Music That Moves Us
10/15/11 12:00PM
Peter Fox Smith and Betty Smith share ravishingly beautiful opera
excerpts, perennial favorites, and the extraordinary voice of Jackie
Evancho -- to inspire you to support "A Passion for Opera" and VPR
Classical.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
12:01pm
Nabucco: "Va, pensiero"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Riccardo Muti |
| CD/Album | Verdi - Nabucco |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47488 |
| Release Year | 1978 |
12:11pm
La bohème: “Che gelida manina; Mi chiamano Mimì”
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Georg Solti |
| Soloists | Montserrat Caballé, soprano ; Placido Domingo, tenor |
| CD/Album | Puccini - La bohème |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 0371 |
| Release Year | 1974 |
12:25pm
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jackie Evancho, soprano |
| CD/Album | Jackie Evancho - Dream With Me |
| Record co./Cat # | Syco Music 87061 |
| Release Year | 2011 |
12:28pm
Xerxes: "Ombra mai fu"
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jackie Evancho, soprano |
| CD/Album | Jackie Evancho - Dream With Me |
| Record co./Cat # | Syco Music 87061 |
| Release Year | 2011 |
12:32pm
Turandot: "Nessun dorma"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jackie Evancho, soprano |
| CD/Album | Jackie Evancho - Dream With Me |
| Record co./Cat # | Syco Music 87061 |
| Release Year | 2011 |
12:39pm
Carmen: Habanera
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Victor Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| Soloists | Risë Stevens, soprano |
| CD/Album | Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7981 |
| Release Year | 1951 |
12:43pm
Carmen: "Les tringles des sistres"
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Victor Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| Soloists | Risë Stevens, soprano |
| CD/Album | Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7981 |
| Release Year | 1951 |
12:50pm
Les pêcheurs de perles: "Au fond du temple saint"
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Renato Cellini |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor ; Robert Merrill, baritone |
| CD/Album | Jussi Bjoerling "The Pearl Fishers" Duet |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7799 |
| Release Year | 1988 |