Great Opera: Excerpts (Limited Edition)

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CD 1
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1Aida: Atto I. Romanza “Se quel guerrier io fossi!... Celeste Aida”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:38
2Aida: Atto I. Scena “Ritorna vincitor”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1981)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l'amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante” (Aida) (in 1981)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:52
3Aida: Atto II. Gran Finale II “Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside”
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1981-01)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981-01)
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio) (in 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale di Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:27
4Aida: Atto II. Marcia trionfale
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1981-01)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981-01)
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale di Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre” / “Anch’io pugnai” / “Quest'assisa ch'io vesto” / “Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente” (Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Il Re, Schiave, Prigionieri, Ramfis, Sacerdoti, Popolo) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:39
5Aida: Atto II. “Vieni, o guerriero vindice”
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1981-01)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981, in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981, in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981, in 1981-01)
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale di Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Vieni, o guerriero vindice” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (in 1981)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:29
6Aida: Atto IV. Finale ultimo “Immenso Fthà... O terra, addio”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) (in 1981)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Sacerdotessa]:
Lucia Valentini Terrani (mezzo soprano) (in 1981)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1981)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1981)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981)
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor) (in 1981)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 2. Danza sacra delle Sacerdotesse: “Immenso Fthà!…” / “Mortal, diletto ai Numi” (Sacerdotesse, Ramfis, Sacerdoti) (in 1981)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale ultimo: “Immenso Fthà” – “Triste canto” (Sacerdotesse, Sacerdoti, Aida, Radamès) (in 1981)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (in 1981)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:25
7Don Carlos : Acte II, scène 1. Scène et Duo « Le voilà ! C'est l'Infant »
baritone vocals [Rodrigue]:
Leo Nucci (baritone) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
bass vocals [un moine]:
Nikita Storojev (operatic bass) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
tenor vocals [Don Carlos]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
recorded at:
C.T.C. Studio Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
recording of:
Don Carlos : Acte II, scène 1. Scène et duo « Le voilà ! C'est l'infant … Dieu, tu semas dans nos âmes » (Rodrigue, Carlos, un Moine, moines) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlos: Acte II
Giuseppe Verdi7:52
8Don Carlos : Acte IV, scène 1. « Ah! Je ne verrai plus la Reine … O don fatal et détesté »Giuseppe Verdi4:18
9Don Carlos : Acte IV, scène 2. « C'est mon jour suprême … »Giuseppe Verdi2:50
10Don Carlos : Acte IV, scène 2. « Carlos, écoute … Ah! Je meurs l'âme joyeuse »
baritone vocals [Rodrigue]:
Leo Nucci (baritone)
tenor vocals [Don Carlos]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlos : Acte IV, scène 2. Mort de Rodrigue « Carlos, écoute … Ah ! Je meurs l’âme joyeuse » (Rodrigue)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlos: Acte IV
Giuseppe Verdi3:47
11Don Carlos : Acte V. Scéne et air « Toi qui sous le néant des grandeurs de ce monde»
soprano vocals [Elisabeth]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
recorded at:
C.T.C. Studio Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
recording of:
Don Carlos : Acte V. Scène et air « Toi qui sus le néant des grandeurs de ce monde » (Elisabeth) (from 1983-01 until 1984-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlos: Acte V
Giuseppe Verdi10:41
12Un Ballo in Maschera: Atto I. Canzone “Di' tu fedele il flutto m'aspetta”
bass vocals [Tom]:
Giovanni Fioani (operatic bass)
bass-baritone vocals [Samuel]:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Edita Gruberová (soprano)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:10
13Un Ballo in Maschera: Atto II. Duetto “Teco io sto”
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13a. Scena "Teco io sto - Gran Dio!" (Riccardo, Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi9:20
14Un Ballo in Maschera: Atto III. Aria “Eri tu, che macchiavi quell'anima”Giuseppe Verdi3:59
15Un Ballo in Maschera: Atto III. Scena e Romanza “Forse la soglia attinse... Ma se m'è forza perderti”Giuseppe Verdi5:16