7 LP 7 TC (plus bonus LP/TC: 'Scheherazade')
Released 1978
Cat No.: RDS9591-7 (RDC90761-7)
RD Code : HIL009 (GHIL-7-A on Box)
In the 50s and 60s, the Decca Record Label produced some of the finest operatic recordings ever made. Here are many of the highlights from those operas, featuring some of the finest recording artists in the genre.
1 Highlights from La Boheme (Puccini)
1 Che Gelida Manina (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen).../ Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi (Yes, They Call Me Mimi)
2 O Soave Fanciulla (O Lovely Maiden)
3 Quando Me'n Vo (Musetta's Waltz Song)... End Of Act II
4 In Un Coupe?... / O Mimi, Tu Piu Non Torni
5 Vecchia Zimarra (Cloak Song)
Carlo Bergonzi (Rodolfo)
Renata Tebaldi (Mimi)
Renato Cesari (Schaunard)
Cesare Siepi (Colline)
Ettore Bastianini (Marcello)
Gianna Corena (Alcindoro)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (Chorus-Master: Bonaventura Somma) conducted by Tullio Serafin
2 Highlights from Tosca (Puccini)
6 Santa Ampolle!... Recondita Armonia (Strange Harmony)
7 Love Duet (Concluding Section)
8 Te Deum
9 Vissi d'arte (Love and Music)
10 E lucevan Le Stelle (The Stars Were Shining)
11 E Non Giungono (Conclusion Of Opera)
Renata Tebaldi (Tosca)
Mario del Monaco (Cavaradossi)
George London (Scarpia)
Fernando Corena (Sacristan)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (Chorus-Master: Bonaventura Somma) conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
3 Highlights from Aida (Verdi)
12 Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida (Heavenly Aida)
13 Gloria all'Egitto
14 O Patria Mia (O My Country)
15 La Fatal Pietra... O terra Addio (Final Duet)
Renata Tebaldi (Aida)
Giulietta Simionato (Amneris)
Carlo Bergonzi (Radames)
Cornell MacNeil (Amonasro)
Arnold van Mill (Ramphis)
Fernando Corena (King Of Egypt)
With the Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and the Vienna Philharmonnic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
4 Highlights from Rigoletto (Verdi)
16 Questa O Quella
17 Gualtier Malde...Caro Nome (Dear Name)
18 Tutte Le Feste .....Ah! Solo Per Me
19 La Donna E Mobile (Woman Is Fickle)
20 Bella Figlia Dell'amore (Quartet)
21 Lassu In Cielo (Farewell Duet Death Of Gilda)
Joan Sutherland (Gilda)
Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto)
Renato Cioni (Duke of Mantua)
Stefania Malagu (Maddalena)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome conducted by Nino Sanzogno
5 Highlights from La Traviata (Verdi)
22 Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici (Brindisi)
23 E' Strano (How Strange)... Ah, Fors' E Lui....
24 Sempre Libera
25 Di Provenza Il Mar (From Fair Provence)
26 Tenesta La Promessa....
27 Addio Del Passato
28 Ah, Violetta (Death Of Violetta)
Joan Sutherland (Violetta Valery)
Carlo Bergonzi (Alfredo Germont)
Robert Merrill (Giorgio Germont)
Dora Carral (Annina)
Giovanni Foiani (Doctor di Grenvil)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by John Pritchard
6 Highlights from Il Trovatore (Verdi)
29 Tacea la Notte (The Peaceful Night)
30 Di Tale Amor (Cabaletta)
31 Vedi! Le Fosche (Anvil Chorus)
32 Stride La Vampa (The Flames Are Roaring)
33 Il Balen (The Light Of Her Smile)
34 Or Co' Dadi...Squilli Echeggi (Soldiers' Chorus)
35 Di Quella Pira
36 Miserere
Renata Tebaldi (Leonora)
Mario del Monaco (Manrico)
Giulietta Simionato (Azucena)
Giorgio Tozzi (Ferrando)
Ugo Savarese (Count di Luna)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and L’Orchestre du Grand Theatre de Geneve conducted by Alberto Erede
7 Highlights from Carmen (Bizet)
37 La Cloche A Sonne....L Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle
38 Votre Toast...Toreador (Toreador's Song)
39 Au Quartier....La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee (Flower Song)
40 C'est Toi! C'est Moi! (Death Of Carmen)
Regina Resnik (Carmen)
Mario del Monaco (Don Jose)
Tom Krause (Escamillo)
With the Chorus of the Grand Theatre de Geneve and L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Thomas Schippers
8 Highlights from Pagliacci (Leoncavallo)
41 Prologue…Si Puo? Si Puo?
42 Un Tal Gioco (Canio's Warning To Tonio)
43 Stridone Lassu.....Sei La?
44 Recitar!......Vesti La Giubba (On With The Motley)
45 Intermezzo
46 No! Pagliacci Non Son.....La Commedia e Finita (The Comedy Is Over)
Cornell MacNeil (Tonio)
Mario del Monaco (Canio)
Gabriella Tucci (Nedda)
Renato Capecchi (Silvio)
Piero de Palma (Beppe)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
9 Highlights from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
47 Voi Lo Sapet
48 No, No, Turiddu.....Ah! Il Signore Vi Manda Compar Alfio
49 Intermezzo
50 Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante
51 Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso (Mother, How This Wine Burns)
Giulietta Simionato (Santuzza)
Anna di Stasio (Lucia)
Mario del Monaco (Turiddu)
Cornell MacNeil (Alfio)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome conducted by Tullio Serafin
10 Highlights from The Barber Of Seville (Rossini)
53 Largo Al Factotum (Make Way For The Factotum)
54 Una Voce Poco Fa
55 La Calunnia (Slander Song)
56 Dunque Io Son
57 Insomma, Io Ho Tutti I Torti (Conclusion Of Opera)
Manuel Ausensi (Figaro)
Ugo Benelli (Count Almaviva)
Teresa Berganza (Rosina)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Don Basilio)
Fernando Corena (Dr Bartolo)
With the Orchestra e Coro Rossini di Napoli conducted by Silvio Varviso
11 Highlights from Faust (Gounod)
58 Vin ou biere (Carnival Scene).....O Sainte Medaille
59 Vin ou biere (Carnival Scene).....Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux
60 Vin ou biere (Carnival Scene).....Allons, Amis
61 Vin ou biere (Carnival Scene).....Le Veau D'or (The Golden Calf)
62 Quel Trouble Inconnu Me Penetre....Salut! Demere Chaste Et Pure
63 Que Viois Je La?.....Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir (Jewel Song)
64 Alerte! Alerte!.....Anges Purs (Final Trio)...Christ Est Ressuscite
Franco Corelli (Dr Faust)
Joan Sutherland (Maruerite)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Mephistopheles)
Robert Massard (Valentine)
Margreta Elkins (Siebel)
Raymond Myers (Wagner)
With the Ambrosian Opera Chorus (Chorus Master: John McCarthy) and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge
12 Highlights from The Magic Flute (Mozart)
65 Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja (I'm The Birdcatcher)
66 Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon (Oh Loveliness Beyond Compare)
67 Bei Mannern, Welche Liebe Fuhlen
68 Wie Stark Ist Nicht Dein Zauberton!....
69 Schnelle Fusse.....
70 Das Klinget So Herrlich....Konnte Jeder Brave Mann...Wenn Tugend
71 March Of The Priests
72 Der Holle Rache
73 In Diesen Heil'gen Hallen (Within These Hallowed Walls)
74 Klinget, Glockchen, Klinget!....
75 Pa Pa Pa Papagena!
Hilde Gueden (Pamina)
Leopold Simoneau (Tamino)
Wilma Lipp (Queen Of The Night)
Walter Berry (Papageno)
Emmy Loose (Papagena)
Kurt Bohme (Sarastro)
August Jaresch (Monostatos)
With supporting artists and the Vienna State Opera Chorus and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karl Bohm
13 Highlights from Madame Butterfly (Puccini)
76 Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia (Love Duet)
77 Un Bel Di, Vedremo (One Fine Day)
78 Humming Chorus
79 Con Onor Muore.....Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio! (Death Of Butterfly)
Renata Tebaldi (Butterfly)
Carlo Bergonzi (Pinkerton)
With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (Chorus-Master: Bonaventura Somma) conducted by Tullio Serafin
14 Highlights from The Marriage Of Figaro (Mozart)
80 Cinque, Dieci
81 Non Piu Andrain (Now Your Days Of Philandering Are Over)
82 Porgi Amor
83 Voii The Sapete
84 Riconosci In Questo Amplesso (Sextet)
85 Sull' Aria (Letter Duet)
86 Deh Vieni, Non Tardar
87 Contessa, Perdono, Perdono....(To End Of Opera)
Hilde Gueden (Susanna)
Cesare Siepi (Figaro)
Lisa Della Casa (Countess Almaviva)
Alfred Poell (Count Almaviva)
Suzanne Danco (Cherubino)
Fernando Corena (Doctor Bartolo)
Hilde Rossl-Majdan (Marcellina)
Hugo Meyer-Welfing (Don Curzio)
With supporting artists and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Erich Kleiber
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