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Track / Catalog Number (remove if merged)
5 / 8.557746
6 / 8.553108
7 / 8.553108
8 / 8.553735
9 / 8.660118-19
16 / 8.660152-54
17 / 8.660152-54
19 / 8.550605

Disc 2
6 / 8.660005-07
7 / 8.660005-07
8 / 8.557109
11 / BIS-CD-449-50
12 / Hanssler Classics CD 93.070
14 / 8.557196
15 / LSO Live 0054
16 / 8.669003-04
17 / NMC D050
18 / NMC D050

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▼ CD 1
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1L'Amfiparnaso: Act II, Scene 2: Vien'a qua
conductor:
Sergio Vartolo (Italian harpsichordist & conductor) (from 1995-04-25 until 1995-04-28)
performer:
Cappella Musicale di San Petronio di Bologna (from 1995-04-25 until 1995-04-28)
recording of:
L'Amfiparnaso: Atto II, Scena 2. "Vien'à qua" (from 1995-04-25 until 1995-04-28)
composer:
Orazio Vecchi
part of:
L'Amfiparnaso: Atto II
Orazio Vecchi2:49
2Orfeo: Toccata
orchestra:
Cappella Musicale di San Petronio di Bologna (in 1996-08)
conductor:
Sergio Vartolo (Italian harpsichordist & conductor) (in 1996-08)
recorded at:
Théâtre du Puy-en-Velay in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1996-08)
recording of:
L’Orfeo: Toccata (in 1996-08)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo, SV 318
Claudio Monteverdi1:55
3Orfeo: Act I: Rosa del ciel
recording of:
L’Orfeo: Atto primo. Rosa del ciel (Orfeo)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio (The Younger)
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto primo
Claudio Monteverdi3:40
4Orfeo: Act II: Ahi caso acerbo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto secondo. Ahi, caso acerbo
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio (The Younger)
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto secondo
Claudio Monteverdi1:43
5Calisto: Act III, Scene 7: Dolcissimi baci
recording of:
La Calisto: Atto III, scena 7. “Dolcissimi baci”
composer:
Francesco Cavalli (Baroque composer)
part of:
La Calisto: Act 3
Francesco Cavalli2:49
6Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene 2: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell0:59
7Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene 2: When I am laid in earth
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:48
8Rinaldo: Act II, Scene 4: Lascia ch'io pianga
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel3:40
9Castor et Pullux: Act II, Scene 2: Tristes apprets
partial recording of:
Castor et Pollux: Acte II
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
librettist:
Pierre-Joseph Bernard
part of:
Castor et Pollux
Jean-Philippe Rameau5:16
10Orfeo ed Euridice: Act III, Scene 1: Che faro senza Euridice?
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:30
11Le nozze di Figaro: Act IV, Scene 10: Giunse al fin il momento - Deh, vieni, non tardar
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (from 2002-10 until 2002-11)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (from 2002-10 until 2002-11)
editor:
Mária Falvay (editor/engineer) (from 2002-10 until 2002-11) and Veronika Vincze (engineer) (from 2002-10 until 2002-11)
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (from 2002-10-26 until 2002-11-04)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 2002-10-26 until 2002-11-04)
recorded at:
Phoenix Studios in Budapest, Hungary (from 2002-10-26 until 2002-11-04)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Aria “Deh vieni non tardar” (Susanna) (from 2002-10-26 until 2002-11-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Recitativo “Giunse alfin il momento” (Susanna) (from 2002-10-26 until 2002-11-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:30
12Don Giovanni: Act I, Scene 15: Fin ch'han dal vino
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (in 2000-11)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 2000-11)
editor:
Mária Falvay (editor/engineer) (in 2000-11) and Veronika Vincze (engineer) (in 2000-11)
baritone vocals:
Bo Skovhus (baritone) (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
recorded at:
Phoenix Studios in Budapest, Hungary (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni) (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:29
13Don Giovanni: Act II, Scene 3: Deh, vieni alla finestra
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (in 2000-11)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 2000-11)
editor:
Mária Falvay (editor/engineer) (in 2000-11) and Veronika Vincze (engineer) (in 2000-11)
vocals:
Bo Skovhus (baritone) (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
recorded at:
Phoenix Studios in Budapest, Hungary (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 16 Canzonetta “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni) (from 2000-11-20 until 2000-11-30)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:59
14Die Zauberflote: Act I, Scene 6: O zitt're nicht, mein lieber Sohn!
engineer:
Gábor Mocsáry (in 1993-06)
producer:
Tamás Benedek (in 1993-06)
soprano vocals [The Queen of the Night]:
Hellen Kwon (soprano) (from 1993-06-20 until 1993-06-30)
orchestra:
Failoni Kamarazenekar (from 1993-06-20 until 1993-06-30)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 1993-06-20 until 1993-06-30)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1993-06-20 until 1993-06-30)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 4 Rezitativ und Arie „O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn” ... „Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1993-06-20 until 1993-06-30)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:47
15Fidelio: Act 1 Scene 9: Abscheulicher! wo eilst du hin?
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven7:30
16Tristan und Isolde: Prelude
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I, Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I
Richard Wagner11:47
17Tristan und Isolde: Act III, Scene 3: Mild und leise ("Liebestod')
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:41
18La Cenerentola: Act I, Scene 3: Zitto, zitto, piano, piano
baritone vocals:
Paolo Bordogna (on 2004-11-13)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Martina Borst (mezzo-soprano) (on 2004-11-13)
soprano vocals:
Patrizia Cigna (on 2004-11-13)
tenor vocals:
José Manuel Zapata (on 2004-11-13)
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern) (on 2004-11-13)
conductor:
Alberto Zedda (conductor) (on 2004-11-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (holding company) (from 2005 to present)
live recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto I, scena 3. Duetto e finale “Zitto, zitto, piano, piano” (Ramiro, Dandini, Clorinda, Tisbe) (on 2004-11-13)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:15
19Lucia di Lammermoor: Act III, Scene 2: Ardon gli incensi
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Ľuba Orgonášová (soprano)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ardon gli incensi” (Lucia, Raimondo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti5:23
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1Rigoletto: Prelude
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1991-03)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1991-03)
recording of:
Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio (in 1991-03)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto
part of:
Rigoletto (english lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi2:03
2Rigoletto: Act III, Scene 3: Bella figlia dell'amore
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Eduard Tumagian (baritone) (in 1991-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Jitka Saparová (mezzo-soprano) (in 1991-03)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Alida Ferrarini (in 1991-03)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Yordy Ramiro (tenor) (in 1991-03)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1991-03)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1991-03)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (in 1991-03)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:18
3Falstaff: Act III, Scene 2: Facciamo il parentado - Tutto nel mondo e burla
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Domenico Trimarchi (bass-baritone) (in 1996)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Roberto Servile (baritone) (in 1996)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Franco de Grandis (operatic bass) (in 1996)
choir vocals:
Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus) (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano) (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Anna Maria di Micco (contralto) (in 1996)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Julia Faulkner (soprano) (in 1996)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Dilbèr (soprano) (in 1996)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Alessandro Cosentino (tenor) (in 1996)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Enrico Facini (tenor) (in 1996)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Maurizio Comencini (tenor) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) (in 1996)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor) (in 1996)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto III, scena 2. “Un coro e terminiam la scena” - “Tutto nel mondo è burla” (Falstaff, Ford, Tutti) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:27
4Madama Butterfly: Act I: Vogliatemi bene
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
soprano vocals [Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)]:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
tenor vocals [F.B. Pinkerton]:
Yordy Ramiro (tenor) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini7:31
5Les Troyens: Act V, Scene 2: Adieu, fiere cite
engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) (from 2000-12-03 until 2000-12-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano) (from 2000-12-03 until 2000-12-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 2000-12-03 until 2000-12-09)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 2000-12-03 until 2000-12-09)
recorded at:
Barbican Centre: Barbican Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-12-03 until 2000-12-09)
live recording of:
Les Troyens: Acte V, no. 48. Air: "Adieu, fière cité" (from 2000-12-03 until 2000-12-09)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (from 1856 until 1858, in 1858)
part of:
Les Troyens: Acte V
Hector Berlioz3:52
6Carmen: Prelude
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (Opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet3:39
7Carmen: Act IV, Scene 2: Viva!
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. « Vivat ! Vivat ! La course est belle » (Chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet3:33
8Eugene Onegin: Act I, Scene 2: Tatyana's Letter Scene
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие I, картина 2, no. 9. Сцена письма “Пускай погибну я, но прежде” (Letter Scene “Puskay pogibnu ya, no prezhde”)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие первое
Пётр Ильич Чайковский10:56
9Pelleas et Melisande: Act IV, Scene 1: A room in the castle
orchestra:
Orchestre national de Lille
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Casadesus (conductor)
recording of:
Pelléas et Mélisande: Acte IV, Scène 1: Un appartement dans le château
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1893 until 1902)
librettist:
Maurice Maeterlinck (Belgian playwriter & poet)
part of:
Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88, CD 93: Acte IV
Claude Debussy3:06
10Wozzeck: Act III, Scene 2: Forest path by a pool
engineer:
Ann-Charlotte Larsson (producer) and Rune Sundvall
producer:
Ann-Charlotte Larsson (producer)
editor:
Arthur Ka Wai Jenkins
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm (The Royal Court Orchestra) (from 2000-02-12 until 2000-02-18)
conductor:
Leif Segerstam (composer and conductor) (from 2000-02-12 until 2000-02-18)
recorded at:
Kungliga Operan in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 2000-02-12 until 2000-02-18)
partial recording of:
Wozzeck: Act 3 (from 2000-02-12 until 2000-02-18)
composer and librettist:
Alban Berg (composer)
part of:
Wozzeck
Alban Berg5:18
11Jenufa: Act III, Scene 11
partial recording of:
Jenůfa
composer and librettist:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer)
Leoš Janáček4:49
12Bluebeard's Castle: Bluebeard's domain
partial recording of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1911)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 48) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:43
13Oedipus Rex: Prologue (opening)
recording of:
Œdipus Rex: Prologue. Spectateurs (Speaker)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer)
librettist:
Jean Cocteau
translator:
Jean Daniélou
part of:
Œdipus Rex
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:32
14Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn (Peter Grimes, interlude at the opening of Act II)
recording of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a: I. Dawn: Lento e tranquillo
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
part of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a
Benjamin Britten3:13
15Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene 2: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades
recording of:
Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1942 until 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater (from 1942 until 1945)
part of:
Peter Grimes: Act I: Scene 2
Benjamin Britten3:31
16I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky: Act II: One last look at the angel in your eyes
recording of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: One Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1995)
part of:
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II
John Adams2:25
17The Mask of Orpheus: Act III, Scene 2: Third Song of Magic (a)
partial recording of:
The Mask of Orpheus: Act III
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle
librettist:
Peter Zinovieff
part of:
The Mask of Orpheus
Sir Harrison Birtwistle0:34
18The Mask of Orpheus: Eurydice Puppet / Eurydice Singer
partial recording of:
The Mask of Orpheus
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (from 1973 until 1984)
librettist:
Peter Zinovieff
Sir Harrison Birtwistle2:32