The Ultimate Divas Album

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1La Cenerentola: Act II. Aria "Non piú mesta" (Angelina)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cenerentola]:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Teatro Comunale di Modena Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
partial recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini3:12
2L'italiana in Algeri: Act I. Cavatina "Cruda sorte!" (Isabella)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
recording of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Atto I, scena 4. Cavatina “Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno!” … “Contenta quest’alma” (Isabella, Taddeo, Haly)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:54
3La traviata: Act I. Aria "Follie! Delirio vano e questo!... Sempre libera" (Violetta)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Frank Lopardo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!” (Violetta, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:45
4La Wally: Act I. Aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (on 1968-06-26, in 1969)
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (on 1968-06-26)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Monte‐Carlo (on 1968-06-26)
conductor:
Fausto Cleva (conductor) (on 1968-06-26)
performer:
Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Monte‐Carlo
recorded at:
Salle Alcazar in Monte-Carlo, Monaco (on 1968-06-26)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (on 1968-06-26)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (in 1969)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:55
5Andrea Chénier: Act III. Aria "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano5:17
6La Gioconda: Act IV. Aria "Suicidio!" (Gioconda)
soprano vocals:
Zinka Milanov (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Fernando Previtali (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:32
7Madama Butterfly: Act II. Aria "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly)
recording engineer:
Jack Law (engineer) (on 1974-01-31), James Lock (engineer) (on 1974-01-31) and Gordon Parry (engineer) (on 1974-01-31)
assistant producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (on 1974-01-31)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1974-01-31)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1974-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (for copyrights use only!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1974-01-31)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (on 1974-01-31)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:39
8Norma: Act I. Cavatina "Casta Diva" (Norma)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (on 1964-07-15)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (on 1964-07-15)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1964-07-15)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (on 1964-07-15)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-07-15)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (on 1964-07-15)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:34
9Tosca: Act II. Aria "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Tosca)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:29
10Otello: Act IV. Aria "Ave Maria" (Desdemona)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
11Carmen: Act I. Aria "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen)
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera) (in 1975)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:21
12Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act III, Scene VIII. No. 20 Aria "Dove sono i bei momenti" (La Contessa)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1981-06)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1981-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1981-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-06)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa) (in 1981-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:01
13Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act II, Scene II. No. 12 Arietta "Voi che sapete che cosa è amor" (Cherubino)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) (in 1981-06)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1981-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1981-06)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1981-06) and Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1981-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-06)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) (in 1981-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:59
14Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II, Scene VIII. No. 14 Aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Die Königin der Nacht)
recording engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
soprano vocals [Königin der Nacht]:
Sumi Jo (soprano) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
recorded at:
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1994-05 until 1994-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:01
15Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Act II, Scene I. No. 8 Aria "Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln" (Blonde)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene I. No. 8 Arie "Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln" (Blonde)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:40
16Die Walküre: Act I, Scene III. Aria "Du bist der Lenz" (Sieglinde)
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I, Scene III "Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I
Richard Wagner2:28
17Tristan und Isolde: Act III. Aria "Mild und leise" (Isolde)
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (from 1959-09-22 until 1959-09-25)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (from 1959-09-22 until 1959-09-25)
conductor:
Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor) (from 1959-09-22 until 1959-09-25)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (from 1959-09-22 until 1959-09-25)
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 Wagner7:00

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