Belcanto - The Tenors of the 78 Era

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This new release is a documentary series about the great tenors and bel canto singing in the first half of the 20th century by Jan Schmidt-Garre. With the development of sound film in the 1920s and 30s, the great tenors, such as Beniamino Gigli, Richard Tauber and Lauritz Melchior, became movie stars. Countless “singer movies” were made, but great vocal performances were also captured in documentaries and privately made movies. Using a wealth of rare restored material, this thirteen-part documentary series presents the great tenors from Enrico Caruso to Jussi Bjorling, and together with comprehensive essays, offers a deep and inspiring insight into the art of bel canto. Bel Canto – The Tenors of the 78 Era series was broadcast in thirty countries and awarded at the Columbus International Film Festival and at Classique en Images at the Louvre.

DETAILS:

Picture format: 1080i NTSC 16:9 NTSC 4:3
Sound format: PCM Stereo
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, IT, ES, JP, KR
Region code: A, B, C
No. of disc/s: 2 BD50, 1 DVD5, 2 CDs


Product Description:

  • Catalog Number: 2110389-91


  • UPC: 747313538959


  • Label: Naxos


  • Composer: Anonymous, Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, Charles Gounod, Charles Marshall, Franz Schubert, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Becce, Giuseppe Verdi, Hans May, Hugo Wolf, Jacques Halévy, Johann Strauss Jr., Johannes Brahms, José Padilla, Jules Massenet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pietro Mascagni, Richard Tauber, Richard Wagner, Robert Stolz, Salvatore Cardillo, Traditional, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


  • Performer: Alessandro Moreschi, Antonio Scotti, Beniamino Gigli, Bessie Abott, Enrico Caruso, Fernando de Lucia, Georges Thill, Helge Rosvaenge, John McCormack, Joseph Schmidt, Lauritz Melchior, Leo Slezak, Louise Homer, Richard Tauber, Tito Schipa, Vera Schwarz



Works:

  1. L'Africaine: Mi batte il cor... O paradiso

    Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Performer: Enrico Caruso (Tenor)


  2. Ave Maria

    Composer: Charles Gounod

    Performer: Alessandro Moreschi (Countertenor)


  3. Rigoletto: Questa o quella

    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

    Performer: Fernando de Lucia (Tenor)


  4. Rigoletto: Un dì, se ben rammentomi... Bella figlia dell'amore

    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

    Performer: Bessie Abott (Soprano), Enrico Caruso (Tenor), Louise Homer (Alto), Antonio Scotti (Baritone)


  5. L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lacrima

    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

    Performer: Enrico Caruso (Tenor)


  6. Core 'ngrato

    Composer: Salvatore Cardillo

    Performer: Enrico Caruso (Tenor)


  7. Guillaume Tell: Ah! Mathilde, idole de mon âme

    Composer: Gioachino Rossini

    Performer: Leo Slezak (Tenor)


  8. Otello: Ora e per sempre addio

    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

    Performer: Leo Slezak (Tenor)


  9. Eichendorff Lieder: no 3, Verschwiegene Liebe

    Composer: Hugo Wolf

    Performer: Leo Slezak (Tenor)


  10. Auf der Heide blüh'n die letzten Rosen, `On the heath bloom the last roses'

    Composer: Robert Stolz

    Performer: Leo Slezak (Tenor)


  11. Don Giovanni, K 527: Il mio tesoro intanto

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Performer: John McCormack (Tenor)


  12. Songs (6), Op. 85: no 6, In Waldeseinsamkeit

    Composer: Johannes Brahms

    Performer: John McCormack (Tenor)


  13. I hear you calling me

    Composer: Charles Marshall

    Performer: John McCormack (Tenor)


  14. Iris: Apri la tua finestra!

    Composer: Pietro Mascagni

    Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)


  15. Tosca: E lucevan le stelle

    Composer: Giacomo Puccini

    Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)


  16. Tu sei la vita mia

    Composer: Giuseppe Becce

    Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)


  17. Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai

    Composer: Giacomo Puccini

    Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)


  18. Il primo amore sei tu

    Composer: Traditional

    Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)


  19. Martha: M'apparri

    Composer: Friedrich von Flotow

    Performer: Tito Schipa (Tenor)


  20. Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller?

    Composer: Jules Massenet

    Performer: Tito Schipa (Tenor)


  21. Princesita

    Composer: José Padilla

    Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)


  22. Die Walküre: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater

    Composer: Richard Wagner

    Performer: Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)


  23. Siegfried: Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau ein! Hau ein!

    Composer: Richard Wagner

    Performer: Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)


  24. Otello: Gott! Warum hast du gehauft

    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

    Performer: Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)


  25. Schwanengesang, D 957: no 4, Ständchen

    Composer: Franz Schubert

    Performer: Richard Tauber (Tenor)


  26. If You Were Mine

    Composer: Richard Tauber

    Performer: Richard Tauber (Tenor)


  27. Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Composer: Johann Strauss Jr.

    Performer: Richard Tauber (Tenor)


  28. Die Fledermaus: Dieser Anstand, so manierlich

    Composer: Johann Strauss Jr.

    Performer: Vera Schwarz (Soprano), Richard Tauber (Tenor)


  29. Fidelio, Op. 72: Gott! welch Dunkel hier!...In des Lebens...

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Performer: Helge Rosvaenge (Tenor)


  30. Mörike Lieder: no 44, Der Feuerreiter

    Composer: Hugo Wolf

    Performer: Helge Rosvaenge (Tenor)


  31. Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure

    Composer: Charles Gounod

    Performer: Georges Thill (Tenor)


  32. Lohengrin: In fernem Land

    Composer: Richard Wagner

    Performer: Georges Thill (Tenor)


  33. La juive: Recha, als Gott dich einst zur Tochter mir gegeben

    Composer: Jacques Halévy

    Performer: Joseph Schmidt (Tenor)


  34. Ano avdoh

    Composer: Traditional

    Performer: Joseph Schmidt (Tenor)


  35. Wo beim Wein ein Walzer klingt

    Composer: Hans May

    Performer: Joseph Schmidt (Tenor)


  36. Mal d'amore

    Composer: Arturo Buzzi-Peccia

    Performer: Joseph Schmidt (Tenor)


  37. Tiritomba

    Composer: Anonymous

    Performer: Joseph Schmidt (Tenor)


  38. Princesita

    Composer: José Padilla

    Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)


  39. Die Walküre: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater

    Composer: Richard Wagner

    Performer: Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)