| Description |
2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| 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 |
Chiefly excerpts from operas and operettas. |
| Performer |
Beverly Sills, soprano; various supporting soloists; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; New York City Opera Orchestra; Julius Rudel, James Levine, Aldo Ceccato, Charles Mackerras, and Emerson Buckley, conductors. |
| Event |
Recorded 1959-1985 in London, Vienna, Croydon, or New York. |
| Note |
Selections previously released. |
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Compact discs. |
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Biographical notes on Sills by Anthony Rudel (10 p. : ports.) in container. |
| Contents |
CD 1. I puritani. Son vergin vezzosa (5:55) ; I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Eccomi-- Oh! quante volte (9:43) ; Norma. Mira, o Norma (8:32) / Vincenzo Bellini -- Attila. Santo di patria-- Allor che i forti corrono-- Da te questo / Giuseppe Verdi (7:09) -- Il barbiere di Siviglia. Contro un cor che accende amore / Gioacchino Rossini (7:37) -- Roberto Devereux. Che m'apporti? (3:29) ; Quel sangue versato al cielo s'innalza (5:32) / Gaetano Donizetti -- Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio : K. 418 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (7:23) -- Amor : op. 68, no. 5 / Richard Strauss (2:52). |
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CD 2. Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Martern aller Arten / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (8:10) -- La traviata. È strano! È strano! (1:38) ; Ah, fors'è lui (5:51) ; Follie! Follie! (1:15) ; Sempre libera (3:50) / Giuseppe Verdi -- Manon. Ces murs silencieux ; Pardonnez moi, Dieu de toute puissance (2:36) ; Toi! Vous! ; Oui! Je fus cruelle et coupable! (4:13) ; N'est-ce plus ma main? (4:35) / Jules Massenet -- Robert le diable. Robert, toi que j'aime / Giacomo Meyerbeer (7:10) -- Les contes d'Hoffmann. Tu ne chanteras plus? (5:00) ; Chère enfant que j'appelle (4:07) / Jacques Offenbach -- Giuditta. Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiss / Franz Lehár (5:20) -- Wein, Wien, nur du allein / Rudolf Sieczyński ; Ernesto Tagliaferri (5:20) -- The ballad of Baby Doe. Always through the changing / Douglas Moore (4:17). |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, German, French, or English. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
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Songs (High voice) with orchestra. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Rudel, Julius, conductor.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
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Ceccato, Aldo, conductor.
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Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010, conductor.
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Buckley, Emerson, 1916-1989, conductor.
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Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
Puritani. Son vergin vezzosa.
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Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
Capuleti e i Montecchi. Oh quante volte.
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Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
Norma. Mira, o Norma.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Attila. Allor che i forti corrono.
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Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Barbiere di Siviglia. Contro un cor che accende amore.
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Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
Roberto Devereux. Vivi ingrato.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Lieder, op. 68. Amor.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Entführung aus dem Serail. Martern aller Arten.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Traviata. Ah, fors' è lui che l'anima.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Traviata. Sempre libera.
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Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Manon. N'est-ce plus ma main.
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Robert le diable. Robert, toi que j'aime.
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Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
Contes d'Hoffmann. Chère enfant!
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Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.
Giuditta. Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss.
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Sieczyński, Rudolf, 1879-1952.
Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume.
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Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969.
Ballad of Baby Doe. Always through the changing.
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Ambrosian Opera Chorus, performer.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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New Philharmonia Orchestra, performer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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New York City Opera. Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Great recordings |
| Music No. |
B0002469-02 Deutsche Grammophon |
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