Great Tenor Arias

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Annotation

Recorded 27 Sep to 2 Oct 1993, and 4-8 Jul and 6-8 Dec 1994 at the Herkulessaal der Münchner Residenz, Munich.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	La bohème: "Musetta! O gioia della mia dimora!" / "Testa adorata" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: La bohème: Atto III. “Ecco, ho finito” / “Musetta! O gioia della mia dimora!” / “Testa adorata” (Marcello, Musette) composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo part of: La bohème: Atto III (Leoncavallo)	Ruggero Leoncavallo	2:58
2	Luisa Miller: "Oh! fede negar potessi" / "Quando le sere al placido" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Luisa Miller: Atto II. “Oh! fede negar potessi” / “Quando le sere al placido” (Rodolfo) composer: Giuseppe Verdi librettist: Salvadore Cammarano part of: Luisa Miller: Atto II. “L'intrigo”	Giuseppe Verdi	4:58
3	La forza del destino: "La vita inferno all'infelice" / "Oh, tu che in seno agl'angeli" clarinet: Jürgen Musser tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Della natal sua terra” (Alvaro) composer: Giuseppe Verdi librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: La forza del destino: Atto III recording of: La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “La vita è inferno all'infelice" (Alvaro) composer: Giuseppe Verdi librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: La forza del destino: Atto III recording of: La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro) composer: Giuseppe Verdi librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: La forza del destino: Atto III	Giuseppe Verdi	8:55
4	Aida: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!" / "Celeste Aida" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (in 1871) librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870) part of: Aida: Atto I	Giuseppe Verdi	4:20
5	Il trovatore: "Ah sì, ben mio" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (in 1853) librettist: Salvadore Cammarano (in 1853) part of: Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara	Giuseppe Verdi	3:12
6	Il trovatore: "Di quella pira" choir vocals: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado chorus master: Michael Gläser recording of: Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (in 1853) librettist: Salvadore Cammarano (in 1853) part of: Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara	Giuseppe Verdi	3:22
7	Manon Lescaut: "Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado 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	2:23
8	Turandot: "Nessun dorma" choir vocals: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion de Munich conductor: Roberto Abbado chorus master: Michael Gläser recording of: Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) composer: Giacomo Puccini (from 1921-03 until 1924-03) librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni publisher: Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA part of: Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)	Giacomo Puccini	3:09
9	La fanciulla del West: "Ch'ella mi creda libera e lontano" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance) composer: Giacomo Puccini (in 1910) librettist: Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini part of: La fanciulla del West: Atto III	Giacomo Puccini	2:18
10	Carmen: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1993) composer: Georges Bizet (in 1875) librettist: Ludovic Halévy (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875) part of: Carmen : Acte II	Georges Bizet	3:52
11	L'Africaine: "Pays merveilleux" / "Ô Paradis" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis" composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer librettist: Eugène Scribe part of: L’Africaine : Acte IV	Giacomo Meyerbeer	3:03
12	Hérodiade: "Ne pouvant réprimer" / "Adieu donc, vains objets" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Hérodiade : Acte IV, tableau 1, scène 13. « Ne pouvant réprimer les élans de la foi » … « Adieu donc » (Jean) composer: Jules Massenet part of: Hérodiade: Acte IV part of: Hérodiade: Acte IV	Jules Massenet	5:45
13	Le Cid: "Ah! tout est bien fini" / "Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Le Cid : Acte III, scène 3. « Ah ! tout est bien fini » ... No. 13 Prière « Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père » (Rodrigue, Saint Jacques, voix du ciel) composer: Jules Massenet part of: Le Cid : Acte III part of: Le Cid : Acte III	Jules Massenet	5:15
14	Andrea Chénier: "Come un bel dì di maggio" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier) composer: Umberto Giordano (in 1896) librettist: Luigi Illica (in 1896) part of: Andrea Chénier: Atto IV	Umberto Giordano	2:47
15	Andrea Chénier: "Colpito qui m'avete ov'io geloso" / "Un dì all'azzurro spazio" tenor vocals: Ben Heppner orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester conductor: Roberto Abbado recording of: Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier) composer: Umberto Giordano (until 1896) librettist: Luigi Illica publisher: Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano part of: Andrea Chénier: Atto I	Umberto Giordano	4:40

Credits

Release

art direction:	Scott Johnson
photography:	Carol Weinberg
liner notes:	Roger Pines
sound engineer:	Peter Urban
producer:	Wolfram Graul
editor:	Monika Graul

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/9485084 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000003FO4 [info]