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V33-R1413 (8 disks)

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Title : Command performance - a night at the opera

Label : Reader's Digest [1978]

Notes : Boxed set of 7 plus bonus record

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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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

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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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 2/7-9 : 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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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 5/7-10 : 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) / Arranger(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 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) / Arranger(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 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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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) / Arranger(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 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) / Arranger(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

 

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