French opera.

Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoPortland, Or. : Bravissimo Opera Library, [2007?]
Description14 compact discs : digital ; 12 cm + 1 booklet (23 pages)
Subjects

Other author/creatorScribe, Eugène, 1791-1861 librettist.
Other author/creatorGandonnière, Almire librettist.
Other author/creatorCarré, Michel, 1819-1872 librettist.
Other author/creatorBarbier, Jules, 1825-1901 librettist.
Other author/creatorHalévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908 librettist.
Other author/creatorMeilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 librettist.
Other author/creatorLemaire, Ferdinand librettist.
Other author/creatorGondinet, Edmond, 1828-1888 librettist.
Other author/creatorGille, Philippe, 1831-1901 librettist.
Other author/creatorTucker, Richard, 1913-1975, performer.
Other author/creatorHayashi, Yasuko, 1943- performer.
Other author/creatorGwynne, David, performer.
Other author/creatorSabate, Juan, performer.
Other author/creatorGuadagno, Anton conductor.
Other author/creatorGedda, Nicolai performer.
Other author/creatorHorne, Marilyn performer.
Other author/creatorSoyer, Roger performer.
Other author/creatorPetkov, Dimitŭr, 1938- performer.
Other author/creatorPrêtre, Georges conductor.
Other author/creatorRaimondi, Ruggero performer.
Other author/creatorGhiaurov, Nicolai, 1929-2004 performer.
Other author/creatorFreni, Mirella, 1935-2020 performer.
Other author/creatorAlva, Luigi, performer.
Other author/creatorVerrett, Shirley performer.
Other author/creatorDomingo, Plácido, 1941- performer.
Other author/creatorDam, José van performer.
Other author/creatorTe Kanawa, Kiri performer.
Other author/creatorSolti, Georg, 1912-1997 conductor.
Other author/creatorVickers, Jon performer.
Other author/creatorDomínguez, Oralia, performer.
Other author/creatorBlanc, Ernest performer.
Other author/creatorDriessen, Henk, performer.
Other author/creatorFournet, Jean, conductor.
Other author/creatorRuffini, Alessandra performer.
Other author/creatorMorino, Giuseppe, performer.
Other author/creatorPraticò, Bruno performer.
Other author/creatorLazzarini, Serena, performer.
Other author/creatorPiantini, Carlos conductor.
Other author/creatorGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
Other author/creatorMérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
Other author/creatorLoti, Pierre, 1850-1923 Mariage de Loti.
Included WorkHalévy, F., 1799-1862. Juive.
Included WorkBerlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Damnation de Faust.
Included WorkGounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust.
Included WorkBizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen.
Included WorkSaint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Samson et Dalila.
Included WorkDelibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Lakmé.
Other author/creatorRoyal Opera House (London, England) performer.
Other author/creatorTeatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy) performer.
Other author/creatorTeatro alla Scala, performer.
Other author/creatorRadio Filharmonisch Orkest (Nederlandse Radio-Unie), performer.
Other author/creatorOrchestra internazionale d'Italia opera, performer.
Other author/creatorSlovenský l̕udový umelecký kolektív. Chamber Choir, performer.
Contents La juive / Jacques Fromental Halévy -- La damnation de Faust = The damnation of Faust / Hector Berlioz -- Faust / Charles Gounod -- Carmen / Georges Bizet -- Samson et Dalila = Samson and Delilah / Camille Saint-Saëns -- Lakmé / Léo Delibes.
General noteLibrettos by Eugène Scribe (1st work) ; the composer and Almire Gandonnière, after Goethe's Faust (2nd work) ; J. Barbier and M. Carré, after Goethe's Faust (3rd work) ; Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée (4th work) ; Ferdinand Lemaire (5th work) ; Gondinet and Gille; based on the novel Rarahu by Pierre Loti (6th work).
General notePerformers include Jon Vickers, Canadian (Samson et Dalila).
General noteCompact discs.
General noteProgram notes in English inserted in container.
Performer La Juive. Richard Tucker (Eleazar) ; Yasuko Hayashi (Rachel) ; David Gwynne (Cardinal de Brogni) ; Juan Sabate (Leopold) ; Orchestra & Chorus of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Anton Guadagno, conductor.
Performer La damnation de Faust. Nicolai Gedda (Faust) ; Marilyn Horne (Marguerite) ; Roger Soyer (Méphistophélès) ; Dimiter Petkov (Brander) ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Rome Opera ; Georges Prêtre, conductor.
Performer Faust. Gianni Raimondi (Faust) ; Niccolai Ghiaurov (Mephistopheles) ; Mirella Freni (Marguerite) ; Luigi Alva (Siebel) ; Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan ; Georges Prêtre, conductor.
Performer Carmen. Shirley Verrett (Carmen) ; Plácido Domingo (Don José) ; José Van Dam (Escamillo) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Micaëla) ; Orchestra & Chorus of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor.
Performer Samson et Dalila. Jon Vickers (Samson) ; Oralia Dominguez (Dalila) ; Ernest Blanc (High Priest) ; Henk Driessen (Abimilech) ; Netherlands Radio Orchestra & Chorus ; Jean Fournet, conductor.
Performer Lakmé. Alessandra Ruffini (Lakmé) ; Giuseppe Morino (Gérald) ; Bruno Praticò (Nilakantha) ; Serena Lazzarini (Malika) ; Italian International Orchestra & Chamber Chorus of Bratislava ; Carlos Piantini, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded at live performances in various locations, 1964-1991.
Publisher numberBRV9802 Bravissimo Opera Library