Great Tenor Arias

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1Rigoletto: Act III. "La donna è mobile"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Alfredo Kraus2:15
2Tosca: Atto I. "Recondita armonia"
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Plácido Domingo2:54
3Cavalleria rusticana: "Intanto amici … Viva il vino spumeggiante"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals and soprano vocals:
Astrid Varnay (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro) (in 1979-08)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
José Carreras3:09
4Marechiare / Così fan Tutte
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Marechiare
lyricist:
Salvatore Di Giacomo
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
Giuseppe Di Stefano3:27
5Cosi Fan Tutte, Opera, K. 588: Act 2. Un'aura Amorosa
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Alfredo Kraus4:46
6Paganini: "Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküßt"
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
recording of:
Paganini: Akt II. Nr. 9 “Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküsst” (Paganini)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Béla Jenbach and Paul Knepler (librettist and composer)
part of:
Paganini: Akt II
Nicolai Gedda3:20
7Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz, Akt III: Tutto ho tentato
Luciano Pavarotti3:13
8Aida: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!" … "Celeste Aida"
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
José Carreras4:52
9La bohème: "Che gelida manina"
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Nicolai Gedda4:30
10Tosca: Atto III. "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1964-12-14)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1965-01-19)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Carlo Bergonzi3:01
11Carmen : La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals:
Jon Vickers (tenor) (in 1970)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (in 1970)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor) (in 1970)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1970)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Jon Vickers4:19
12Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Wien, Wien, nur du allein)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolf Sieczyński (in 1914)
publisher:
Adolf Robitschek Musikverlag
Plácido Domingo4:53
13Die lustige Witwe : Akt I. "O Vaterland" … "Da geh’ ich zu Maxim"
tenor vocals [Danilo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Symphonie-Orchester Graunke (Munich Symphony Orchestra, German symphonic orchestra pka “Symphonie-Orchester Graunke”; not related to Alfred Scholz)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I. Dialog: „Also bitte, Njegus, ich bin hier” / Nr. 4 Auftrittslied „O Vaterland, du machst bei Tag” ... „Da geh' ich zu Maxim” (Danilo)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
part of:
Die lustige Witwe: Akt I
Nicolai Gedda2:55
14Lucia di Lammermoor: Fra poca a mi ricovero
tenor vocals:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 2. no. 15. “Fra poco a me ricovero” (Edgardo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Alfredo Kraus3:40
15Martha: Ach so fromm
sound engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer)
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
tenor vocals [Lyonel]:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
conductor:
Berislav Klobučar (conductor) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
recording of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
part of:
Martha: Akt III
Fritz Wunderlich2:49
16Madama Butterfly: Act I. "Dovunque al mondo"
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
Jussi Björling3:02
17Mattinata ("l'aurora Di Bianco Vestita"), Song For Voice & Piano (Or Orchestra)
Giuseppe Di Stefano2:08
18Il trovatore: "Di quella pira"
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Franco Corelli2:02
19Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem) - Ingemisco
Luciano Pavarotti3:45
20Turandot: Act 3. Nessun Dorma
choir vocals:
Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin (Rhine Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (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 (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
José Carreras4:10

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ASIN:US: B000NA831U [info]