: Opéra de Lyon

"Una furtiva lagrima"

Track length3:43
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Puccini: Turandot / Act 1

Work length2:44
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  • Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Michael Woolcock (additionalproducer), Franco Alfano (workeditor)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1972-08-25
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Signore, ascolta"

Track length2:44
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I

Work length1:18
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  • Bryn Terfel (bassbaritonevocalist)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1996-10
  • Recording Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London

No. 11, Fin ch'han dal vino "Champagne Aria"

Track length1:18
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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 / Act I

Work length2:48
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  • Renée Fleming (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (contraltovocalist), Michele Pertusi (baritone), David Syrus (harpsichord)
  • Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1994-05
  • Recording Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London

"Soave sia il vento"

Track length2:48
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Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 3

Work length3:20
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1976-09-20
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Di quella pira"

Track length3:20
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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"

Track length3:19
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Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 / Act 2

Work length5:22
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  • José van Dam (bass)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1975-07-13
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Votre toast" (Toreador Song)

Track length5:22
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act I

Work length7:53
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  • Mirella Freni (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1974-01-31
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Vogliatemi bene – Vieni, vieni! (Love Duet)

Track length7:53
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Excerpt, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Work length3:15
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  • Fernando Pavarotti (vocalist), Ingvar Wixell (vocalist), Lorenzo Saccomani (vocalist), Mirella Freni (vocalist), Pacho Panocia (vocalist), Vincenzo Bello (vocalist), Luciano Pavarotti (vocalist)
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Voices
  • Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Patanè
  • Recorded: 1977-04
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Intermezzo

Track length3:15
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Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203 / Act 1

Work length6:44
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  • Renée Fleming (soprano)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1996-12-21
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"O Silver Moon"

Track length6:44
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Puccini: La Bohème: Act 1

Work length4:48
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  • Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
  • Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
  • John Mauceri
  • Recorded: 1995-12-05
  • Recording Venue: Conservatorio, Turin

"Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì"

Track length4:48
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Puccini: Turandot, Act III

Work length3:00
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Franco Alfano (workeditor)
  • John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1972-08-25
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Nessun dorma!

Track length3:00
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