Verdi: Greatest Arias & Chorus from Aida, II Trovatore, La Forza del Destino....

Various Artists

• Released on 3/3/03 by Sony Classical
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Opera

1 Aida, Act II, Scene 2: Grand March (Voice)

James Levine 00:07:12

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Performer - Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Performer - Michel Glotz, Producer - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Performer - James Levine, Conductor - James Levine, Performer

(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

2 Il Trovatore, Act II: Anvil Chorus (Voice)

Eugene Ormandy, Conductor 00:03:01

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Performer - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

(P) 1967 Sony Music Entertainment

3 La Forza del Destino: Overture (Instrumental)

Thomas Schippers 00:07:53

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Thomas Schippers, Conductor - Thomas Schippers, Performer

(P) Originally released 1961 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

4 Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida (Voice)

Richard Tucker 00:04:34

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Performer - Thomas Z. Shepard, Producer - Nello Santi, Conductor - Richard Tucker, Tenor - Richard Tucker, Performer

Originally released 1964 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

5 Don Carlos, Act IV: O don fatale (Voice)

James Levine 00:04:49

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Michel Glotz, Producer - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Performer - James Levine, Conductor - James Levine, Performer - Dolora Zajick, Mezzo-Soprano - Dolora Zajick, Performer

(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

6 La traviata, Act I: Libiamo (Drinking Song) (Vocal)

Plácido Domingo 00:02:58

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Philip Simms, Chorus Master - Agnes Baltsa, Soprano - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Tallis Chamber Choir, Performer - Michel Glotz, Producer - José Carreras, Tenor - José Carreras, Performer - Placido Domingo, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer

(P) 1993 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH

7 La traviata, Act I: E strano!...Ah, fors'e lui (Voice)

Kiri Te Kanawa 00:04:29

Laurence Dale, Tenor - GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Kiri Te Kanawa, Performer - Kiri Te Kanawa, Soprano - Sir John Pritchard, Conductor - Roy Emerson, Producer - The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Performer

(P) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

8 Falstaff, Act I: L'onore!...L'onore! Ladri (Voice)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau 00:04:26

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - John McClure, Producer - Murray Dickie, Tenor - Leonard Bernstein, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Performer - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Performer

Originally released 1966 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

9 Aida, Act I: Ritorna vincitor (Voice)

James Levine 00:07:44

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Aprile Millo, Soprano - Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Performer - Michel Glotz, Producer - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Performer - James Levine, Conductor - James Levine, Performer - Dolora Zajick, Mezzo-Soprano

(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

10 Quando le sere al placido from Luisa Miller

Plácido Domingo 00:03:52

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Michel Glotz, Producer - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Performer - James Levine, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Tenor - Placido Domingo, Performer

(P) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

11 Nabucco, Act III: Slave Chorus (Voice)

Lorin Maazel 00:03:12

Choeur de la Radio Suisse Romande, Performer - GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - George Kadar, Producer - Lorin Maazel, Conductor - Lorin Maazel, Performer - Orchestra Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Performer - Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne d'André Charlet, Performer

(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

12 Dies irae from Manzoni Requiem (Voice)

Leonard Bernstein 00:05:16

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Ruggero Raimondi, Bass (Vocal) - Leonard Bernstein, Conductor - Leonard Bernstein, Performer - Thomas Z. Shepard, Producer - London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Performer

Originally released 1970 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

13 Simon Boccanegra, Act I: "Come in quest'ora bruna" (Voice)

Eileen Farrell 00:03:53

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Max Rudolf, Conductor - Eileen Farrell, Soprano - Eileen Farrell, Performer - Howard H. Scott, Producer - Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Performer

(P) 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

14 Don Carlos, Act II: E lui!...desso!...l'Infante (Voice)

James Levine 00:08:01

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901), Composer - Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Performer - Vladimir Chernov, Baritone - Michael Sylvester, Tenor - Michel Glotz, Producer - Paul Plishka, Bass (Vocal) - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Performer - James Levine, Conductor - James Levine, Performer

(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
• Total length: 01:11:20

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Label: Sony Classical
• Genre: Classical Opera
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.