Opera Favorites
10/16/10 12:00PM
This afternoon, enjoy a collection of host favorites! We'll hear a
tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland, who passed away this week at the age
of 83, as well as excerpts from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Richard Strauss's Capriccio, and Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande.
Playlist
12:07pm
Cosi fan tutti, K. 588
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| Conductor | Sir Colin Davis |
| Soloists | Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Wladimiro Ganzarolli ; Richard Van Allan |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 422542 |
| Release Year | 1974 |
12:22pm
Parsifal: Hier war das Tosen!, Komm, komm, holder Knabe!
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metroplolitan Opera and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Placido Domingo ; Heidi Grant-Murphy |
| CD/Album | Richard Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 437501 |
| Release Year | 1994 |
12:41pm
Die Fledermaus: Act I Finale
| Composer | Johann Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna State Opera & Vienna Philharmonik |
| Conductor | Clemens Krauss |
| Soloists | Hilde Guden ; Anton Dermota ; Wilma Lipp ; Kurt Preger |
| Record co./Cat # | Preiser 90941 |
| Release Year | 1950 |
12:53pm
Fruhlingsstimmen, 410
| Composer | Johann Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonik |
| Conductor | Clemens Krauss |
| CD/Album | Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus |
| Record co./Cat # | Preiser 90941 |
| Release Year | 1950 |
1:08am
Semele: Act 3, Scene 3
| Composer | Georg Frederick Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | John Nelson |
| Soloists | Kathleen Battle, soprano ; Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Handel: Semele |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 435782 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:27am
La boheme: Si, mi chiamano Mimi
| Composer | Giaccomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Tullio Serafin |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano |
| CD/Album | Callas: La Divina |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 54702 |
1:32am
Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare
| Artist Name | Maria Callas |
|---|---|
| Composer | Arrigo Boito |
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Tullio Serafin |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano |
| CD/Album | Callas Opera Arias |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 747282 |
| Release Year | 1986 |
1:46am
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail: Overture & Opening Sequence
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Conductor | Karl Bohm |
| Soloists | Peter Schreier, tenor ; Kurt Moll, bass |
| CD/Album | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423459 |
| Release Year | 1974 |
2:11am
Lucia di Lammermoor: Mad Scene (excerpt)
| Composer | Gaetano Donizetti |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra dell' Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma |
| Conductor | Sir John Pritchard |
| Soloists | Joan Sutherland, soprano |
| CD/Album | Joan Sutherland: Greatest Hits |
| Record co./Cat # | London 417780 |
| Release Year | 1989 |
2:18am
Norma: Casta diva
| Composer | Vincenzo Bellini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Richard Bonynge |
| Soloists | Joan Sutherland, soprano |
| CD/Album | Joan Sutherland: Greatest Hits |
| Record co./Cat # | London 417780 |
| Release Year | 1989 |
2:22am
Rigoletto: Caro nome
| Composer | Guiseppi Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| Conductor | Francesco Molinari-Pradelli |
| Soloists | Joan Sutherland, soprano |
| CD/Album | The Art of the Prima Donna |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca 289467115 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
2:38am
Capriccio: Scenes 4-6
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Ulf Schirmer |
| Soloists | Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Uve Heilmann, tenor ; Olaf Bar, baritone |
| Record co./Cat # | London 444405 |
| Release Year | 1996 |
3:04am
Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
| Composer | Guisseppi Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rome Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jonel Perlea |
| Soloists | Jussi Bjorling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Verdi: Rigoletto |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60172 |
3:06am
La traviata: Libiamo
| Composer | Guiseppi Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra Sinfonico di Torino della RAI; Coro Cetra |
| Conductor | Gabriele Santini |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Francesco Albenese |
| CD/Album | Maria Callas: Birth of a Diva -- Legendary Early Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | WCJ 256469814 |
3:10am
Otello: Opening Scene
| Composer | Guiseppi Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rome Opera & Chorus |
| Conductor | Tullio Serafin |
| CD/Album | Verdi: Otello |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 1969 |
| Release Year | 1976 |
3:14am
Ave Maria
| Composer | Guiseppi Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin State Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Bruno Seidler-Winkler |
| Soloists | Tiana Lemnitz, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA Unknown |
| Release Year | c. 1935 |
3:26am
Die Walkure, Act 1, Scene 3
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Sir Georg Solti |
| Soloists | James King, tenor ; Regine Crespin, tenor |
| CD/Album | Wagner: Die Walkure |
| Record co./Cat # | London 414105 |
3:51am
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
| Composer | Gustav Mahler |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Halle Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir John Barbirolli |
| Soloists | Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, 5 Ruckertlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 7243566996 |
4:15am
Don Giovanni: Act 2 Finale
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Schutz Choir of London & London Classical Players |
| Conductor | Roger Norrington |
| Soloists | Andreas Schmidt, baritone ; Gregory Yurisich, baritone ; Lynn Dawson, soprano ; Alastair Miles, bass |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Don Giovanni |
4:37am
Der Rosenkavalier: Trio & Finale
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Christoph Eschenbach |
| Soloists | Renee Fleming, soprano ; Barbara Bonney ; Susan Graham |
| CD/Album | Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca 466314 |
