Click on the blue highlighted elements for links to similar or related items Title : Command performance - a night at the operaLabel : Reader's Digest [1978] Notes : Boxed set of 7 plus bonus record Tracks 1/1-4 : Curtain Up (1) / Johann Strauss II et al.
1. Overture from Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss) :: Vienna State Opera Orchestra: Oscar Danon
2. Overture from Don Giovanni (Mozart) :: Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Fritz Reiner
3. Overture from The Barber of Seville (Rossini) :: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
4. Overture from The Silken Ladder (Rossini) :: Philharmonic Opera Orchestra: Charles Gerhardt
Composer(s): Johann Strauss II, W A Mozart, Gioachino Rossini
Performer(s): Oscar Danon , Fritz Reiner, Erich Leinsdorf, Charles Gerhardt
Ensemble(s): Wiener Staatsopernorchester, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Philharmonic Opera Orchestra
Tracks 1/5-7 : Curtain Up (2) / Ludwig van Beethoven et al.
5. Overture from Fidelio (Beethoven) :: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Charles Munch
6. Overture from The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (Wagner) :: Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Fritz Reiner
7. Overture from The Thieving Magpie (Rossini) :: Beecham Promenade Orchestra: Gilbert Vinter
Composer(s): Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Gioachino Rossini
Performer(s): Charles Munch, Fritz Reiner, Gilbert Vinter
Ensemble(s): Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Beecham Promenade Orchestra
Tracks 2/1-6 : World-Famous Arias (1) / Gioachino Rossini et al.
1. I'm the Factotum from The Barber of Seville (Rossini) :: Robert Merrill, bar. | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
2-3. Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen [AND] Yes, They Call Me Mimi from La Boheme (Puccini) :: Richard Tucker, ten. / Anna Moffo, sop. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
4. One Fine Day from Madame Butterfly (Puccini) :: Leontyne Price, sop. | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
5. Celeste Aïda from Aïda (Verdi) :: Plácido Domingo, ten. | London Symphony Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
6. La Donna è Mobile from Rigoletto (Verdi) :: Alfredo Kraus, ten. | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Georg Solti
Composer(s): Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi
Performer(s): Robert Merrill, Erich Leinsdorf, Richard Tucker, Anna Moffo,
Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Alfredo Kraus, Georg Solti
Ensemble(s): Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
Tracks 2/10-12 : World-Famous Arias (3) / Giacomo Puccini et al.
10. Love and Music from Tosca (Puccini) :: Leontyne Price, sop. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Oliviero de Fabritiis
11. The Stars Were Shining Brightly from Tosca (Puccini) :: Jussi Bjoerling, ten. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
12. Bell Song from Lakmé (Delibes) :: Anna Moffo, sop. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Tullio Serafin
Composer(s): Giacomo Puccini, Léo Delibes
Performer(s): Leontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Jussi Björling, Erich Leinsdorf,
Anna Moffo, Tullio Serafin
Ensemble(s): Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tracks 2/7-9 : World-Famous Arias (2) / Richard Wagner et al.
7. Evening Star from Tannhäuser (Wagner) :: Sherrill Milnes, bar. | New Philharmonia Orchestra: Anton Guadagno
8. Habanera from Carmen (Bizet) :: Leontyne Price, sop. | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Vienna State Opera Chorus: Herbert von Karajan
9. Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme (Puccini) :: Mary Costa, sop. / Anna Moffo, sop. / Robert Merrill, bar. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
Composer(s): Richard Wagner, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Léo Delibes
Performer(s): Sherrill Milnes, Anton Guadagno, Leontyne Price, Herbert von Karajan,
Mary Costa, Anna Moffo, Robert Merrill, Erich Leinsdorf
Ensemble(s): New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tracks 3/1-4 : Best Loved Duets (1) / Giacomo Puccini et al.
1. Love Duet from Madame Butterfly (Puccini) :: Leontyne Price, sop. / Richard Tucker, ten. | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
2. Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman (Offenbach) :: Montserrat Caballé, sop. / Shirley Verrett, mez. | New Philharmonia Orchestra: Anton Guadagno
3. Oh, Lovely Maid in the Moonlight from La Bohème (Puccini) :: Anna Moffo, sop. / Richard Tucker, ten. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
4. Love Duet from A Masked Ball (Verdi) :: Leontyne Price, sop. / Carlo Bergonzi, ten. | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
Composer(s): Giacomo Puccini, Jacques Offenbach, Giuseppe Verdi
Performer(s): Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Erich Leinsdorf, Montserrat Caballé,
Shirley Verrett, Anton Guadagno, Anna Moffo, Carlo Bergonzi
Ensemble(s): RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tracks 3/5-6 : Best Loved Duets (2) / Georges Bizet et al.
5. 'Tis You, 'Tis I from Carmen (Bizet) :: Leontyne Price, sop. / Franco Corelli, ten. | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan
6. Love Duet, Act I from Tosca (Puccini) :: Zinka Milanov, sop. / Jussi Bjoerling, ten. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
Composer(s): Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini
Performer(s): Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Herbert von Karajan, Zinka Milanov,
Jussi Björling, Erich Leinsdorf
Ensemble(s): Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tracks 3/7-8 : Best Loved Duets (3) / Giuseppe Verdi et al.
7. Swear in This Hour from The Force of Destiny (Verdi) :: Richard Tucker, ten. / Robert Merrill, bar. | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Thomas Schippers
8. Vengeance! from Rigoletto (Verdi) :: Anna Moffo, sop. / Robert Merrill, bar. | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Georg Solti
Composer(s): Giuseppe Verdi
Performer(s): Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Thomas Schippers, Anna Moffo,
Georg Solti
Ensemble(s): RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Tracks 4/1-6 : Rousing Choruses (1) / Georges Bizet et al.
1. Smuggler's Chorus from Carmen (Bizet) :: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus: Herbert Von Karajan
2. Soldier's Chorus from Faust (Gounod) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
3. Brother Dear, Sister Dear from Die Fledermaus (J Strauss) :: Adele Leigh, Anneliese Rothenberger, Risë Stevens, George London, Eberhard Waechter (SSMBB) | Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus: Oscar Danon
4. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco (Verdi) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
5. In the Gently Blowing Breeze from Mignon (Thomas) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
6. Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore (Verdi) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
Composer(s): Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Johann Strauss II, Giuseppe Verdi, Ambroise Thomas
Performer(s): Herbert von Karajan, Robert Shaw, Adele Leigh, Anneliese Rothenberger,
Risë Stevens, George London, Eberhard Wächter, Oscar Danon
Ensemble(s): Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernorchester und Chor, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra
Tracks 4/7-13 : Rousing Choruses (2) / Richard Wagner et al.
7. Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser (Wagner) :: Norman Luboff Choir, New Symphony Orchestra of London: Leopold Stokowski
8. The Presentation of Olympia from the Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
9. Zitti, Zitti from Rigoletto (Verdi) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
10. Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
11. Wach' Auf! from Die Meistersinger (Wagner) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
12. Chorus (Act II) from Otello (Verdi) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
13. Chorus (Act IV) from Carmen (Bizet) :: Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra: Robert Shaw
Composer(s): Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach, Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet
Performer(s): Leopold Stokowski, Robert Shaw
Ensemble(s): Norman Luboff Choir, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra
Tracks 5/1-4 : Gala Performance (1) / Georges Bizet et al.
1. Toreador Song from Carmen (Bizet) :: Robert Merrill, bar. | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus: Herbert von Karajan
2. O Patria Mia from Aida (Verdi) :: Leontyne Price, sop. | London Symphony Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
3. Drinking Song from La Traviata (Verdi) :: Montserrat Caballé, sop. / Carlo Bergonzi, ten. | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Chorus: Georges Prêtre
4. Miserere from Il Trovatore (Verdi) :: Leontyne Price, sop. / Plácido Domingo, ten. | Ambrosian Opera Chorus: John McCarthy / New Philharmonia Orchestra: Zubin Mehta
Composer(s): Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi
Performer(s): Robert Merrill, Herbert von Karajan, Leontyne Price, Erich Leinsdorf,
Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, Georges Prêtre, Plácido Domingo, John McCarthy, Zubin Mehta
Ensemble(s): Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, London Symphony Orchestra, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Tracks 5/5-6 : Gala Performance (2) / Giuseppe Verdi et al.
5. Quartet from Rigoletto (Verdi) :: Anna Moffo, Rosalind Elias, Alfredo Kraus, Robert Merrill (SCTBar) | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Georg Solti
6. The Flower Song from Carmen (Bizet) :: Franco Corelli, ten. | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan
Composer(s): Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet
Performer(s): Anna Moffo, Rosalind Elias , Alfredo Kraus, Robert Merrill,
Georg Solti, Franco Corelli, Herbert von Karajan
Ensemble(s): RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker
Tracks 5/7-10 : Gala Performance (3) / Vincenzo Bellini et al.
7. Casta Diva from Norma (Bellini) :: Montserrat Caballé, sop. | Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Philharmonic Opera Orchestra: Carlo Felice Cillario
8. By the Heavens from Otello (Verdi) :: Jon Vickers, ten. / Tito Gobbi, bar. | Rome Opera House Orchestra: Tullio Serafin
9. How Handsome He Is from Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) :: Montserrat Caballé, sop. | Philharmonic Opera Orchestra: Carlo Felice Cillario
10. Do Not Curse from The Force of Destiny (Verdi) :: Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Giorgio Tozzi (STB) | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Thomas Schippers
Composer(s): Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti
Performer(s): Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Felice Cillario, Jon Vickers, Tito Gobbi,
Tullio Serafin, Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker, Giorgio Tozzi, Thomas Schippers
Ensemble(s): Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonic Opera Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Tracks 6/1-5 : Pageantry and Splendour (1) / Giuseppe Verdi et al.
1. Grand March from Aida (Verdi) :: Boston Pops Orchestra: Arthur Fiedler
2. Magic Fire Music from The Valkyrie (Wagner) :: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Charles Munch
3. Polonaise from Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) :: Boston Pops Orchestra: Arthur Fiedler
4. Prelude To Act III of La Traviata (Verdi) :: RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra: Georges Prêtre
5. Ride of the Valkyries from The Valkyrie (Wagner) :: Symphony of the Air: Leopold Stokowski
Composer(s): Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, P I Tchaikovsky
Performer(s): Arthur Fiedler, Charles Munch, Georges Prêtre, Leopold Stokowski
Ensemble(s): Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Symphony of the Air
Tracks 6/6-10 : Pageantry and Splendour (2) / Georges Bizet et al.
6. Intermezzo from Carmen (Bizet) :: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan
7. Prelude To Act III of Lohengrin (Wagner) :: Boston Pops Orchestra: Arthur Fiedler
8. Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla from The Rhinegold (Wagner) :: Symphony of the Air: Leopold Stokowski
9. Siegfried's Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung (Wagner) :: Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Fritz Reiner
10. Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust (Berlioz) :: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
Composer(s): Georges Bizet, Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz
Performer(s): Herbert von Karajan, Arthur Fiedler, Leopold Stokowski, Fritz Reiner,
Erich Leinsdorf
Ensemble(s): Wiener Philharmoniker, Boston Pops Orchestra, Symphony of the Air, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Tracks 7/1-5 : Dances from the Opera (1) / Bedřich Smetana et al.
1. Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride (Smetana) :: National Symphony Orchestra: Howard Mitchell
2. Dance of the Moorish Slaves from Aïda (Verdi) :: London Symphony Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf
3. Gypsy Dance from Carmen (Bizet) :: Leontyne Price, sop. | Vienna State Opera Chorus / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan
4. Dance of the Apprentices (and) Procession of the Masters from The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (Wagner) :: Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Fritz Reiner
5. Ballet Music from Otello (Verdi) :: Rome Opera House Orchestra: Tullio Serafin
Composer(s): Bedřich Smetana, Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Richard Wagner
Performer(s): Howard Mitchell, Erich Leinsdorf, Leontyne Price, Herbert von Karajan,
Fritz Reiner, Tullio Serafin
Ensemble(s): National Symphony Orchestra (Washington), London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tracks 7/6-8 : Dances from the Opera (2) / Camille Saint-Saëns et al.
6. Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah (Saint-Saëns) :: Boston Pops Orchestra: Arthur Fiedler
7. Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo and Euridice (Gluck) :: Virtuosi di Roma: Renato Fasano
8. Ballet Music from Faust (Gounod) :: New Philharmonia Orchestra: Antonio de Almeida
Composer(s): Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph von Gluck, Charles Gounod
Performer(s): Arthur Fiedler, Renato Fasano, Antonio de Almeida
Ensemble(s): Boston Pops Orchestra, Virtuosi di Roma, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Tracks A1-A6 : Golden Voices Sing Great Arias (1) / Ruggero Leoncavallo et al.
A1. On With the Motley from I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) :: Enrico Caruso
A2. I Am Titania from Mignon (Thomas) :: Amelita Galli-Curci
A3. Pace, Pace Mio Dio from The Force of Destiny (Verdi) :: Rosa Ponselle
A4. M' Appari from Martha (Flotow) :: Beniamino Gigli
A5. Czardas from Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss) :: Elisabeth Rethberg
A6. If You Are After A Little Amusement from The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) :: Ezio Pinza
Composer(s): Ruggero Leoncavallo, Ambroise Thomas, Giuseppe Verdi, Friedrich von Flotow, Johann Strauss II, W A Mozart
Performer(s): Enrico Caruso, Amelita Galli-Curci, Rosa Ponselle, Beniamino Gigli,
Elisabeth Rethberg, Ezio Pinza
Tracks B1-B6 : Golden Voices Sing Great Arias (2) / Giuseppe Verdi et al.
B1. Questa O Quella from Rigoletto (Verdi) :: Enrico Caruso
B2. Jewel Song from Faust (Gounod) :: Nellie Melba
B3. Brindisi from Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) :: Ernestine Schumann-Heink
B4. Far From The World Of Fashion from La Traviata (Verdi) :: John McCormack
B5. Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) :: Kirsten Flagstad
B6. Clock Scene from Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky) :: Alexander Kipnis
Composer(s): Giuseppe Verdi, Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, Richard Wagner, Modest Mussorgsky
Performer(s): Enrico Caruso, Nellie Melba, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, John McCormack,
Kirsten Flagstad, Alexander Kipnis
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