Prologues - Part II
11/17/12 12:00PM
We continue our exploration of operatic prologues with the Prologue to Verdi's Simon Boccanegra and the Prologue to Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov.
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 |
12:02pm
Simon Boccanegra: Prologue
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma |
| Conductor | Gabriele Santini |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone ; Boris Christoff, bass ; Walter Monachesi, bass ; Paolo Dari, baritone |
| CD/Album | Verdi: Simon Boccanegra |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63513 |
| Release Year | 1958 |
12:31pm
Boris Godunov: Prologue
| Composer | Modest Mussorgsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Chorus of Karkow |
| Conductor | Jerzy Semkow |
| Soloists | Andrzej Hiolski, baritone ; Włodzimierz Zalewski, bass ; Bohdan Paprocki, tenor ; Martti Talvela, bass |
| CD/Album | Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov - Semkow |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 54377 |
| Release Year | 1977 |