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Curtain Up
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| A1 |
Overture From "Die Fledermaus"Composed By – J. Strauss*Conductor – Oscar Danon*Orchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra* |
| A2 |
Overture From "Don Giovanni"Composed By – Mozart*Conductor – Fritz ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| A3 |
Overture From "The Barber Of Seville"Composed By – Rossini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* |
| A4 |
Overture From "The Silken Ladder"Composed By – Rossini*Conductor – Charles GerhardtOrchestra – Philharmonic Opera Orchestra* |
| B1 |
Overture From "Fidelio"Composed By – Beethoven*Conductor – Charles MunchOrchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| B2 |
Overture From "The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg"Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Fritz ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| B3 |
Overture From "The Thieving Magpie"Composed By – Rossini*Conductor – Gilbert VinterOrchestra – Beecham Promenade Orchestra* |
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World-Famous Arias
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| C1 |
I'm The Factotum (From "The Barber Of Seville")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Rossini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* |
| C2 |
Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen (From "La Bohème")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| C3 |
Yes, They Call Me Mimi (From "La Bohème")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| C4 |
One Fine Day (From "Madame Butterfly")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| C5 |
Celeste Aïda (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Placido Domingo |
| C6 |
La Donna È Mobile (From "Rigoletto")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georg SoltiOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraTenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus |
| D1 |
Evening Star (From "Tannhäuser")Baritone Vocals – Sherrill MilnesComposed By – Wagner*Conductor – Anton GuadagnoOrchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra |
| D2 |
Habañera (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| D3 |
Musetta's Waltz (From "La Bohème")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo, Mary Costa |
| D4 |
Love And Music (From "Tosca")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Oliviero De FabritiisOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| D5 |
The Stars Were Shining Brightly (From "Tosca")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Jussi Bjoerling* |
| D6 |
The Bell Song (From "Lakmé")Composed By – Delibes*Conductor – Tullio SerafinOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna Moffo |
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Best Loved Duets
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| E1 |
Love Duet (From "Madame Butterfly")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| E2 |
Barcarolle (From "Tales Of Hoffman")Composed By – Offenbach*Conductor – Anton GuadagnoMezzo-soprano Vocals – Shirley VerrettOrchestra – New Philharmonia OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé |
| E3 |
Oh, Lovely Maid In The Moonlight (From "La Bohème")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| E4 |
Love Duet (From "A Masked Ball")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Carlo Bergonzi |
| F1 |
'Tis You, 'Tis I (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Franco Corelli |
| F2 |
Love Duet (From "Tosca")Composed By – Puccini*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Zinka MilanovTenor Vocals – Jussi Bjoerling* |
| F3 |
Swear In This Hour (From "The Force Of Destiny")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Thomas SchippersOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
| F4 |
Vengeance! (From "Rigoletto")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georg SoltiOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Anna Moffo |
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Rousing Choruses
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| G1 |
Smuggler's Chorus (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* |
| G2 |
Soldier's (From "Faust")Composed By – Gounod*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| G3 |
Brother Dear, Sister Dear (From "Die Fledermaus")Bass Vocals – Eberhard Waechter*, George London Composed By – J. Strauss*Conductor – Oscar Danon*Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Risë StevensOrchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Adele Leigh, Anneliese Rothenberger |
| G4 |
Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (From "Nabucco")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| G5 |
In The Gently Blowing Breeze (From "Mignon")Composed By – Thomas*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| G6 |
Anvil Chorus (From "Il Trovatore")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H1 |
Pilgrims' Chorus (From "Tannhäuser")Choir – Norman Luboff ChoirComposed By – Wagner*Conductor – Leopold StokowskiOrchestra – New Symphony Orchestra Of London* |
| H2 |
The Presentation Of Olympia (From "Tales Of Hoffmann")Composed By – Offenbach*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H3 |
Zitti, Zitti (From "Rigoletto")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H4 |
Bridal Chorus (From "Lohengrin")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H5 |
Wach' Auf! (From The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H6 |
Chorus (From Act II Of "Otello")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
| H7 |
Chorus (From Act IV Of "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Robert ShawOrchestra – Robert Shaw Chorale And Orchestra* |
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Gala Performance
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| I1 |
Toreador's Song (From "Carmen")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And Chorus* |
| I2 |
O, Patria Mia (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| I3 |
Drinking Song (From "La Traviata")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georges PrêtreOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra And Chorus*Soprano Vocals – Montserrat CaballéTenor Vocals – Carlo Bergonzi |
| I4 |
Miserere (From "Il Trovatore")Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera ChorusComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Zubin MehtaOrchestra – New Philharmonia OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Placido Domingo |
| I5 |
Quartet (From "Rigoletto")Baritone Vocals – Robert MerrillComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georg SoltiContralto Vocals – Rosalind EliasOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Anna MoffoTenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus |
| J1 |
The Flower Song (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Franco Corelli |
| J2 |
Casta Diva (From "Norma")Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera ChorusComposed By – Bellini*Conductor – Carlo Felice CillarioOrchestra – Philharmonic Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé |
| J3 |
By The Heavens (From "Otello")Baritone Vocals – Tito GobbiComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Tullio SerafinOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Jon Vickers |
| J4 |
How Handsome He Is (From "Lucrezia Borgia")Composed By – Donizetti*Conductor – Carlo Felice CillarioOrchestra – Philharmonic Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé |
| J5 |
Do Not Curse (From "The Force Of Destiny")Bass Vocals – Giorgio TozziComposed By – Verdi*Conductor – Thomas SchippersOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Leontyne PriceTenor Vocals – Richard Tucker |
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Pageantry And Splendour
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| K1 |
Grand March (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| K2 |
The Magic Fire Music (From "The Valkyrie")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Charles MunchOrchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| K3 |
Polonaise (From "Eugene Onegin")Composed By – Tchaïkovsky*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| K4 |
Prelude (To Act III Of "La Traviata")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Georges PrêtreOrchestra – RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra |
| K5 |
Ride Of The Valkyries (From "The Valkyrie")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Leopold StokowskiOrchestra – Symphony Of The Air |
| L1 |
Intermezzo (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* |
| L2 |
Prelude (To Act III Of "Lohengrin")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| L3 |
Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla (From "The Rhinegold")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Leopold StokowskiOrchestra – Symphony Of The Air |
| L4 |
Siegfried's Funeral Music (From "Götterdämmerung")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Fritz ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| L5 |
Hungarian March (From "The Damnation Of Faust")Composed By – Berlioz*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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Dances From The Opera
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| M1 |
Dance Of The Comedians (From "The Bartered Bride")Composed By – Smetana*Conductor – Howard MitchellOrchestra – National Symphony Orchestra |
| M2 |
Dance Of The Moorish Slaves (From "Aïda")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Erich LeinsdorfOrchestra – London Symphony Orchestra* |
| M3 |
Gypsy Dance (From "Carmen")Composed By – Bizet*Conductor – Herbert Von KarajanOrchestra – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price |
| M4 |
Dance Of The Apprentices And Procession Of The Masters (From "The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg")Composed By – Wagner*Conductor – Fritz ReinerOrchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra* |
| M5 |
Ballet Music (From "Otello")Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Tullio SerafinOrchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra* |
| N1 |
Bacchanale (From "Samson And Delilah")Composed By – Saint-Saëns*Conductor – Arthur FiedlerOrchestra – Boston Pops Orchestra* |
| N2 |
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (From "Orfeo And Euridice")Composed By – Gluck*Conductor – Renato FasanoEnsemble – Virtuosi De Roma* |
| N3 |
Ballet Music (From "Faust")Composed By – Gounod*Conductor – Antonio De AlmeidaOrchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra |
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