Name: Le meilleur de l'opéra by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 724355808554
Price: 9.9 USD
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COMPILATION

1. La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben? Andrò sola e lontana" (Wally)

by Maria Callas

Primary Artist: Maria Callas; Main Performer
Soprano: Maria Callas; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Alfredo Catalani; Composer
Conductor: Tullio Serafin; Conductor

2. Il trovatore, Act 3: "Di quella pira, l'orrendo foco" (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, Chorus)

by Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Facini, Roberto Alagna

Primary Artist: Antonio Pappano; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: London Voices; Ensemble
Featured Artist: Enrico Facini
Roberto Alagna
Angela Gheorghiu; Main Performer
Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu; Performer
Tenor: Roberto Alagna
Enrico Facini; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Salvatore Cammarano; Composer
Conductor: Antonio Pappano; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Jonathan Allen; Production
Director: Terry Edwards; Production
Producer: David Groves; Production

3. Faust, CG 4, Act 2 Scene 3: No. 7, Ronde du veau d'or, "Le veau d'or est toujours debout" (Méphistophélès, Choeur)

by Michel Plasson

Primary Artist: Michel Plasson; Main Performer
Baritone: José Van Dam; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeur De L'armée Française
Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Poetry: Jules Barbier
Michel Carré; Composer
Conductor: Michel Plasson; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Daniel Michel; Production
Executive Producer: Alain Lanceron; Production
Producer: Etienne Collard; Production

4. Porgy and Bess, Act 1 Scene 1: "Summertime" (Clara, Chorus)

by John Mcglinn

Choir/chorus: New York Choral Artists; Ensemble
Primary Artist: John Mcglinn; Main Performer
Soprano: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Performer
Orchestra: New Princess Theater Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: John Mcglinn; Conductor
Balance Engineer: John Kurlander; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production

5. Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)

by James Levine

Primary Artist: James Levine; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: James Levine
Philharmonia Orchestra; Performer
Tenor: Plácido Domingo; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: James Levine; Conductor
Producer: John Willlan
John Willan; Production
Produced By: John Willan; Other
Produced By: John Willan; Other

6. Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "La calunnia è un venticello" (Basilio)

by James Levine, Ruggero Raimondi

Featured Artist: Ruggero Raimondi; Main Performer
Primary Artist: James Levine; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Ruggero Raimondi; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Poetry: Cesare Sterbini; Composer
Conductor: James Levine; Conductor
Engineer: Simon Gibson; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production

7. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin)

by Wolfgang Sawallisch, Edda Moser

Featured Artist: Edda Moser; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Wolfgang Sawallisch; Main Performer
Soprano: Edda Moser; Performer
Orchestra: Orchester Der Bayerischen Staatsoper München; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Poetry: Emanuel Schikaneder; Composer
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch; Conductor
Producer: Helmut Storjohann; Production

8. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)

by Teresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Featured Artist: Teresa Berganza; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Teresa Berganza; Performer
Primary Artist: English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim
Teresa Berganza; Main Performer
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Poetry: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Composer
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim; Conductor
Producer: Suvi Raj Grubb; Production

9. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3: ''Dove Sono'' (Countess)

by Jeffrey Tate

Other Vocals: English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate; Performer
Primary Artist: Jeffrey Tate; Main Performer
Soprano: Barbara Hendricks; Performer
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate; Conductor
Performed By: Barbara Hendricks; Other

10. L'elisir d'amore, Act 2: ''Una Furtiva Lagrima'' (Nemorino)

by Michelangelo Veltri

Other Vocals: Michelangelo Veltri
Orchestre Et Choeurs Du Theatre National; Performer
Primary Artist: Michelangelo Veltri; Main Performer
Tenor: Alfredo Kraus; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeurs De L'opéra National De Paris; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre De L'opéra National De Paris; Ensemble
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Conductor: Michelangelo Veltri; Conductor

11. Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen)

by Thomas Beecham, Victoria De Los Angelès

Featured Artist: Victoria De Los Angelès; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham; Main Performer
Soprano: Victoria De Los Angelès; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeur De La Radiodiffusion Française; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française
French National Radio Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Poetry: Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy; Composer
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham; Conductor

12. Carmen, Act 2: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (Escamillo, Chorus)

by Thomas Beecham

Primary Artist: Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham; Main Performer
Baritone: Ernest Blanc; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeur Du Théâtre National De La Radiodiffusion Française; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française
French National Radio Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Bizet
Ludovic Halevy
Henri Meilhac
Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham; Conductor

13. Lakmé, Act 2: "Où va la jeune Hindoue ?" (Lakmé)

by Alain Lombard

Primary Artist: Alain Lombard; Main Performer
Soprano: Mady Mesplé; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'opéra Comique; Ensemble
Composer: Léo Delibes
Gondinet & Gilles; Composer
Conductor: Alain Lombard; Conductor

14. Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)

by Alain Lombard

Primary Artist: Alain Lombard; Main Performer
Bass: Paul Plishka; Performer
Bass Baritone: Vicente Sardinero; Performer
Lead Vocals: Montserrat Caballe
Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
Paul Plishka
Vicente Sardinero
Michel Sénéchal
Remy Corazza
Choeurs De L'opera Du Rhin
Ricardo Cassinelli
Maîtrise De La Cathédrale Strasbourg
Alain Lombard
Mirella Freni
Jose Carreras; Performer
Soprano: Mirella Freni
Montserrat Caballe; Performer
Tenor: Michel Sénéchal
Remy Corazza
Ricardo Cassinelli
Jose Carreras; Performer
Choir/chorus: Gunter Wagner
Maîtrise De La Cathédrale Strasbourg
Choeurs De L'opéra Du Rhin; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Alain Lombard; Conductor
Digital Remastering: Stephen Johns; Production
Engineer: Michael Gray
Stephen Johns; Production
Producer: David Mottley; Production
Produced By: David Mottley; Other
Produced By: David Mottley; Other

15. L'amico Fritz, Act 3: O amore, o bella luce del core (Fritz)

by Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Primary Artist: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Main Performer
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Pietro Mascagni; Composer
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni; Conductor
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Other

16. La Traviata, Act 3: "Addio, del passato" (Violetta)

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Soprano: Renata Scotto; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Producer: John Mordler; Production

17. The Sicilian Vespers, Act 5: "Merci, jeunes amis" (Hélène)

by Michel Plasson

Other Vocals: Michel Plasson
Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse; Performer
Primary Artist: Michel Plasson; Main Performer
Soprano: June Anderson; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Michel Plasson; Conductor
Producer: Etienne Collard; Production

18. The Merry Widow, Act 2: "Vilja, o Vilja" (Hanna)

by Lovro Von Matacic

Primary Artist: Lovro Von Matacic; Main Performer
Soprano: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Franz Lehar; Composer
Conductor: Lovro Von Matacic; Conductor

19. Das Land des Lächelns, Act II: Lied. "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz"

by Willi Boskovsky, Siegfried Jerusalem

Featured Artist: Siegfried Jerusalem; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Willi Boskovsky; Main Performer
Tenor: Siegfried Jerusalem; Performer
Orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Munich Radio Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Franz Lehár; Composer
Conductor: Willi Boskovsky; Conductor
Engineer: Alfons Seebacher; Production
Producer: Ronald Schmidt-boelcke
Christfried Bickenbach
Helmut Storjohann
Wilhelm Meister; Production