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| Genre: | Classical |
| Performer: | Various |
| Title: | Opening Nights At The Met |
| Style: | Opera |
| Date of release: | 1966 |
| Country: | US |
| MP3 album size: | 1740 mb |
| FLAC APE album size: | 1952 mb |
| WMA album size: | 1828 mb |
| Digital formats: | APE ADX MOD ASF AAC MP3 XM |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| – | Faust: | ||
| A1 | –Emma Eames | Le Roi De ThuléComposed By – Gounod*Soprano Vocals – Emma Eames |
3:30 |
| A2 | –Nellie Melba | Jewel SongComposed By – Gounod*Soprano Vocals – Nellie Melba |
3:00 |
| – | Romeo And Juliet: | ||
| A3 | –Emma Eames | Juliet's Waltz SongComposed By – Gounod*Soprano Vocals – Emma Eames |
3:10 |
| – | Otello: | ||
| A4 | –Antonio Scotti | Iago's CreedBaritone Vocals – Antonio ScottiComposed By – Verdi* |
4:23 |
| – | Rigoletto: | ||
| A5 | –Enrico Caruso ; Marcella Sembrich ; Antonio Scotti ; Gina Severina | QuartetBaritone Vocals – Antonio ScottiComposed By – Verdi*Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Gina SeverinaSoprano Vocals – Marcella SembrichTenor Vocals – Enrico Caruso |
3:48 |
| – | La Gioconda: | ||
| A6 | –Louise Homer | Stella Del MarinarComposed By – Ponchielli*Contralto Vocals – Louise Homer |
2:35 |
| – | Aïda: | ||
| A7 | –Emmy Destinn | O Patria MiaComposed By – Verdi*Soprano Vocals – Emmy Destinn |
4:17 |
| B1 | –Enrico Caruso ; Louise Homer ; Marcel Journet | Samson And DelilahBass Vocals – Marcel JournetComposed By – Saint-Saëns*Contralto Vocals – Louise HomerTenor Vocals – Enrico Caruso |
3:21 |
| Je Viens Célébrer La Victoire | |||
| – | Tosca: | ||
| B2 | –Geraldine Farrar | Ora Stammi A SentirComposed By – Puccini*Soprano Vocals – Geraldine Farrar |
3:51 |
| – | La Juive: | ||
| B3 | –Enrico Caruso | Rachel! Quand Du SeigneurComposed By – Halévy*Tenor Vocals – Enrico Caruso |
4:14 |
| – | La Traviata: | ||
| B4 | –Amelita Galli-Curci ; Giuseppe De Luca | Dite Alla Giovine; ImponeteBaritone Vocals – Giuseppe De Luca Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Giulio SettiOrchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Amelita Galli-Curci |
8:20 |
| – | Tosca: | ||
| B5 | –Maria Jeritza | Vissi D'ArteComposed By – Puccini*Soprano Vocals – Maria Jeritza |
2:40 |
| – | La Gioconda: | ||
| B6 | –Rosa Ponselle | Suicidio!Composed By – Ponchielli*Soprano Vocals – Rosa Ponselle |
4:00 |
| – | Aïda: | ||
| C1 | –Ezio Pinza ; Giovanni Martinelli ; Grace Anthony | Temple SceneBass Vocals – Ezio PinzaComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Giulio SettiOrchestra, Chorus – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Grace AnthonyTenor Vocals – Giovanni Martinelli |
8:14 |
| – | Simon Boccanegra: | ||
| C2 | –Lawrence Tibbett ; Giovanni Martinelli ; Rose Bampton ; Roberts Nicholson ; Leonard Warren | Plebe, Patrizi; Piango Su VoiBaritone Vocals – Lawrence Tibbett, Leonard WarrenBass Vocals – Roberts NicholsonComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Wilfrid PelletierOrchestra, Chorus – Members Of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Rose BamptonTenor Vocals – Giovanni Martinelli |
5:05 |
| – | Aïda: | ||
| C3 | –Elisabeth Rethberg ; Giuseppe De Luca | Ciel! Mio Padre; Su, Dunque!Baritone Vocals – Giuseppe De Luca Composed By – Verdi*Soprano Vocals – Elisabeth Rethberg |
8:12 |
| – | La Traviata: | ||
| C4 | –Lucrezia Bori | Sempre LiberaComposed By – Verdi*Orchestra – Victor Symphony OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Lucrezia Bori |
2:59 |
| – | Tristan And Isolde: | ||
| D1 | –Lauritz Melchior ; Kirsten Flagstad | Love Duet (Excerpt)Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Edwin McArthurOrchestra – San Francisco Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Kirsten FlagstadTenor Vocals – Lauritz Melchior |
8:07 |
| – | Otello: | ||
| D2 | –Giovanni Martinelli ; Lawrence Tibbett | Non Pensateci Più; Ora E Per Sempre AddioBaritone Vocals – Lawrence TibbettComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Wilfrid PelletierOrchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Giovanni Martinelli |
4:14 |
| – | The Marriage Of Figaro: | ||
| D3 | –Bidú Sayão | Deh Vieni, Non TardarComposed By – Mozart*Conductor – Wilfrid PelletierOrchestra – Victor Symphony OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Bidú Sayão |
4:58 |
| – | Boris Godounov: | ||
| D4 | –Ezio Pinza | Death Of BorisBass Vocals – Ezio PinzaChorus – The 20th Century-Fox Symphony Chorus*Composed By – Moussorgsky*Conductor – Alfred NewmanOrchestra – The 20th Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra* |
4:39 |
| – | Lohengrin: | ||
| D5 | –Helen Traubel | Euch Lüften, Die Mein KlagenComposed By – Wagner*Conductor – Frieder WeissmannOrchestra – RCA Victor Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Helen Traubel |
4:26 |
| – | Lakmé: | ||
| E1 | –Lily Pons | Bell SongComposed By – Delibes*Soprano Vocals – Lily Pons |
6:23 |
| – | A Maksed Ball: | ||
| E2 | –Jan Peerce | Forse La Soglia Attinse; Ma Se M'È Forza PerdertiComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Frieder WeissmannOrchestra – RCA Victor Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Jan Peerce |
4:37 |
| – | Otello: | ||
| E3 | –Ramon Vinay* ; Virginio Assandri ; Nicola Moscona ; Arthur Newman | Death Of OtelloBaritone Vocals – Arthur NewmanBass Vocals – Nicola MosconaComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Arturo ToscaniniOrchestra – NBC Symphony OrchestraTenor Vocals – Ramon Vinay*, Virginio Assandri |
4:39 |
| – | Der Rosenkavalier: | ||
| E4 | –Risë Stevens ; Erna Berger | Mir Ist Die EhreComposed By – R. Strauss*Conductor – Fritz ReinerMezzo-soprano Vocals – Risë StevensOrchestra – RCA Victor Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Erna Berger |
10:27 |
| – | Don Carlo: | ||
| F1 | –Jussi Bjoerling* ; Robert Merrill | Qual Pallor!Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Renato CelliniOrchestra – RCA Victor Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Jussi Bjoerling* |
5:09 |
| – | Aïda: | ||
| F2 | –Zinka Milanov | Ritorna VincitorComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Renato CelliniOrchestra – RCA Victor Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Zinka Milanov |
6:40 |
| – | The Barber Of Seville: | ||
| F3 | –Robert Merrill ; Cesare Valletti ; Roberta Peters | Trio: Zitti, ZittiBaritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Rossini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Roberta PetersTenor Vocals – Cesare Valletti |
7:34 |
| – | Il Trovatore: | ||
| F4 | –Leonard Warren ; Nicola Moscona | Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso; Per Me Ora FataleBaritone Vocals – Leonard WarrenBass Vocals – Nicola MosconaChorus – Chorus*Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Renato CelliniOrchestra – RCA Victor Orchestra* |
7:15 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – Radio Corporation Of America
- Recorded At – Liederkranz Hall, New York
- Recorded At – 24th Street Studios, New York
- Recorded At – Manhattan Center
- Recorded At – Lotos Club, New York
Credits
- Engineer [Rerecording Engineer] – Edwin Begley*
- Liner Notes [Annotations By] – Francis Robinson
- Photography By [Album And Booklet Cover] – Alexandre Georges
- Producer – Peter Dellheim
Notes
This album includes an exclusive collector's memento: A unique segment of the Great Gold Curtain from the Metropolitan Opera House.Numbered edition of at least 2975.
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Tracks A1 to A3, B1, B3 and E1 sung in French.
Tracks A4 to A7, B2, B4 to C4, D2, D3, E2, E3, and F1 to F4 sung in Italian.
Tracks D1, D5 and E4 sung in German.
Track D4 sung in Russian.
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Track A1 recorded November 27, 1906 in New York; first issued as 88045.
Track A2 recorded March 27, 1907 in Camden; first issued as 88066.
Track A3 recorded November 13, 1906 in New York; first issued as 88011.
Track A4 recorded March 9, 1906 in New York; first issued as 88030.
Track A5 recorded February 7, 1908 in New York; first issued as 96001.
Track A6 recorded February 11, 1905 in New York; first issued as 81055.
Track A7 recorded February 25, 1914 in Camden; first issued as 88469.
Track B1 recorded February 10, 1919 in Camden; first issued as 89088.
Track B2 recorded January 26, 1911 in New York; first issued as 88287.
Track B3 recorded September 14, 1920 in Camden; first issued as 88625.
Track B4 recorded December 16, 1927 in Liederkranz Hall, New York; first issued as 8089 (A side).
Track B5 recorded February 17, 1928 in Liederkranz Hall; first issued as 1346 (A side).
Track B6 recorded January 14, 1925 in New York; first issued as 6496 (A side).
Track C1 recorded in Liederkranz Hall - Part I: January 5, 1928; Part II: November 29, 1927; first issued as 8111.
Track C2 recorded May 3, 1939 in the 24th Street studios, New York; first issued as 15642 (B side).
Track C3 recorded January 20, 1930 in Liederkranz Hall; first issued as 8207.
Track C4 recorded January 4, 1928 in Camden; first issued as 11-8569.
Track D1 recorded November 11, 1939 in Hollywood, California; first issued in M-644.
Track D2 recorded May 9, 1939 in the 24th Street studios; first issued in M-620.
Track D3 recorded May 15, 1940 in the 24th Street studios; first issued as 18496 (B side).
Track D4 first issued in Tonight We Sing (LM-7016).
Track D5 recorded September 15, 1950 in Manhattan Center, New York; first issued in DM-1491.
Track E1 recorded December 8, 1930 in the 24th Street studios; first issued as 1502.
Track E2 recorded April 23, 1946 in the Lotos Club, New York; first issued as 11-9295 (B side).
Track E3 from the NBC broadcast of December 13, 1947; first issued in LM-6107.
Track E4 recorded April 5, 1951 in Manhattan Center; first issued in LM-9010.
Track F1 recorded November 30, 1950 in Manhattan Center; first issued in LM-1128.
Track F2 recorded May 18, 1953 in Manhattan Center; first issued in LM-1777.
Track F3 recorded September 8, 1958 in Manhattan Center; first issued in The Barber Of Seville (LM-6143).
Track F4 recorded March 11, 1952 in Manhattan Center; first issued in Il Trovatore (Der Troubadour) (LM-6008).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Library Of Congress Card Number): R66-2927
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGM3-4805 | Various | Opening Nights At The Met (3xLP, Album, Comp, Mono, RE + Box) | RCA Victor Gold Seal | AGM3-4805 | US | 1975 |
