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 The Voice Of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, Et Al
Release Date: 09/10/2002 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 472494   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Luciano PavarottiRenata TebaldiCesare SiepiEttore BastianiniRenato Cesari
Carlo BergonziVirginia ZeaniMirella FreniGianna D'Angelo
José CarrerasIngvar WixellNicolai GhiaurovGianni Maffeo
Rolando PaneraiElizabeth HarwoodItalo TajoLeontyne Price
Giuseppe Di StefanoSherrill MilnesMontserrat CaballéPlacido Domingo
José CuraDame Kiri Te KanawaJuan PonsChrista Ludwig
Robert KernsBarbara HendricksRuggero RaimondiDame Joan Sutherland
Carol NeblettMario Del MonacoCornell MacNeilLeona Mitchell

Conductor:  Herbert von KarajanTullio SerafinFranco PatanèSir Colin DavisNicola Rescigno
Giuseppe SinopoliRiccardo MutiRiccardo ChaillyAlberto Erede
Zubin MehtaMehli MehtaFranco CapuanaRoberto Abbado
Lamberto GardelliKurt Herbert Adler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraSanta Cecilia Academy Rome OrchestraRoyal Opera House Covent Garden OrchestraNational Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Opera ChorusPhilharmonia Orchestra
Milan Teatro alla Scala OrchestraBologna Teatro Comunale OrchestraVienna State Opera Concert Choir
London Philharmonic OrchestraJohn Alldis ChoirVenice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 27 Mins. 

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Notes & Reviews   Works on This Recording  
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1.  La Bohème: Che gelida manina by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
2.  La Bohème: Si, mi chiamano Mimì by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Renata Tebaldi (Soprano), Cesare Siepi (Bass), Ettore Bastianini (Baritone),
Renato Cesari (Baritone), Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 6 Minutes 14 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
3.  La Bohème: O soave fanciulla by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
4.  La Bohème: Quando m'en vo' soletta "Musetta's Waltz" by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Virginia Zeani (Soprano)
Conductor:  Franco Patanè
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
5.  La Bohème: Donde lieta uscì by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
6.  La Bohème: Addio, dolce svegliare (Quartet) by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Gianna D'Angelo (Soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Ettore Bastianini (Baritone),
Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 5 Minutes 56 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
7.  La Bohème: O Mimì, tu più non torni by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  José Carreras (Tenor), Ingvar Wixell (Baritone)
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
8.  La Bohème: Vecchia zimarra by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Renato Cesari (Baritone), Cesare Siepi (Bass)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
9.  La Bohème: Madonna benedetta by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Mirella Freni (Soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass),
Gianni Maffeo (Baritone), Rolando Panerai (Baritone), Elizabeth Harwood (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Length: 6 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection begins with "Che avvien? Nulla. Sto bene..." 
10.  Tosca: Recondita armonia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Italo Tajo (Bass), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Nicola Rescigno
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
11.  Tosca: Quagl' occhio al mondo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Length: 5 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection begins with "Ah! Quegli occhi..." 
12.  Tosca: Tre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Sherrill Milnes (Baritone)
Conductor:  Nicola Rescigno
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Opera Chorus,  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
13.  Tosca: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
14.  Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:  Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
15.  Tosca: O dolci mani by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:  Nicola Rescigno
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Length: 8 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
16.  Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  José Cura (Tenor)
Conductor:  Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
17.  Manon Lescaut: Sola, perduta, abbandonata by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:  Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
18.  Madama Butterfly: Dovunque al mondo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Juan Pons (Baritone), José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:  Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
19.  Madama Butterfly: Viene la sera...Bimba dagli occhi pieni by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Mirella Freni (Soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 15 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
20.  Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
21.  Madama Butterfly: Scuoti quella fronda "Flower Duet" by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Mirella Freni (Soprano), Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 5 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
22.  Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna State Opera Concert Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 58 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
23.  Madama Butterfly: Addio, fiorito asil by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Robert Kerns (Baritone)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
24.  Madama Butterfly: Tu, tu, piccolo iddio [Death of Butterfly] by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
25.  Turandot: Signore, ascolta by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
26.  Turandot: Non piangere, Liù by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Barbara Hendricks (Soprano), Placido Domingo (Tenor), Ruggero Raimondi (Bass)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
27.  Turandot: In questa reggia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  John Alldis Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Length: 6 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
28.  Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Mehli Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  John Alldis Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
29.  Turandot: Tu, che di gel sei cinta by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Montserrat Caballé (Soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  John Alldis Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
30.  La Fanciulla del West: Laggiù nel Soledad by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Sherrill Milnes (Baritone), Carol Neblett (Soprano)
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1910; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
31.  La Fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Mario Del Monaco (Tenor), Cornell MacNeil (Baritone)
Conductor:  Franco Capuana
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1910; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
32.  Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:  Roberto Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1918; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
33.  Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
Conductor:  Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1918; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
34.  La Rondine: Ch'il bel sogno di Doretta by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Leona Mitchell (Soprano)
Conductor:  Kurt Herbert Adler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1917; Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
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