Aria II: A Passion for Opera

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. “Quanto e bella, quanto e cara!” tenor vocals: Nicolai Gedda recording of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. “Quanto è bella, quanto è cara” (Nemorino, Giannetta, Coro) composer: Gaetano Donizetti part of: L’elisir d’amore: Atto I	Gaetano Donizetti	2:40
2	Orphée et Euridice : Acte III. « J’ai perdu mon Eurydice » soprano vocals: Maria Callas recording of: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III, N° 43. Air “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée) composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck additional librettist: Pierre-Louis Moline translator: Pierre-Louis Moline translated version of: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo) part of: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III	Christoph Willibald Gluck	4:24
3	La bohème: Atto I. “Che gelida manina” tenor vocals: Giuseppe Di Stefano recording of: La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) composer: Giacomo Puccini (in 1896) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica part of: La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)	Giacomo Puccini	4:53
4	La bohème: Atto I. “Si, mi chiamano Mimi” soprano vocals: Montserrat Caballé recording of: La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) composer: Giacomo Puccini librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica part of: La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)	Giacomo Puccini	5:17
5	La traviata: Atto II. “Di Provenza il mar” baritone vocals: Renato Bruson recording of: La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Di Provenza il mar, il suol” (Germont) composer: Giuseppe Verdi librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)	Giuseppe Verdi	4:46
6	L’amico Fritz: Atto III. “O amore, a bella luce del core” tenor vocals: Luciano Pavarotti recording of: L’amico Fritz: Atto III: “O amore, o bella luce del core” (Fritz) composer: Pietro Mascagni part of: L’amico Fritz: Atto III	Pietro Mascagni	2:33
7	Le nozze di Figaro: Atto II. “Voi che sapete” mezzo-soprano vocals: Fiorenza Cossotto recording of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1786) librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte part of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	2:58
8	Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” tenor vocals: Franco Corelli recording of: Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) composer: Giacomo Puccini (from 1896 until 1899) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899) part of: Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)	Giacomo Puccini	3:03
9	Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto. “Ecco: Respiro appena…Io son l’umile ancella” producer: Walter Legge soprano vocals: Maria Callas (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21) conductor: Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21) balance engineer: Robert Beckett phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (in 1955) recorded at: Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21) recording of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18) composer: Francesco Cilea librettist: Arturo Colautti publisher: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS part of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I recording of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21) composer: Francesco Cilea librettist: Arturo Colautti publisher: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS part of: Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I	Francesco Cilea	3:46
10	Le Roy d’Ys : Acte III. “Puisqu’on ne peut … Vainement, ma bien-aimée” tenor vocals: Nicolai Gedda partial recording of: Le Roi d'Ys composer: Édouard Lalo (from 1875 until 1888) librettist: Édouard Blau recording of: Le Roi d'Ys: Acte III. Aubade « Vainement, ma bien-aimée » (Mylio) composer: Édouard Lalo part of: Le Roi d'Ys: Acte III	Édouard Lalo	3:21
11	Samson et Dalila : Acte II. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » mezzo-soprano vocals [Dalila], soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Dalila]: Elena Obraztsova orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Giuseppe Patanè recording of: Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) composer: Camille Saint‐Saëns part of: Samson et Dalila : Acte II	Camille Saint‐Saëns	5:49
12	Mefistofele: Atto I. “Dai campi, dai prati” tenor vocals: Plácido Domingo recording of: Mefistofele: Atto I, Scena IIa. “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust) composer and librettist: Arrigo Boito part of: Mefistofele: Atto I	Arrigo Boito	2:29
13	Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” soprano vocals: Montserrat Caballé recording of: Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” (Manon) composer: Giacomo Puccini librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi part of: Manon Lescaut: Atto II	Giacomo Puccini	2:49
14	Serse: Atto I. “Ombra mai fu” tenor vocals: Fritz Wunderlich (in 1963) orchestra: Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München (in 1963) conductor: Hans Müller-Kray performer: Hans Müller-Kray (in 1963) recording of: Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) (in 1963) composer: George Frideric Handel (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09) librettist: [anonymous] part of: Serse, HWV 40: Atto I	George Frideric Handel	3:05
15	Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta” soprano vocals: Mirella Freni orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma conductor: Franco Ferraris (in 1964) recording of: Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù) composer: Giacomo Puccini librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni part of: Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)	Giacomo Puccini	2:50
16	Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai” tenor vocals: Giuseppe Di Stefano recording of: Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) composer: Giacomo Puccini (in 1893) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi part of: Manon Lescaut: Atto I	Giacomo Puccini	2:34
17	La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andro lontana” soprano vocals: Victoria de los Ángeles recording of: La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) composer: Alfredo Catalani librettist: Luigi Illica (in 1892) publisher: Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present) part of: La Wally: Atto I	Alfredo Catalani	3:43
18	La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar” tenor vocals: Franco Corelli recording of: La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo) composer: Amilcare Ponchielli librettist: Arrigo Boito part of: La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario	Amilcare Ponchielli	4:46

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/15634372 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000002S6F [info]