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The acclaimed maestro conducts a program of overtures and preludes
by Wagner, Rossini, and Bizet; arias by Verdi and Bellini. Prètre leads the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, with soloists soprano Mariella Devia and tenor Massimiliano Pisapia. Color, PCM Stereo/Dolby 5.1, 90 minutes, 4:3, All regions.
The acclaimed maestro conducts a program of overtures and preludes
by Wagner, Rossini, and Bizet; arias by Verdi and Bellini. Prètre leads the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, with soloists soprano Mariella Devia and tenor Massimiliano Pisapia. Color, PCM Stereo/Dolby 5.1, 90 minutes, 4:3, All regions. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music by Richard Wagner
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
2.
Guillaume Tell: Overture by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Italy
3.
Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra,
Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
4.
Carmen: Act 1 Prelude "Les toréadors" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
5.
Norma: Casta diva by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:
Mariella Devia (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Italy
6.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
7.
Aida: Celeste Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Massimiliano Pisapia (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
8.
L'arlésienne: Suite no 2 - 4th movement, Farandole by Georges Bizet
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: France
9.
Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra,
Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Italy
10.
La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Mariella Devia (Soprano),
Massimiliano Pisapia (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
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