The Heart Of Opera
On this CD:
1. Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, opera Overture
Composed by Otto Nicolai
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Bernhard Klee
2. Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63 Spinning Chorus
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
3. L'elisir d'amore, opera Una furtiva lagrima
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
with Armin Ude
Conducted by Hans Vonk
4. Orfeo ed Euridice, (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30 Che faro
Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
with Grace Bumbry
Conducted by Vaclav Neumann
5. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act Peasants' Chorus
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
6. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Evening Star
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Siegfried Lorenz
Conducted by Heinz Fricke
7. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Habanera
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
with Sona Cervena
Conducted by Herbert Kegel
8. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Champagne Aria
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
9. Donna Diana, opera Overture
Composed by Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Kegel
10. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera Figaro's Aria
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Siegfried Lorenz
Conducted by Heinz Fricke
11. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Entrance of the Guests
Composed by Richard Wagner
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
12. Faust, opera Jewel Song
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
with Sylvia Geszty
Conducted by Kurt Masur
13. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts Duet
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
with Andreas Scheibner, Armin Ude
Conducted by Hans Vonk
14. Turandot, opera Nessum dorma
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Martin Ritzmann
Conducted by Heinz Fricke
15. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Va, pensiero
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
16. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), overture to the opera
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
17. Rigoletto, opera La donna e mobile
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Berlin Grosses Rundfunkorchester
with Anton de Ridder
Conducted by Robert Hanell
18. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Deh, Vieni non tardar
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Hilde Guden
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
19. Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, opera Moon Chorus
Composed by Otto Nicolai
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
20. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Hans Sach's Monologue, Act II
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Theo Adam
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
21. Turandot, opera Signori ascolta
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
with Elisabeth Breul
Conducted by Rolf Kleinert
22. Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 The Presentation of the Rose
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
with Anneliese Rothenberger
Conducted by Rudolf Neuhaus
23. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Bridal Chorus
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
24. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Non più andrai
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Hermann Prey
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
25. Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
26. Hänsel und Gretel, opera Pedrillo's Song
Composed by Engelbert Humperdinck
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
with Harald Neukirch
Conducted by Heinz Fricke
27. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera Mad Scene
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
with Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger
Conducted by Johannes Winkler
28. Aida, opera Triumphal March
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
Conducted by Giuseppe Patane
29. Hänsel und Gretel, opera Prelude
Composed by Engelbert Humperdinck
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
30. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72 Prisoner's Chorus
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
31. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Dalla sua pace
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Peter Schreier
Conducted by Bernhard Klee
32. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Theo Adam
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
33. Un ballo in maschera, opera Oscar's Aria
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
with Sylvia Geszty
Conducted by Kurt Masur
34. Tosca, opera E lucevan le stelle
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Martin Ritzmann
Conducted by Heinz Fricke
35. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Pilgrim's Chorus
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Berlin State Choir
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
36. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Seguidilla
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Berlin State Choir
with Peter-Jurgen Schmidt, Ute Trekel-Burckhardt
Conducted by Siegfried Kurz
37. Salome, opera, Op. 54 Dance of the Seven Veils
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
Conducted by Otmar Suitner
38. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 Liebestod
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
with Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Conducted by Kurt Masur
39. Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 Final duet
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
with Lisa della Casa, Anneliese Rothenberger
Conducted by Rudolf Neuhaus
The Heart Of Opera, Music, Siegfried Lorenz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Pietro Mascagni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Otto Nicolai, Giacomo Puccini, Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, Gioachino Rossini, Bedrich Smetana, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Bernhard Klee, Giuseppe Patane, Hans Vonk, Heinz Fricke, Herbert Kegel, Johannes Winkler, Kurt Masur, Otmar Suitner, Robert Hanell, Rolf Kleinert, Rudolf Neuhaus, Siegfried Kurz, Vaclav Neumann, Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Anneliese Rothenberger, Elisabeth Breul, Hilde Güden, Lisa della Casa, Sylvia Geszty, Armin Ude, Peter-Jurgen Schmidt, Andreas Scheibner, Anton de Ridder, Grace Bumbry
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