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 The Very Best Of Giuseppe Di Stefano
Release Date: 09/02/2003 
Label:  Emi Classics   Catalog #: 85087   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Ambroise ThomasJules MassenetFrancesco CilèaGiuseppe VerdiGaetano Donizetti
Vincenzo BelliniPietro MascagniGiacomo PucciniTraditional
Eduardo Di CapuaFrancesco Paolo TostiSalvatore CardilloErnesto De Curtis
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:  Giuseppe Di StefanoHerbert DawsonAnna Maria CanaliEbe TicozziMelchiorre Luise
Tito GobbiMaria CallasRolando PaneraiFranco Ventriglia

Conductor:  Alberto EredeTullio SerafinVictor De SabataGianandrea GavazzeniAntonino Votto
Herbert von KarajanDino Olivieri
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New London Light Opera OrchestraPhilharmonia OrchestraLondon Symphony OrchestraFlorence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Florence Maggio Musicale ChorusMilan Teatro alla Scala OrchestraRome Opera House Orchestra
Milan Teatro alla Scala ChorusOrchestra

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Mono 
Length: 2 Hours 32 Mins. 

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Notes & Reviews   Works on This Recording  
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Includes song(s) by Francesco Paolo Tosti, Eduardo Di Capua, Salvatore Cardillo, Ernesto De Curtis. Soloist: Giuseppe Di Stefano.
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1.  Mignon: Adieu, Mignon! Courage! by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New London Light Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1866; France 
Language: Italian 
2.  Mignon: Ah! que ton âme by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1866; France 
Language: Italian 
3.  Manon: Ah! fuyez, douce image by Jules Massenet
Performer:  Herbert Dawson (Organ), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1883-1884; France 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "Je suis seul..." 
4.  L'Arlesiana: E la solita storia...Anch'io vorrei "Lamento" by Francesco Cilèa
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897-1898; Italy 
Language: Italian 
5.  La traviata: De' miei bollenti spiriti by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by the recitative "Lunge da lei..." 
6.  Lucia di Lammermoor: Fra poco a me ricovero by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Italy 
Language: Italian 
7.  Lucia di Lammermoor: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra,  Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Italy 
Language: Italian 
8.  I puritani: A una fonte afflitto...Corre a vale by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "Son già lontani!..." 
9.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva il vino spumeggiante "Brindisi" by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:  Anna Maria Canali (Mezzo Soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "Intanto amici qua..." 
10.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, quel vino è generoso "Addio" by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:  Ebe Ticozzi (Mezzo Soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; Italy 
Language: Italian 
11.  Tosca: Recondita armonia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor), Melchiorre Luise (Baritone)
Conductor:  Victor De Sabata
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Language: Italian 
12.  Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Victor De Sabata
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
Language: Italian 
13.  Madama Butterfly: Dovunque al mondo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Language: Italian 
14.  Madama Butterfly: Addio, fiorito asil by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor), Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
Conductor:  Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Language: Italian 
15.  La forza del destino: O, tu che in seno agli angeli by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1862/1869; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "La vita è inferno..." 
16.  La Fanciulla del West: Or son sei mesi by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1910; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "Una parola sola..." 
17.  La Fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1910; Italy 
Language: Italian 
18.  Gianni Schicchi: Firenze è come un albero fiorito by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1918; Italy 
Language: Italian 
19.  Turandot: Non piangere, Liù by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Language: Italian 
20.  Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Language: Italian 
21.  Rigoletto: Questa o quella by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
Language: Italian 
22.  Rigoletto: Parmi veder le lagrime...Possente amor mi chiama by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "Ella mi fu rapita!..." 
23.  Rigoletto: La donna è mobile by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
Language: Italian 
24.  Il trovatore: Ah si, ben mio...Di quella pira by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
Language: Italian 
25.  Un ballo in maschera: Di' tu se fedele by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; Italy 
Language: Italian 
26.  Un ballo in maschera: T'eco io sto...Non sai tu by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor), Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection continues with "Oh, qual soave brivido." 
27.  Un ballo in maschera: Ma se m' è forza perderti by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "Forse la soglia attinse..." 
28.  La Bohème: Che gelida manina by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Language: Italian 
29.  La Bohème: O Mimì, tu più non torni by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Rolando Panerai (Baritone), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "In un coupé?..." 
30.  Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Italy 
Language: Italian 
31.  Manon Lescaut: Oh, sarà la più bella! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Maria Callas (Soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Italy 
Language: Italian 
32.  Manon Lescaut: No! pazzo son! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Franco Ventriglia (Baritone), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Italy 
Language: Italian 
33.  A la Barcillunisa by Traditional
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New London Light Opera Orchestra
Written: Sicily, Italy 
Language: Italian 
34.  Cantu a timuni by Traditional
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New London Light Opera Orchestra
Written: Sicily, Italy 
Language: Italian 
35.  'O sole mio by Eduardo Di Capua
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Dino Olivieri
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1898; Italy 
Language: Italian 
36.  Canzoni napoletane (3): no 3, Marechiare by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Dino Olivieri
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; Italy 
Language: Italian 
37.  Core 'ngrato by Salvatore Cardillo
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Dino Olivieri
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1911; Italy 
Language: Italian 
38.  Torna a Surriento by Ernesto De Curtis
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Dino Olivieri
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
Language: Italian 
39.  I Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:  Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
Conductor:  Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1892; Italy 
Language: Italian 
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