50 Best Choruses

Various

• Released on 03/10/2011 by Warner Classics
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Classical

1 Faust, Act 2: "Vin ou bière, bière ou vin" - "Jeune adepte du tonneau" (Chœur, Wagner)

Michel Plasson 00:05:02

Charles Gounod, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Carre, Poet - Jules Barbier, Poet - Daniel Michel, Engineer - Marc Barrard, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Chœur de l'armée française, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse, Chorus, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music France

2 Faust, Act 2: Valse. "Ainsi que la brise légère" (Chœur, Méphistophélès, Faust, Siebel)

Choeur De L'armee Francaise 00:02:58

Charles Gounod, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - José Van Dam , Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Michel Carre, Poet - Jules Barbier, Poet - Richard leech, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniel Michel, Engineer - Martine Mahé, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Chœur de l'armée française, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse, Chorus, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music France

3 Faust, Act 4: Chœur des soldats. "Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux" (Chœur)

Michel Plasson 00:03:08

Charles Gounod, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Carre, Poet - Jules Barbier, Poet - Daniel Michel, Engineer - Chœur de l'armée française, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse, Chorus, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music France

4 Faust, Act 5 : "Sauvée ! Christ est ressuscité" (Faust, Chorus)

Michel Plasson 00:02:33

Charles Gounod, Composer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Carre, Poet - Jules Barbier, Poet - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Chorus - Richard leech, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Choeur de l'Armée Française, Chorus

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1991 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

5 Roméo et Juliette : L'heure s'envole

Michel Plasson 00:03:07

Charles Gounod, Composer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Michel Plasson, MainArtist - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Chorus, Second Vocals - Choeur Capitole Toulouse, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1983 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

6 Mireille - Farandole : La farandole joyeuse et folle

Michel Plasson 00:02:49

Charles Gounod, Composer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Michel Plasson, MainArtist - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Chorus, Second Vocals - Choeur Capitole Toulouse, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1980 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

7 Mireille - Acte V : XIIX. Marche et choeur "Vous qui du haut des cieux" (Choeur)

Michel Plasson 00:02:48

Charles Gounod, Composer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Michel Plasson, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Chorus, Second Vocals - Henri Busser, Arranger - Choeur Capitole Toulouse, MainArtist - Frédéric Mistral, Writer

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1980 Parlophone/Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

8 Les Contes d'Hoffmann : Drig, drig, drig, Maître Luther

Kurt Rydl 00:02:52

David R. Murray, Producer - Brussels National Opera Chorus, Performance, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique de l'Opéra National, Bruxelles, Performance, MainArtist - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor, MainArtist - Kurt Rydl, Bass, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1988 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

9 Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Chœur des gamins. "Avec la garde montante, nous arrivons, nous voilà ! "(Chœur)

La Lauzeta 00:02:22

David Groves, Producer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra - La Lauzeta, Choir, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Limited

10 Carmen, Act One: Carmen : La cloche a sonné...Dans l'air

Angela Gheorghiu 00:03:36

Nicolas Rivenq, Vocals, MainArtist - David Groves, Producer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Michel Plasson, Conductor - Thomas Hampson, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Choeur Les Elements, Chorus, MainArtist - Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse, Orchestra - Roberto Alagna, Vocals, MainArtist - Yann Beuron, Vocals, MainArtist - Nicolas Cavallier, Bass, MainArtist - Didier Chevalier, Vocals, MainArtist - Elisabeth Vidal, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Ludovic Tezier, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Isabelle Cals, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Inva Mula, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Anne Gotkovsky, Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra, MainArtist - Choeur 'Les Éléments', Chorus

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

11 Carmen, WD 31, Act 4: "Les voici ! Voici le quadrille !" (Chœur)

Michel Plasson 00:04:06

David Groves, Producer - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Elements, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra - La Lauzeta, Choir, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Limited

12 Les Pecheurs de Perles) (new edition of original 1863 version: part orch. A. Hammond), ACTE I: Sur la grève en feu (Choeur)

Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse 00:03:56

Wolff, Conductor, Lead Vocals - Georges Bizet, Composer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Michel Plasson, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Aler, Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals - Barbara Hendricks, Lead Vocals, Soprano Vocals - Alain Lanceron, Producer - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Gino Quilico, Lead Vocals, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Jean-Philippe Courtis, Lead Vocals, Bass - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse, Chorus, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company.

13 Les Pecheurs de Perles) (new edition of original 1863 version: part orch. A. Hammond), ACTE I: Sois la bienvenue (Choeur)

Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse 00:02:14

Wolff, Conductor, Lead Vocals - Georges Bizet, Composer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Michel Plasson, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Aler, Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals - Barbara Hendricks, Lead Vocals, Soprano Vocals - Alain Lanceron, Producer - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Gino Quilico, Lead Vocals, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Jean-Philippe Courtis, Lead Vocals, Bass - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse, Chorus, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company.

14 Les Pêcheurs de perles - Acte I - Une plage de l'île de Ceylan - N°5 - Air et choeur : O Dieu Brahma ! (Leïla, Nadir, Choeur)

Michel Plasson 00:01:46

Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Michel Plasson, MainArtist - John Aler, Spoken Voice, MainArtist - Barbara Hendricks, Boy Soprano, MainArtist, Second Vocals - George Bizet, Composer - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Chorus, Second Vocals - Choeur Capitole Toulouse, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1989 Parlophorne Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

15 Les Pecheurs de Perles) (new edition of original 1863 version: part orch. A. Hammond), ACTE III - Seconde partie: Dès que le soleil (Choeur)

Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse 00:02:01

Wolff, Conductor, Lead Vocals - Georges Bizet, Composer - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Michel Plasson, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Aler, Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals - Barbara Hendricks, Lead Vocals, Soprano Vocals - Alain Lanceron, Producer - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Gino Quilico, Lead Vocals, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Jean-Philippe Courtis, Lead Vocals, Bass - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse, Chorus, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company.

16 Hérodiade, Act 4: "Romains ! Nous sommes romains !" (Chœur)

Michel Plasson 00:05:46

Jules Massenet, Composer - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Choeur Du Capitole De Toulouse, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Sociedad Coral De Bilbao, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1995 Warner Music France

17 Padmâvatî, Op. 18, L. 20, Act 2: "Dans la nuit flamboyante, la vie conduite par la Mort" (Chorus)

Michel Plasson 00:12:04

Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Albert Roussel, Composer - Orfeon Donostiarra, Chorus - Louis Laloy, Poet

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1983 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 2

1 Il Trovatore, Act 2: "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie"

Thomas Schippers 00:02:49

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Choir - Thomas Schippers, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1965/1990 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company

2 Il trovatore, Act 3: Coro d'introduzione. "Or co' dadi, ma fra poco" (Coro, Ferrando)

Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma 00:04:11

Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Thomas Schippers, Conductor, MainArtist - Salvatore Cammarano, Poet - Ferruccio Mazzoli, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Orchestra

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1965, 1990 Parlophone Records Limited

3 Gli arredi festivi from Nabucco

Riccardo Muti 00:05:10

David Groves, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra - Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1992 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

4 Nabucco, Act 3: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Coro)

Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano 00:04:58

Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Limited

5 Ernani (1996 Remastered Version), Act I: Evviva! beviam! beviam!

Chorus of Welsh National Opera 00:03:53

John Fraser, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Francesco Mario Piave, Librettist - Sir Richard Armstrong, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Chorus, MainArtist - Welsh National Opera Chorus, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Julian Smith, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Stein, Lead Vocals, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1979, 1996 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

6 Ernani (1996 Remastered Version), Act III: Un patto! un giuramento!...Si ridesti il Leon di Castiglia

Chorus of Welsh National Opera 00:02:01

John Fraser, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Francesco Mario Piave, Librettist - Sir Richard Armstrong, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Chorus, MainArtist - Welsh National Opera Chorus, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Julian Smith, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Stein, Lead Vocals, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1979, 1996 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

7 Rigoletto [Act I] (1988 Remastered Version): Zitti, zitti, (Courtiers, Gilda, Rigoletto)

Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Sir John Barbirolli 00:01:48

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Francesco Mario Piave, Librettist - Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Chorus, MainArtist - Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Orchestra - Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma & Sir John Barbirolli, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1967 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Digital remastering (p) 1988 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

8 La Traviata, Act 2: "Noi siamo zingarelle" (Chorus, Flora, Marchese)

Delia Wallis 00:02:43

John Alldis Choir, Choir - Richard Van Allan, Bass, FeaturedArtist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Bishop, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Aldo Ceccato, Conductor, MainArtist - Francesco Maria Piave, Poet - Delia Wallis, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1988 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

9 La Traviata, Act 2: "Di Madride noi siam mattadori" (Gastone, Chorus, Flora, Dottore, Marchese)

Aldo Ceccato 00:03:03

John Alldis Choir, Choir - Richard Van Allan, Bass, FeaturedArtist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Bishop, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Aldo Ceccato, Conductor, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, Bass, FeaturedArtist - Francesco Maria Piave, Poet - Delia Wallis, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Keith Erwen, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1988 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

10 Attila: Urli, rapine (Prologo)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:04

David Groves, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Chorus - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milan, Orchestra, Lead Vocals

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1989 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

11 Attila: Viva il ré dalla mille foreste (Prologo)

Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milan 00:01:29

David Groves, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Lead Vocals - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milan, Orchestra, Lead Vocals

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1989 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

12 I Lombardi alla prima crociata: Gerusalem!

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:05:38

David Groves, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Choir, Chorus - Temistocle Solera, Librettist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Chorus - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milan, Orchestra, Lead Vocals

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1992 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

13 I Lombardi alla prima crociata: O Signore, del tetto natio (Chorus)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:56

David Groves, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Choir, Chorus - Temistocle Solera, Librettist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Chorus - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milan, Orchestra, Lead Vocals

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1992 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

14 Macbeth, Act 4: "Patria oppressa!"

Lamberto Gardelli 00:07:04

Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lamberto Gardelli, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, Choir

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1972/1987 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company

15 I Vespri Siciliani (1996 Remastered Version), Act V (1996 Remastered Version): Si celebri alfine tra canti, tra fior

Chorus of Welsh National Opera 00:02:53

John Fraser, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Librettist - Sir Richard Armstrong, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Chorus, MainArtist - Welsh National Opera Chorus, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Charles Duveyrier, Librettist - Julian Smith, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Stein, Lead Vocals, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1979, 1996 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

16 La forza del destino: Nella guerra, è la follia

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:04

James Mallinson, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Mirella Freni, Lead Vocals, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Choir, Chorus - Dolora Zajick, Lead Vocals, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Chorus - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milan, Orchestra, Lead Vocals

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1986 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

17 Otello (1994 Remastered Version), ATTO PRIMO/ACT 1/ERSTER AKT/PREMIER ACTE, Prima scena/Scene 1/Erste Szene/Première Scène: Fuoco di gioia! ... (Ciprioti)

James McCracken 00:03:05

Ronald Kinloch Anderson, Producer - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, Lead Vocals - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Leonardo Monreale, Lead Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Lead Vocals, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Piero De Palma, Vocals, MainArtist - Anna Di Stasio, Lead Vocals, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Dame Gwyneth Jones, Lead Vocals, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Alfredo Giacomotti, Lead Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - James McCracken, Lead Vocals, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Upton House School Boy's Choir, Lead Vocals, Performance - Hammersmith County School Girl's Choir, Lead Vocals, Performance - Glynne Thomas, Lead Vocals, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Florindo Andreolli, Vocals, MainArtist - Upton House School Boys' Choir, MainArtist - Hammersmith County School Girls' Choir, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1970, 1994 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

18 Don Carlo, Act 3 Scene 2: No. 13, Gran Finale, "Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza" (Il Popolo, I Frati)

Alexander Faris 00:04:36

John McCarthy, Director, MainArtist - Christopher Bishop, Recording Producer - Christopher Parker, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Simon Gibson, Remastering Engineer - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1971, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

19 Aida (1987 Remastered Version): Gloria all' Egitto (Act II)

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 00:07:20

Ronald Kinloch Anderson, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lamberto Gardelli, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus, MainArtist - Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, Choir, Lead Vocals, Chorus

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1972 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Digital remastering (p) 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

DISC 3

1 Cavalleria rusticana: "Gli aranci olezzano" (Coro)

Riccardo Muti 00:08:04

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Poet - Guido Menasci, Poet

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1980, 1987 Parlophone Records Limited

2 Cavalleria rusticana: "Regina Coeli ... Inneggiamo, il Signor non è morto"

Riccardo Muti 00:05:39

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - John Mordler, Producer - Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist - Montserrat Caballe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus - Astrid Varnay, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1980 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1987 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

3 Iris (1990 Remastered Version): L'aurora: Son io! Son lo la vita! (Hymn to the Sun, Act 1)

Gabriele Santini 00:10:37

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra, MainArtist - Victor Olof, Producer - Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Chorus - Luigi Illica, Librettist - Gabriele Santini, Conductor, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Chorus, MainArtist - Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Orchestra

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1963, 1990 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

4 Pagliacci, Act 1: "Don, Din, Don, Din" (Coro)

Riccardo Muti 00:02:27

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Composer, Poet - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Southend Boys' Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1980, 1987 Parlophone Records Limited

5 Andrea Chénier, Act I: "O pastorelle, addio!"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 00:02:35

Bernard Haitink, Conductor, MainArtist - Umberto Giordano, Composer - Luigi Illica, Poet - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

6 Mefistofele, Prologue: "Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi" (Falangi celesti)

Alexander Faris 00:03:34

Julius Rudel, Conductor, MainArtist - John McCarthy, Director - John Mordler, Recording Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Composer - Robert J. Gooch, BalanceEngineer

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1974, 1997 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

7 Mefistofele, Prologue: "Salve, Regina!" (Penitenti, Falangi celesti, Cherubini)

Alexander Faris 00:06:38

Julius Rudel, Conductor, MainArtist - John McCarthy, Director - John Mordler, Recording Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Composer - Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Chorus, MainArtist - Russell Burgess, Director - Robert J. Gooch, BalanceEngineer

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1974, 1997 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

8 Mefistofele, Act 1 Scene 1: "Perchè di là?" (Popolani)

Alexander Faris 00:04:09

Julius Rudel, Conductor, MainArtist - John McCarthy, Director - John Mordler, Recording Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Composer - Robert J. Gooch, BalanceEngineer

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1974, 1997 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

9 Mefistofele, Act 1 Scene 1: "Juhé! Juhé! Juheisa! Juhé!" (Popolani)

Alexander Faris 00:02:56

Julius Rudel, Conductor, MainArtist - John McCarthy, Director - John Mordler, Recording Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Composer - Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Chorus, MainArtist - Russell Burgess, Director - Robert J. Gooch, BalanceEngineer

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1974, 1997 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

10 La Gioconda, Op. 9, Act 1: "Feste e pane!" (Coro, Barnaba)

Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Milano 00:02:56

Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer - Arrigo Boito, Poet - Antonino Votto, Conductor, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Chorus, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1960, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited

11 Madama Butterfly, Act 2 Scene 1: Intermezzo. Coro a bocca chiusa

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 00:03:10

Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Lamberto Gardelli, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1972/1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd, A Warner Music Group Company

12 Turandot, Act 1: "Gira la cote! Gira!" (Coro)

Alain Lombard 00:02:15

Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Giuseppe Adami, Poet - Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Alain Lombard, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Orchestra - Renato Simoni, Poet

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1978, 1994 Parlophone Records Limited

13 Turandot: Turandot : Perchè tarda la luna?...Là, sui monti dell'est

Montserrat Caballé 00:04:46

Michel Sénéchal, Vocals, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Plishka, Bass, MainArtist - David Mottley, Producer - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Montserrat Caballe, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Jose Carreras, Vocals, MainArtist - Mirella Freni, Soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, Chorus, MainArtist - Alain Lombard, Conductor - Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Orchestra - Edward Toumajian, Bass-Baritone - Ricardo Cassinelli, Vocals - Vicente Sardinero, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Eva Saurova, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - Remy Corazza, Vocals, MainArtist - Riccardo Cassinelli, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Alberto Cupido, Vocals, MainArtist - Petranka Malakova, Boy Soprano - Eduard Tumagian, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Petra Malakova, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1978 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Digital remastering (p) 1994 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

14 Turandot, Act 2: "Ai tuoi peidi ci prostriam" (Coro)

Alain Lombard 00:02:04

Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Giuseppe Adami, Poet - Choeurs De L'Opera Du Rhin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Alain Lombard, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Orchestra - Renato Simoni, Poet

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1978, 1994 Parlophone Records Limited

About the album

• 3 disc(s) - 50 track(s)
• Total length: 03:15:43

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Warner Classics
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ This compilation 2011 EMI Records Ltd.