Marvellous Mezzo-Soprano and Contralto4

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1Carmen, Act I: Seguidilla: Près des remparts de Séville (Carmen)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
partial recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet1:58
2Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act II Scene 2: Voi, che sapete (Cherubino)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Michelle Breedt (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:48
3La cenerentola (Cinderella), Act II Scene 3: Non più mesta… (Cenerentola)
choir vocals:
Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
contralto vocals:
Ewa Podleś (contralto)
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)
partial recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini3:20
4Macbeth, Act II: La luce langue
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Heinz Wallberg (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°7b Aria “La luce langue, il faro spegnesi” (Lady)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:00
5Orfeo ed Euridice, Act III: Che faro senza Euridice?
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:06
6L'Italiana in Algeri, Act I: Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! (Isabella)
choir vocals:
Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
contralto vocals:
Ewa Podleś (contralto)
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)
partial recording of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Atto I, scena 4. Cavatina “Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno!” … “Contenta quest’alma” (Isabella, Taddeo, Haly)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Angelo Anelli
part of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:23
7Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah), Op. 47, Act II: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Dalila)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:40
8Lucrezia Borgia: Act II: Il segreto per esser felici (Orsini)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Bergamo Musica Festival
contralto vocals:
Nidia Palacios (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bergamo Musica Festival
conductor:
Tiziano Severini (Italian Conductor)
recording of:
Lucrezia Borgia: Akt II. "Brindisi" (Il segreto per esser felici)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucrezia Borgia: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti1:35
9Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I: Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Rosina)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sonia Ganassi (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Failoni Kamarazenekar (Failoni Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor)
partial recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:53
10Orlando furioso, RV Anh. 84: Act II Scene 8: Nel profondo cieco mondo (Orlando)
alto vocals:
Sonia Prina (alto)
orchestra:
I Barocchisti
conductor:
Diego Fasolis (conductor)
Antonio Vivaldi4:25
11The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Op. 68: Act I Scene 2: Podrugi milie (Polina)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lyudmila Shemchuk (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Algis Žiūraitis
recording of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие I, картина 2, no. 8. Романс Полины "Подруги милые" (Polina's Romance "Podrugi milye")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
librettist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, librettist)
part of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие I (The Queen of Spades, op. 68: Act I)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky3:26
12La favorita (The Favourite), Act III: O mio Fernando (Léonor de Guzman)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Heinz Wallberg (conductor)
recording of:
La favorita: Atto III, Scena 4. “Fia dunque vero?” (Leonora)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
translated version of:
La Favorite : Acte III, scène 4. « L’ai-je bien entendu ? » … « Ô mon Fernand ! » … « Mon châtiment descend du ciel » (Léonor)
part of:
La favorita: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti6:37
13Aida, Act IV: L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia (Amneris)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Barbara Dever
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
conductor:
Rico Saccani (conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Scena: “L’abborrita rivale a me sfuggia” … “Io l'amo, io l'amo sempre” (Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi3:55
14La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621, Act I Scene 9: Parto, ma tu ben mio (Sesto)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act I, Scene IX. No. 9 Aria "Parto, ma tu ben mio... Guardami e tutto oblio" (Sesto)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
additional librettist:
Caterino Mazzolà
librettist:
Pietro Metastasio
part of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:40
15Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Frondi tenere… Ombra mai fu… (Xerxes)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 1. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:37
16Semiramide, Act I: Ah! Quel giorno ognor rammento (Arsace)
contralto vocals:
Ewa Podleś (contralto)
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)
partial recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. “Ah, quel giorno ognor rammento” … “Oh, come da quel dì” (Arsace)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:30
17Siegfried: Act III Scene 1: Mein Schlaf ist Träumen (Erda, The Wanderer)
bass-baritone vocals:
Matthias Goerne (German baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Deborah Humble (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Jaap van Zweden (violinist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt III, Scene I "Wache, Wala! Wala! Erwach’!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-03-01 until 1871-02-05)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt III
Richard Wagner3:06
18Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball), Act I Scene 2: Re dell'abisso affrettati (Ulrica)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lyudmila Shemchuk (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7b Invocazione “Re dell'abisso, affrettati” (Ulrica)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:40
19Carmen: Act I: Habañera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
partial recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:57