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Simply The Best Night At The Opera / Algana, Bartoli, Et Al

	Release Date: 07/06/1999 Label: Erato Catalog #: 26499 Spars Code: n/a Composer: Giacomo Puccini, Jacques Offenbach, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frideric Handel, Igor Stravinsky, Jules Massenet, Antonín Dvorák, Benjamin Britten, Charles Gounod, Claudio Monteverdi, Giuseppe Verdi, Hector Berlioz, Henry Purcell, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gioachino Rossini Performer: José Cura, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Catherine Dubosc, Sumi Jo, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, Jerry Hadley, Jules Bastin, Frederica Von Stade, Marilyn Horne, Robert Lloyd, Dawn Upshaw, Natalie Dessay, Anne Sofie von Otter, Eva Urbanová, Barbara Hendricks, José Carreras, Cecilia Bartoli, José Van Dam, Susan Graham, Tatiana Troyanos, Tom Krause, Ruggero Raimondi, Susan Daniel, Julia Migenes, John-Paul Bogart, Lillian Watson, François Le Roux, Placido Domingo, Hĺkan Hagegĺrd, Annick Massis, Samuel Ramey Conductor: Placido Domingo, Kent Nagano, Marcello Viotti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Carlo Rizzi, Alain Lombard, Claudio Scimone, Ondrej Lenárd, James Conlon, Daniel Barenboim, Raymond Leppard, Paolo Olmi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Marek Janowski, Lawrence Foster, Marc Minkowski Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Lyon Opera Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Bavarian State Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, I Solisti Veneti, Prague Symphony Orchestra, ORTF National Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, ORTF Chorus, Maîtrise de Radio France, Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Le Concert des Tuileries Number of Discs: 2 Recorded in: Stereo Length: 2 Hours 15 Mins.	CD $16.99 Low Stock

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1.	Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: José Cura (Tenor) Conductor: Placido Domingo Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1926; Italy	Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs. Language: Italian


2.	Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1918; Italy	Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs. Language: Italian


3.	Les contes d'Hoffmann: Messieurs, silence! by Jacques Offenbach
	Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor), Catherine Dubosc (Soprano), Sumi Jo (Soprano) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1881; Paris, France	Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs. Language: French


4.	L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima by Gaetano Donizetti
	Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor) Conductor: Marcello Viotti Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1832; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 53 Secs. Language: Italian


5.	Carmen: Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante "Micaëla's Aria" by Georges Bizet
	Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano) Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1873-1874; France	Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs. Language: French


6.	Les pęcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet
	Performer: Thomas Hampson (Baritone), Jerry Hadley (Tenor) Conductor: Carlo Rizzi Orchestra/Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1863; France	Length: 7 Minutes 32 Secs. Language: French


7.	Cosě fan tutte, K 588: Soave sia il vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Jules Bastin (Bass), Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano), Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: Italian


8.	Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
	Performer: Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Claudio Scimone Orchestra/Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti Period: Baroque Written: 1738; London, England	Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. Language: Italian


9.	Rake's Progress: Quietly, night by Igor Stravinsky
	Performer: Robert Lloyd (Bass), Dawn Upshaw (Soprano) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1948-1951; USA	Length: 6 Minutes 4 Secs. Language: Russian


10.	Les contes d'Hoffmann: Les oiseaux dans la charmille by Jacques Offenbach
	Performer: Natalie Dessay (Soprano) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1881; Paris, France	Length: 5 Minutes 30 Secs. Language: French


11.	Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller? by Jules Massenet
	Performer: Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano), Jerry Hadley (Tenor) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1892; France	Length: 4 Minutes 52 Secs. Language: French


12.	Rusalka, Op 114/B 203: O moon high up "Song to the moon" by Antonín Dvorák
	Performer: Eva Urbanová (Soprano) Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1900; Bohemia	Length: 6 Minutes 1 Secs. Language: Czech


13.	La Bohčme: O soave fanciulla by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Barbara Hendricks (Soprano), José Carreras (Tenor) Conductor: James Conlon Orchestra/Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1896; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 1 Secs. Language: Italian


14.	Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Voi che sapete che cosa č amor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria	Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs. Language: Italian


15.	Billy Budd, Op. 50: And farewell, to ye, old Rights o' Man! by Benjamin Britten
	Performer: Thomas Hampson (Baritone) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1951/1960; England	Length: 5 Minutes 8 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: This selection begins with "Look! through the port..."


16.	Faust: Vous qui faites l'endormie "Serenade" by Charles Gounod
	Performer: José Van Dam (Bass Baritone) Conductor: Claudio Scimone Orchestra/Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1859; France	Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: French


17.	L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Disprezzata Regina by Claudio Monteverdi
	Performer: Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Raymond Leppard Orchestra/Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: 1642; Venice, Italy	Length: 6 Minutes 13 Secs. Language: Italian


18.	Rigoletto: Caro nome by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Sumi Jo (Soprano) Conductor: Paolo Olmi Orchestra/Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1851; Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 29 Secs. Language: Italian

	Notes: This selection begins "Gualtier Maldč..."


19.	Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: José Cura (Tenor) Conductor: Placido Domingo Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1893; Italy	Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. Language: Italian


20.	Madama Butterfly: Un bel dě vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1904; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: Italian


21.	La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: D'amour, l'ardente flamme by Hector Berlioz
	Performer: Susan Graham (Soprano) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1845-1846; France	Length: 8 Minutes 8 Secs. Language: French


22.	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth by Henry Purcell
	Performer: Tatiana Troyanos (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Raymond Leppard Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: 1689; England	Length: 4 Minutes 45 Secs. Language: English


23.	Iolanta, Op. 69: Ibn Hakia's Scene and Monologue by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Performer: Tom Krause (Baritone) Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Period: Romantic Written: 1891; Russia	Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs. Language: Russian


24.	Carmen: Votre toast je peu vous le rendre "Toreador Song" by Georges Bizet
	Performer: Ruggero Raimondi (Bass), Susan Daniel (Mezzo Soprano), Julia Migenes (Soprano), John-Paul Bogart (Bass), Lillian Watson (Soprano), François Le Roux (Baritone) Conductor: Lorin Maazel Orchestra/Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra, ORTF Chorus, Maîtrise de Radio France Period: Romantic Written: 1873-1874; France	Length: 4 Minutes 45 Secs. Language: French

	Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).


25.	Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor) Conductor: Zubin Mehta Orchestra/Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1900; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 9 Secs. Language: Italian


26.	Tannhäuser: O, du mein holder Abendstern by Richard Wagner
	Performer: Hĺkan Hagegĺrd (Baritone) Conductor: Marek Janowski Orchestra/Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1845/1861; Germany	Length: 5 Minutes 20 Secs. Language: German

	Notes: This selection begins "Wie Todesahnung, Dämm'rung deckt die Lande..."


27.	Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon coeur s'ouvre ŕ ta voix by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Performer: Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Lawrence Foster Orchestra/Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1877; France	Length: 6 Minutes 53 Secs. Language: French


28.	L'inganno felice: Al piů dolce e caro oggetto by Gioachino Rossini
	Performer: Annick Massis (Soprano) Conductor: Marc Minkowski Orchestra/Ensemble: Le Concert des Tuileries Period: Romantic Written: 1811-1812; Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 24 Secs. Language: Italian


29.	L'italiana in Algeri: Giŕ d'insolito ardore by Gioachino Rossini
	Performer: Samuel Ramey (Bass) Conductor: Claudio Scimone Orchestra/Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti Period: Romantic Written: 1813; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 4 Secs. Language: Italian

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