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The Greatest Classical Singers Collection

Charles Mackerras · Georges Prêtre · James Levine · Plácido Domingo · Alain Lombard · Andrew Parrott · Carlo Maria Giulini · Franco Ghione · George Szell · George Thalben-Ball

EMI2000Cat. 7243 5 74245 2 31h 9m18 tracks

The Greatest Classical Singers Collection (2000), CD, on EMI. Music by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, performed by Charles Mackerras, Georges Prêtre, James Levine, Plácido Domingo; 18 tracks.

Composers

Giacomo Puccini7 Giuseppe Verdi2 Edward Elgar1 Felix Mendelssohn1 George Frideric Handel1 George Gershwin1 Georges Bizet1 Heitor Villa-Lobos1 Richard Strauss1 Ruggero Leoncavallo1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1

Tracklist

01

Turandot: “Nessun dorma”

Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, José Carreras

3:10

02

Carmen : « L'amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Habanera)

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Maria Meneghini Callas

4:22

04

Tosca: “Recondita armonia”

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano)

James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:57

05

Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”

Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)

Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé

2:44

06

Sea Pictures: “Where Corals Lie”

Edward Elgar - Sea Pictures, op. 37

John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Janet Baker

4:11

07

La bohème: “Che gelida manina”

Giacomo Puccini - La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)

Thomas Beecham, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Björling

5:11

08

Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Maria Meneghini Callas

3:06

09

Don Giovanni: “Non mi dir”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 23 Rondo “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio” (Donna Anna)

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Joan Sutherland

5:08

10

Requiem: Ingemisco

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)

Riccardo Muti, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Luciano Pavarotti

3:43

11

I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Messiah)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)

Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emma Kirkby

6:36

12

Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)

Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé

5:25

13

Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)

James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:16

14

Frühling (Four Lost Songs)

Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150

George Szell, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

3:39

15

Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Victoria de los Ángeles

6:22

16

Porgy and Bess: “Summertime”

George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)

John McGlinn, Kiri Te Kanawa

2:42

18

Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)

Franco Ghione, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Beniamino Gigli

2:14

19

O, for the Wings of a Dove (Hear My Prayer)

Felix Mendelssohn - Hear My Prayer

George Thalben-Ball

2:24

20

Pagliacci: “Vesti la giubba”

Ruggero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)

2:10