Orfeo 40th Anniversary: Legendary Voices / Beczała, Bumbry, Fischer-Dieskau et al.

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August 21, 2020
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    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 21, 2020
    • UPC
      4011790200217
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ORF-C200021
    • LABEL
      Orfeo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      10
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Una voce poco fà

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    2. La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake), Act II: Tanti affetti in un momento

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    3. La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Act II: Nacqui all'affano … Non più mesta

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    4. La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, Act I: Aria: Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, Josef Nissl

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    5. Il giuramento, Act I: Ah si, mie care … Or la sull'onda

      Composer: Saverio Mercadante

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa, Herbert Segl

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    6. La favorita, Act III: Fia dunque vero … O mio Fernando

      Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    7. Macbeth, Act II: La luce langue

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    8. Cavalleria rusticana: Voi lo sapete

      Composer: Pietro Mascagni

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Agnes Baltsa

      Conductor: Heinz Wallberg

    9. Act III: Solenne in quest'ora

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Carlo Bergonzi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    10. Act IV: Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Carlo Bergonzi

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    11. La Gioconda, Act I: Enzo, Grimaldo, Principe di Santaflor

      Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Carlo Bergonzi

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    12. Otello, Act II: Talor vedeste in mano di Desdemona

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Carlo Bergonzi

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    13. I vespri siciliani, Act III: Sogno, o son desto?

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Carlo Bergonzi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    14. Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Carlo Bergonzi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    15. La bohème, Act IV: In un coupé?

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Carlo Bergonzi

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    16. Don Carlo, Act I: È lui … Dio, che nell'alma infondere

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Carlo Bergonzi

      Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

    17. O sole mio (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Eduardo di Capua

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    18. Ti voglio tanto bene (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Ernesto De Curtis

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    19. 36 Arie di Stile Antico, Vol. 2: No. 2. Vaghissima sembianza (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Stefano Donaudy

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    20. Musica proibita, Op. 5 (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Stanislao Gastaldon

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    21. 'Na sera 'e maggio (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Giuseppe Cioffi

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    22. 'O paese d' 'o sole (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Vincenzo D'Annibale

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    23. Non ti scordar di me (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Ernesto De Curtis

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    24. Mattinata (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    25. Serenata (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Calogero Adolfo Bracco

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    26. Santa Lucia luntana (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: E.A. Mario

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    27. 'A vucchella (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Paolo Tosti

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    28. Core 'ngrato (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Salvatore Cardillo

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    29. Marechiare (arr. E. Monti for voice, mandolin ensemble and orchestra)

      Composer: Paolo Tosti

      Ensemble: I Mandolini Napoletani di Gino del Vescovo, Orchestra dell'Unione Musiciste di Roma

      Performer: Franco Bonisolli

      Conductor: Elvio Monti

    30. La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio!

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    31. Adriana Lecouvreur, Act I: Io son l'umile ancella

      Composer: Francesco Cilea

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    32. Il trovatore, Act I: Tacea la notte placida

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    33. La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andró lontana

      Composer: Alfredo Catalani

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    34. Le Cid, Act III: Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux!

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    35. La Gioconda, Act IV: Suicido!

      Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    36. Louise, Act III: Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée

      Composer: Gustave Charpentier

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    37. Medea (Médée), Act I: Dei tuoi figli la madre (Sung in Italian)

      Composer: Luigi Cherubini

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    38. Sapho, Act III: Ô ma lyre immortelle

      Composer: Charles Gounod

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    39. Alceste, Act I: Air: Divinités Du Styx (Sung in French)

      Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Grace Bumbry

      Conductor: Stefan Soltész

    40. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act I: Aria: Non è si vago e bello

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    41. Orfeo ed Euridice, Act III: Aria: Che farò senza Euridice?

      Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    42. La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, Act II: Aria: Deh, per questo istante solo

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    43. I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Act I: Lieto del dolce incarco … Ascolta! Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio

      Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    44. The Maid of Orleans, Op. 4, Act I: Aria: Da, čas nastal … Prostite wy, cholmy, polia rodnyje

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    45. Carmen, Act I: Seguidilla: Près des remparts de Séville

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender, Zachos Terzakis

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    46. Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act I: Printemps qui commence

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    47. Werther, Act III: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    48. Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), Act I: Höre mit Sinn, was ich dir sage!

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender

      Conductor: Hans Graf

    49. Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act I: Vanne, t'affretta … Ah, se il crudel periglio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Edita Gruberová

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    50. Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Großmächtige Prinzessin

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Edita Gruberová

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    51. La sonnambula, Act II: Ah! non credea mirarti

      Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Edita Gruberová

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    52. Medea (Médée): E tu, Che a me divin prometti il destino (Sung in Italian)

      Composer: Luigi Cherubini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Edita Gruberová

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    53. Mignon, Act II: Oui, pour ce soir … Je suis Titania

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Edita Gruberová

      Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

    54. Act I: Nu, zaboltalas' ja!

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady, Daphne Evangelatos

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    55. Act I: Puskaj pagibnu ja, no prezhde

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    56. Act I: Akh, noč' minula

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady, Daphne Evangelatos

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    57. Introduction

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    58. Act I: Aria: Da, čas nastal … Prostite wy, cholmy, polia rodnyje

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    59. Act III: The Battle of Poltava

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    60. Act III: Spi, mladenez moi prekrasnyj

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    61. Act I: Gopak

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    62. Act I: Aria: Glianut s Nižnewo, so krutoi gory

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    63. Act IV: Aria: Gde že ty, moi želannyi?

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    64. Act I: Otkuda eti slezy, zachem one?, "Lisa's Aria"

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    65. Act III: Už polnoč' blizitsja

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    66. Prelude

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    67. Arioso: Otčego eto prežde ne snala li toskia ia

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Júlia Várady

      Conductor: Roman Kofman

    68. Les Huguenots, Act IV: Je suis seule chez moi! … Parmi les pleurs

      Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    69. Simon Boccanegra, Act I: Come in quest'ora bruna

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    70. Fosca, Act I: Ahimé! Dove sono? … Ad ogni mover

      Composer: Carlos Gomes

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    71. Le Villi, Act I: Se come voi piccina io fossi

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    72. Hérodiade, Act I: Celui dont la parole efface … Il est doux, il est bon

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    73. Il Guarany, Act II: Oh! come è bello … C'era una volta un principe

      Composer: Carlos Gomes

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    74. Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act III: Elle a fui, la tourterelle

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    75. Luisa Miller, Act I: Lo vidi, e'l primo palpito

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    76. La Juive, Act II: Il va venir!

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    77. La battaglia di Legnano, Act I: Voi lo diceste, amiche … Quante volte come un dono … A frenarti, o cor, nel petto

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova, Nikolay Borchev, Priska Eser

      Conductor: Friedrich Haider

    78. Act II: Dich teure Halle grüß' ich wieder

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    79. Act III: Allmächt'ge Jungfrau! Hör mein Flehen!

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    80. Die Walküre, Act I: Der Männer Sippe

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    81. Act I: Einsam in trüben Tagen hab' ich zu Gott gefleht

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    82. Act II: Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    83. No. 1. Der Engel (The Angel)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    84. No. 2. Stehe still (Stand Still)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    85. No. 3. Im Treibhaus (In the Hothouse)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    86. No. 4. Schmerzen (Pain)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    87. No. 5. Träume (Dreams)

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    88. Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a: Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    89. Arabella, Op. 79, TrV 263, Act III: Das war sehr gut, Mandryka

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    90. Capriccio, Op. 85, TrV 279, Act I: Kein Andres, das mir so im Herzen loht

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka

      Conductor: Ulf Schirmer

    91. Rigoletto, Act II: Ella mi fu rapita! … Parmi veder

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    92. I vespri siciliani, Act IV: C'est Guy de Montfort … Ô jour de peine (Sung in French)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    93. Act II: Soli or siamo! … Codotta ell'era in ceppi

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała, Ewa Podleś

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    94. Act II: Non son tuo figlio? … Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto … Inoltra il piè

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała, Ewa Podleś, Karol Kozłowski

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    95. Act III: Ah! sì, ben mio

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    96. I Lombardi alla prima crociata, Act II: La mia letizia infondere

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    97. Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi! … Celeste Aida

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    98. La traviata, Act II: Lunge da lei … De' miei bollenti spiriti … O mio rimorso

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    99. Macbeth, Act IV: O figli, o figli miei! … Ah, la paterna mano

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    100. Messa da Requiem: Ingemisco

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    101. Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Forse la soglia attinse … Ma se m'è forza perderti

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    102. Don Carlo, Act I: È lui! desso, l'Infante! … Dio, che nell'alma infondere

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Piotr Beczała, Mariusz Kwiecien

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz


When the ORFEO label was established in Munich forty years ago, surely no one with the music scene back then would have predicted that the record company would develop into a firmly established player on the classical music market. One of the label’s main priorities in the early years was vocal music, with opera rarities top of the list and since the mid 1980s the re-use of historic tape recordings. Big names featured on the label’s own productions, while ORFEO also developed into a talent factory by discovering and nurturing young artist. This “Legendary Voices” 10 album set for the anniversary of 40 years of ORFEO label history features eleven singers, who at their times upheld the art of opera singing and still uphold it in the best interpretation of nostalgia.