Shirley Verrett in opera
| Main Author: | Verrett, Shirley, |
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| Other Authors: | Prêtre, Georges,, Schippers, Thomas,, Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993,, Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787., Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848., Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869., Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893., Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912., Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921., Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901., RCA italiana orchestra, |
| Format: | CD |
| Language: | French Italian |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
RCA Victor Gold Seal,
[1993]
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| Physical Description: |
1 audio disc (64 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| Item Description: |
Program notes in Engilsh (15 p.) and texts in French, Italian and English inserted in container. Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano ; Robert El Hage, bass (2nd work) ; Carlo Bergonzi, tenor (13th work) ; RCA Italiana Opera Chorus (6th, 12-13th works) ; RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra ; Georges Prêtre, Thomas Schippers (12th work), Erich Leinsdorf (13th work) conductors. Recorded July-August 1964, June 1966 and July 1967. Orfeo ed Euridice. Amour, viens rendre à mon âme / Gluck (5:17) -- Anna Bolena. Sposa a Percy (4:16) ; Per questa fiamma indomita (4:51) / Donizetti -- La favorita. Fia dunque vero, o ciel! (1:34) ; O mio Fernando! (5:30) / Donizetti -- Romeo and Juliet. Premiers transports / Berlioz (5:39) -- Damnation of Faust. D'amour l'ardente flamme / Berlioz (7:22) -- Sapho. Où sui-je? (1:36) ; O ma lyre immortelle (4:31) / Gounod -- Werther. Letter scene (Werther! Werther! Qui m'aurait dit) / Massenet (7:27) -- Samson and Delilah. Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix / Saint-Saëns (5:19) -- Forza del destino. Lasciatelo ch'ei vada; Rataplan / Verdi (3:34) -- Ballo in maschera. Zitti! ; Re dell'abisso affrettati / Verdi (5:51). Sung in French or Italian. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 audio disc (64 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |