| Description |
1 audio disc (approximately 71 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
011101 |
| Medium of Performance |
soprano voice 4 women's chorus 1 orchestra 1 4 2 |
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soprano voice 1 mixed chorus 1 orchestra 1 1 2 |
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soprano voice 1 orchestra 1 1 1 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Fifth disc of a 5 CD set (Decca: 466 474-2). |
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Opera excerpts. |
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Title from disc label. |
| Performer |
Joan Sutherland, soprano ; with: Huguette Tourangeau, Kiri Te Kanawa, Josephte Clément, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bonynge (track 1) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (track 2) ; Members of the Paris Opera Chorus (track 3) ; Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, conducted by Nello Santi (tracks 3, 5-6) ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Richard Bonynge (track 4) ; Orchestre del Maggio Musicale, Fiorentino conducted by Sir John Pritchard (track 7). |
| Note |
This compilation a re-issue of selections previously released in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1970. |
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Program notes by Alan Blyth and Cyrus Meher-Homji (10 unnumbered pages : portraits) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Les Huguenots. O beau pays de la Touraine ... Sombre chimère ... A ce mot seul s'anime / Giacomo Meyerbeer (12:39) -- Norma. Sediziose voci ... Casta diva ... Ah! Bello a me ritorna / Bellini (12:48) -- Lucia di Lammermoor. Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce! ... Ardon gl'incensi (Mad scene) / Gaetano Donizetti (16:09) -- Attila. Santo di patria ... Allor che i forti corrono ... Da te questo or m'è concesso (5:40) ; Ernani. Surta è la notte ... Ernani! Ernani, involami (8:00) ; I vespri Siciliani. Mercé, dilette amiche (Bolero) (3:28) ; La traviata. E' strano ... Ah, fors'è lui ... Sempre libera (12:01) / Verdi. |
| Language |
Sung in French and Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010, singer.
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Te Kanawa, Kiri, singer.
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Pritchard, John, 1921-1989, conductor.
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Santi, Nello, conductor.
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Tourangeau, Huguette, singer.
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Molinari-Pradelli, Francesco, conductor.
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Bonynge, Richard, conductor.
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Clément, Josephte, singer.
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Blyth, Alan, writer of added commentary.
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Meher-Homji, Cyrus, writer of added commentary.
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Container of (work): Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Huguenots. Ô beau pays.
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Container of (work): Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Huguenots. Sombre chimère.
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Container of (work): Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Huguenots. A ce mot tout s'anime.
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Container of (work): Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
Norma. Casta diva.
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Container of (work): Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
Lucia di Lammermoor. Dolce suono.
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Container of (work): Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
Lucia di Lammermoor. Ardon gl'incensi.
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Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Attila. Allor che i forti corrono.
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Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Attila. Da te questo or m'è concesso.
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Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Ernani. Ernani, Ernani, involami.
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Container of (expression): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Vêpres siciliennes. Merci jeunes amies. Italian.
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Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Traviata. Ah, fors' è lui che l'anima.
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Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Traviata. Sempre libera.
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New Philharmonia Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Ambrosian Opera Chorus, singer.
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus, singer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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London Symphony Chorus, singer.
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Société des concerts du Conservatoire. Orchestre, instrumentalist.
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Opéra de Paris. Chœur, singer.
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Maggio musicale fiorentino. Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Music No. |
466 474-2 Decca (set) |
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466 479-2 Decca (disc 5) |
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