Various Artists - The Greatest Operas Of All Time Various Artists
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Opera has always stood at the crossroads of music, drama, and passion.
Since the earliest days of the art form, audiences have flocked to the theatre not only for spectacle but for the intense emotions expressed in song.
Within the operatic tradition lie some of the most unforgettable melodies ever written—arias, duets, choruses, and overtures that have transcended the opera house to become part of our shared cultural memory.
This three-disc set brings together sixty of those great moments.
These are not obscure curiosities, but the most loved numbers from the Italian, French, German, and Russian traditions: works that continue to move audiences after more than a century on the stage, interpreted here by some of the finest singers and orchestras of the twentieth century.
To hear them in sequence is to enjoy a living history of opera itself.
Track List
1. William Tell – Overture (Excerpt)
Orchestra of RAI, Turin
2. Nessun Dorma
Jussi Björling
3. O Mio Babbino Caro
Licia Albanese with The RCA Victor Orchestra
4. Che Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta
Dorothy Kirsten with The RCA Victor Orchestra
5. Ebben? Ne Andro Lontano
Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra
6. Amor Ti Vieta
Jussi Björling
7. Ch’ella Mi Creda
Jan Peerce with The RCA Victor Orchestra
8. In Questa Reggia
Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra
9. Tu, Che Di Gel Sei Cinta
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf with The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
10. Senza Mamma
Magda Olivero with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
11. In Quelle Trine Morbide
Renata Tebaldi with L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
12. Io Son L’Umile Ancella
Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra
13. Qui La Voce
Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
14. Improvviso
Mario del Monaco with The Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
15. Cielo E Mar
Richard Tucker with The Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera
16. Suicidio!
Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
17. E La Solita Storia
Giuseppe di Stefano with The London Symphony Orchestra
18. Un Foco Insolito
Sesto Bruscantini with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
19. Zaza, Piccola Zingara
Tito Gobbi
20. Donna Non Vidi Mai
Jussi Björling
Disc 2 – Verdi & Italian Opera Highlights
1. La Forza del Destino – Overture (Excerpt)
Orchestra of RAI, Turin
2. Va, Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Chorus & Orchestra of RAI, Rome
3. La Donna È Mobile
Ferruccio Tagliavini with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
4. Bella Figlia dell’Amore (Quartet)
Lina Pagliughi, Irma Colasanti, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giuseppe Taddei
5. Caro Nome
Lina Pagliughi with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
6. Questa o Quella
Ferruccio Tagliavini with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
7. Solenne in Quest’Ora
Jussi Björling & Robert Merrill with The RCA Victor Orchestra
8. Tu Che La Vanità
Eleanor Steber with The Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera
9. Quando Le Sere al Placido
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi with The Rome Opera Orchestra
10. Pace, Pace, Mio Dio
Zinka Milanov with The RCA Victor Orchestra
11. Ernani! Involami
Eleanor Steber with The Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera
12. Mercè, Dilette Amiche
Maria Callas with The Philharmonia Orchestra
13. Credo in un Dio Crudel (Iago’s Credo)
Tito Gobbi with The Philharmonia Orchestra
14. L’Onore! Ladri
Giuseppe Taddei with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
15. Quand’Ero Paggio
Giuseppe Taddei with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
16. Esultate
Mario del Monaco with The Milan Symphony Orchestra
17. Niun Mi Tema (Death of Otello)
Ramon Vinay with The NBC Symphony Orchestra
18. Tutto Nel Mondo È Burla (Finale)
Chorus & Orchestra of RAI, Turin
19. Son Giunta!…Madre, Pietosa Vergine
Zinka Milanov with The RCA Victor Chorus & Orchestra
20. Addio, Del Passato
Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Turin
Disc 3 – French, German & Russian Favorites
1. Au Fond du Temple Saint (Duet)
Jussi Björling & Robert Merrill with The RCA Victor Orchestra
2. Belle Nuit, O Nuit d’Amour (Barcarolle)
Vina Bovy & Fanely Revoil
3. Je Veux Vivre
Bidú Sayao
4. Ah! Lève-toi, Soleil
Jussi Björling with The Orchestra of The Royal Opera, Stockholm
5. Ombre Légère (Shadow Song)
Maria Callas with The Orchestra of RAI, Milan
6. Je Crois Entendre Encore
Nicolai Gedda with The Philharmonia Orchestra
7. Depuis Le Jour
Eleanor Steber with The Philharmonia Orchestra
8. Mon Coeur S’Ouvre à Ta Voix
Blanche Thebom with The London Symphony Orchestra
9. Méditation (Thaïs)
Orchestra of the Paris Opera
10. O Légère Hirondelle (Waltz Song)
Lily Pons
11. Dich, Teure Halle
Victoria de los Angeles with The Philharmonia Orchestra
12. O Du, Mein Holder Abendstern
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with The Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
13. Pilgrims’ Chorus
Chorus & Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
14. Treulich Geführt (Bridal Chorus)
Chorus & Orchestra of Bavarian Radio
15. Morgenlich Leuchtend (Prize Song)
Hans Hopf with The Chorus & Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
16. Ride of the Valkyries
London Philharmonic Orchestra
17. The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Elena Smolenskaya with The Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
18. Song to the Moon (Rusalka’s Aria)
Joan Hammond with The Philharmonia Orchestra
19. Polovtsian Dances (Excerpt)
Chorus & Orchestra of The Bolshoi Theatre
20. Farewell and Death of Boris (Abridged)
Boris Christoff with Russian Chorus of Paris & French National Radio Orchestra
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