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  • Release Date: 8/9/2005
  • Label: Decca
  • UPC: 028947566496
  • Catalog Number: 000491402
  • Sales rank: 97,850

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Prelude to Act 1 - Georges Bizet & London Philharmonic Orchestra (2:19)
    Composed byGeorges Bizet
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  2. 2 Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte - Giacomo Puccini & Giuseppe Giacosa (3:23)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byKiri Te Kanawa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  3. 3 Il Trovatore, opera: Vedi! le fosche - Giuseppe Verdi & Salvatore Cammarano (2:50)
    Composed byGiuseppe Verdi
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byChicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, Georg Solti
  4. 4 La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina - Giacomo Puccini & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (4:41)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byHerbert von Karajan
    Performed byBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti
  5. 5 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & London Philharmonic Orchestra (2:56)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Frederica Von Stade, Federica von Stade
  6. 6 Rigoletto, opera: Bella figlia dell'amore - Giuseppe Verdi & Joan Sutherland (4:02)
    Composed byGiuseppe Verdi
    Conducted byRichard Bonynge
    Performed byJoan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Sherrill Milnes, Luciano Pavarotti, Huguette Tourangeau
  7. 7 Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) - Giuseppe Verdi & Chicago Symphony Orchestra (4:38)
    Composed byGiuseppe Verdi
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byChicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, Georg Solti
  8. 8 Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée - Jacques-François Fromental Halévy & Georges Bizet (4:01)
    Composed byGeorges Bizet
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byPlácido Domingo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  9. 9 La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts: Ebben? ne andrò lontana - Alfredo Catalani & Fausto Cleva (4:55)
    Composed byAlfredo Catalani
    Conducted byFausto Cleva
    Performed byFausto Cleva, Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra, Renata Tebaldi
  10. 10 Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Largo al factotum - Gioachino Rossini & Leo Nucci (5:06)
    Composed byGioachino Rossini
    Conducted byGiuseppe Patanè
    Performed byLeo Nucci, Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra, Giuseppe Patanè
  11. 11 Aida, opera: Gloria all'Egitto (Grand March and Ballet) - Giuseppe Verdi & La Scala Theater Chorus (12:04)
    Composed byGiuseppe Verdi
    Conducted byLorin Maazel
    Performed byLa Scala Theater Chorus, La Scala Theater Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
  12. 12 Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro - Giacomo Puccini & Giovacchino Forzano (2:13)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byLamberto Gardelli
    Performed byLamberto Gardelli, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra, Renata Tebaldi
  13. 13 Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma - Franco Alfano & Giacomo Puccini (3:01)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byZubin Mehta
    Performed byJohn Alldis, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Luciano Pavarotti
  14. 14 Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle) - Jacques Offenbach & Joan Sutherland (4:15)
    Composed byJacques Offenbach
    Conducted byRichard Bonynge
    Performed byJoan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Choeur de la Radio de la Suisse Romande, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Pro Arte de Lausanne et du Brassus, Huguette Tourangeau
  15. 15 Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dì vedremo - Giacomo Puccini & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (4:37)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byHerbert von Karajan
    Performed byVienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Mirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan
  16. 16 Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Finch'han dal vino (Champagne Aria) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & London Philharmonic Orchestra (1:25)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  17. 17 Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidì mai - Giacomo Puccini & José Carreras (2:14)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byRiccardo Chailly
    Performed byJosé Carreras, Riccardo Chailly, Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra
  18. 18 Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo - Pietro Mascagni & Gianandrea Gavazzeni (3:18)
    Composed byPietro Mascagni
    Conducted byGianandrea Gavazzeni
    Performed byGianandrea Gavazzeni, National Philharmonic Orchestra
  19. 19 Turandot, opera: Non piangere Liù...Ah! per l'ultima volta - Franco Alfano & Giacomo Puccini (5:05)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byZubin Mehta
    Performed byJohn Alldis, Montserrat Caballé, Nicolai Ghiaurov, John Alldis Choir, Tom Krause, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Piero de Palma, Luciano Pavarotti, Pier Francesco Poli
Disc 2
  1. 1 Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (3:07)
    Composed byRichard Wagner
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byVienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  2. 2 Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle - Jacques-François Fromental Halévy & Georges Bizet (4:25)
    Composed byGeorges Bizet
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byJohn Alldis, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Tatiana Troyanos
  3. 3 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Non più andrai - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & London Philharmonic Orchestra (3:40)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, Georg Solti
  4. 4 Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Humming chorus - Giacomo Puccini & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (3:03)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byHerbert von Karajan
    Performed byVienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Norbert Balatsch, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Herbert von Karajan, Vienna State Opera Chorus
  5. 5 La Traviata, opera: Un dì felice - Giuseppe Verdi & Joan Sutherland (3:35)
    Composed byGiuseppe Verdi
    Conducted byRichard Bonynge
    Performed byJoan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti
  6. 6 Turandot, opera: Signore, ascolta! - Franco Alfano & Giacomo Puccini (2:46)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byZubin Mehta
    Performed byMontserrat Caballé, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
  7. 7 Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Soave sia il vento - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Brigitte Fassbaender (2:45)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conducted byIstván Kertész
    Performed byBrigitte Fassbaender, István Kertész, Lucia Popp, Vienna Haydn Orchestra
  8. 8 Pagliacci, opera: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba - Ruggero Leoncavallo & National Philharmonic Orchestra (4:08)
    Composed byRuggero Leoncavallo
    Conducted byGiuseppe Patanè
    Performed byNational Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Patanè, Luciano Pavarotti
  9. 9 Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Io sono docile - Gioachino Rossini & Cecilia Bartoli (3:59)
    Composed byGioachino Rossini
    Conducted byGiuseppe Patanè
    Performed byCecilia Bartoli, Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra, Giuseppe Patanè
  10. 10 Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: C'est toi...Au font du temple saint - Georges Bizet & Michel Carré (7:35)
    Composed byGeorges Bizet
    Conducted byCharles Dutoit
    Performed byCharles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Gino Quilico, Gregory Cross
  11. 11 Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Là ci darem la mano - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & István Kertész (3:24)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conducted byIstván Kertész
    Performed byIstván Kertész, Lucia Popp, Vienna Haydn Orchestra
  12. 12 L'Arlesiana, opera: Lamento di Federico - Francesco Cilèa & José Carreras (4:17)
    Composed byFrancesco Cilèa
    Conducted byZubin Mehta
    Performed byJosé Carreras, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Chorus & Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra
  13. 13 Lakmé, opera: Dôme épais le jasmin - Léo Delibes & Joan Sutherland (5:08)
    Composed byLéo Delibes
    Conducted byRichard Bonynge
    Performed byJoan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Richard Bonynge, Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
  14. 14 Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile - Giuseppe Verdi & Richard Bonynge (2:24)
    Composed byGiuseppe Verdi
    Conducted byRichard Bonynge
    Performed byRichard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti
  15. 15 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Dove sono - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Kiri Te Kanawa (5:02)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byKiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  16. 16 Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle - Giacomo Puccini & Giuseppe Giacosa (2:32)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byZubin Mehta
    Performed byTeatro dell'Opera di Roma Chorus & Orchestra, Plácido Domingo, Zubin Mehta, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra
  17. 17 La bohème, opera: Si, Mi chiamano Mimi - Giacomo Puccini & Giuseppe Giacosa (6:00)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byHerbert von Karajan
    Performed byBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti
  18. 18 La bohème, opera: O soave fanciulla - Giacomo Puccini & Giuseppe Giacosa (4:15)
    Composed byGiacomo Puccini
    Conducted byHerbert von Karajan
    Performed byBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti
  19. 19 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (2:34)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conducted byGeorg Solti
    Performed byVienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Kraus, Georg Solti
  20. 20 Faust, opera: Soldier's chorus - Charles Gounod & Ambrosian Opera Chorus (3:14)
    Composed byCharles Gounod
    Conducted byRichard Bonynge
    Performed byAmbrosian Opera Chorus, Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, John McCarthy
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