A Night at the Opera
Charles Gerhardt · Alexander Gibson · Ali Rahbari · Massimo Freccia · Douglas Gamley · Eric Robinson · Gilbert Vinter · James Walker · János Ferencsik · Johannes Wildner
A Night at the Opera (1998), CD, on Reader’s Digest. Music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Wagner, Georges Bizet, performed by Charles Gerhardt, Alexander Gibson, Ali Rahbari, Massimo Freccia; 35 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Largo Al Factotum from "The Barber of Seville"
Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro)
Si, mi Chiamano Mimi from "La Boheme"
Giacomo Puccini - La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana from "La Wally"
Alfredo Catalani - La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle From "Carmen"
Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
Donna Non Vidi Mai from "Manon Lescaut"
Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
Che Gelida Manina (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen) from "La Boheme"
Giacomo Puccini - La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
Viens Mallika … Dôme Épais le Jasmin (Flower Duet) from "Lakme"
Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
Un Bel Di, Vedremo from "Madame Butterfly"
Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
Au Fond du Temple Saint from "The Pearl Fishers"
Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
Disc 2
Dance of the Hours from "La Gioconda"
Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah"
Camille Saint-Saëns - Samson et Dalila : Acte III, scène 2. Bacchanale
Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Disc 3
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, Pensiero) from "Nabucco"
Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)
Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Finale “Soccorso, padre mio!” (Gilda, Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro, Rigoletto)
Spinning Chorus from "The Flying Dutchman"
Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt II, Nr. 4. Lied, Scene, Ballade und Chor "Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen" … "Jo ho hoe, traft ihr das Schiff"
Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin"
Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor)
Pilgrims' Chorus from "Tannhäuser"
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. Pilgerchor: “Beglückt darf nun dich”
Leonard Bingley Smith, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
O Isis and Osiris from "The Magic Flute"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 10 Arie and Chor „O Isis und Osiris” (Sarastro, Priester)
Huntsmen's Chorus from "Der Freischütz"
Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz: Akt III. Nr. 15. Jägerchor „Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?“ (Chor)
Sailors' Chorus from "The Flying Duchman"
Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Akt III, Nr. 7. Chor der Norvegischen Matrosen und Ensemble "Steuermann! Lass die Wacht!"