Opera news "Prima voce" collection : great voices from the Met's past.

Format Audio (CD)
Publication Info[United States] : Nimbus Records, ℗1997.
Description1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorBjörling, Jussi, 1911-1960 performer.
Other author/creatorMuzio, Claudia, 1889-1936 performer.
Other author/creatorCaruso, Enrico, 1873-1921 performer.
Other author/creatorGalli-Curci, Amelita, 1882-1963 performer.
Other author/creatorMelchior, Lauritz performer.
Other author/creatorLehmann, Lotte performer.
Other author/creatorGigli, Beniamino, 1890-1957 performer.
Other author/creatorEames, Emma, 1865-1952 performer.
Other author/creatorPinza, Ezio performer.
Other author/creatorSchumann-Heink, Ernestine, 1861-1936 performer.
Other author/creatorTibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960 performer.
Other author/creatorFarrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967 performer.
Other author/creatorMartinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969 performer.
Other author/creatorFlagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962 performer.
Other author/creatorLauri-Volpi, Giacomo, 1892-1979, performer.
Other author/creatorPonselle, Rosa, 1897-1981, performer.
Other author/creatorChaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich, 1873-1938 performer.
Included WorkPuccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Che gelida manina.
Included WorkBoito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Mefistofele. Altra notte in fondo al mare.
Included WorkGiordano, Umberto, 1867-1948. Andrea Chénier. Come un bel dì di maggio.
Included WorkRimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Sadko (Opera). Pesni͡a︡ indiĭskogo gosti͡a︡ French.
Included WorkWagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein.
Included WorkTchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Evgeniĭ Onegin. St͡s︡ena pisʹma. German.
Included WorkBizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Pêcheurs de perles. Au fond du temple saint Italian.
Included WorkGounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette. Je veux vivre dans le rêve.
Included WorkMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Zauberflöte. O Isis und Osiris (Aria and chorus)
Included WorkHandel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Rinaldo. Lascia ch'io pianga mia cruda sorte.
Included WorkPuccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Tre sbirri, una carrozza.
Included WorkMassenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. Adieu, notre petite table.
Included WorkMeyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Africaine. O paradis sorti de l'onde.
Included WorkWagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. Du bist der Lenz.
Included WorkVerdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Sì, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!
Included WorkBellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma. Casta diva.
Included WorkMassenet, Jules, 1842-1912 Elegies, voice, cello, piano. Russian.
Portion of title Prima voce collection
Portion of title Great voices from the Met's past
Contents La Bohème. Che gelida manina / Puccini (4:20) -- Mefistofele. L'altra notte in fondo al mare / Boito (4:04) -- Andrea Chénier. Come un bel di di maggio / Giodano (3:00) -- Sadko. Song of India / Rimsky-Korsakov (2:52) -- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein / Wagner (3:54) -- Eugene Onegin. Letter scene / Tchaikovsky (3:33) -- Les Pecheus de Perles. Au fond du temple saint / Bizet (4:30) -- Roméo et Juliette. Je veux vivre dans ce rêve / Gounod (3:18) -- Die Zauberfloẗe. O Isis und Osiris / Mozart (3:43) -- Rinaldo. Lascia ch'io pianga / Handel (4:17) -- Tosca. Va, Tosca! / Puccini (4:08) -- Manon. Allons! Il le faut ... Adieu, notre petite table / Massenet (3:18) -- L'Africana. O Paradio / Meyerbeer (3:41) -- Die Walküre. Du bist der Lenz / Wagner (2:08) -- Otello. Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro! / Verdi (4:40) -- Norma. Sediziose voci ... Casta diva / Bellini (7:56) -- Elégie / Massenet (4:18).
General notecompact disc.
General noteProgram Notes inserted in container.
Performer Jussi Björling ; Claudia Muzio ; Enrico Caruso ; Amelita Galli-Curci ; Lauritz Melchior ; Lotte Lehmann ; Beniamino Gigli ; Emma Eames ; Ezio Pinza ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Geraldine Farrar ; Giovanni Martinelli ; Kirsten Flagstad ; Giacomo Lauri-Volpi ; Rosa Ponselle ; Feodor Chaliapin ; various orchestras and conductors.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded between Nov. 13, 1906 and Oct. 1941.
Publisher numberON-1 Nimbus Records

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