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Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Beverly Sills (soprano), Paul Plishka (bass), Mirella Freni (soprano), Jessye Norman (soprano), Danielle de Niese (soprano), Ettore Bastianini (baritone), Cesare Siepi (bass), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Renato Cesari (bass), Renata Scotto (soprano), Virgilio Carbonari (bass),...

Release Date: 27th Jan 2014
Catalogue No: 4820022
Label: Decca
Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

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Special offer ends: 12/06/2024

Excerpt, Puccini: Gianni Schicchi

Work length2:07

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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"

Track length2:07

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Bellini: Norma / Act I

Work length8:17

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Beverly Sills (soprano), Paul Plishka (bass (vocal))
John Alldis Choir, New Philharmonia Orchestra
James Levine
Recorded: 1973

Casta Diva

Track length8:17

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2

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"

Track length4:33

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 3

Work length7:16

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Jessye Norman (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1975-02-23
Recording Venue: Wembley Town Hall, London

Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Isoldes Liebestod)

Track length7:16

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Handel: Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1

Work length2:59

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Danielle de Niese (soprano)
The English Concert
Harry Bicket
Recorded: 2010-08-16
Recording Venue: St. Jude-On-The-Hill, London

Ombra mai fù

Track length2:59

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Puccini: La Bohème: Act 1

Work length6:13

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Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Renato Cesari (bass (vocal)), Cesare Siepi (bass (vocal)), Ettore Bastianini (baritone)
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tullio Serafin
Recorded: 1959-08-09
Recording Venue: Santa Cecilia, Roma

"Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" (Aria) - "Ehi! Rodolfo!"

Track length6:13

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Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 1

Work length7:30

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Renata Scotto (soprano), Alfredo Giacomotti (bass (vocal)), Virgilio Carbonari (bass (vocal)), Piero de Palma (tenor), Roberto Benaglio (chorus master)
Teatro alla Scala
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 1964-07-12
Recording Venue: Teatro Alla Scala

"Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome che il mio cor" - "È là" / "Miratela"

Track length7:30

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Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 2

Work length5:02

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Danielle de Niese (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie
Recorded: 2007-05-12
Recording Venue: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris

"Lascia ch'io pianga"

Track length5:02

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Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114 / Act 1

Work length5:47

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Renée Fleming (soprano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1998-05
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

Mesicku na nebi hlubokém

Track length5:47

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Verdi: Aida / Act 1

Work length7:32

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Leontyne Price (soprano)
Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
Sir Georg Solti
Recorded: 1961-07
Recording Venue: Opera House, Rome

"Ritorna vincitor!"

Track length7:32

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Puccini: Tosca / Act 2

Work length4:34

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Mirella Freni (soprano), Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicola Rescigno
Recorded: 1978-08-01
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall/Henry Wood Hall, London

"Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"

Track length4:34

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

Work length4:30

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

Porgi amor

Track length4:30

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2

Work length3:01

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Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Metropolitan Opera
James Levine
Recorded: 1990-05-15
Recording Venue: Manhattan Center, New York

"Voi che sapete"

Track length3:01

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Catalani: La Wally / Act 1

Work length4:56

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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"

Track length4:56

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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3

Work length4:46

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Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood
Recorded: 1998-10
Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Thy Hand, Belinda...When I Am Laid In Earth"

Track length4:46

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2

Work length4:04

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Maria Stader (soprano)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay
Recorded: 1955-06
Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

"Ach, ich fühl's"

Track length4:04

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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1

Work length6:01

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Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson
Recorded: 1959-02-20
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

"Una voce poco fa"

Track length6:01

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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Act 1

Work length8:46

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Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Francois Clemmons (tenor), Arthur Thompson (baritone), Florence Quivar (contralto), Samuel Hagan (tenor), Christopher Deane (baritone), James Vincent Pickens (tenor)
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel
Recorded: 1975-08-21
Recording Venue: Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland

"Summertime"

Track length8:46

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Verdi: La traviata / Act 1

Work length5:03

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Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge
Recorded: 1979-11-10
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Follie! Delirio vano è questo! - Sempre libera

Track length5:03

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Excerpt, Wagner: Die Walküre: Act 1

Work length4:48

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Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Hans Knappertsbusch
Recorded: 1956-05-15
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

"Der Männer Sippe saß hier im Saal"

Track length4:48

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Beethoven: Ah! Perfido, Op. 65

Work length13:47

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Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
Recorded: 1976-12-18
Recording Venue: Wembley Town Hall, London

Bizet: Carmen / Act 1

Work length5:33

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

"Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Track length5:33

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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K.527 / Act 1

Work length3:43

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Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Franz Bartolomey (cello obbligato)
Wiener Kammerorchester
György Fischer
Recorded: 1993-04
Recording Venue: Mozart Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna (Wien)

"Batti, batti, o bel Masetto"

Track length3:43

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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 3

Work length6:50

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Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), José Carreras (tenor), Claes-Håkon Ahnsjö (tenor), Vincenzo Sardinero (baritone), Samuel Ramey (bass (vocal))
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Jesús López Cobos
Recorded: 1976-08
Recording Venue: unknown, London

"Il dolce suono"

Track length6:50

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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 / Act 1

Work length3:29

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Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Recorded: 1960-08-18
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Ah, je veux vivre"

Track length3:29

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Puccini: Turandot / Act 1

Work length2:40

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Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
Recorded: 1972-08-25
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Signore, ascolta"

Track length2:40

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Wagner: Tannhäuser / Act 2

Work length5:05

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Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Otto Gerdes
Recorded: 1969-05

"Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder"

Track length5:05

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Tippett: A Child of our Time / Part 1

Work length3:47

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Nicole Cabell (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
Recorded: 2005-12-30
Recording Venue: The Colosseum, Watford

"How can I cherish my man in such days?"

Track length3:47

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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1

Work length2:36

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Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Wiener Kammerorchester
György Fischer
Recorded: 1993-04
Recording Venue: Mozart Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna (Wien)

"In uomini, in soldati"

Track length2:36

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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 2

Work length8:59

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Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Wiener Kammerorchester
György Fischer
Recorded: 1993-04
Recording Venue: Mozart Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna (Wien)

"Ei parte...Per pietà"

Track length8:59

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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 (Ed. Lühning & Didion), Act I

Work length7:23

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Nina Stemme (soprano)
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Recorded: 2010-08-15
Recording Venue: KKL, Lucerne

Abscheulicher!

Track length7:23

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Donizetti: La fille du régiment / Act 1

Work length7:13

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Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Spiro Malas (bass (vocal))
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Richard Bonynge
Recorded: 1967-07-28
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Au bruit de la guerre

Track length7:13

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Weill, K: One Touch of Venus

Work length3:59

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Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Recorded: 1993-09-18
Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Speak Low

Track length3:59

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Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus / Act 1

Work length4:38

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Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Wolfgang Brendel (baritone), Edita Gruberova (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
André Previn
Recorded: 1990-11
Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien

"So muss allein ich bleiben"

Track length4:38

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Verdi: Otello / Act 4

Work length4:52

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Dame Margaret Price (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Georg Solti
Recorded: 1977-09
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

"Ave Maria, piena di grazia"

Track length4:52

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Handel: Alcina, HWV 34 / Act 1

Work length4:20

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Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood
Recorded: 1991-09-25
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

"Tornami a vagheggiar"

Track length4:20

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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act I

Work length2:43

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Joan Carlyle (soprano)
Teatro alla Scala
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1965-10-05
Recording Venue: La Scala, Milano

"Stridono lassù"

Track length2:43

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Janáček: Káta Kabanová / Act 3

Work length11:41

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Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Peter Dvorsky (tenor), Jaroslav Soucek (baritone)
Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1976-12
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Videt se s nim

Track length11:41

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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K.87 / Act 1

Work length6:32

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Natalie Dessay (soprano), Christophe Rousset (director)
Les Talens Lyriques
Recorded: 1998-05
Recording Venue: Salle del Castillo, Vevey

"Al destin, che la minaccia"

Track length6:32

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Handel: Il Floridante, HWV 14 / Act 2

Work length4:28

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Joyce DiDonato (contralto)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis
Recorded: 2005-09-08
Recording Venue: Tuscania, Chiesa di San Silvestro

Aria "Ma che vuoi più da me"

Track length4:28

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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 1

Work length6:38

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Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Choeur de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Evelino Pidò
Recorded: 1996-09
Recording Venue: Opéra de Lyon

"Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera"

Track length6:38

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Mozart: Zaide, K.344 / Act 1

Work length5:27

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Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood
Recorded: 1989-04-25
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

"Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben"

Track length5:27

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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 4

Work length6:05

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Nicole Cabell (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
Recorded: 2005-12-30
Recording Venue: The Colosseum, Watford

"Dieu! Quel frisson court dans mes veines"

Track length6:05

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Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 1

Work length5:30

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Régine Crespin (soprano)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sir Edward Downes
Recorded: 1963-06-01
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Tacea la notte!"

Track length5:30

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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 / Act 1

Work length5:01

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Régine Crespin (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Georg Solti
Recorded: 1968-11-23
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

"Da geht er hin"

Track length5:01

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Rossini: Semiramide / Act 1

Work length7:25

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Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Recorded: 2012-07-20
Recording Venue: Lutoslawski-Halle des Polnischen Rundfunks, Warsaw

"Bel raggio lusinghier"

Track length7:25

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Rossini: William Tell / Act 2

Work length8:34

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Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Recorded: 2012-07-20
Recording Venue: Lutoslawski-Halle des Polnischen Rundfunks, Warsaw

"S'allontanano alfin!....Selva opaca, deserta brughiera"

Track length8:34

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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (Prihody Lisky Bystrousky) / Act 2

Work length3:56

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Lucia Popp (soprano), Richard Novak (bass (vocal))
Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1981-03-26
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Ach!

Track length3:56

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Verdi: Macbeth - Version 1865 For The Paris Opéra / Act 1

Work length2:10

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Anna Netrebko (soprano)
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Gianandrea Noseda
Recorded: 2012-07-09
Recording Venue: Teatro Regio di Torino, Sala regia

Scena e Cavatina: "Nel dì della vittoria io le incontrai"

Track length2:10

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Excerpt, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Work length5:55

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Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Recorded: 1989-06-16
Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London

"Ah! lo vedi" (Duetto)

Track length5:55

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