The A-Z of Opera [2nd Expanded Edition]

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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      VERDI WAGNER MOZART ADAMS
    • PERFORMER
      Yuan, Moll, Nielsen, Kwiecien, Ruminski, Banditelli, Frisani, Valaskova, Kertesi, Berkes, Martinucci
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 10, 2015
    • UPC
      636943821626
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8558216-17
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Nixon in China, Act III: I am old and I cannot sleep

      Composer: John Adams

      Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Chen-Ye Yuan

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    2. Fidelio, Op. 72, Act II: Melodrama and Duet: Wie kalt ist es

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

      Performer: Inga Nielsen, Kurt Moll

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    3. I puritani, Act II: Suoni la tromba

      Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Mariusz Kwiecien, Valerian Ruminski

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    4. Ormindo, Act III: Finale: D'Amor non si quereli

      Composer: Francesco Cavalli

      Ensemble: Mediterraneo Concento

      Performer: Rosita Frisani, Gloria Banditelli

      Conductor: Sergio Vartolo

    5. Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Mesicku na nebi hlubokem, "Song of the Moon"

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Jana Valaskova

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    6. La vida breve, Act II: Ole! Ole!

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Ensemble: Prince of Asturias Foundation Choir, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias

      Conductor: Maximiano Valdés

    7. Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: Lascia ch'io pianga

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Camerata Budapest

      Performer: Ingrid Kertesi

      Conductor: László Kovács

    8. Die Csardasfurstin, Act I: Aus ist's mit der Liebe - Ganz ohne Weiber geht die Chose nicht

      Composer: Emmerich Kálmán

      Ensemble: Hungarian Operetta Orchestra

      Performer: János Berkes

      Conductor: László Kovács

    9. Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio - Vesti la giubba

      Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Nicola Martinucci

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari

    10. L'Orfeo, Act III: Scorto da te

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra della Cappella Musicale di San Petronio

      Performer: Alessandro Carmignani

      Conductor: Sergio Vartolo

    11. Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Terzet: Soave sia il vento

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Joanna Borowska, Rohangiz Yachmi, Peter Mikuláš

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    12. Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Act III: O susser Mond!

      Composer: Otto Nicolai

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    13. The Tempest, Z. 631, "The Enchanted Island", Act II: Arise, arise ye subterranean winds

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Valerian Ruminski

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    14. Aleko: The Old Gypsy's Narrative: Volshebnoi siloi pesnopenia v tumannoi pamyati moei

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Peter Naydenov

      Conductor: Nayden Todorov

    15. Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a: The Prologue: Sein wir wieder gut

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kristine Jepson

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    16. Il trovatore, Act IV: Vanne, lasciami - D'amor sull'ali rosee

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Indra Thomas

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    17. Tannhauser, Act III: Begluckt darf nun dich, "Pilgrims' Chorus"

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    18. Der Freischutz, J. 277, Act III: Folksong: Wir winden dir den Jungfern-Kranz

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    19. Les pecheurs de perles, Act I: Au fond du temple saint

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    20. La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andro lontana

      Composer: Alfredo Catalani

      Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic

      Performer: Miriam Gauci

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari

    21. Lakme, Act I: Sous le dome epais, "Flower Duet"

      Composer: Léo Delibes

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Adriana Kohútková, Denisa Šlepkovská

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    22. L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act II: Una furtiva lagrima

      Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

      Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Vincenzo La Scola

      Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi

    23. Zelindor, roi des Sylphes: Air pour les Sylphes et Salamandres - Que dans les airs vos chants harmonieux

      Composer: François Francœur, François Rebel

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt

      Conductor: Ryan Brown

    24. Orfeo ed Euridice, Act III: Aria: Che faro senza Euridice?

      Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra

      Performer: Ann-Christine Biel

    25. Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act I: Wunderbar!

      Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

      Ensemble: Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Katarina Dalayman, Thomas Sunnegårdh

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    26. Die lustige Witwe, Act II: Es lebt' eine Vilja, "Vilja-Lied"

      Composer: Franz Lehár

      Ensemble: Hungarian Operetta Orchestra

      Performer: Ingrid Kertesi

      Conductor: László Kovács

    27. Cavalleria Rusticana: Gli aranci olezzano

      Composer: Pietro Mascagni

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari

    28. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: La ci darem la mano

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kristine Jepson, Mariusz Kwiecien

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    29. Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act II: Entr'acte: Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour, "Barcarolle"

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Indra Thomas, Kristine Jepson

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    30. Gianni Schicchi: Avete torto!

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Matthew Polenzani

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    31. Platee, Act I: Ariette vive: Quittez nymphes, quittez

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt

      Conductor: Ryan Brown

    32. Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: Largo al factotum

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Roberto Servile

      Conductor: Will Humburg

    33. Rigoletto, Act III: Un di, se ben rammentomi

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Indra Thomas, Kristine Jepson, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien

      Conductor: Charles Rosekrans

    34. Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Uwe Mund


The A–Z of Opera 2nd edition has been expanded to include even more composers, operas, and 130 bonus tracks. The 1,096-page book details the lives of hundreds of opera composers, and like the range of Naxos recordings itself, this set highlights the extraordinary breadth of opera and its composers across the centuries in a rich and inspiring resource.