Opera North
07/17/10 1:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
Peter's special guests - Kara Shay Thomson, soprano; Beau Gibson, tenor; and Pamela Pantos, Executive Director of Opera North - discuss Opera North's August productions of La bohème and Don Giovanni.
Playlist
1:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:06pm
Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Sarasota Opera |
| Soloists | Kara Shay Thomson, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
1:10pm
Serse: "Ombra mai fù"
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Beau Gibson, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
1:25pm
Liederkreis: "Mondnacht", Op. 39
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Beau Gibson, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
1:38pm
Le nozze di Figaro: "Dove sono"
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Utah Festival Opera |
| Soloists | Kara Shay Thomson, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
1:54pm
Carmen: Card Aria
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen |
| Conductor | Roberto Paternostro |
| Soloists | Pamela Pantos, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Carmen |
| Record co./Cat # | D Classics 703582 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
2:01pm
Requiem: Lux aeterna
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor von St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden; Mitglieder des Hessischen Staatsorchesters, Wiesbaden |
| Conductor | Gabriel Dessauer |
| Soloists | Pamela Pantos, mezzo-soprano ; Jörg Schneider, tanor ; Alfred Reiter, bass |
| CD/Album | Verdi - Requiem |
| Record co./Cat # | DDD 01/96 |
| Release Year | 1996 |
2:20pm
La bohème: "O Mimì, tu più non torni"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Victor Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Thomas Beecham |
| Soloists | Jussi Bjoerling, tenor ; Robert Merrill, baritone |
| CD/Album | Puccini - La Bohème |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47235 |
| Release Year | 1956 |
2:24pm
Don Giovanni: "Deh vieni alla finestra"
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Wilhelm Furtwängler |
| Soloists | Cesare Siepi, bass |
| CD/Album | Mozart Don Giovanni |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63860 |
| Release Year | 1986 |
2:29pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Act I
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Conductor | Karl Böhm |
| Soloists | Arleen Auger, soprano ; Reri Grist, soprano ; Peter Schreier, tenor ; Harald Neukirch, tenor ; Kurt Moll, bass |
| CD/Album | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423459 |
| Release Year | 1974 |
3:11pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Act II
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Conductor | Karl Böhm |
| Soloists | Arleen Auger, soprano ; Reri Grist, soprano ; Peter Schreier, tenor ; Harald Neukirch, tenor ; Kurt Moll, bass |
| CD/Album | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423459 |
| Release Year | 1974 |
4:10pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Act III
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Conductor | Karl Böhm |
| Soloists | Arleen Auger, soprano ; Reri Grist, soprano ; Peter Schreier, tenor ; Harald Neukirch, tenor ; Kurt Moll, bass |
| CD/Album | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423459 |
| Release Year | 1974 |
4:48pm
D’où venez-vous, Fillette
| Composer | Joseph Canteloube |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano ; Martin Katz, piano |
| CD/Album | Frederica von Stade Song Recital |
| Record co./Cat # | Columbia M-35127 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1978 |
4:50pm
Jenny Rebecca
| Composer | Carol Hall |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano ; Martin Katz, piano |
| CD/Album | Frederica von Stade Song Recital |
| Record co./Cat # | Columbia M-35127 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1978 |
4:56pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
