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• La traviata. Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi) (act 1) (2:50) ; Un dì felice (act 1) (3:34) ; Parigi, o cara (act 3) (4:13) / Verdi
• Lakmé. Viens, Mallika
• Dôme épais (Flower duet) (act 1) / Delibes (5:53)
• Don Giovanni. Là ci darem la mano (act 1) / Mozart (3:40)
• La bohème. O soave fanciulla (act 1) / Puccini (3:57)
• Der Rosenkavalier. Mr ist die Ehre widerfahren (Presentation of the silver rose) (act 2) / Richard Strauss (6:24)
• The marriage of Figaro. Canzonetta sull'aria (act 3) / Mozart (2:45)
• Lucia de Lammermoor. Io di te
• Verranno a te (act 1) / Donizetti (5:28)
• The pearl fishers. Au fond du temple saint (Temple duet) (act 1) / Bizet (5:23)
• Madam Butterfly. Bimba dagli occhi
• Vogliatemi bene (Love duet) (act 1) / Puccini (11:15)
• The magic flute. Bei Männern (act 1) / Mozart (3:11)
• Tristan and Isolde. O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe (act 2) / Wagner (6:01)
• Il trovatore. Miserere (act 4) / Verdi (4:53).

Contributors:

Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023 , singer

Angeles, Victoria de los , singer

Mesplé, Mady , singer

Donath, Helen , singer

Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020 , singer

Stich-Randall, Teresa, 1927-2007 , singer

Harper, Heather , singer

Blegen, Judith , singer

Gruberova, Edita, 1946-2021 , singer

Popp, Lucia , singer

Dernesch, Helga , singer

Price, Leontyne , singer

Millet, Danielle , singer

Ludwig, Christa , singer

Kraus, Alfredo , singer

Monte, Carlo del , singer

Gedda, Nicolai , singer

Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960 , singer

Vickers, Jon , singer

Bonisolli, Franco , singer

Sereni, Mario , singer

Blanc, Ernest , singer

Brendel, Wolfgang , singer

Soyer, Roger , singer

Muti, Riccardo , conductor

Serafin, Tullio, 1878-1968 , conductor

Lombard, Alain , conductor

Barenboim, Daniel, 1942- , conductor

Schippers, Thomas , conductor

Karajan, Herbert von , conductor

Rescigno, Nicola , conductor

Dervaux, Pierre, 1917-1992 , conductor

Santini, Gabriele, 1886-1964 , conductor

Haitink, Bernard, 1929-2021 , conductor

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

Ambrosian Opera Chorus , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Teatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy) > Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Orchestre du Théâtre national de l'opéra-comique (Paris, France) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

English Chamber Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Bayerischer Rundfunk > Orchester , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Berliner Philharmoniker , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

Italian
German
French

Language Notes:

Sung in Italian, German and French.

Included Works:

Traviata [by Verdi, G.] > Libiamo ne lieti calici

Traviata [by Verdi, G.] > Un dì felice, eterea

Traviata [by Verdi, G.] > Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo

Lakmé [by Delibes, L.] > Sous le dôme épais

Don Giovanni [by Mozart, W.A.] > Là ci darem la mano

Bohème [by Puccini, G.] > O soave fanciulla

Rosenkavalier (Opera) [by Strauss, R.] > Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren

Nozze di Figaro [by Mozart, W.A.] > Sull'aria

Lucia di Lammermoor [by Donizetti, G.] > Verranno a te sull'aure

Pêcheurs de perles [by Bizet, G.] > Au fond du temple saint

Madama Butterfly [by Puccini, G.] > Vogliatemi bene

Zauberflöte [by Mozart, W.A.] > Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen

Tristan und Isolde [by Wagner, R.] > O sink' hernieder

Trovatore [by Verdi, G.] > Miserere

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Great opera duets ([S.l.] : Classics for Pleasure, [2007] — OCLC Number 162731304)

Subjects:

Operas — Excerpts

Vocal duets with orchestra

Operas

Genres:

Excerpts

Operas

Performers:

Renata Scotto, Victoria de los Angeles, Mady Mesplé, Helen Donath, Mirella Freni, Teresa Stich-Randall, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Edita Gruberova, Lucia Popp, Helga Dernesch, Leontyne Price, sporanos ; Danielle Millet, Christa Ludwig, mezzo-sopranos ; Alfredo Kraus, Carlo del Monte, Nicolai Gedda, Jussi Björling, Jon Vickers, Franco Bonisolli, tenors ; Mario Sereni, Ernest Blanc, Wolfgang Brendel, baritones ; Roger Soyer, bass ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Orchestra of the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, Paris ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Riccardo Muti, Tullio Serafin, Alain Lombard, Daniel Barenboim, Thomas Schippers, Herbert von Karajan, Nicola Rescigno, Pierre Dervaux, Gabriele Santini, Bernard Haitink, conductors.

General Notes:

Works originally released 1957-1984.
Description based on hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8000072
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8804964
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8000123
International Standard Recording Code: FRZ118703008
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC9100394
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC9100802
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8700913
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC9000610
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8300184
International Standard Recording Code: FRZ118801780
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8602562
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8100049
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8804766
International Standard Recording Code: GBAYC8601352
Publisher Number, EMI Classics: 0094638261957

OCLC Numbers:

840329098