| Other author/creator | Molinari-Pradelli, Francesco, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Downes, Edward, 1911-2001 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Santi, Nello conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Lewis, Henry, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Price, Leontyne Prima donna. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas. When I am laid in earth. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. Dove sono? |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Addio del passato. |
| Included Work | Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Africaine Sur mes genoux, fils du soleil. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. Adieu, notre petite table. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Piangea cantando. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Ave Maria. |
| Included Work | Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950. Adriana Lecouvreur. Io son l'umile ancella. |
| Included Work | Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956. Louise. Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. In questa reggia. |
| Included Work | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957. Tote Stadt. Glück, das mir verblieb. |
| Included Work | Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Vanessa. Do not utter a word. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Atalanta. Care selve. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Or sai, chi l'onore. |
| Included Work | Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Freischütz. Leise, leise, fromme Weise. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Dich, teure Halle. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Macbeth. Luce langue. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Macbeth Vegliammo invan due notti. |
| Included Work | Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Mefistofele. Altra notte in fondo al mare. |
| Included Work | Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Rusalka Měsíčku na nebi hlubakém. |
| Included Work | Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Enfant prodigue. Année en vain. |
| Included Work | Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948. Andrea Chénier. Mamma morta. |
| Included Work | Zandonai, Riccardo, 1883-1944. Francesca da Rimini. Paolo, datemi pace. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Trittico. Suor Angelica. Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto! |
| Included Work | Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 Alceste (1767). Divinités du styx. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Non mi dir, bell'idol mio. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 Lombardi alla prima cruciata. Se vano, se vano è il pregare. |
| Included Work | Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883. Martha. Letzte Rose. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Simon Boccanegra. Come in quest'ora bruna. |
| Included Work | Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Périchole Tu n'est pas beau. |
| Included Work | Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Amelia al ballo. Vola intant l'ora in sonne. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 Rind des Nibelungen. Walküre. Du bist der Lenz. |
| Included Work | Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. Csárdás. |
| Included Work | Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante. |
| Included Work | Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. Voi lo sapete. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Thaïs. Dis-moi que je suis belle. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Trittico. Gianni Schicchi. O mio babbino caro. |
| Included Work | Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Dialogues des Carmélites Mes filles, violà s'achève. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Semele. Where'er you walk. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Idomeneo. D'Oreste, d'Ajace. |
| Included Work | Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Damnation de Faust. D'amour l'ardente flamme. |
| Included Work | Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Oberon. Ocean, thou mighty monster. |
| Included Work | Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma. Casta diva. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Caro nome. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Liebestod. |
| Included Work | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci Qual fiamma avea nel guardo. |
| Included Work | Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950. Adriana Lecouvreur. Poveri fiori. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Gloriana. On rivalries 'tis safe for kings. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Gloriana. O God, my king, sole ruler of the world. |
| Other author/creator | RCA italiana orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | New Philharmonia Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England), performer. |
| Series | BMG classics |
| Contents |
Dido and Aeneas : Thy hand, Belinda! : When I am laid in earth / Purcell -- Le nozze di Figaro : E Susanna non vien! : Dove sono / Mozart -- La traviata : Teneste la promessa : Addio del passato / Verdi -- L'africaine : Sur mes genoux, fils du soleil / Meyerbeer -- Manon : Allons! il le faut! : Adieu, notre petite table / Massenet -- Otello : Era più calma? : Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow song) ; Ave Maria / Verdi -- Adriana Lecouvreur : Ecco : Io son l'umile ancella / Cilea -- Louise : Depuis le jour / Charpentier -- Turandot : In questa reggia / Puccini -- Die tote Stadt : Marietta's lied / Korngold -- Vanessa : He has come, he has come! : Do not utter a word / Barber . |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Notes by Richard Mohr. |
| General note | "Contains ... the five 'Prima donna' LPs"--Notes. |
| General note | Atalanta : Care selve / Handel -- Don Giovanni : Don Ottavio, son morta! : Or sai chi l'onore / Mozart -- Der Freischütz : Wie nahte mir der schlummer : Leise, leise / Weber -- Tannhäuser : Dich, teure Halle / Wagner : Macbeth : La luce langue : Vegliammo ivan due notti : Una macchia è qui tuttora / Verdi -- Mefistofele : L'altra notte in fondo al mare / Boito -- Rusalka : Song to the moon = Mĕsíc̆ku na nebi hlubokém / Dvořák -- L'enfant prodigue : Air de lia : l'année en vain / Debussy -- Andrea Chénier : La mamma morta / Giordano -- Francesca da Rimini : Paolo, datemi pace! / Zandonai -- Suor Angelica : Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto! / Puccini -- Amelia goes to the ball : While I waste these precious hours / Menotti. |
| General note | Alcesta : Divinités du Styx / Gluck -- Don Giovanni : Crudele? ah, no, mio bene : Non mi dir / Mozart -- I lombardi : O madre, dal cielo : Se vano è il pregare / Verdi -- Martha : The last rose of summer / Flotow -- Simon Boccanegra : Come in quest'ora bruna / Verdi -- La périchole : Tu n'es pas beau / Offenbach -- Ring des Nibelungen : Die Walküre : Du bist der Lenz / Wagner -- Die Fledermaus : Czardas / J. Strauss II -- Carmen : C'est des contrebandiers : Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante / Bizet -- Cavalleria rusticana : Voi lo sapete / Mascagni -- Thaïs : Ah! je suis seule : Dis-moi que je suis belle / Massenet -- Gianni schicchi : O mio babbino caro / Puccini -- Les dialogues des Carmélites : Mes filles, voilà s'achève / Poulenc. |
| General note | Semele : Where'er you walk / Handel -- Idomeneo : O smania! o furie! : D'oreste, d'ajace! / Mozart -- La damnation de Faust : D'amour l'ardente flamme / Berlioz -- Oberon : Ozean, du ungeheuer! / Weber -- Norma : Sediziose voci, voci de guerra : Casta diva : Ah! bello a me ritorna / Bellini -- Rigoletto : Gualtier maldè : Caro nome / Verdi -- Tristan und Isolde : Liebestod : Mild und Leise / Wagner -- Pagliacci : Ballatella / Leoncavallo -- Adrianna Lecouvreur : Poveri fiori / Cilea -- Gloriana : Soliloquy & prayer : On rivalries 'tis safe for kings : O God, my king, sole ruler of the world / Britten. |
| Performer |
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor ; London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes, conductor ; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Nello Santi, conductor ; Philharmonis Orchestra, Henry Lewis, conductor. |
| Awards note | Pulitzer Prize, 1958 (Vanessa / Barber). |
| Other title | Willow song (G. Verdi) |
| Other title | Mia madre aveve una povera ancella (G. Verdi) |
| Other title | He has come, he has come! (S. Barber) |
| Other title | Don Ottavio, son morta! (W.A. Mozart) |
| Other title | Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (C.M. von Weber) |
| Other title | Sleepwalking scene (G. Verdi) |
| Other title | Song to the moon (A. Dvořák) |
| Other title | Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene (W.A. Mozart) |
| Other title | Czardas (J. Strauss) |
| Other title | C'est des contrebandiers (G. Bizet) |
| Other title | Ah! je suis seule (J. Massenet) |
| Other title | O smania! O Furie! (W.A. Mozart) |
| Other title | Sediziose voci, voci di guerra (V. Bellini) |
| Other title | Ozean, du Ungeheuer! (C.M. von Weber) |
| Other title | Ah! bello a me ritorna (V. Bellini) |
| Other title | Gualtier Maldè (G. Verdi) |
| Other title | Ballatella (R. Leoncavallo) |
| UPC |
9026612362 |
| Publisher number | 09026-61236-2 RCA |