Simon Boccanegra
02/05/11 12:58PM
James Levine conducts Verdi's Simon Boccanegra in this live Metropolitan Opera broadcast, with Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the title role. A recital by another great Simon Boccanegra, Tito Gobbi, follows the broadcast.
Playlist
12:58pm
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
Simon Boccanegra: Prologue
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone ; Barbara Frittoli, soprano ; Ramón Vargas, tenor ; Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | Met Broadcast |
| Release Year | 2011 |
1:39pm
Simon Boccanegra: Act I
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone ; Barbara Frittoli, soprano ; Ramón Vargas, tenor ; Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | Met Broadcast |
| Release Year | 2011 |
3:07pm
Simon Boccanegra: Act II
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone ; Barbara Frittoli, soprano ; Ramón Vargas, tenor ; Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | Met Broadcast |
| Release Year | 2011 |
3:40pm
Simon Boccanegra: Act III
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone ; Barbara Frittoli, soprano ; Ramón Vargas, tenor ; Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | Met |
| Release Year | 2011 |
4:16pm
Il barbiere di Siviglia: "Largo al factotum"
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Alceo Galliera |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | The Perfect Opera |
| Record co./Cat # | Angel 67438 |
| Release Year | 1958 |
4:22pm
Falstaff: Honor Monologue
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | Verdi - Falstaff |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49668 |
| Release Year | 1957 |
4:28pm
Il tabarro (excerpt)
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rome Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Vincenzo Bellezza |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone ; Margaret Mas, soprano |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Il trittico |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 64165 |
| Release Year | 1956 |
4:32pm
Tosca: Act I (excerpt)
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Victor de Sabata |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Tosca |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47174 |
| Release Year | 1953 |
4:36pm
Tosca: Act II (excerpt)
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Victor de Sabata |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Tosca |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47174 |
| Release Year | 1953 |
4:42pm
Pagliacci: Prologue
| Composer | Ruggero Leoncavallo |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Lovro von Matačić |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Leoncavallo: Pagliacci |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63967 |
| Release Year | 1961 |
4:51pm
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé: "Soupir"
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Margaret Price, soprano ; James Lockhart, piano |
| CD/Album | Französische und spanische Lieder |
| Record co./Cat # | Orfeo 038831 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
4:55pm
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 |
