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1Andrea Chénier: Act III. "La mamma morta"
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
4:58
2Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I. "Io son l'umile ancella"
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
3:52
3Adriana Lecouvreur: Act IV. "Poveri fiori"
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 IV. “Poveri fiori” (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 IV
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (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 IV
3:17
4Cavalleria Rusticana: Act I. "Voi lo sapete, o mamma"
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni
librettist:
Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
4:25
5Pagliacci: Act I. "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!"
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!” (Nedda)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
4:43
6Mefistofele: Act III. "L'altra notte in fondo al mare"
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boϊto
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. London and G. Ricordi & Co. Milan
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
7:30
7La Wally: Act I. "Ebben?... Ne andrò lontana"
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
4:56
8Medea: Act I. "Dei tuoi figli la madre"
recording of:
Medea: Atto I. Aria “Dei tuoi figli la madre” (Medea)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini (in 1909)
part of:
Medea: Atto I
4:50
9La Vestale: Act II. "O nume tutelar"
recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. "O Nume tutelar" (Giulia, Gran Sacerdote)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte II. « Ô des infortunés déesse tutélaire ! » (Julia, Le grand pontife)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
2:33
10La Vestale: Act III. "Caro oggetto"
recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. "Caro ogetto" (Giulia)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. No. 20. Air « Toi, que je laisse sur la terre … » (Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
3:49
11Iphigénie en Tauride: Act II. "Ô malheureuse Iphigénie!"
recording of:
Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46: "Ô malheureuse Iphigénie"
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
part of:
Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46: Atto II
part of:
Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46
4:31
12Don Giovanni: Act I. "Or sai chi l'onre"
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 10 Aria “Or sai chi l’onore” (Donna Anna)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
3:17
13Don Giovanni: Act II. "In quali eccessi, o Numi!"
soprano vocals [Sopran]:
Maria Callas
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. Anhang. No. 21b Aria “Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata” (Donna Elvira) [540c/2]
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
part of:
Don Giovanni: Recitative and Aria, K. 540c
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. Anhang. No. 21b Recitativo accompagnato “In quali eccessi, o Numi” (Donna Elvira) [540c/1]
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
part of:
Don Giovanni: Recitative and Aria, K. 540c
6:37
14Le Cid: Act III. "De cet affreux combat...Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux!"
soprano vocals [Chimène]:
Maria Callas
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la radiodiffusion française
conductor:
Georges Prêtre
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène)
composer:
Jules Massenet (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
6:09
15La Gioconda: Act IV. "Suicidio!"
soprano vocals [Sopran]:
Maria Callas
orchestra:
La Scala Theater Orchestra
conductor:
Antonino Votto
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli
librettist:
Arrigo Boito
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
4:20
16Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III. "Morrò, ma prima in grazia"
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 1. Nº 16b. Aria "Morrò, ma prima in grazia" (Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
4:29
17Don Carlo: Act III. "O don fatale"
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “O don fatale, o don crudel” (Eboli)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
4:45